Hottest Articles on BWW from Wednesday, Nov. 28

1) BWW TV: Highlights from the WEST SIDE STORY National Tour!

Troika Entertainment's tour of WEST SIDE STORY, the breathtaking revival based on Arthur Laurent's Broadway direction, kicked off at the at the Clemens Center in Elmira, NY on October 29, 2012 and you can check out highlights from the show below! (more...)

2) BWW TV: Sneak Peek of Katie Holmes & Norbert Leo Butz in DEAD ACCOUNTS on Broadway - Full Preview!

DEAD ACCOUNTS, the new comedy by Pulitzer Prize finalist Theresa Rebeck, directed by three-time Tony Award winner Jack O'Brien stars two-time Tony Award winner Norbert Leo Butz and Katie Holmes. Dead Accounts also stars Judy Greer, Josh Hamilton, and two-time Tony Award nominee Jayne Houdyshell. The limited engagement of Dead Accounts is currently in previews and will open Thursday, November 29 at Broadway's Music Box Theatre. BroadwayWorld brings you highlights from the show below! (more...)

3) VIDEO: ANNIE's Lilla Crawford Sings National Anthem at Giants Game

Lilla Crawford, star of Annie on Broadway, sang The Star Spangled Banner at MetLife Stadium, New York before the Giants game on November 25, 2012. Check out the performance below! (more...)

4) Photo Coverage: SPIDER-MAN Cast Celebrates 2 Years on Broadway!

SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark is now in its 2nd smash year on Broadway, and has been seen by more than 1 million audience members from around the world. It features music and lyrics by 22-time Grammy® Award-winners Bono and The Edge, direction by Philip William McKinley (The Boy From Oz), and a book co-written by Julie Taymor, Glen Berger(Underneath The Lintel) and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (Fantastic Four and Spider-Man comics, "Big Love"). The show just celebrated its second year on Broadway and you can check out photos from the celebration below! (more...)

5) First Look: Umbers, Humbley, Gabrielle And Strallen In MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG!

The first pictures from Merrily We Roll Along at the Menier Chocolate Factory, directed by Maria Friedman (more...)

6) STAGE TUBE: Jordan Roth Talks SPIDER-MAN's 'Unprecedented' Journey, MANILOW ON BROADWAY and More

SPIDER-MAN just celebrated its second year on Broadway; hear what Jujamcyn Theatres owner Jordan Roth had to say on the show's success, plus upcoming shows CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF, LUCKY GUY, MANILOW ON BROADWAY and more, below! (more...)

7) Photo Coverage: CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF'S Benjamin Walker, Scarlett Johansson and More Meet the Press

The Richard Rodgers Theatre box office (226 West 46th Street) is now open for tickets to Tennessee Williams' Cat on a Hot Tin Roof starring Scarlett Johansson as Maggie, Ciaran Hinds as Big Daddy, Benjamin Walker as Brick and Debra Monk as Big Mama, directed by Rob Ashford. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof opens Thursday, January 17, 2013. Previews begin Tuesday, December 18. This limited engagement runs for 15 weeks only, through March 30, 2013. The cast met the press yesterday, and you can check out full photo coverage below! (more...)

8) BWW Blog: Molly Tynes of A.R.T.'s PIPPIN - Tech and Thanksgiving

We have now been in Cambridge for a week and are in the full swing of "tech." I explained in my last blog that this is the part of the process when the show is moved out of the rehearsal room and onto the stage. As some may know, we begin at the top of the show and carefully move forward step by step and cue by cue setting lights and figuring out the logistics of the show. A lot goes into making a musical flow smoothly. (more...)

9) STAGE TUBE: On This Day 11/28- MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG

Today in 1981, Merrily We Roll Along closed at the Alvin Theatre (now the Neil Simon Theatre), where it ran for 16 performances. Merrily We Roll Along is a musical with a book by George Furth and lyrics and music by Stephen Sondheim. It is based on the 1934 play of the same name by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. Furth and Sondheim retained the basic structure and overall theme of the play but updated it to encompass the period from 1957 to 1976. The story revolves around Franklin Shepard who, having once been a talented composer of Broadway musicals, has now abandoned his friends and his songwriting career to become a producer of Hollywood flicks. Like the play, the musical begins at the height of his Hollywood fame and moves backwards in time, showing snapshots of the most important moments in Frank's life that shaped the man that he is today. (more...)

10) BWW TV: Behind the Scenes of the Macy's Parade with the Cast of BRING IT ON!

