Andrea Martin, Melora Hardin and Ruthie Ann Miles have joined the Broadway cast of McNeal, starring Robert Downey Jr.
On Monday, the production also announced that “a highly realistic Metahuman Digital Likeness” of Downey will be used within the production, appearing alongside Downey himself. The technology was developed by Agbo, Anthony and Joe Russo’s independent studio and Downey.
The play, written by Pulitzer Prize winner Ayad Akhtar and directed by Bartlett Sher, is scheduled to play the Lincoln Center’s Vivian Beaumont Theater starting Sept. 5, with an opening Sept. 30.
Additional cast members include Brittany Bellizeare (Flex), Rafi Gavron (A Star is Born) and Saisha Talwar.
The play sees Downey portraying a talented writer who grapples with a new novel, a broken family life and “an unhealthy fascination with artificial intelligence.”
Downey’s production company, Team Downey, is producing, in association with Lincoln Center Theater. The play will mark Downey’s Broadway debut.
On Monday, the production also announced that “a highly realistic Metahuman Digital Likeness” of Downey will be used within the production, appearing alongside Downey himself. The technology was developed by Agbo, Anthony and Joe Russo’s independent studio and Downey.
The play, written by Pulitzer Prize winner Ayad Akhtar and directed by Bartlett Sher, is scheduled to play the Lincoln Center’s Vivian Beaumont Theater starting Sept. 5, with an opening Sept. 30.
Additional cast members include Brittany Bellizeare (Flex), Rafi Gavron (A Star is Born) and Saisha Talwar.
The play sees Downey portraying a talented writer who grapples with a new novel, a broken family life and “an unhealthy fascination with artificial intelligence.”
Downey’s production company, Team Downey, is producing, in association with Lincoln Center Theater. The play will mark Downey’s Broadway debut.
- 7/29/2024
- by Caitlin Huston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“This show was an idea that started before I was ever nominated for any Tony,” says Kelli O’Hara about her role of Kirsten in “Days of Wine and Roses” that has earned her the eighth Tony Award nomination of her career. The idea to musicalize the 1962 film of the same name came from the actress, when she approached composer Adam Guettel during “the very first workshop of ‘Light in the Piazza’” about writing the score. She shares, “In a way, this particular role and piece have been in my mind along with every other role I’ve played since that time… so that makes it the most special to me.” Watch our exclusive video interview above.
Though it might seem counterintuitive to adapt “Days of Wine and Roses” to the stage as a musical instead of a play, O’Hara said it made perfect sense because she tells “stories so...
Though it might seem counterintuitive to adapt “Days of Wine and Roses” to the stage as a musical instead of a play, O’Hara said it made perfect sense because she tells “stories so...
- 5/21/2024
- by David Buchanan
- Gold Derby
Olivia de Havilland was an iconic figure in the history of film. Her performances spanned over an incredible four decades, and she consistently displayed a timeless elegance and grace on-screen. A four-time Academy Award winner as well as recipient of numerous other awards and accolades, her acting remains some of the most iconic of all time.
In this post, we will explore the life and career of this legendary actress. We will take a look at some of her most memorable performances, as well as discuss how she influenced the course of film history. We will also discuss why de Havilland’s legacy endures to this day, and why her work continues to inspire actors and filmmakers around the world.
So join us as we honor Olivia de Havilland’s incredible career, her timeless style and grace, and her immense contributions to the movie industry.
A Star Is Born: Olivia...
In this post, we will explore the life and career of this legendary actress. We will take a look at some of her most memorable performances, as well as discuss how she influenced the course of film history. We will also discuss why de Havilland’s legacy endures to this day, and why her work continues to inspire actors and filmmakers around the world.
So join us as we honor Olivia de Havilland’s incredible career, her timeless style and grace, and her immense contributions to the movie industry.
A Star Is Born: Olivia...
- 5/11/2023
- by Movies Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
With the proliferation of antiseptic mall-sized ultra-modern mansions and cookie cutter “modern farmhouses,” with their acres of white walls, miles of pale French oak floors and vast walls of disappearing glass, the extravagant, playfully flamboyant more-is-better Bel Air compound of corporate housing magnate Howard Ruby and late actress-turned-artist Yvette Mimieux is a much-welcomed architectural and decorative antidote. Famous for his head-in-the-clouds more-is-more aesthetic, late and influential set designer and decorator Tony Duquette would certainly approve.
