Hottest Articles on BWW from Friday, Jun. 15

1) Rialto Chatter Exclusive: Ahrens & Flaherty's ANASTASIA Headed to the Stage?; Lansbury, Lazar & More to Star in Reading

BroadwayWorld.com has learned that casting is now under way for a 29-hour reading of ANASTASIA - A New Musical, based on the hit 1997 animated motion picture from Fox Animation Studios. The musical, which is in its Early Stages of development will feature the five songs from the film along with fifteen new songs written for the stage. (more...)

2) Photo Coverage: Stars on the HARVEY Opening Night Red Carpet

The production officially opened last night, June 14, 2012 for a limited engagement through August 5th, 2012 and BroadwayWorld.com was there to capture the opening night guests on the red carpet! (more...)

3) Photo Flash: First Look - Maroulis & Cox in JEKYLL & HYDE

Entertainment Weekly offers an exclusive first look at Constantine Maroulis and R&B superstar Deborah Cox who will co-star in the upcoming Broadway revival of JEKYLL & HYDE. (more...)

4) Photo Coverage: The Cast of HARVEY Celebrates at Opening Night Party!

The production officially opened last night, June 14, 2012 for a limited engagement through August 5th, 2012 and BroadwayWorld.com was there to celeberate with the cast at the opening night party! (more...)

5) Catherine Zeta-Jones Wants to Return to Broadway in CLEOPATRA

On today's episode of THE VIEW, host Whoopi Goldberg asked Catherine Zeta-Jones if she would like to return to Broadway, to which she replied "I'd love to." The Tony-winning star then revealed that she is at work with director Steven Soderbergh on a "idea of a rock opera based on CLEOPATRA", that was originally intended as a rock and roll musical movie, that's now being thought of as "perfect" for Broadway. (more...)

6) Photo Coverage: Spot the Rabbit! HARVEY Opening Night Curtain Call; Parsons, Hecht, Kane, Kimbrough & More

The production officially opened last night, June 14, 2012 for a limited engagement through August 5th, 2012 and BroadwayWorld.com was there to capture the show's opening night curtain call! (more...)

7) Does ROMAN HOLIDAY Have A Future Home on Broadway?

Currently onstage at the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis is the period musical spectacular Roman Holiday. Based on the iconic film, the show features the music of Cole Porter, including hits like "Easy to Love," "Begin the Beguine," "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" and "Riding High", in addition to rarely heard gems that fit perfectly into the story. The production began preview performances on June 9 and opens tonight, June 15. The run is scheduled to continue through August 19 on the McGuire Proscenium Stage. Guthrie Artistic Producing Artistic Director John Miller-Stephany helms. (more...)

8) Bobby Steggert, Corbin Reid, et al. to Lead THE NIGHTINGALE at La Jolla Playhouse; Full Cast Announced!

La Jolla Playhouse today announced the cast and creative team for its upcoming musical The Nightingale, by the creative team behind the Tony Award-winning musical Spring Awakening: Steven Sater (book and lyrics) and Duncan Sheik (music). Directed by Tony Award nominee Moises Kaufman (33 Variations, I Am My Own Wife), the production runs July 10 – August 5, 2012 in the Sheila and Hughes Potiker Theatre. The Nightingale is presented as part of The Playhouse's Page To Stage Play Development Program. (more...)

9) Photo Coverage: Christian Borle, Celia Keenan-Bolger & Adam Chanler-Berat Promote Newly Published PETER AND THE STARCATCHER Script at Barnes & Noble

The stars of Peter and the Starcatcher: Tony Award-winner Christian Borle, Tony nominee Celia Keenan-Bolger and Broadway favorite Adam Chanler-Berat, along with the show's Tony Award-nominated playwright Rick Elice, and Ridley Pearson, author of the Disney Hyperion book Peter and the Starcatchers were on hand at Barnes & Noble yesterday, June 14, sign copies of the newly released annotated script of the show. (more...)

10) STAGE TUBE: On This Day 6/15- Neil Patrick Harris

Happy Birthday, Neil Patrick Harris! A veteran of the theater, Harris recently tackled the role of Bobby in the New York Philharmonic's production of Stephen Sondheim's "Company" at Lincoln Center. Harris made his Broadway debut in the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama "Proof," and subsequently starred on the Great White Way as the Emcee in "Cabaret," and as The Balladeer/Lee Harvey Oswald in the Tony Award-winning production of "Assassins." His additional theater credits include roles in "All My Sons," "Tick, Tick... Boom," "The Paris Letter," "Sweeney Todd," "Rent" and "Romeo and Juliet." Harris made his theatrical directorial debut with "I Am Grock" at the El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood. Additionally, he directed a production of Jonathan Larson's "Rent" at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, and more recently he helmed a production of "The Expert at the Card Table" at the Broad Stage Theater. (more...)

11) Track List Revealed for EVITA Cast Album; Spanish Bonus Track Included!

