November Starts in Winter This Year!

David Mamet’s new comedy called “November” officially opens on January 17.  Nathan Lane fills the role of the U.S. President and he is accompanied by Broadway stars Laurie Metcalf and Dylan Baker.  According to press notes from Playbill.com, “November is takes place just days before a major presidential election and it involves issues including: civil marriages, gambling casinos, lesbians, American Indians, presidential libraries, questionable pardons and campaign contributions.  Mamet offered further insight by saying, “It’s about he President of the United States who is about to get voted out of office.  He’s got one week left in office. He’s going to lose the election, and his approval rating is in the single digits.”

David Mamet is a Pulitzer Prize winner for his drama Glengarry Glen Ross.  His other works include: “Speed-the-Plow,” “The Cryptogram,” “American Buffalo,” “Sexual Perversity in Chicago” and “Romance,” among many other notable works.  It surely will leave audiences laughing and is certainly relevant to our current times.  November will play at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre.  Make sure to purchase your November tickets from Stubhub.com.

Permalink - Posted in General on January 17, 2008 - Post a comment

The Rent Check is Due

One of Broadway’s most popular productions is slated to close the curtains in June, ending a ten year run which captured the hearts of theatre-goers around the world.  Rent is the seventh-longest running show in Broadway history and certainly has lived up to everyone’s expectations.  The musical, inspired by Puccini’s La Boheme, is, according to press notes listed on Playbill.com “the story of a group of young artists struggling in New York’s East Village in the early 1990’s and the obstacles they face, including AIDS, homelessness, poverty, lack of healthcare and homophobia.”  The show came at a time when real people struggled with these very issues and offered a peak into the harsh realities dealt with by those inflicted with AIDS.

Rent first opened at Broadway’s Nederlander Theatre on April 29, 1996 following a sold out, extended limited engagement at Off-Broadway’s New York Theatre Workshop.  The musical went on to win every major best musical award, including the Tony Award as well as the Pulitzer Prize for drama.  A film was also made of the musical in 2005 featuring most of the original cast members, although it failed to receive much recognition at the box office.  Make sure that you get your chance to see Rent before it fades into Broadway history.  Get your Rent tickets from Stubhub.com.

Permalink - Posted in General on January 16, 2008 - Post a comment

39 Steps and Four Actors

Being an actor on Broadway is no doubt stressful.  Taking on an eccentric character, remembering lines, attending rehearsals and performing for an audience most nights during the week is enough to make any other job look like piece of cake.  But how about if you were taking on 10 characters in just one play?  This is the task at hand for four Broadway stars when they appear in the new Broadway production of “The 39 Steps.”  The Olivier Award winning thriller-turned-stage comedy opens tonight at the American Airlines Theatre on Broadway.

Charles Edwards, Jennifer Ferrin, Arnie Burton and Cliff Saunders are the talented actors who bravely take on this feat of bringing many different characters to live on stage.  All are part of this whodunit, part espionage thriller and part slapstick comedy.  The story begins with the main character Richard Hannay being lured into a world of intrigue by a mysterious woman claiming to be a spy.  When this woman winds up dead in his flat he flees London with the police hot on his trail.  The 39 Steps is based on an original concept by Simon Corble and Nobby Dimon and the novel that was eventually penned in 1915 by John Buchan.  This was then brought to life on film with the 1935 Alfred Hitchcock movie.  Don’t miss out on all of the action with your pair of The 39 Steps tickets.

Permalink - Posted in General on January 15, 2008 - Post a comment

Time to Shed Some Tears!

Cry-Baby, the musical based on the popular film will begin its run at the Marquis Theatre on Broadway starting March 15.  The show is based on the story of “the baddest boy in town” falling for one of the good girls set in Baltimore in 1954.  The two actors in the leading roles are James Snyder and Tony Award winner Harriet Harris who both created their roles at the La Jolla Playhouse.  Officially the production will open to the public on April 24.

Some of the songs that are featured in this “tear-jerker” are: “One Tear,” “I’m Infected,” “Can I Kiss You?” and “I Did Something Wrong Once.”  Johnny Depp played the lead role of Wade “Cry-Baby” Walker in the 1990 film.  The plot has gathered the attentions of theatre going patrons around the globe and it will surely be a big hit on Broadway.  If you want to treat yourself and your family members to a show that will take you back a few decades and will leave you singing along to every ballad be sure to order your Cry-Baby tickets from Stubhub.com.

Permalink - Posted in General on January 14, 2008 - Post a comment

Kerry Butler Set to Release CD

One of the newest leading ladies on Broadway, Kerry Butler, is planning on releasing her debut solo recording later this year.  Although there is no specific date set for the CD to be released to music stores, there is speculation that it will be sometime in the spring.  She has already chosen her song list but one track will be selected by her most dedicated fans through a contest on her official website.  The contest will run through January 30 and the winner will have the chance to attend the recording session of that song and will also receive an autographed copy of the CD when it is released.

Kerry Butler currently stars on Broadway in the relatively new musical “Xanadu” as the character of Kira/Clio.  In a statement that was released on Playbill.com Butler said, “For a few years no I’ve been asked if I was ever going to record my own DC and I’m finally doing it with PS Classics. I am very excited about this project and am looking forward to doing something unique.”  Butler can be seen in “Xanadu” in New York City and also be prepared to buy her CD when it is released to the public.  Get your pair of Xanadu tickets today!

