Co-hosts Tyrone Giordano, Dan Jenkins and Michael McElroy will be joined by Brian Stokes Mitchell and Dance of the Vampires cast in Oscar telecast that will emphasize Broadway stars
I'm writing this editorial in recognition of BroadwayWorld.com's first anniversary and what represents the perfect time to reflect back on the incredible journey that the last 12 months have been.
One-night-only event will feature puppeteers going solo, without their hand-held friends. Avenue Q Unplugged will present cast members of this season's puppet powered satire performing in a 'hands free' environment; as themselves, without their colorful alter-egos.
Let's just recognize that enormous elephant in the room right from the top, shall we? Because as soon as the flood of praise for bare began to trickle its way to New York from Los Angeles, where its scheduled 32 performance run received such raves that it was extended to four months, the comparisons to Rent came pouring out as quickly as the comparisons to Hair saturated the word-of-mouth at Rent's Off-Off Broadway opening...
Carolee Carmello, Chad Kimball, LaChanze, Norm Lewis, Moeisha McGill and Michael Rupert star in a well-revised version of the 1983-84 parenthood musical
America's most prolific major playwright reminisces on the birth of Off-Off-Broadway, the creation of gay theatre, the first completely nude play and how a certain Catwoman welcomed him to Broadway.