This week's highly-anticipated episodes of the hit ABC show DANCING WITH THE STARS are 'Broadway Week' and it doesn't get much more Broadway than the cast of SISTER ACT led by Patina Miller and Tony-winner Kristin Chenoweth! Click below to watch the cast of SISTER ACT perform 'Raise Your Voice' and 'Sunday Morning Fever', followed by Kristin Chenoweth performing 'Maybe This Time' and the appropriate 'I Could Have Danced All Night' (choreographed by Tyler Hanes and Mark Ballas).
Carson Kressley's enthusiasm for his ballroom dance routines couldn't make up for his lack of technical ability, and last night, the fashion maven was the latest star to get the boot from ABC's DANCING WITH THE STARS. Soccer World Cup star Hope Solo also had been in jeopardy of leaving.
GLAAD has announced the launching of the 'Amplify Your Voice' anti-bullying campaign featuring such TV personalities as Chaz Bono, Kristin Chenoweth, Vinny Guadaginino, Rashida Jones, Dustin Lance Black, Sandra Lee, Mario Lopez, Shaquille O'Neal, Amy Poehler, Naya Rivera, Tori Spelling & Dean McDermott, Ariel Winter, and the cast of ABC Family's Pretty Little Liars.
The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), the nation's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy and anti-defamation organization, today announced an initial list of participants in Spirit Day as well as the launch of its 'Amplify Your Voice!' public service announcement (PSA) campaign featuring celebrity talent and young people speaking out against anti-LGBT bullying.
SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark (Michael Cohl and Jeremiah J. Harris, Producers) features direction by Philip William McKinley (The Boy From Oz), original direction by Tony Award-winner Julie Taymor (The Lion King, Across The Universe, Frida), music and lyrics by 22-time Grammy Award-winners Bono and The Edge, and book co-written by Taymor, Glen Berger (Underneath The Lintel) and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (Fantastic Four and Spider-Man comics, 'Big Love'). The cast is led by Reeve Carney as ‘Peter Parker/Spider-Man,' Tony Award nominee Jennifer Damiano as ‘Mary Jane Watson,' T.V. Carpio as ‘Arachne,' Patrick Page as ‘Norman Osborn/Green Goblin.'
In the video below, Broadway veteran SEbastian Bach chats about why he thinks he would have made the perfect Green Goblin. Bach has previously starred on stage in Jekyll & Hyde, Jesus Christ Superstar, and The Rocky Horrow Show.
Neil McCormick always knew he'd be famous... A young Irish songwriter and budding genius, nothing less than a life of rock 'n' roll stardom will do. But there's only room for one singer in school band The Hype and his friend Paul's already bagged the job. Neil forms his own band with his brother Ivan, determined to leave The Hype in his wake.
At a press conference today at the Foxwoods Theatre, Reeve Carney, star of SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark, Broadway's most popular new show, announced a new initiative to honor 'Everyday Heroes.' Flanked by the show's Spider-Men, Carney explained the details of the 'Everyday Heroes' program (outlined below), before introducing the program's first honoree: Nurse Practitioner Diane Pagan.
Check out Reeve Carney making the announcement below!
After years of delay, 70M+ in spending, casting and creative team do-overs, injuries and a Media Blitz unlike Broadway has ever seen before, SPIDER-MAN Turn Off the Dark opened at the Foxwoods Theatre on June 14, 2011. Click below to go behind the scenes of the making of the 'Rise Above' music video!
Welcome to the kick-off of BroadwayWorld's newest feature, and first-ever talk show, BACKSTAGE WITH RICHARD RIDGE. Follow Richard as he visits Broadway's best and brightest in their Broadway dressing rooms to talk about their lives, careers and all of the things you don't know, but want to know.
The season begins with a unique joint chat with the lovebirds of SPIDER-MAN, Reeve Carney, who plays Peter Parker (aka Spider-Man) and Jennifer Diamiano who plays his object of his affection, Mary Jane Watson. Crammed into Carney's cozy dressing room (selected small, intentionally), Richard gets the scoop from the pair on the SPIDER-MAN journey from inside the room, how the company dealt personally with the media circus, working with artistic icons Bono, Edge and Julie Taymor, and that kiss.
The music video for 'Rise Above 1,' the first single from the album Music From SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark, is now available to view on Vevo. Directed by Aaron Platt and Joseph Toma and shot in New York City, the video includes a look into the making of the Broadway musical SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark, including Reeve Carney training for his roles as 'Peter Parker/Spider-Man.'
SPIDER-MAN star Reeve Carney recently chatted with Popdust, where he discussed his most extravagant purchase, worst audition, (slightly twisted) celebrity dream, and more. Click below to check out the video!
SPIDER-MAN star Reeve Carney played coy today when questioned by Gayle King on his rumored off-stage romance with Jennifer Damiano, Mary Jane to his Peter Parker. Click below to hear Carney's roundabout admission!
Broadway?s biggest show SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark officially opens Tuesday, June 14th at the Foxwoods Theatre (213 West 42nd Street). The show features creative consultation by Philip William McKinley (The Boy From Oz), original direction by Tony Award-winner Julie Taymor (The Lion King, Across The Universe, Frida), music and lyrics by 22- time Grammy Award-winners Bono and The Edge, and book co-written by Taymor, Glen Berger (Underneath The Lintel) and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (Fantastic Four and Spider-Man comics, 'Big Love').
SPIDER-MAN: TURN OFF THE DARK has been making headlines since even before it began previews in November 2010. It comes as no surprise, then, that Law & Order: Criminal Intent - known for molding the stories that make news into their plot - created an episode inspired by the mammoth musical that aired last night, June 19. Click below to watch Cynthia Nixon channel Julie Taymor and the cast spoof SPIDEY.
The creators of this season's breakout blockbuster, THE BOOK OF MORMON's Trey Parker and Matt Stone, visited Jon Stewart on The Daily Show last night to talk about the show's success and being in the company of SPIDER-MAN's Bono and Edge at the Beacon. To hear the funnymen talk Mormon and rock stars, click below!
After more than 185 previews, onstage and offstage drama, and the critics descending long before the opening, the official opening of SPIDER-MAN TURN OFF THE DARK is at last here! We'll be bringing you our usual full coverage of the opening tonight starting with our live review roundup this evening, with pictures, videos and more to come!