Permalink - Posted in General on January 11, 2008 - Post a comment

It Smells Fishy to Me

The beloved tale of Ariel, Flounder and Sebastian finally springs to life tonight on Broadway, complete with an evil sea witch which makes the story all the more dramatic!  This underworld fantasy world filled with mermaids and other assorted sea creatures captured people’s hearts when it was released as a Disney film in 1989.  The original story of The Little Mermaid is by Hans Christian Anderson and was first written in 1836.  The book by Anderson has more of a depressing ending and so modifications were made when it was turned into the film to present a more “happily ever after” story.

Sierra Boggess is making her Broadway debut as the beautiful-voiced Ariel who longs to go where the people are, up on the surface.  According to press notes on Playbill.com The Little Mermaid is about “a young mermaid named Ariel who no longer wants to live under the sea.  Before she can rise to the surface she must defy her father, escape the clutches of an evil sea witch and convince a prince that she’s the girl with the perfect voice.  It is a tale for families and it will make your heart soar.  Be sure to get your pair of The Little Mermaid tickets from Stubhub.com.

Permalink - Posted in General on January 10, 2008 - Post a comment

Purple is the Best Color on Broadway

It’s a big night for the production of “The Color Purple.”  Grammy Award winning vocalists Chaka Khan and Bebe Winans join the New York Company of this production tonight.  They are taking over the roles of Sofia and Harpo.  Tonight is also the first performance by newcomer Zonya Love who takes on the character of Celie.  Love is also making her Broadway debut in “The Color Purple,” assuming the role of Celie from American Idol winner Fantasia Barrino.

All three new additions to the show hail from prestigious backgrounds in either theatre or music.  Khan is an eight-time Grammy Award winner, Winans is a gospel and R&B singer who has earned four Grammy Awards and Love was teaching theatre and Head Start classes in New York before she was offered the role in “The Color Purple.”  The show is based on the famous Alice Walker novel as well as the Steven Spielberg film.  It has officially been playing on Broadway since December 1, 2005.  It is a tearjerker and has ignited the interests in theatre-going patrons from around the world.  If you want to see a story that will tug at your heart strings be sure to grab hold of The Color Purple tickets from Stubhub.com.

Permalink - Posted in General on January 9, 2008 - Post a comment

In the Heights Ready to Go the Theatre!

Casting has been announced for the new Broadway production called “In the Heights.”  Many of the actors from the original off-Broadway production are moving to their new address on Broadway, including leading performers Mandy Gonzales and Christopher Jackson.  Also included on the cast list is Tony Award winner Priscilla Lopez who routinely gives memorable performances.  Previews for the production will begin on February 14 and opening night is officially set for March 9.

According to press notes that appeared on Playbill.com “In the Heights is a quintessential New York musical about a vibrant and tight-knit community at the top of the island of Manhattan.  The music set to the production pulses with the hopes and dreams of three generations as they struggle to forge an identity in a neighborhood on the brink of transition.”  Lin-Manuel Miranda, who came up with the idea for the musical, wrote the hip-hop inspired lyrics and will serve as the audience’s guide into the urban world of lovers and dreamers in this New York neighborhood.  Be sure not to miss out on this special musical, buy your pair of In the Heights tickets as soon as possible.

Permalink - Posted in General on January 8, 2008 - Post a comment

Curtain Call

The curtains will close on one of Broadway’s hottest stars on February 3.  Jill Paice will officially leave the production of “Curtains” and will instead step into the shoes of Scarlett O’Hara in the world premiere of the musical “Gone With the Wind.”  Although she will be sorely missed opposite David Hyde Pierce in “Curtains” she will continue on to an exciting performance as the gorgeous Scarlett.

In the production of ”Curtains” Paice played the character of Niki Harris, who is quite taken with David Hyde Pierce’s detective character.  Of course she is also one of the people under investigation by the skeptical investigator.  The comedy is also a musical murder mystery that takes audience members around twists and turns to find out who the real culprit behind the crime is.  The world premiere of “Gone With the Wind” is set to open at the New London Theatre on April 22.  Curtains can be seen on Broadway at various times throughout the week.  Be sure not to miss the talented Jill Paice before she bows out with your own pair of Curtains tickets.

Permalink - Posted in General on January 7, 2008 - Post a comment

Wickedly Wonderful Margolyes

Miriam Margolyes, the actress who created the role of Madame Morrible for the London production of the hit show “Wicked” will re-create her dynamite personification for New York audiences when joins the cast of the musical on January 22.  Margolyes comes with high honors after receiving the prestigious Theatergoers’ Choice Award for her work in the West End production of “Wicked.”  She joins a cast that includes the talents of Stephanie J. Block, Annaleigh Ashford, David Burnham, Lenny Wolpe and Cristy Candler.

The story of Wicked is based on Gregory Maguire’s novel which takes another look at the wonderful world of Oz.  According to press notes posted on Playbill.com Wicked “explores the early life of the witches of Oz: Glinda and Elphaba.  The two meet up at a sorcery school where Glinda becomes extremely popular and Elphaba is unfortunately green due to a rare skin disease.  They end up becoming roommates and in time they each learn something from each other as they embark on a journey into the Emerald City.”  This is certainly a mystical story that will perhaps leave you feeling as if you stepped off the well-trodden path of the yellow brick road.  Be sure not to miss Miriam Margolyes by purchasing your pair of Wicked tickets today.

Permalink - Posted in General on January 4, 2008 - Post a comment


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