Addicted to love. Flower cultivator, flute player, verse maker. Usually delicate, but at times masculine. Well read, even to erudition. Almost an orientalist.
Addicted to love. Flower cultivator, flute player, verse maker. Usually delicate, but at times masculine. Well read, even to erudition. Almost an orientalist.
Dolly Parton Wants to Hold a 'Finding Dolly' Contest to Cast Her Upcoming Broadway Musical (people.com)
Dolly Parton is working “9 to 5” on her forthcoming Broadway musical. While speaking with PEOPLE about her new line of baking mixes with Duncan Hines, the country music legend, 78, shared an update about the highly anticipated Broadway musical about her life and career....
Josh Gad, Andrew Rannells Broadway Comedy ‘Gutenberg! The Musical’ Recoups $6.75 Million Investment (variety.com)
Hats off to “Gutenberg! The Musical!” The Broadway show, starring Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells (whose characters wear dozens of caps) as they reunited 12 years after “The Book of Mormon,” has recouped its initial investment of $6.75 million. During the show’s 20-week run, “Gutenberg” generated plenty of buzz and...
Australian Sunset Boulevard cast revealed (www.youtube.com)
Opera Australia and GWB Entertainment announced the performers who will join Sarah Brightman in the Australian production of Sunset Boulevard....
How to Be a Courteous Audience Member (www.broadwayworld.com)
Words cannot express how much I endorse this article, especially the bit about... well, you'll know when you run across it....
Interview: Andy Karl On Returning To GROUNDHOG DAY, the Show's International Success & More (www.broadwayworld.com)
BrodwayWorld sat down with Andy Karl to find out all about him living his own personal 'Groundhog Day' down under in Melbourne, the musical's Broadway run, and more. Karl returns to the role after originating the role in London (and returning to it once more last year) and on Broadway....
Skydance Makes Offer For Paramount Global; Star Trek Franchise Could Be Under New Ownership, Again (trekmovie.com)
There is an update on the Paramount takeover buzz that kicked off last month with David Ellison’s Skydance Media reported to have made an offer to purchase control of Paramount Global. A change in ownership for the company that owns Star Trek could have an impact on the future of the franchise.
Broadway Shows Based on the Top 1000 Highest-Grossing Films (broadwayworld.com)
Of all the films on IMDB's list of the 1000 highest-grossing movies of all time, 31 have been adapted into Broadway musicals....
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Starlight Express is roaring back and I’m ready to be transported (amp.theguardian.com)
This daffy musical about racing trains inspired countless stage careers, including my own. A child’s imagination made real, it is a perfect introduction to theatre....
Disney's Beauty and the Beast to Embark on Reimagined North American Tour (playbill.com)
A reimagined production of Beauty and the Beast will embark on a North American tour in June 2025....
BACK TO THE FUTURE THE MUSICAL Will Open in Japan in 2025 (www.broadwayworld.com)
Back to the Future the Musical is headed to Japan! The musical will be performed at JR East Shiki Theater in Takeshiba, Tokyo beginning in April 2025. The production was announced during a press conference held on January 24 with director John Rand, lead producer Colin Ingram, and Chiyoki Yoshida, President and CEO of Shiki...
Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo and more Broadway musical alumni recognized with 2024 Oscar nominations (www.broadwaynews.com)
For the 2024 Academy Awards, Danielle Brooks was nominated in the category of Actress in Supporting Role for her turn as Sofia in the film adaptation of the musical “The Color Purple.” Brooks earned a Tony Award nomination for her performance in the same role in the 2015 revival....
A Black actor was denied a wig for a major Broadway tour. She's now suing for racial discrimination (www.latimes.com)
Out of town, on Broadway and on the road, the recent revival of “1776” was strategically cast in a nontraditional manner, with actors of diverse gender identities and racial backgrounds portraying the white, male Founding Fathers as they finalized the Declaration of Independence. “Putting history in the hands of the humans...
Hamilton cast, crew talk historic musical as it arrives in Abu Dhabi. (www.arabnews.com)
For the first time in the Middle East, the popular and award-winning Broadway musical “Hamilton” is being shown in a four-week run at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi....
Disney’s Frozen to close in London on 8 September 2024 (www.westendtheatre.com)
Disney’s Theatrical Group has posted closing notices for the London production of Frozen. Frozen will extend for the final time, completing its run at Theatre Royal Drury Lane after three years on 8 September 2024, having been seen by over 2.8 million people....
Broadway's How to Dance in Ohio Announces Closing (playbill.com)
How to Dance in Ohio has announced its closure on Broadway. The show’s final performance will be February 11. The new neurodivergent coming-of-age musical opened at the Belasco Theatre December 10 after beginning previews November 15. At the time of closing, the musical will have played 27 previews and 72 regular performances....
OC Combating spam on kbin - some thoughts
Have been thinking about what kbin can do to combat spam accounts, which are currently on the rise again on kbin.social....
Where Broadway's Newest Shows Got Their Start (www.broadwayworld.com)
Developing and producing Broadway musicals is very expensive and time-consuming, which is why it's very rare for musicals to open directly on Broadway. Most shows have an out-of-town tryout and/or are developed by (or in association with) a non-profit/subscription based theatre company....
Miguel Cervantes on Saying Good-Bye to Hamilton After 2,013 Performances (playbill.com)
Interview with Miguel Cervantes, who played Hamilton for eight years....
Conductor Karl Jurman Has Worked on The Lion King for 26 Years (playbill.com)
And if you thought eight years working in a Broadway show was a long time, here's an interview with Karl Jurman, who just retired from the The Lion King after 26 years....
'Schmigadoon' isn't getting a season 3 despite being written (ew.com)
The curtain has fallen on Schmigadoon! On Thursday, creator Cinco Paul announced on social media that the musical series will not be getting a third season on Apple TV+. This is despite the fact that Paul and his team have written the complete season, including 25 songs....
How to Dance in Ohio Launches Partnership with Autistic Theatremakers Alliance; Announces Talkback Series (playbill.com)
How to Dance in Ohio has partnered with the Autistic Theatremakers Alliance. The inaugural partnership event will take place January 25, with an extraordinary celebration of New York’s neurodivergent theatre companies....
Cameron Mackintosh Ltd turnover doubles to £186 million in latest accounts (www.thestage.co.uk)
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Sweeney Todd Broadway Announces Temporary Casting for Lead Roles before Aaron Tveit and Sutton Foster Join (www.theatermania.com)
Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford completed their runs in Sweeney Todd at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on January 14. Aaron Tveit and Sutton Foster start performances as Sweeney Todd and Mrs. Lovett on February 8. The standbys and understudies will be playing the lead roles until they join the cast, and the production announced the...
Acclaimed cast of NEXT TO NORMAL return as Donmar Warehouse production transfers to West End (www.westendbestfriend.co.uk)
The critically acclaimed cast of the smash hit Donmar Warehouse production of the Broadway musical Next to Normal are set to return as the show prepares to transfer to London’s Wyndham’s Theatre from 18 June for a strictly limited 14-week run....
‘Suffs’ Heads to Broadway With Hillary Clinton as a Producer (www.nytimes.com)
The musical, about early-20th-century efforts to win the right to vote for women, will open in April at the Music Box Theater....