Hottest Articles on BWW from Saturday, Nov. 17

1) Photo Coverage Exclusive: THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD's Gypsy Robe Ceremony!

On November 13th, the company of The Mystery of Edwin Drood celebrated their opening night with the Gypsy Robe ritual with the company's recipient Eric Sciotto. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the event and brings you full photo coverage below! (more...)

2) Exclusive Photo Coverage: MISS SAIGON Auditionees Register in Manila!

BroadwayWorld.com (Philippines) photographer JR Sala shares some his photos taken at the first registration day for the much-talked-about "Miss Saigon" auditions in Manila, which will be conducted from Monday, November 19 to Thursday, November 22 at the Philippine Opera Company's headquarters in Makati City. (more...)

3) Registration Open for MISS SAIGON Auditions

Cameron Mackintosh's creative team for the rumoured 2013 West End revival of MISS SAIGON, which includes executive producer Trevor Jackson, director Laurence Connor, musical supervisor Stephen Brooker, choreographer Geoffrey Garrett, and Mackintosh's Philippine representative Dong Alegre, is looking for three "Kims" and at least seven Asian ensemble performers (male and female) for the auditions that will be held in Manila on Monday, November 19 to Thursday, November 22 at the Opera Haus at 3657 Bautista St. (near the corner of Buendia Avenue), Makati City. (more...)

4) Photo Flash: Saturday Intermission Pics, Nov 17 - CHAPLIN Preps for Turkey Day, First SIPs from EDWIN DROOD, GIANT and More!

It's Saturday, and that means it's time for BroadwayWorld's "Saturday Intermission Pics" round-up! Today's photos feature the cast of CHAPLIN doing a pre-Thanksgiving workout, first SIPs from THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD, GIANT at The Public and GOLDEN BOY, plus photos from EVITA, NEWSIES, PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, THE BOOK OF MORMON, SCANDALOUS, WICKED, NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT, SPIDER-MAN: TURN OFF THE DARK, BRING IT ON, ELF, Forbidden Broadway, the national tours of War Horse, JERSEY BOYS, ANYTHING GOES, PETER PAN, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF and RADIO CITY CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR and a slew of regional shows. (more...)

5) BWW TV: Chatting with the Cast of GIANT on Opening Night - Kate Baldwin, Brian d'Arcy James, Highlights & More!

The Public Theater presents the New York premiere production of Giant, an epic love story with book by Sybille Pearson, music and lyrics by Michael John LaChiusa and directed by Michael Greif. The show opened last night, November 15th and runs through Sunday, December 2. BroadwayWorld spoke with Kate Baldwin, Brian d'Arcy James, P.J. Griffith, Michele Pawk and John Dossett on opening night. Click below to hear what they had to say about GIANT's journey to The Public, plus highlights from the show! (more...)

6) STAGE TUBE: On This Day 11/17- Brent Carver

Happy Birthday Brent Carver! Carver is best known for his performances on Broadway in Kiss of the Spider Woman as Molina, for which he won the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical in 1993, Fiddler on the Roof, and Parade as Leo Frank. Carver originated the role of Gandalf in the Toronto stage production of The Lord of the Rings and has appeared in several Soulpepper Theatre Company productions such as The Wild Duck, Don Carlos and the Pirate King in the 1985 production of The Pirates of Penzance. (more...)

7) VIDEO: Jennifer Hudson Performs Medley at Whitney Houston Grammy Salute!

"We Will Always Love You: A GRAMMY Salute To Whitney Houston" aired last night, Friday, Nov. 16 on the CBS Television Network. The special, which was taped last month at Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE, features artists paying homage to the six-time GRAMMY winner. Watch Academy Award winner Jennifer Hudson performing a Houston medley in the video below! (more...)

8) FLASH SPECIAL: Thirteen Tip-Topmost Tommy Tune Moments To Treasure

As a super-special companion column to this week's extensive InDepth InterView with nine-time Tony Award-winning performer/choreographer/director Tommy Tune, please enjoy this selection of the most pertinent and eye-popping moments from Tune's tremendous career, covering many of his best-loved and most fondly remembered musicals to date - among them: THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS, NINE, GRAND HOTEL, MY ONE & ONLY, THE Will Rogers FOLLIES and more! (more...)

9) BWW Blog: Molly Tynes of A.R.T.'s PIPPIN - PIPPIN Goes to the Circus - Literally!

