As BroadwayWorld reported earlier, last night, September 13, 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon' launched its first ever LNJF Broadway Week. The week will showcase all the biggest hits the Great White Way has to offer, from pounding punk rock to 60s swing. Each night this week, Jimmy will welcome a different Broadway musical to the Late Night studios.
The musical revue NAKED BOYS SINGING will run in Provincetown, Massachusetts from June 24 to September 15, theproducersperspective.com reports. The cast will include David Bryant, Ryan Obermeier, Brad Greer, Garrett Bruce, Chris Marchant and Garrett Olthuis. The production will be produced and directed by Tom D'Angora and Michael Duling.
Last night, September 13, 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon' launched its first ever LNJF Broadway Week. The week will showcase all the biggest hits the Great White Way has to offer, from pounding punk rock to 60s swing. Each night this week, Jimmy will welcome a different Broadway musical to the Late Night studios.
'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon' has announced its first ever LNJF Broadway Week. The week will showcase all the biggest hits the Great White Way has to offer, from pounding punk rock to 60s swing. Starting September 13th, Jimmy will welcome a different Broadway musical to the Late Night studios each night.
'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon' has announced its first ever LNJF Broadway Week. The week will showcase all the biggest hits the Great White Way has to offer, from pounding punk rock to 60s swing. Starting September 13th, Jimmy will welcome a different Broadway musical to the Late Night studios each night.
TheatreWorks, the nationally-acclaimed theatre of Silicon Valley, continues its commitment to the creation and development of new works with the 2010 New Works Festival, sponsored by Microsoft. The ninth annual Festival, August 8-22 at TheatreWorks at Lucie Stern Theatre, features fifteen days of new works unveiled to the public, including new musicals, new plays, a cabaret concert, and a panel discussion. This year's festival will feature a developmental production of the funny and inspirational musical FLY BY NIGHT from Kim Rosenstock, Will Connolly, and Michael Mitnick. Additionally announced for this summer's lineup are staged readings of two musicals: GREAT WALL, a vibrant pop musical from Kevin Merritt and Kevin So (with Tony Award-winner David Henry Hwang as a story consultant), and the moving gospel and jazz musical RED CLAY from Jeff Hughes and Scott Ethier. The festival will also feature readings of two plays: HOW TO WRITE A NEW BOOK FOR THE BIBLE, the latest piece from New Works Festival veteran Bill Cain (Equivocation) and VARIATIONS ON A THEME, a luminous drama by Anna Ziegler. Audience members are invited to a Meet the Artists Panel at 7:30pm on August 15. The panel discussion will give an inside look at what it's like to write for the stage. Festival composers, performers, and special guests will share a wealth of new songs and treasured favorites at Festival: Unplugged, Songs in the Key of New, a cabaret concert on Friday, August 20. For tickets (on sale July 16) and info, you may call the box office at (650) 463-1960 or visit www.theatreworks.org.
Back in May, the New York Post reported that pop-star Justin Timberlake had been expressing interest in starring in a film version of the Tony-winning musical, MEMPHIS. Now, with Zac Efron having just made his second visit to the musical, they're speculating that he's interested in the part as well.
A recent article from Variety talks about the recent box office increase at MEMPHIS, despite star Montego Glover's vacation. Did Michelle Obama's visit coupled with the Tony Award turn around the destiny MEMPHIS?
The Toxic Avenger - named '2009 Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical' by the Outer Critics Circle and '2009 Theater Fans' Choice Award for Best Off-Broadway Musical' by Broadwayworld.com - will mark its Asian premiere on Saturday, August 14th at the KT&G Sangsang Art Hall in southern Seoul. (Information about the show can be found at http://toxichero.tistory.com and via twitter at http://twitter.com/toxichero_twt).
The Toxic Avenger - named '2009 Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical' by the Outer Critics Circle and '2009 Theater Fans' Choice Award for Best Off-Broadway Musical' by Broadwayworld.com - will mark its Asian premiere on Saturday, August 14th at the KT&G Sangsang Art Hall in southern Seoul. (Information about the show can be found at http://toxichero.tistory.com and via twitter at http://twitter.com/toxichero_twt).
