Academy Award and Tony Award nominated actress Anna Kendrick and Tony Award andGrammy Award nominated Jeremy Jordan ('Smash,'Joyful Noise) will star in the film adaptation of Jason Robert Brown's acclaimed musical The Last 5 Years to be written and directed by Academy Award nominee Richard LaGravenese. Kendrick just Instagramed another pic of the cast on set and you can check it out below!
Tony Award-winning Broadway and West End icon Lea Salonga takes on a modern musical theatre classic in the form of a sparkling ballad from Jason Robert Brown's acclaimed cult musical THE LAST FIVE YEARS in a new performance clip just released.
Lucky Monkey Pictures and Sh-K-Boom Records announced today Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan (“Smash,”Joyful Noise) will star in the film adaptation of Jason Robert Brown's acclaimed musical The Last 5 Years.
The York Theatre Company and its acclaimed Developmental Reading Series kicks off the summer with Janet Brenner co-producing Fiction In Photographs, an original musical conceived and directed by Randy Redd, with Book by Dan Elish and Music & Lyrics by Dan Mills. With music direction by Adam Podd, the five-member cast will feature Cole Burden, Van Hughes, David Larsen, Lauren Pritchard and Ali Stroker. The By-Invitation-Only, one performance presentation is set for today, June 13, 2013 at 3:00 p.m. (The reading will not be held at The York Theatre Company.)
Scott Thorson, former lover of legendary entertainer Liberace, wrote a book in 1988 detailing their rollercoaster relationship and romance. The story was adapted to the small screen last month in HBO's "Behind the Candelabra." Below, Thorson talks about the biopic on this morning's TODAY show on NBC.
The York Theatre Company and its acclaimed Developmental Reading Series kicks off the summer with Janet Brenner co-producing Fiction In Photographs, an original musical conceived and directed by Randy Redd, with Book by Dan Elish and Music & Lyrics by Dan Mills. With music direction by Adam Podd, the five-member cast will feature Cole Burden, Van Hughes, David Larsen, Lauren Pritchard and Ali Stroker. The By-Invitation-Only, one performance presentation is set for Thursday, June 13, 2013 at 3:00 p.m. (The reading will not be held at The York Theatre Company.)
Harry Connick, Jr. performs two concerts at the Mayo Performing Arts Center on Saturday and Sunday, June 29-30, 2013 at 8 pm. Tickets range from $89-175.
HBO's Liberace biopic BEIND THE CANDELABRA, starring Michael Douglas and Matt Damon, delivered 2.4 million Total Viewers, ranking as the cable network's highest rated original movie since 2004's Something the Lord Made.
The Trevor Project presented its annual benefit event, 'Trevor Live'. Broadway favorite Kristin Chenoweth was there for the festivities, where she performed 'For Good' with 'Pitch Perfect' star Anna Kendrick. Check out their performance below!
Was that really Michael Douglas tickling the ivories on HBO's new Liberace biopic BEHIND THE CANDELABRA? According to an interview in The Las Vegas Sun, the true musician was Philip Fortenberry, a Juilliard-trained Liberace virtuoso
Packed with a plethora of talent heading the cast - Michael Douglas, Matt Damon, Debbie Reynolds, Rob Lowe, Scott Bakula, Cheyenne Jackson and Dan Aykroyd - and supposedly the final feature film from Academy Award-winning auteur Steven Soderbergh, HBO's BEHIND THE CANDELABRA is a shimmering, glittering Hope Diamond of a musical biopic - and, also, an all-too-befitting final film to feature musical arrangements by the late, great Marvin Hamlish.
HBO has announced that it will premiere the original film BEHIND THE CANDELABRA today, May 26, 2013 at 9 pm. The film stars Michael Douglas as Liberace and Matt Damon as his lover Scott Thorson.
Elektra Records has announced the release of 'BEHIND THE CANDELABRA - MUSIC FROM THE HBO ORIGINAL FILM,' the musical companion to the highly anticipated HBO Films production. The album arrives at all leading digital retailers on May 21st; Behind The Candelabra debuts on HBO on Sunday, May 26th at 9pm (check local listings).
Elektra Records has announced the release of 'BEHIND THE CANDELABRA - MUSIC FROM THE HBO ORIGINAL FILM,' the musical companion to the highly anticipated HBO Films production.
In May, it was announced that Ghostlight Records will preserve the hit Second Stage Theatre production of The Last Five Years, created and directed by Jason Robert Brown. Second Stage Theatre has extended this production starring Adam Kantor and Betsy Wolfe three times. The Last Five Years is performed at Second Stage's Tony Kiser Theatre (305 West 43rd street) through today, May 18, 2013. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you a flashback of the musical's run off-Broadway!
The National Symphony Orchestra Pops will present three performances of The Wizard and I: The Musical Journey of Stephen Schwartz May 16-18 in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. Led by Principal Pops Conductor Steven Reineke, the performances feature performances by Jeremy Jordan, Norm Lewis, Julia Murney, Jennifer Laura Thompson, and The Washington Chorus. The performances celebrate Stephen Schwartz's 65th birthday as well as the 10th anniversary of the perennially 'popular' Wicked, and Mr. Schwartz will make a special appearance in each of the three programs, performing and sharing stories of the creation of Wicked.
The National Symphony Orchestra Pops will present three performances of The Wizard and I: The Musical Journey of Stephen Schwartz tonight, May 16-18 in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. Led by Principal Pops Conductor Steven Reineke, the performances feature performances by Jeremy Jordan, Norm Lewis, Julia Murney, Jennifer Laura Thompson, and The Washington Chorus. The performances celebrate Stephen Schwartz's 65th birthday as well as the 10th anniversary of the perennially 'popular' Wicked.
The Writers Guild of America, East Foundation has changed its name -- it is now called the Writers Guild Initiative (WGI). The name change is part of a rebranding that recognizes the organization's long time proactive and focused mission: 'to perpetuate the art and craft of storytelling, either by professionals or amateurs, through education and practical experience, on local, national, and global levels.' The Initiative's programs are designed to reach various populations and help them to find their unique voice as writers.
Elektra Records has announced the release of 'BEHIND THE CANDELABRA - MUSIC FROM THE HBO ORIGINAL FILM,' the musical companion to the highly anticipated HBO Films production.
EW.com has an exclusive first listen to the soundtrack recording of HBO's upcoming biopic BEHIND THE CANDELABRA.
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