STAGE TUBE: Austin Colby Performs 'Maria' from WEST SIDE STORY, Coming to D.C.'s Signature TheatreNovember 23, 2015Signature Theatre presents WEST SIDE STORY, directed by Signature Associate Artistic DirectorMatthew Gardiner(Signature's Sunday in the Park with George, Cabaret). The musical, a collaboration of music, dance and theater giants Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim, Jerome Robbins and Arthur Laurents, is considered by some to be one of the greatest musicals of all time. WEST SIDE STORY will run from December 8 - January 24 in Signature Theatre's intimate MAX Theatre, starring Austin Colby as Tony. Click below to watch Colby perform 'Maria' from the show!
STAGE TUBE: Behind the Scenes with Natascia Diaz and More for Signature's WEST SIDE STORYNovember 23, 2015Signature Theatre presents WEST SIDE STORY, directed by Signature Associate Artistic DirectorMatthew Gardiner (Signature's Sunday in the Park with George, Cabaret). The musical, a collaboration of music, dance and theater giants Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim, Jerome Robbins and Arthur Laurents, is considered by some to be one of the greatest musicals of all time. WEST SIDE STORY will run from December 8 - January 24 in Signature Theatre's intimate MAX Theatre, starring Natascia Diaz, Austin Colby, MaryJoanna Grisso, Max Clayton and Sean Ewing. Click below for a behind-the-scenes look at rehearsal with the company!
STAGE TUBE: GLEE's Chris Colfer to Tackle 'Very Vocally Demanding' Broadway Role?November 20, 2015Following up on earlier rumors that he is going to star in a Broadway show, GLEE star and author of the children's book series THE LAND OF STORIES Chris Colfer revealed more details about his potential role to Larry King today. Click below to watch the full interview, and zero in on Colfer's Broadway remarks at around 21:35!
STAGE TUBE: MIGHTY REAL: A FABULOUS SYLVESTER MUSICAL Eyes Broadway; Launches KickstarterNovember 17, 2015The producers (AnthonyKen, LLC/Sheryl Lee Ralph & The DIVA Foundation) of MIGHTY REAL: A FABULOUS SYLVESTER MUSICAL, the critically acclaimed musical celebration of the life and music of the original 1970s 'Queen of Disco,' Sylvester, have started a Kickstarter campaign to bring MIGHTY REAL to Broadway. Watch exclusive video of Sylvester's sister, Bernadine Holley, promoting the campaign below!
STAGE TUBE: WICKED's Maddy Trumble Talks Most Embarrassing Moment and More with Tyler MountNovember 16, 2015Popular Youtube personality Tyler Mount recently welcomed former star of WICKED, NEWSIES and MARY POPPINS Maddy Trumble for the latest episode of his web series, THE TYLER MOUNT VLOG. Below, watch the Broadway professional talk about about the best gift she ever received from her biggest WICKED fans, the time she peed her pants while playing the role of Annie, and a completive game of Either/Or!
STAGE TUBE: Seductive New Trailer for Queens Shakespeare and What Dreams May Co's THE BACCHAENovember 13, 2015After receiving praise from audiences and critics alike for their smash hit productions of Much Ado about Nothing and Romeo & Juliet in 2014, Queens Shakespeare in partnership with What Dreams May Co brings audiences part 2 of its 2015 Season with a controversial, brutal, modern re-imagining of the classical theatre's most horrifying yet soul searching work. Join us as we shine the looking glass on men worshiped as gods, vengeful gods walking amongst men, and the destructive might of men turned mob. Next up...Euripides' THE BACCHAE. Watch a new trailer for the show below!
STAGE TUBE: Behind the Scenes with Jamie Lloyd Company's THE HOMECOMINGNovember 13, 2015A new, behind-the-scenes trailer just hit the web before the first preview of Jamie Lloyd's 50th anniversary production of Pinter's multi-award winning modern classic THE HOMECOMING. The production stars Keith Allen (Sam), Gemma Chan (Ruth), Ron Cook (Max), Gary Kemp (Teddy), John Macmillan (Joey) and John Simm (Lenny). Click below to go inside tech rehearsal!
STAGE TUBE: Watch 'What the World Needs is People Like Me' from CST's RIDE THE CYCLONENovember 10, 2015Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) presents the U.S. premiere of RIDE THE CYCLONE, a new musical with a refreshingly offbeat twist from Brooke Maxwell and Jacob Richmond, directed and choreographed by multiple Jeff Award-winner Rachel Rockwell. Originating as a cult classic cabaret piece in Canada, this dark musical comedy is was further developed with Chicago Shakespeare Creative Producer Rick Boynton for its American debut, presented in the theater Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare this fall. Click below to watch Tiffany Tatreau and the cast perform 'What the World Needs is People Like Me' from the musical!
STAGE TUBE: Andre De Shields Chats Broadway-Bound GOTTA DANCE, Legendary Career and MoreNovember 9, 2015The Theatre School at DePaul University will honor Andre De Shields with the 2015 Award for Excellence in the Arts tonight, November 9 at the Atlantic Ballroom of the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel (221 North Columbus Drive), Chicago, IL. In honor of the occasion, De Shields sat down with Dean Richards to chat about his upcoming show GOTTA DANCE, his storied Broadway career and more. Watch the interview below!