An L.A. native who passed in January, at 80, Mimieux was discovered in the late 1950s while horseback riding in the Hollywood Hills. She went on to appear in dozens of television shows and films, including Where the Boys Are (1960) and Light in the Piazza (1962). In 1964 she earned a Golden Globe nomination when she became what’s believed to be the first woman to bare her belly button on American TV when she guest-starred on Dr. Kildare.
An L.A. native who passed in January, at 80, Mimieux was discovered in the late 1950s while horseback riding in the Hollywood Hills. She went on to appear in dozens of television shows and films, including Where the Boys Are (1960) and Light in the Piazza (1962). In 1964 she earned a Golden Globe nomination when she became what’s believed to be the first woman to bare her belly button on American TV when she guest-starred on Dr. Kildare.
- 3/3/2022
- by Mark David, Dirt.com
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Actress Yvette Mimieux, who starred in movies including “Where the Boys Are,” “The Time Machine,” “Light in the Piazza,” “Toys in the Attic,” “Dark of the Sun” and “The Picasso Summer,” died Tuesday. She was 80.
The beautiful blonde Mimieux made most of her films in the 1960s, but she was also among the stars of Disney’s 1979 sci-fi film “The Black Hole.”
Among the films Mimieux made in 1960 were MGM’s glossy teen movie “Where the Boys Are,” in which four coeds including Mimieux’s Melanie head to Fort Lauderdale for spring break in search of fun and the “right” boy, and George Pal’s adaptation of H.G. Wells’ “The Time Machine,” starring Rod Taylor and with Mimieux third billed as Weena, Taylor’s romantic interest, who lives among the Eloi, a peaceful race living in the year 802,701.
In 1962 she appeared in four films, including the big-budget critical and...
The beautiful blonde Mimieux made most of her films in the 1960s, but she was also among the stars of Disney’s 1979 sci-fi film “The Black Hole.”
Among the films Mimieux made in 1960 were MGM’s glossy teen movie “Where the Boys Are,” in which four coeds including Mimieux’s Melanie head to Fort Lauderdale for spring break in search of fun and the “right” boy, and George Pal’s adaptation of H.G. Wells’ “The Time Machine,” starring Rod Taylor and with Mimieux third billed as Weena, Taylor’s romantic interest, who lives among the Eloi, a peaceful race living in the year 802,701.
In 1962 she appeared in four films, including the big-budget critical and...
- 1/19/2022
- by Carmel Dagan
- Variety Film + TV
Yvette Mimieux was found dead this morning, a rep for her family confirmed. She had just turned 80 on January 10, and she passed away in her sleep of natural causes.
Mimieux was a prolific actress who is best remembered for starring opposite Rod Taylor in the 1960 George Pal-directed film version of the H.G. Wells novel The Time Machine at MGM where she was soon put under a long term contract. Another big hit came months after in Where The Boys Are. Among her other credits around that time were Platinum High School, Mr. Lucky, Where the Boys Are, Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and Light in the Piazza. The latter garnered her strong reviews for playing a mentally disabled girl and the time she said, “I supposed I have a soulful quality. I was often cast as a wounded person, the ‘sensitive’ role.
She would take a detour and guest...
Mimieux was a prolific actress who is best remembered for starring opposite Rod Taylor in the 1960 George Pal-directed film version of the H.G. Wells novel The Time Machine at MGM where she was soon put under a long term contract. Another big hit came months after in Where The Boys Are. Among her other credits around that time were Platinum High School, Mr. Lucky, Where the Boys Are, Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and Light in the Piazza. The latter garnered her strong reviews for playing a mentally disabled girl and the time she said, “I supposed I have a soulful quality. I was often cast as a wounded person, the ‘sensitive’ role.
She would take a detour and guest...
- 1/18/2022
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
1. “A Star is Born” (1954)
Why Should I Watch? If the Lady Gaga-starring remake from 2018 did anything, it was to show us the power of the “Star is Born” narrative – and if you’re going to watch any of them why not watch the best? Judy Garland stars in her what-should-have-been Oscar-winning role as Esther Blodgett, a woman whose rise to fame comes at the expense of her husband, Norman Main (played by James Mason). Outside of this being a career best for both Garland and Mason, the movie has an added power if you know anything about Garland’s history. The scene wherein Esther details her feelings about Norman’s alcoholism is a gut punch every time, especially as it’s easy to hear it as Garland talking about herself. Laugh, sing, and cry with “A Star is Born” on March 2.
