STAGE TUBE: Highlights from RIDING THE MIDNIGHT EXPRESS WITH BILLY HAYESOctober 23, 2014After captivating audiences in London, New York and Edinburgh, RIDING THE MIDNIGHT EXPRESS with BILLY HAYES, directed by Jeffrey Altshuler, is back for a Fall engagement at Barrow Street Theatre; it opened on October 2, 2014 -- the 39th anniversary of Billy's escape from Imrali Island Prison. Click below to go behind the scenes and watch highlights!
STAGE TUBE: Touring Cast of MAMMA MIA! Lip-Syncs to 'Bang Bang'October 23, 2014The company of the 2014-15 Mamma Mia! North American tour put together a fun lip-sync video to Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj's 'Bang Bang' in response to the musical's Broadway cast covering Taylor Swift's 'Shake It Off' last month. Check it out below!
STAGE TUBE: First Look at Highlights from MEMPHIS in the West End!October 21, 2014The West End production of hit Broadway musical Memphis at the Shaftesbury Theatre has its Opening Night on 23 October 2014. Winner of four 2010 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Memphis has an Award-winning original score by Bon Jovi founding member David Bryan and book by Joe DiPietro. Click below to watch highlights from the show!
STAGE TUBE: Highlights - 'Songs of Daniel & Laura Curtis' at Royal Albert HallOctober 21, 2014Cassie Compton (Wicked, Les Miserables), Katie Paine (We Will Rock You) and Ian Stroughair (Cats, Fame, Chicago, Rent) and more came together at the Royal Albert Hall's Elgar Room to sing the work of British composers, Daniel and Laura Curtis on October 14. Click below to watch highlights from the concert!
STAGE TUBE: Maiden High School's Canceled ALMOST, MAINE Launches Kickstarter CampaignOctober 21, 2014As previously reported, Maiden High School in Maiden, North Carolina, recently canceled its upcoming production of ALMOST, MAINE due to controversial content, specifically, a single scene, 'titled The Fell,' in which two male characters realize their feelings for one another. The Maiden High School principal made the decision to cancel the romantic comedy soon after rehearsals began, after receiving complaints from both parents and churches in the area, despite permission slips being signed. Now, Maiden's ALMOST, MAINE has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund that effort. It has already met (and surpassed) its $1,000 goal, with 41 backers, $1,363 donated, and 13 days to go. Watch their Kickstarter video below!
STAGE TUBE: CURIOUS INCIDENT's Taylor Trensch on 'Broadway Boo's'October 17, 2014It's fall season -- the leaves are changing, people are obsessive about pumpkin flavors, and new 'Boo's' are here! Strap on your happy hat and join Jared Zirilli and his latest guest, Taylor Trensch, star of THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME, BARE, WICKED and more. Trensch talks riff discomfort, bird poop veganism, his chubby childhood and more in the interview below!
STAGE TUBE: Extended Behind-the-Scenes Look at LITTLE DANCEROctober 17, 2014The cast and creative team behind Little Dancer, directed and choreographed by Susan Stroman, performed excerpts and discussed the new show on October 5 at the Kennedy Center as part of the Guggenheim's 'Works and Process' series. Watch the hour-long, behind-the-scenes look below!
STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek - BIRDS WITH SKYMIRRORS to Play BAM's Next Wave FestivalOctober 17, 2014Samoan director and choreographer Lemi Ponifasio and his New Zealand-based company MAU make their BAM debut with the US premiere of Birds With Skymirrors, a haunting reflection on our relationship with the world in a time of climate change. Featuring concept, set design, choreography, and direction by Lemi Ponifasio and lighting design by Helen Todd, the show runs November 19-22, 2014 at the BAM Howard Gilman Opera House (30 Lafayette Ave). Click below for a sneak peek at the piece!
STAGE TUBE: Highlights - Joyce DiDonato Performs at the Gowanus BallroomOctober 17, 2014On Friday, October 3rd, Joyce DiDonato performed music from her new album Stella di Napoli at the Gowanus Ballroom, a warehouse performance art space in Brooklyn, located above Serett Metal Works. The intimate event, co-hosted by Warner Classics/Erato and LoftOpera, took the universally-acclaimed diva and the album's 19th century Bel Canto music and placed it in a distinctly modern and urban setting. LoftOpera also previewed their upcoming production of Rossini's Barber of Seville. Click below to watch highlights from the concert!
STAGE TUBE: Watch a Timelapse of AMAZING GRACE's Chicago Load-InOctober 9, 2014Broadway In Chicago presents the the world premiere of AMAZING GRACE, the new musical with music and lyrics by Christopher Smith and a book by Christopher Smith andArthur Giron, directed by Gabriel Barre (Andrew Lippas' The Wild Party) and choreographed by Tony Award winner Christopher Gattelli (Newsies). In honor of the show's first performance tonight, check out a GoPro timelapse of the musical's load-in at the Bank of America Theatre!