Hottest Articles on BWW from Friday, Oct. 12

1) FLASH SPECIAL: Barbra Streisand, Back To Brooklyn & Still Like Buttah

Anything Barbra Streisand-related is well worth attending (are you kidding?!), and on Friday, October 5, there was an invited dress rehearsal on the Temple University campus in the The Liacouras Center as Barbra Streisand: BACK TO BROOKLYN got its feet wet for the first time in front of about a thousand people. (more...)

2) Photo Flash: Fourth LES MISERABLES Film Poster Revealed Featuring Anne Hathaway as 'Fantine'

Christmas can't get here fast enough, because that's when LES MISERABLES hits the big screen. Check out a just-released poster for the film below, which features Anne Hathaway as 'Fantine' and the tagline: 'Dreamed a Dream.' (more...)

3) Breaking News: West End Revival of MISS SAIGON to Hold Auditions in Manila, 11/19-27

Cameron Mackintosh and Dong Alegre, the representative of Mackintosh in the Philippines, will hold the Manila auditions for the West End revival of one of Mackintosh's late ‘80s mega musicals, "Miss Saigon," at Philippine Opera Company's brand-new headquarters, the Opera Haus (3657 Bautista St., Makati City), on Monday, November 19 until Tuesday, November 27. (more...)

4) Photo Flash: Third LES MISERABLES Film Poster Revealed Featuring Amanda Seyfried as 'Cosette'

Christmas can't get here fast enough, because that's when LES MISERABLES hits the big screen. Check out a just-released poster for the film below, which features Amanda Seyfried as 'Cosette' and the tagline: 'Heart Full of Love.' (more...)

5) Photo Coverage: CYRANO DE BERGERAC Opening Night Cast Party!

BroadwayWorld.com was there to capture all of the evening's festivities. Here, check out pictures from the opening night party! (more...)

6) Photo Coverage: CYRANO DE BERGERAC Opening Night Red Carpet!

BroadwayWorld.com was there to capture all of the evening's festivities. Here, check out pictures from the opening night red carpet! (more...)

7) BWW TV: Chatting with Travis Wall, Stafford Arima, and the BARE Cast on Coming Out Day- Plus a Performance!

BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge was there to chat with the whole gang and you can check out what they had to say about the special day below. Also, catch a special performance of 'Role of a Lifetime' by Jason Hite, who plays 'Jason' in the show! (more...)

8) STAGE TUBE: On This Day 10/12- Hugh Jackman

Happy Birthday Hugh Jackman! Jackman will next be seen in the role of Jean Valjean in the upcoming and highly anticipated Les Miserables film. Jackman is also working on Broadway's Harry Houdini, set for the stage in 2013. He has also appeared on the Great White Way in Hugh Jackman, Back on Broadway, A Steady Rain and The Boy From Oz. He played Curly in the West End's Oklahoma!, and appeared in an Off-Broadway production of Carousel, along with hosting the Tony Awards three times. (more...)

9) ONCE Opens In West End, Spring 2013!

Prior to its West End opening Once will run at the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin from 22 February – 9 March 2013. (more...)

10) BWW TV: Sneak Peek of WHO'S AFRAID OF Virginia Woolf?- Performance Highlights!

Preview performances of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? began Thursday, September 27, 2012, at the Booth Theatre (222 West 45th Street). Opening night is set for Saturday, October 13, 2012, exactly 50 years to the day of the play's original Broadway opening on Saturday, October 13, 1962. BroadwayWorld brings you just-released highlights from the show below! (more...)

11) Photo Coverage: CYRANO DE BERGERAC Opening Night Curtain Call!

BroadwayWorld.com was there to capture all of the evening's festivities. Here, check out pictures from the opening night party! (more...)

12) Photo Flash: In Rehearsal with Emily Skinner & Cast of GREAT AMERICAN MOUSICAL

Two time Tony Award-winning Goodspeed Musicals has just announced the cast of the new musical The Great American Mousical, to be directed by Julie Andrews. This developmental production will run November 8 - December 2, 2012 at The Norma Terris Theatre in Chester, Connecticut. The Great American Mousical will be sponsored by Essex Meadows. Goodspeed just posted rehearsal photos on their Facebook page, and you can check them out below! (more...)

13) Kelli O'Hara, Paulo Szot and Aaron Lazar Set for NY Pops' SOME ENCHANTED EVENING Tonight

On October 12, 2012, The New York Pops orchestra will launch its 30th Season at Carnegie Hall with Some Enchanted Evening: The Music of Rodgers and Hammerstein. (more...)

14) Previews Begin 10/26 for GIANT at The Public Theater

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Patrick Willingham) will begin previews for the New York premiere production of GIANT, an epic love story with book by Sybille Pearson and music and lyrics by Michael John LaChiusa, on Friday, October 26. Directed by Michael Greif, GIANT runs through Sunday, December 2 in The Public's Newman Theater at its Astor Place home, with an official press opening on Tuesday, November 13. Tickets are on sale now at (212) 967-7555, www.publictheater.org, or in person at The Public Theater box office. (more...)

15) Photo Flash: Broadway's Colt Prattes Stars in Pink's New 'TRY' Video

Broadway actor Colt Prattes is the "hunk" in Pink's new music video "TRY" which has hit No. 1 on the billboards. Prattes is the face of this year's "Broadway Bares" poster, and has appeared on Broadway in the 2011 revival of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and West Side Story, as well as the US national tour of A Chorus Line and a NYMF production of Go-Go Beach. Check out a shot of Prattes going acrobatic with Pink below, then watch the video! (more...)

16) Photo Coverage: Norbert Leo Butz, Katie Holmes and DEAD ACCOUNTS Cast Meet the Press!

Two-time Tony Award winner Norbert Leo Butz and Katie Holmes are currently in rehearsals for DEAD ACCOUNTS, the new comedy by Pulitzer Prize finalist Theresa Rebeck, directed by three-time Tony Award winner Jack O'Brien also starring Judy Greer, Josh Hamilton, and two-time Tony Award nominee Jayne Houdyshell. The cast and creative team met the press today, and you can check out full coverage from the festivities below. (more...)

17) VIDEO: Sneak Peek - Nina Arianda Guest Stars on NBC's 30 ROCK

Broadway's Nina Arianda guest stars on the October 18th episode of the NBC comedy 30 ROCK, which will also feature a special guest appearance by OlympIan Ryan Lochte. Get a sneak peek below! (more...)

18) BWW TV: First Look at SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE

Stephen Sondheim's SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE is part of Chicago Shakespeare Theater's upcoming season, currently running through November 4, 2012. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the production below. (more...)

19) VIDEO: Sneak Peek - GLEE Returns to the 1950's with GREASE Tribute!

GLEE will return November 8th with an all new episode which pays tribute to the Broadway hit musical GREASE! The episode will also see the debut of 'Glee Project' winner Blake Jenner. Check out the promo below! (more...)

20) FREEZE FRAME: Norbert Leo Butz, Katie Holmes and DEAD ACCOUNTS Cast Meet the Press!

Two-time Tony Award winner Norbert Leo Butz and Katie Holmes are currently in rehearsals for DEAD ACCOUNTS, the new comedy by Pulitzer Prize finalist Theresa Rebeck, directed by three-time Tony Award winner Jack O'Brien also starring Judy Greer, Josh Hamilton, and two-time Tony Award nominee Jayne Houdyshell. The cast and creative team met the press today, and you can check out a photo preview from the festivities below. Be sure to check back later for full coverage! (more...)