Hottest Articles on BWW from Saturday, Jul. 21

1) Ricky Martin Staying in NY to Pursue Broadway Career

According to Perez Hilton, EVITA star Ricky Martin is staying in New York to continue his Broadway career. "Do I want to come back to Broadway? I would love to do Broadway the rest of my life! Because it's challenging, because it makes me grow as an actor, as an entertainer, as an artist, and that's what I need, that's what I'm hooked on," Martin told reporters. ""I AM staying here in New York! Those are my plans." (more...)

2) EXCLUSIVE Photo Coverage: Robert Cuccioli, Natascia Diaz and More Rehearse for CHESS

Tony Award-nominee Robert Cuccioli (Jekyll & Hyde, Les Miserables), Helen Hayes Award-winner Natascia Diaz (Man of La Mancha, Seussical, The Capeman, Carnival) and Drew Sarich (Les Miserables, Lestat, starring in the upcoming Broadway-bound production of Rocky the Musical in Europe) will star in the July 30th 7:30pm benefit concert of the Benny Andersson, Tim Rice and Bjorn Ulvaeus musical CHESS for The Actor's Fund. This special CHESS "In Concept" Concert will take place at LaGuardia Arts at Lincoln Center, and the stripped down all through-sung concert-version will focus on the music, lyrics and characters, emulating the original 1984 concept album and incorporating virtually all of the original London score. Check out photos of the cast and creative team in rehearsal below! (more...)

3) BWW TV EXCLUSIVE: In Rehearsal with CHESS - Robert Cuccioli, Drew Sarich, Natascia Diaz & More!

ony Award-nominee Robert Cuccioli (Jekyll & Hyde, Les Miserables), Helen Hayes Award-winner Natascia Diaz (Man of La Mancha, Seussical, The Capeman, Carnival) and Drew Sarich (Les Miserables, Lestat, starring in the upcoming Broadway-bound production of Rocky the Musical in Europe) will star in the July 30th 7:30pm benefit concert of the Benny Andersson, Tim Rice and Bjorn Ulvaeus musical CHESS for The Actor's Fund. BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge was at one of CHESS' rehearsals and brings you exclusive footage and interviews with the cast and creative team in the video below! (more...)

4) BWW Interviews: STARCATCHER's New 'Black Stache' Matthew Saldivar

Saldivar chatted with BWW about how he managed to make the quick changeover from performing in a classic piece of dramatic theater to the hilarious comedy of 'Peter and the Starcatcher.' (more...)

5) STAGE TUBE: On This Day 7/21- GUYS AND DOLLS

Today in 1976, Guys and Dolls opened at the Broadway Theatre, where it ran for 239 performances. Guys and Dolls is a musical with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. It is based on "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" and "Blood Pressure", two short stories by Damon Runyon, and also borrows characters and plot elements from other Runyon stories, most notably "Pick the Winner". Premiering on Broadway in 1950, the original production ran for 1200 performances and won the Tony Award for Best Musical. The musical has had several Broadway revivals as well as West End productions. (more...)

6) Photo Flash: Michael McKean, Annette O'Toole and More Visit War Horse at the Ahmanson

Producers Bob Boyett and The National Theatre of Great Britain present the U.S. tour of the 2011 Tony Award-winning Best Play, War Horse, which launched at the Center Theatre Group's Ahmanson Theatre on June 14 and continues through next Saturday, July 29. Michael McKean (Gore Vidal's The Best Man on Broadway), Annette O'Toole, and Annette's daughter Nell Geisslinger recently visited with Joey after the show. Check out a photo of the group below! (more...)

7) Tony Shalhoub, Debra Monk and More Star in Reading of James Lapine's Adaptation of Moss Hart's ACT ONE

According to its website, the Vineyard Arts Project just held two "in-progress" readings on July 18 and 20 of Moss Hart's Act One, adapted for the stage by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and director James Lapine and commissioned by the Lincoln Center Theater. The readings starred Tony Shalhoub ("Monk", Lend Me a Tenor), Debra Monk (Steel Pier, Redwood Curtain), Chuck Cooper (The Life, Caroline, or Change) and David Turner (On A Clear Day You Can See Forever). (more...)

8) Photo Flash: Saturday Intermission Pics, July 21 - BABY CASE's Hannah Elless & More!

It's Saturday, and that means its time for BroadwayWorld's "Saturday Intermission Pics" round-up! Today's photos feature NEWSIES, GHOST, BRING IT ON, NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT, MARY POPPINS, EVITA, PETER PAN, MAMMA MIA!, BABY CASE at NYMF and more! (more...)

