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STAGE TUBE: Ben Platt, Pasek & Paul Go Behind the Scenes of New Musical DEAR EVAN HANSEN; Plus Performance Sneak Peek!
by Tyler Peterson - 07/10/2015

Below, BroadwayWorld brings you a new featurette for the world premiere, including interviews with Platt and Laura Dreyfuss, as well as a performance sneak peek. Check it out below!

STAGE TUBE: FUN HOME Celebrates Tony Wins with 'See It to Be It' Montage
by Tyler Peterson - 07/08/2015

A month after FUN HOME's Jeanine Tesori and Lisa Kron made history at the 2015 Tony Awards, the Broadway production has taken a look back at the big night in a new celebratory montage, titled 'See It To Be It.' Check it out below!

STAGE TUBE: Ben Platt and Laura Dreyfuss Sing 'Only Us' from DEAR EVAN HANSEN
by Nicole Rosky - 07/01/2015

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater will soon present Ben Platt (Pitch Perfect, The Book of Mormon) in the original world-premiere musical debuting this summer. The production, by Tony Award-nominated composing duo Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (Dogfight; A Christmas Story, The Musical) and Outer Critics Circle Award-winning playwright Steven Levenson(Masters of Sex), is directed by Tony Award nominee Michael Greif (If/Then, Next to Normal, Rent) and will run July 10-August 23, 2015 in the Kreeger Theater. Below, go inside the rehearsal room with Platt and Laura Dreyfuss as they sing 'Only Us.'

VIDEO: Beth Malone Speaks on Marriage Equality After FUN HOME Performance
by Sally Henry Fuller - 06/27/2015

The FUN HOME cast commemorated the event with a special speech from Beth Malone following Friday night's performance. Check out the whole thing below!

STAGE TUBE: Ben Platt Performs From New Pasek & Paul Musical DEAR EVAN HANSEN
by Tyler Peterson - 05/27/2015

Broadway's Ben Platt recently stunned a packed audience with a number from the new Pasek & Paul musical DEAR EVAN HANSEN prior to a special screening of PITCH PERFECT 2. Check out his performance below!

TV: Watch Highlights of Hunter Foster, Katie Thompson & More in Encores! PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES
by Nicole Rosky - 07/16/2014

Pump Boys and Dinettes, the final production of the 2014 Encores! Off-Center series, stars Jordan Dean, Hunter Foster, Mamie Parris, Randy Redd, Katie Thompson and Lorenzo Wolff. Pump Boys, running today, July 16, through the 19th, is directed by Lear deBessonet and choreographed by Danny Mefford. Jeanine Tesori is the Encores! Off-Center artistic director; Chris Fenwick is the music director. BroadwayWorld brings you highlights of the cast in action below!

TV: Chatting with the Cast of Encores! PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES; Plus Performance Preview!
by BroadwayWorld TV - 07/09/2014

Pump Boys and Dinettes, the final production of the 2014 Encores! Off-Center series, will star Jordan Dean, Hunter Foster, Mamie Parris, Randy Redd, Katie Thompson and Lorenzo Wolff, with Austin Moorhead on guitar. Pump Boys, running July 16 - 19, will be directed by Lear deBessonet and choreographed by Danny Mefford. Jeanine Tesori is the Encores! Off-Center artistic director; Chris Fenwick is the music director. The company of Pump Boys and Dinettes met the press today, and BroadwayWorld brings you interviews with the cast, plus a sneak peek at two numbers from the show!

TV: Public Theater's FEBRUARY HOUSE- Performance Highlights!
by Nicole Rosky - 05/18/2012

The Public Theater's world premiere production of FEBRUARY HOUSE, with music and lyrics by Gabriel Kahane and book by Seth Bockley, is currently in previews at the Martinson Theater. Directed by Davis McCallum, FEBRUARY HOUSE runs through Sunday, June 10, with an official press opening on Tuesday, May 22. BroadwayWorld brings you perfomance highlights below!

TV: Backstage with the Cast of BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON, Broadway's Favorite Patriots!
by Jessica Lewis - 12/08/2010

Broadway's favorite patriots, the cast of BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON recently invited BroadwayWorld backstage for an inside look at their pre-show rituals, warm-ups, and how to fight like a true American. Click below to visit with the BLOODY cast!

STAGE TUBE: Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson Cast Performs On Imus
by Gabrielle Sierra - 12/03/2010

The cast of Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson performs live in the Imus studio.

STAGE TUBE: Morning Joe Gets BLOODY BLOODY with Alex Timbers
by Nicole Rosky - 11/12/2010

BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON, which opened on Broadway on October 13, uses the story of America's controversial seventh president-the man who invented the Democratic Party, doubled the size of our nation and signed the Indian Removal Acts that started the Trail of Tears - to investigate the attraction and terrors of American populism, using a raucous blend of outrageous comedy, anarchic theatricality and infectious emo rock. A co-production with Center Theatre Group and in association with Les Freres Corbusier, BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON is written and directed by Alex Timbers and features music and lyrics by Michael Friedman. Check out the video below to hear from BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON director Alex Timbers.

STAGE TUBE: TV Commercial Debuts for BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON
by Robert Diamond - 09/10/2010

BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON will begin performances on Broadway at the Bernard Jacobs Theatre (242 W. 45th Street) on September 20, 2010 and officially open on October 13, 2010. Tonight, the show's first TV commercial debuted on YouTube.

TV: Broadway Beat Brings You BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON!
by Robert Diamond - 09/09/2010

BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON will begin performances on Broadway at the Bernard Jacobs Theatre (242 W. 45th Street) on September 20, 2010 and officially open on October 13, 2010. Today, the cast met the press and treated them to a performance. Broadway Beat was there as the cast met the press!

TV: BLOODY's Friedman & Timbers Talk Emo Music and Jackson with Riedel
by Jessica Lewis - 05/12/2010

Theatre Talk's Michael Riedel and Susan Haskins recently sat down with BLOODY BLOODY Andrew Jackson creators Alex Timbers and Michael Friedman to discuss the show's recent success and the genesis of the Emo music used in the piece. Click below to see the segment. Theatre Talk airs on PBS Thirteen in New York and CUNY TV. For schedules and more information, visit www.theatertalk.org.

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