Archive for September, 2010

Stiller and Falco Coming To Broadway

Here comes more star power to The Great White Way! Ben Stiller and Edie Falco are heading to Broadway in 2011 for a revival of John Guare’s The House of Blue Leaves. Word is that the production will make it’s home at the Walter Kerr Theatre sometime next Spring. Set in Sunnyside, Queens in 1965, [...]
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REO Speedwagon Joins Rock of Ages

It’s billed as an arena-rock love story told through the mind-blowing, face-melting hits of the 1980s. And while Rock Of Ages routinely features the music of REO Speedwagon among many other 80s groups, last night the cast was joined by the genuine article! Kevin Cronin, REO’s frontman, hit the stage backed by Rock Of Ages’ [...]
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Colin Quinn’s One Man Show Broadway Bound

Former Saturday Night Live and Comedy Central star Colin Quinn is bringing his one man show to Broadway this Fall. Directed by legendary comic Jerry Seinfeld, Colin Quinn Long Story Short is moving from off-Broadway’s Bleecker Street Theatre where it debuted in mid June of this year. On October 22nd the show begins previews for [...]
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Promises, Promises Closing in January

We told you previously that stars Kristin Chenoweth and Sean Hayes would be departing Promises, Promises in late December. Now comes word that the two headliners have extended their contracts for one week, when the show will close on January 2nd, 2011. Producers said they considered re-casting the show after the planned departure of the [...]
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Pee-Wee Herman Show Begins October 26th

He’s a pop culture icon to be sure. Now Paul Reubens – a/k/a Pee-Wee Herman – is bringing his act to Broadway. The Pee-Wee Herman Show begins previews at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre on October 26th, with opening night set for November 11th. The limited-engagement Pee-Wee Herman Show is a stage play with music that [...]
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SNL’s Molly Shannon Readies For Broadway Debut

You know her as the hilarious former cast member for six seasons on Saturday Night Live. Now Molly Shannon is taking on a new challenge as she makes her Broadway debut in Promises, Promises. Shannon will take over the role of barfly Marge MacDougall from Tony Winner Katie Finneran on October 12th. Finneran, whose Tony [...]
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Sparks Back In The Heights

After a short absence due to a hip injury, American Idol winner Jordin Sparks is back in her role as Nina in In The Heights. Sparks incurred her injury during the Saturday, August 28th performance. And while she completed that evening’s show, physicians recommended that she skip the next few. But after just four nights [...]
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Scottsboro Boys Just Around The Corner

Here’s a show that’s already garnering great buzz, even before it makes its Broadway debut early next month! The Scottsboro Boys is the final collaboration by musical theatre legends John Kander and Fred Ebb, known for their work together on Chicago and Cabaret. The Scottsboro Boys is based on the notorious “Scottsboro” case in the [...]
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