The Drowsy Chaperone is Ready to Tour!
The theatre performers who have been chosen to tour with the Tony Award-winning musical better not be sleepy. They are in for the long hall. A few of the actors who have recently been added to the cast and have prominent roles in the show are Cliff Bemis, Andrea Chamberlain and Robert Dorfman. These new additions join Bob Martin, Nancy Opel and Georgia Engel in the traveling musical about a reclusive theatre fan that is obsessed with musicals and has a particular favorite; can you guess what it is? Yup, a 1928 production called The Drowsy Chaperone. When the solitary man, named Man in Chair plays the scratchy record in his tattered and bare apartment, the musical comes to life before his eyes.
The Drowsy Chaperone tour kicks off September 19 in Toronto and then will continue on to more than thirty cities across the United States. The crowd pleasing musical has been the topic of many crazed Broadway fanatics, some of them most likely with similar personalities to the main character. The producers of the show have said that “Man in Chair’s love of The Drowsy Chaperone speaks to anyone who has ever been transported by the theatre.” If you’re infatuated with musicals, so much that you often pretend that you are the leading star for this production of life, get The Drowsy Chaperone tickets and become absorbed.
Anthony Rapp Prepares to Chat it Up
The notable actor from the Broadway smash hit, “Rent,” is going to spill the beans. On Aug. 9, Anthony Rapp is scheduled to sit down for a buzz session with host Seth Rudestsky on his weekly live talk show, Chatterbox. Anthony Rapp is best known for his creation of the role of the Mark Cohen character in Rent. Mark, a documentary film maker turns his lens on the lives and times of his friends as they struggle to survive and create in New York’s Alphabet Village. The plotline follows these young artists and musicians as they learn to cope with the ever present and real fear of AIDS looming over their shoulders.
Rapp has also appeared in several other theatrical productions including “Bright Lights, Big City,” “Six Degrees of Separation,” and “The Destiny of Me,” not to mention his roles in films such as “A Beautiful Mind,” “Dazed and Confused,” and “School Ties.” Rapp just recently returned to his role as Mark Cohen on Rent. His appearance on Chatterbox will help generate money for the Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS cause, which is a leading nonprofit AIDS fundraising and grant-making organization. For a chance to see Anthony Rapp in this wildly popular rock musical get your Rent tickets at Stubhub.com.
Those Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Bare it All!
Well, it’s official: the Dirty Rotten Scoundrels are getting down, dirty and scandalous. That’s right, the cast of the famed play will be baring it all in the Windy City, so all you fans out there should be prepared to be blown away! Of course don’t think that this group is part of the brazen and lewd crowd. Throwing five dollars their way might get you a sock, but nothing more. No, despite their name, the Dirty Rotten Scoundrels are stripping for an honorable cause. Their charitable striptease is in recognition of the Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS cause, and really there is nothing dirty and rotten about it.
The Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is a musical that follows the hilarious fortunes and misfortunes of two con men residing in the French Riviera. The two men Lawrence Jameson, played by Keith Carradine and Freddy Benson, played by Brian D’Arcy James couldn’t be more different in their tactics to extract the goods from the naïve and affluent ladies living among them. Their warring to become “top con” is what makes this play all the more enjoyable and in the end it is determined that the small little French town is just not big enough for the two of them. See these scoundrels get down and dirty! Get your Dirty Rotten Scoundrels tickets today!
Casting Complete For Lonestar Love!
Good news for all you Broadway buffs that have been anticipating the opening of the Southern adaptation of Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor. Casting is officially complete for Lonestar Love. A few of the lucky theatrical actors that will be joining Randy Quaid, Robert Cuccioli and Dee Hoty on the stage are Lauren Kennedy, Clarke Thorell and Ramona Keller. They also join director and choreographer Randy Skinner as well as the members of The Red Clay Ramblers, whose New Orleans style of folk and gospel sounds will be an integral part of the long-awaited production.
The comical play follows the life of Colonel John Falstaff who happily flirts with the wives of two wealthy cattle ranchers, his eyes not only on the lusty ladies, but on the fortunes of their affluent husbands. It is expected to be a jovial, knee-slapping good time as theatre patrons are transported back into the days of the Wild West and back to the days when cow thieving, wife stealing, and money plundering are just common-place occurrences. Lonestar Love will run Tuesday through Saturday, beginning November 1, at the Belasco Theatre. Don’t be robbed of such a delightful experience, get your Lonestar tickets soon!
“Rent” Welcomes Back Pascal and Rapp!
Anthony Rapp and Adam Pascal have reprised their roles from “Rent” taking back over the roles of Roger and Mark, respectively. Much to the thrill of audiences everywhere, this reprisal of these now-iconic roles is a momentous occasion for all who have ever fallen in love with this musical about starving artists trying to make it in New York’s Alphabet City.
