Hottest Articles on BWW from Friday, Jul. 27

1) JEKYLL & HYDE Essay Contest: Your Entry Could Appear in CD Liner Notes!

Broadway Records and BroadwayWorld.com would like to invite you to enter for a chance to have your essay included in the liner notes for the upcoming Jekyll & Hyde concept recording! (more...)

2) Public's INTO THE WOODS Headed to Broadway's Al Hirschfeld Theatre?

Is the Public's Shakespeare in the Park production of INTO THE WOODS headed for 45th Street? The New York Post's Michael Riedel says today that the show is raising money and looking toward the Hirschfeld Theatre, which currently houses a limited return run of FELA!; the Fela Kuti-inspired musical closes August 4 and no other show is lined up as of yet. (more...)

3) BWW TV: John Lloyd Young on His Return to JERSEY BOYS, Finding His 'Purpose,' His New Album and More!

On July 3, the Broadway company of JERSEY BOYS welcomed back John Lloyd Young, who created the role of Frankie Valli in the original Broadway company and on the Grammy-winning, platinum cast album. For his performance, Mr. Young won Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award for Leading Actor in a Musical and a Theatre World Award. In this edition, Richard chats with the star about his return to the show and so much more! (more...)

4) STAGE TUBE: Liz Callaway and More in Pittsburgh CLO's SUNSET BOULEVARD

Pittsburgh CLO presents the debut production of Sunset Boulevard, now playing through July 29 at the Benedum Center. Tony Award nominee Liz Callaway, critically-acclaimed star of Love Changes Everything, returns to the Pittsburgh CLOstage as eccentric Hollywood actress Norma Desmond. Check out the video we have of the production below. (more...)

5) John Cameron Mitchell Working on HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH Sequel

Journalist Kevin Sessums recently chatted with HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH creator John Cameron Mitchell about his next project- a sequel to the musical. Sessums writes on his Tumblr: ' He then went on to tell me in detail the narrative of the sequel for which Hedwig's original composer Stephen Trask will write the music once more.' (more...)

6) Alley, Palin Among DANCING WITH THE STARS: ALL STARS Cast

The cast of DANCING WITH THE STARS: ALL STARS has just been announced. The show will premiere Monday, September 24, 8:00-10:00 p.m., ET/PT on the ABC Network. The All-Stars cast will feature Gilles Marini, Pamela Anderson, Kelly Monaco, Shawn Johnson, Melissa Rycroft, Joey Fatone, Helio Castroneves, Drew Lachey, Bristol Palin, Apolo Anton Ono, Kirstie Alley and Emmit Smith. (more...)

7) SOUND OFF: 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony

Theatricality does not come on a scale much grander - and available to an audience much wider and larger, natch - than by way of the heady and hallucinogenic images concocted by visionary, Academy Award-winning British director Danny Boyle for the 2012 Olympics opening ceremony tonight. A hill, a heath, dozens of sheepherders and milkmaids below a large, looming tree set the scene for the start of the big, big show - and it was definitely very, very big. All of this countryside accoutrement signaled the entrance for Sir Kenneth Branagh, with sharp top hat and lit cigar, portraying noted industry king Isambard Kingdom Brunel, as he physically and metaphorically ushered in the new age in this culturally and historically-inspired phantasmagoria - setting the proceedings into high gear with a particularly impassioned and spine-tingling reading of one of the most moving and memorable passages from all of literate in a thrilling Prospero moment from Shakespeare's THE TEMPEST. And that was just the first five minutes! (more...)

8) STAGE TUBE: THE NORMAL HEART at Arena Stage- Highlights!

THE NORMAL HEART closes this Sunday, July 29 at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. The production stars Broadway cast members Patrick Breen and Luke MacFarlane as well as Tom Berklund (Broadway's The Addams Family) as Craig Donner/Grady, Michael Berresse (Broadway's A Chorus Line) as Mickey Marcus, Christopher Dinolfo (Round House Theatre's Next Fall) as David, Christopher J. Hanke (Broadway's How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying) as Tommy Boatwright, Jon Levenson (understudy for Broadway's The Normal Heart) as Hiram Keebler/Examining Doctor, Nick Mennell (Broadway's A Free Man of Color) as Bruce Niles and John Procaccino (Lincoln Center Theater's Blood and Gifts) as Ben Weeks. BroadwayWorld brings you highlights from the production below! (more...)

9) STAGE TUBE: Cheyenne Jackson Appears on WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE!

Broadway star Cheyenne Jackson appeared on this week's 'Watch What Happens, Live!' on Bravo hosted by Andy Cohen. During the show, Jackson and recording artist Nelly Furtado revealed their favorite songs to sing in the shower. He also sounded off on who he would most like to duet with and participated in Cohen's favorite game, 'Whoa, Nelly!' Check out clips from the show below! (more...)

