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Anthony Roth Costanzo To Sing In Met's The Enchanted Island Tonight
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jan 30, 2012


Anthony Roth Costanzo will sing the role of Prospero tonight in this season's final performance of The Enchanted Island, replacing David Daniels, who is ill.

Andrew Rannells-Led Comedy Gets the Green Light from NBC
by Kelsey Denette - Jan 27, 2012


Today, Deadline.com revealed that the show has been greenlit by NBC, adding that the series now has a title: 'The New Normal.'

Anthony Roth Costanzo To Sing Title Role In Met's The Enchanted Island 1/28
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jan 27, 2012


Anthony Roth Costanzo will sing the role of Prospero in The Enchanted Island tomorrow evening, January 28, replacing David Daniels, who is ill. Jeffrey Mandelbaum will replace Mr. Costanzo in the role of Ferdinand.

Rannells, Gad, James, O'Malley Extend BOOK OF MORMON Contracts Through February 2013
by Nicole Rosky - Jan 23, 2012


THE BOOK OF MORMON's original principal cast, Josh Gad, Andrew Rannells, Nikki M. James, Rory O'Malley, Michael Potts, along with Lewis Cleale and Brian Tyree Henry, have extended their contracts with the Tony Award-winning musical through February 2013. THE BOOK OF MORMON will celebrate its first year on Broadway on February 24, 2012.

THE BOOK OF MORMON Sells Out Three-Week Denver Engagement in Hours
by Jessica Lewis - Jan 23, 2012


The producers of the national tour of THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, and Denver Center Attractions have confirmed today that show show sold out its three-week engagement within 5 hours after tickets went on sale yesterday, January 24 at 10am. THE BOOK OF MORMON will play the Ellie Caulkins Opera House from August 14 -September 2, 2012. Following the Denver engagement, THE BOOK OF MORMON tour will play the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles for a twelve week run from September 18 through November 25, 2012. Tickets for the Los Angeles engagement will go on sale soon.

Tickets On Sale for THE BOOK OF MORMON in Denver, 1/22
by BWW News Desk - Jan 22, 2012


The producers of the national tour of THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, and Denver Center Attractions announce today that single tickets will go on sale Sunday, January 22 at 10am,

THE BOOK OF MORMON's Andrew Rannells to Headline Ryan Murphy, Allison Adler NBC Comedy
by Kelsey Denette - Jan 18, 2012


Tony Award nominee Andrew Rannells, currently starring on Broadway in THE BOOK OF MORMON, has signed on to a new comedy from GLEE's Ryan Murphy and Allison Adler.

BWW Reviews: Theatre Three's PROOF - Raw, Real Theater At Its Finest
by Melissa Giordano - Jan 11, 2012


In the Pulitzer Prize winning play 'Proof' by David Auburn, college bound Catherine struggles with having the same brilliant knack for numbers as her mathematician father and the dreadful possibility she has inherited his dementia. Playing through January 28th at Theatre Three in Port Jefferson, Long Island, this fantastically done production will surely strike a nerve.

Tickets On Sale for THE BOOK OF MORMON in Denver, 1/22
by Kelsey Denette - Jan 5, 2012


The producers of the national tour of THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, and Denver Center Attractions announce today that single tickets will go on sale Sunday, January 22 at 10am,

THE BOOK OF MORMON Slated to Arrive in London in Early 2013
by Kelsey Denette - Jan 5, 2012


There's been speculation since it opened on Broadway that the undeniable hit THE BOOK OF MORMON would be headed for a West End debut. The Daily Mail's Baz Bamigboye reports today that THE BOOK OF MORMON is indeed headed for London - and will move into the Prince of Wales Theatre in early 2013.

THE ENCHANTED ISLAND Debuts at the Metropolitan Opera, 12/31
by BWW News Desk - Dec 31, 2011


The Enchanted Island, a world premiere work that combines Baroque music with a new, English-language libretto featuring characters from Shakespeare's The Tempest and A Midsummer Night's Dream, will premiere at the Metropolitan Opera on December 31, 2011.

THE BOOK OF MORMON’s Parker and Stone Interviewed on NPR's Fresh Air
by Gabrielle Sierra - Dec 29, 2011


National Public Radio's "Fresh Air," hosted by Terry Gross, will rebroadcast their interview with THE BOOK OF MORMON's co-authors Trey Parker and Matt Stone on tomorrow's show, Friday, December 30.

