InDepth InterView Exclusive: Colm Wilkinson Talks LES MISERABLES, PHANTOM, EVITA, Concerts & A Return to the Stage?
by Pat Cerasaro - April 04, 2013
Today we are talking to the originator of Jean Valjean in LES MISERABLES onstage and a preeminent Phantom (and the first to actually play the role) in THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA who has clearly made a major mark with his performances in the theatre - not to mention his work on the original concept alb...
by Pat Cerasaro - April 04, 2013
Today we are talking to the originator of Jean Valjean in LES MISERABLES onstage and a preeminent Phantom (and the first to actually play the role) in THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA who has clearly made a major mark with his performances in the theatre - not to mention his work on the original concept alb...
'Greek Wedding' Actress Nia Vardalos Releases New Book INSTANT MOM
by Caryn Robbins - March 28, 2013
Writer and star of My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Nia Vardalos firmly believed she was supposed to be a mom, but Mother Nature and modern medicine had put her in a headlock. So she made a choice that shocked friends, family, and even herself: with only fourteen hours' notice, she adopted a preschooler....
by Caryn Robbins - March 28, 2013
Writer and star of My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Nia Vardalos firmly believed she was supposed to be a mom, but Mother Nature and modern medicine had put her in a headlock. So she made a choice that shocked friends, family, and even herself: with only fourteen hours' notice, she adopted a preschooler....
Joann Baumann Announces the Release of MESSAGES FROM HEAVEN
by BWW News Desk - March 12, 2013
"Messages from Heaven" (published by AuthorHouse) by Joann Baumann is the true story of the unusual spiritual events that occurred in her life and in the life of her son, Terry, who often experienced visions of angels....
by BWW News Desk - March 12, 2013
"Messages from Heaven" (published by AuthorHouse) by Joann Baumann is the true story of the unusual spiritual events that occurred in her life and in the life of her son, Terry, who often experienced visions of angels....
BWW Exclusive: Behind-the-Scenes Scoop on the Big LES MIS Oscars Performance - Special Interview with Julie Garnye; Photos & More
by Robert Diamond - February 25, 2013
The performance from the cast of LES MISERABLES began with Hugh Jackman taking the stage to perform the new original song 'Suddenly' from Tom Hooper's adaptation, where he was then joined by Russell Crowe, Amanda Seyfried, Samantha Barks, Aaron Tveit, Helena Bonham Carter, Sacha Baron Cohen and Eddi...
by Robert Diamond - February 25, 2013
The performance from the cast of LES MISERABLES began with Hugh Jackman taking the stage to perform the new original song 'Suddenly' from Tom Hooper's adaptation, where he was then joined by Russell Crowe, Amanda Seyfried, Samantha Barks, Aaron Tveit, Helena Bonham Carter, Sacha Baron Cohen and Eddi...
Photo Flash: First Look at Joe Sabatino, Sam Nagel and More in the Philadelphia Premiere of BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON
by BWW News Desk - January 24, 2013
Andrew Jackson was a rock and roll GOD. He rode his outsider bad-boy image and his populist movement into office with promises to reform and representing the 'other' America. What happened next was broken promises and a Trail of Tears. The multiple Tony nominee and Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circl...
by BWW News Desk - January 24, 2013
Andrew Jackson was a rock and roll GOD. He rode his outsider bad-boy image and his populist movement into office with promises to reform and representing the 'other' America. What happened next was broken promises and a Trail of Tears. The multiple Tony nominee and Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circl...
Photo Flash: First Look at Joe Sabatino and More in the Philadelphia Premiere of BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON
by BWW News Desk - January 18, 2013
Andrew Jackson was a rock and roll GOD. He rode his outsider bad-boy image and his populist movement into office with promises to reform and representing the 'other' America. What happened next was broken promises and a Trail of Tears. The multiple Tony nominee and Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circl...
by BWW News Desk - January 18, 2013
Andrew Jackson was a rock and roll GOD. He rode his outsider bad-boy image and his populist movement into office with promises to reform and representing the 'other' America. What happened next was broken promises and a Trail of Tears. The multiple Tony nominee and Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circl...
