Scott Sanders News

The newly minted Drama Desk nominees met the press today and BroadwayWorld.com was there to meet all of them! 

The actors are joined by composer/lyricist Brenda Russell and producer Scott Sanders in a discussion moderated by activist writer Michaela Angela Davis.

BroadwayWorld previously reported that Grammy Award-winner Natalie Cole passed away on December 31, 2015 from congestive heart failure at age 65. Below, BroadwayWorld pays tribute to the legendary singer in a special photo flashback!

In the sneak peeks below, Oprah sat down with Danielle Brooks, as well as her castmates Jennifer Hudson and Cynthia Erivo, to discuss how the experience has affected her life and Hudson explains why she couldn't imagine three women who fit together better.

Get ready for an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at the highly anticipated, newly imagined Broadway revival of the hit musical THE COLOR PURPLE as OWN: OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK presents the primetime television event OPRAH GOES TO BROADWAY: The Color Purple tonight, December 19 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. Watch a sneak peek below!

With the third season of Birch Coffee and Sightsense Production's popular web-series STAY REGULAR starting December 21st, we're looking back at Tony-nominated actor Frankie Faison -- star of such popular movies and television shows as THE WIRE, SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, BANSHEE, and the upcoming LUKE CAGE -- who was featured in Season 2, Episode 10, 'So Hard to be Disrespected.' Below, Faison speaks about his experience as an actor, his creative process, his start in the church, and his love of theatre!

With the third season of Birch Coffee's popular web-series STAY REGULAR starting December 21st, we're looking back at Tony- and Emmy Award-winning producer Scott Sanders, known for smash-hits such as THE COLOR PURPLE, AFTER MIDNIGHT and EVITA, who was featured in Season 1, Episode 5 - 'Broadway and Jazz.' Click below to hear Sanders speak extensively about his experience as a producer and creator, and the art and business of Broadway!

THE COLOR PURPLE, which opened last night to ecstatic reviews, will record its official cast album this Monday, December 14, 2015.  The new Broadway cast recording will be released by Broadway Records on January 29, 2016and can pre-ordered at Amazon.com and at www.BroadwayRecords.com.  The album is being produced by six-time Grammy Award winner Frank Filipetti.

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today the primetime television event OPRAH GOES TO BROADWAY: THE COLOR PURPLE featuring an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at the highly anticipated, newly imagined Broadway revival of the hit musical "The Color Purple"

A first look at the new Broadway revival of THE COLOR PURPLE, now in previews at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre (242 W 45th Street), has just been released. Check out photos of the cast in action below!

The Color Purple begins preview performances this coming Tuesday, November 10 at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre (242 West 45th street). Grammy, Academy Award, and Golden Globe award winner JENNIFER HUDSON will make her Broadway debut opposite CYNTHIA ERIVO, the breakout star of John Doyle's acclaimed Menier Chocolate Factory production, and Orange is the New Black's DANIELLE BROOKS, in this fall's highly anticipated production. All three women will be making their Broadway debuts.

Glamour Magazine asked Jennifer Hudson to sing everything from jury summons to unpleasant side effects, and the results were amazing. Watch the video below!

Producers Scott Sanders Productions, Roy Furman, Oprah Winfrey, David Babani, and Tom Siracusa just announced complete casting for this fall's highly anticipated production of THE COLOR PURPLE, directed by Tony Award winner John Doyle.

The box office for the highly anticipated production of THE COLOR PURPLE will open on Tuesday, October 6 at 10:00am at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre (242 West 45th street). 

Tickets for THE COLOR PURPLE will be available Monday, June 22, 2015, exclusively for Audience Rewards members, who get first access to tickets by visiting www.AudienceRewards.com. Single tickets go on-sale to the general public beginning Tuesday, June 30, 2015.

DANIELLE BROOKS, who plays 'Taystee' on the hit TV show, Orange Is the New Black, will make her Broadway debut as 'Sofia' in the upcoming Broadway musical revival of THE COLOR PURPLE. A graduate of the Juilliard School, Ms. Brooks joins the previously announced JENNIFER HUDSON and CYNTHIA ERIVO in the critically acclaimed staging from London's Menier Chocolate Factory.

In an email to The New York Times received Tuesday night, Scott Sanders, the Broadway producer who was organizing the revival, shared that he and Ms. Winfrey were now "working closely on a new play...'

Norwegian Cruise Line announced today that After Midnight will headline in the Escape Theatre on their newest and largest ship ever-Norwegian Escape.

The list of final 2014 Broadway Global Producer of the Year nominees are the who's who list for Broadway investors, each making changes in global arts.

The New York Post writes that Danny Strong (THE HUNGER GAMES) held a world premiere reading of his new rock musical GALILEO yesterday afternoon, October 28. The cast featured Tony winner Lena Hall (HEDWIG), Anthony Rapp (IF/THEN) and Bradley Dean (THE LAST SHIP).