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Anthony Rapp Will Lead Benefit Prodution of NAVALNY AND EDDIE
by Stephi Wild - Oct 10, 2025


Anthony Rapp is set to lead a benefit production of the new play Navalny and Eddie, taking place at Royal Family Productions next month. Learn more about the production here!

BEATRIX IS INVISIBLE, Starring Ellen Greene, Takes Home Audience Award Following Premiere
by Josh Sharpe - Jul 2, 2025


Beatrix Is Invisible, a new short film led by Little Shop of Horrors alum Ellen Greene, has won the Audience Award for Best Live Action Short following the film's premiere at the Palm Springs International Shortfest. 

Ellen Greene Starring in New Short Film BEATRIX IS INVISIBLE
by Josh Sharpe - Jun 3, 2025


Little Shop of Horrors star Ellen Greene is leading a new short film, which will make its world premiere this month at the Palm Springs International Short Film Festival.

Have Any Broadway Musicals Ever Closed Before They Opened?
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - Mar 5, 2023


Broadway historian and self-proclaimed theatre nerd Jennifer Ashley Tepper is here to help with her new series, Broadway Deep Dive. This month, the reader question was: Have Any Broadway Musicals Ever Closed Before They Opened?

Tony Winning Set Designer Eugene Lee Passes Away
by Michael Major - Feb 8, 2023


BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that Tony Winner Eugene Lee has passed away. Lee won the Tony Award for Best Set Design in 2004 for Wicked. He was also nominated for a Tony Award for Ragtime. He also served as scenic designer for the original productions of Merrily We Roll Along, Sweeney Todd, and Seussical. 

Anthony Rapp Shares Stories Of His First Broadway Show On WHY I'LL NEVER MAKE IT
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 18, 2022


In the latest episode of Why I'll Never Make It, a top 25 theater podcast hosted by Patrick Oliver Jones, Anthony Rapp (Rent, If/Then) talks about what would've been his Broadway debut back in 1982, but The Little Prince and the Aviator closed after 20 preview performances and never officially opened.

Wake Up With BWW 10/26: First Look at Celina Smith as Annie, DANA H. and IS THIS A ROOM? to Close Early, and More
by Stephi Wild - Oct 26, 2021


Today's top stories: get a first look at Celina Smith in Annie Live!, go inside opening night of Fairycakes off-Broadway, Dana H., and Is This A Room? move up their closing dates, Jennifer Nettles will embark on holiday tour, and more!

Wake Up With BWW 10/26: Olivier Award Winners, and More!
by Stephi Wild - Oct 26, 2020


Today's top stories: find out who took home 2020 Olivier Awards, watch the full Broadway Sings For Biden concert, and more!

THE LITTLE PRINCE Announced At Lost Nation Theater
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 4, 2020


Lost Nation Theater presents the culminating project of its one-week Dance-Theater Storytelling Camp: The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.

Kritzerland Upstairs At Vitello's Celebrates CINCO DE MAYO
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 19, 2019


For the 98th Kritzerland show, it's our annual May madness show, which, like our crazy April Fools show, is equally mad and wild, with some pretty stuff thrown in, too. 

THE LITTLE PRINCE Comes to The Denver Children's Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Mar 10, 2019


The JCC Mizel Arts and Culture Center has been proud to produce whimsical and touching stories through its Denver Children's Theatre for 22 years. 2019 will represent the final season for this community staple and it's determined to go out with a blast through the stars. Opening on March 14 and playing through May 3 the Denver Children's Theatre will be presenting the heart-warming story for all ages, The Little Prince, written by Rick Cummins and John Scoullar, adapted from the literary classic by French author Antoine de Saint-Exup ry.

BWW Exclusive: The Story of How RENT Came to Be
by Jeffrey Kare - Jan 27, 2019


Tonight, FOX will air their third live musical production. Following in the footsteps of Grease and A Christmas Story, the network will be presenting Jonathan Larson's Rent, a rock musical that is loosely based on Giacomo Puccini's 1896 opera, La boheme. The story follows a group of impoverished young artists struggling to survive and create a life in New York City's East Village in the thriving days of Bohemian Alphabet City, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS.

Wake Up With BWW 10/26: First Look at COME FROM AWAY Tour, and More!
by Stephi Wild - Oct 26, 2018


Good morning BroadwayWorld! Today's top stories: get a first look at the national tour of Come From Away, and more!

BWW Morning Brief October 26th, 2017: M. BUTTERFLY Spreads its Wings, THE RED SHOES Dances to NYC, and More!
by Danielle Ashley - Oct 26, 2017


Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Today's big news: M. BUTTERFLY spreads its wings, THE RED SHOES dances to NYC, and more!

