Edward Scissorhands - 2007 - Off-Broadway Articles Page 4

Sacha Baron Cohen--whose film Borat has become a pop culture phenomenon over the last 2 weeks--has been confirmed to play the role of duplicitous barber Pirelli in the upcoming DreamWorks film version of Sweeney Todd.

The original London cast of Matthew Bourne's dance piece Edward Scissorhands, based on Tim Burton's 1990 gothic fantasy, will star in the show's US national tour

Variety reports that Helen Bonham Carter has signed on to the Sweeney Todd film to star opposite Johnny Depp as the devilish Mrs. Lovett.

The upcoming film adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd, directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp as the demon barber of the title, will begin filming in February of 2007

More tour dates--including Brooklyn--have been added to the upcoming US tour of Matthew Bourne's dance piece Edward Scissorhands, based on Tim Burton's 1990 gothic fantasy

DreamWorks Studios announced today that Johnny Depp has been set to star and Tim Burton to direct Sweeney Todd, the award-winning Stephen Sondheim musical thriller

The Fox Theatre in St. Louis will present Spamalot, The Light in the Piazza, Edward Scissorhands, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee as some of its shows for the 2006-2007 season

The classic sounds of Motown will fill Ain't No Mountain High Enough, a new musical by Berry Gordy that will round out the Ahmanson Theatre's 2006-2007 season

The 5th Avenue Musical Theatre Company's high-profile 2006-2007 season will include several touring shows, some classic musicals and one world premiere, Broadway-bound musical.

Some national tour dates have been announced for the upcoming US tour of Matthew Bourne's Edward Scissorhands, kicking off this winter

The 5th Avenue Musical Theatre Company's high-profile 2006-2007 season will include several touring shows, some classic musicals and one world premiere, Broadway-bound musical--Cry-Baby

The Kimmel Center's Broadway at the Academy 2006-2007 season will include Spamalot, Edward Scissorhands, the Ray Charles musical I Can't Stop Loving You and an updated version of Pippin

Matthew Bourne's production of the dance piece Edward Scissorhands will play L.A.'s Ahmanson Theatre from December 12th through 31st as the first stop in its US national tour

Matthew Bourne's dance piece Edward Scissorhands will be seen in cities such as Los Angeles, San Francisco and St. Louis in 2007; he has also stated that there may be Broadway plans for the show