 STAGE TUBE: On This Day 5/25- Leslie Uggams
May 25, 2013
Happy Birthday Leslie Uggams! Uggams starred in Hallelujah, Baby!, which premiered on Broadway in 1967, and won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a musical. She appeared on Broadway in the revue Blues in the Night in 1982 and in the musical revue of the works of Jerry Herman, Jerry's Girls in 1985. Later Broadway roles include Muzzy in Thoroughly Modern Millie (2003 - 2004) and Ethel Thayer in On Golden Pond at the Kennedy Center in 2004 and on Broadway at the Cort Theatre in 2005. In 2001 she appeared in the August Wilson play King Hedley II, receiving a nomination for a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play.
 VIDEO: First Look - Bovine Metropolis Theater's TWILIGHT Spoof AMERICA THE UNICORN
May 24, 2013
Everyone knows that a unicorn makes the best history teacher. 'America The Unicorn' is the 36th original sketch comedy revue written and performed by Bovine Metropolis Theater's sketch team, and it's taking absurdity to a whole new level. A unicorn will teach a reinvented history of the United States, a version that's magical, strange, and hilarious. Check out a first look below!
 VIDEO: Behind-the-Scenes of San Francisco Playhouse's ABIGAIL'S PARTY, 5/21-7/6
May 24, 2013
San Francisco Playhouse (Bill English, Artistic Director and Susi Damilano, Producing Director) continues its Tenth Season, now in their new venue at 450 Post Street, with a revival of Mike Leigh's acclaimed play, Abigail's Party, directed by Amy Glazer. Check out a behind-the-scenes look below!
 VIDEO: In Rehearsal with Stages St. Louis' ALWAYS...PATSY CLINE!
May 24, 2013
Take a peak into rehearsals of Stages St. Louis' upcoming production of ALWAYS...PATSY CLINE, starring Jacqueline
 STAGE TUBE: See the Cast of THE LITTLE MERMAID Fly at Paper Mill Playhouse!
May 24, 2013
Go 'Under the Sea' for a spectacular view backstage as our cast learns how to swim. Disney's The Little Mermaid will run at the Millburn, New Jersey, theater from May 29 through June 30, 2013. For tickets visit www.PaperMill.org.
 VIDEO: Elisabeth Moss Calls Jeremy Piven 'Unprofessional' for Leaving SPEED-THE-PLOW on WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE
May 24, 2013
On last night's WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE, former SPEED-THE-PLOW star Elisabeth Moss had some choice words for Jeremy Piven, who made headlines in 2009 for exiting the show due to mercury poisoning.
 STAGE TUBE: CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY Makes Its West End Debut - The Audience Reacts!
May 24, 2013
CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY, the highly anticipated West End musical starring Olivier and Tony Award winner Douglas Hodge as Willy Wonka, began May 22, 2013. Watch as the very first audiences share their reactions to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, now in previews until 24 June at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane.
 STAGE TUBE: On This Day 5/24- THE WIZ
May 24, 2013
Today 1985, the first Broadway revival of The Wiz opened at the Lunt-Fontanne THeatre, where it ran for 13 performances. The Wiz is a musical with music and lyrics by Charlie Smalls and book by William F. Brown. It is a retelling of L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in the context of African American culture. It opened on October 21, 1974 at the Morris A. Mechanic Theatre in Baltimore, Maryland and moved to the Majestic Theatre. The 1975 Broadway production won seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical.
 STAGE TUBE: First Look at New German Pre-Broadway ROCKY Commercial
May 24, 2013
The world premiere of Rocky took place November 18 in Hamburg under the direction of PETER AND THE STARCATCHER Tony nominee Alex Timbers. It will transfer to Broadway in Feburary 2014. Check out the pre-Broadway commercial below!
 MEGA STAGE TUBE: Listen to THE CRAFT - THE MUSICAL Demos; Set for NYC Reading This Year
May 23, 2013
THE CRAFT: The Musical is a brand new musical inspired by the 1996 cult film of the same name. Click below to listen to demo tracks from the musical, including 'The Dream / Now is the Time', 'A Perfect Circle', 'Witches!', 'Manon', 'With Perfect Love & Perfect Trust', 'Light as a Feather', 'Blessed Be', and 'The Invocation'!