Plays & Players Present Philly Premiere of BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON, Now thru 2/3
by BWW News Desk - January 17, 2013
The multiple Tony nominee and Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle winning high-octane rock musical BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON will explode on Plays & Players' mainstage tonight, January 17-February 3 in a Philadelphia premiere production....
by BWW News Desk - January 17, 2013
The multiple Tony nominee and Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle winning high-octane rock musical BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON will explode on Plays & Players' mainstage tonight, January 17-February 3 in a Philadelphia premiere production....
Michael Friedman to Headline Special Events for Plays & Players BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON, 1/17-2/10
by BWW News Desk - January 16, 2013
Composer and lyricist and Philadelphia native Michael Friedman will headline special events for Plays & Players' extended rock musical, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson. Pre-show talks, performances, and post-show talkbacks range from topics of musical theater, history, and Native American life surround...
by BWW News Desk - January 16, 2013
Composer and lyricist and Philadelphia native Michael Friedman will headline special events for Plays & Players' extended rock musical, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson. Pre-show talks, performances, and post-show talkbacks range from topics of musical theater, history, and Native American life surround...
TOP 10 READS: DIARY OF A WIMPY KID Tops Amazon's Best-Sellers; Week Ending 12/23/2012
by Tyler Peterson - December 23, 2012
Amazon.com has just released their list of top selling books for the online marketplace as of today, 12/23: from children's stories to political assasination conspiracy theories, this week's Top 10 Reads includes a little something for any reader. Check out the list below!...
by Tyler Peterson - December 23, 2012
Amazon.com has just released their list of top selling books for the online marketplace as of today, 12/23: from children's stories to political assasination conspiracy theories, this week's Top 10 Reads includes a little something for any reader. Check out the list below!...
Plays & Players Present Philly Premiere of BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON, 1/17-2/3
by BWW News Desk - December 12, 2012
The multiple Tony nominee and Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle winning high-octane rock musical BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON will explode on Plays & Players' mainstage January 17-February 3 in a Philadelphia premiere production....
by BWW News Desk - December 12, 2012
The multiple Tony nominee and Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle winning high-octane rock musical BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON will explode on Plays & Players' mainstage January 17-February 3 in a Philadelphia premiere production....
BWW Reviews: Mildred's Umbrella's KIMBERLY AKIMBO - Funny, Tragic Tale of American Family Dysfunction
by David Clarke - December 04, 2012
The success of RABBIT HOLE, which won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and was adapted into a film starring Nicole Kidman, made David Lindsay-Abaire more than a blip on radars within and outside of the arts community. As a playwright, David Lindsay-Abaire is best known for writing about real people...
by David Clarke - December 04, 2012
The success of RABBIT HOLE, which won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and was adapted into a film starring Nicole Kidman, made David Lindsay-Abaire more than a blip on radars within and outside of the arts community. As a playwright, David Lindsay-Abaire is best known for writing about real people...
InDepth InterView: Sherie Rene Scott On New 54 Below Show, PIECE OF MEAT, Plus A Career Retrospective & Much More
by Pat Cerasaro - October 18, 2012
Today we are talking to one of Broadway's biggest homegrown stars who has appeared in the original New York productions of many memorable modern-day classics, among them THE WHO'S TOMMY, AIDA, THE LAST FIVE YEARS and DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS, in additions to highly-regarded turns in the first replace...
by Pat Cerasaro - October 18, 2012
Today we are talking to one of Broadway's biggest homegrown stars who has appeared in the original New York productions of many memorable modern-day classics, among them THE WHO'S TOMMY, AIDA, THE LAST FIVE YEARS and DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS, in additions to highly-regarded turns in the first replace...