MASTERWORKS BROADWAY will release the New Broadway Cast Recording of Evita on June 19. It is currently available for pre-order on Amazon.com. The track-list for the album is as follows: (more...)

12) Photo Flash: Mandy Patinkin, Jane Krakowski, et al. Visit 54 Below!

The stars came out to see two-time Tony Award-winner Patti LuPone perform at the opening week of 54 BELOW. Visitors included LuPone's Evita co-star Mandy Patinkin; from "The View," Joy Behar; from "30 Rock," Jane Krakowski; Motown legend Darlene Love; playwright Douglas Carter Beane; Tony Award winning-director Jerry Zaks; Broadway composer/lyricist Andrew Lippa; nightclub performer Natalie Douglas and more. Check out photos of the guests below! (more...)

13) STAGE TUBE: 2012 Tony Awards: In Memoriam

Watch the 2012 Tony Awards' "In Memoriam" tribute to those in the Broadway community who passed away during this past season, including Davy Jones, Stephen Douglass, Anna Massey, Tom Aldredge, Theodore Mann, Howard Kissel, Donald Schoenbaum, Buddy Freitag and more. (more...)

14) Berry Gordy Jr.'s Autobiographical MOTOWN Musical Gathers Creative Team

Kevin McCollum and Doug Morris will co-produce MOTOWN on Broadway next year, according to Michael Riedel in the New York Post. The musical is a biographical jukebox musical using the story and Motown hit catalogue of Berry Gordy Jr.. Charles Randolph-Wright will direct. (more...)

15) Anthony Fedorov and Natalie Wachen to Join the Cast of New World Stages' RENT, July 11

Anthony Fedorov and Natalie Wachen join the cast of Rent in the roles of Roger and Mimi beginning on Wednesday, July 11. Shaleah Adkisson took over the role of Joanne on June 11. (more...)

16) BWW Reviews: Billy Elliot Dances to Des Moines

Billy Elliot, the entertaining and heartfelt musical currently playing at the Civic Center of Greater Des Moines, will win you over with heart. (more...)

17) Tickets for FELA's Broadway Return Engagement Go On Sale Tomorrow

Tickets for the Broadway run of Fela! this summer at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre will go on sale to the general public on Saturday June 16 via telecharge.com and phone (212) 239-6200. (more...)

18) STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek of Guthrie's ROMAN HOLIDAY, Opening Tonight, 6/15!

Roman Holiday opens tonight and continues through August 19 on the McGuire Proscenium Stage at the Guthrie Theater. Single tickets start at $29 and are now on sale through the Guthrie Box Office at 612.377.2224, toll-free 877.44.STAGE, 612.225.6244 (Group Sales) and online at www.guthrietheater.org. We have a first look at scenes from the show below! (more...)

19) InDepth InterView: Matthew Modine Talks Steve Jobs Biopic, THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, Stage, Screen & More

Today we are talking to an actor who has appeared in over fifty feature films and starred in plays on Broadway and in the West End all about his career thus far, looking ahead to his new role as John Sculley in the forthcoming jOBS, co-starring Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs and Josh Gad as Steve Wozniak, directed by Joshua Michael Stewart - the one and only Matthew Modine. In this all-encompassing chat tracing the past to the present, Modine also manages to give us the scoop on his featured role in the final part of Christopher Nolan's BATMAN trilogy, THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, and shares his candid impressions of working with Anne Hathaway, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and the rest of the starry cast of the sure-to-be blockbuster of the summer. Additionally, Modine illustrates his experiences working with director Robert Altman on screen and stage projects as diverse as SHORT CUTS and STREAMERS on film, Arthur Miller's FINISHING THE PICTURE in Chicago and RESURRECTION BLUES at the Old Vic in the West End and Modine expresses his overall general enthusiasm for acting and reveals deeply probing insight into many of his most memorable and famous roles to date - ranging from roles in Stanley Kubrick's FULL METAL JACKET to Alan Parker's BIRDY to his work with Oliver Stone, Tony Richardson, Jonathan Demme, John Sayles, Mike Figgis, John Schlesinger and others. All of that, a thorough discussion of his recent roles in the theatrical productions of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD and THE MIRACLE WORKER, as well as recollections of working on many of his most beloved projects to date, such as AND THE BAND PLAYED ON, THE REAL BLONDE, ORPHANS, CUTTHROAT ISLAND, BYE BYE LOVE, THE HOTEL NEW HAMPSHIRE, WEEDS - and much, much more! (more...)

20) BWW Polls: What Was Your Favorite Tonys Performance?

The 2012 Tony Awards have come and gone! This year's ceremony was especially exciting, featuring awesome hosting by Neil Patrick Harris, cameos from Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Amanda Seyfreid, and performances by the nominated productions- including: NEWSIES, FOLLIES, GHOST, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT, PORGY & BESS, ONCE, EVITA, and GODSPELL. (more...)