Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg's THE PIRATE QUEEN will play its final performance on Broadway at the Hilton Theatre (213 West 42nd Street, NYC; A Live Nation venue) on June 17, 2007 following 85 performances and 32 previews.
The cast of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg's The Pirate Queen, led by Stephanie J. Block and Hadley Fraser, will perform a special arrangement of 'If I Said I Loved You/The Wedding Ring,' live on NBC's 'The Today Show,' Thursday, May 31 during the 9:00AM hour
Take Flight is a new musical by award-winning song writing duo Richard Maltby, Jr., and David Shire, with book by John Weidman. The creative team sees the award-winning trio of Sam Buntrock (Director), David Farley (Designer) and Caroline Humphris (Musical Supervisor) return fresh from their Olivier Award-winning success with Sunday in the Park with George.
We talk to Jenn Colella about her career, and we hear a song from the original Broadway cast recording of 'High Fidelity' She also gives us an exclusive performance of 'Big Wings' with Georgia Stitt. Jenn Colella made her Broadway debut in 'Urban Cowboy' for which she received an Outer Critics Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress. She was also in the original world premiere San Diego cast of 'The Times They Are A-Changing.' She last appeared on Broadway in 'High Fidelity' as Laura.
Masterworks Broadway will release the Original Broadway Cast Recording of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg's epic new musical The Pirate Queen
Whatsonstage.com reports that Ian Bartholomew (Tommy, Into the Woods), Michael Jibson (Our House, Brighton Rock), Sam Kenyon (Sweeney Todd, Amadeus) and Elliot Levey (Beauty and the Beast) and Whatsonstage.com Award winner Sally Ann Triplett in the world premiere of Take Flight, the new musical by Richard Maltby Jr. and David Shire, set for its world premiere at London's Menier Chocolate Factory July 13, before running July 25-September 22.
Stephanie J. Block, star of Alain Boublil & Claude-Michel Schönberg's The Pirate Queen is featured on the Associated Press Radio 'On Broadway' entertainment newsfeed and podcast, beginning today, Wednesday, May 23
After a jam-packed Autumn season last year, with 8 musicals in 8 weeks, the West End goes one better and gives us 10 musicals to look forward to over the summer months. With Broadway imports, popular reality TV cast musicals, new musicals and short-run revivals, there's certainly something for everyone, so read on for the full lowdown..
Stephanie J. Block, star of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg's The Pirate Queen will perform live at AIDS Walk New York on Sunday, May 20, during the opening ceremony in Central Park, beginning at 9AM.
A musical version of 1985 cult film Desperately Seeking Susan may premiere in the West End at the Gielgud Theatre in November.
Following its staging of the UK premieres of musicals 'Tick, Tick Boom' in 2005 and 'The Last Five Years' in 2006, the Menier Chocolate Factory will go one better this summer by staging the World Premiere of the new Maltby and Shire musical, 'Take Flight' from July 25 to September 22 (previewing from July 13). The Menier will hope to repeat the success of its other 2005 musical production, 'Sunday In the Park With George', as 'Take Flight' reunites the artistic team that presented the award winning Sondheim revival - director Sam Buntrock and designer David Farley.
BroadwayWorld.com goes to the high seas with these highlights from The Pirate Queen!
The Pirate Queen author Alain Boublil and star Stephanie J. Block will be featured on Sirius Satellite Radio's 'Broadway's Best' beginning Friday, May 11 on Channel 77.
Stephanie J. Block, star of Alain Boublil & Claude-Michel Schönberg's The Pirate Queen, gives FOX-5 'Good Day New York' reporter Anne Craig an exclusive back stage tour at Broadway's Hilton Theatre, airing this Wednesday, May 9 between 8:30am and 9:00am
The authors of The Pirate Queen, Alain Boublil & Claude-Michel Schönberg will be interviewed on XM Radio's 'Downstage Center' on Friday, May 4th, at 6PM, the interview will be repeated on Saturday, May 5th at noon and Sunday, May 6th at 7PM on channel 28.
The new musical is not so much a horribly bad one as it is an exceedingly dull one, despite the efforts of some talented artists who try to create something entertaining out of material that's inescapably bland.
The Pirate Queen stars Stephanie J. Block and Hadley Fraser will perform a live, 3-song medley with 20 cast members on ABC's 'The View' on Tuesday, April 17th at 11:00AM-12:00PM on channel
Brian O'Brien was chosen as the Gypsy Robe Winner for The Pirate Queen, which opened at the Hilton Theatre on April 5th
The new Boublil and Schönberg musical The Pirate Queen, starring Stephanie J. Block as the swashbuckling title character, opened at the Hilton Theatre on April 5th, and BroadwayWorld was there!
Stephanie J. Block and Linda Balgord, two stars of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg's The Pirate Queen, will be interviewed on WCBS's '2 News this Morning' on Thursday, April 5th between 6:00-6:30AM on channel 2.
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