Tickets Available for DEATH OF A SALESMAN Starting Tomorrow- Full Cast Announced!
by Nicole Rosky - Dec 16, 2011


Tickets go on sale Saturday, December 17 at 10:00 AM for Arthur Miller's Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece DEATH OF A SALESMAN, in a new production directed by eight-time Tony Award® winner Mike Nichols and starring Academy Award® winner Philip Seymour Hoffman as Willy Loman, Obie Award winner Linda Emond as Linda Loman and Andrew Garfield (The Social Network, The Amazing Spider-Man), making his Broadway debut as Biff Loman. The strictly limited 16-week engagement opens Thursday, March 15, 2012 at the Barrymore Theatre (243 West 47th Street, between Broadway and Eighth Avenue). Previews begin Monday, February 13. For tickets, visit Telecharge.com or call 212-239-6200.

Mitt Romney Wants to See THE BOOK OF MORMON!
by Nicole Rosky - Dec 15, 2011


GOP candidate Mitt Romney, who is currently busy preparing for the 2012 election and also happens to be a Mormon, recently told the New York Times that he wants to see Broadway's THE BOOK OF MORMON. Romney told NYT: "I actually encouraged the guys that did that play, 'The Book of Mormon,' because I thought that'd be really helpful." He continued, "I do want to see it, sure," he said. "It's a Tony-award winner, big phenomenon - yeah, I want to see it someday. But I don't have a lot of time for Broadway shows."

STAGE TUBE: Josh Gad and Jon Stewart on the History of Christmas
by Nicole Rosky - Dec 13, 2011


Tony nominee and 'The Book of Mormon' star Josh Gad, who is a regular correspondent at 'The Daily Show' stopped by last night where he took art in a scit about the history of Christmas. Click below to check it out!

THE BOOK OF MORMON Tour To Play 12 Weeks at LA's Pantages Theatre in Fall 2012
by BWW - Dec 7, 2011


The National Tour of THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, will make its West Coast premiere in a strictly limited 12-week engagement from September 5 through November 25, 2012 at the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles. The National Tour comes to LA after its premiere in Denver, where it will play from August 14 through September 2, 2012 at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House.

BOOK OF MORMON Album Available on Amazon for $5
by Nicole Rosky - Dec 2, 2011


The Original Broadway Cast Recording for THE BOOK OF MORMON was nominated for the 2012 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. The recording on Ghostlight Records made history earlier this year as the first Broadway cast recording to chart in Billboard's Top 10 since Hair in 1969 and was also cited by Billboard as the fastest selling digital cast recording release of all time. The 54th Annual Grammy Awards will be held on February 12, 2012 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles and broadcast on the CBS Television Network.

First Block of AMEX Tickets Now On Sale for Philip Seymour Hoffman, Andrew Garfield & Linda Emond-Led DEATH OF A SALESMAN
by Nicole Rosky - Nov 30, 2011


Tickets go on sale today for American Express® Cardmembers for Arthur Miller's Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece DEATH OF A SALESMAN, in a new production directed by eight-time Tony Award® winner Mike Nichols and starring Academy Award® winner Philip Seymour Hoffman as Willy Loman, Obie Award winner Linda Emond as Linda Loman and Andrew Garfield (The Social Network, The Amazing Spider-Man), making his Broadway debut as Biff Loman. The strictly limited 16-week engagement opens Thursday, March 15, 2012 at the Barrymore Theatre (243 West 47th Street, between Broadway and Eighth Avenue). Previews begin Monday, February 13.

THE BOOK OF MORMON Officially Recoups Broadway Capitalization
by Nicole Rosky - Nov 29, 2011


Producers of THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, announced today that the Broadway production has recouped its capitalization during the week ending November 27, 2011. THE BOOK OF MORMON plays at Broadway's Eugene O'Neill Theatre, where it has broken the house record 22 times since the March 24, 2011 opening.

Josh Gad Talks BOOK OF MORMON Movie, Working on a Broadway Smash Hit & More
by Kelsey Denette - Nov 25, 2011


Is THE BOOK OF MORMON headed for the silver screen? 'I can tell you that it will most likely happen one day,' Josh Gad, currently starring in the hit show, told The Hollywood Reporter.

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