The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. Tours of 'Persuasion,' 'Pippin' and '42nd Street,' dueling productions of 'American Idiot,' Michael Kingston and Jane Lynch solo out, 'Bette' adds a date, Theo Ubique announced 'Blood Brothers,' Porchlight sets the season, and 'The Wiz Live!' gets movin' down the road!
Below, we bring you an exclusive interview with the lady of the hour, as shares with BroadwayWorld's own Richard Ridge the story of how she was cast, what happens between now and December, and so much more!
NBC's The Wiz Live has found it's Dorothy! BroadwayWorld has just learned that Shanice Williams has joined the cast
Tony Award nominee and multi-talented actor and singer David Alan Grier is joining NBC's highly anticipated holiday production of 'The Wiz Live!,' set for Thursday, Dec. 3.
NBC's The Wiz Live has found it's Dorothy! According to the show's official Facebook page, the announcement will be made tomorrow, August 5. They write: 'Who will play Dorothy in #TheWizLive? Find out tomorrow on the Today Show at 8:15am ET on NBC. We can't wait to share the news with you!'
A special guest will join Taraji P. Henson for a jaw-dropping performance of 'Just Fine' by Mary J. Blige!
Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College announces its 2015-16 Season of music, dance, theater, and family programming, reflecting the multicultural diversity of Brooklyn. Hailing from Austria, Russia, China, Canada, and across the United States, the awards-winning artists include both Brooklyn Center premieres and returning favorites. Tickets go on sale exclusively to Brooklyn Center Members on Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at 1pm, with general sales beginning on Thursday, May 14. Tickets can be purchased at BrooklynCenter.org or by calling the box office at 718-951-4500 (Tue-Sat, 1pm-6pm).
Broadway is abuzz with news about NBC's upcoming presentation of The Wiz, with Queen Latifah, Mary J. Blige and original Dorothy Stephanie Mills all having just signed on to star. They aren't the only ones with love for The Wiz though. On Monday night, January 20, 2014 BroadwayWorld.com kicked off our 10th anniversary celebration with a benefit for BC/EFA entitled BroadwayWorld.com Visits Oz. In celebration of this week's big news, we bring you our own concert highlights of The Wiz, including performances of 'So You Wanted to See the Wizard?,' 'Be A Lion,' 'Home,' 'If You Believe,' and of course, 'Ease on Down the Road.'
In acknowledgement of the many exciting news items this week pertaining to THE WIZ, it is the topic of today's tribute.
ole, the world's fastest growing independent rights management company, has expanded its deal with renowned GRAMMY Award-winning super-producer, songwriter, and solo artist Timbaland
Grammy and Golden Globe-winner Queen Latifah has joined the cast of NBC's highly-anticipated musical, THE WIZ LIVE! in the role of the Wiz
Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? Today's big news: FUN HOME heads to LATE NIGHT, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST opens in Forest Park, THAT '70S SHOW mama heads to the stage and more!
BroadwayWorld has confirmed that Queen Latifah and Mary J. Blige have joined the cast of NBC's highly-anticipated THE WIZ LIVE! Latifah will play the Wiz, and Blige will be the Wicked Witch of the West.
NEW YORK, July 28, 2015 /PRNewswire-iReach/ Chi Modu's Uncategorized was born in NYC in 2013 as an outdoor installation of massive images of Tupac, Biggie, Snoop, and others, that got the city talking. In 2014, it morphed into a provocative, record-breaking solo exhibit at Pori Art Museum in Finland. Now, it has taken shape in a book that lives up to its Uncategorized name by defying description. In it are images, many of them never seen before, of the most important figures in hip hop, taken during that era's defining years, the 1990s.
South Street Seaport Museum announces DOCK ROCKS Party on the Piers, the first annual concert and boat party fundraiser in support of the Museum on Tuesday, August 4, 2015
The South Street Seaport Museum announces DOCK ROCKS - Party on the Piers, the first annual concert and boat party fundraiser in support of the Museum on Tuesday, August 4, 2015 beginning at 5pm on Piers 15 and 16, South Street Seaport. Tickets are $55 for general admission, with VIP options available, and will be on sale beginning today at www.dockrocks.com and www.dockrocks.eventbrite.com.
OLUWA TONI's debut single (raw version), 'FLY TO L.A' was released on July 1st, 2015 (Canada Day).
Stage vet Marisa Tomei has signed on for FOX's EMPIRE season 2.
In its 30 th year as a leading private recording arts and music production post-secondary educational institution, The Los Angeles Recording School (LARS), a division of The Los Angeles Film School (LAFS), is inviting prospective students to a special event, dubbed 'An Evening Session.' 'An Evening Session' will provide a hands-on experiential taste of the school's curricula, industry grade equipment, and the opportunity to meet their award-winning faculty and alumni.
Become a part of the phenomenon that captivated the nation when “TV's biggest smash of the past decade,” (Robert Rorke, New York Post) arrives on Blu-ray and DVD September 15th from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.
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