 STAGE TUBE: GUYS AND DOLLS' Kirsten Wyatt, Steel Burkhardt and More Lip-Sync to 'Suit and Tie' at Hanna Theater
May 23, 2013
The titular Guys and Dolls of Frank Loesser's classic show in Cleveland have become decidedly more fly this week, releasing a music video of 'Suit and Tie' by Justin Timberlake. Click below to watch!
 STAGE TUBE: Douglas Carter Beane Gives Advice for Creativity in Philadelphia Commencement Address
May 23, 2013
Playwright Douglas Carter Beane currently has two shows on Broadway - a new book for Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella and a new play The Nance starring Nathan Lane and directed by Jack O'Brien.
 STAGE TUBE: Go Behind the Scenes of the 2013 Tony Awards Promo Shoot with Laura Osnes, Cyndi Lauper, Lilla Crawford & More!
May 23, 2013
THE 67TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS will be broadcast live from Radio City Music Hall, Sunday, June 9 (8:00-11:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network. The show returns to Radio City Music Hall after two years at the Beacon Theatre. Emmy Award winner Neil Patrick Harris returns as host. In the video below, go behind the scenes of a special promo shoot for the Tony Awards, featuring Cyndi Lauper, Laura Osnes, Lilla Crawford, Richard Kind and more!
 STAGE TUBE: Nicolas Dromard Performs Benefit Concert for Young at Arts
May 23, 2013
Broadway actor, Nicolas Dromard performed in a benefit for Young at Arts program, promoting theatre and the arts to kids. Check out the videos below!
 Video: Join Them! Cast of PIPPIN Performs 'Magic to Do' & 'Corner of the Sky' on GOOD MORNING AMERICA
May 23, 2013
The Broadway cast of Pippin traded the Music Box Theater's stage today for Good Morning America's studio - check out their appearance below, featuring Matthew James Thomas singing 'Corner of the Sky,' and The Leading Player herself, Patina Miller, performing 'Magic To Do!'
 STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek at Jesse Swimm and More in Tuacahn Center's MARY POPPINS
May 23, 2013
Tuacahn Center for the Arts Presents Disney's Mary Poppins at the Tuacahn Amphitheatre May 30 - October 25, 2013. For Tickets call: 435-652-3300 or go to: www.tuacahn.org. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the show below!
 STAGE TUBE: Watch THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD's Stephanie J. Block and Will Chase Prepare for the Tonys!
May 23, 2013
Rupert Holmes' Tony Award-winning musical comedy The Mystery of Edwin Drood closed on Broadway in March and was recently nominated for five 2013 Tony Awards, including Best Revival of a Musical and nods for stars Stephanie J. Block and Will Chase.
Watch the video below to see how Block and Chase are preparing for Tony night - coming up in just a few weeks on June 9!
 STAGE TUBE: On This Day 5/23- FINIAN'S RAINBOW
May 23, 2013
Today in 1960, Finian's Rainbow opened at the 46th Street Theatre (now the Richard Rodgers Theatre). Finian's Rainbow is a musical with a book by E.Y. Harburg and Fred Saidy, lyrics by Harburg, and music by Burton Lane. The 1947 Broadway production ran for 725 performances. Finian moves to the southern United States (the fictional state of Missitucky is a humorous combination of Mississippi and Kentucky) from Ireland with his daughter Sharon, to bury a stolen pot of gold near Fort Knox, in the mistaken belief that it will grow. A leprechaun follows them, desperate to recover his treasure before the loss of it turns him permanently human. Complications arise when a bigoted and corrupt U.S. Senator gets involved, and when wishes are made inadvertently over the hidden crock.
 STAGE TUBE: Behind the Scenes at 54 Below with Bebe Neuwirth and More!
May 22, 2013
Click below to watch the a new sneak peek at 54 Below, Broadway's Nightclub in the heart of the Theatre District, featuring interviews with Bebe Neuwirth and more!
 STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek - DREAMGIRLS at Maine State Music Theatre
May 22, 2013
Dreamgirls will run at Maine State Music Theatre, June 5 - 22, 2013. The curtain goes up on June 5 with the Tony Award winning Dreamgirls, offering one of the most stirring, dynamic, rocking, emotional scores ever written for the stage, slathered in R&B, soul, and pop music. Click below for a sneak peak at the cast onstage!
 STAGE TUBE: The Cast of MATILDA Performs on The View!
