More names have been added to create the melodious world of singer-songwriter John Lennon in the upcoming musical Lennon, now expected to open July 28 on Broadway.
Written and directed by Don Scardino (A Few Good Men), the new musical about the legendary music star will have its world premiere at San Francisco’s Orpheum Theatre (April […]
Sara Ramirez sure doesn’t look like a criminal.
Dressed in jeans and a long-sleeved T-shirt with her hair swept up in a ponytail, the 29-year-old actress and singer resembles more a laid-back beauty pageant contestant than a woman capable of theft.
But according to the buzz around Monty Python’s Spamalot, Ramirez has committed grand larceny, stealing the […]
In a major boost for Chicago tourism, Loop businesses and the Chicago theater community, the producers of the Broadway show “Wicked” are creating a dedicated Chicago company of the hit that will remain at the Oriental Theatre for months—and maybe even years.
“Wicked,” a $14 million musical based on the prequel about characters from “The […]
It’s 20 degrees and a wind is ripping outside of the Gershwin Theatre in New York, but 300 rabid fans of the hot musical “Wicked” huddle together and watch tickets tumble in a rotating bin.
A Gershwin usher pulls out a ticket, calls a number, and a screaming fan jumps up and down all the way […]
Three-plus hours of cat-and-mouse games, catty remarks, tomcatting and cat’s paws will be the catnip for the opening-night audience for the new Broadway production of Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Anthony Page directs a cast featuring Kathleen Turner as Martha, Bill Irwin as George, David Harbour as Nick and Mireille Enos as Honey. Albee’s […]
The brightly colored coils of Monty Python had Broadway in a stranglehold all week, as theatre fans, critics and professionals awaited the March 17 opening of Spamalot, the musical which all of the above—even the critics—hoped would provide The Street and the season with the kick in the pants it desperately needed.
Once the confetti settled, […]
Sweet Charity will go on - but standby Charlotte d’Amboise will open the musical on Broadway, not its injured star Christina Applegate, according to producer Barry Weissler.
“I love Christina, and I didn’t want this to happen,” Weissler said. “Christina will heal, and when she does, we will put her back in the show.” He was […]
The controversial London hit Jerry Springer—The Opera will come to the Broadway stage despite recent protests in the U.K., according to production spokespersons.
“While the widely covered but small scale religious protests in the U.K. surrounding Jerry Springer—The Opera have not been helpful in the completion of raising the capital for the Broadway production, they have […]
The Tony committee will assemble May 9 to determine the nominees for the 59th Annual Tony Awards. The nominees will be announced May 10 at a venue to be determined.
A spokesperson for the League of American Theatres and Producers, which presents the Tony Awards with the American Theatre Wing, reported that the eligibility cutoff date […]
Christina Applegate is making a leap, a big one. And it’s not just during the dance numbers created for her by choreographer Wayne Cilento.
The actress, best-known for playing the bimbette daughter on TV’s Married … with children, is starring in a revival of Sweet Charity, opening on April 21 on Broadway after an extended try-out […]