Hunter Parris News

Broadway's new production of GODSPELL has partnered with the 2011 New York Cares Coat Drive. The GODSPELL initiative - dubbed the "Give Him Your Coat As Well" Coat Drive - takes place now through Saturday, December 31at Circle in the Square Theatre.

Godspell's Julia Mattison is joined by fellow cast members from Broadway's Godspell, in a holiday comedy rock show at the Beechman on December 19th. The concert will debut a number of new twisted holiday tunes, with songs like "Frostbite! Awesome!" and "Santa is the Ultimate Creeper". Mattison and friends will bring the laughs with these new tunes and some fresh takes on old classics.

Emmy Award-winning actress Margo Martindale, star "A Gifted Man," on the Network; actor Hunter Parrish, star of "Weeds" and the Broadway revival of "Godspell"; actor Steve Guttenberg, star of the new Broadway comedy "Relatively Speaking"; and model Lindsay Ellingson, who will be featured in "The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show" Nov. 29 on CBS, will drop by to chat with anchors Kevin Frazier from "The Insider" and Christina McLarty from "Entertainment Tonight" and "The Insider."

Today, in an extension of the FLASH FRIDAY column, we are sharpening our focus on the six upcoming revivals of musicals that are soon to hit the boards in the next few months (post-FOLLIES) and battle it out for the Best Revival as the Broadway season heats up just when the weather begins to cool: the classic Jule Styne/Bob Merrill musical that originally starred that star-of-stars, Barbra Streisand - FUNNY GIRL; the groundbreaking rock opera that rewrote the theatrical rulebook thanks to young creators Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice - JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR; the hippie, flower child take on the Christ story covering some similar Biblical ground to that of SUPERSTAR, with this one being the composing debut of WICKED songwriter Stephen Schwartz - GODSPELL; another Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice collaboration that won seven Tony Awards and acted as the vehicle for Patti LuPone's blazing Broadway debut in a starring role - EVITA; the significantly reworked, revised and rewritten new version of the beautifully scored time-travel musical by Burton Lane and Alan Jay Lerner, this time starring a male movie star crooner - ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER; and, the landmark American opera composed by the Gershwins with DuBose Haywerd - PORGY & BESS. While each and every one of these entities has a huge hit song or two that nearly everyone on the planet knows by heart - "Don't Rain On My Parade", "I Don't Know How To Love Him", "Day By Day", "Don't Cry For Me Argentina", "On A Clear Day…" and 'Summertime' included - each of these revivals also comes after a film version (or two) that, in more than a few of these cases, will be relatively difficult to top as far as expectations of many audience members undoubtedly will go. So, by taking a listen to the smash hit crossover songs from these musicals as well as looking at their respective film version's trailers - as well as a couple of surprises, too - perhaps we can glean some insight into what makes these generally pretty terrific properties so well worth reviving on Broadway, here, now, today, in 2011. Furthermore, all of this crystal ball commentary is not even taking into account the starry assortment of performers that have already been announced for these productions so far - especially with FUNNY GIRL's Lauren Ambrose and Bobby Cannavale, GODSPELL's Hunter Parrish, SUPERSTAR's lauded Josh Young, EVITA's Ricky Martin and Michael Cerveris, PORGY's Norm Lewis and Audra McDonald, as well as the leading man in what was once a leading lady's role (that of Barbara Harris) in ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER, Harry Connick, Jr.! What a tight race it is turning out to be for these new productions, particularly come Tony time in June! With rock to rhumba and borscht belt comedy to messianic hosannas and even full-out opera, seemingly every conceivable customer base is more than covered by this packed, potentially, well, awesome, season of shows - and many Broadway babies around BroadwayWorld are undoubtedly looking most forward to these six forthcoming revivals - with particularly good reason given the relative dearth of new musicals announced so far. So, let these revivals revive your flagging spirits as we leap into the 2011-2012 season with this comprehensive prospective and retrospective all about what makes them work so well in the first place and so worthy of another look!

On Fri-Sun, March 19-21, 2010 at 10pm (8pm Sunday) - Upright Cabaret presents 3x Grammy Nominee TAYLOR DAYNE, in three rare intimate performances entitled "TAYLOR DAYNE: Up Close and Upright!" Only at Upright Cabaret on Vermont (located within the Vermont Restaurant Complex), 1714 N. Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027.

On Fri-Sun, March 19-21, 2010 at 10pm (8pm Sunday) - Upright Cabaret presents 3x Grammy Nominee TAYLOR DAYNE, in three rare intimate performances entitled "TAYLOR DAYNE: Up Close and Upright!" Only at Upright Cabaret on Vermont (located within the Vermont Restaurant Complex), 1714 N. Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027.

On Fri-Sun, March 19-21, 2010 at 10pm (8pm Sunday) - Upright Cabaret presents 3x Grammy Nominee TAYLOR DAYNE, in three rare intimate performances entitled "TAYLOR DAYNE: Up Close and Upright!" Only at Upright Cabaret on Vermont (located within the Vermont Restaurant Complex), 1714 N. Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027.

SPRING AWAKENING, Broadway's Tony Award-winning musical is pleased to announce 'Boys Night' - taking place tonight Tuesday, November 11 at 7:00PM at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre and an after-party at a nearby bar and lounge.

SPRING AWAKENING, Broadway's Tony Award-winning musical is pleased to announce 'Boys Night' - taking place Tuesday, November 11 at 7:00PM at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre and an after-party at a nearby bar and lounge.

Jamie McGonnigal presented 'Broadway Loves Joe's Pub" a concert featuring the best of the best from the Broadway concerts at Joe's Pub over the last ten years.

SPRING AWAKENING, Broadway's Tony Award-winning musical is pleased to announce 'Boys Night' - taking place Tuesday, November 11 at 7:00PM at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre and an after-party at a nearby bar and lounge.