Beauty on the Vine - a Must-See!

David Strathairn has joined the cast of “Beauty on the Vine” and will begin his performances with them on May 29, 2007. The Academy Award-nominee will be replacing Victor Slezak in the Epic Theater Center Production of the play, written by Zak Berkman, during the shows final week. Also starring Olivia Wilde and Barbara Garrick, and directed by David Schweitzer, this theatrical event has been heralded by fans and is well-worth seeing!

Telling the story of the murder of a young female star of right-wing radio and her husband and father’s investigation into the reasons behind the violence that led to her demise, this production guarantees to be an engaging trip into the power of the human face in a so-called “Lindsay Loan America.” Looking at everything from mixed race identities to extreme plastic surgery, this play travels into the dark work where young women change themselves to resemble their idols and mothers struggle with the loss of their daughters to the illusion to popularity and subsequent power. Don’t miss out on this incredible show – visit stubhub.com to get tickets today!

Permalink - Posted in General on May 16, 2007 - Post a comment

Tony Nominations Announced!

The 2006-2007 Tony nominations have been announced and Spring Awakening is leading the pack with an astonishing 11 nominations. The nominations for Best Play are The Coast of Utopia by Tom Stoppard, Frost/Nixon by Peter Morgan, The Little Dog Laughed by Douglas Carter Beane, and Radio Golf by August Wilson. Best Musical contenders are Curtains, Grey Gardens, Mary Poppins and Spring Awakening. Best Revival of a Play nominations are Inherit the Wind, Journey’s End, Talk Radio and Translations and the nominations continue from there.

With categories from Best Book of a Musical, Best Original Score, Best Revival of a Musical, Best Direction of a Musical, Best Direction of a Play, Best Performance by a leading/featured actor/actress in a play/musical, Best Choreography, Best Orchestrations, Best Scenic Design of a Play/Musical, Best Costume Design of a Play/Musical, Best Lighting Design of a Play/Musical, Best Special Theatrical Event, and a Regional Theater Award.

The Awards promise to be as riveting as ever, and if you want to get in to check out the nominated shows before the voting takes place, visit Stubhub.com today to get tickets!

Permalink - Posted in General on May 15, 2007 - Post a comment

Drama League Awards

The 2006-2007 Drama League Awards were presented this past Friday, May 11, 2007 at the 73rd Annual Drama League Awards Ceremony and Luncheon. The competition was intense this season, as the productions vying for these top honors were indeed a slew of refreshing pieces, but of course only a handful would walk away with these coveted awards.

Presented at the Marriot Marquis Hotel in Times Square, this event was attended by the glitterati of Broadway themselves, everyone from Bernadette Peters, Chita Rivera, Christine Ebersole, Tony Kusher, Live Schreiber, Audra McDonald, Ashley Brown and Jonathan Groff presented, and Gary Beach hosted the event.

The winners this year were as follows: Live Schreiber won the Distinguished Performer Award, Spring Awakening won Distinguished Production of a Musical, The Coast of Utopia won Distinguished Production of a Play, the winner of Distinguished Revival of a Musical was Company while Journey’s End took home the award for Distinguished Revival of a Play.

For a chance to see all of the plays that took home these prestigious awards, and all the others that were nominated, be sure to check out Stubhub.com today and get your tickets!

Permalink - Posted in General on May 14, 2007 - Post a comment

110 In The Shade Opening Night

110 in the Shade, the Roundabout Theater Company’s newest Broadway production, opened on Wednesday, May 9, and how excited fans of this musical were!

Starring Tony Award-winner Audra McDonald as Lizzie Curry, Tony Award-winner John Cullum as H.C. Curry and Steve Kazee as Starbyck, the show opened o Broadway at the Roundabout Theaters Studio 54.

Telling the story of Lizzie Curry’s search for love one scorchingly hot summer, this show has been performed around regional theaters for years, always bringing in strong crowds, so it has been refreshing to see this show brought to Broadway once again. To see this impressive production for yourself, visit Stubhub.com to get tickets today!

Permalink - Posted in General on May 11, 2007 - Post a comment

Xanadu Announced!

It has been announced that Xanadu will be the first Broadway musical to open in the new reason which will being on Tuesday, June 26, 2007. This particular musical adaptation of the cult classic film will play at the Helen Hayes Theater, and already promises quite an excited reception based solely on the subject matter, never mind the undoubtedly talented stars that have been brought into the roles made famous by the likes of Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly.

Kerry Butler will originate the role of “Kira” – Newton-John’s role in the film – while James Carpinello will play Sonny, Tony Roberts will play “Danny” – Kelly’s role in the film version – and Jackie Hoffman and Mary Testa will take on the roles of the evil Muses “Calliope” and “Melpomene.”

Yes indeed, if you are looking forward to watching human fall in love with alien, with all the big-haired singing and dancing that made this film an underground hit in certain circles, then mark  your calendars in June because the excitement is coming to live onstage!

Make sure you keep an eye on Stubhub.com to get those tickets you’re eagerly awaiting, and go enjoy yourself at the theater!

