Harvey Returns! Welcome to The Return of special new series on BroadwayWorld.com - four time Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein's personal MySpace blog of bringing his brand new musical, A Catered Affair to Broadway. We'll be exclusively picking up Harvey Fierstein's blog as he shares his first hand reports from rehearsals to Opening Night (and beyond). Check back for updates as rehearsals get underway!
Tony Award-winning star of Hairspray, Marissa Jaret Winokur, will be one of the contestants this season on 'Dancing with the Stars.' When news broke of her involvement, she couldn't wait to share that experience with BroadwayWorld.com and its readers. Marissa will be checking in from now until she wins (YAY!) or is eliminated (BOO!) with exclusive photos and a glimpse into what's going on as she takes on the other celebrities in the ultimate 'dance off!'
A host of talented, hot and hip young stage, film and television actors star in DOG SEES GOD: CONFESSIONS OF A TEENAGE BLOCKHEAD, a new play by Bert V. Royal, which opened December 15th, Off-Broadway at the Century Center for the Performing Arts.
On September 26th Times Square's Chad Kimball's OGEAR Clothing hit the catwalk with some of the hottest Broadway stars modeling - including the brand new T-Shirt design saluting one of the country's leading AIDS Fundraisers, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
On September 26th at 1PM at Times Square's Planet Hollywood (1540 Broadway at 45th), OGEAR Clothing will unveil a new T-Shirt design to salute one of the country's leading AIDS Fundraisers, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
THE ARTISTS SHOWCASE SERIES is pleased to present MUSIC AND LYRICS BY, an evening of new and emerging composers and lyricists, at 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 30, at Makor, 35 West 67th Street, between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue. Tickets are $15 and can be ordered online under 'Theatre' at www.makor.org or by calling (212) 601-1000. The Artists Showcase Series' portion of proceeds from the event will be donated to DIRECT RELIEF INTERNATIONAL'S TSUNAMI RELIEF EFFORT (www.directrelief.org).
Several performers sang their favorites from stage and screen as part of the Artists Showcase Series' The Broadway Kitchen Sink: Volume 2 on December 19.
Merkin Concert Hall was alive with the sound of NEW musicals on June 7th as they held their 4th annual 'Bound For Broadway' concert and BroadwayWorld.com was there!
BroadwayWorld.com's Sold Out 'Standing Ovations' benefit concert was a huge success on May 23rd at Joe's Pub, presenting tunes new and old to a packed audience from an incredible line-up of Broadway stars. Join us now as we take a complete look at the fun-filled day, starting from the sound check, to the fantastic performance, and finally to the after-party which lasted to the wee hours of the morning at Fez.
BroadwayWorld.com had a chance to interview Kerry Butler just before opening night of Little Shop of Horrors. Kerry talks about her childhood, Broadway career and about her role as 'Audrey.'