Hottest Articles on BWW from Saturday, Aug. 18

1) BWW Flashback: GHOST THE MUSICAL Leaves Broadway, Moves Beyond Today, Aug 18

Ghost The Musical will play its final performance on Broadway tonight, August 18th at 8pm, after 39 previews and 136 regular performances. Ghost The Musical opened on April 23, 2012, at Broadway’s Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, having begun previews on March 15th. A U.S. national touring production of Ghost The Musical will launch in the fall of 2013. Below, BroadwayWorld takes you on a journey through the life and "death" of Ghost on Broadway! (more...)

2) InDepth InterView: Carla Gugino On POLITICAL ANIMALS, Arthur Miller, Sondheim Musicals, Roundabout & More!

Today we are talking to a spectacularly talented stage and screen star who has appeared in countless film and TV properties over the years as well as in many remarkable theatrical productions all about her major role on the USA special miniseries event POLITICAL ANIMALS, which concludes this Sunday at 9 PM - Carla Gugino. In her many film roles - including SON IN LAW, MICHAEL, SNAKE EYES, the SPY KIDS trilogy, SIN CITY, NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM, WATCHMEN, SUCKER PUNCH, MR. POPPER’S PENGUINS and NEW YEAR’S EVE, to name but a few - as well as in her string of stage successes - Arthur Miller’s AFTER THE FALL, Tennessee Williams’s SUDDENLY, LAST SUMMER, Eugene O’Neill’s DESIRE UNDER THE ELMS, and, most recently, treading the boards with RoseMary Harris and Jim Dale in THE ROAD TO MECCA - Gugino has displayed a considerable commitment to her craft and a striking sensitivity for the medium she is inhabiting. (more...)

3) BWW TV: Judy Kaye and NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT Cast Bring Gershwin to Bryant Park!

Check out the performaces from the cast of NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT below, which included 'Someone to Watch Over Me,' 'Do It Again,' and 'By Strauss/Sweet and Low-Down.' (more...)

4) STAGE TUBE: Preview PBS' BROADWAY OR BUST, Premiering 9/9!

It's non-stop drama when 60 of America's top high school musical theater performers arrive in New York City this summer for an intensive week of theatrical boot camp as they vie for a shot at stage stardom in a national theater competition. The annual event is the subject of the new three-part primetime series, BROADWAY OR BUST, airing Sundays this fall, beginning September 9, 2012 on PBS. Check out a preview for the show below! (more...)

5) STAGE TUBE: NEWSIES Cast Takes Part in Live Chat Tonight, 8/18

For the third time this year, cast members from the breakout American musical Newsies will chat with fans live on YouTube. Today, Saturday, August 18th at 6:00PM EST, Newsies’ Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Ryan Steele, Garett Hawe and Laurie Veldheer will be on hand to talk about the show. (more...)

6) STAGE TUBE: On This Day 8/18- MY FAIR LADY

Today in 1981, the second Broadway revival of My Fair Lady opened at the Uris Theatre (now the George Gershwin Theatre), where it ran for 120 performances. My Fair Lady is a musical based upon George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion and with book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. The story concerns Eliza Doolittle, a Cockney flower girl who takes speech lessons from professor Henry Higgins, a phoneticist, so that she may pass as a well born lady. The musical's 1956 Broadway production was a hit, setting what was then the record for the longest run of any major musical theatre production in history. It was followed by a hit London production, a popular film version, and numerous revivals. (more...)

7) PBS Airs A CELEBRATION OF MGM FILM MUSICALS Today, 8/18

A CELEBRATION OF CLASSIC MGM FILM MUSICALS premieres tonight, August 18 at 7:30 p.m. on THIRTEEN in New York (check local listings nationally August 2012). (more...)

8) Photo Flash: Andréa Burns, Chris Hoch and More in Hangar Theatre's NEXT TO NORMAL

Continuing a season of bold and Dynamic Productions, the Hangar Theatre next presents the Central New York premiere of the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Next to Normal by Tony winners Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey. This groundbreaking musical stars Broadway luminaries Andréa Burns (In the Heights, Hangar’s Ever So Humble) and Chris Hoch (La Cage Aux Folles, Shrek the Musical, Spamalot), directed by Tracy Brigden. Next to Normal opened last night, Friday, August 17th and runs through September 1st. Get a first look at the actors on stage below! (more...)

