BroadwayWorld Interviews Backstage with Richard Ridge: Norm Lewis Talks Keeping It Nutcraker Cool This Holiday Season with New Album and Solo Show!
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - December 09, 2018 Tony nominee Norm Lewis is keeping it cool this Christmas. Nutcracker cool, that is.... (more...)  BWW Interview: Amy Grant on Her New TENNESSEE CHRISTMAS Special for The Hallmark Channel
by Aaron Wallace - November 28, 2018 Among the topics we tackle beside the waterfall: what it's like to write a modern Christmas song in these politically divisive times, the thing that gets her choked up on stage, and the Broadway shows she's into these days… AMY GRANT'S TENNESSEE CHRISTMAS premieres on The Hallmark Channel December 3, 2018...... (more...)  BWW Interview: MEFISTOFELE is a Devil of a Hat-Trick for the Met's Rising Star Christian Van Horn
by Richard Sasanow - November 19, 2018 I caught up with rising star bass-baritone Christian Van Horn the other day, to find out what the devil was going on with his starring role in the Met's first performance of Arrigo Boito's MEFISTOFELE in almost 20 years. Were you nervous as hell (pun intended) on the first night, I asked Van Horn, winner of this year's prestigious Richard Tucker Award, in your role as the Devil?... (more...)  Chef Spotlight: Nicole O'Brien of THE PANDERING PIG in NYC
by Marina Kennedy - December 09, 2018, Food + Wine Chef Nicole O'Brien of The Pandering Pig in New York City is in our 'Chef Spotlight.'... (more...)  Cathy Kurz of Brigit St Brigit Theatre Company
by Christine Swerczek - December 09, 2018, Omaha Cathy Kurz, Artistic Director and Founder of Omaha's Brigit Saint Brigit Theatre Company, talks about classic theatre and what's ahead for its 26th season.... (more...)  Ron Bohmer of BOOK OF MORMON at Lied Center For Performing Arts
by Christine Swerczek - December 08, 2018, NationalTours Ron Bohmer, who plays Elder Price's father in the national tour of BOOK OF MORMON, talks about this controversial musical which he calls a 'Love Letter to Musical Theatre.' As Bohmer said, 'It really is, in my lifetime, the biggest love letter to this art form. And I love this art form! To be part o... (more...)  Bronté Barbé Talks STRIKING 12
by Fiona Scott - December 08, 2018, UK / West End Bronte Barbe has been seen tinkling the ivories as Carole King in the recent Beautiful tour and letting her 'Freak Flag' fly around the UK as Princess Fiona in Shrek the Musical. She speaks to BroadwayWorld about her current role as 'The Little Match Girl' in Striking 12.... (more...)  BWW Exclusive: What Makes A CHRISTMAS CAROL the Story of the Holiday Season? Theatres Around the Country Explain!
by Julie Musbach - December 07, 2018, UK / West End By the time December hits (and oftentimes well before), it's impossible to browse theatre listings without running across half a dozen productions of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. But what makes it so long lasting? We reached out to companies across the US and more to find out just what makes ... (more...)  Mark Zito of OTHELLO at Little Door Theatre says the Show Will Keep You on the Edge of Your Seat!
