STAGE TUBE: Annaleigh Ashford Talks LOST IN THE STARS and MoreApril 9, 2015Eugene Ebner recently sat down with Broadway and TV star Annaleigh Ashford for episode #2 of his new series 'Conversations with Eugene Ebner.' Click below to hear Ashford talk about her cabaret show LOST IN THE STARS, visiting her home town of Denver, what charities she supports and how she stays true to herself!
STAGE TUBE: Rebecca Luker Performs Two Original Songs by Georgia StittApril 9, 2015Last month, composer Georgia Stitt along with violinist Victoria Paterson and Kate Baldwin reunited at SubCulture to perform 'Alphabet City Cycle.' Originally recorded in 2009, the song cycle with lyrics by Marcy Heisler consists of five songs about women alone in New York City.
STAGE TUBE: HONEYMOON IN VEGAS Cast Parties Onstage After Final ShowApril 8, 2015Honeymoon in Vegas played its final performance at Broadway's Nederlander Theater (208 West 41st Street) on Sunday, April 5, 2015, and the entire cast decided to stay onstage and have a party with the orchestra to celebrate the musical's Broadway run. Watch them rock it out below!
STAGE TUBE: First Look at Mason Holdings' Existential Piece JARRINGApril 6, 2015Mason Holdings, a company dedicated to preservation of all kinds, will present Jarring, the first in a series of stories - 'The Almost Lost' - that concern the lives (and deaths) of the unrecognized, unseen, unknown and unsung. Written and performed by Tracy Weller and directed by Kristjan Thor, this existential piece will be presented at 225 East Houston Street (@ Essex Street). Performances will begin on Thursday, April 25th. Opening Night is set for Wednesday, April 29th at 8pm. Performances will continue through May 17th. Click below to watch a preview for the show!
STAGE TUBE: Six Merry Murderers Take on CHICAGO's 'Cell Block Tango' at MISCAST 2015April 5, 2015MCC presented their annual gala last month, featuring Broadway's hottest stars performing songs from roles in which they would never be cast. Walter Bobbie, Christopher Fitzgerald, Joshua Henry, Jeremy Jordan, Leslie Odom Jr. and Ben Platt channeled the 'Six Merry Murderesses' from CHICAGO at MISCAST 2015 -- watch them perform 'Cell Block Tango' below!
STAGE TUBE: Betsy Wolfe Performs 'Let It Sing' from VIOLET at MISCAST 2015April 5, 2015MCC presented their annual gala last month, featuring Broadway's hottest stars performing songs from roles in which they would never be cast. Betsy Wolfe took on the role of 'Flick' in VIOLET, aided by Joshua Henry at the MISCAST 2015 gala. Click below to watch her perform 'Let It Sing'!
STAGE TUBE: Joshua Henry Croons 'A Natural Woman' at MISCAST 2015April 5, 2015MCC presented their annual gala last month, featuring Broadway's hottest stars performing songs from roles in which they would never be cast. Joshua Henry sang 'A Natural Woman' from BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL at the MISCAST 2015 gala, with a little help from Tony winner Jessie Mueller. Watch him perform below!
STAGE TUBE: Laura Benanti Leads Surprise Radio City Tour in New Episode of WORKIN' ITApril 3, 2015Laura Benanti is joining a Radio City Stage Door Tour as a surprise celebrity tour guide. However, the tourists aren't quite as excited as Laura, and she leads them on a meandering, improvised and mostly erroneous tour of the Great Hall. Spoiler alert: they make it out... eventually. Below, watch as Benanti takes on the city in her latest episode of 'Workin' It'!
STAGE TUBE: Watch Highlights from 'BROWNSVILLE SONG' at Long Wharf TheatreApril 2, 2015Long Wharf Theatre presents brownsville song (b-side for tray) by Kimber Lee, directed by Associate Artistic Director Eric Ting. The production runs now through April 19, 2015 on the Claire Tow Stage in the C. Newton Schenck III Theatre. Press night was April 1. Click below to watch highlights from the production!
STAGE TUBE: Broadway-Bound George Takei to Star in YouTube Reality Series Premiering 4/7April 2, 2015In this "reality"-series, actor and activist George Takei (Star Trek's Sulu) and husband Brad Takei navigate their daily lives, from the internet and Broadway to jetpacks and human hamster balls. With a recipe that is one part optimism and one part pragmatism, this dynamic duo overcomes life's obstacles, reminding us that any great enterprise Takeis Two.
STAGE TUBE: Young Love Grows in New Trailer for BEAUTIFUL THING UK TourApril 2, 2015Nikolai Foster's celebrated anniversary production of Jonathan Harvey's Beautiful Thing will return to the West End in 2015, playing a limited season at the Arts Theatre where it originally enjoyed sell-out success, from 3 June - 11 July. This London season will be part of an 18 week UK tour, opening in Canterbury last month, then visiting Birmingham, Manchester, Guildford, Nottingham, Northampton, Leicester, Cardiff and Brighton. Click below to watch a trailer for the show!
STAGE TUBE: Timelapse! THE SOUND OF MUSIC Tour Set Goes Up at WimbledonApril 2, 2015One of the greatest musicals of all time, The Sound of Music, returns to the stage in a magnificent new production, which opened at New Wimbledon Theatre on Monday 30 March and will run until Saturday 11 April. Click below to watch a timelapse video of The Sound of Music set being built in Wimbledon!
STAGE TUBE: Behind the Scenes with Hunter Foster and Bucks County Playhouse's NATIONAL PASTIMEMarch 26, 2015Bucks County Playhouse (BCP) As the bats crack for the start of the baseball season next month, BUCKS COUNTY PLAYHOUSE begins its season with NATIONAL PASTIME, a new musical comedy about baseball and romance, playing April 2 to 19 at Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope, PA. Below, go behind the scenes with the cast and creative team in rehearsal in New York City!