9) BWW's On This Day - August 18, 2012

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on August 18 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events! (more...)

10) Shaina Taub to Play Solo Acoustic Concert at Room 5 Lounge, 8/28

Shaina Taub plays a rare solo acoustic concert on Tuesday August 28th at Room 5 Lounge at 8:30 PM, featuring brand new original music and celebrating the one-year anniversary of her record, What Otters Do. (more...)

11) GLEE Season 4 Song Spoilers - Lea Michele Duets on Billy Joel Tune; 'Call Me Maybe' Vocalists Revealed

According to TVLine.com, a couple of song spoilers for GLEE Season 4 have surfaced. As revealed by executive producer Brad Falchuck, Rachel Berry (Lea Michele) and high school student Marley (Melissa Benoist) will duet on Billy Joel's ballad "New York State of Mind" in one of the first episodes. (more...)

12) Rogue Machine Presents THREE VIEWS OF THE SAME OBJECT West Coast Premiere, 9/15

Winning the prestigious Woodward/Newman Award for best play, while being developed at Rogue Machine for their 2012 season, brought with it a fully funded production mounted at the Bloomington Play Project in Indiana. It turned out to be one of their most successful projects to date. A Holland New Voices Award came shortly afterwards, and now playwright Henry Murray is ready for its close-up at Rogue Machine, known for staging new works. This will be a West Coast Premiere in one of the country’s most vibrant cities for new plays, Los Angeles, opening September 15, 2012. (more...)

13) Kids for Kids Benefit Concert at Rubicon Set for Today, 8/18

Rubicon wraps up a summer of youth productions with the fourth annual KIDS FOR KIDS BENEFIT CONCERT, a youth produced fundraiser that benefits Rubicon’s Education & Outreach. (more...)

14) Paul Adelstein's DORIS Plays the Coterie Tonight, 8/18

The Coterie will present Television star Paul Adelstein’s band DORIS live in their supper club home at the Loews Hollywood Hotel tonight, August 18. Coming off a successful month-long residency at the M Bar in Hollywood, Paul Adelstein, the musical architect behind Doris, and his band will be performing new music from their latest full-length album, All The Details. (more...)

15) INTERNment Reopens at Theatre Asylum Lab Tonight, 8/18

INTERNment is the first play to take an in-depth examination of the chaotic, hilarious, and riveting world of primetime television casting, while asking the question: how much are you willing to sacrifice to pursue your dream? The office of DRW Casting is seen through the eyes of up-and-coming casting director Jack Dempsey and two of his interns—Brooklyn-born Riddick and RADA-trained Charles, from London. Individually, these three disparate men lead the audience on an unpredictable and unforgettable training day in the office mailroom. INTERNment opens tonight, August 18th at the Theatre Asylum Lab and runs through August 31st. (more...)

16) Roslyn Kind Plays The Grove Theatre Tonight, 8/18

The Grove Theatre in historic downtown Upland presents an unforgettable evening of popular songs with Roslyn Kind tonight, August 18th at 8:00 pm. (Note: This concert is rescheduled from its original June 16th date.) (more...)

17) Dress Circle Hosts SINGIN' IN THE RAIN CD Signing Today, Aug 18

Dress Circle, in association with the Palace Theatre, has announced a CD signing with the fabulous cast of Singin’ In The Rain today, 18th August 2012 from 12-1pm. (more...)

18) Ken Page, Jennifer Hope Wills and More Set for Gateway Playhouse's DRESSING FOR THE NIGHT Gala, 8/18

The Performing Arts Center of Suffolk County will hold its second annual gala benefit, Dressing for the Night this evening, August 18 at Bellport’s Gateway Playhouse. Ken Page leads the all star cast of entertainers for the evening which includes Jennifer Hope Wills, Ed Staudenmayer, Erica Aubrey and Jamie Jackson. (more...)