Nick Jonas Takes Broadway Starring Role in ‘How to Succeed’
September 10, 2011
Celebrities are a strong draw on Broadway, and the latest revival of “How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying” is in no short supply of star power. It has recently been announced that Nick Jonas will replace Daniel Radcliffe in the lead role
‘Spiderman’s’ Reeve Carney cast in Buckley Biopic
August 21, 2011
Reeve Carney, known to those on Broadway as Peter Parker in ‘Spiderman: Turn Off The Dark’, will be swapping his tights for a guitar in the upcoming biopic about Jeff Buckley. The film will follow the guitarist’s short life, using the David Browne book
Hugh Dancy Takes Starring Role in ‘Venus in Fur’
August 17, 2011
Hugh Dancy is joining the cast of the upcoming Broadway premiere of David Ives‘ ‘Venus in Fur’. Directed by Tony Award Winner Walter Bobbie, the show also stars Nina Arianda and begins previews October 13th at the Samuel Friedman Theatre. Produced by Manhatten Theatre
Patti Lupone, Mandy Patinkin Book Dates on Broadway
August 17, 2011
Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin are reuniting on Broadway for the first time since their Tony-winning performances in ‘Evita’. Opening November 21, ‘An Evening With Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin’ will open at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, and will run through January 13th, 2012.
Revival of ‘Death of a Salesman’ Coming to Broadway with Andrew Garfield
August 16, 2011
Recent casting news surrounding the upcoming revival of ‘Death of a Salesman’ has just revealed that Andrew Garfield will play Biff, the wayward son of Willy Loman. The English actor played Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin in ‘The Social Network’, and recently completed filming the
Stephen Sondheim Not Happy About ‘Porgy and Bess’ Revival
August 14, 2011
So if a theatre icon is trashing your reinterpretation of a classic stage opera is that a good or bad thing? On the one hand, you get oodles of free press where you’d otherwise be twiddling your thumbs (case in point), but you also
‘Weeds’ Hunter Parrish Becomes Heavenly Deity in ‘Godspell’
August 12, 2011
I bet you didn’t know Jesus smoked weed. Well not the guy who walked on water or who specialized in rising from the dead. Rather Broadway’s latest addition to ‘Godspell’ certainly has had a checkered past with the ganja. Let it never be said
Lea Michele Craves the Broadway Stage in Latest Harper’s Bazaar
August 10, 2011
Harper’s Bazaar pinned down busy girl Lea Michele for a little Q&A for their September issue (on newsstands Tuesday, August 16). After dolling her up in top-notch couture for the cover shoot, they looked to get the low down on the newness of celebrity
‘Catch Me If You Can’ Comes to Disappointing End September 4
August 9, 2011
This seems to be the time of year for closings on Broadway. In the past two weeks, we’ve gotten word that ‘Rain’ and ‘Baby It’s You’ will be playing their final performances. Now you can add ‘Catch Me If You Can’ to the musical
Nicole Ari Parker to be Blanche Du Bois in ‘Streetcar Named Desire’
August 8, 2011
The cast for the upcoming production of ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ is starting to fill out. Blair Underwood signed on a few months ago to play the role of Stanley Kowalski and now we have our Blanche DuBois — Nicole Ari Parker. No word
