Broadway
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Glee Teaches Bob Geldof a Lesson in Charity Work
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The next time a charity or cause wants throw out originality and recycle a campaign, look to “Glee.” It will have a much greater chance of topping an iTunes download list, a milestone all the cool kids should aspire to.
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Decorating Broadway with Bright Stars for the Holidays
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Not a Broadway season goes by without a soap star dipping their toe in the Chicago pool at the Ambassador Theatre—so well oiled is that bare-bones revival that it was able to survive the placement of Ashlee Simpson. It’s become a petri dish for stunt casting experiments.
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Patti LuPone, Mandy Patinkin, Meet Steve Jobs
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Then there is the current Broadway duo of Mandy Patinkin and Patti LuPone. Let’s just say, these Broadway stalwarts are making an effort to stay socially relevant.
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Follies Score Soars in New Production
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One major aspect of this production that helps give it a “classic” sound is the lavish 28-piece orchestra. More recently, many Broadway shows have been orchestrated to be played by a smaller number of musicians. “It’s thrilling to have a full-sized orchestra,” Follies’ musical director boasted.
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Matthew Dibble Flies Away with Legends Sinatra and Tharp
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Frank Sinatra. Twyla Tharp. Two legendary names in their respective fields of artistry. The first is heralded as one of the music industry’s greatest singers. The other, a leader amongst modern choreographers, wowing audiences with her work across many genres.
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Bono Promotes Spider-Man With Music Video
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Love or hate Broadway’s ‘Spider-man: Turn Off the Dark,’ the mega-musical has a lot of buzz, thanks in part to the rather diabolical preview run, but also due to its musical creators, Bono and the Edge, of U2 fame.
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Broadway Means Big Business Across America
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Broadway means big business for the city of New York, as this past season brought in nearly $10 billion for the local economy, grossing upwards of a billion dollars for the theatrical community. When you look outside of Times Square, around the country, Broadway means even bigger business for local communities.
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The Challenging Battle to Bring War Horse Puppets to Life
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“It’s been a huge challenge and a huge privilege,” War Horse’s playwright, Nick Stafford, recently told me after winning a Tony Award. “In the beginning, it seemed like an impossible task to write this play. To have the main character not be able to speak was a challenge.”
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A Real Life Happy Ending For Two Shrek Touring Stars
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The happy couple’s entire relationship has been built around the world of Shrek, as the two first met while doing an early workshop of the then Broadway-bound musical, they fell in love while performing in the out-of-town Seattle production.
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Brooke Shields Gets Ready to Lead Addams Family on Broadway
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For the past two weeks, the show’s creative team has been working with Shields as she prepares to replace Bebe Neuwirth as the matriarch of the ghoulish family.