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.
Kate Miller-Heidke reveals plans for a UK tour and West End production of Muriel's Wedding; talks Bananaland (www.smh.com.au)
As part of a longer interview Kate Miller-Heidke talks musical theatre, Muriel's Wedding and Bananaland:...
Roundabout's 2024-2025 season will include New Orleans-style PIRATES OF PENZANCE with Ramin Karimloo and David Hyde Pierce (www.broadwayworld.com)
Roundabout Theatre Company's 2024-2025 Broadway season will include a jazz-infused, New Orleans-style production of The Pirates of Penzance, which began as a small in-house reading before the pandemic, then was further developed in a benefit concert last season. The production, which will close out the 24-25 season will premier...
The Time Traveller’s Wife West End musical to close early (www.westendtheatre.com)
New West End musical The Time Traveller's Wife has posted early closing notices at the Apollo Theatre in London....
Burlesque stage musical announces new Manchester dates and Glasgow run prior to West End transfer (www.whatsonstage.com)
Burlesque has announced further dates for its world premiere production....
Les Miserables movie to be released worldwide in a new remixed and remastered version (www.prnewswire.com)
The multiple Academy Award winning motion picture Les Misérables will be re-released with a remastered version of the film exclusively in Dolby Cinema, featuring Dolby Atmos sound and Dolby Vision visuals....
Antoine Fuqua’s Michael Jackson Biopic Gets 2025 Release Date (deadline.com)
Michael, the Michael Jackson biopic starring Jaafar Jackson as the King of Pop, is getting a global release. Lionsgate is releasing the movie stateside on April 18, 2025, with Universal is handling overseas distribution....
Best Broadway Shows in 2024; What's Coming! (www.broadwayworld.com)
An overview of what's coming to Broadway in 2024. Musicals include...
How Tina Fey Made MEAN GIRLS Sing in New Movie Musical (www.broadwayworld.com)
Interesting article about the thinking that went into adapting the musical to the screen....
Stephen Sondheim is cool now (www.npr.org)
Stephen Sondheim — composer-lyricist for A Little Night Music, Sweeney Todd, and more than a dozen other musicals — is having "a moment" as one of his Into the Woods lyrics might have put it....
Broadway Records Founder Van Dean Launches Center Stage Records (www.playbill.com)
Grammy and Tony-winning producer Van Dean has announced the launch of a new record label, Center Stage Records. The new label has over two dozen albums scheduled for 2024, including Broadway, Off-Broadway, and West End recordings, plus concept recordings and albums from solo artists....
How Kelli O’Hara Launched the 21-Year Journey of ‘Days of Wine and Roses’ (variety.com)
Fresh off an early workshop of “The Light in the Piazza,” the actress Kelli O’Hara had a passing thought: What if there was an ambitious musical adaptation of “Days of Wine and Roses,” the 1962 addiction drama that starred Jack Lemmon and Lee Remick? It could give her a chance to reunite with “Piazza” composer Adam...
The EGOT Winner Behind Sondheim’s Signature Sound (www.nytimes.com)
For Jonathan Tunick, an early love of “Tubby the Tuba” led to a career as an orchestrator. He talks about his Sondheim partnership, and creating a sound that “can hint at unspoken secrets.”...
10 Best Musical TV Shows, Ranked (screenrant.com)
TV musicals like Glee and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend have dedicated fan bases and critical acclaim, thanks to their fabulous musical performances and unique exploration of characters' inner desires. Many of the best musicals have happened on TV, providing an excellent platform for storytelling through music, drama, and comedy, with...
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Concord Theatricals Launches A Chorus Line Licensing Competition for Schools in Under-Resourced Communities Nationwide (concord.com)
Concord Theatricals launched One Singular Sensation: A Chorus Line Licensing Competition, which will award ten schools in low-income communities a complimentary license package to perform A Chorus Line: Teen Edition in 2024 or 2025, to honor the 80th anniversary of Marvin Hamlisch’s birth and the 50th anniversary of the...
On-the-Ground Humanitarian Organizations in Gaza Receive $400,000 in Critical Grants from Broadway Cares (broadwaycares.org)
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS announced $400,000 in emergency grants to organizations providing immediate, on-the-ground support to people in desperate need amid the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and across the Middle East....
RTR#50 Plans for the upcoming week
Lately, I've been dealing with a slight fever associated with the beginning of the year. I'm trying to ensure that everything runs fairly smoothly. Today and tomorrow, I need to focus on planning finances for the upcoming year and handle formalities related to the project. In the following days, I'll implement changes to fix...
Prince’s Purple Rain to become a Broadway musical (www.theguardian.com)
Prince’s hit film Purple Rain is set to become a Broadway musical....
22 Theater Books for Your Winter 2024 Reading List (www.broadwayworld.com)
Books about musicals in this list include:...
Nicolas Cage Wants to Play Pontius Pilate in ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ Musical (variety.com)
During the red carpet at the Golden Globes, Cage was asked by Variety‘s Marc Malkin about a genre that he wants to work in. He replied, “Musical. I have not done a musical. I do think I could make a good Pontius Pilate in ‘Jesus Christ Superstar.'”...