BWW Review: HAIRSPRAY at FMCT
by Brian Michaels
- Jul 30, 2020
First off, let me say that I am so glad there is actually theatre to review. I also want say how cool this venue is. The Lights in West Fargo (3100 Sheyenne) is an amazing outdoor venue for a show. Do yourself a favor and go check this place out, hopefully to see one of the last few showings of Hairspray.
BWW Feature: Hale Center Theater Orem Yearns for Days of Plenty with LITTLE WOMEN
by Tyler Hinton
- Jul 28, 2020
Hale Center Theater Orem has been waiting patiently to finally open its first new post-quarantine show, and its production of LITTLE WOMEN strikes just the right chord at this moment in time. Intimate and moving, it entices audience members to escape into its story while keeping their feet firmly grounded in reality. Just as the March family, Hale Center Theater Orem refuses to be defeated and will carry on with hope for days of plenty to come.
BWW Review: HAIRSPRAY LIVE!, The Show Must Go On
by Cindy Marcolina
- May 30, 2020
Back in 2016 the NBC lot in Los Angeles transformed into 1962 Baltimore for the televised special Hairspray Live!, the fourth of the network's made-for-tv musicals. With Harvey Fierstein adapting the original 2002 book and reprising the character of Edna, it was a joyous success. Now, Universal is making the telecast available to UK audiences for the first time for a mere 48 hours after its premiere on their YouTube channel.
Broadway Rewind: NBC Starts the Hunt for HAIRSRAY LIVE's Tracy Turnblad in 2016!
by Nicole Rosky
- May 28, 2020
Today, we are rewinding back to 2016, when NBC first began the hunt for their leading lady, Tracy Turnblad- a part that would ultimately go to newcomer Maddie Baillio. One spring afternoon, hundreds of girls turned up for an open call to show Telsey + Company what they could do. Watch as some of the ladies talk about why they showed up and hear from casting director Bernie Telsey himself!
HAIRSPRAY LIVE!, Starring Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson, Kristin Chenoweth, and More, Will Be Broadcast Online
by Stephi Wild
- May 26, 2020
Hairspray Live! will be broadcast online as part of The Shows Must Go On! The show will launch this Friday at 2:00pm EST and be available for 48 hours. The stream will be available on The Shows Must Go On's YouTube channel for viewers in the US, Europe, Australia, Asia, and Africa.
Stage and Screen Actor Jerry Stiller Dies at 92
by Stephi Wild
- May 11, 2020
BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that actor Jerry Stiller has died at age 92. His son, Ben Stiller, said in a tweet that his father died of natural causes.
Moliere In The Park's Livestream Of THE MISANTHROPE Debuts Tonight
by Stephi Wild
- May 2, 2020
Molière in the Park's live stream presentation of two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Wilbur's translation of Molière's THE MISANTHROPE, reimagined for our current times in quarantine, directed by Molière in the Park's Founding Artistic Director Lucie Tiberghien, debuts tonight.
2020 Lotte Lenya Competition Finalist Film Premieres On May 2
by A.A. Cristi
- Apr 30, 2020
The Kurt Weill Foundation for Music announces the world premiere of the documentary film DOWN TO TWELVE: THE 2020 LOTTE LENYA COMPETITION FINALISTS, which will stream live on Saturday, May 2 at 11:00 AM EDT on www.kwf.org/LLC.
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