October 08, 2013
USA Today gives music fans an exclusive first look at the upcoming Green Day documentary BROADWAY IDIOT....
October 08, 2013
Bare Bones Theater Company presents "THREE," a trio of one-act plays including a drama, a mystery, and a comedy, at the Bare Bones Theater, 57 Main St., Northport, N.Y. Featured plays are "Your Life Is a Feature Film,' by Alan Minieri, 'Specter" by Don Nigro, and 'Don't Forget to Write,' by Christop...
October 08, 2013
Today in 1946, Cyrano de Bergerac opened at the Alvin Theatre (now the Neil Simon Theatre), where it ran for 193 performances. Cyrano de Bergerac is a play written in 1897 by Edmond Rostand. Although there was a real Cyrano de Bergerac, the play bears a very scant resemblance to his life. The entire...
October 08, 2013
It was another tough week for GLEE star Amber Riley who had to sit on the sideline for a portion of the rehearsal period due to problems with her knees. 'I don't really want to disappoint anybody,' said a tearful Riley prior to the performance. 'I just want to do my best.'...
October 08, 2013
Broadway's Corbin Bleu and his partner Karina Smirnoff danced the Paso Doble on this week's DANCING WITH THE STARS....
October 08, 2013
On last night's DANCING WITH THE STAR, Broadway vet Valerie Harper and her pro dance partner Tristan McManus danced the Viennese Waltz to fun.'s 'Carry On,' a song which carries the message Harper has been so eloquently conveying throughout the competition....
October 07, 2013
Tony Award-winning Broadway actress Alice Ripley (Next to Normal) leads the cast of CARRIE the musical, October 11-26, 2013, at the historic Moore Theatre, also featuring fellow Broadway alumni Kendra Kassebaum (Wicked) andKeaton Whittaker (A Little Night Music), and directed by Broadway alum Louis ...
October 07, 2013
A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN star Mary Bridget Davies stopped by today's 'Katie' to talk about making her Broadway debut in the new production now in previews at the Lyceum Theatre. Check out a clip from the appearance below!...
October 07, 2013
Milwaukee Repertory Theater presents Ragtime, the sweeping musical which will kick off The Rep's 2013/14 60th Anniversary Season in the Quadracci Powerhouse theater. Check out some highlights below!...
October 07, 2013
Just last week, the cast of Big Fish on Broadway shared a supportive message for the cast of the Ole Miss production of THE LARAMIE PROJECT, which made national news this week after a group of football players interrupted the show with homophobic slurs and 'borderline hate speech' on October 1st. No...
October 07, 2013
Roundabout Theatre Company's fall production of Bad Jews began previews on September 19 at the Laura Pels Theatre in the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre (111 West 46th Street), and opened on October 3. BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge was there for the big opening and you can check out w...
October 07, 2013
BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge was on the red carpet to chat with the stars as they arrived at the Neil Simon Theatre, and you can check out what Whoopi Goldberg, Perez Hilton, Zach Braff and more had to say below!...
October 07, 2013
Happy Birthday, Alfred Drake! He is best known for his leading roles in the original Broadway productions of Oklahoma!; Kiss Me, Kate; Kismet; and for playing Marshall Blackstone in the original production of Babes in Arms, (in which he sang the title song) and Hajj in Kismet, for which he received ...
October 07, 2013
She died 43 years ago, but there's no forgetting Janis Joplin. Now her story and her music is back on stage. CBS Sunday Morning's Anthony Mason talked with the star of 'A Night With Janis Joplin,' Mary Bridget Davies, and with Janis' siblings, who remember the big sister who became a rock star....
October 06, 2013
BORN FOR BROADWAY 2013, the fourth annual celebrity cabaret, featuring Broadway and TV stars donating their time and talent to raise money for paralysis-based organizations, took place at 54 Below last Monday, Sept. 30. Below, check out highlights from the concert, including performances from Annale...
October 06, 2013
Ahead of this week's memorial episode to the late Cory Monteith, titled 'The Quarterback,' GLEE has debuted all of the tracks from the tribute, including 'Make You Feel My Love,' 'No Surrender,' 'If I Die Young,' and 'I'll Stand by You' - you can listen below. BWW also exclusively premiered the cast...
October 06, 2013
Directed by five-time Tony Award winner Susan Stroman (Contact, The Producers, The Scottsboro Boys), with music and lyrics by Grammy and Tony Award nominee Andrew Lippa (The Wild Party, The Addams Family), and a book by Grammy and BAFTA Award nominee John August (Frankenweenie, Charlie and the Choco...
October 05, 2013
A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDEJefferson Mays and Bryce Pinkham will lead Broadway's bloody brilliant new musical A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, also starring Lisa O'Hare, Lauren Worsham, Jane Carr, Pamela Bob,Joanna Glushak, Eddie Korbich, Jeff Kready, Mark Ledbetter, Jennifer Smith, Don Stephenson, P...
October 05, 2013
The cast of Big Fish on Broadway shared a supportive message for the cast of the Ole Miss production of THE LARAMIE PROJECT, which made national news this week after a group of football players interrupted the show with homophobic slurs and 'borderline hate speech' on October 1st. Watch the message ...
October 05, 2013
With the recent rumors that rocker Alice Cooper is in negotiations to take on the role of supervillain the Green Goblin in Broadway's SPIDER-MAN: TURN OFF THE DARK, you might be wondering what 'The Godfather of Shock Rock' would sound like singing on Broadway. It turns out that Cooper recorded a ver...
October 05, 2013
The new Broadway production of Shakespeare's timeless love story Romeo and Juliet starring international film star Orlando Bloom, making his Broadway debut opposite two-time Tony Award nominee Condola Rashad, officially opened on Thursday, September 19, 2013 at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. The New Y...
October 06, 2013
It's time for the newest episode of BWW's exclusive TV series - CHEWING THE SCENERY WITH Randy Rainbow! In this edition, Randy brings us his own take on INTO THE WOODS and chats with Carol Channing about the all-around success of KINKY BOOTS, WICKED, THE GLASS MENAGERIE and more!...
October 05, 2013
The skill needed to adapt Gregory Maguire's novel into a stageable script takes both collaboration and out-of-the-box thinking. Working closely with the rest of the creative team, Wicked's book writer Winnie Holzman defined characters, built plot and weaved together themes to bring the story of Elph...
October 04, 2013
Today CEC is shining our spotlight on long-time writing partners Kait Kerrigan and Brian Lowdermilk. Their song 'Last Week's Alcohol' was performed by Matt Doyle, talented star of stage and screen, at our concert at the Canal Room. We are thrilled to share it with all of you on Broadwayworld!...
October 04, 2013
KCET's award-winning arts and culture series, Artbound and The Industry have partnered to produce an in-depth online series and television special exploring the creative process behind the new experimental opera, Invisible Cities, a joint production by The Industry and L.A. Dance Project which premi...
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