BWW Interview: Meet Nikita Burshteyn: Bay Area's Rising Star Sets Sights on Broadway
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 12, 2017
Nikita Burshteyn, 22, is an award-winning actor who's making a name for himself in the San Francisco Bay Area, and not just because he's got a tricky name to pronounce. When he played Judas in 'Jesus Christ Superstar' at STAGE 1 Theater in Newark, Linda and Nick Hodges of BroadwayWorld.com raved: 'The show should be renamed 'Nikita Burshteyn Superstar.' The theater should be filled with talent agents waiting to give him an offer.' When he played Tony in 'West Side Story' at Broadway by the Bay in Redwood City, Joanne Engelhardt of the Palo Alto Daily News gushed: 'With Tom Cruise-good looks and an angelic voice, Burshteyn is the real deal.' And when he did his San Francisco cabaret act, 'Livin' Nikita Loca,' Richard Connema of Talkin' Broadway compared his 'full-throated voice and flawless phrasing' to Jonathan Groff's.
BWW Exclusive: Jose Llana on His KING AND I Tour and Why He Believes Hope Trumps Hate
by Nicole Rosky - Nov 15, 2016
When Jose Llana was 19, 'Something Wonderful' happened: The Filipino-American actor made his Broadway bow as Lun Tha, the mellow young lover, in Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein's 'The King and I.' Lou Diamond Phillips played the titanic and titular ruler of Siam in that 1996 Tony-winning revival. Now, two decades later, Llana has followed in Phillips' footsteps as the new King of Broadway, with his glorious voice and regal bearing. What's more, he is taking the 2015 Tony-winning revival across America.
BWW Exclusive: Jonathan Groff Gets Frank & Funny at LOOKING Movie World Premiere!
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 27, 2016
By Wayman Wong
Jonathan Groff and his cast ran the rainbow of emotions at the world premiere of their 'Looking' movie Sunday night (June 26) at the historic Castro Theatre in San Francisco. Their picture, which will air July 23 on HBO, capped the 40th anniversary of the acclaimed Frameline LGBT film festival on Pride Weekend. And Groff said he could not have been prouder than to have 1,400 fans cheer the sold-out, crowd-pleasing finale to his two-year-old cable series about gay friends seeking sex and love.
Steven Brinberg's SIMPLY BARBRA to Play at The Celebration Cabaret, 3/12 - 13
by BWW News Desk - Mar 12, 2011
Happy Days are Here Again! Simply Barbra is in San Diego this weekend at The Celebration Cabaret!!! Hurry, hurry, don't be late....we can't wait, we gotta celebrate! There'll be no more tears if you join us for the two performances of the internationally-acclaimed Barbra Streisand impressionist Steven Brinberg when he brings his latest SIMPLY BARBRA show to our cabaret this weekend, March 12 and 13
Steven Brinberg's SIMPLY BARBRA to Play at The Celebration Cabaret, 3/12 - 13
by Caryn Robbins - Mar 10, 2011
Happy Days are Here Again! Simply Barbra is in San Diego this weekend at The Celebration Cabaret!!! Hurry, hurry, don't be late....we can't wait, we gotta celebrate! There'll be no more tears if you join us for the two performances of the internationally-acclaimed Barbra Streisand impressionist Steven Brinberg when he brings his latest SIMPLY BARBRA show to our cabaret this weekend, March 12 and 13
Andersen, Coulter, Di Pasqua Perform SOUTHERN COMFORT at Schwartz Center, 3/12
by BWW News Desk - Mar 12, 2010
Tom Andersen, Scott Coulter and Tim Di Pasqua will perform their
award-winning show, 'Southern Comfort: A Down-Home Country Music
Jamboree!,' on Friday, March 12, at 7 p.m. at the Schwartz Center for
the Arts, 226 S. State St. in Dover, Delaware. The trio will sing
classic and contemporary hits by Glen Campbell, Patsy Cline, Vince Gill,
George Jones, Alan Jackson, k.d. lang, Dolly Parton, Randy Travis and
Hank Williams.
Rialto Chatter: Disney Fuels NEWSIES & DUMBO Bway Speculation; Registers Domains
by Rialto Chatter - Mar 5, 2010
As BroadwayWorld previously reported, Broadway audiences may be able to expect adaptations of both Dumbo and Newsies in the near future. Disney continues to fuel this speculation, as stitchkingdom.com is now revealing that Disney Theatricals has registered website domains for both productions.
Andersen, Coulter, Di Pasqua Perform SOUTHERN COMFORT at Schwartz Center, 3/12
by BWW News Desk - Feb 16, 2010
Tom Andersen, Scott Coulter and Tim Di Pasqua will perform their
award-winning show, 'Southern Comfort: A Down-Home Country Music
Jamboree!,' on Friday, March 12, at 7 p.m. at the Schwartz Center for
the Arts, 226 S. State St. in Dover, Delaware. The trio will sing
classic and contemporary hits by Glen Campbell, Patsy Cline, Vince Gill,
George Jones, Alan Jackson, k.d. lang, Dolly Parton, Randy Travis and
Hank Williams.
RIALTO CHATTER: NEWSIES Headed to the Stage with Spring Reading?
by Robert Diamond - Dec 27, 2009
Wayman Wong of the NY Daily News has revealed that Oscar-winning composer Alan Menken has told him that he and lyricist Jack Feldman who wrote the music for the 1992 film are working on bringing the show to the stage, with a reading scheduled for the Spring of 2010 and a new book being written by Harvey Fierstein.
