On Monday, June 2, 2008, MTV premiered the reality show 'Legally Blonde The Musical: The Search for Elle Woods' to find a talented singer/actress/ dancer to take over for Broadway star and Tony Nominee Laura Bell Bundy.
Natalie Joy Johnson takes BroadwayWorld.com behind the scenes 'Backstage at Blonde', the young singer and actress is making her Broadway debut in the hit musical Legally Blonde. As the cast celebrates the show's continued success, Natalie shares the inside scoop on what it means to be a 'Blonde' on Broadway!
Laura Bell Bundy (Elle Woods), Orfeh (the beautician Paulette), Kate Shindle (Elle's nemesis Vivienne), Nicolette Hart (Brooke Wyndham) and more cast members from Legally Blonde celebrated Dashing Diva's 'Elle of a Pedicure' & 'Legally Blonde Pedicure Party' with a 'Bend & Snap' contest for their fans yesterday, June 26th.
On Sunday, July 20th at 7PM Laura Bell Bundy will play her final performance as Elle Woods.
It was announced today that Nicolette Hart (Rent) and Kate Rockwell (NBC's 'Grease: You're The One That I Want) will join the cast of LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL in May. Ms. Hart will take over the role of Brooke Wyndham on Wednesday, May 7, 2008 and Ms. Rockwell will perform the role of Margot starting Wednesday, May 14, 2008.
Musicals Tonight!continues its ongoing salute to Broadway and Off-Broadway Standbys and Understudies with its next edition of At This Performance…™ to be held on Sunday, April 6th and Monday, April 7th at the McGinn/Cazale Theatre, 2162 Broadway, (above the Promenade Theatre- Broadway at 76th Street), 3rd Floor at 8 PM.
The Metropolitan Room's April schedule includes new shows from the headliners Karen Mason, Marilyn Maye and Julie Wilson. Plus Jamie deRoy, Lennie Watts and Kim Nalley will be back for encores; Larry Gatlin will be joined by his brothers; and, the veteran performers Marcus Simeone, Sharon McNight, and Julie Reyburn will be stirring things up at The Metropolitan Room in their first engagements.
Monsters, a new musical, will be featured at an industry reading on Monday, February 18 as devlopment of the show continues. Book and lyrics are by Boston playwright Gail Phaneuf, and music and lyrics are by composer Ernie Lijoi of New Jersey. Featured in the reading cast are Cady Huffman, Ann Harada, Nicolette Hart, Kate Pazakis, Joy Franz and Carlos Encinias.
Anthony Rapp and Adam Pascal have returned to the Nederlander Theatre reprising the roles in RENT that they originated on Broadway. BroadwayWorld was there on Opening Night to capture all the excitement as this dynamic duo took to the stage - and then celebrated at a private party held at 44 1/2. Click now to watch interviews and highlights from Opening Night!
Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp returned to the roles they created in the landmark, long-running, Pulitzer Prize- and Tony-winning Broadway musical Rent, and BroadwayWorld was there!
On May 15th and 16th, acclaimed singer/songwriter and Broadway performer Larry Gatlin performed at the Metropolitan Room in an evening presented by Jamie deRoy & friends.
Will Chase will join Carlin Glynn, Cady Huffman, James Moye and Danny Rutigliano for a staged reading of the new musical, Pure Country.
Musicals Tonight! will continue its ongoing salute to Broadway and Off-Broadway Standbys and Understudies with its current edition of At This Performance…, this Monday, April 23rd at the McGinn/Cazale Theatre, 2162 Broadway, (above the Promenade Theatre- Broadway at 76th Street), 3rd Floor at 8 PM.
Two developmental invitation-only readings of ROCK OF AGES will take place at New World Stages later this week.
Musicals Tonight! continues its ongoing salute to Broadway and Off-Broadway Standbys and Understudies
May 24th will mark Frenchie Davis' last performance in Rent, according to the performer's blog.
Country star Larry Gatlin, and Broadway stars Erich Bergen, Deven May, Kathy Brier and Leslie Kritzer, were among the stars featured in 'Jamie deRoy & friends' on November 4th
Tony Award-winners Carlin Glynn and Cady Huffman will appear in two readings of Pure Country, a new musical, which will be presented September 25th and 26th
On Saturday, August 26th, The Wedding Singer's Felicia Finley was the guest star of the hit revue Into the Weeds - Selections from the Bill Weeden Songbook
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