We have talked a lot in rehearsal about the traditional perception of the traveling circus troupe – about the ways in which we romanticize that life. In a way everyone secretly wishes he or she could run away with the circus and perform some unimaginable feat few others would dare even attempt. We've talked about the transient nature of the circus – how suddenly it bursts into town thrilling audiences with colorful displays and inexplicable tricks, and then just like that, it is gone again. There is an element of mystery in all of that. You find yourself wondering, "Who are these people? What do they do when they are not flying through the air or jumping throughburning hoops? Do they eat? Do they sleep? Do they perform ordinary daily tasks just like the rest of us?" They become almost superhuman figures existing outside the constraints of regular life. (more...)

10) GLEE Star Amber Riley Talks COTTON CLUB PARADE

Glee's Amber Riley makes her New York stage debut in this celebration of jazz, Harlem and the world of Duke Ellington. (more...)

11) Billy Ray Cyrus Says It's OK If Miley Doesn't See Him in CHICAGO

According to the New York Post, Billy Ray Cyrus, currently starring on Broadway in Chicago, says he doesn't mind if his daughter, TV and pop star Miley Cyrus, is not able to see him in the show. (more...)

12) BWW's On This Day - November 17, 2012

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on November 17 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events! (more...)

13) ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS' Fred Ridgeway Passes Away

According to published reports, One Man, Two Guvnors' Fred Ridgeway passed away on November 12, 2012, at the age of 59 after being diagnosed with a motor neuron disease. (more...)

14) Education at Roundabout Hosts Second Annual College and Career Readiness Day Today

Education at Roundabout Theatre Company will host its second annual College and Career Readiness Day today, November 17th from 10:00AM – 1:00PM at the American Airlines Theatre (227 W. 42nd Street). (more...)

15) BWW Reviews: Broadway's Murney, Mauzey Headline WICKED DIVAS Concert

No other feeling compares to the rousing excitement triggered by hearing a live, huge orchestra blasting out a Broadway overture. Even better? Add two powerhouse vocalists who played lead roles in the smash hit musical WICKED to sing in front of them. Under the valiant direction of conductor Richard Kaufman, Pacific Symphony opens its new season with the concert WICKED DIVAS, which continues nightly performances in Costa Mesa's Segerstrom Concert Hall through November 17. (more...)

16) PHANTOM's John Owen-Jones Cast in Zombie TV Drama IN THE FLESH

According to WalesOnline, West End Phantom of the Opera star John Owen-Jones has been cast in a new TV drama series about zombies, In the Flesh. The series will air on BBC Three next year. (more...)

17) Tony Award-Winner Lillias White, Torme & Hernandez Lead Upright Cabaret's A BROADWAY CHRISTMAS

On Dec 11-17, L.A.'s Upright Cabaret marks its 7th annual holiday revue, A Broadway Christmas, starring Tony Award® and Emmy Award® winner Lillias White, singer James Torme and more, with American Idol's David Hernandez hosting and singing! (more...)

18) George Lopez Hosts Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Celebrity Roast Tonight

In honor of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's legendary basketball career and to celebrate the much-anticipated statue that will be unveiled by the Los Angeles Lakers in-front of the Staples Center Star Plaza on November 16th, multi-talented entertainer George Lopez, whose career encompasses television, film, stand-up comedy and late-night television, will host a celebrity roast tonight, November 17th at the JW Marriott L.A. LIVE and Ritz-Carlton in Los Angeles. On hand to join Lopez for the honors will be a Who's Who of sports icons and celebrity guests, presenters and performers including Earvin "Magic" Johnson, the "Showtime" Lakers and many more. Additional information about the event can be found at www.skyhookfoundation.org/kaj. (more...)

19) The L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center Encores BLINK & YOU MIGHT MISS ME Tonight

The L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center's Lily Tomlin/Jane Wagner Cultural Arts Center announces a special, ENCORE one-night-only performance of Larry Blum's enthralling solo show, Blink & You Might Miss Me, directed by Stan Zimmerman, at the Center's Village at Ed Gould Plaza in Hollywood. The critically acclaimed show returns to the Center's Renberg Theatre tonight Nov. 17 at 8 p.m...after the SOLD-OUT performance in September! (more...)

20) Melissa Vardey Brings 'A FUNNY THING HAPPENED...FORECLOSURE' to Room 5 Lounge Tonight

Internationally celebrated pianist/singer, award-winning songwriter/composer Melissa Vardey serves up an original one-woman show in which she inhabits the wonderful world of being underwater in "A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO FORECLOSURE" tonight, November 17 at 7:30pm at the Room 5 Lounge, 143 N. La Brea Avenue, Los Angeles, Calif. (more...)