STAGE TUBE: NEWSIES Cast Prepares For Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade!
by Patrick Nugent
- Dec 14, 2012
Travel to Walt Disney World with Corey Cott, Ryan Steele and Jess LeProtto as they prepare for their big moment in the Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade. Be sure to catch them in the parade Christmas Morning on ABC and on Broadway in the Tony Award winning musical, NEWSIES. Check out the video inside!
THE LION KING's Chantel Riley and Ben Jeffrey Appear on WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE Tonight
by BWW News Desk
- Dec 10, 2012
In celebration of the 15th anniversary of "The Lion King" on Broadway, "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire," with Emmy Award-winning host Meredith Vieira, will host two principal actors from the hit musical as contestants today, December 10. Chantel Riley (Nala) and Ben Jeffrey (Pumbaa) will play "Millionaire" as a two-person team and will donate their winnings to The Actors Fund, a national human services organization that helps professionals in performing arts and entertainment in times of need, crisis or transition. The duo is guaranteed to win a minimum of $10,000 for The Actors Fund.
THE LION KING's Chantel Riley and Ben Jeffrey to Appear on WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE, 12/10
by BWW News Desk
- Dec 7, 2012
In celebration of the 15th anniversary of "The Lion King" on Broadway, "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire," with Emmy Award-winning host Meredith Vieira, will host two principal actors from the hit musical as contestants on Monday, December 10. Chantel Riley (Nala) and Ben Jeffrey (Pumbaa) will play "Millionaire" as a two-person team and will donate their winnings to The Actors Fund, a national human services organization that helps professionals in performing arts and entertainment in times of need, crisis or transition. The duo is guaranteed to win a minimum of $10,000 for The Actors Fund.
Photo Flash: NEWSIES Performs for the 2012 Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade!
by Kelsey Denette
- Dec 5, 2012
Corey Cott and the cast of Newsies, the Tony Award winning new American musical, will appear on the 2012 Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade, with a performance of "Carrying the Banner." The parade airs on ABC, beginning at 10:00am, on Christmas morning, Tuesday, December 25, 2012.
Photo Flash: NEWSIES Cast Performs in Disney Parks Christmas Parade
by Nicole Rosky
- Dec 5, 2012
Corey Cott and the cast of Newsies, the Tony® Award winning new American musical, will appear on the 2012 Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade, with a performance of "Carrying the Banner." The parade airs on ABC, beginning at 10:00am, on Christmas morning, Tuesday, December 25, 2012. Check out photos from the event below!
Photo Flash: THE LION KING's Alton Fitzgerald White & More at Empire State Building for Show's 15th Anniversary
by BWW News Desk
- Dec 4, 2012
In celebration of the fifteenth anniversary of Broadway's landmark musical event The Lion King, cast members Alton Fitzgerald White, Chondra La-Tease Profit and Lindiwe Dlamini 'flipped the switch' and lit the world-famous Empire State Building's tower lights with the signature color of the production. The lights will shine yellow in honor of the anniversary today, December 4, 2012. Check out photos of the cast at the Empire State Building below!
Disney's THE LION KING and NEWSIES to Offer New Accessibility Services on Broadway
by BWW News Desk
- Dec 4, 2012
Supported by funds from the City of New York Theater Subdistrict Council, LDC and the City of New York, Disney's hit musicals The Lion King and Newsies have joined The Broadway Accessibility/Audience Expansion Initiative, which creates collaboration between producers and accessibility specialists at all stages of production. The Initiative is a partnership between Inclusion in the Arts, a New York-based not-for-profit, and G-PASS, a service company utilizing technology from Sound Associates Inc., in collaboration with Disney Theatrical Productions. This historic Initiative provides theatre-goers with disabilities a theatre experience as complete and captivating as that enjoyed by non-disabled audience members. The services are: I-Caption for deaf and hard-of-hearing patrons and D-Scriptive for blind and low-vision patrons.
