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Tony Award winning actress, Idina Menzel, will be back on Broadway next spring. The New York Times reports that Menzel is slated to star in a new musical, If/Then, penned by composer Tom Kitt and book writer/ lyricist Brian Yorkey. It is the first Broadway production by Kitt and Yorkey since their Tony [...]
Emmy Award-winning actress Jane Lynch, who stars in the hit FOX television show “Glee” as ruthless cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester, will take on another great tyrannical role as evil orphanage matron Miss Hannigan in the new Broadway production of Annie at the Palace Theatre. Lynch, a stage veteran of Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre Company and The Second City, [...]
Ben Toth and Sam Forman have been named the new composer and lyricist of Sleepless In Seattle – The Musical. They join the previously announced Lonny Price as director, Jeff Arch as book writer, and Eric Stern as musical director. Sleepless In Seattle – The Musical will have its premiere at The Pasadena [...]
She not have taken home the American Idol prize last May, but the vocal powerhouse might come out on top of another Fox program. Jessica Sanchez is reportedly in talks for a multi-episode arc on the forth season of Glee. According to TVLine, the Fox musical series plans to have the 16-year old [...]
The 50th Anniversary production of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying will end its run on May 20 at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre. The production, which recouped its $9 million initial investment in December 2011, currently stars Nick Jonas and Beau Bridges. Jonas was scheduled to perform with the company through [...]
Darren Criss, star of “Glee” and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1/3/12-1/22/12) will join the Team StarKid tour of Apocalyptour for two performances in New York and Los Angeles. Team StarKid, a Chicago-based writing and acting ensemble, presents the tour, set to begin May 9 at Chicago’s House of Blues. [...]
New star of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Nick Jonas, headed to the studio February 19, to record a new Broadway cast album of the 50th anniversary revival of the production. Broadway Records will release the EP of Nick Jonas performing five tracks from the smash hit musical on Tuesday, [...]
Here’s part 2 of our ode to “Smash,” new musical series that features a league of extraordinary Broadway stars. Here, compiled, are the top five television shows that feature Broadway actors. Check out the other five here. These shows are ranked in accord with their received honors. 5. The Good Wife Stage credits [...]
New star of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Nick Jonas, headed to the studio last Sunday, February 19, to record a new Broadway cast album of the 50th anniversary revival of the production. The EP will be release by Broadway Records this spring. Robert Sher, a six-time Grammy nominee will [...]
After a rocky month and a half, weekly grosses are finally up—a difference of $4,429,269. Most shows enjoyed a box office bump on account of the long Presidents’ Day weekend. Wicked, again, claimed the top spot, reaching nearly $2 million. Jersey Boys made a run for the top five, cementing its place in [...]
