The complete cast, all-star band and crew of HAIR will give a performance from the Tony Award-winning musical live on ABC's 'The View' on Wednesday, August 5th. This performance will be the largest Broadway cast appearance in the history of 'The View,' and will take place during season finale week before the show breaks for its summer hiatus.
Multi-platinum Country music star Lorrie Morgan has been cast in the Broadway-bound production of the hit movie PURE COUNTRY, producers Randall L. Wreghitt, Chris Presley and Ellen Rusconi announced today. Morgan joins fellow Country music star Joe Nichols to headline the new musical that is expected to open on Broadway in early 2010. As previously announced, Nichols takes on the role of ?Rusty' [?Dusty' in the movie], which was made famous in the film by George Strait. Morgan now joins him to play the role of ?Lula,' Rusty's ruthless manager, which was created on film by Lesley Anne Warren.
BroadwayWorld.com presents it's newest column, Twitter Watch, which will bring you only the best and most interesting reports straight from the mouths of Broadway stars, shows and more on the hot social networking service - Twitter!
The complete cast, all-star band and crew of HAIR will give a performance from the Tony Award-winning musical live on ABC's 'The View' on Wednesday, August 5th. This performance will be the largest Broadway cast appearance in the history of 'The View,' and will take place during season finale week before the show breaks for its summer hiatus.
The Broadway real estate game is in full swing with the news that the Marriott Marquis Theatre (1535 Broadway), current home to 9 to 5: The Musical, will soon be available. The big question now is what might be going into that theatre.
Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) presents the first new Broadway production of Bye Bye Birdie, after a 48 year absence, as the inaugural production of the new Henry Miller's Theatre (124 West 43rd Street) beginning Thursday, September 10th, 2009 with an official opening on Thursday, October 15th, 2009. This will be a limited engagement through January 10th, 2010.
The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson) will begin previews Tuesday, August 11, for the Shakespeare in the Park production of Euripides' THE BACCHAE, directed by JoAnne Akalaitis with original music by Philip Glass and translated by Nicholas Rudall.
Now in its fourth hilarious year, following rave reviews surrounding its transfer to The Gielgud Theatre, Avenue Q has announced a brand new booking period to January 2010.
The Tony and Grammy® Award-winning Monty Python's Spamalot will open the Orange County Performing Arts Center's blockbuster 2009-2010 Broadway Series with a two-week engagement October 6 - 18.
Bye Bye Birdie creators Charles Strouse and Lee Adams joined the stars and creative team on Tuesday, July 28th to cut the ribbon outside the new Henry Miller's Theatre. The group celebrated with a ceremony that inaugurated the new theatre on the 1st day of Bye Bye Birdie rehearsals. BroadwayWorld/com was there for the festive event!
SHN is pleased to announce the 2009-2010 Citibank Best of Broadway season, under the direction of Carole Shorenstein Hays and Robert Nederlander presented at San Francisco's Orpheum, Curran and Golden Gate Theatres. SHN, the pre-eminent theatrical entertainment company in San Francisco, offers the ultimate Broadway experience to all Bay Area audiences.
David Mirvish is thrilled to announce the Canadian Premiere of the Broadway hit LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL as the final show of the 2009-10 Mirvish Theatre Subscription Season. The show plays through August 8, 2010 at the Canon Theatre.
The two reality show actresses will open at the Savoy in December
In The Heights is about a vibrant and tight-knit community at the top of the island of Manhattan. The music pulses with the hopes and dreams of three generations as they struggle to forge an identity in a neighborhood on the brink of transition.
Seven time nominee and two time Tony Award-winner Chita Rivera visited the cast of In The Heights at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in New York City on Thursday, July 16th, 2009. The Tony winning original star of the show, Lin-Manuel Miranda, also dropped and BroadwayWorld.com was there!
Award winning actor and 30 Rock star, Alec Baldwin raved about the Shakespeare in the Park production of TWELFTH NIGHT's final performance in his column on the Huffington Post.
Audiences will be tickled pink to experience this fun-filled musical which has received raves from audiences and critics across the country. So grab your friends, schedule a girl's night out, or just make a date and come raise your spirits with Elle, Bruiser, and the ladies of Delta Nu playing at the Fabulous Fox Theatre from July 14 - 19. Tickets are on sale now at all Ticketmaster outlets, at www.ticketmaster.com and 800-982-2787.
'We are absolutely tickled pink to bring LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL to town,' states Christopher B. Manos, Producer of Theater of the Stars. '
After a 48 year absence, Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) presents the first new Broadway production of Bye Bye Birdie as the inaugural production of the new Henry Miller's Theatre (124 West 43rd Street) beginning Thursday, September 10th, 2009 with an official opening on Thursday, October 15th, 2009. This will be a limited engagement through January 10th, 2010.
Sharp eyed visitors to our BroadwayWorld.com message boards reported that several cast members of the Shakespeare in the Park production of Twelfth Night, including stars Anne Hathaway and Raul Esparza had a very special surprise in store for the brave souls who waited in line in Central Park to get free tickets to the show's last performance tonight, Sunday July 12th.
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