Hottest Videos on BWW 10/1/2012 - 10/8/2012

1) BWW TV: Performance Highlights of SISTER ACT National Tour - Ta'Rea Campbell, Hollis Resnik, Kingsley Leggs & More!

Producers Whoopi Goldberg, Stage Entertainment and Troika Entertainment announce casting for the North American Tour of five-time Tony Award nominated musical SISTER ACT. SISTER ACT kicks off on October 2, 2012 at Toronto's Ed Mirvish Theatre. BroadwayWorld has a first look at highlights of the show below. (more...)

2) STAGE TUBE: Paper Mill Playhouse's A CHORUS LINE - Highlights!

Paper Mill Playhouse will present A Chorus Line, the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical conceived, choreographed and directed by Michael Bennett, with book by James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante, music by Marvin Hamlisch, and lyrics by Edward Kleban. The production will be directed and choreographed by Mitzi Hamilton, one of the dancers in Bennett’s original taped workshop that inspired the 1975 Musical. John O’Neill will serve as Music Director/Conductor. A Chorus Line started performances last night, October 3. Check out highlights from the show in the video below! (more...)

3) BWW TV: Chatting with the Cast and Creative Team of THE PERFORMERS- Cheyenne Jackson, Henry Winkler, Alicia Silverstone and More!

Produced by Robyn Goodman, Scott M. Delman and Amanda Lipitz, THE PERFORMERS cast includes Cheyenne Jackson, Ari Graynor, Daniel Breaker, Jenni Barber with Alicia Silverstone and Henry Winkler. David West Read’s new romantic comedy will begin preview performances on Broadway October 23 prior to its official opening night November 14 at the Longacre Theatre (220 W. 48 St.) in New York City. The cast and creative team met the press yesterday, and BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge was there to chat with the whole gang. Check out what they had to say below! (more...)

4) VIDEO: First Look - Trailer for Bernadette Peters' COMING UP ROSES

ETonline has premiered the trailer for COMING UP ROSES starring Broadway's Bernadette Peters. The film will be released in theaters on November 9th. Get a first look below! (more...)

5) STAGE TUBE: PBS Chairman Responds to Mitt Romney's Funding Cut Threats

With the first of last night's 2012 Presidential debates focussing on the economy, much of President Obama and Mitt Romney's discussion had to do with the national debt, creating jobs, and social security, but one of Romney's ideas about reducing govenment spending got most of the media attention- getting rid of PBS. In the video below, the chief of PBS, Paula Kerger, adresses Romney's war against Big Bird. (more...)

6) STAGE TUBE: Jason Danieley, Carmen Cusack and More in SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE - Highlights!

Stephen Sondheim's SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE is part of Chicago Shakespeare Theater's upcoming season, currently running through November 4, 2012. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the production highlights below. (more...)

7) STAGE TUBE: Rachel York & Erich Bergen Sing 'You're the Top' from ANYTHING GOES!

Roundabout Theatre Company just launched the national tour of the 2011 Tony® Award winning ANYTHING GOES, starring Rachel York as Reno Sweeney. The national tour will set sail in Cleveland on October 2nd, and Erich Bergen and Rachel York just performed on Cleveland's local news. Check out 'You're the Top' below! (more...)

8) VIDEO: First Look - Barbra Streisand in THE GUILT TRIP

The first trailer for the Paramount Pictures comedy THE GUILT TRIP starring Barbra Streisand and Seth Rogan has been released. The film is set to hit theaters on December 25. Get a first look below! (more...)

9) BWW TV Chicago Special: Cyndi Lauper, Jerry Mitchell, Annaleigh Ashford and More Talk Broadway-Bound KINKY BOOTS, Now Playing in Chicago

The World Premiere of Kinky Boots, the new musical 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 plays the Bank of America Theatre (18 West Monroe Street, Chicago, IL) beginning October 2 through November 4, 2012, in advance of a Broadway opening. BroadwayWorld brings you a first look at a press conference with the cast and creatives, along with special interviews. Check out the video below! (more...)

10) STAGE TUBE: Inside the Making of the CARRIE Cast Album!

Ghostlight Records has just announced that Carrie: The Musical – Premiere Cast Recording has debuted atop the Billboard ‘Top Broadway’ Chart for the week ending September 30th. The official chart lists Carrie: The Musical as the #1 selling album of the week, followed by (in order of sales) Wicked, Bring It On, The Book of Mormon, Once, and Jersey Boys, all shows still running on Broadway, making Carrie’s appearance atop the chart a rare feat. Released on Tuesday, September 25th, the immediate chart success of Carrie: The Musical signals the enduring qualities of its 2012 production at MCC Theater (which closed its celebrated run in April 2012) and the dynamic score with music by Academy Award®-winner Michael Gore (Fame, Terms of Endearment), lyrics by Academy Award®-winner Dean Pitchford (Fame, Footloose), and a book by Lawrence D. Cohen, who also penned the film’s screenplay. (more...)