10) All-Star Cast Brings THE PRODUCERS to The Hollywood Bowl, Now thru July 29

The Hollywood Bowl's production of THE PRODUCERS kicks off tonight, July 27 and runs through July 29, 2012. The cast features Richard Kind as Max Bialystock, Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Leo Bloom, Roger Bart as Carmen Ghia, Gary Beach as Roger De Bris, Rebecca Romijn as Ulla and Dane Cook as Franz Liebkind. (more...)

11) Laura Michelle Kelly & Kevin Gray to Lead THE KING AND I at the Muny

The Muny has announced principal casting for the seventh and final show of its 94th season, The King and I, August 6-12, directed by Rob Ruggiero and choreographed by Ralph Perkins. The King and I is sponsored by BMO Harris Bank. (more...)

12) Darlene Love Suffers Heart Attack Before NJ Performance

According to published reports, Broadway veteran Darlene Love suffered a heart attack last weekend before a performance at Tim McLoone's in Asbury Park, New Jersey. After experiencing stomach pains, the singer took asprin to make it through her performance. It wasn't until the following day when she was taken to the hospital that she learned that she had a heart attack. Love is currently recovering. (more...)

13) Photo Coverage: FANTASTICKS, VOCA PEOPLE, and More Play Broadway In Bryant Park!

The event continued yesterday with performances from the casts of VOCA PEOPLE, Traces, The Fantasticks and Jersey Boys. BroadwayWorld was there for the concert, and you can check out full photo coverage below! (more...)

14) Photo Flash: THIS WEEK IN PICTURES: JULY 21 - 27

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK: Opening Night of Anton Chekhov's UNCLE VANYA at the Lincoln Center Festival, Broadway Stands Up for Freedom benefit concert, the Cast of ONCE performs on 'America's Got Talent' and so much more! (more...)

15) BWW Polls: What Is Your Favorite Past Central Park Musical?

Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's beloved musical INTO THE WOODS, the second show of The Public's 50th Anniversary season at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park, began previews this week and will run for five weeks through Saturday, August 25. Featuring an all-star cast including Donna Murphy, Amy Adams, Denis O'Hare, and Jessie Mueller, there is already lots of buzz about a potential transfer to Broadway. INTO THE WOODS is not the first musical that has played the Delacorte Theatre- in fact there is a long history of musicals that have played Central Park. This brings us to this week's poll: which past musical was your favorite? (more...)

16) THE FRIDAY SIX: Q&As with Your Favorite Broadway Stars- Aaron Lazar!

Welcome to THE FRIDAY SIX: Q&As With Your Favorite Broadway Stars. Want to know what hooked them to a career in the theater? Their dream roles? Their Broadway crushes? Read on! In this next edition, we caught up with Aaron Lazar, who is starring as 'Sam Carmichael' in MAMMA MIA!- currently playing at the Winter Garden Theatre! (more...)

17) Aline Brosh McKenna to Pen ANNIE Film Remake

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Aline Brosh McKenna has been chosen to rewrite Columbia Pictures upcoming film adaptation of ANNIE. A previous script of the remake had been penned by Emma Thompson. (more...)

18) FREEZE FRAME: In Rehearsal with the Cast of DETROIT

Two-time Tony Award winner John Cullum (for Shenandoah and On the Twentieth Century; additional nominations for Urinetown, 110 in the Shade and On a Clear Day You…; Wilder at PH), Darren Pettie (This and Spatter Pattern at PH, Butley on Broadway, "Mad Men") and Sarah Sokolovic (Drama Desk Award nominee for The Shaggs at PH) will star in the New York premiere of DETROIT, a new play by Lisa D'Amour (2011 Pulitzer Prize finalist for this play, 2011 Steinberg Playwright Award winner for her body of work, Obie Award winner for Nita and Zita). Also in the cast are Oscar and Tony Award nominee Amy Ryan (Gone Baby Gone, "The Office," On the Mountain at PH) and Emmy Award nominee David Schwimmer ("Friends," "Band of Brothers," PH debut). Directed by Obie Award winner Anne Kauffman (Maple and Vine at PH, The Thugs, Stunning, Naked Angels' This Wide Night), previews will begin Friday, August 24 at Playwrights Horizons' Mainstage Theater as the first production of the theater company's new season. The cast and creative team met the press today, and you can check out a photo preview below. Be sure to check back later for full photo coverage! (more...)

19) SELENA Star Lupe Ontiveros Dies at 69

According to The Huffington Post, Lupe Ontiveros, star of such films as 'Selena' And 'As Good As It Gets,' has died at age 69. The actress had been reportedly suffering from liver cancer. She is survived by her husband and three adult children. (more...)

20) STAGE TUBE: On This Day 7/27- A CATERED AFFAIR

Today in 2008, A Catered Affair closed at the Walter Kerr Theatre, where it ran for 116 performances. A Catered Affair is a musical with a book by Harvey Fierstein and music and lyrics by John Bucchino. It is based on both the 1956 film The Catered Affair written by Gore Vidal and the original 1955 teleplay by Paddy Chayefsky, set in 1953 in the Bronx. John Doyle directed the production, which starred Fierstein, Faith Prince and Tom Wopat. (more...)