Empire State Building Shines Yellow to Honor THE LION KING's 15th Anniversary on Broadway, 12/4
by BWW News Desk
- Dec 3, 2012
In celebration of the fifteenth anniversary of Broadway's landmark musical event The Lion King, cast members Alton Fitzgerald White, Chondra La-Tease Profit and Lindiwe Dlamini will 'flip the switch' and light the world-famous Empire State Building's tower lights with the signature color of the production. The lights will shine yellow in honor of the anniversary on Tuesday, December 4, 2012.
Tickets for THE LION KING in Omaha Go on Sale Today
by BWW News Desk
- Dec 3, 2012
Disney Theatrical Productions and Omaha Performing Arts announced today that tickets for the long-awaited return engagement of DISNEY'S THE LION KING will go on sale to the public today, December 3.
PETER AND THE STARCATCHER Will Offer Student Matinee, 12/5
by Kelsey Denette
- Nov 30, 2012
The producers of Peter and the Starcatcher, the five-time Tony® Award-winning play by Rick Elice which tells the back story of Peter Pan, announced today that they have partnered with the NYC Department of Education to hold a special matinee for theater students on Wednesday, December 5 at 11:30 AM, with a post-show talkback following the performance.
THE LION KING Goes On Sale Today at Fox Cities PAC
by BWW News Desk
- Nov 30, 2012
Tickets for the long-awaited return engagement of Disney's The Lion King will go on sale to the public today, November 30 at 7:00 a.m. according to Disney Theatrical Productions and the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center. The Fox Cities' most eagerly awaited return will once again leap onto the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center's stage on Tuesday, April 9 for a limited engagement of four weeks through Sunday, May 5. The opening night performance is Thursday, April 11 at 7:30 p.m. The show's six-week premiere engagement in 2007 played a sold-out run at the Fox Cities P.A.C
Photo Flash: Dolly Parton Visits NEWSIES!
by Nicole Rosky
- Nov 29, 2012
Last night, eight-time Grammy Award winner and 2009 Tony® Award nominee Dolly Parton, attended a performance of Newsies, the Tony® Award winning new American musical, and visited with the cast backstage afterwards. Parton attended with the show's director, Jeff Calhoun. Calhoun first worked with Parton when he was cast as a dancer in the 1982 film version of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, and recently directed both the US and UK tours of her Broadway musical 9 to 5.
Check out photos of Parton with the cast below!
THE LION KING Goes On Sale Friday at Fox Cities PAC
by Kelsey Denette
- Nov 26, 2012
Tickets for the long-awaited return engagement of Disney's The Lion King will go on sale to the public this Friday, November 30 at 7:00 a.m. according to Disney Theatrical Productions and the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center. The Fox Cities' most eagerly awaited return will once again leap onto the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center's stage on Tuesday, April 9 for a limited engagement of four weeks through Sunday, May 5. The opening night performance is Thursday, April 11 at 7:30 p.m. The show's six-week premiere engagement in 2007 played a sold-out run at the Fox Cities P.A.C
THE LION KING Brings Special Pop-Up Exhibit to Bryant Park, 12/1-16
by Nicole Rosky
- Nov 26, 2012
'Inside The Lion King,' the first immersive, pop-up exhibit ever created for a Broadway show, arrives adjacent to Bryant Park, on 42nd Street and Avenue of the Americas, for a limited time to celebrate 15 years of The Lion King in New York City. More than 65 million people have experienced The Lion King, but never before like this. In this free exhibit, fans of all ages will experience and interact with 86 museum-quality artifacts including hand-made puppets, sculpted masks, elaborate artisan costumes and extraordinary sets that have appeared in productions from around the world.
NEWSIES Wins ACCA Award for Outstanding Broadway Chorus!
by Nicole Rosky
- Nov 26, 2012
NEWSIES, Disney's popular new musical about a charismatic newsboy and leader of a ragged band of teenage "newsies", will receive Actors' Equity Association's Advisory Committee on Chorus Affairs (ACCA) Sixth Annual ACCA Award for Outstanding Broadway Chorus. The honor is the only industry accolade of its kind and honors the distinctive talents and contributions made by the original chorus members of a Broadway musical. The award will be presented in the Actors' Equity Association Council Room, overlooking Times Square, on Tuesday, November 27, 2012.
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