Hottest Articles on BWW from Wednesday, Jul. 4
Below are BroadwayWorld.com's most popular articles from Wednesday, July 4, 2012. Catch up below on anything that you might have missed from today on BroadwayWorld.com!
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RENT to Close September 9 at New World Stages
by BWW News Desk - July 04, 2012
The producers of the off-Broadway production of Rent have announced that the musical will close after the performance on Sunday, September 9. The production will have played 32 previews and 450 performances. (more...)
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Idina Menzel Considering 'A Couple' of Broadway Projects
by BWW News Desk - July 04, 2012
According to an interview with the Windy City Times, Idina Menzel is considering "a couple" of new Broadway projects. (more...)
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Photo Flash: Megan Hilty Rehearses for PBS' A CAPITOL FOURTH in Washington, D.C.!
by BWW News Desk - July 04, 2012
Yesterday, July 3rd, Broadway and SMASH star Megan Hilty prepared for her appearance in today's July 4th celebration on PBS, "A Capitol Fourth." BroadwayWorld brings you photos of Hilty in rehearsal in Washington, D.C., below!
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Photo Coverage: Matt Bogart, Natalie Toro, Jeremy Kushnier et al. Perform at NYMF Preview!
by Walter McBride - July 04, 2012
Yesterday morning, July 3rd, New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) presented a special preview of the 2012 featuring musical selections from: Rio, Stand Tall, Himself & Nora, Trouble, Stealing Time, Arnie the Doughnut, Foreverman, A Letter to Harvey Milk and The Groove Factory. The event, hosted by GODSPELL's Corbin Bleu, featured Leslie Kritzer, Matt Bogart, Natalie Toro, Jeremy Kushnier, Tom Deckman, Adam Monley, Danny Quadrino, Jennifer Wren, J. Manuel Santos and more. BroadwayWorld was there and brings you photos of the performances below! (more...)
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Jennifer Hudson Performs on CBS's BOSTON POPS FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR Tonight, 7/4
by BWW News Desk - July 04, 2012
Academy Award and GRAMMY(R) Award-winning superstar Jennifer Hudson will perform on the BOSTON POPS FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR, an entertainment special to be broadcast live from the Charles River Esplanade in Boston, tonight, July 4 (10:00-11:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network. (more...)
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Photo Coverage: Corbin Bleu, Jeremy Kushnier et al. Backstage at the NYMF Preview Performance!
by Walter McBride - July 04, 2012
Yesterday morning, July 3rd, New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) presented a special preview of the 2012 featuring musical selections from: Rio, Stand Tall, Himself & Nora, Trouble, Stealing Time, Arnie the Doughnut, Foreverman, A Letter to Harvey Milk and The Groove Factory. (more...)
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Kevin Kraft, Catherine LeFrere, Robert J. Townsend et al. Set for REALLY BAD THINGS at NYMF, 7/12-19
by BWW News Desk - July 04, 2012
Casting has been announced for the 2012 New York Musical Theatre Festival special event production of Really Bad Things, which will play the PTC Performance Space beginning July 12. (more...)
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Patti LuPone Plays Provincetown Art House Tonight, 7/4
by BWW News Desk - July 04, 2012
Patti LuPone won her second Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical, as well Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards, for her performance as Rose in the most recent Broadway production of Gypsy, and created the title role in Evita on Broadway with her now legendary performance, for which she won her first Tony and Drama Desk Awards. Today, July 4th and tomorrow, July 5th, she will make her Provincetown debut at The Art House, with Sirius/Radio star Seth Rudetsky at the piano, for 3 shows only. (more...)
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Photo Flash: First Look at Jessica Grove and Vicki Lewis in Music Circus' THE LITTLE MERMAID
by BWW News Desk - July 04, 2012
Disney's The Little Mermaid, the hit Broadway musical based on the popular animated film, will have its West Coast premiere at Wells Fargo Pavilion for a two-week run from July 10 – 22. This Disney family favorite, part of the 2012 Music Circus season, features the popular songs "Part of Your World," "Under the Sea," and "Kiss the Girl." Tickets start at $30 for all performances, with specially-priced children's tickets available in any seating section. (more...)
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Megan Hilty, Kelli O'Hara, et al. Take Part in PBS' A CAPITOL FOURTH Today, July 4
by BWW News Desk - July 04, 2012
Today, July 4th, America's national Independence Day celebration kicks off our country's 236th birthday, as A CAPITOL FOURTH on PBS welcomes a brand new host, Emmy Award-winning television personality Tom Bergeron. Hot off another winning season as host of the hit TV series, DANCING WITH THE STARS, Bergeron will lead an all-star cast in a patriotic evening of unrivaled musical performances, topped off by the greatest display of fireworks anywhere in the nation. The multi award-winning event will feature acclaimed Broadway and television star Megan Hilty (SMASH); singer-songwriter Javier Colon (winner of THE VOICE); R&B superstars Kool & The Gang; four time Tony-nominated Broadway star Kelli O'Hara; the National Symphony Orchestra under the direction of top pops conductor Jack Everly; plus a tribute to Team USA honoring the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic teams (additional talent to be announced). Broadcast live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol, A CAPITOL FOURTH will air live in HD on PBS tonight, July 4, 2012 from 8:00 to 9:30 p.m. ET (check local listings) before a concert audience of hundreds of thousands, millions more at home, as well as to our troops serving around the world on the American Forces Network. The program can also be heard live in stereo over NPR member stations nationwide. (more...)
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BWW's On This Day - July 4, 2012
by - July 04, 2012
Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on July 4 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events!
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Photo Flash: Danny DeVito and Richard Griffiths in THE SUNSHINE BOYS at Savoy Theatre, Closing July 28
by BWW News Desk - July 04, 2012
After opening to great acclaim, Thea Sharrock's production of Neil Simon's The Sunshine Boys will complete its run at The Savoy Theatre on 28 July as previously announced. With a cast led by Danny DeVito and Richard Griffiths as the ageing vaudevillian team Willie Clark and Al Lewis, The Sunshine Boys began its limited West End run in April this year. Check out photos of the pair on stage below! (more...)
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STAGE TUBE: Happy 4th of July from HAVA, Playing LA Now thru 7/29
by Stage Tube - July 04, 2012
The World Premiere of HAVA, a one-woman show by April Hava Shenkman, plays Atwater Crossing (3191 Casitas Ave, Los Angeles, Calif.) now through July 29 at 9 p.m. HAVA wishes you a happy 4th of July in her July "Hava Calendar 2012" art web video below! (more...)
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