Permalink - Posted in General on May 10, 2007 - Post a comment

Golf Radio Had Its Opening Night

Broadway’s newest production had its opening night last night, Tuesday, May 8, 2007. Entitled Radio Golf, this is the tenth and final work in playwright August Wilson’s epic and historic decade-by-decade story of 20th Century African-American life. If this play is anything like the rest of the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning playwright’s repertoire then we should have an enjoyable night of theater!

Directed by Kenny Leon who is known for A Raisin in the Sun, Gem of the Ocean, this production stars Anthony Chisholm, from Two Trains Running and Gems of the Ocean, John Earl Jelks, also known for Gem of the Ocean and Tonya Pinkins, known for Jelly’s Last Jam and Caroline or Change.

Set in 1997 in Pittsburgh’s Hill District, this play tells the story of a charming and powerful African-American politician, Harmond Wilkes, who is running for the highest office of his career, with the support of his loving and savvy wife, Mame. However, as Wilkes’ political career heads up, the past is close behind him, making for an impressive story that you will not want to miss.

Make sure you stop by Stubhub.com to get your hands on tickets to this great show!

Permalink - Posted in General on May 9, 2007 - Post a comment

Ted Neeley of “Jesus Christ Superstar” Fame

Ted Neeley, the man who rose to fame playing Jesus in the filmic adaptation of the stage musical by Andrew Lloyd Weber and Tim Rice, Jesus Christ Superstar, is still alive and kicking. Being as this man rose to fame playing one of the most famous men in history, you could imagine that Neeley may have found it hard to go onto other roles throughout this career. However, this was hardly the case.

In terms of the filmic adaptation, Neeley originally auditioned for the role of Judas but the director requested that he come back and try out for Jesus. He’s been playing Jesus ever since although he has also worked in such filmic adaptations as Hair, which led to Jesus Christ Superstar, and then performing in such hits as Tommy and Sgt, Pepper.

Touring with Jesus Christ Superstar in the 1990s, Neeley criss-crossed the United States and brought the role of Jesus to life once again. For your chance to see this musical in all its glory, make sure you check out Stubhub.com for all the greatest tickets and dates when the show will be in your area! This is a great musical and you’re sure to enjoy it!

Permalink - Posted in General on May 8, 2007 - Post a comment

LoveMusik Opens in New York!

The newest musical to his the Great White Way is LoveMusik and it opened last night, May 3, 2007. Starring Michael Cerveris as Kurt Weill and Donna Murphy as Lotte Lenya, this musical is Manhattan Theatre Club’s project and opened at the Biltmore Theater.

LoveMusik follows the lives of two of the most unlikely lovers, the intelligent and brilliant German composer Kurt Weill and the women who would become his muse and star, Lotte Lenya. Telling this love story through letters, this show features a book by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winner Alfred Uhry who also wrote Driving Miss Daisy and Parade, as well as musical staging by Patricia Birch who also has A Little Night Music to her credit. Directed by 21-time Tony Award-winner Harold Prince, who is known for, among many others, The Phantom of the Opera, Cabaret and Sweeney Todd.

Set in Berlin, Paris, Broadway and Hollywood, LoveMusik is an epic romance spanning 25 years in the lives of this complex couple.  You know you won’t want to miss this show so visit Stubhub.com today and get tickets!

Permalink - Posted in General on May 4, 2007 - Post a comment

Cabaret Revival?

There is talk that Cabaret, starring Alan Cumming as the Emcee, may make a return to Studio 54 after its acclaimed 1998 revival. Due to the huge artistic success of the 1998 revival, there is speculation that bringing the show back to its old haunt would allow new audiences to see the production who may not have been able to see the show the first time it was produced. As an added bonus, should Cabaret be produced, again, at Roundabout Theater’s Studio 54, the financial aspects would be more beneficial than they would should the show be produced at a commercial theater.

Unlike being produced at a commercial theater, if this engagement of Cabaret made a profit, the money would go into other productions – totaling around seven new stagings a year – as well as educational programs.  Keep up with stubhub.com and get ready to buy tickets for what is guaranteed to be a great revival of a great show!

Permalink - Posted in General on May 2, 2007 - Post a comment

Barbara Streisand Going on Tour with Four of Broadway’s Best Boys

Barbara Streisand is going on tour and four of Broadways best boys are going with her! The legendary vocalist is embarking on a concert tour of Europe thanks to the success of her 2006 tour, and it has been confirmed that she will also be taking four Broadway actor/singers on tour with her.

As could be imagined, the buzz around those guys of the Great White Way has been intense, and the announcement has finally been made of which four of Broadway’s best Babs has chosen. In alphabetical order, the winners are Michael Arden, Peter Lockyer, Sean McDermott, and Hugh Panaro.

This will actually be Streisands first tour of Europe which seems almost impossible given her long and illustrious career, so the trip will be as exciting for her, to be entertaining another continent, as it will be for the four men deemed strong enough vocalists and with strong enough stage presence, to accompany the woman herself. Without a doubt those in Europe are looking forward to this tour just as much as all these boys are! Make sure you visit Stubhub.com to catch the Broadway shows that made these boys famous, as well as concerts by Barbara Streisand herself!

Permalink - Posted in General on May 1, 2007 - Post a comment


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