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Jerry Springer joins Broadway cast of Chicago
Talk-show host Jerry Springer joined the Broadway cast of Chicago on August 18, playing the role of lawyer Billy Flynn. Springer recently played a limited run in the London company, as well. You don’t have to go to New York to see Springer in Chicago, either. He will also be performing the role in limited [...]
Robb Sapp joins Broadway cast of Shrek
Robb Sapp joined the Broadway cast of Shrek the Musical on August 18. He will portray the role of Pinocchio, the long-nosed-fibber who longs to be a real boy, while John Tartaglia, the role’s creator, takes a leave of absence until December 15. Sapp was previously seen as Boq in the Broadway cast of Wicked. [...]
Don Stephenson joins Broadway cast of Rock of Ages
Don Stephenson joined the cast of Broadway’s Rock of Ages on August 17. He is filling in for Paul Schoeffler in the role of Hertz. Schoeffler is taking a leave of absence to play Lawrence in the Walnut Street Theatre’s production of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels; he will return to Rock of Ages on October 26. [...]
2009 Tony Awards Winners
The American Theatre Wing’s 63rd Annual Antoinette Perry “Tony” Awards took place Sunday night, June 7 at Radio City Music Hall. CBS presented a live broadcast from 8-11 p.m. Eastern/7-10 p.m. Central. The Tony Awards are the most prestigious awards in the theatre world. View a complete list of the Tony nominees here. So, without [...]
The Tonys!
Wow, what an opening! By the way, I’m going to try to live-blog this…stay tuned as the show continues, and I continue to update this post. Stockard Channing! Rizzo forever! She’s amazing, as always. Shrek looks interesting, indeed. I love the Duloc “toy” dancers. I wish they’d have done a song that fully featured Sutton [...]
Glee premieres on Fox tonight!
The “preview event” pilot episode of the new Fox musical series, “Glee,” premieres tonight from 9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT. “Glee” tells the story of a high school glee club, with Matthew Morrison starring as the eager music teacher. Other musical theatre stars will be appearing, including Kristin Chenoweth (Wicked, “Pushing Daisies”), Victor Garber, Deb Monk, Lea [...]
2009 Tony Awards Nominations Announced!
The nominees for the American Theatre Wing’s 63rd Annual Antoinette Perry “Tony” Awards were announced this morning (May 5) by Tony Award winners Cynthia Nixon (Rabbit Hole) and Lin-Manuel Miranda (In the Heights). The Tony Awards are the most prestigious awards in the theatre world. Who do YOU think will win? (The Tony nominations ceremony [...]
Billy Elliot performance on The Early Show, May 5
The three young men who alternate in the title roll of Billy Elliot, from Billy Elliot the Musical, will be appearing on CBS’ “The Early Show,” Tuesday, May 5, sometime between the hours of 7-9 a.m. (Eastern and Central). Kiril Kulish, David Alvarez and Trent Kowalik alternate in the roll, but will perform side by [...]
West Side Story Revival Opens on Broadway Tonight, March 19
The latest Broadway revival of West Side Story opens tonight (March 19), at 6:30 p.m. at the Palace Theatre. Arthur Laurents, who wrote the Tony-winning libretto, is directing this revival, which has been playing preview performances since February 23. According to Laurents, “This show will be radically different from any other production of West Side [...]
Lights of Broadway Dimmed to Honor Natasha Richardson
Broadway theaters will pay tribute to Natasha Richardson this evening. The lighted theater marquees will be dimmed at 8:00 p.m., and will stay dimmed for one minute. Why 8:00 p.m.? That is the traditional starting time for Broadway’s evening performances. Charlotte St. Martin, executive director of The Broadway League, said The Broadway community is shocked [...]
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