Will Chase News

THE STORY OF MY LIFE, starring Will Chase and Tony Award nominee Malcolm Gets officially began performances last night, Thursday, February 19th at the Booth Theatre. BroadwayWorld's cameras spent the evening with the talented duo as they brought the first new musical of the season to Broadway.

THE STORY OF MY LIFE, starring Will Chase and Tony Award nominee Malcolm Gets will be Broadway's first new musical of 2009 when it begins performances this February at the Booth Theatre. Tony Award winner and Broadway veteran Richard Maltby, Jr. (Ain't Misbehavin', Song & Dance) directs this original story about friendship, success and the choices we make at the turning points in our lives. THE STORY OF MY LIFE is written by Broadway newcomers Neil Bartram (score) and Brian Hill (book). Previews begin Tuesday, February 3rd with opening night set for Thursday, February 19th at 7:30PM.

Will Chase and Malcolm Gets, stars of the new Broadway musical, THE STORY OF MY LIFE appeared on the February 9th episode of FOX TV's 'Good Day New York', you can watch the segment right here on BWW TV's STAGE TUBE!

The Awards Gala The 25th Anniversary Helen Hayes Awards will be held on Monday, April 13, 2009 at the Warner Theatre and JW Marriott Hotel.

In-keeping with their series of 'Extraordinary EBay' packages, Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA) is proud to announce an online auction item some fans have been waiting eight years for! Join Tony Award? nominee Malcolm Gets and Will Chase at the opening night of The Story of My Life, the first new Broadway musical of 2009. The producers of this intimate theatrical experience have donated a pair of prime seats along with two passes to the star studded opening night party at New York's legendary Sardi's restaurant with the proceeds to benefit Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS.

The 'RENT: Filmed Live on Broadway' DVD release party was held at Life Cafe on February 2nd, 2009 in New York City. 'RENT' stars Renee Elise Goldsberry, Andrea Goss, Tracy McDowell, Rodney Hicks, Jay Wilkison and Adam Kantor attended the event and BWW joined in on all the action.

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will release RENT: Filmed Live on Broadway on Blu-ray DiscTM and DVD on February 3, 2009. The ground breaking Pulitzer and Tony? Award-winning musical thrived for an impressive 12 years on Broadway, and on Sunday, September 7, 2008, Sony Pictures Releasing's new alternative programming division THE HOT TICKET was there to capture the final Broadway performance.

THE STORY OF MY LIFE, starring Will Chase and Tony Award nominee Malcolm Gets will be Broadway's first new musical of 2009 when it begins performances this February at the Booth Theatre. Tony Award winner and Broadway veteran Richard Maltby, Jr. (Ain't Misbehavin', Song & Dance) directs this original story about friendship, success and the choices we make at the turning points in our lives. THE STORY OF MY LIFE is written by Broadway newcomers Neil Bartram (score) and Brian Hill (book). Previews begin Tuesday, February 3rd with opening night set for Thursday, February 19th at 7:30PM.

The National Endowment for the Arts awarded a $60,000 grant to the National Alliance for Musical Theatre to support NAMT's Fall Conference and 21st annual Festival of New Musicals taking place in fall 2009. This is the highest donation that NAMT has received since its founding in 1985. At the Fall Conference, NAMT's membership of leading professional producers of musical theatre will gather to hear from experts, discuss new work development, and collaborate on new projects. At the 21st annual Festival of New Musicals, NAMT members will be joined by hundreds of industry professionals to see 45-minute staged readings of eight new musicals over two days. The last 20 Festivals have launched such notable musicals as The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin, The Drowsy Chaperone, Kingdom, Meet John Doe, Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Story of My Life, Striking 12, and Vanities. Executive Director Kathy Evans stated, 'We are honored to be recognized by the NEA as playing a crucial role in nurturing the development and production of new musicals. And we are excited to play a part in helping such talented artists find future homes for their work in theatres across the country.'

THE STORY OF MY LIFE, starring Will Chase and Tony Award nominee Malcolm Gets will be Broadway's first new musical of 2009 when it begins performances this February at the Booth Theatre. Tony Award winner and Broadway veteran Richard Maltby, Jr. (Ain't Misbehavin', Song & Dance) directs this original story about friendship, success and the choices we make at the turning points in our lives. THE STORY OF MY LIFE is written by Broadway newcomers Neil Bartram (score) and Brian Hill (book). Previews begin Tuesday, February 3rd with opening night set for Thursday, February 19th at 7:30PM.

