Hottest Articles on BWW from Saturday, Jun. 30

1) Breaking News: NBC & Craig Zadan/Neil Meron to Present Live Broadcast of THE SOUND OF MUSIC!

NBC is partnering with the acclaimed "Smash" producing team of Craig Zadan and Neil Meron (film versions of "Chicago" and "Hairspray") to present a live broadcast of "The Sound of Music," based on the original Broadway musical, it was announced today by Robert Greenblatt, Chairman, NBC Entertainment. (more...)

2) Stark Sands & Billy Porter to Lead Broadway Bound KINKY BOOTS - Full Cast Announced!

Producers Daryl Roth and Hal Luftig have announced the full cast and creative team for the World Premiere of Kinky Boots, the new musical that brings together four-time Tony® Award-winner Harvey Fierstein (Book) and Grammy® Award-winning rock icon Cyndi Lauper (Music & Lyrics). Directed and choreographed by Tony® Award-winner Jerry Mitchell, Kinky Boots will play the Bank of America Theatre (18 West Monroe Street, Chicago, IL) beginning October 2 through November 4, 2012, in advance of a Broadway opening. (more...)

3) BWW TV EXCLUSIVE: Ramin Karimloo Unmasked - Talks New Album, PHANTOM & The Perks of Having Knights in His Corner

Welcome to BroadwayWorld's exclusive talk show, BACKSTAGE WITH Richard Ridge. Follow Richard as he visits the theater's best and brightest in their dressing rooms, on their stages and favorite hang outs to talk about their lives, careers and all of the things you don't know, but want to know. This week, Richard's special guest hails all the way from the West End. In this in-depth talk, Ridge unmasks Ramin Karimloo, and gets the scoop on the genisis of his new album, Human Heart, his humble beginnings and unlikely path to London's most famous theater district, working with Andrew Lloyd Webber and Cameron Mackintosh, and why he's finished with "Til I hear You Sing Once More." (more...)

4) GYPSY OF THE MONTH: NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT's Kristen Beth Williams

Kristen Beth got to play Reno on Bway and is now understudying three principal roles in the Gershwin Tony winner. (more...)

5) BROADWAY RECALL: New York Musical Theatre Festival Originals

People keep asking if anyone writes original musicals anymore, but some of the biggest success stories to come out of the New York Musical Theatre Festival have been originals. (more...)

6) Photo Flash: Saturday Intermission Pics - JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR's Last SIP, MAGIC MIKE 'Auditions' and More!

It's Saturday, and that means its time for BroadwayWorld's "Saturday Intermission Pics" round-up! (more...)

7) Tony Award Winner Christian Borle Departs PETER AND THE STARCATCHER Tonight

Christian Borle, who won a 2012 Tony Award for his role as 'Black Stache' in PETER AND THE STARCATCHER, will depart his role as 'Black Stache' for the filming of season two of NBC's SMASH tonight, and taking over the role from tomorrow will be Matt Saldivar. (more...)

8) Goodman Theatre Confirms THE ICEMAN COMETH With Nathan Lane, et al. Will Not Open on Broadway

Robert Falls' major revival of THE ICEMAN COMETH will not take a Broadway bow, the theatre confirmed to the Chicago Tribune this morning. (more...)

9) Photo Flash: The Stars Walk the Red Carpet for War Horse Opening Night in LA!

The West Coast premiere of The National Theatre production of War Horse opened yesterday at Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre. Performances for the powerful drama will continue through July 29, 2012. View red carpet photos below! (more...)

10) Dance, Theatre, Music, Art Are Most Successful Kickstarter Projects

The "crowd fundraising" site Kickstarter has just released is site statistics: 25,407 projects have been funded successfully on Kickstarter - and of those, 7,493 were music-related, 6,759 were film and video projects, 2,566 were art, and 1,921 were theater, amounting to almost three-quarters of all successful campaigns and totalling to over $100 million. (more...)

11) Photo Flash: USA Network Picks Up GRACELAND, Starring Aaron Tveit and Daniel Sunjata

USA Network has given a series order to the Jeff Eastin drama pilot GRACELAND, starring Broadway's Aaron Tveit as well as Daniel Sunjata, Vanessa Ferlito, BranDon Jay McLaren and Manny Montana. The one-hour drama comes from Fox Television Studios. (more...)

12) STAGE TUBE: On This Day 6/30- David Alan Grier

Happy Birthday David Alan Grier! Grier began his professional career on Broadway as Jackie Robinson in The First, for which he earned a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Musical and won the Theatre World Award. He then joined the cast of Dreamgirls before going on to star opposite Denzel Washington in A Soldier's Play, for which both actors reprised their roles in the film adaptation titled A Soldier's Story. Recently was seen in David Mamet's Race on Broadway and received his second Tony Award nomination. He is currently starring on Broadway in Porgy and Bess. (more...)

13) AS YOU LIKE IT Concludes Run for Shakespeare in the Park; INTO THE WOODS Begins 7/23

AS YOU LIKE IT, the first of Shakespeare in the Park's season offerings, concludes its run tonight. It will be followed by INTO THE WOODS, which begins July 23. (more...)

14) BWW's On This Day - June 30, 2012

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on June 30 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events! (more...)

15) Want to Be a Published Author? Editors in New Hampshire Wanted!

Interested in joining BroadwayWorld's worldwide network of published authors? BroadwayWorld.com is currently seeking talented theater enthusiasts to head up feature coverage in New Hampshire. (more...)

16) Want to Be a Published Author? Editor Positions in Vancouver Available!

Interested in joining BroadwayWorld's worldwide network of published authors? BroadwayWorld.com is currently seeking talented theater enthusiasts to head up feature coverage in Vancouver. (more...)

17) ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS to Be Shown in HD At UCLA's James Bridges Theater

One Man, Two Guvnors — Can't get to New York? Here's your chance to see an encore performance of The National Theatre of Great Britain's hilarious production of One Man, Two Guvnors—currently playing on Broadway where it is the recipient of 7 Tony nominations and 3 Outer Critics Circle Awards. Falling trousers, flying fish heads, star-crossed lovers, cross-dressing mobsters and a fabulous on-stage band are just some of what makes One Man, Two Guvnors the most "deliriously funny" (Daily Telegraph) play to cross the pond in decades. Directed by Tony and Olivier Award winner Nicholas Hytner, sex, food and money are high on the agenda in Richard Bean's zany English update of Carlo Goldoni's classic Italian comedy The Servant of Two Masters. "Sheer, joyous pandemonium." –The Sunday Times; "A triumph of visual and verbal comedy. One of the funniest productions in the National's history." –The Guardian. (more...)

18) Want to Be a Published Author? Editors in Oklahoma Wanted!

Interested in joining BroadwayWorld's worldwide network of published authors? BroadwayWorld.com is currently seeking talented theater enthusiasts to head up feature coverage in Oklahoma. (more...)

19) ANNIE Set for Glendale Centre Theatre with Broadway Finalist, 5/17

The tale of Little Orphan Annie will come to life at the Glendale Centre Theatre in Glendale, CA for 30 performances May 17 through June 30, 2012. Concurrent with Annie celebrating its 35th anniversary this year as America's most beloved musical, the Glendale Centre Theatre (GCT) also celebrates its 65 th year as the oldest, continuously operating theatre in the United States. (more...)

20) Want to Be a Published Author? Editors in West Virginia Wanted!

Interested in joining BroadwayWorld's worldwide network of published authors? BroadwayWorld.com is currently seeking talented theater enthusiasts to head up feature coverage in West Virginia. (more...)