Category Archives: Broadway

NEXT TO NORMAL Wins the Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Next to Normal, the rock musical by Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey, has beaten out all the expected winners for the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and been named the winner of that award. The musical tells the story of … Continue reading

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MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET Opens Tonight

Million Dollar Quartet, the new jukebox musical that recreates one of the greatest rock jam sessions of all time, officially opens tonight on Broadway at the Nederlander Theatre. With a book by Colin Escott and Floyd Mutrux and songs like … Continue reading

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Photos: WICKED’s New Elphaba

There’s a new witch in Wicked now that Mandy Gonzalez has taken over the role of Elphaba on Broadway and thanks to some photographs by Joan Marcus of the current New York cast of Wicked, we get to see what … Continue reading

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GIRLFRIEND at Berkeley Rep

As one old Berkeley Rep production (American Idiot) tiptoes towards its opening night on Broadway, Girlfriend, a new musical with a book by Todd Almond and music and lyrics by Matthew Sweet makes its debut in California tonight. Based on … Continue reading

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LOVE NEVER DIES Broadway Opening Postponed

The Really Useful Group has released a statement confirming the rumours that the scheduled opening of Love Never Dies in November has been postponed until spring 2011. Here’s an extract from the statement outlining the reasons why: The original opening … Continue reading

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PROMISES, PROMISES Photographs

The Broadway revival of Promises, Promises which is currently in previews pending an official opening on 25 April has released its first set of production photographs by Joan Marcus. Promises, Promises is based on the classic Billy Wilder film, The … Continue reading

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THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS on Broadway Next Season

There may be two theatres opening up on Broadway next next week – the Circle in the Square Theater and the Henry Miller’s Theater – but Off-Broadway’s The Scottsboro Boys won’t make the transfer to the Great White Way this … Continue reading

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MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET Photographs

Here’s a look at Broadway’s newest jukebox musical, Million Dollar Quartet: The cast of the show features Eddie Clendening (Elvis Presley), Lance Guest (Johnny Cash), Levi Kreis (Jerry Lee Lewis), Rob Lyons (Carl Perkins), Hunter Foster (Sam Phillips) and Elizabeth … Continue reading

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New HAIR Revival Photos

Here’s a glimpse of how the new cast of the Broadway revival of HAIR looks on stage. Continue reading

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BLAZING SADDLES! Another Mel Brooks Musical!

The hard part was inventing the candy-gram. The easy part, it seems, is for Mel Brooks to turn his films into stage musicals. Following The Producers and Young Frankenstein, Brooks is working on his third Broadway musical, this time based … Continue reading

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