Archive for July, 2010

Come Fly Away Sets Closing Date

Despite many outstanding reviews, Come Fly Away, the Broadway musical set to the music of Frank Sinatra, is set to close at the Marquis Theatre on Sunday, September 5th. In addition to the music of Ol’ Blue Eyes, the show features choreography by Twyla Tharp. Her work earned her a Tony Award nomination, though the [...]
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Al Pacino Is Moving To Broadway

Get ready Broadway fans, because iconic actor Al Pacino is on the move…to Broadway! The Merchant of Venice, in which Pacino has been playing the role of Shylock, will move to Broadway this fall, the Public Theater announced Monday, following a sold-out stint in New York’s Central Park that will end on August 1st. This [...]
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Spider-Man Begins Rehearsals (Finally!)

It’s been delayed, and delayed, and delayed again. Originally slated to hit The Great White Way back in 2008, Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark has been plagued with financial problems that stood in the way of launching the $45 million musical. Now comes word that full-cast rehearsals will finally begin on August 16th. Drawing from [...]
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Patti LaBelle Headed For Broadway

R&B queen and Grammy Award winner Patti LaBelle is Broadway bound! The soulful songstress has announced that she’ll be joining the cast of the hit musical Fela! at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre this September. Word is that Ms. LaBelle will be filling in for Tony winner Lillias White, taking over the role of mother Funmilayo [...]
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Harry Connick Jr. Returns To Broadway

Legendary crooner Harry Connick Jr. made his return to Broadway last night in the first of a limited 11-performance engagement at the Neil Simon Theatre – Harry Connick Jr. In Concert On Broadway. Connick Jr. isn’t exactly a newbie to The Great White Way. The iconic singer is actually a two-time Tony Award nominee, once [...]
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Daniel Radcliffe Finds A Broadway Home

We told you this past April that Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe was headed to Broadway to star in the 50th anniversary revival of How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying. We’re happy to report that the 20 year old star has found a theatrical home at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre on New York’s [...]
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David Hyde Pierce Returning To Broadway

Small screen fans know him as the quirky but lovable Niles Crane on TV’s Frasier. Broadway fans know him from his Tony Award winning role in Curtains in 2007. Now David Hyde Pierce is headed back to The Great White Way to star in a revival of David Hirson’s La Bête. La Bête is billed [...]
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Elf Coming To Broadway This November

Just in time for the holidays, the musical adaptation of Elf is headed to Broadway this November for a limited, seasonal engagement. Based on the 2003 film which starred Will Ferrell, Elf tells the story of a young orphan who mistakenly crawls into Santa’s bag of gifts, only to be transported back to the North [...]
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Driving Miss Daisy…To Broadway!

Two Tony Award winners have been tapped for the arrival of Driving Miss Daisy on Broadway. Legendary actors James Earl Jones and Vanessa Redgrave will be taking the lead roles in this limited engagement set for later this year. Driving Miss Daisy is the 1987 play by Pulitzer Prize winner Alfred Uhry about the relationship [...]
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