9) BWW's On This Day - July 21, 2012

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on July 21 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events! (more...)

10) ITV & Andrew Lloyd Webber's Search For A SUPERSTAR: Recap, Episode 9

Jon and Jeff leave the competition (more...)

11) Lillias White Set to Entertain at Bay Street Fundraiser, 7/21; Auction Items Feature Kathie Lee & Hoda and More

Bay Street Theatre's annual ROCK THE DOCK! SUMMER BENEFIT BASH is set for tonight, Saturday, July 21 on the Long Wharf waterfront in Sag Harbor. (more...)

12) THE THREE PHANTOMS Plays Pacific Symphony Tonight, 7/21

Softly, deftly, music shall caress you…hear it, feel it secretly possess you… Three powerhouse voices from Broadway's longest-running musical, "The Phantom of the Opera," join Pacific Symphony to deliver a revue of Broadway favorites for "The Three Phantoms—Broadway's Biggest Hits!," the second concert of the Symphony's Summer Festival 2012, sponsored by Hoag. Led by Principal Pops Conductor Richard Kaufman, the orchestra accompanies Craig Schulman, Ted Keegan and Gary Mauer —three extraordinary performers who have all played the title role of the Phantom—in the soaring melodies from Andrew Lloyd Webber's phenomenon, plus blockbusters from other shows that made them stars. Singing songs from the golden age of Broadway to the musical spectaculars of today, the Phantoms perform classics from "Jesus Christ Superstar," "Guys and Dolls," "Kiss Me Kate," "My Fair Lady," "Les Miserables," "Jekyll & Hyde," "Man of La Mancha," "Most Happy Fella" and more—all backed by the lush and expansive sounds of the full symphony orchestra. (more...)

13) Brimmer Street Theatre Company Premiere ALL YOUR HARD WORK Tonight, 7/21

Brimmer Street Theatre Company presents the world premiere of All Your Hard Work by Miles Brandman, directed by Michael Matthews, at the Lillian Theatre in Hollywood, with performances beginning on Thursday, July 19. Opening night is set for tonight, July 21 at 8:00. All Your Hard Work will play a strictly limited engagement through August 25. (more...)

14) Peter Lefcourt's MUTUALLY ASSURED DESTRUCTION Makes World Premiere at Odyssey Theatre Tonight, 7/21

Emmy Award-winner Peter Lefcourt's new play makes its World Premiere debut at the Odyssey Theatre, opening tonight, July 21, 2012 at 8pm. Mutually Assured Destruction runs 8pm Fridays and Saturdays, and 3pm Sundays through August 26, 2012. (more...)

15) SONDHEIM UNSCRIPTED, A RING IN BROOKLYN & More Set for Summer 2012 Concerts at NoHo Arts Center, Beg. 7/21

NoHo Arts Center is jumpin' with concerts, musical theatre performers, singers, improvisational troupes, and cabaret artists this July and August, produced by the Academy for New Musical Theatre. (more...)

16) Son of Semele Ensemble Presents U.S. Premiere of THE CITY, 8/17

Award-winning theatre company Son of Semele Ensemble (SOSE) announces the U.S. premiere of The City, a new play by British playwright Martin Crimp, opening August 17 at the Son of Semele Theater in Silver Lake. The City is an elliptical play exploring the uncertainty of modern life through three characters who are trying to make sense of a surreal and collapsing world. (more...)

17) Williamstown Theatre Festival Opens FAR FROM HEAVEN, Featuring Kelli O'Hara, Tonight, 7/21

Williamstown Theatre Festival Artistic Director Jenny Gersten has announced the Main Stage opening of Far From Heaven tonight, July 21. (more...)

18) BWW Interviews: Carley Stenson Of SHREK!

We talk to Princess Fiona about tap-dancing, her Shrek, and Legally Blonde... (more...)

19) Dominic McHugh Signs LOVERLY: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF MY FAIR LADY Today, July 21 at Dress Circle

Dress Circle have announced that today, 21st July 2012 from 12pm -1pm, they will be joined by Dominic McHugh to sign copies of his new book ‘Loverly: The Life and Times of My Fair Lady' - a behind the scenes look at My Fair Lady. (more...)

20) Saturday Roundup: This Week on BroadwayWorld

Looking for a quick roundup of this week's events in the theatre world? Look no further - here are some of the best articles the week had to offer! (more...)