2. “North By Northwest” (1959)
Why Should I Watch? One...
Why Should I Watch? If the Lady Gaga-starring remake from 2018 did anything, it was to show us the power of the “Star is Born” narrative – and if you’re going to watch any of them why not watch the best? Judy Garland stars in her what-should-have-been Oscar-winning role as Esther Blodgett, a woman whose rise to fame comes at the expense of her husband, Norman Main (played by James Mason). Outside of this being a career best for both Garland and Mason, the movie has an added power if you know anything about Garland’s history. The scene wherein Esther details her feelings about Norman’s alcoholism is a gut punch every time, especially as it’s easy to hear it as Garland talking about herself. Laugh, sing, and cry with “A Star is Born” on March 2.
2. “North By Northwest” (1959)
Why Should I Watch? One...
- 3/2/2021
- by Kristen Lopez
- Indiewire
She was an amazing woman. At the beginning, I worked with her on Light in the Piazza in Italy, which was extraordinary. There's a British director named Guy Green and a young actress named Yvette Mimieux, and we started working together and in came this force field of Olivia de Havilland. She had done so much, had been such a great star, and I was always joking with her and she was flirting with me. It was an amazing thing because this is a woman who you have the greatest respect for, she had great style and she was a ...
- 7/30/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
She was an amazing woman. At the beginning, I worked with her on Light in the Piazza in Italy, which was extraordinary. There's a British director named Guy Green and a young actress named Yvette Mimieux, and we started working together and in came this force field of Olivia de Havilland. She had done so much, had been such a great star, and I was always joking with her and she was flirting with me. It was an amazing thing because this is a woman who you have the greatest respect for, she had great style and she was a ...
- 7/30/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Olivia de Havilland, one of the last remaining actresses of Hollywood’s Golden Age and the last surviving star of Gone With the Wind, died July 26 of natural causes at her residence in Paris, where she lived for more than six decades, according to Variety. De Havilland was 104.
De Havilland turned 104 on July 1. She was the older sister of Joan Fontaine, who died in 2013 at 96. The two Academy Award-winning actresses were estranged for most of their lives. Olivia Mary de Havilland was born in Tokyo on July 1, 1916. Her parents, Walter de Havilland, an English professor, and actress Lilian Fontaine, were British. De Havilland and her sister grew up in Saratoga, California, with their mother. Her father married the family’s housekeeper and remained in Tokyo. Havilland’s first performance was in a school production of Alice in Wonderland.
She made her stage debut in Max Reinhardt’s production of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
De Havilland turned 104 on July 1. She was the older sister of Joan Fontaine, who died in 2013 at 96. The two Academy Award-winning actresses were estranged for most of their lives. Olivia Mary de Havilland was born in Tokyo on July 1, 1916. Her parents, Walter de Havilland, an English professor, and actress Lilian Fontaine, were British. De Havilland and her sister grew up in Saratoga, California, with their mother. Her father married the family’s housekeeper and remained in Tokyo. Havilland’s first performance was in a school production of Alice in Wonderland.
She made her stage debut in Max Reinhardt’s production of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
- 7/27/2020
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Abingdon Theatre Company Chad Austin, Artistic Director presented a one night only benefit performance of 'Date of a Lifetime' on February 17th a new musical with book and lyrics by Carl Kissin, music by Robert Baumgartner, Jr. with musical direction by Isaac Harlan and directed by Nathan Brewer. The performance starredKatie Rose Clarke Wicked, Light in the Piazza and Noah Weisberg South Pacific, Legally Blonde.
- 2/19/2020
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Chicago – Love is a powerful enough force to transcend any obstacle that you may put in its path. That seems to be the dominant theme of the beloved Tony Award-winning musical “The Light in the Piazza,” which is enjoying a very limited holiday engagement at the Lyric Opera House through December 29th, 2019, Click here for more details and tickets..
Presented by Scenario Two, a new commercial theatrical production company based in London, this sparkling new production of “The Light in the Piazza” is having a bit of a sentimental homecoming. The show had its Midwest premiere at Chicago’s Goodman Theatre in 2004 before transferring to Broadway in 2005, and it now stars the world-renowned soprano Renée Fleming, who is Creative Consultant to Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Play Rating: 5.0/5.0
Margaret Johnson (Renée Fleming), a well heeled and cultured North Carolina wife and mother is traveling throughout Italy with her daughter Clara (Solea Pfeiffer...
