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!
For the week ending December 31, 2006, WICKED, the musical that tells the untold story of the Witches of Oz, once again set a new record for the highest grossing week in Broadway history with a weekly box office take of $1,800,310.
On Tuesday, January 9, three new principal cast members will join the Broadway company of the smash-hit musical WICKED at the Gershwin Theatre (222 W. 51st St.). Kendra Kassebaum will play Glinda, a role she originated on tour, while Julia Murney, who played Elphaba on tour, will reprise her role. Sebastian Arcelus joins the Broadway Company as Fiyero, having starred in the role on tour.
Shoshana Bean and Megan Hilty--who respectively played Elphaba and Glinda on Broadway--will once again take on those roles for three stops in the current Wicked tour
On March 13th, Stephanie J. Block, Eden Espinosa, Sebastian Arcelus, Lisa Brescia and other stars performed at the Duplex Cabaret Theatre as part of Monday Nights, New Voices
To say that WICKED is enchanting, is not enough. For through its exuberance, its heart and mind, its exhilaration and its spectacle, WICKED truly enchants. This is a show for the ages
To say that WICKED is enchanting, is not enough. For through its exuberance, its heart and mind, its exhilaration and its spectacle, WICKED truly enchants. This is a show for the ages.
Beginning March 8 (when performances begin at the Aronoff Center in Cincinnati), Julia Murney will assume the role of Elphaba, Alma Cuervo will become Madame Morrible, P.J. Benjamin will step into the role of the Wizard, Sebastian Arcelus will be Fiyero, and Jennifer Waldman will be Nessarose. Beginning March 28 (when the show will be playing at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia), K. Todd Freeman assumes the role of Dr. Dillamond.
From October 7th through 10th, William Finn, Tommy Tune and others from Broadway will celebrate the opening of the '62 Center for Theatre and Dance at Williams College with a number of events