VIDEO: Viral Video - Carrie Underwood Gives 12 Year Old Fan 'First Kiss' in Concert
by Robert Diamond - September 25, 2012
There was a boy in the crowd that made a sign that said 'Will you be my first kiss?' Carrie read it & invited him on stage. Here's what happened next!...
by Robert Diamond - September 25, 2012
There was a boy in the crowd that made a sign that said 'Will you be my first kiss?' Carrie read it & invited him on stage. Here's what happened next!...
1,000 to 1: THE CORY WEISSMAN STORY Signs David Henrie, Beau Bridges and Jean Louisa Kelly for Lead Roles
by Robert Diamond - September 13, 2012
David Henrie (Wizards of Waverly Place) will play the lead in 1,000 to 1: The Cory Weissman Story, the true story of a young basketball player who suffered a catastrophic stroke as a freshman at Gettysburg College but through determination and an indomitable spirit returned to the court for one rema...
by Robert Diamond - September 13, 2012
David Henrie (Wizards of Waverly Place) will play the lead in 1,000 to 1: The Cory Weissman Story, the true story of a young basketball player who suffered a catastrophic stroke as a freshman at Gettysburg College but through determination and an indomitable spirit returned to the court for one rema...
Review - Mike Daisey & This American Life: Yes, But Is It Journalism?
by Ben Peltz - March 16, 2012
About ten years ago, Tommy Tune was starring in an Off-Broadway revue; a nightclub-style act he had been performing in Las Vegas. I hadn't seen the show yet, but one night I was browsing through a theatre chat board and read a comment by someone who had just seen a preview. The writer was very e...
by Ben Peltz - March 16, 2012
About ten years ago, Tommy Tune was starring in an Off-Broadway revue; a nightclub-style act he had been performing in Las Vegas. I hadn't seen the show yet, but one night I was browsing through a theatre chat board and read a comment by someone who had just seen a preview. The writer was very e...
Valarie Pettiford, Shirley Jones, et al. Set for BROADWAY ROCKS ANAHEIM, 11/5
by BWW News Desk - November 05, 2011
The Anaheim Performing Arts Center Foundation (APACF) announced today that it will host an evening of singing and dancing to continue raising money for the capital campaign for the building of a new performing arts center in Anaheim. The production, Broadway Rocks Anaheim 2011 will feature some of B...
by BWW News Desk - November 05, 2011
The Anaheim Performing Arts Center Foundation (APACF) announced today that it will host an evening of singing and dancing to continue raising money for the capital campaign for the building of a new performing arts center in Anaheim. The production, Broadway Rocks Anaheim 2011 will feature some of B...
30 DAYS OF NYMF: Day 20 Blood [By The Mummers]
by 30 Days of NYMF 2011 - October 03, 2011
Day 20 Blood [By The Mummers] By The Mummers: One Big BLOODy Family...
by 30 Days of NYMF 2011 - October 03, 2011
Day 20 Blood [By The Mummers] By The Mummers: One Big BLOODy Family...
BRIDGING TV & THEATRE: Ben Feldman & DROP DEAD DIVA
by Robert Diamond - September 18, 2011
Today we have the penultimate entry in our twelve-part series dedicated to Lifetime's hit dramedy DROP DEAD DIVA with an all-encompassing chat with the show's heavenly agent himself, Fred, portrayed by stage and screen star Ben Feldman! In this illuminating conversation we talk all about his three y...
by Robert Diamond - September 18, 2011
Today we have the penultimate entry in our twelve-part series dedicated to Lifetime's hit dramedy DROP DEAD DIVA with an all-encompassing chat with the show's heavenly agent himself, Fred, portrayed by stage and screen star Ben Feldman! In this illuminating conversation we talk all about his three y...
InDepth InterView: Kara DioGuardi Talks CHICAGO, BOOK OF MORMON, AMERICAN IDOL, GLEE & More!
by Pat Cerasaro - September 16, 2011
Today we are talking to the new Roxie in CHICAGO on Broadway best known for her status as one of the most successful songwriters of the twenty-first century, having had hundreds of songs featured on albums by the likes of Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Celine Dion, Pink and many, many more - wi...
by Pat Cerasaro - September 16, 2011
Today we are talking to the new Roxie in CHICAGO on Broadway best known for her status as one of the most successful songwriters of the twenty-first century, having had hundreds of songs featured on albums by the likes of Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Celine Dion, Pink and many, many more - wi...