Presented by Scenario Two, a new commercial theatrical production company based in London, this sparkling new production of “The Light in the Piazza” is having a bit of a sentimental homecoming. The show had its Midwest premiere at Chicago’s Goodman Theatre in 2004 before transferring to Broadway in 2005, and it now stars the world-renowned soprano Renée Fleming, who is Creative Consultant to Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Play Rating: 5.0/5.0
Margaret Johnson (Renée Fleming), a well heeled and cultured North Carolina wife and mother is traveling throughout Italy with her daughter Clara (Solea Pfeiffer...
- 12/19/2019
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Marc Platt is bringing Oslo to the big screen, The Hollywood Reporter has learned exclusively.
The prolific producer has boarded a film adaptation of the critically acclaimed Lincoln Center Theater production, which opens tonight at the Vivian Beaumont Theater on Broadway after a hit off-Broadway run.
Tony-winning director Bartlett Sher — who helmed both stagings of Oslo, as well as the musicals Fiddler on the Roof, The King and I, South Pacific and The Light in the Piazza — will direct the onscreen adaptation. It will be his feature directorial debut.
Playwright J.T. Rogers is adapting his script of the tense, highly...
The prolific producer has boarded a film adaptation of the critically acclaimed Lincoln Center Theater production, which opens tonight at the Vivian Beaumont Theater on Broadway after a hit off-Broadway run.
Tony-winning director Bartlett Sher — who helmed both stagings of Oslo, as well as the musicals Fiddler on the Roof, The King and I, South Pacific and The Light in the Piazza — will direct the onscreen adaptation. It will be his feature directorial debut.
Playwright J.T. Rogers is adapting his script of the tense, highly...
- 4/13/2017
- by Ashley Lee
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A friendly reminder The new Broadway production of Amelie, A New Musical, directed by Tony Award winner Pam MacKinnon Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, with a book by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award nominee Craig Lucas The Light in the Piazza, music by Daniel Messe and lyrics by Nathan Tysen amp Messe, starring Tony Award nominee Phillipa Soo and Adam Chanler-Berat, opens next Monday, April 3, 2017 at Broadway's Walter Kerr Theatre 219 W 48th Street.
- 3/31/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Amelie, A New Musical will begin performances on Broadway on Thursday, March 9, 2017 at theWalter KerrTheatre 219 W 48th Street and officially open Monday, April 3, 2017. Directed by Tony Award winnerPam Mackinnon Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Amelie features a book by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award nomineeCraig LucasThe Light in the Piazza, music by Daniel Messe and lyrics byNathan Tysenamp Messe, and musical staging and choreography bySam Pinkleton.
- 2/14/2017
- by TV - Press Previews
- BroadwayWorld.com
Amelie, A New Musical will begin performances on Broadway on Thursday, March 9, 2017 at theWalter KerrTheatre 219 W 48th Street and officially open Monday, April 3, 2017.Directed by Tony Award winnerPam MackinnonWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Amelie features a book by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award nomineeCraig LucasThe Light in the Piazza, music by Daniel Messe and lyrics byNathan Tysenamp Messe, and musical staging and choreography bySam Pinkleton.
- 1/28/2017
- by Walter McBride
- BroadwayWorld.com
Four of Broadway's biggest names will come to Philadelphia's Kimmel Center for the second season of the Broadway Up Close series hosted by SiriusXM radio star Seth Rudetsky, the man The New York Times called the 'Mayor of Broadway.' The series is produced by Mark Cortale and first up is Matthew Morrison, who has been nominated for a Tony Award for Light in the Piazza and Emmy and Golden Globe Awards for his starring role in the hit TV series Glee for one show only on Saturday, December 17 at 800 Pm. Other stars appearing in the series this season will be Grammy, Emmy, and Tony Award nominated superstar Vanessa Williams on Jan. 21, followed by Alice Ripley, Tony Award winner for Next to Normal on May 6, and last but not least, living legend and a two-time Tony winner Chita Rivera on June 3.
