Semicolon (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Bill at Thinklings spotlighted this new production from Focus on the Family Radio Theater: You can purchase The Screwtape Letters (audiobook dramatized performance)here or here. I’ve definitely got this one on my list for someone who shall remain nameless. (If you’re on my giving list, and you want it, you’d better get your request in soon. [...]
FEARnet: News & Reviews (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
In 1988 there was a short lived musical based on Stephen King's novel and Brian DePalma's 1976 film Carrie. Carrie: The Musical, which at the time cost a staggering 7+ million to produce,...
io9 (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Check out the first picture of the Chicago cast of The Addams Family — including Nathan Lane as Gomez and Bebe Neuwirth as Morticia. Plus it's hard to believe, but Carrie: The Musical is back!... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
NYU Local (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
It’s Friday the 13th. I’ve been referencing it all day because, ha, topical humor! So I thought it might be nice to relive some “(un)lucky” musical moments. And one very special treat, at the end. For your entertainment, after the jump: Aw, remember when Britney looked like that? I wanted to embed the delightfully bubblegum video but [...]
PerezHilton.com (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
As we previously mentioned, some very brave producers are attempting to revive one of Broadway's biggest flops, Carrie. In order to get funding, there will be an industry reading of the cult musical and they've got a powerhouse cast to fill the roles! Tony Award winner Sutton Foster will play the gym teacher Ms. Garder, [...]
PerezHilton.com (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
Good! Maybe Sutton Foster can go back to doing legitimate theater! (Quit selling out on us, Sutton! We expect that of movie actors, but not thespians like yourself!) Having run just about a year was all it took to run Shrek The Musical back from whence it came. The $24 million show never really sat too [...]
NewYorkology: A New York Travel Gui (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
Broadway will get a little less green after the holidays, as “ Shrek: The Musical ” will stage its final performance January 3, producers announced Wednesday. By the time it closes, “Shrek” will have played 441 performances plus 37 previews. At this year’s Tony awards , “Shrek” was nominated in eight categories, but only snagged best costume design of a musical,...
Gratuitous Violins (Free subscription) | 10/18/2009
I'm sure Megan Mullally is a very nice person and she's quite the trouper, appearing in The Receptionist in Los Angeles with a cast on her wrist after being in a car accident. In this Los Angeles Times story, Mullally talks about the pressure she felt being on Broadway in Young Frankenstein : “Since I was the most recognizable name in the show, I always felt like, oh, God. I can never get sick...
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
The preview event for "Shrek The Musical" later this month has some interesting names on the expected list. Sutton Foster. Brian D'Arcy James. Christopher Sieber.Those are the original Broadway stars of "Shrek The Musical." And while no casting has yet been announced for the first national tour, which originates in Chicago next summer, I've never known original Broadway cast members...
Variety.com (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
Legit News: Foster to star in 'Anyone' revival -- Sutton Foster will star as Nurse Fay Apple in the Encores! revival of Stephen Sondheim and Arthur Laurents' little-seen 1964 cult musical, "Anyone Can Whistle."
The Theater Loop (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
The preview event for "Shrek The Musical" later this month has some interesting names on the expected list. Sutton Foster. Brian D'Arcy James. Christopher Sieber. Those are the original Broadway stars of "Shrek The Musical." And while no casting has...
Flavorwire (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
Before he took the London stage in the Donmar company production of Hamlet — which opened this week on Broadway — Jude Law told a reporter, "Hamlet is 'a bit like a great song that's been covered by a load of different singers.'" So what do the critics on this side of the pond think of his take? Well, he's not exactly Cat Power, but he's not Michael Bolton either. The general...
Jim Hill Media (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
Jim Hill discusses the many things that DreamWorks Theatricals & Neal Productions have done recently in order to make their musical seem different from all the other shows on Broadway ...( read more )
South Florida Blade (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
Broadway musical cast drops the act for DC March Actors donate money for shuttle buses from NYC to DC By STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS Thursday, October 01, 2009 ...
Show and Stay (Free subscription) | 09/28/2009
Joanna Riding has returned to Billy Elliot after her maternity leave, slotting back in as Mrs Wilkinson and picking up where she left off. Across town, Linzi Hateley’s using her sabbatical from Mamma Mia! wisely, reprising her Roxie Hart in Chicago, alongside Pia Douwes, who’s playing Velma Kelly again 10 years after she first took [...]
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