STAGE TUBE: Broadway Gets Patriotic! A Look Back at Broadway's Best Celebrating America Onstage and Off - Part 1
by Jessica Lewis - Jul 3, 2011
Happy 4th of July! Take a trip down memory lane by visiting Part 1 of our 'Broadway Get's Patriotic' series in honor of our nation's independence. Remember when Benjamin Walker made his debut as a Broadway star belting out 'Populism Yeah Yeah!' from the emo rock musical BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON? How about when the JERSEY BOYS sang 'God Bless America' for Fleet Week this year? And, who could forget Barbra Streisand's performances of 'Before the Parade Passes By' from HELLO, DOLLY?
Review - Unnatural Acts: The Boys In The Dorm
by Ben Peltz - Jun 26, 2011
On a weekend when New Yorkers who favor marriage rights for gay couples are celebrating an important victory, Classic Stage Company's Unnatural Acts is a sobering dramatization of a shameful episode involving a Joseph McCarthy-type gay witch hunt from nearly a century ago that was only recently uncovered.
Rory O'Malley, Raymond J. Lee, et al. Headline BROADWAY SINGS FOR PRIDE
by BWW News Desk - Jun 27, 2011
Over fifteen Broadway and National Tour performers will join notable personalities on Monday, June 27, 2011 to celebrate New York City's Gay Pride at The LGBT Center in Manhattan. Broadway Sings for Pride: A Benefit Concert, is being produced by Neal B of NealB.tv and will benefit The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center. Attendees will enjoy the vast array of songs from Lady Gaga to The Beatles, along with a plethora of Broadway hits. Musical performances will feature cast members from The Book of Mormon, Wicked, Jersey Boys, Rent, Wonderland, Mamma Mia, Anything Goes and many more! Jim Lahti will serve as the evening's musical director and Carly Jibson (Broadway's Hairspray and Cry-Baby) will emcee. Musical accompaniment will be provided Jim Lahti on piano, Sean Harkness on acoustic & electric guitar and David Silliman on percussion. Kat Dudina and Mia Grottola, American Sign Language interpreters, will be signing for the hard of hearing and deaf community.
Paper Mill Playhouse Hosts Student Auditions
by BWW News Desk - Jun 27, 2011
Paper Mill Playhouse (Mark S. Hoebee-Producing Artistic Director, Todd Schmidt-Managing Director) is proud to announce auditions for its 2011 Summer Professional Training Programs for talented young performers ages 10 to 18.
JERSEY BOYS Becomes 25th Longest-Running Broadway Show
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 24, 2011
JERSEY BOYS, the Tony, Olivier and Grammy Award-winning Best Musical, will break two records this weekend. The hit musical will surpass Abie's Irish Rose with 2,328 performances, becoming the 26th longest-running Broadway show following the performance tomorrow night, Saturday, June 25, and JERSEY BOYS will surpass Man of La Mancha with 2,329 performances, becoming the 25th longest-running Broadway show following the performance on Sunday, June 26.
MAMMA MIA! Added to Fabulous Fox Theatre Lineup, 11/2-6
by Kelsey Denette - Jun 23, 2011
Broadway Across America - Atlanta is proud to present a special production during its 2011-2012 season. In addition to the standard five-show package, which includes smash hit musicals MEMPHIS, JERSEY BOYS and LES MISÉRABLES, the presenter will also bring MAMMA MIA! to Atlanta audiences at The Fabulous Fox Theatre. WICKED is also offered as a special to the 2011-2012 season.
JERSEY BOYS Makes Columbus Premiere August 17
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jun 23, 2011
The Tony, Grammy, and Olivier Award-winning hit musical JERSEY BOYS, the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, is coming to the Ohio Theatre.
Dodgers Take FAT CAMP to Playhouse Square for Page to Stage Program in July
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jun 22, 2011
This July, PlayhouseSquare returns to collaborating with acclaimed New York based producing agency The Dodgers; an association that has spanned nearly 30 years - starting with country pop/rock hit Pump Boys and Dinettes and reaching such lofty heights with the Tony Award® winning mega-sensation Jersey Boys. This time, in continuing its relationship with The Dodgers and their producing partners Carl Levin and Michael Minarik, PlayhouseSquare is proud to present a rare glimpse into the creation of live theater with Fat Camp. Debuting in 2009 at the New York Musical Theatre Festival, Fat Camp tells the tale of a summer spent at Camp Overton where secrets, sex, s'mores and self-image collide in a coming-of-age rock musical comedy.
Rory O'Malley, Raymond J. Lee, et al. Set for BROADWAY SINGS FOR PRIDE, 6/27
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 16, 2011
Over fifteen Broadway and National Tour performers will join notable personalities on Monday, June 27, 2011 to celebrate New York City's Gay Pride at The LGBT Center in Manhattan. Broadway Sings for Pride: A Benefit Concert, is being produced by Neal B of NealB.tv and will benefit The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center. Attendees will enjoy the vast array of songs from Lady Gaga to The Beatles, along with a plethora of Broadway hits. Musical performances will feature cast members from The Book of Mormon, Wicked, Jersey Boys, Rent, Wonderland, Mamma Mia, Anything Goes and many more! Jim Lahti will serve as the evening's musical director and Carly Jibson (Broadway's Hairspray and Cry-Baby) will emcee. Musical accompaniment will be provided Jim Lahti on piano, Sean Harkness on acoustic & electric guitar and David Silliman on percussion. Kat Dudina and Mia Grottola, American Sign Language interpreters, will be signing for the hard of hearing and deaf community.