BWW Interview: Theatre Life with Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp
by Elliot Lanes - Apr 24, 2017


Today's subjects, Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp, are most commonly associated with one particular Broadway show – Rent. This Friday night, April 28th, you can see them join forces once again at the Music Center at Strathmore in Bethesda, Maryland, and it promises to be a really good time. It may also introduce you other aspects of their theatre lives since that groundbreaking 1990s musical.

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Star Ellen Greene Hits YouTube in New Horror Comedy
by TV News Desk - Dec 9, 2016


Just days after the news that a musical film remake of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS is in the works, the show's original Off-Broadway and big screen star Ellen Greene will appear in the new horror comedy series 12 DEADLY DAYS, debuting on Monday, December 12, on Youtube Red.

Check Out The Complete Video Playlist For The Hit Concert Series IF IT ONLY EVEN RUNS A MINUTE
by Michael Dale - Apr 21, 2016


How many of these great songs do you know from underappreciated musicals?

STAGE TUBE: On This Day for 10/26/15- Anthony Rapp
by Nicole Rosky - Oct 26, 2015


Happy Birthday Anthony Rapp! An actor since the age of six, Rapp has appeared on Broadway in Precious Sons, Rent, Six Degrees of Separation, The Little Prince and the Aviator, and the revival of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown. His films include Adventures in Babysitting, School Ties, Dazed and Confused, Six Degrees of Separation, and more. He will next starr on Broadway opposite Idina Menzel in IF/THEN.

Jake Gyllenhaal, Ellen Greene and More Lead Encores! Off-Center's LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, Opening Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Jul 1, 2015


Eddie Cooper and Joe Grifasi join Ellen Greene, Jake Gyllenhaal and Taran Killam in the Encores! Off-Center concert production of Howard Ashman and Alan Menken's LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, running for three performances, tonight, July 1, and tomorrow, July 2, 2015 at New York City Center.

Eddie Cooper & Joe Grifasi Will Join Ellen Greene, Jake Gyllenhaal & Taran Killam in Encores! Off-Center's LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
by Tyler Peterson - May 20, 2015


Eddie Cooper and Joe Grifasi will join the previously announced Ellen Greene, Jake Gyllenhaal and Taran Killam in the Encores! Off-Center concert production of Howard Ashman and Alan Menken's Little Shop of Horrors, running for three performances, July 1-2, 2015 at New York City Center. Eddie Cooper replaces his father Chuck Cooper, who will be starring in the upcoming Broadway musical Amazing Grace.

Anthony Rapp and Kate Walsh to Lead Gay Drama Film MODERN LOVE
by Movies News Desk - May 13, 2015


According to Variety, Broadway's Anthony Rapp, along with Kate Walsh and Jonathan Bennett, has signed on for the upcoming gay marriage drama MODERN LOVE.

Breaking News: Jake Gyllenhaal Will Make Musical Debut in Encores! LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS This Summer!
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 14, 2015


Jake Gyllenhaal, Chuck Cooper and Taran Killam will join the previously announced Ellen Greene in the Encores! Off-Center concert production ofHoward Ashman and Alan Menken's Little Shop of Horrors, running July 1-2, 2015. NOTE: A third performance has been added at 2pm on Thursday, July 2 in order to meet ticket demand. The production will be directed by Dick Scanlan, with choreography by Patricia Wilcox. Jeanine Tesori is the Artistic Director of Encores! Off-Center, and Chris Fenwick is Music Director. The show will mark the musical theater debuts of both Gyllenhaal and Killam.

STAGE TUBE: Anthony Rapp and Adam Pascal Reunite and Sing 'Seasons of Love'
by Sally Henry Fuller - Nov 2, 2014


The Guidance Center of Westchester hosted an exclusive engagement with Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp, stars from the original cast of RENT, on Monday, October 20th at the Emelin Theatre in Mamaroneck. Click below to watch the pair sing the iconic RENT tune, 'Seasons of Love' live at the show!

Top Stories You Missed on BWW This Weekend - 10/25-10/26/2014
by - Oct 26, 2014


Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from this weekend Sunday, October 26, 2014 - Sunday, October 26, 2014.

STAGE TUBE: On This Day 10/26- Anthony Rapp
by Nicole Rosky - Oct 26, 2014


Happy Birthday Anthony Rapp! An actor since the age of six, Rapp has appeared on Broadway in Precious Sons, Rent, Six Degrees of Separation, The Little Prince and the Aviator, and the revival of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown. His films include Adventures in Babysitting, School Ties, Dazed and Confused, Six Degrees of Separation, and more. He will next starr on Broadway opposite Idina Menzel in IF/THEN.


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