Before heading to Broadway this fall, School of Rock - THE MUSICAL rocked the Gramercy Theatre (127 E 23rd Street) for a brief residency, June 3rd through June 6th, with a public performance last week, starring Alex Brightman as 'Dewey Finn'. BroadwayWorld brings you a first look at the cast in action at the showcase, including an introduction by Andrew Lloyd Webber, below!
Before heading to Broadway this fall, School of Rock - THE MUSICAL rocked the Gramercy Theatre (127 E 23rd Street ) for a brief residency, June 3rd through June 6th, with a public performance earlier this week, starring Alex Brightman as 'Dewey Finn'. BroadwayWorld brings you highlights from the showcase, including an introduction by Andrew Lloyd Webber, below!
School of Rock-The Musical may not hit Broadway until later this year, but a select group of people are currently getting a sneak peek at the Grammercy Theatre to watch an early version of the new musical. With the performances underway, the creative team, including Andrew Lloyd Webber and Julian Fellowes, have released a new video detailing the show's journey to the stage. Check it out below!
STARS IN THE ALLEY, presented by United Airlines, was held earlier today, May 27th in Shubert Alley, between Broadway and 8th Avenue and 44th and 45th Streets. Hosted by HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH's Darren Criss, Broadway's best turned out for the annual performance - including The Phantom of the Opera's James Barbour, who performed 'The Music of the Night'- check it out below!
In a new video interview, The Phantom of the Opera national tour's resident 'Christine Daae', Katie Travis, opens up about taking on the iconic role, Andrew Lloyd Webber's music and more. Check it out below!
ABC's Good Morning America was on the scene, even meeting up with original cast member Brian Falduto who portrayed 'costume designer' Billy in the film.
MISS SAIGON made its highly anticipated return to the West End on May 21, 2014 at the Prince Edward Theatre, in the musical's 25th anniversary year, and the musical just announced it will be around for quite a while. Booking has been extended through September 26, 2015. Featured in the cast are Alistair Brammer,Eva Noblezada, Tamsin Carroll and more. Below, check out a just-released trailer for the show!
Broadway's The Phantom of the Opera has just launched a social media campaign featuring the show's very own #OperaOwners, in which Monsieur Firmin and Monsieur Andre sing tweets from fans. Check out the next video from the series below!
Broadway's The Phantom of the Opera has just launched a social media campaign featuring the show's very own #OperaOwners, in which Monsieur Firmin and Monsieur Andre sing tweets from fans. Check out the first from the series below!
MISS SAIGON's Kim, Eva Noblezada, recently posted a video to the West End show's official Instagram, showing 'A Day in the Life of MISS SAIGON.' In this video, she gives viewers a backstage look at some of the props, costumes, and more. Since it's entitled 'A Day in MISS SAIGON... Part 1,' it's certain we can expect to see more videos in the near future. Keep checking BroadwayWorld for those, and check out the video below!
Broadway's Les Miserables recently introduced the world to #MizFlatCosette, stemming from the popular concepts of Flat Stanley and Flat Stella. Over the course of the past few weeks, Flat Cosette has made her way around the world with fans at their favorite spots or on vacation. Today, Flat Cosette officially nominated herself for the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, in return challenging Flat Stanley, Flat Stella and Les Miserables Broadway's own Cosette, Samantha Hill.
Sir Terry Wogan just featured stars Alistair Brammer, Eva Noblezada and Tamsin Carroll on his radio show Weekend Wogan. Click below to listen to the full interview and to check out live performances of 'Sun and Moon' and 'Maybe.'
Earlier this week, the company of ONCE took part in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge and in turn challenged their neighbors, the cast of Les Miserables, to do the same. Who did they nominate? The Broadway companies of Matilda, Kinky Boots and The Phantom of the Opera. Check out their video below!
Below, BroadwayWorld brings you high definition highlights from the exciting new production, starring Eva Noblezada, Alistair Brammer, Jon Jon Briones and more!
MISS SAIGON made its highly anticipated return to London on May 21, 2014 at the Prince Edward Theatre, in the musical's 25th anniversary year. This new production is directed by Laurence Connor with musical staging by Bob Avian and additional choreography by Geoffrey Garratt, production design by Totie Driver and Matt Kinley based on an original concept by Adrian Vaux, costume design by Andreane Neofitou, lighting design byBruno Poet, sound design by Mick Potter, and orchestrations by William David Brohn. Musical supervision is by Stephen Brooker and John Rigby. Musical direction is by Alfonso Casado Trigo.
Below, check out highlights from the exciting new production!
Alistair Brammer and Eva Noblezada performed 'Last Night of the World' from the hit new production of MISS SAIGON and WEST END LIVE 2014 -- check out the video below!
MISS SAIGON made its highly anticipated return to London on May 21, 2014 at the Prince Edward Theatre, in the musical's 25th anniversary year. TheatrePeople.com was on the scene to catch up with Sir Cameron Mackintosh, Eva Noblezada and more on the night of - check out interviews with the cast and crew below!
London's West End has been abuzz for weeks about the highly anticipated return of Miss Saigon, featuring a new 25th anniversary production, directed by Laurence Connor, who's helped bring us new productions of other Cameron Mackintosh shows including The Phantom of the Opera and Les Miserables in new stagings.
LES MISERABLES star Ramin Karimloo just received his first-ever Tony nomination for his portrayal of 'Jean Valjean', and he stopped by KATIE last week to chat about making his Broadway debut in the role. Below, check out his performance of 'Bring Him Home' as featured on the show!