Today, in honor of the Tony Awards on Sunday, we close out the season with the last two recordings related to the 2009-2010 Broadway season with an exclusive First Listen to the PROMISES, PROMISES Broadway Revival Recording starring Sean Hayes and Kristin Chenoweth courtesy of the kind folks at Sony, as well as the Original Broadway Cast Recording of THE ADDAMS FAMILY starring Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth. These recordings certainly offer strong proof of the best - and worst - that Broadway has to offer in the modern age. Everything old may be new again in the case of PROMISES, but everything new is tired old-hat as far as ADDAMS goes as we will soon see.
The New York Times reports today that the Tony Award statuette has grown up for 2010. Where the statue used to be 3 1/4 inches tall, weighing in at a 1 1/2 pounds, this year's prize is larger by almost double: standing 5 inches high and weighing 3 1/2 pounds.
In a New York Times feature out today, the longtime Tony Awards ceremony production designer, Steve Bass, reveals what is involved in translating a live Broadway aesthetic for the screen and what audiences can expect this year.
According to InStyle, Lea Michele is changing her red carpet look for this year's Tony Awards. The GLEE actress usually attends award ceremonies in classic, black gowns. However; Michele will do just the opposite on June 13th. She tells Instyle: “My dress is very bright; I've never worn anything like this on a red carpet before!'
According to published reports, Kristin Chenoweth has confirmed that she will be departing PROMISES, PROMISES on September 26, 2010 and head back onto the GLEE set to film additional guest appearances.
Yesterday, June 9, the Empire State Building hosted a reception in honor of the 2010 Tony nominees on the famed rooftop observatory. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the photo op and to take in the view.
BroadwayWorld.com has confirmed with multiple production sources many of the online reports and rumors surrounding the performances for Sunday nights Tony Awards. We're told that nothing is set in stone and that performances (which are already being rehearsed) may change as the week goes on.
Entertainment Weekly has revealed some of the details of GLEE's second season, less than twenty-four hours after the show's first season finale. In the exclusive article, Tim Stack dishes that the show will tackle society's lack of funding for the arts and will feature all new storylines for the McKinley misfits. Here's what the website found out about the series' sophomore season with commentary from Ryan Murphy, the show's creator.
According to Entertainment Weekly and preliminary ratings reports, the season finale of GLEE was seen by nearly 11 million viewers last night on Fox. 'Journey' is the highest-rated season ending episode out of every other freshman show on television this year. Not surprisingly, the show was most watched by adults 18-49, teens, and the general female demographic. The finale was also the highest-rated telecast of GLEE without an American Idol lead-in, as per the network. GLEE has increased 59% in total viewership since its move from its Wednesday time slot last fall.
The Tony Awards today announced the full line-up of presenters and performers who are scheduled to take the stage at the 64th Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The 2010 Tony Awards will air live on CBS, on Sunday, June 13th 8:00 - 11:00 p.m. (ET/PT time delay) and are presented by the Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing.
According to Entertainment Weekly's Shelf Life Little, Brown Books will release a series of GLEE novels beginning in August. Shelf Life reports that Little, Brown has an extensive line of official GLEE books in the works, to start with an original novel entitled 'GLEE: The Beginning,' the book will tell the story of the characters before the beginning of the show.
The first season finale of GLEE aired Tuesday, June 8 (8:59-10:00 PM ET/PT). Miss the episode entitled 'Journey' which featured apperances from Jonathan Groff, Idina Menzel, Olivia Newton-John and more? Watch right here!
Actor John Stamos is in talks to play a reccuring role in Season Two the hit Fox series GLEE, Deadline.com reports today. According to the report, Stamos will play a dentist who goes out with Emma Pillsbury (Jayma Mays), the dirt-fearing guidance counselor.
Looks like yet another famous name can now be added to the GLEE roster. According to published reports, Matt Lucas (Little Britain, Alice in Wonderland) will have a guest stint on the FOX hit, playing a frazzled British teacher with a closeted penchant for musicals.
A companion to the Emmy-winning PBS documentary series, Broadway: The American Musical presents the definitive history of the musical, from its roots at the turn of the 20th century through the smashing successes of the new millennium.
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Mercury News reports today that GLEE star Matthew Morrison will spend part of his summer hiatus from the show working on a solo album in London in June. Morrison has called the album 'in the style of Michael Buble, or maybe you could call it Dean Martin-esque. It's just me and a big orchestra ... No rapping, unfortunately. Hopefully, I'm going to be working with David Foster to write some stuff.' According to Mercury News, Morrison now says he will be writing all the music for his first album.
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