BroadwayWorld's own James Sims stopped by the Pasadena Playhouse during Mask's last minute rehearsals and talked with cast members Michelle Duffy, Greg Evigan and Allen Read, along with director Richard Maltby, Jr., discovering how this heartbreaking story of family and love made its way onto the stage, in musical form, more than 20 years after debuting on the big screen...
The Geffen Playhouse honored actress Annette Bening and Walt Disney Company's President and CEO Robert Iger during Monday's Backstage at the Geffen, a star-studded event raising $575,000 for the Geffen's Stage for Any Age education and outreach programs.
With a continued resurgence of Sondheim revivals on Broadway, listening to the composer opine for over an hour lived up to the hype, and with Rich's insight, a conversation between the two was a once-in-a-lifetime experience for any theatre aficionado...
BroadwayWorld's own James Sims recently joined actors Judy Kaye, David Hess, Lauren Molina and Edmund Bagnell in the Ahmanson lobby to discover their own visions of Sweeney Todd and understand why Sondheim's work continues to remain popular nearly 30 years since first bowing on Broadway.
In No Child?, Sun's highly entertaining and message driven one-woman play, now running at the Kirk Douglas Theatre, the life altering affect theatre can have on children is thrown center stage...
BroadwayWorld's own James Sims sat down for an exclusive interview with Megan Hilty and Shoshana Bean at the Chamberlain Hotel in West Hollywood, getting the witchy duo to dish on their time performing in Wicked together, both on Broadway and the National Tour, and found out a little of what they are planning for their upcoming Upright Cabaret show...
The national touring production of Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, will begin performances at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles beginning with one preview on March 11 at 8 p.m. and is set to run through April 6.
BroadwayWorld's own James Sims recently caught up with Joan Rivers before an evening performance, talking to the comedienne about her long-lasting career, including re-inventing television's coverage of red carpet events, her future on the internet with America Online and a possible transfer of A Work in Progress by a Life in Progress to New York.
If ever there were a time to make a strong argument in support of public broadcast television, today would be the day, as the vultures are circling. With government funding getting slashed quicker than George Bush's approval ratings can drop, and The New York Times posing questions like, 'is PBS still necessary?' perhaps only Stephen Sondheim can mount a worthy fight. On February 20, the series Great Performances is set to air a filmed evening of the recent Sondheim Broadway revival of Company, which proves as a shining beacon for poor endangered PBS...
With the production coming to a close in New York, BroadwayWorld's own James Sims caught up with The Color Purple's composers/lyricits Allee Willis and Stephen Bray, in Los Angeles, to discuss how the pair, along with Brenda Russell and Marsha Norman (libretto), turned a Pulitzer Prize winning novel and Oscar nominated film into a Broadway musical...
For anyone wishing to catch a glimpse of a bright star that by all means of logic should have faded decades ago, then Joan Rivers: A Work in Progress by a Life in Progress is a fantastic showcase of laughs and tears. And a note to any network executives reading this review, neither Ryan Seacrest nor Lisa Rinna can ever come close to the genius that is Joan Rivers on the red carpet...
With his latest West Coast premiere of Some Girl(s) at the Geffen Playhouse, LaBute has delivered yet another exceptional piece of theatre, scouring to the depths of male bashing with utter finesse. And to ensure the production is living up to the book's potential, its playwright has directed as well, although LaBute's stronger suit is directing screen rather than stage (not counting that horrendous misstep called 'The Wicker Man')...
BroadwayWorld's own James Sims sat down with JoAnne Worley backstage at the Pantages Theatre to catch up with the musical theatre star before an evening performance of Wicked. Worley talks about her recent experience back on Broadway in The Drowsy Chaperone and how it feels to join the blockbuster musical in Los Angeles.
BroadwayWorld's own James Sims was on hand for Li'l Abner's dress rehearsal earlier this week and spoke with the cast and creative team regarding the rigorous Reprise! schedule and about the comic strip-turned musical production.
BroadwayWorld's own James Sims sat in on NBC's 'The Office' Star Melora Hardin's rehearsal before catching up with the actress to talk about her singing background, working with Alexander and how she juggles film and television roles with motherhood and song-writing...
BroadwayWorld's own James Sims was on hand for L.A.'s Next Great Stage Star II final night of competition, speaking with the panel of industry judges and following each of the top five performers as they prepared to sing one last time...
BroadwayWorld's own James Sims recently caught up with Shoshana Bean as she rehearsed for an upcoming performance at Upright Cabaret. She talked about her time on Broadway, taking over the lead role in Wicked earlier than expected and revealed her future plans for recording and possibly touring once her album is released...
BroadwayWorld's own James Sims sat down with Eric Millegan before the show to discuss his career in New York, including doing a workshop of the Broadway musical Spring Awakening, singing cabaret and his moving out to Los Angeles to work full-time on FOX's 'Bones.'
BroadwayWorld's own James Sims recently caught up with Jason Alexander during rehearsals for Damn Yankees discussing the former 'Seinfeld' alum joining Reprise! as Artistic Director and his vision for the future of the Los Angeles theatre company.
BroadwayWorld's James Sims recently sat down with Jennifer Leigh Warren at Mark's Restaurant to talk about her experience working with the late Howard Ashman, struggling for roles on Broadway and singing her heart out on the cabaret stage...
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