The Broadway Musical Blog – Musical theater news and gossip from the Great White Way
Dishing out daily (or almost daily) Broadway musical news and gossip. The companion site to The Broadway Musical Home (broadwaymusicalhome.com), a directory of Broadway musicals with the story, songs, merchandise, video clips, lyrics, tickets, rights & awards for almost 200 shows.Eyeing Broadway
ANGELS
New musical based on the epic Milton poem “Paradise Lost.”
Ken Lai (book, music and lyrics) and Marcus Cheong (book and lyrics), Rich Fowler (Director), Robert Cuccioli, Jessica Grové and Nicholas Rodriguez (Actors), Marcus Cheong, Frank Monteleone, Dale Smith (Producers)
BETTY BOOP
New musical based on the classic cartoon character.
David Foster (Music), Oscar Williams and Sally Robinson (Book), Ostar Productions (Producer)
BIG TIME
New musical about down-on-their-luck lounge singers on a U.N. cruise ship that is held hostage by terrorists.
Douglas Carter Beane (Book), Douglas J. Cohen (Music and Lyrics), Christopher Ashley (Director), Robert Ahrens (Producer)
BRIGADOON
Revival of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe musical centering on two Americans journey in Scotland.
Rob Ashford (Director), John Guare (New Book), Ostar Productions and Liza Lerner (Producers)
BRING IT ON: THE MUSICAL
New musical set in the world of competitive cheerleading.
Andy Blankenbuehler (Director, Choreographer), Lin-Manuel Miranda and Tom Kitt (music), Amanda Green (lyrics), Jeff Whitty (Book), Universal Pictures Stage Productions with Charlie Lyons and Armyan Bernstein of Beacon Communications (Producer)
BRUCE LEE: JOURNEY TO THE WEST
A new David Yazbek-David Henry Hwang musical centering on the martial arts movie star.
Bartlett Sher (Director), Elephant Eye Theatrical (Producer), Dou Dou Huang (Choreographer)
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
New musical based on the film of the same name.
Marc Shaiman (Music, Lyrics), Scott Wittman (Lyrics), Terrence McNally (Book), Jack O’Brien (Director), Jerry Mitchell (Choreographer)
DANCIN’
Revival of the musical revue featuring the work of Bob Fosse.
Graciela Daniele (Director, Choreographer), Roundabout Theatre Company (Producers)
DIRTY DANCING
New stage show (currently touring) based on the film of the same name.
Josef Brown, Amanda Leigh Cobb and Britta Lazenga (Actors), Eleanor Bergstein (Concept, Book), James Powell (Director), Kate Champion (Choreographer), Jacobsen Entertainment in association with Lionsgate and Magic Hour Productions (Producers)
FATHER OF THE BRIDE
New musical based on the film of the same name.
Rick Elice and Marshall Brickman (Book)
GODSPELL
Revival of the Stephen Schwartz and John-Michael Tebelak musical based on “The Gospel According to St. Matthew.”
Daniel Goldstein (Director), Christopher Gattelli (Choreographer), Ken Davenport (Producer)
HOUDINI
New musical centering on the magician and master escape artist.
Danny Elfman (Music), David Yazbek (Lyrics), Kurt Andersen (Book), Jack O’Brien (Director)
LEAP OF FAITH
New musical based on the film of the same name.
Alan Menken (Music), Glenn Slater (Lyrics), Janus Cercone (Book), Rob Ashford (Director, Choreograper)
LIBERACE: THE MAN, THE MUSIC AND THE MEMORIES
A new musical about the life of the late pianist Lee Liberace.
Wayland Pickard (Actor), Pamela Hall (Director), Edmund Gaynes and Nancy Bianconi (Producers)
MERRY-GO-ROUND
New musical about a troubled young man whose estranged father helps him travels back in time on the magical title device.
Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman (Music and Lyrics), Paul Butler and Fred Fox, Jr. (Book), Andy Belling (Director), Larry Sousa (Choreographer), Bob Mackie (Costumes), Jack Stein & JNS Entertainment(Producers)
MINSKY’S
Transfer of the new Charles Strouse-Susan Birkenhead-Bob Martin musical centering on a burlesque impresario.
Casey Nicholaw (Director/Choreographer), Kevin McCollum and Bob Boyett (Producers)
NERDS://A MUSICAL SOFTWARE SATIRE
New musical comedy following computer techies Bill Gates and Steve Jobs.
Erik Weiner and Jordan Allen-Dutton (Book, Lyrics), Hal Goldberg (Music), Jerry Zaks(Director)
NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT
New musical comedy with George and Ira Gershwin songs about a Long Island playboy.
Harry Connick, Jr. (Actor), Joe DiPietro (Book), Broadway Across America (Producer)
THE NUTTY PROFESSOR
New musical based on the film of the same name.
Jerry Lewis (Director), Marvin Hamlisch (Music) and Rupert Holmes (Book and lyrics)
ONCE
New musical based on the film of the same name.
John N. Hart, Jr., Jeff Sine and Fred Zollo (Producers)
PARADISE FOUND
New musical based on Joseph Roth’s novel “The Tale of the 1002nd Night.”
Harold Prince and Susan Stroman (Co-Directors), Richard Nelson (Book), Ellen Fitzhugh (Lyrics) Johann Strauss II (Music – adapted by orchestrator Jonathan Tunick)
PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT
Transfer of the musical based on the film of the same.
Simon Phillips (Director), Stephan Elliott and Allan Scott (Book), Back Row Productions, Specific Films, Rafford Films, Nederlander Productions, Inc., Terri and Timothy Childs in association with MGM On Stage—Darcie Denkert and Dean Stolber (Producers)
PURE COUNTRY
New musical based on the film of the same name about a country music superstar who leaves it all to find himself.
Joe Nichols and Lorrie Morgan (Actor), Peter Masterson (Director), Warren Carlyle (Choreographer), Steve Dorff (Music, Lyrics), John Bettis (Lyrics), Rex McGee and Masterson (Book), Randall L. Wreghitt, Chris Presley and Ellen Rusconi (Producer)
ROBIN AND THE 7 HOODS
A re-thinking of the 1964 Warner Brothers film of the same name.
Peter Ackerman (book) Sammy Cahn and James Van Heusen (score), Casey Nicholaw (Director, Choreographer), Barry Brown, Bruce Charet, Dennis Mastro, Dennis Farina and Billy Campbell (Producers)
RUSSIAN ON THE SIDE
One-man “comedy-in-music adventure” featuring the great American songbook music and gossip about its composers.
Mark Nadler (Performer and Creator), Mark Waldrop (Director), Michael Alden and Karen Lotman (Producers)
UNTITLED MANDELA/APARTHEID MUSICAL
A new musical about South Africa’s struggle for freedom from apartheid.
Zindzi Mandela (Book), Welcome Msomi (Creator), Routh/Frankel/Baruch/Viertel Group and PSE Broadway LLC (Producers)
UNTITLED WOODSTOCK MUSICAL
New musical based on Lang’s memoir, “The Road to Woodstock.”
Michael Lang and Samuel G. Nappi (Producers)
WHITE NOISE
New musical, seen at the 2006 New York Musical Theatre Festival, centering on sibling songwriters.
Ryan J. Davis (Conceiver), Joe Drymala (book and score), Ben Cohn and Sean McDaniel, Rick Crom, Glen Kelly, Laurence O’Keefe, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul and Eric Svejcar (additional songs), Sibling Theatricals, Inc. and Holly Way & Co. (Producers)
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