May 22, 2013
This morning, the cast of MATILDA The Musical performed 'Naughty' and 'Revolting Children' live on 'The View.' Check it out below!
 STAGE TUBE: On This Day 5/22- Laurence Olivier
May 22, 2013
Happy Birthday, Laurence Olivier! Born in 1907, Olivier remains one of the most revered actors of the 20th century. He was the first artistic director of the National Theatre of Great Britain and its main stage is named in his honour. Olivier's career as a stage and film actor spanned more than six decades and included a wide variety of roles, from the title role in Shakespeare's Othello and Sir Toby Belch in Twelfth Night to the sadistic Nazi dentist Christian Szell in Marathon Man and the kindly but determined Nazi-hunter in The Boys from Brazil. Olivier played more than 120 stage roles: Richard III, Macbeth, Romeo, Hamlet, Othello, Uncle Vanya, and Archie Rice in The Entertainer. He appeared in nearly sixty films, including William Wyler's Wuthering Heights, Alfred Hitchcock's Rebecca, Stanley Kubrick's Spartacus, Otto Preminger's Bunny Lake Is Missing, Richard Attenborough's Oh! What a Lovely War, and A Bridge Too Far, Joseph L. Mankiewicz's Sleuth, John Schlesinger's Marathon Man, Daniel Petrie's The Betsy, Desmond Davis' Clash of the Titans, and his own Henry V, Hamlet, and Richard III.
 VIDEO: FIRST Documentary Features 2012's First Time Olympic Athletes
May 21, 2013
In the summer of 2012, the most talented young athletes from around the world responded to the call to compete in the London 2012 Olympic Games. This is their story.
 STAGE TUBE: ANNIE's Jane Lynch Talks Broadway, GLEE and More on THE VIEW
May 21, 2013
Jane LynchEmmy Award-winning actress Jane Lynch, who stars in the hit FOX television show 'Glee' as ruthless cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester and who made her Broadway debut last week as tyrannical orphanage matron Miss Hannigan in ANNIE, was a guest on 'The View' today. Click below to watch the interview!
 STAGE TUBE: Behind the Scenes with David Shor and the Cast of the World Premiere of SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE
May 21, 2013
The Pasadena Playhouse, in association with David Shor Productions, presents SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE - THE MUSICAL. Single tickets are also currently on sale. Performances for the world premiere presentation will begin May 24 through June 23, with an official press opening on Sunday, June 2, 2013, at 5:00 p.m. at The Pasadena Playhouse. BroadwayWorld has a behind the scenes look below.
 STAGE TUBE: Cast of ONCE Performs Pre-Show Tune 'Red-Haired Mary' at 54 Below
May 21, 2013
Click below to watch the cast of ONCE perform 'Red-Haired Mary' at 54 Below! ONCE, the Tony and Grammy Award winning Best New Musical based on the 2007 Academy Award-winning film currently plays on Broadway at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre (242 West 45th Street). The production opened on Sunday, March 18, 2012.
 First Listen: Caesar Samayoa Sings 'Jaquenetta' from LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST
May 21, 2013
The second show of The Public's free Shakespeare in the Park season, LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST, A NEW MUSICAL, directed by Alex Timbers, with songs by Michael Friedman and book adaptation by Alex Timbers, will begin previews on Tuesday, July 23 and run through Sunday, August 18, with an official press opening on Monday, August 12.
Below, hear a song from the new musical, "Jaquenetta" featuring Caesar Samayoa and produced by Matt Stine.
 STAGE TUBE: New Promo Released for Holland Taylor-Led ANN!
May 21, 2013
ANN, the new critically acclaimed play written and performed by Emmy Award-winning actress Holland Taylor and directed by Benjamin Endsley Klein, has been extended through Sunday, September 1, 2013, on Broadway at Lincoln Center's Vivian Beaumont Theater (150 West 65 Street). A new prom for the show has just been released, featuring Tony Award nominee Holland Taylor, and you can check it out below!
 STAGE TUBE: Behind the Scenes - KING KONG Climbs Melbourne's Eureka Tower!
May 21, 2013
King KongThe Age ran a video today of Leigh-Anne Vizer, stunt double for the new KING KONG musical, screaming in the clutches of the gorilla from the side of the Eureka Tower in Melbourne. The stunt took place to drum up publicity for the stage production. Go behind the scenes in the video below!
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