Birth Place: Glasgow, SCOTLAND
Award winning West End star DANIEL BOYS will join the previously announced West End and Broadway singing sensation KERRY ELLIS in the 40th anniversary concert version of Stephen Schwartz's smash-hit musical ‘Godspell'.
Stage and screen star John Barrowman will release a new CD, titled Tonight's The Night - The Very Best Of John Barrowman on 5 September 2011. The album will feature 14 of the very best tracks from John's three previous albums (Another Side, Music Music Music, and John Barrowman) plus two new songs, the CD is now available for pre-order from major retailers. Click here to pre-order.
KW & NB Ltd and Curve, Leicester with Hackney Empire and Nottingham Playhouse proudly present for the first time live on stage, a musical adaptation of David Walliams' award-winning novel for children, Mr Stink.
The cast of Torchwood was on hand during a press panel at Comic Con 2011. The panel was held on July 23rd in San Diego, and at the event, stage veteran John Barrowman sang 'Happy Birthday' to a fan and ended the song with a big smooch. Click below to check it out!
The cast of Torchwood was on hand during a press panel at Comic Con 2011. The panel was held on July 23rd in San Diego.
According to IMDB.com, stage and screen star John Barrowman was just made an honorary Doctor of Drama by the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in July. Also earning the honor this year were Moira Anderson, David MacLennan and Judith Howarth.
Torchwood is a British science fiction television programme created by Russell T. Davies. The series is a spin-off from Davies' 2005 revival of the long-running science fiction programme Doctor Who. The show features stage veterans John Barrowman and Bill Pullman.
Cast of Highly Anticipated Series, 'Torchwood: Miracle Day,' Including Stars John Barrowman, Eve Myles, Bill Pullman, Mekhi Phifer, Alexa Havins, Lauren Ambrose and Writer Jane Espenson To Appear on Panel at 10am PT/Room 20; Special Advanced Screening of Episode 103 of Series on Thursday, July 21st at 9:30pm PT in Room 6DE
Actors Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Olga Kurylenko, Jessica Marais, Steven Strait, Christian Cooke and Danny Huston begin production in Miami this week on the Starz Originals series, 'Magic City.'
KW & NB Ltd and Curve, Leicester with Hackney Empire and Nottingham Playhouse proudly present for the first time live on stage, a musical adaptation of David Walliams' award-winning novel for children, Mr Stink.
According to IMDB.com, stage and screen star John Barrowman will be made an honorary Doctor of Drama from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in July. Also earning the honor this year are Moira Anderson, David MacLennan and Judith Howarth
'West End Stars in Conversation,' a new DVD featuring chats with London's biggest theatre stars, is set to be released on June 20. Featured on the all new DVD are Elaine Paige, Jason Donovan, Summer Strallen, and JOhn Barrowman.
The Stage News reports this morning that Dress Circle, the 'longest-running showbusiness and musical theatre shop in the world' is in danger of closing unless immediate investment funds can be raised. The historic shop, located in London's theatre district of Covent Garden, first opened its doors in 1977 and has since been the go-to place for theater merchandise and memorabilia, sheet music, musical theater CDs and things of the like. It has also hosted may book and CD signings with countless stars.
Following its five star debut pantomime, Aladdin, last Christmas, the SECC has announced that John Barrowman and The Krankies will make a triumphant return to the stage of the Clyde Auditorium for the forthcoming panto season.
This autumn, John Barrowman will once again bring his exuberant concert performances to fans around the UK and in Ireland. In September, John releases his CD, The Best of John Barrowman, featuring songs from his previous albums, Another Side, Music Music Music and John Barrowman. He will then launch this year's tour in Northampton on 19 October, closing it in his home town of Glasgow on 24 November.
Lauren Ambrose, who most recently appeared on Broadway in 2009's Exit the King opposite Geoffrey Rush and Susan Sarandon and is well-known for her role on HBO's Six Feet Under, will join the cast of Torchwood: Miracle Day, ew.com reports.
Television, film and stage star John Barrowman returned to his native Glasgow, heading the cast of the spectacular pantomime Aladdin. The production will close on Sunday, January 9.
2010 was a year filled with all sorts of exciting BroadwayWorld interviews - here's some of this year's highlights!
Over the course of our ninety minute conversation earlier this week, Tony-winning Broadway star Alice Ripley was kind enough to open up about her role in the phenomenon of the Pulitzer Prize-winning NEXT TO NORMAL, which is now kicking off a US Tour beginning in Los Angeles, as well as offer thoughts on many of her significant stage roles that she has taken on over the course of her impressive and varied career. Pete Townshend and THE WHO'S TOMMY to Andrew Lloyd Webber and SUNSET BOULEVARD and TELL ME ON A SUNDAY, to Sondheim with COMPANY (as the greatest Amy of all time), and even a turn in ROCKY HORROR; Alice Ripley has seemingly done it all,and her passion, dedication and insight into her craft are amply evident in both her studied performances on stage as well as in discussing the art of acting in musical theatre in conversation and her inspirations as Diana Goodman, ranging from Albee to O'Neill to actors like Cynthia Nixon, Toni Collette and more. In her most comprehensive print interview to date, BroadwayWorld is proud to present InDepth InterView: Alice Ripley.
Stephen Sondheim to Jerry Herman to Andrew Lloyd Webber, Michael John LaChiusa to Kander & Ebb to Dempsey & Rowe, PUTTING IT TOGETHER to MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET on Broadway - the phenomenally gifted co-founder of the Signature Theater is one of the brightest lights in directing today - whether in regional theatre or on Broadway or the West End - and a mere glance at his resume reveals many of the reasons why. Discussing the current production of SUNSET BOULEVARD opening later this month at the Signature, plus a complete rundown of the upcoming Kennedy Center production of FOLLIES, in this, his most comprehensive interview to date, Eric Schaeffer bares all and reveals what makes his productions shine so bright on Broadway and beyond.