Valarie Pettiford, Shirley Jones, et al. Set for BROADWAY ROCKS ANAHEIM, 11/5
by Nicole Rosky - September 12, 2011
The Anaheim Performing Arts Center Foundation (APACF) announced today that it will host an evening of singing and dancing to continue raising money for the capital campaign for the building of a new performing arts center in Anaheim. The production, Broadway Rocks Anaheim 2011 will feature some of B...
by Nicole Rosky - September 12, 2011
The Anaheim Performing Arts Center Foundation (APACF) announced today that it will host an evening of singing and dancing to continue raising money for the capital campaign for the building of a new performing arts center in Anaheim. The production, Broadway Rocks Anaheim 2011 will feature some of B...
BWW EXCLUSIVE: GETTING SIRIUS WITH SETH: McGillin, York and Stritch Pay Tribute to Cy Coleman
by Caryn Robbins - June 23, 2011
This week, Broadway stars Howard McGillin, Rachel York and renowned pianist Billy Stritch pay homage to one of the giants of Broadway, jazz and popular music, Cy Coleman....
by Caryn Robbins - June 23, 2011
This week, Broadway stars Howard McGillin, Rachel York and renowned pianist Billy Stritch pay homage to one of the giants of Broadway, jazz and popular music, Cy Coleman....
InDepth InterView: Lynne Taylor-Corbett & THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS - Part II
by Pat Cerasaro - May 09, 2011
Staging one of the theatre's most unique and unclassifiable pieces, Brecht & Weill's THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS for the New York City Ballet, starting May 11 and running through May 16, is just the latest act in a career made up of anomalies, seemingly built upon always attempting to do the impossible - ...
by Pat Cerasaro - May 09, 2011
Staging one of the theatre's most unique and unclassifiable pieces, Brecht & Weill's THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS for the New York City Ballet, starting May 11 and running through May 16, is just the latest act in a career made up of anomalies, seemingly built upon always attempting to do the impossible - ...
BWW Special Feature: 99 and Under the Radar; Tackling the topic of 'Guilt'
by Michael Roderick - November 15, 2010
Welcome to 99 AND UNDER THE RADAR: A LOOK AT INDIE THEATER'S MOVERS AND SHAKERS, BroadwayWorld's new weekly series that showcases standout productions and production companies from the independent theater scene in New York City. Each week, independent producer Michael Roderick will be discussing the...
by Michael Roderick - November 15, 2010
Welcome to 99 AND UNDER THE RADAR: A LOOK AT INDIE THEATER'S MOVERS AND SHAKERS, BroadwayWorld's new weekly series that showcases standout productions and production companies from the independent theater scene in New York City. Each week, independent producer Michael Roderick will be discussing the...
Beowulf Alley Theatre Presents Jean Sidden's PASSING BY
by Gabrielle Sierra - December 02, 2009
Readers Theatre will present Passing By, a collection of short adaptations by Jean Siddens, liberally based on three of Anton Chekhov's short stories...
by Gabrielle Sierra - December 02, 2009
Readers Theatre will present Passing By, a collection of short adaptations by Jean Siddens, liberally based on three of Anton Chekhov's short stories...
Gandolfini Talks Stritch 'Friendship' to NY Mag
by Eddie Varley - October 20, 2009
At the Starlight Fundraising Gala last night, GOD OF CARNAGE star James Gandlofini revealed the 'history' behind his friendship with stage legend Elaine Stritch to New York magazine....
by Eddie Varley - October 20, 2009
At the Starlight Fundraising Gala last night, GOD OF CARNAGE star James Gandlofini revealed the 'history' behind his friendship with stage legend Elaine Stritch to New York magazine....
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