Written by Jonathan Larson and directed by Michael Greif, “Rent” became an Off-Broadway sensation and won the 1996 Tony Award for Best Musical when it hit the Broadway stage. With such a cult following at this musical, there can be little doubt that audiences have been lining up to see Pascal and Rapp in their signature roles since the actors’ returned to their characters on June 30, 2007. Playing these parts for a limited-run engagement through September 9, 2007 you would do well to catch Pascal and Rapp while you still can so get tickets to see “Rent” at stubhub.com today!
Stephen Lang’s “Beyond Glory” A Great Night Out!
Stephen Lang’s one-man show called “Beyond Glory” is a truly invigorating night of theater so you would do well to bring your friends and family to see it for yourself! Within the context of this play, Lang takes on the personas of eight completely different and unique men, and in the entirety of the show he showcases the human face beneath the ideology that we have created when we bestow upon someone the title of “hero.”
With a speed that is intense enough that Lang sometimes does not even have time to change his shirt as he changes characterizations, “Beyond Glory” is an impressively good time that fans of Stephen Lang would be wise to see as would fans of one-man shows, or of theater in general. Go ahead, everyone needs a little treat every now and again and you will thoroughly enjoy yourself if you treat yourself to Stephen Lang’s mesmerizing one-man show, “Beyond Glory.” Get yourself and your friends and family tickets and have a night out that will be better than any you’ve had in quite a long time. Visit stubhub.com today to get yourself “Beyond Glory” tickets and enjoy a night out!
Norbert Leo Butz to Take Lead in Mark Twain Play!
NOrbert Leo Butz, that star of the stage who theatergoers mgiht recognize as having orginated the role of “Fiyero” in the smash hit “Wicked” and also for his role as “Jamie” in the incredible Off-Broadway musical “The Last 5 Years,” is taking on a new role, and it is one which you are not going to want to miss seeing him in! Butz will take the lead role in Mark Twain’s “Is He Dead?” which has been adapted by David Ives and will be directed by Michael Blakemore.
This show is a comedy and will open on November 29, 2007 at the Lyceum Theatre, while previews will begin on November 8, 2007. This play was written by in 1898 but remained unpublished until it was rediscovered imn 2002 by a Mark Twain scholar named Shelley Fisher Fishkin. The play was then adapted by Ives and will now be brought to life by Butz who will take on the role as his first Broadway show since he won the 2005 TOny for Best Actor in a Musical for his role in “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.” For your chance to see this play, make sure you get tickets at stubhub.com today!
“I Love You” To Celebrate 11 Years!
“I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change” is the longest-running Off-Broadway musical in the history of the Great Not-So-White Way. Keeping this in mind, you ought to be just as thrilled as we are that tomorrow, August 12, 2007 marks the 11th anniversary of this great musical! Playing at the Westside Theater since August 1, 1996, this musical takes a hilarious look at the suburban mating-and-dating game, poking fun at the joys and the turmoil of dating, romance, marriage, husbands, wives, lovers, and even those pesky in-laws.
This musical has played over 4,500 performances and is also the longest-running show ever in four states: Denver, Dallas, South Florida and Rochester. With so many locales in which to catch this hilarious night of theater, you can imagine why so many fans love this musical! For your chance to see the fun and share in the laughs live, make sure you get tickets at stubhub.com today!
Kelly Osbourne to Play Mama Morton!
It has been announced that Kelly Osbourne will be playing Mama Morton in her stage debut. Osbourne will take on the role in the hit musical “Chicago” at the Cambridge Theater in London’s West End theatrical district. This will be Osbourne’s legitmate theatrical debut and the 22-year old will play the role for a limited seven-week run, taking the role on September 10, 2007 and finishing her stint on October 27, 2007.
The daughter of legendary rocker Ozzie Osbourne, Kelly Osbourne is already loved by millions of television fans for the various television shows she has both starred and appeared in. At the time that Osbourne takes the role of the prison matron, other cast members will include JOsefina Gabrielle playing “Roxie Hart” and Annette McLaughlin taking on the role of “Blema Kelly” as well as Clibe Rowe as “Amos Hart.” For your chance to see Kelly Osbourne take on the role of Mama Morton, make sure you check out stubhub.com for tickets!
Beauty and the Beast to Close
“Beauty and the Beast,” that hit Broadway stage production that was developed from adapting the animated Disney film of the same name, is closing this Sunday, July 29, 2007 after over thirteen years treading the boards on the Great White Way. Telling the tale in the same fantasy-laden way as the animated film did, with some of the same hit songs that you fell in love with onscreen and a couple new ones throw in for good measure, the stage adaptation of the film has endeared itself to fans of all ages from all across the United States and the world who have traveled to New York to watch.
While the casts have changed over the years, the characters have stayed true and remained real, warming the hearts of fans spanning all ages, and these fans are flocking to watch the final performances of this amazing show. For your chance to catch the last few shows, make sure you act fast and get tickets at stubhub.com today!
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