David Harris is one of Australia's most talented leading men in theatre. He is currently starring as Emmett in the Australian production of Legally Blonde the Musical and has been kind enough to give BroadwayWorld.com some insight into his career, life and the rehearsal and previews process of Legally Blonde the Musical.
Cast members from PULP SHAKESPEARE, an official selection of the 2012 FringeNYC Encores Series and the "Best of Fest" winner at the 2011 Hollywood Fringe Fest, will make an in-store appearance to coincide with their September run at the Soho Playhouse.
On the Tuesday, September 25th edition of the nationally-syndicated talk show, KATIE, (check local listings, katiecouric.com) Barbra Streisand, one of the world's most influential and incomparable entertainers, opens up in a rare television interview with Katie Couric. Streisand talks about the upcoming duets album she's working on with 'Babyface' Edmonds that features her first duet with her son, Jason Gould.
Sunday, September 23rd marked the 60th anniversary of Richard Nixon's political game-changing 'Checkers speech,' and today, September 24th at 10 a.m. tickets go on sale for the Vineyard Theatre's world-premiere production of CHECKERS, a play by Douglas McGrath about Nixon, his wife Pat and that historic speech. CHECKERS is directed by Terry Kinney. Preview performances begin at The Vineyard (108 E. 15 St.) on October 12; October 31 is opening night. Tickets can be purchased by calling The Vineyard box office at 212 353 0303 or online at
Cast members from PULP SHAKESPEARE, an official selection of the 2012 FringeNYC Encores Series and the "Best of Fest" winner at the 2011 Hollywood Fringe Fest, will make in-store appearances to coincide with their September run at the Soho Playhouse.
Sunday, September 23rd marks the 60th anniversary of Richard Nixon's political game-changing 'Checkers speech,' and on Monday, September 24th at 10 a.m. tickets go on sale for the Vineyard Theatre's world-premiere production of CHECKERS, a play by Douglas McGrath about Nixon, his wife Pat and that historic speech. CHECKERS is directed by Terry Kinney. Preview performances begin at The Vineyard (108 E. 15 St.) on October 12; October 31 is opening night. Tickets can be purchased by calling The Vineyard box office at 212 353 0303 or online at www.vineyardtheatre.org.
The Public Theater's $40 million revitalization of its downtown home at Astor Place will be unveiled October 4, 2012 and celebrated through a series of events designed to engage the entire New York community and marking a rededication to its founding principles. The eight weeks of community events will be anchored by a free block party and open house on Saturday, October 13, 12pm-5pm, during which Lafayette Street between Astor Place and East 4th Street will be partially closed to traffic and The Public's historic building will be open to all. A physical expression of the Company's core mission of sparking dialogues, fostering artistic development and experimentation, and increasing public accessibility, the revitalization project opens up the landmark building to the street and community, and transforms the lobby into a public piazza for artists, students, and audiences.
Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) announced today that legendary entertainer Carol Burnett-joined by her longtime co-stars Tim Conway and Vicki Lawrence-will sit down for a rare Q&A session with an audience of SiriusXM listeners to celebrate the DVD release of THE CAROL BURNETT SHOW, the 25-time Emmy® Award-winning series considered by many to be the greatest comedy-variety show ever produced.
Idina Menzel, whose whirlwind US concert tour of Live: Barefoot at the Symphony has played 21 cities in 30 days, is headed to the UK and has announced additional UK and US concert dates via her website.
The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. Those dueling 'Assassins,' Broadway In Chicago's spring series, 'I Love Lucy' opens, a pre-Broadway tryout poll to take, two events at Northlight, plus Feinstein, Peters, McDonald and more!
Brian Friedman, one of the country's most prominent choreographers, will teach master classes to all Pace University commercial dance students on Sept. 19 and 20 as an artist in residence.
Old Opera House Theatre Company presents SUGAR BEAN SISTERS, a comedy by Nathan Sanders, rated PG13, October 19-28, 2012. For tickets and more information, visit: http://www.oldoperahouse.org/
The Kennedy Center will usher in the New Year with Broadway, film, and television star Cheyenne Jackson in New Year's Eve at the Kennedy Center: Cheyenne Jackson…Music of the Mad Men Era.
Season three of NBC's The Voice hit the ground running last week, and tonight, September 17, marks the start to week two. The talent was top-notch, which meant coaches Blake Shelton, Adam Levine, Christina Aguilera, and Cee Lo Green had to do their best to convince the singers to join their teams.
On the heels of its potent debut last week, NBC's 'The Voice' has announced that it will music superstars Usher and Shakira to the family as two new celebrity musician coaches when it returns next spring for its fourth cycle. Christina Aguilera, who is releasing a new album and going on tour, and CeeLo Green, who is developing new music plus a scripted comedy series for NBC based on his life, will take the next cycle off, it was announced today by Robert Greenblatt, Chairman, NBC Entertainment.
Let the '2012 MTV EMA' festivities begin! MTV today unveiled the nominees for its annual celebration of the biggest musical artists from all over the globe, with reigning pop princesses Rihanna and Taylor Swift topping the list with six and five nods each, respectively.
In Cougar the Musical, book writer and lyricist Donna Moore humorously embraces the older woman-younger man dating phenomenon with the declaration that "inside the word C-O-U-R-A-G-E is Cougar," a notion that goes down as easily as the "Cougartini," the vodka and pomegranate juice cocktail the audience is served before the show. Thankfully, you don't have to be tipsy to enjoy this whimsical social commentary and musical tribute to older women and the men who love them-or who at least want to bed them.
When AMERICAN IDOL's 12th season debuts in January 2013, superstar judge Mariah Carey - the best-selling female recording artist of all time - and returning judge Randy Jackson, a Grammy Award-winning producer whose expertise and beloved persona have been instrumental in discovering IDOL talent from the beginning, will be joined by two new judges: quadruple-platinum singer, songwriter, rapper and fashion icon Nicki Minaj; and Keith Urban, a four-time Grammy Award winner who has sold more than 15 million albums.
This week saw the premieres of not one, but two of the biggest entertainment extravaganzas currently on show in the vast TV landscape, both on Fox - the season two debut of the reinvented reboot of the reality singing competition show THE X FACTOR (with Britney Spears and Demi Lovato as new judges), as well as the season four premiere of the returning, albeit re-jiggered, half-NYC-set GLEE (with a memorable Kate Hudson, and, also, Sarah Jessica Parker joining next week). While one may have been more successful than the other in pulling off its grand switcheroo (especially insofar as overall transitional smoothness, THE X FACTOR really seems to be finding its voice, pardon the puns), the sheer enjoyment levels achieved by each was enough to make both recommendable and worthy of review given their intrinsic ties to the performing arts realm and their exploration, exhibition and employment of the titular x factor. Individuals with that oh-so-unmistakable allure were on ample display both on THE X FACTOR and GLEE, making both properties once again worth revisiting each week this year, like last year - look no further than jaw-dropping X FACTOR audition of Carly Rose Sonenclar for clear-cut proof of that. Plus, next week, THE X FACTOR and GLEE shall share a similar theme when GLEE gets 1,2,3 (or, more to the point: 5,6,7,8) with a second Britney Spears tribute, "Britney 2.0"
Following weeks of heavy competition and breathtaking performances on NBC's #1 hit television show AMERICA'S GOT TALENT, this season's winner Olate Dogs and other top performers, along with fan-favorite special guests, will perform together live in a one-of-a-kind production exclusively at The Palazzo Theatre in Las Vegas.
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