by Katie Laban - December 07, 2018, Detroit Little Door Theatre is opening Shakespeare's Othello, the timeless, tragic tale of love, deceit, jealousy, murder. In a twist on the classic Shakespearean play, Little Door Theatre will be setting the tragedy in a puppet theatre with Iago, Othello's nemesis, as the "puppet mastermind" behind the who... (more...)  David Thaxton Talks THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
by Fiona Scott - December 06, 2018, UK / West End Celebrating its 33rd year at Her Majesty's Theatre in London's West End, The Phantom of the Opera welcomes David Thaxton as its new 'Angel of Music' from 10 December. David speaks to BroadwayWorld about his career and donning the iconic mask.... (more...)  Tenor Javier Camarena - High Cs and 'High Fives' at the Met
by Richard Sasanow - December 05, 2018, UK / West End Tenor Javier Camarena--who completes his run as Nadir, the love-struck tenor lead in Bizet's LES PECHEURS DE PERLES (THE PEARL FISHERS) this Saturday--isn't finished wow-ing Met audiences for the season. Not by a long shot. He's back in February to throw off those nine High Cs in “Ah, mes amis!” the... (more...)  Christiane Noll in DEAR EVAN HANSEN at the Curran on finding the right voice
by Robert Sokol - December 05, 2018, San Francisco 'If you allow your ego to kind of let go of the expectation of what you think your performance is supposed to be, you can open yourself up to finding so many richer and deeper colors and dimensions that will take you in places you never thought you could go.'... (more...)  Stevie Basaula On His First RSC Season
by Rona Kelly - December 05, 2018, UK / West End The Royal Shakespeare Company brings their latest season to the Barbican this Winter, made up of Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth and The Merry Wives of Winter. A number of the cast appear in one or two of these shows; Stevie Basaula features in all three, taking on more than ten roles.... (more...)  David Bennett, Juan Carlos Acosta, And Walter DuMelle at San Diego Opera
by Ron Bierman - December 04, 2018, UK / West End Can a musical drama set on a grim WW I battlefield make an audience feel good? Those working on the San Diego Opera's staging of All Is Calm: the Christmas Truce of 1914 are certain it can. The work tells the true story of the spontaneous unofficial truce between WWI enemies who left their trenches ... (more...)  Be Our Guest! Michael Burrell Talks BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at TUTS
by Natalie de la Garza - December 04, 2018, Houston Theatre Under the Stars' 50th anniversary season continues with DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST and the 'Beast' himself, Michael Burrell, joins us to talk the all-new production, the duality of his character, and why audiences don't have to be told twice to 'Be Our Guest.'... (more...)  Cameron Watson Having A Simply WONDERFUL LIFE Directing Theatre
by Gil Kaan - December 04, 2018, Los Angeles The always in-demand Cameron Watson, a stalwart of the Los Angeles theatre community, will next be helming the holiday production of IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY at the Pasadena Playhouse for a brief run December 12 to 23. Cameron managed to find some time between his many creative respo... (more...)  Tamara Lawrance Talks THE TELL-TALE HEART
by Rona Kelly - December 04, 2018, UK / West End The Tell-Tale Heart marks Tamara Lawrance's third appearance at the National Theatre. Reuniting with writer Anthony Neilson, Tamara gives us an insight into his rehearsal rooms, how they've adapted originally a six page story, and what audiences can expect from the play.... (more...)  BWW Preview: PLAID TIDINGS Brings Christmas Joy and Harmonious Dysfunction to Mill Town Players
by Neil Shurley - December 03, 2018, South Carolina It's the most delightfully dysfunctional Christmas celebration that you could wish for.... (more...)  BWW TV: KT Sullivan and Jeff Harnar Chat About Their Shining And Nostalgic Holiday Show REMEMBER
by Eugene Ebner - December 03, 2018, South Carolina Cabaret legends KT Sullivan and Jeff Harnar's captivating revival of REMEMBER: SONGS OF THE HOLIDAYS is a great way to kick off the holiday season. We chatted with the dynamic duo after their first show at the Laurie Beechman Theatre!... (more...)  Mary Nye Bennett Directs Some of the Best Atlanta Singers for YOUR HAPPY HOLIDAY at Atlanta Lyric Theatre
