STAGE TUBE: New Trailer for 'FATHER COMES HOME FROM THE WARS' at the TaperApril 22, 2016Pulitzer Prize-winner Suzan-Lori Parks' poignant new drama, FATHER COMES HOME FROM THE WARS (PARTS 1, 2 & 3) opened last weekend, April 17, at Center Theatre Group/Mark Taper Forum. Directed by Jo Bonney, the West Coast premiere of 'Father Comes Home...' plays through May 15. Click below to watch a trailer for the show!
STAGE TUBE: Lin-Manuel and Broadway Green Alliance Freestyle for Earth Day at #Ham4Ham!April 22, 2016Good news - Hamilton's digital lottery is officially continuing on from winter, meaning that fans can enter online daily for a chance to see one of Broadway's biggest hits. Better news - this means that digital #Ham4Ham is also happening, featuring surprise performances from the cast. Today's video celebrates Earth Day, featuring Seth Stewart, the Green Captain for Broadway Green Alliance, freestyling with Lin-Manuel Miranda - check it out below!
STAGE TUBE: New Trailer for the UK Tour of INVINCIBLEApril 21, 2016INVINCIBLEThe first ever national tour of Torben Betts's INVINCIBLE, directed by Christopher Harper, opened at the Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds on 30 March. The full cast includes Alastair Whatley as Oliver, Emily Bowker as Emily, Graeme Brookes as Alan and Kerry Bennett as Dawn. BroadwayWorld has a new trailer for the show below!
STAGE TUBE: Get a Sneak Peek at Broadway In Detroit's 2016-17 SeasonApril 20, 2016Broadway In Detroit's next season will welcome five Tony Award-winners that have never been to Detroit to the Fisher Theatre, including A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, Fun Home, Beautiful - The Carole King Musical, Hedwig And The Angry Inch, and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time. Click below to watch a new video featuring clips from the shows and interviews with the artists!
STAGE TUBE: TUCK EVERLASTING's Terrence Mann Sings His Favorite Roles Live at #Ham4HamApril 20, 2016As BroadwayWorld previously reported, spring has sprung, and that means that live #Ham4Ham shows are back! On Wednesday afternoons, fans can return to the Richard Rodgers Theatre for more HAMILTON. Today's live show featured TUCK EVERLASTING star Terrence Mann singing snippets from some of his favorite roles - check out the video below!
STAGE TUBE: Go Behind the Scenes with George Street's MY NAME IS ASHER LEVApril 19, 2016George Street Playhouse presents Aaron Posner's MY NAME IS ASHER LEV, which runs now through May 1 at the New Brunswick theatre. In the video below, director Jim Jack and actor Miles G. Jackson (Asher Lev) discuss the story and themes of the play, adapted from the best-selling novel by Chaim Potok. Click below to watch the interview!
STAGE TUBE: New Trailer, Art for Rodney Hicks's New American Tragedy NC-17.April 14, 2016NC-17. is a new American tragedy written and conceived by Rodney Hicks, featuring music by indie singer-songwriter Justin Jude Carroll. Below, check out a new trailer for NC-17., featuring the show's new graphic design! The NC-17 website -- www.ncseventeen.net -- has also been updated with new interactive features on the journey, characters, the soundtrack, and a web journal tracking progress on the piece.
STAGE TUBE: Jonathan Groff Passes on the Crown to Rory O'Malley - King George III the Fourth - at #Ham4HamApril 13, 2016Good news - Hamilton's digital lottery is officially continuing on from winter, meaning that fans can enter online daily for a chance to see one of Broadway's biggest hits. Better news - this means that digital #Ham4Ham is also happening, featuring surprise performances from the cast. Today's video features the coronation of new 'King George' Rory O'Malley (who started performances in HAMILTON on Monday) by former ruler Jonathan Groff. Check it out below!
STAGE TUBE: Celebrate Life, Love and Catfish with Highlights from Paper Mill's PUMP BOYS AND DINETTESApril 6, 2016Paper Mill Playhouse's spring musical, PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES, begins tonight, featuring James Barry (Jim), Gabe Bowling (Jackson), Julie Foldesi (Prudie), Jason Ostrowski (L.M.), Alysha Umphress (Rhetta) and Sam Weber (Eddie). PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES is conceived and written by John Foley, Mark Hardwick, Debra Monk, Cass Morgan, John Schimmel and Jim Wann. PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES is directed by John Foley with choreography by JoAnn M. Hunter. PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES will run eight times a week at the Millburn, New Jersey, theater through May 1, 2016. The official press opening night is Sunday, April 10. Check out highlights from the production below!
STAGE TUBE: Tina Fey and Tituss Burgess Sing Surprise CITY OF ANGELS Duet at MISCASTApril 5, 2016Just last night, MCC Theater's Miscast gala, an annual highlight of the New York theater season, honored Oscar winning star of stage and screen and MCC alum Marisa Tomei. In a surprise move, Tina Fey rose up from her seat in the audience at the Hammerstein Ballroom and joined Tituss Burgess onstage for a performance of the song 'You're Nothing Without Me' from CITY OF ANGELS. Check it out below!
STAGE TUBE: Adam Pascal Sings Surprise RENT Ballad at DISASTER!March 31, 2016It's a big week at DISASTER! As the show begins collections for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids, the company has put together some special post-show appearances to inspire generosity. Tonight, Adam Pascal stopped by to sing 'One Song Glory' from RENT - check it out below!
STAGE TUBE: Unauthorized Parody Creators Chat THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA Musical in L.A.March 31, 2016'Gird Your Loins!' The boss from Hell is back as Rockwell Table & Stage presents THE UNAUTHORIZED MUSICAL PARODY OF THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA, running now through the end of April. Kate Pazakis, Kelley Jakle and Drew Droege recently stopped by CBS Los Angeles to chat with Juan Fernandez about the new show. Watch the interview below!
STAGE TUBE: Jesse Eisenberg Chats His Play THE REVISIONIST at The WallisMarch 30, 2016In its first production following a hit Off-Broadway run, Jesse Eisenberg's THE REVISIONIST is receiving its West Coast debut at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in a new production directed by Robin Larsen. Leading the cast is Tony Award-winning star of August: Osage County Deanna Dunagan, Seamus Mulcahy and Ilia Volok. Previews began in the Lovelace Studio Theater on Tuesday, March 29. Opening Night is this Friday, April 1. Click below to hear what Eisenberg had to say about his play!