TheatreWorks, the nationally-acclaimed theatre of Silicon Valley, continues its commitment to the creation and development of new works with the 2010 New Works Festival, sponsored by Microsoft. The ninth annual Festival, August 8-22 at TheatreWorks at Lucie Stern Theatre, features fifteen days of new works unveiled to the public, including new musicals, new plays, a cabaret concert, and a panel discussion. This year's festival will feature a developmental production of the funny and inspirational musical FLY BY NIGHT from Kim Rosenstock, Will Connolly, and Michael Mitnick. Additionally announced for this summer's lineup are staged readings of two musicals: GREAT WALL, a vibrant pop musical from Kevin Merritt and Kevin So (with Tony Award-winner David Henry Hwang as a story consultant), and the moving gospel and jazz musical RED CLAY from Jeff Hughes and Scott Ethier. The festival will also feature readings of two plays: HOW TO WRITE A NEW BOOK FOR THE BIBLE, the latest piece from New Works Festival veteran Bill Cain (Equivocation) and VARIATIONS ON A THEME, a luminous drama by Anna Ziegler. Audience members are invited to a Meet the Artists Panel at 7:30pm on August 15. The panel discussion will give an inside look at what it's like to write for the stage. Festival composers, performers, and special guests will share a wealth of new songs and treasured favorites at Festival: Unplugged, Songs in the Key of New, a cabaret concert on Friday, August 20. For tickets (on sale July 16) and info, you may call the box office at (650) 463-1960 or visit www.theatreworks.org.
TVNZ reports that Cheryl Crow may be at work on a Broadway score for a stage adaptaton of the film, Diner. The songstress recently contributed a strip-tease number to the New York stage show. Revealing few details, Crow remarked: 'A friend of mine has asked me to write the music for the Broadway musical version of the film 'Diner...' There's a scene where these three women do a striptease and I came up with the music for it. It's so good I could strip to it. And I'm 48.'
Christine Pedi of FORBIDDEN BROADWAY put her impression skills to work for a parody of Lady Gaga's 'Telephone' video channelling Liza Minnelli and Carol Channing in the places of Lady Gaga and Beyonce. Click Below to view her take impression of 'Minnelli and Channing do 'Telephone.'
Memphis star Montego Glover performed for the Obamas at The Ford's Theatre's annual gala on June 6th. Singing 'Colored Woman' Glover wowed the crowd. The show was telecast on July 2nd.
TheatreWorks, the nationally-acclaimed theatre of Silicon Valley, continues its commitment to the creation and development of new works with the 2010 New Works Festival, sponsored by Microsoft. The ninth annual Festival, August 8-22 at TheatreWorks at Lucie Stern Theatre, features fifteen days of new works unveiled to the public, including new musicals, new plays, a cabaret concert, and a panel discussion. This year's festival will feature a developmental production of the funny and inspirational musical FLY BY NIGHT from Kim Rosenstock, Will Connolly, and Michael Mitnick. Additionally announced for this summer's lineup are staged readings of two musicals: GREAT WALL, a vibrant pop musical from Kevin Merritt and Kevin So (with Tony Award-winner David Henry Hwang as a story consultant), and the moving gospel and jazz musical RED CLAY from Jeff Hughes and Scott Ethier. The festival will also feature readings of two plays: HOW TO WRITE A NEW BOOK FOR THE BIBLE, the latest piece from New Works Festival veteran Bill Cain (Equivocation) and VARIATIONS ON A THEME, a luminous drama by Anna Ziegler. Audience members are invited to a Meet the Artists Panel at 7:30pm on August 15. The panel discussion will give an inside look at what it's like to write for the stage. Festival composers, performers, and special guests will share a wealth of new songs and treasured favorites at Festival: Unplugged, Songs in the Key of New, a cabaret concert on Friday, August 20. For tickets (on sale July 16) and info, you may call the box office at (650) 463-1960 or visit www.theatreworks.org.
The musical revue NAKED BOYS SINGING will run in Provincetown, Massachusetts from June 24 to September 15, theproducersperspective.com reports. The cast will include David Bryant, Ryan Obermeier, Brad Greer, Garrett Bruce, Chris Marchant and Garrett Olthuis. The production will be produced and directed by Tom D'Angora and Michael Duling.
Listeners will hear an extensive Tony Awards re-cap during this week's edition of Broadway Names with Julie James featuring interviews with the awards show's host Sean Hayes, performer Kristin Chenoweth, winner David Bryan (Memphis, Bon Jovi) and nominees Valerie Harper and Chad Kimball, among others.
Listeners will hear an extensive Tony Awards re-cap during this week's edition of Broadway Names with Julie James featuring interviews with the awards show's host Sean Hayes, performer Kristin Chenoweth, winner David Bryan (Memphis, Bon Jovi) and nominees Valerie Harper and Chad Kimball, among others.
Executive Director Kevin Mayes announced congratulations to playwright Joe DiPietro, author of their upcoming production of f**kING MEN, for the three Tony awards that he received at last night's ceremonies.
The world's largest and most respected music print publisher, Hal Leonard Corporation is publishing publish vocal selections for Memphis and The Toxic Avenger, two highly acclaimed new musicals from the songwriting team of Joe DiPietro and David Bryan. Both titles are due off press for the Summer NAMM convention, held June 18-20 in Nashville.
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