THE STORY OF MY LIFE, starring Will Chase and Tony Award nominee Malcolm Gets will be Broadway's first new musical of 2009 when it begins performances this February at the Booth Theatre. Tony Award winner and Broadway veteran Richard Maltby, Jr. (Ain't Misbehavin', Song & Dance) directs this original story about friendship, success and the choices we make at the turning points in our lives. THE STORY OF MY LIFE is written by Broadway newcomers Neil Bartram (score) and Brian Hill (book). Previews begin Tuesday, February 3rd with opening night set for Thursday, February 19th at 7:30PM.

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will release RENT: Filmed Live on Broadway on Blu-ray DiscTM and DVD on February 3, 2009. The ground breaking Pulitzer and Tony? Award-winning musical thrived for an impressive 12 years on Broadway, and on Sunday, September 7, 2008, Sony Pictures Releasing's new alternative programming division THE HOT TICKET was there to capture the final Broadway performance.

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring 'Rent Filmed Live on Broadway' to Blu-ray on February 3rd along with the DVD release. The cover art for both the DVD and Blu-ray releases has been revealed.

POZ's 'Bacharch to the Future' Fundraiser brought music and promise to the New World Stages on Monday, December 1, 2008, World AIDS Day. The premier performance of Bacharach to the Future, a fund-raiser for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, honored music legend Burt Bacharach, the composer of 'That's What Friends Are For,' the pioneering recording that benefited The Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR) in 1985.

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring 'Rent Filmed Live on Broadway' to Blu-ray on February 3rd along with the DVD release.

This February, THE STORY OF MY LIFE, a new musical comes to Broadway. Starring Will Chase (Rent, Aida, The Full Monty) and Tony Award nominee Malcolm Gets (Amour, Merrily We Roll Along, 'Caroline in the City'), the show is directed by Tony Award winner Richard Maltby, Jr. (Ain't Misbehavin', Song & Dance), THE STORY OF MY LIFE features a score by Neil Bartram and a book by Brian Hill. Performances begin Tuesday, February 3rd on Broadway at The Booth Theatre (222 West 45th Street). Opening night is Thursday, February 19th at 7:30PM.

This February, THE STORY OF MY LIFE, a new musical comes to Broadway. Starring Will Chase (Rent, Aida, The Full Monty) and Tony Award nominee Malcolm Gets (Amour, Merrily We Roll Along,Caroline in the City), the show is directed by Tony Award winner Richard Maltby, Jr. (Ain't Misbehavin', Song & Dance), THE STORY OF MY LIFE features a score by Neil Bartram and a book by Brian Hill. Performances begin Tuesday, February 3rd on Broadway at The Booth Theatre (222 West 45th Street). Opening night is Thursday, February 19th at 7:30PM.

Jamie McGonnigal presented 'Broadway Loves Joe's Pub" a concert featuring the best of the best from the Broadway concerts at Joe's Pub over the last ten years.

Due to illness, Hairspray's Nikki Blonsky will no longer be available to perform, but the events producers have announce that Cry Baby's Carly Jibson will be taking her place. Joining Jibson and host Judy Gold, Tony Award-Winners Laura Benanti (Gypsy, ABC's Eli Stone), and Cady Huffman (The Producer's, Curb Your Enthusiasm), Tony Nominee Gavin Creel (West End's Mary Poppins, Thoroughly Modern Millie), and Steven Pasquale (A Man of No Importance, FX's Rescue Me) will be Rent's Will Chase, Xanadu's Jackie Hoffman, Spring Awakening and Weeds Star, Hunter Parrish and Rent's Anthony Rapp. The performers will all be reprising songs they have performed in previous Joe's Pub events or songs they've become known for, giving fans a chance to relive the magical nights from years past at the Pub.

Broadway Loves Joe's Pub happens Sunday, November 2. Hosted by Judy Gold, and featuring Laura Benanti, Cady Huffman, Gavin Creel, Steven Pasquale, Hairspray's Nikki Blonsky and Rent's Will Chase. The performers will be reprising songs they have performed in previous Joe's Pub events.