Hottest Articles on BWW from Tuesday, Jul. 31

1) BWW TV: Teal Wicks & James Snyder in Goodspeed's CAROUSEL- Highlights!

Goodspeed Musicals presents Carousel to the main stage, now playing through September 23 at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, Conn. Carousel and will celebrate an official opening night on August 1, 2012. BroadwayWorld brings you highlights from the show below! (more...)

2) OFFICIAL: Richard White, Laird Mackintosh and Teal Wicks Join Broadway-Bound JEKYLL & HYDE Tour; Complete Cast Announced!

Nederlander Presentations, Inc. today announced the complete cast for the new production of the international musical sensation JEKYLL & HYDE returning to Broadway in Spring 2013, following a 25-week National Tour. (more...)

3) END OF THE RAINBOW to Close on Broadway August 19; LA Stop, Tour and Film in Development

The highly acclaimed Broadway production of End of the Rainbow, written by Peter Quilter and directed by Tony® Award winner Terry Johnson, will play its final performance on Sunday, August 19, it was announced today. The production, which began performances on Monday, March 19, 2012 and opened to rave reviews on Monday, April 2, will have played a total of 176 performances at Broadway's Belasco Theatre. (more...)

4) BWW TV Exclusive: Robert Cuccioli, Natascia Diaz, Drew Sarich in CHESS - The Actor's Fund Concert Highlights!

Just last night, 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) starred in the benefit concert of the Benny Andersson, Tim Rice and Bjorn Ulvaeus musical CHESS for The Actor's Fund. This special CHESS "In Concept" Concert took place at LaGuardia Arts at Lincoln Center (100 Amsterdam Avenue). This stripped down all through-sung concert-version focused on the music, lyrics and characters, emulating the original 1984 concept album and incorporating virtually all of the original London score. BroadwayWorld brings you exclusive highlights from the concert below! (more...)

5) Photo Flash: First Look at THE NUTTY PROFESSOR in Nashville!

Tonight's the night: The brain trust behind The Nutty Professor, The New Musical will officially roll out the red carpet for the new musical's opening night at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center's James K. Polk Theatre. Directed by "the king of comedy" himself, Jerry Lewis, upon whose classic 1963 film comedy the brand new musical is based upon, The Nutty Professor company has already delivered a week of preview performances, garnering rave reviews from audience members. Nashville photographer Rick Malkin has captured some of the show's best moments in a collection of photographs we're happy to share with you today, only hours before the opening night curtain. (more...)

6) STAGE TUBE: On This Day 7/31- AVENUE Q

Today in 2003 Avenue Q opened at the John Golden Theatre, where it ran for 2534 performances. Avenue Q was conceived by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx, who wrote the music and lyrics. The book was written by Jeff Whitty and the show was directed by Jason Moore. Avenue Q is an "autobiographical and biographical" coming-of-age parable, addressing and satirizing the issues and anxieties associated with entering adulthood. It opened Off-Broadway in March 2003, co-produced by The New Group and the Vineyard Theatre, and later won three Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and spawned Las Vegas and West End productions, two national tours, and a variety of international productions. (more...)

7) Review Roundup: THE PRODUCERS at the Hollywood Bowl

The Hollywood Bowl's production of THE PRODUCERS ended its limited run on July 29, 2012. The cast featured Richard Kind as Max Bialystock, Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Leo Bloom, Roger Bart as Carmen Ghia, Gary Beach as Roger De Bris, Rebecca Romijn as Ulla and Dane Cook as Franz Liebkind. (more...)

8) Andrew Lloyd Webber Wii Game Set for Sept 2012 Release!

According to MCV, an Andrew Lloyd Webber video game titled "Andrew Lloyd Webber Musicals: Sing & Dance" will be released exclusively for Wii on Sept. 14, 2012. (more...)

9) STAGE TUBE: Hunter Foster, Kathy Fitzgerald, and More in PIRATES! at the Muny- Highlights!

The Muny presents the sixth show of its 94th season, Pirates! (or, Gilbert and Sullivan Plunder'd), through August 5, directed by Gordon Greenberg and choreographed by Denis Jones. Conceived by Gordon Greenburg, Nell Benjamin and John McDaniel, Pirates! (or, Gilbert and Sullivan Plunder'd) features lyrics by W.S. Gilbert, and music by Arthur Sullivan. Revised book and lyrics are by Nell Benjamin, and music supervision, new arrangements and orchestrations are by John McDaniel. BroadwayWorld brings you highlights from the show below! (more...)