JERSEY BOYS Returns To Washington DC 11/10
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jun 14, 2011
Dates have been announced for the Washington, D.C., return engagement of the Tony, Grammy, and Olivier Award-winning hit musical JERSEY BOYS, the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons.
Magic Summer Live Conjures Up WICKED, MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET and other Broadway Hits, 7/17
by Meghan Schuler - Jun 13, 2011
Audiences have been singing and dancing in the aisles and now West End musical fever is set to take over Magic Summer Live, where a host of smash hit shows will perform their best known songs. All the action will be taking place on a special West End stage at Magic Summer Live, where fans will be treated to excerpts from the award winning shows including WICKED, MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, BILLY ELLIOTT, MAMMA MIA, WE WILL ROCK YOU and JERSEY BOYS.
JERSEY BOYS Cast to Perform Cabaret Show, 6/13
by BWW
News Desk - Jun 13, 2011
On Monday, June 13, cast and crew members from the Tony®, Grammy® and Olivier® Award winning hit musical JERSEY BOYS will perform a special one night only cabaret performance titled Cabaret at the Corner of College and Broadway.
2011 Tony Awards: Brian Ronan Wins 'Best Sound Design of a Musical'
by BWW Special Coverage - Jun 12, 2011
Nominations in 26 competitive categories for the American Theatre Wing's 65th Annual Antoinette Perry 'Tony' Awards were announced May 3, 2011 by Tony Award winning actor Matthew Broderick and Tony Award winning actress Anika Noni Rose, at the Tony Award Nominations Announcement sponsored by IBM.
Behind the Scenes with JERSEY BOYS' Girls!
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 8, 2011
Watch the Jersey Girls from Broadway's Tony, Olivier and Grammy Award-winning JERSEY BOYS, on New York Non-Stop's 'In The Wings.' Go backstage with Jersey Girls Cara Cooper, Katie O'Toole, Jessica Rush and Sara Schmidt and find out how much fun they are having in one of the hottest shows on Broadway. Click here to hear what the lladies have to say!
Photo Flash: MEMPHIS Kicks Off Bryant Park 2011!
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 8, 2011
On Monday, June 6, Broadway in Bryant Park presented by 106.7 Life FM hosted a kickoff event to announce the summer line up for 2011. The event featured live performances from the 2010 Tony Award Winning Musical Memphis including hits: 'Music of My Soul', 'Colored Woman', 'Memphis Lives in Me', 'Love Will Stand' and 'Steal You Rock and Roll' from Memphis cast members. Check out photos from the event below!
Photo Coverage: 2011 Theatre World Awards Arrivals
by Walter McBride - Jun 8, 2011
The Theatre World Awards presentation were held at Jujamcyn's August Wilson Theatre, 245 West 52nd Street (home of Jersey Boys), in an invitation-only ceremony yesterday, June 7, 2011 from 2:00 to 3:45 p.m. Peter Filichia hosted, Barry Keating directed, Mary K. Botosan and Erin Oestreich were the event's producers. There was also a tribute to John Willis, founder of the Theatre World Awards, who died last summer. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the evening and brings you photo coverage of the arrivals below!
Photo Coverage: 2011 Theatre World Awards Presentation - Part Two
by Walter McBride - Jun 8, 2011
The Theatre World Awards for Outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway Debut performances during the 2010-2011 theatrical season were presented by former Theatre World Award winners, including:Tammy Blanchard (Gypsy, 2003), Gabriel Byrne (A Moon for the Misbegotten, 2000), Zoe Caldwell (Slapstick Tragedy, 1966), Billy Crudup (Arcadia, 1995), Blythe Danner (The Miser, 1969), Edie Falco (Side Man, 1998), Tovah Feldshuh (Yentl, 1976), Jonathan Groff (Spring Awakening, 2007), RoseMary Harris (The Climate of Eden, 1953), and Andrea McArdle (Annie, 1977). There will also be performances by former Theatre World Award winners, including: Karen Akers (Nine, 1982), Ernestine Jackson (Raisin, 1974), and John Lloyd Young (Jersey Boys, 2006).
Photo Coverage: 2011 Theatre World Awards Presentation - Part One
by Walter McBride - Jun 8, 2011
The 2010-11 Theatre World Award winners were: Ellen Barkin, The Normal Heart; Desmin Borges, The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity; Halley Feiffer, The House of Blue Leaves; Grace Gummer, Arcadia; Rose Hemingway, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying; John Larroquette, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying; Heather Lind, The Merchant of Venice; Patina Miller, Sister Act; Arian Moayed, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo; Jim Parsons, The Normal Heart; Zachary Quinto, Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes; and Tony Sheldon, Priscilla Queen of the Desert. The first annual Lunt-Fontanne Award for Ensemble Excellence will be presented to the cast of The Motherf**cker With a Hat: Bobby Cannavale, Chris Rock, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Annabella Sciorra, and Yul Vázquez. Also presented at the TWA ceremony was the third annual Dorothy Loudon Award for Excellence presented to Seth Numrich of War Horse.