The cast of BRING IT ON: THE MUSICAL, recently performed at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, and the cast chronicled their entire experience. Check out a behind the scenes video below! (more...)

11) Masterworks to Release CHAPLIN Cast Album Digitally 12/4, CD 1/8

Masterworks Broadway will release the Original Broadway Cast Recording of the new musical CHAPLIN. Produced by Grammy-winner David Lai, the album will be available via digital download on December 4, 2012 with the CD following on January 8, 2013. The Original Cast Recording of CHAPLIN will also be available for purchase in the Barrymore Theatre. (more...)

12) X FACTOR RECAP: The Top 8 Tackle Chart Topping Hits - All the Performances!

Tonight on The X Factor, the top 8 performed - whether you missed the show or just want to re-live a performance, read on for a full recap! (more...)

13) BRING IT ON Karaoke Contest: Enter by 12/3 for Chance to Win Tickets & More!

Are you ready to bring it?! Show us by uploading a video of yourself singing your favorite BRING IT ON song! The grand prize winner will receive 2 tickets to show, dinner for two and a signed copy of the cast recording. You've got until December 3 to submit your video so get belting today! (more...)

14) Photo Flash: Phish's Trey Anastasio and Amanda Green Preview HANDS ON A HARDBODY at Birdland

Phish front man Trey Anastasio rocked the legendary Birdland in NYC with an impromptu performance on Monday night. The iconic guitarist/composer/singer was in the house cheering co-writer Amanda Green, who was hosting an evening of her original theater and pop songs. Check out photos from the concert below! (more...)

15) Photo Flash: Melissa Rycroft Crowned Winner of DWTS: ALL STARS

In the final element of the DANCING WITH THE STARS: ALL STAR competition, the three finalists performed an Instant Dance routine. They were given their music and dance style just minutes before they performed live to complete the judges' scores. Below, check out photos of the exciting night of dance competition in which Melissa Rycroft and her partner Tony Dovolani were crowned champions! (more...)

16) VIVA FOREVER: The Buzz Around The First Preview!

What's the buzz around Viva Forever, the new Spice Girls musical at the Piccadilly Theatre? We took to Twitter to find out! (more...)

17) Mariah Carey, Bette Midler & More Set for NBC's CHRISTMAS IN ROCKEFELLER CENTER Tonight

NBC will celebrate the lighting of the world's most famous Christmas tree with a live broadcast from Rockefeller Center in New York City tonight, November 28 (8-9 p.m. ET). The star-studded holiday special will feature performances from Trace Adkins, Mariah Carey, CeeLo Green (NBC's "The Voice"), Victoria Justice, Chris Mann, Rod Stewart and Il Volo, and special appearances by Billy Crystal and Bette Milder. (more...)

18) Alex Gemignani, Cass Morgan, Krysta Rodriguez and More Set for York's NEO Reading of SAINT EX

The York Theatre Company will present the first reading of new works in the new program NEO Reading Series: Saint Ex, with Book & Lyrics by Sean Berry and Music by Jenny Giering. Directed by Kent Nicholson with music direction by Matt Castle, the cast will feature Alex Gemignani (Assassins) in the title role, with Haley Bond (York's Pietro D'Amore), Charlie Brady (Les Miserables), Amy Justman (Company), Carl Kimbrough (A Christmas Story, tour), Omar Lopez-Ceparo (American Idiot), Cass Morgan (Memphis) and Krysta Rodriguez (The Addams Family). Composer Maury Yeston (Dreamgirls) acted as mentor; John Arthur Pinkard is the producing mentor. One night only performance set for Monday, December 17th at 7:00 p.m at The York Theatre at Saint Peter's (Citicorp Building, entrance on East 54th Street, just east of Lexington Avenue). (more...)

19) Janet Dacal, Christopher A. Kent to Lead THE LAST FIVE YEARS at Actors' Playhouse

Actors' Playhouse will welcome back Broadway star Janet Dacal and fan favorite Christopher A. Kent as they star in Jason Robert Brown's Drama Desk Award-winning musical The Last Five Years from December 5 - 30, 2012 at the Miracle Theatre. (more...)

20) Neil Patrick Harris to Host 90th Annual National Christmas Tree Lighting, 12/6

Today, the National Park Service and the National Park Foundation announced that acclaimed actor, Neil Patrick Harris will host the 90(th) annual National Christmas Tree Lighting on December 6. (more...)