'Patti LuPone at Les Mouches' Released 11/11
by BWW News Desk
- Nov 11, 2008
The year was 1980, and Patti LuPone was starring as 'Evita' on Broadway. She was en route to winning the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical, and cementing her status as a Broadway star. But there was another Patti LuPone performance taking place -- one that only a comparative handful of people were aware of: Every Saturday night at midnight, for 27 weeks, after performing one of the most demanding roles ever, she made her way to Les Mouches - a legendary nightclub in New York City, to perform a solo concert...This was a one-woman tour de force that -- until now -- only the lucky few who were on hand knew about.
TV: WICKED's 5th The Empire State Building Glows Green!
by Eddie Varley
- Nov 2, 2008
Composer/lyricist Stephen Schwartz and Kerry Ellis, current star of the Broadway smash WICKED, in full costume as the show's green heroine, Elphaba, The Wicked Witch of The West, lit the Empire State Building green on Monday, October 27th. The building glowed WICKED green from dusk to midnight on Monday in honor of WICKED's 5th Anniversary Celebration.
Special WICKED 5th Anniversary eBay Auction to Benefit BC/EFA
by Eddie Varley
- Oct 22, 2008
For the devoted WICKED fan comes this special WICKED 5th Anniversary Package benefiting Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA). How fitting that Halloween Eve sets the mood for two of Broadway's favorite witches to take center stage, literally. For one lucky winner BC/EFA has created an extraordinary night on Broadway enriched by take-home treasures to keep memories of your night at WICKED fresh for years to come.
Clay Aiken Announces Official Biography Contest Winner
by Faetra Petillo
- Oct 21, 2008
Clay Aiken, currently starring in Monty Python's SPAMALOT, has announced the 'Write Clay's Playbill Biography Contest' winner. The contest offered members of his fan club the chance to write his official Playbill biography.
Broadway Aimed 'Pride & Prejudice' Holds Rochester Reading 10/21
by BWW News Desk
- Oct 21, 2008
Producers of a homegrown musical version of Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice want to engage the local community in its journey to Broadway with an exclusive local 'first look' on Tuesday, October 21, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. in the upstate city's historic Eastman Theatre.
South Ark Stage Presents World Premiere of Kesselman's THE BLACK MONK with Austin Pendleton
by Faetra Petillo
- Oct 20, 2008
South Ark Stage (Rhoda Herrick, Producing Artistic Director) has announced that it will present the world premiere of the new chamber musical The Black Monk, with book, lyrics and music by Wendy Kesselman. Under the direction of Kevin Newbury, the four-member cast features Austin Pendleton as the Monk, Scott Robertson as Igor, Elon Rutberg as Andrei, and Sarah Ziegler as Tanya.
Photo Coverage: Gay Marshall to Celebrate CD Release at Metropolitan Room
by TJ Fitzgerald
- Oct 15, 2008
Gay Marshall is celebrating her new CD release, Gay Marshall Sings Piaf, at the Metropolitan Room on October 18th at 9:45PM. There is a two-drink minimum per person for all shows. For reservations call 212/206-0440. For more information on this show, you can visit www.metropolitanroom.com.
'Wicked' Celebrates 5th Anniversary With Series of Events; Empire State Building to Glow Green 10/30
by Faetra Petillo
- Oct 14, 2008
In honor of its 5th Anniversary on Broadway on October 30, the blockbuster musical Wicked will host several special events and promotions throughout the month of October. Highlights include THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD NOT TAKEN, a one-night-only benefit performance featuring songs and scenes cut from early drafts of the musical, as well as two of New York's most recognizable landmarks going green in honor of our anniversary: on October 27, the Empire State Building will glow green for the night and on October 30, Playbill's trademark yellow banner will be specially printed green, the first time in the publication's history that it has altered its masthead.
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