Given all the musicals we've seen on TV recently -- NBC's live-performance versions of "Peter Pan" and "The Sound of Music," not to mention ABC's "Galavant" and all six seasons of Fox's "Glee" -- it's a wonder that the pipeline hasn't flowed in the opposite direction, from the small screen to Broadway.
That may change with the announcements that a couple of TV-based musicals are in the works. One is "Bombshell," the Marilyn Monroe biographical musical that was created and staged over the course of two seasons on NBC's "Smash." Bringing it to Broadway would seem easy enough -- the songs and choreography already exist; all that's needed is a book.
The other is a stage version of "Downton Abbey," which may launch after the British drama's sixth and final season wraps this winter. John Lunn, who composes the music for the series, says he envisions an international tour, starring...
That may change with the announcements that a couple of TV-based musicals are in the works. One is "Bombshell," the Marilyn Monroe biographical musical that was created and staged over the course of two seasons on NBC's "Smash." Bringing it to Broadway would seem easy enough -- the songs and choreography already exist; all that's needed is a book.
The other is a stage version of "Downton Abbey," which may launch after the British drama's sixth and final season wraps this winter. John Lunn, who composes the music for the series, says he envisions an international tour, starring...
- 6/26/2015
- by Gary Susman
- Moviefone
This Tuesday marked the second most exciting day of any given year for Broadway babies - the Tony Award nominations. The actual awards ceremony on CBS - Broadways night of nights - is still a few weeks off, but now is certainly an ideal time to size up the competitions and see who will most likely walk away with Tony gold come June 10 - and this years ceremony, more than most before, could very well be as surprising as this season was or Tuesdays nominations themselves were, for that matter. While the 2011-2012 Broadway season certainly fell far short of the heady promise many ascribed to its prospects way back last Summer, we certainly saw the fulfillment of some big dreams for some notable names if not an all-in-all banner year for Broadway when collectively considered. The highly-praised Off-Broadway critical darling Lysistrata Jones landed with a thud early in the season,...
- 5/5/2012
- by Pat Cerasaro
- BroadwayWorld.com
Tony Award winning composer Jerry Bock has died of heart failure, aged 81. He passed away at Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco, New York on Wednesday morning, November 3. Bock cemented his place in musical theater history after composing the score to "Fiddler on the Roof" with lyricist Sheldon Harnick.
The collaboration earned the two men Tonys in 1965. The pair took home Tony gold again in 1960, for the music and lyrics to "Fiorello!"
Bock was also nominated for Tonys in 1967 - for "The Apple Tree" - and again in 1971 - for "The Rothschilds". His other Broadway credits include "The Body Beautiful", "Mr. Wonderful" and "She Loves Me".
Bock made his Broadway debut in 1955 with lyricist Larry Holofcener, whom he met in college, on "To Catch a Star".
The collaboration earned the two men Tonys in 1965. The pair took home Tony gold again in 1960, for the music and lyrics to "Fiorello!"
Bock was also nominated for Tonys in 1967 - for "The Apple Tree" - and again in 1971 - for "The Rothschilds". His other Broadway credits include "The Body Beautiful", "Mr. Wonderful" and "She Loves Me".
Bock made his Broadway debut in 1955 with lyricist Larry Holofcener, whom he met in college, on "To Catch a Star".
- 11/4/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
Driving Miss Daisy star Dan Aykroyd is steering clear of the film's Broadway debut - Tony-winning actor Boyd Gaines will step into the funnyman's role when it comes to the New York stage.
Gaines has been tapped to take over as Miss Daisy's son, Boolie Werthan, in the latest stage version of the 1989 Oscar-winning film, about the relationship between an elderly Jewish woman and her African-American chauffeur.
The actor joins an all-star cast including fellow Tony-winners Vanessa Redgrave and James Earl Jones, whose respective characters Miss Daisy and chauffeur Hoke were played by Jessica Tandy and Morgan Freeman on the big screen.
Gaines has won four Tony Awards for acting, most recently for the latest revival of Gypsy; he also earned Tony gold for Contact, She Loves Me and The Heidi Chronicles.
Driving Miss Daisy originally opened Off-Broadway in 1987. The Broadway version is scheduled to begin 16 weeks of performances on 7 October.
Gaines has been tapped to take over as Miss Daisy's son, Boolie Werthan, in the latest stage version of the 1989 Oscar-winning film, about the relationship between an elderly Jewish woman and her African-American chauffeur.
The actor joins an all-star cast including fellow Tony-winners Vanessa Redgrave and James Earl Jones, whose respective characters Miss Daisy and chauffeur Hoke were played by Jessica Tandy and Morgan Freeman on the big screen.
Gaines has won four Tony Awards for acting, most recently for the latest revival of Gypsy; he also earned Tony gold for Contact, She Loves Me and The Heidi Chronicles.
Driving Miss Daisy originally opened Off-Broadway in 1987. The Broadway version is scheduled to begin 16 weeks of performances on 7 October.
- 8/2/2010
- WENN
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