10) London's Dress Circle Theatre Shop to Close August 15

London's Dress Circle, which has long operated under the slogan "the longest-running showbusiness and musical theatre shop in the world," will close its doors on August 15. (more...)

11) Broadway-Bound THE NUTTY PROFESSOR Musical Opens at Nashville's TPAC Tonight, 7/31

Nashville and the Tennessee Performing Arts Center (TPAC) host the world premiere of "The Nutty Professor" Musical this month. Directed by Jerry Lewis, the show is a new musical comedy based on the 1963 film of the same name. The Broadway at TPAC Special Event began previews on July 24, and officially opens tonight, July 31- running through August 19 in TPAC's James K. Polk Theater. Featuring music by Oscar, Emmy, Tony and Pulitzer Prize winner Marvin Hamlisch (A Chorus Line) and a book and lyrics by three-time Tony Award winner Rupert Holmes (The Mystery of Edwin Drood), "The Nutty Professor" is a musical treat for the whole family, based on the classic 1963 film in which Lewis starred and co-wrote. (more...)

12) STAGE TUBE: Oskar Eustis Talks Public Theater's 2012-13 Season, Part 3!

Public Theater reecntly announced the line-up for its 2012-2013 Season, beginning in the fall with an October rededication of The Public's historic downtown building. The season continues the theater's nearly 60 year tradition of developing new theatrical voices and presenting Shakespeare to the entire New York community. In the video below, Artistic Director Oskar Eustis continues his discussion about what's to come this season! Scroll down to watch. (more...)

13) Mike Tyson's UNDISPUTED TRUTH Opens on Broadway Tonight, 7/31

Mike Tyson and Spike Lee present Mike Tyson: UNDISPUTED TRUTH on Broadway. Directed by Lee, the show plays Broadway's Longacre Theatre for 12 performances only, tonight, July 31-August 12. (more...)

14) Susan Egan Set for Madrid Concert in September

Tony-nominated Susan Egan will be the first actress to perform in Madrid in the concert series BROADWAY IN SPAIN, presented by TILT! Corporation next September 25th. She will also offer a Master Class at the same venue where the audience will have the unique opportunity to know this Broadway star in depth. (more...)

15) Up On the Marquee- WHO'S AFRAID OF Virginia Woolf?

This fall, one of America's most acclaimed theatre ensembles will take on one of the greatest plays of the 20th century when the Steppenwolf Theatre Company production of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? comes to Broadway to celebrate the play's 50th anniversary. The marquee for the show just went up at the Booth Theatre, and you can check out photos of it below! (more...)

16) STAGE TUBE: Eden Espinosa Sings BEAUTY AND THE BEAST's 'Home' on The Broadway Cruise

Click below to watch Eden Espinosa sing "Home" from Beauty and the Beast on The Broadway Cruise, accompanied by Seth Rudetsky on piano! (more...)

17) Photo Flash: First Look at Patrick Cassidy, Shirley Jones and More in Music Circus' THE MUSIC MAN

The 2012 Music Circus season continues with The Music Man, theatre's musical tribute to the optimism, warmth, stubbornness and innocence of small town America, at Wells Fargo Pavilion now playing through August 5. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the production photos below. (more...)

18) STAGE TUBE: ALLIANCE THEATRE Wishes Luck to BRING IT ON Cast!

Direct from a 13-city National Tour, Bring It On: The Musical opens on Broadway tomorrow, Wednesday, August 1, 2012 at The St. James Theatre for a 12-week limited engagement through Sunday, October 7, 2012. The show got its start at Atlanta's ALLIANCE THEATRE, and in the video below the old friends wish the cast a happy opening. (more...)

19) Gerry Bamman, Kathleen McNenny and More Complete MTC's AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE Cast

Lynne Meadow (Artistic Director) and Barry Grove (Executive Producer) today announced full casting for Manhattan Theatre Club's upcoming Broadway production of a new version of Henrik Ibsen's AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE by Rebecca Lenkiewicz, directed by Tony Award winner Doug Hughes. (more...)

20) Casts of CHAPLIN, SILENCE, ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS and More to Perform at Broadway in Bryant Park, 8/2

Featured in this week's event will be the casts of Chaplin, The Musical, Mamma Mia!, One Man, Two Guvnors, Silence, The Musical, and My Sinatra. (more...)