Hottest Articles on BWW from Friday, Jun. 22

1) STAGE TUBE: Broadway Invades HBO's THE NEWSROOM - Aaron Sorkin, Jeff Daniels, Sam Waterston & More! Meet The Team!

THE NEWSROOM premieres on HBO this Sunday, June 24th at 10pm and there are plenty of reasons to theatre enthusiasts to tune in - a healthy handful, in fact, if you count the number of major theatrical players involeved with the project. (more...)

2) Photo Flash: First Look at Ashley Spencer and Justin Matthew Sargent in ROCK OF AGES!

Get a first look at the latest additions to the cast - Ashley Spencer as "Sherrie" and Justin Matthew Sargent as "Drew" - below! (more...)

3) BWW TV: First Look at THE LAST SMOKER IN AMERICA - Meet The Cast, Performance Preview & More!

The company of THE LAST SMOKER IN AMERICA, which opens August 2 upstairs at The Westside Theatre, met the press yesterday, June 21, and treated the audience to a performace preview. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the show and to speak with the exciting team. Click below to go inside the press day! (more...)

4) Helen Mirren, Jane Lynch, et al. to Get Stars on Hollywood Walk of Fame

For the first time in the history of the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce held a live press announcement in order to proclaim the 2013 Hollywood Walk of Famers. This elite group of entertainment professionals is skilled in the categories of Motion Pictures, Television, Radio, Recording and Live Theatre/Live Performance. Actress and recent Walk of Fame recipient Marg Helgenberger will announce the new selections to the media on Friday, June 22, at noon in the historic Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel's Oscar Room at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard. These individuals were chosen from among hundreds of nominations at a meeting held on June 15, 2012 and ratified by the Hollywood Chamber's Board of Directors. Leron Gubler, President and CEO of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce hosted the event and David Green, Chairman of the Walk of Fame selection committee, who participated in this historic event stated "The Walk of Fame committee is proud to announce next year's honorees whose additions to the world famous Hollywood Walk of Fame will bring everlasting memories of their star power, talent, and popularity to the millions who visit Hollywood each year and which will shine even more light on the entertainment capital of the world." (more...)

5) Rob Marshall to Make INTO THE WOODS His Next Project at Disney

Rob Marshall will make INTO THE WOODS his next project at Warner Bros, according to Deadline.com, altering the exisiting production schedule to push the project to the top of the queue. (more...)

6) BWW Polls: What Soon-to-Close Musical Do You Wish You Could Save?

Summer is here at last, and unfortunately for Broadway, that means that there are many closings coming up. Soon to take their last Broadway bows are PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT and GODSPELL, which close on Sunday, June 24. They'll be followed soon by JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, ANYTHING GOES, and SISTER ACT, which close July 1, August 5, and August 26 respectively. (more...)

7) STAGE TUBE: First Promo Released for Andrew Lloyd Webber's SUPERSTAR Series!

Last February, ITV1 and Andrew Lloyd Webber announced a new reality competition show- SUPERSTAR, described as "a brand new show that will give the British public the chance to choose the country's next major rock star." The show seeks the new lead in an arena tour of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, to kick of at the O2 Arena in London. Now as the premiere draws near, the first promo for the series has been released. Check it out below! (more...)

8) Kathie Lee Gifford's THE AIMEE PROJECT - Formerly SAVING AIMEE - Set for Broadway Opening This Fall?

According to an Equity casting notice, Kathie Lee Gifford, David Friedman and David Pomeranz new musical, THE AIMEE PROJECT will open on Broadway sometime this fall at a theater to be announced. According to the notice, David Armstrong will helm, alongside Joel Fram as the musical director and Lorin Latarro as the choreographer. Rehearsals are listed as beginning in September of 2012. (more...)

9) John Doyle's THE EXORCIST to Hit Broadway this Fall Starring Brooke Shields?

Producers Ben Sprecher and Sonia Friedman may bring their production of THE EXCORCIST, adapted from the 1971 novel by William Peter Blatty by John Pielmeier, to the John Golden Theatre on Broadway this fall, according to the New York Post. (more...)

