STAGE TUBE: Alan Cumming Headlines Bucks County Cabaret for BC/EFA TonightOctober 19, 2013Stage and screen star Alan Cumming, a Tony Award winner for his unforgettable Broadway debut as the Emcee in the revival of Cabaret, will share his wit, charm and talents at this year's BUCKS COUNTY CABARET, a one-night-only concert produced by and benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. The eclectic evening of popular songs and Broadway show tunes will be held tonight, October 19, 2013, at the historic Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope, PA.
STAGE TUBE: GLEE's Lindsay H. Pearce Sings 'Everybody's Free' at Rockwell Table & StageOctober 18, 2013Lindsay Pearce is best known for being one of the runners-up on The Glee Project, which gave her a recurring role on the Fox TV show GLEE. In the third season premiere of Glee, Pearce was introduced as Harmony, an ambitious and talented singer who awes characters Kurt and Rachel when they watch her and her group sing a mash-up of 'Anything Goes' from the musical Anything Goes and 'Anything You Can Do' from the musical Annie Get Your Gun. Click below to watch her sing 'Everybody's Free' at Rockwell Table & Stage in LA!
STAGE TUBE: Behind the Scenes of Irish Rep's JUNO AND THE PAYCOCKOctober 18, 2013Off-Broadway's award-winning Irish Repertory Theatre launches its 26th season with a revival of Sean O'Casey's JUNO AND THE PAYCOCK, directed by Irish Rep Artistic Director Charlotte Moore. With a cast that features, among others, J. Smith-Cameron as Juno Boyle, Ciaran O'Reilly as 'Captain' Jack Boyle, and John Keating as Joxer Daly, JUNO AND THE PAYCOCK opens on Sunday, October 20th on the Francis J. Greenburger Mainstage of the Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street). Click below for a look behind the scenes!
STAGE TUBE: A Scene from Chicago Children's Theatre's A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOADOctober 17, 2013Chicago Children's Theatre (CCT) opens Season 8: Grow tonight with a delightful new production of A Year with Frog and Toad, the Tony-nominated musical based on the Frog and Toad books by Arnold Lobel, directed by Henry Godinez. Performances run through November 24 at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 1016 N. Dearborn St., Chicago. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the cast in action below!
STAGE TUBE: Glen Berger Talks New SPIDER-MAN 'Tell-All' BookOctober 17, 2013SPIDER-MAN co-book writer Glen Berger has written a 'tell-all' book about the behind-the-scenes battle that took place during the development of the Broadway musical SPIDER-MAN TURN OFF THE DARK. Titled 'The Song of Spider-Man: The Inside Story of the Most Controversial Musical in Broadway History', the book will hit shelves on November 5th from Simon & Schuster Publishing. Click below to hear Berger talk about the book!
STAGE TUBE: Go Behind the Scenes at MOTOWN THE MUSICAL - Brandon Victor Dixon and More!October 16, 2013Motown'Fox & Friends' television host Anna Kooiman went backstage on Broadway at the smash hit MOTOWN THE MUSICAL with Tony Award nominated stars Brandon Victor Dixon, Valisia LeKae and Charl Brown and Bryan Terrell Clark, Raymond Luke Jr. and Darius Kaleb for an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour that aired this morning on the nationally syndicated morning show. Watch the segment below!
STAGE TUBE: Behind the Scenes of Denver Center Theatre Company's JUST LIKE USOctober 14, 2013On this edition host Eden Lane meets the four actors Yunuen Pardo, Adriana Gaviria, Cynthia Bastidas, and Ruth Livier, who play the young women in 'Just Like Us' a True Denver Story. The play by Karen Zacarias based on the book by Helen Thorpe makes it's world premier at the Denver Center Theatre Company. The sotry follows four latinas in Denver as immigration status begins to erode their opportunities and their friendships.
STAGE TUBE: Taye Diggs Wins Syracuse University's Highest Alumni HonorOctober 12, 2013Taye Diggs recently received the Arents Award from his alma mater, Syracuse University. The George Arents Award is Syracuse University's highest alumni honor, presented annually to alumni who have made outstanding contributions to their chosen fields. Below, watch interviews with many of Taye's colleagues and friends, including his wife and fellow Broadway star Idina Menzel, plus the man himself!
STAGE TUBE: In Rehearsal with Beautiful Soup's LIFTOctober 11, 2013Beautiful Soup Theater (Rags, Moose Murders, A Doll's Life) will present the American premiere of Craig Adams andIan Watson's musical LIFT, which made its sold-out premiere at London's SoHo Theatre earlier this year after being developed with Pitch Perfect Musicals. A concept album featuring members of the original cast is available on iTunes. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the cast in rehearsal in the video below!
STAGE TUBE: THE SUNSHINE BOYS Celebrates Opening at in LA - Danny DeVito, Judd Hirsch, Justin Bartha and More!October 10, 2013On Oct. 2, Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre's production of Neil Simon's 'The Sunshine Boys' with Danny DeVito and Judd Hirsch celebrated its opening. The show will continue through November 3, 2013. Watch the opening night video below, featuring interviews with Marilu Henner, Rhea Perlman, Robert Wuhl, Frank Kopyc, Justin Bartha, Johnnie Fiori, Danny DeVito, Judd Hirsch and more!
STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek at TDT's ELEVEN ACCORDSOctober 10, 2013This season, TDT will celebrate the 20th anniversary of Christopher House as Artistic Director. House's new work Eleven Accords premieres Nov 6-9, at the Fleck Dance Theatre, Harbourfront Centre. Click below for a sneak peek at the show!
VIDEO: Big Block Theatrical's INAPPROPRIATE Musical Launches Kickstarter CampaignOctober 8, 201313 years ago a musical entitled INAPPROPRIATE with a book by Michael Sottile and Lonnie McNeil, premiered Off-Broadway. Created from the journal entries and poetry of teenagers, INAPPROPRIATE is a pop-rock musical that deals with current issues that teenagers face. Click below to watch the Kickstarter video!
STAGE TUBE: Behind the Scenes at Vermont Stage Company's ARTOctober 8, 2013VermontART, written by Yasmina Reza, is directed by Tara Lee Downs from the translation by Christopher Hampton for Vermont Stage Company, playing October 9-27, 2013 at FlynnSpace. Click below to go behind the scenes with the cast and creative team!