by David Muschell - December 03, 2018, Atlanta I recently spoke with Mary Nye Bennett who is directing the inaugural holiday show for Atlanta Lyric Theatre, Your Happy Holiday, which will be performed at the Jennie T. Anderson Theatre (548 South Marietta Pkwy., Marietta), Dec. 20-23.... (more...)  Camille Eanga-Selenge's Dorothy is a Modern Torontonian in Ross Petty's THE WIZARD OF OZ Panto
by Isabella Perrone - December 02, 2018, Toronto After a six-year stint with international productions of The Book of Mormon, Camille Eanga-Selenge has returned to Canada to star in Ross Petty's THE WIZARD OF OZ: A TOTO-LY TWISTERED FAMILY MUSICAL. The show's leading lady recently sat down to discuss her involvement with the show, her favourite co... (more...)  Christine Andreas channels PIAF: NO REGRETS at Venetian Room for Bay Area Cabaret
by Robert Sokol - December 02, 2018, Cabaret For well over a year the Tony-nominee Christine Andreas has been very focused on the Edith Piaf canon, performing an assortment of set pieces built around the renowned Frenchwoman's work, culminating - so far - in a new CD and the solo production PIAF: NO REGRETS.... (more...)  Cast of THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW Discuss The Tour
by Fiona Scott - December 01, 2018, Cabaret Richard O'Brien's cult musical Rocky Horror Show is celebrating the 45th anniversary of the stage show with a new touring production which launches at Brighton Theatre Royal on December 13.... (more...)  Composer Christian Wibe Talks The Marine 6: Close Quarters and His Band Animal Alpha
by Brooke Yunis - November 30, 2018, TV The composer of WWE Studio's The Marine 6: Close Quarters and Netflix's What Happened to Monday to the time to speak with us about his work as a composer and how he got into music.... (more...)  Yolanda Rabun Opens Up About Upcoming Theatre Raleigh Christmas Concert, Paying Tribute to Nina Simone, and Living Life on Purpose
by Lauren Van Hemert - November 30, 2018, Raleigh Raleigh audiences last saw national recording artist Yolanda Rabun play Medda Larkin in the North Carolina Theatre production of NEWSIES last summer. In fact, she has been nominated for a Broadway World Raleigh Award for that performance. On December 12th, she returns to the Raleigh stage to perform... (more...)  MWM's Ethan Stearns Immersing You in A CHAINED Virtual Reality
by Gil Kaan - November 30, 2018, Raleigh Experiencing a preview of MWM Immersive's latest virtual reality project CHAINED - A VICTORIAN NIGHTMARE left me in an amazed daze. I was WOWed with the vivid visuals and imagery of creator/director Justin Denton's interpretation of the three ghosts of A CHRISTMAS CAROL. I then got the chance to sit... (more...)  Paige Rattray of HEDDA at Queensland Theatre
by Virag Dombay - November 30, 2018, Australia - Brisbane Yesterday, I had the pleasure of giving Paige Rattray, the current associate director at Sydney Theatre Company and director of the bad-ass production of Hedda at Queensland Theatre, ring on the phone to interview her about her craftsmanship and creative visions behind her latest work. And here is w... (more...)  Griff Rhys Jones Talks LMTO's A CHRISTMAS CAROL
by Fiona Scott - November 30, 2018, UK / West End London Musical Theatre Orchestra return to the Lyceum Theatre for their annual festive concert spectacle of A Christmas Carol. This year's Ebenezer Scrooge, Griff Reese Jones, speaks to BroadwayWorld about all things Dickens.... (more...)  VIDEO: SNL Explores What Would Happen in Trump Was Black
by Stage Tube - December 09, 2018, TV Last night's Saturday Night Live took a hilarious spin on the show Empire, and explored what it would be like if Donald Trump were black.... (more...)  VIDEO: Jason Momoa Plays an Elf, a GAME OF THRONES Character, and More on SNL
by Stage Tube - December 09, 2018, TV On last night's SNL, Aquaman's Jason Momoa hosted, showing his versatility in a variety of sketches.... (more...)  VIDEO: De Niro's Robert Mueller Returns to SNL to Lurk in Eric Trump's Closet
by Stage Tube - December 09, 2018, TV On last night's Saturday Night Live, Robert De Niro returned as Robert Mueller.... (more...)  BWW TV Exclusive: Dance Through 100 Years of Jerome Robbins' Legacy at the NYPL for the Performing Arts!