10) PAJAMA GAME & DAMN YANKEES Composer Richard Adler Passes Away at 90

Composer-lyricist and Broadway legend, Richard Adler, died Thursday, June 21st at his Southampton, New York home. He was 90. (more...)

11) BroadwayGirlNYC: Theatre Blogs Rule!!!

Tweeting and writing about theatre has brought me back into the community I lost when I was an actor. The solitary act of tweeting became a means to connect with thousands of theatre-lovers like me. As my list of readers grew longer, I also sought out other voices sharing their words & thoughts with the digital world. It has been a delight to join a community, not unlike the casts I knew in my acting days, of passionate consumers of theatre. I want to thank every person who has shared their fervor by way of written word. (more...)

12) Photo Flash: Barry Manilow, Cole Porter, et al. Inducted Into Great American Songbook Hall of Fame

The Michael Feinstein Great American Songbook Initiative unveiled its Hall of Fame on June 16, honoring the musical contributions of Barry Manilow, Cole Porter and the songwriting duo of Alan and Marilyn Bergman. The Hall of Fame is conceived as an enduring testament to the Great American Songbook's artistic contributors. These artists represent the lyricists, composers and performers responsible for creating America's soundtrack. (more...)

13) Photo Flash: Inside the Great American Songbook Competition!

Nick Ziobro, a 15-year old singer from Manlius, NY, is the 2012 winner of the Great American Songbook Vocal Academy and Competition, held in Carmel, Indiana. Judges included Michael Feinstein, Jim Caruso, Sylvia McNair, Sandi Patty and La Tanya Hall. (more...)

14) THE FRIDAY SIX: Q&As with Your Favorite Broadway Stars- Lucas Papaelias!

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 Lucas Papaelias, who is starring as 'Svec' in ONCE- currently playing at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre! (more...)

15) Patrick Wilson to Guest Star in HBO's GIRLS Season 2

According to TV Line, stage and screen star Patrick Wilson will guest-star as a doctor and possible love interest in the second season of HBO's Girls. (more...)

16) STAGE TUBE: On This Day 6/22- MAN OF LA MANCHA

Today in 1972, the first Broadway revival of Man of La Mancha opened at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre, where it ran for 140 performances. Man of La Mancha is a musical with a book by Dale Wasserman, lyrics by Joe Darion and music by Mitch Leigh. It is adapted from Wasserman's non-musical 1959 teleplay I, Don Quixote, which was in turn inspired by Miguel de Cervantes's seventeenth century masterpiece Don Quixote. It tells the story of the "mad" knight, Don Quixote, as a play within a play, performed by Cervantes and his fellow prisoners as he awaits a hearing with the Spanish Inquisition.The original 1965 Broadway production ran for 2,328 performances and won five Tony Awards, including Best Musical. The musical has been revived four times on Broadway, becoming one of the most enduring works of musical theatre. (more...)

17) STAGE TUBE: A Richard Adler Tribute!

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, composer-lyricist and Broadway legend, Richard Adler, died Thursday, June 21st at his Southampton, New York home. He was 90. We celebrate the composer with some of his best-known works below! (more...)

18) Photo Coverage: AS YOU LIKE IT Opens at the Delacorte Theatre - Oliver Platt & More!

Last night, The Public Theater opened AS YOU LIKE IT, the first show of The Public's 50th Anniversary season at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park--home of free Shakespeare in the Park. Previews began June 5. Directed by Daniel Sullivan, AS YOU LIKE IT will continue for four weeks through Saturday, June 30. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the exciting opening night and brings you photo coverage below! (more...)

19) Photo Coverage: AS YOU LIKE It Starry Theatre Arrivals

Last night, The Public Theater opened AS YOU LIKE IT, the first show of The Public's 50th Anniversary season at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park--home of free Shakespeare in the Park. Previews began June 5. Directed by Daniel Sullivan, AS YOU LIKE IT will continue for four weeks through Saturday, June 30. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the arrivals and brings you photo coverage below! (more...)

20) AlEd Jones, Kerry Ellis and Jon Lee Sign Up for @westendproducer's #searchforatwitterstar LIVE!

Singer, actor and Radio 2 presenter AlEd Jones is to host #searchforatwitterstar LIVE, the West End final of the online talent competition being run by the Twitter phenomenon @westendproducer. (more...)