The hosts of the next Waitress London Cast Album Karaoke Night have been announced today. Marisha Wallace, who plays Becky in the show, will host the post-show event alongside West End legend and Olivier-winning actress Ruthie Henshall (Evita, Chicago) on Wednesday 10 April. Audience members can sign up before the show for the chance to sing one minute of any song from Waitress - live on stage at the Adelphi and accompanied by the show's musical director Katharine Woolley.
The New York premiere production of Alice By Heart, which began performances on January 30 and plays through April 7. , is the first show in the Newman Mills Theater at The Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space (511 West 52nd Street). Below, the company strikes a pose in MCC's brand new space!
Berkeley Repertory Theatre today announced the full cast for the world premiere of Kiss My Aztec! John Leguizamo teams up with Artistic Director Tony Taccone for this musical comedy, following their collaboration on the hit one-man show Latin History for Morons, which received its world premiere at Berkeley Rep before heading to Broadway. Leguizamo will serve as co-writer and co-lyricist only for Kiss My Aztec! - 11 other talented actors will perform in this production. Taccone will also direct.
The Tony-nominated musical Waitress by Sara Bareilles is now playing at the Adelphi Theatre in London's West End. This week, Bareilles teamed up with the West End Jenna, SMASH star Katharine McPhee for a duet on the show's signature ballad, She Used To Be MIne. See their performance below!
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A fish with a porpoise, a lady of many (mad) hats, Grace McLean is currently living life down the rabbit hole in the thrilling new musical Alice By Heart.
Ghostlight Records has announced it will record a cast album of the new musical Alice By Heart. The show's current New York premiere production from MCC Theater (Robert LuPone, Bernard Telsey, William Cantler, Artistic Directors; Blake West, Executive Director) was recently extended through April 7. Alice By Heart has a book by Steven Sater and Jessie Nelson; music by Duncan Sheik, lyrics by Steven Sater, and direction by Jessie Nelson. Choreography is by Rick and Jeff Kuperman. The album - produced by Duncan Sheik and Kurt Deutsch, with Craig Balsam and Cody Lassen serving as executive producers - is being recorded March 24-25.
The next Waitress London Cast Album Karaoke Night will be held on Wednesday 10 April, hosts to be announced. Audience members can sign up before the show for the chance to sing one minute of any song from Waitress - live on stage at the Adelphi and accompanied by the show's musical director Katharine Woolley.
Opening up! Shoshana Bean has officially taken over the role of Jenna in Waitress! Bean had her first performance on March 18, and BroadwayWorld was there. Check out the photos below!
The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts and The Shubert Organization announced today the 2019/20 Broadway Philadelphia season, featuring a brilliant lineup of Tony Award -winning productions and the latest Broadway blockbusters.
It's official! Tony Award nominee Jeremy Jordan will take over the role of Dr. Pomatter on April 8 and will perform opposite Shoshana Bean as Jenna through May 12. As previously announced, Joey McIntyre will play his final performances on April 7.
Waitress has released a not-so-subtle clue as to who its next Dr. Pomatter is! The show's Twitter account posted an audio snippet, asking the fans if they can guess the next Pomatter. The audio is of Jeremy Jordan singing She Used To Be Mine.
According to this reviewer's admittedly casual bit of Googling, the first Broadway production based on Lewis Carroll's 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' was playwright Alice Gerstenberg's version, which opened at the Booth in 1915. But undoubtedly there were many other variations before then.
In celebration of International Women's Day, Disney on Broadway hosted the 2nd annual 'Women's Day on Broadway.' Following its launch in 2018, the event continues to aim to engage attendees of all genders and backgrounds in a day of open and honest dialogue about gender equality in the theatre industry and beyond.
BroadwayWorld presents a comprehensive weekly roundup of regional stories around our Broadway World, which include videos, editor spotlights, regional reviews and more. This week, we feature the new Britney Spears Musical, Alice Ripley in INTO THE WOODS, review for Diana in California, the CATS film and more!
The Tony-nominated musical, Waitress, is looking for two young girls to perform the role of Lulu during its limited Worcester engagement, May 22-26. Waitress is generously sponsored by UniBank and Worcester State University and is a part of The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts 10th Anniversary Broadway Series.
WAITRESS, the Tony nominated musical will be premiering at RBTL's Auditorium Theatre for a limited engagement on June 4-9, 2019 and is looking for two young girls to perform the role of "Lulu" for the duration of the engagement.
Shoshana Bean has shared a first look at her in costume as Jenna in Waitress! She begins performances on March 18 and will be in the show through May 12, 2019. Check out the photo below!
The hosts of the next Waitress London Cast Album Karaoke Night have been announced today. 30 Rock star Jack McBrayer, who has made his West End debut as Ogie in the show, will host the post-show event alongside Heart Breakfast presenter Lucy Horobin on Monday 18 March. Audience members can sign up before the show for the chance to sing one minute of any song from Waitress - live on stage at the Adelphi and accompanied by the show's musical director Katharine Woolley.
Broadway Grand Rapids announces WAITRESS, the national Broadway tour coming to Grand Rapids in April 2019, will conduct a local search for the most creative pie recipe, like Jenna's signature pies. As pie is a key ingredient to the storytelling of the show, we are seeking creative pie recipes that mimic Jenna's whimsical recipes. Bakers may submit their most creative, whimsical pie recipe-the kind of recipe that expresses your hopes, dreams, fears or frustrations, something baked right from the heart. The top three finalist recipes will be chosen and notified on Friday, April 19. Celebrity judges will choose the winning recipe during a taste-testing conducted on EightWest on WOOD TV, Thursday, April 25. The Grand Prize winner's recipe will be featured as an insert in the official WAITRESS cookbook. The winner will also be featured on the Broadway Grand Rapids social channels and WAITRESS social channels as well as receive 4 tickets to opening night on Tuesday, April 30.