by BroadwayWorld TV - December 09, 2018, Broadway Jerome Robbins, world renowned for his work as a choreographer and director of ballet and theater, film and television, would have been 100 years old on October 11, 2018. In honor of his life and legacy, The Jerome Robbins Foundation, partnering with other institutions across the country and around ... (more...)  BWW TV: A Night to Remember? THE PROM Cast Recalls Their Experience at the Prom!
by BroadwayWorld TV - December 08, 2018, Broadway Eight times a week at the Longacre Theatre, the cast of The Prom takes a nostalgic journey back to days of high school past when they dance their way through prom night. Below, watch as the cast reminisces about their very own prom experiences!... (more...)  VIDEO: Watch Casts of FLOWER DRUM SONG Reunite for Red Bucket Follies Opening Number!
by Stage Tube - December 07, 2018, Broadway Equality, inclusion and joy permeated the performances at this year's poignant and record-breaking Red Bucket Follies. The show celebrated six weeks of enthusiastic fundraising by 67 Broadway, Off-Broadway and national touring shows for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. ... (more...)  VIDEO: Red Goes to Prison in the Season 6 Trailer for THE BLACKLIST
by Stage Tube - December 07, 2018, TV NBC has released the first trailer for season 6 of “The Blacklist.” The series returns to NBC for its 6th season with a 2-night/2-part premiere event beginning January 3 at 10pm and continuing January 4 at 9pm. ... (more...)  BWW TV: Bryan Cranston, Tony Goldwyn & Tatiana Maslany Get Happy As Hell on Opening Night of NETWORK!
by TV - Opening Night Special - December 07, 2018, Broadway Network officially opened last night at Broadway's Belasco Theatre (111 West 44th Street). The play is directed by Tony and Olivier Award winner Ivo van Hove (The Damned), adapted by Tony and Olivier Award winner Lee Hall (Billy Elliot) and based on the Academy Award-winning film by Paddy Chayefsky.... (more...)  VIDEO: The Stars of MEAN GIRLS Are 'Rockin' Around the Pole' This Holiday Season
by Stage Tube - December 07, 2018, Broadway The Hot Elves of Mean Girls on Broadway have a holiday treat for all you nice girls and boys out there. Hear the song to match the iconic choreo, as the Plastics hit the recording studio for a merry recording of 'Rockin' Around the Pole'. See all the holiday fun below!... (more...)  VIDEO: The Ogunquit Playhouse Production Of ELF THE MUSICAL
by BWW News Desk - December 07, 2018, Broadway Elf The Musical is the hilarious tale of Buddy, a young orphan child who mistakenly crawls into Santa's bag of gifts and is transported back to the North Pole. Unaware that he is actually human, Buddy's enormous size and poor toy-making abilities cause him to face the truth. With Santa's permission,... (more...)  VIDEO: The CW Shares RIVERDALE 'Chapter Forty-Three: Outbreak' Promo
by Stage Tube - December 07, 2018, TV Riverdale is new Wednesdays at 8/7c only on The CW, and available next day on The CW App.... (more...)  VIDEO: See New Video From SILENT NIGHT at Washington National Opera
by BWW News Desk - December 07, 2018, Opera The year is 1914 and the Great War has just been declared, dividing nations and sending millions into battle. As Christmas Eve falls on a battlefield near Belgium, soldiers in French, German, and Scottish trenches begin recalling songs of home, stepping into no-man's-land for a spontaneous truce. On... (more...)  VIDEO: Disney Channel Releases the Trailer for the Live-Action KIM POSSIBLE
by Stage Tube - December 07, 2018, TV 'Kim Possible,' a Disney Channel Original Movie based on the beloved animated series, will premiere FRIDAY, FEB. 15 (8:00-9:32 p.m. EST/PST), on Disney Channel and DisneyNOW. In this comedic action-adventure, a live-action transformation of the original series, newcomer Sadie Stanley stars as the ic... (more...)  VIDEO: The CW Shares ALL AMERICAN 'Getting to Know Daniel' Clip
by Stage Tube - December 07, 2018, TV Get to know Daniel Ezra who plays Spencer, presented by Microsoft Surface! Stream All American for free on The CW App.... (more...)  VIDEO: On This Day, December 7: Happy Birthday, Sara Bareilles!
