Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? Today's big news: NBC broadcasts PETER PAN LIVE! tonight, THE ILLUSIONISTS opens on Broadway, DISENCHANTED! raises the curtain off-Broadway and more!
The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. December is here, and 'Peter Pan' is finally live! Plus Light Opera Works and The Hyprocrites tackle operettas, 'Newsies' and 'Mary Poppins' have significant holiday runs, 'Stomp' and 'Schooner' return, Billy Corgan and Patti Lupone strut their stuff, and the community schedules a tribute to Sheldon Patinkin.
Sondra Lee, who portrayed Tiger Lily in the 1954 Broadway production of PETER PAN, as well as the 1955 telecast, spoke about Thursday night's live broadcast on NBC.
Walmart will air a series of ads during NBC's highly anticipated live broadcast of PETER PAN LIVE! which will feature the iconic fairy Tinkerbell and other Peter Pan-themed concepts.
VH1.com just unveiled a PETER PAN 'oral history' piece featuring interviews with original players Cathy Rigby, Sandy Duncan, Sondra Lee, Heller Halliday and more chatting about their part in the musical's legacy, their thoughts on NBC's upcoming live production and more.
In a new interview posted on The Daily Beast, Christian Borle, who portrayed Max in last year's THE SOUND OF MUSIC LIVE on NBC, shared his views on the tens of thousands of snarky tweets which came in during last year's live broadcast.
In an all new FUNNY OR DIE video, Tony winner Jane Krakowski shares her audition tape for NBC's live broadcast of Peter Pan. Unfortunately for the Tony winner, the part went to 'Girls' star Allison Williams instead.
In an all-new interview in today's The Hollywood Reporter, Christopher Walken talks about portraying the villainous Captain Hook in NBC's PETER PAN LIVE! airing this Thursday, December 4th.
NBC's Natalie Moralis stopped by the set of NBC's PETER PAN LIVE to speak with the 'Lost Boys' and find out what they like most about their characters.
The cast of NBC's PETER PAN LIVE!, including Allison Williams, Christopher Walken, Christian Borle and Kelli O'Hara' appeared on this morning's TODAY to talk about wrapping up preparations for the live broadcast
On this morning's TODAY, Natalie Moralis visited the set of NBC's PETER PAN LIVE and spoke with Allison Williams, who will take on the iconic title role.
On this morning's TODAY, Natalie Moralis visited the set of NBC's PETER PAN LIVE and spoke with Christopher Walken, who will portray Captain Hook, about the difficulties involved in putting on a live production.
In an all-new interview with USA Today, the cast and creative team behind NBC's PETER PAN LIVE! share their excitement over this week's live broadcast, airing Thursday, December 4th.
NBC's PETER PAN LIVE! producer Neil Meron took to Twitter over the holiday weekend to post behind-the-scenes photos of the musical's last rehearsals before its big December 4th debut. Scroll down for a round-up of all the backstage antics, including a couple Thanksgiving Day shots!
Wednesday night, NBC pulled back the curtain on the upcoming PETER PAN LIVE! and shared secrets about the production, including how everybody's favorite fairy Tinkerbell will be created and how the cast learned to fly. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you the entire feature!
This morning, December 1st, NBC's TODAY will visit the cast of PETER PAN LIVE on set, including Christopher Walken, Allison Williams, Christian Borle, Minnie Driver and Kelly O'Hara. Also scheduled for Monday's show, Idina Menzel (Broadway's IF/THEN) will perform live!