STAGE TUBE: Behind the Scenes of Music Theatre Wichita's 'JOSEPH'July 11, 2014Music Theatre Wichita continues its 43rd summer season this week with the third of its five large-scale productions, Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's first show, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor® Dreamcoat, at Century II Concert Hall in downtown Wichita, KS. Click below to go behind the scenes with the cast and creative team!
STAGE TUBE: NYMF's THE SNOW QUEEN Cast Performs 'Flying!'July 8, 2014The cast of THE SNOW QUEEN recently flew into Fox 5 New York to heat up for The New York Musical Theater Festival (NYMF) with a performance of the musical's hit tune 'Flying!' Watch the interview and performance below!
STAGE TUBE: Behind the Scenes with Off-Broadway's 'REVOLUTION IN THE ELBOW'July 3, 2014Below, check out a brand new video offering a sneak peek into the first week of rehearsals for the world premiere of Revolution in the Elbow of Ragnar Agnarsson Furniture Painter! Tony Award winner Cady Huffman and Kate Shindle are set to head the cast of Revolution in the Elbow of Ragnar Agnarsson Furniture Painter, a new musical with book, music & lyrics by Ívar Pall Jonsson, based on a story by Ívar and Gunnlaugur Jonsson. Performances will begin July 28th, with the official Opening Night on Wednesday, August 13th at the Minetta Lane Theatre, 18 Minetta Lane (just a few steps from Sixth Ave., one block south of W. 3rd St.)
STAGE TUBE: Highlights from Drury Lane's THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEEJuly 2, 2014Drury Lane Theatre, 100 Drury Lane, continues its 30th anniversary season with the Tony Award-winning musical comedy THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE, now running through August 17, 2014. Scott Calcagno (Legally Blonde at The Civic Theatre, Grease at The Long Lake Theatre as well as the annual production of A Christmas Carol at Drury Lane Theatre) will direct. Click below to watch highlights from the show!
STAGE TUBE: New Trailers for The Amoralists' THE GYRE Two Play RepJuly 2, 2014The Amoralists present The Gyre, a two play repertory exploring man's vicious cycles, featuring the World Premiere of Derek Ahonen's The Qualification of Douglas Evans, directed by James Kautz, and the World Premiere of Mark Roberts' Enter at Forest Lawn, directed by Jay Stull. Shows run from June 26 - August 9, 2014 in a limited 7-week engagement at Walkerspace, located at 46 Walker Street between Broadway and Church Street in New York City. The Qualification of Douglas Evans began previews June 26 for a July 15 opening and runs through August 9. Enter at Forest Lawn began previews June 27 for a July 14 opening and runs through August 9. Click below to watch trailers for both shows!
STAGE TUBE: Get a Sneak Peek at New Victory's 2014-15 Season!July 1, 2014The New Victory Theater, New York's premier Off-Broadway theater dedicated to kids and families, recently announced its 2014-15 season and tickets went on sale today. Below, check out New Victory's season trailer, which offers a sneak peak of all of the shows -- including six NY premieres and seven U.S. premieres from eight different countries around the world!
STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek at THE ILLUSIONISTS, Appearing on Broadway This Fall!July 1, 2014THE ILLUSIONISTS - WITNESS THE IMPOSSIBLE, the world's best-selling touring magic show, will make its Broadway bow this fall at the Marriott Marquis Theatre (1535 Broadway), beginning previews on November 26 and opening on December 4. It will play a strictly limited six-week engagement through January 4 2015 as part of a 30-city US tour. Click below to watch highlights from the show's international tour!
STAGE TUBE: Mykal Kilgore Sings 'Unique' by Lyons and Pakchar at 54 BelowJune 30, 2014Contemporary composing team Lyons and Pakchar are ending Pride Month with an uplifting new song entitled 'Unique'. Beautifully sung by MOTOWN's Mykal Kilgore, this song is dedicated to those who have contemplated suicide or look in the mirror daily and don't see the beauty that stands before them. Watch Kilgore sing below!
STAGE TUBE: HOLLER IF YA HEAR ME Star Saul Williams Stops by MORNING JOEJune 30, 2014Written by Todd Kreidler and directed by Tony Award-winner Kenny Leon, Holler If Ya Hear Me is now playing at the Palace Theatre (1564 Broadway at 47th Street). In the video below, Saul Williams, who stars in the new Broadway play, featuring the music of the late Tupac Shakur, joins Morning Joe to discuss the production!
STAGE TUBE: AVENUE Q's Rod and Ricky Celebrate Third Wedding AnniversaryJune 26, 2014Married nearly 3 years ago, on the first day gay marriage was legal in the state of New York -- July 24th, 2011 -- AVENUE Q's Rod and Ricky discussed the repeal of DOMA, their married life and the future of gay marriage in America on MSNBC Live. Click below to watch the interview, and scroll down to check out a photo from the couple's wedding day!
STAGE TUBE: More Footage from Encores! TICK, TICK... BOOM! with Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom Jr and Karen Olivo!June 25, 2014Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom Jr. and Karen Olivo star in the New York City Center Encores! Off-Center production of Jonathan Larson's Tick, Tick... BOOM!, running for five performances, tonight, June 25 through June 28. The opening show of City Center's acclaimed Encores! Off-Center series of landmark Off-Broadway musicals is directed by Oliver Butler with choreography by Camille A. Brown and music direction by Chris Fenwick. The show just revealed new footage from dress rehearsals, so click below to check it out, plus watch BroadwayWorld's highlights from the production HERE!
STAGE TUBE: Watch Steamy Highlights from BROADWAY BARES: ROCK HARD!June 24, 2014Broadway Bares: Rock Hard!, a luscious, modern-day mix tape of sensual sights and sounds featuring 170 of New York's sexiest dancers, celebrated its move to a new home on Sunday, June 22, 2014 by raising $1,386,105 to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Click below to watch scintillating highlights from the event!
STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek - Kristin Chenoweth and Lea Michele Perform 'For Good' at the Hollywood Bowl!June 22, 2014The Hollywood Bowl hosted its 15th Annual Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame concert last night, June 21, featuring Hall of Fame inductees Emmy and Tony-winner Kristin Chenoweth, iconic all-female band The Go-Go's, and the eclectic band Pink Martini. Presenters included Oscar and Emmy winner Helen Hunt, Grammy-nominated singer Natasha Bedingfield, Hollywood icon Barbara Eden, actress/comedienne Carol Burnett, and Oscar-nominated actress Taraji P. Henson, as well as a special guest appearance by Lea Michele.