The Outer Critics Circle Award winners have been announced. The ceremony will be held on May 24 at 4 PM. The winners are: OUTSTANDING NEW BROADWAY MUSICAL Bonnie & Clyde Newsies Once Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark OUTSTANDING NEW BROADWAY PLAY The Lyons One Man, Two Guvnors Seminar Stick Fly OUTSTANDING NEW OFF-BROADWAY PLAY Blood…
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2012 Tony Award Nominees
BEST MUSICAL Leap of Faith Newsies Nice Work If You Can Get It Once BEST PLAY Clybourne Park Other Desert Cities Peter and the Starcatcher Venus in Fur BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL Lysistrata Jones, Douglas Carter Beane Newsies, Harvey Fierstein Nice Work If You Can Get It, Joe DiPietro Once, Enda Walsh BEST ORIGINAL…
The Reviews for Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark are in…
NEW YORK TIMES REVIEW: "There is something to be said for those dangerous flying objects — excuse me, I mean actors — that keep whizzing around the Foxwoods Theater, where the mega-expensive musical “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” has entered the latest chapter of its fraught and anxious existence. After all, if you’re worried that…
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My Top 10 Broadway Moments in 2010
A guest blog by Ken Davenport It's the time of year for the ol' look back. What memorable moments have the last 12 months brought us that could help define the next 12 months? Here are my top 10 Broadway moments for 2010 . . . in no particular order. 1. It's a bird, it's…
Closings, castings, previews and the chance to become a producer
There's been lots of news this last week. Here are the big items: Closing Soon West Side Story and Promises, Promises have just announced that they will close on Broadway on January 2, after playing 748 and 291 performances, respectively. West Side Story has had quite the run - an admirable revival that played to…
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An Exciting New Season Begins!
I hope you all had a wonderful summer. I escaped to Maine and I'm afraid summer-stock ate up all of my free time, so that (and the lack of any real exciting Broadway news) has keep the blog pretty quiet this summer. But never-fear, I'm back again and vow to maintain a more consistent posting…
A preview of the musicals opening next season on Broadway
As the 2009-2010 Broadway season has officially come to an end, I thought it timely to look forward to the shows on the docket for next season. There are a lot of movie to stage productions, couple of TV to stage productions, some Off-Broadway transfers, some revivals, a new jukebox musical and the messes that…
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April News Roundup
An awful lot has happened this month on the Great White Way - numerous shows have opened, squeezing in just in time for award consideration, and there's been lots of exciting announcements and good old controversy. If you've been hiding under a rock, here's what you've missed: The Addams Family opened to dismal reviews, while…
New Musicals, News, Casting, Cast Albums, TV Appearances and More
New Musicals and Transfers The Michael Grandage-directed production of Evita, which opened at London's Adelphi Theatre in June 2006 is officially heading to Broadway next year. Elena Roger, who starred in the West End production, will repeat her performance in the Broadway remount. Rumor has it that Ricky Martin is in talks to play Che,…
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Rumors are flying about Lea Michele and a Jeff Buckley jukebox musical
Perhaps because real Broadway news has been slow this week, the rumor mill has been active circulating rumors about new shows. First - the New York Post reported that the New York Theatre Barn is wooing Lea Michele for a new musical based on the real-life attempts of a high school in Texas to produce…
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