by Alexa Criscitiello - December 07, 2018, Broadway On this day we're wishing a very happy birthday to the one and only, Sara Bareilles!... (more...)  VIDEO: Watch a Sneak Peak from 'Oprah at Home with Gabrielle Union, Dwyane Wade & Their New Baby'
by Stage Tube - December 07, 2018, TV Oprah Winfrey sits down with actress, activist and New York Times best-selling author Gabrielle Union and her husband NBA superstar Dwyane Wade for a conversation about their unique path to parenthood in an all-new special entitled, “Oprah at Home with Gabrielle Union, Dwyane Wade & Their New Baby” ... (more...)  VIDEO: Netflix Releases the Trailer for THE AMERICAN MEME
by Stage Tube - December 07, 2018, TV With support from social media moguls DJ Khaled, Hailey Baldwin and Emily Ratajkowski, The American Meme explores the journeys of four distinct social media disruptors, Paris Hilton (@parishilton), Josh Ostrovsky (@TheFatJewish), Brittany Furlan (@brittanyfurlan) and Kirill Bichutsky (@slutwhisperer... (more...)  VIDEO: Watch the Final Teaser for Season 8 of GAME OF THRONES
by Stage Tube - December 07, 2018, TV HBO has released the final trailer for 'Game of Thrones' season eight.... (more...)  VIDEO: Watch the Highly Anticipated Trailer for AVENGERS 4!
by Stage Tube - December 07, 2018, TV Disney has released the trailer for 'Avengers 4.'... (more...)  BWW TV: Chris Stafford Talks Curve Theatre's 10th Anniversary
by BroadwayWorld TV - December 07, 2018, UK / West End Curve Theatre's CEO Chris Stafford sat down with Jamie Body at BroadwayWorld UK to talk about the Curve's 10th anniversary, as well as what's in store for the Leicester theatre in future.... (more...)  VIDEO: Crumpet From VSC's THE SANTALAND DIARIES Visits Coast Live
by Stage Tube - December 06, 2018, Norfolk Based on the memoir of award-winning comedic author David Sedaris, this hilarious one-man-show takes us back to ye olden days when he was one of Santa's Elves at Macy's Department Store. In this one-act play the struggling writer, who chooses the elf name 'Crumpet,' weaves an unbelievable tale of dr... (more...)  VIDEO: Megan Hilty and Josh Radnor Perform 'Suddenly Seymour' At The Kennedy Center
by BWW News Desk - December 06, 2018, Broadway The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts continued its Broadway Center Stage series earlier this year with Alan Menken and Howard Ashman's Little Shop of Horrors, helmed by director Mark Brokaw. The production ran Wednesday, October 24, 2018 - Sunday, October 28, 2018. Check out a video of... (more...)  #TBT: Looking Back at Jeremy Jordan and Laura Osnes in BONNIE & CLYDE!
by Jeffrey Vizcaino - December 06, 2018, Broadway For this week's #TBT, I dug back into the BroadwayWorld archives and found the Opening Night video of Bonnie and Clyde on Broadway! The show opened this week, seven years ago! Watch the video below as a young Jeremy Jordan and Laura Osnes talk about tackling the dynamic gangster couple!... (more...)  VIDEO: Watch the YouTube Rewind 2018 Video
by Stage Tube - December 06, 2018, Music Rewind is a who's who of internet culture, featuring a variety of zeitgeist-defining personalities – from mainstream celebrities to the world's top YouTube creators to viral video stars. For a sense of scale, Rewind has been viewed over 1 billion times since 2012, and the 2016 and 2017 editions were... (more...)  VIDEO: The CW Shares SUPERNATURAL 'Byzantium' Scene
by Stage Tube - December 06, 2018, TV Supernatural is new Thursdays at 8/7c on The CW, and available next day on The CW App.... (more...) |
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