- 11/28/2016
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Hosted by Sirius Xm Radio Star Seth Rudetsky whom the New York Times dubbed The Mayor of Broadway, this unique series returns this winter to The Broward Center for the Performing Arts' Parker Playhouse with three new concert dates for the 2016-17 season produced by Mark Cortale. Kicking off the season is Broadway's Gavin Creel, Olivier Award Winning star The Book of Mormon and star of She Loves Me performing on December 30 at 800 Pm, immediately prior to his return to Broadway where he will co-star with Bette Midler in Hello Dolly. He is followed by Matthew Morrison, who has been nominated for a Tony Award for Light in the Piazza and Emmy and Golden Globe Awards for his starring role in the hit TV series Glee on February 17, 2017 at 800 Pm, and comedy legend Andrea Martin, star of TV's Sctv and two-time Tony Award winner for the Broadway revival of Pippin and My Favorite Year,...
- 11/28/2016
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
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- 9/28/2016
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
The Globe and Mail stated, 'Craig Lucas also a Tony winner forThe Light in the Piazza wrote the adaptation - which moves part of the action to South Africa, while the songs were by the composerlyricist team David Shire and Richard Maltby Jr., whose Broadway outings are 1983'sBabyand 1996'sBig. Two designers who just won Tony awards forHamiltonwere also involved - Paul Tazewell costumes and Howell Binkley lighting.'...
- 7/23/2016
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
For Olivia de Havilland's Centennial (July 1st) we're hitting classics and curios in her career. Here's Chris Feil on a forgotten film that became a new classic musical...
I came to Olivia de Havilland's work in Light in the Piazza thanks to a (still enduring) obsession with the Adam Guettel musical, both adapted from Elizabeth Spencer's novella. While it's not surprising that the film hasn't endured (it lacks the stage version's soaring emotional heights), de Havilland's performance deserves a better place in her legacy. Even with a youthful love story as its center and gorgeous Florence as backdrop, you can't take your eyes off of the concerned mother - and not just because she spends the entire film drenched in custom Christian Dior!
As Meg Johnson, de Havilland is spending a holiday with her young daughter Clara, who falls in love with a charming Italian boy. The...
I came to Olivia de Havilland's work in Light in the Piazza thanks to a (still enduring) obsession with the Adam Guettel musical, both adapted from Elizabeth Spencer's novella. While it's not surprising that the film hasn't endured (it lacks the stage version's soaring emotional heights), de Havilland's performance deserves a better place in her legacy. Even with a youthful love story as its center and gorgeous Florence as backdrop, you can't take your eyes off of the concerned mother - and not just because she spends the entire film drenched in custom Christian Dior!
As Meg Johnson, de Havilland is spending a holiday with her young daughter Clara, who falls in love with a charming Italian boy. The...
- 6/28/2016
- by Chris Feil
- FilmExperience
It’s not often that a primetime network TV show devotes three minutes of airtime to a “Les Miserables” sendup featuring hyper-specific references to Inland Empire utility politics. But it helps when you have the right people to pull it off.
Such are the sheer, nothing-else-like-it delights of “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” the newest jewel in the CW crown. At the show’s center is Rachel Bloom, who in addition to being the show’s star and co-creator (alongside “The Devil Wears Prada” scribe Aline Brosh McKenna) is also one of “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’s” biggest fans.
When we spoke to Bloom, the talk kept turning toward the cast and crew that helps color this crazy, lovable slice of the TV landscape. From the writing staff to the songwriting team headlined by executive music producer Adam Schlesinger, she spoke about how it takes a village to raise a child (that occasionally sings therapeutic boy band parodies).
It seems like a nice added bonus that the people you’ve cast in these central roles get to have their featured moments. If you want them to grow, you can give them their own songs.
A lot of other people on our show, they’re Broadway people — they’re singers by trade. With the roles of Josh and Greg, we weren’t even necessarily looking for people who could sing. We were looking for the best actors. In the breakdowns, we were putting things like, “sing, rap, play guitar — we’ll write to your strengths.” Not in our wildest dreams could we have realized the kind of Renaissance men that we cast in both Santino and Vince — I mean, God, Vince has like three black belts.
Pete is a comedy/improv/sketch guy and would not consider himself a singer, but he has a really good voice. And he’s really in touch with his body. Vella is the same way. She’s a fantastic actress. She went to Juilliard, and I think with her training and with her natural abilities, she has the command over her voice. And so that was a really pleasant surprise for us when we realized, “Oh, we don’t have to Auto-Tune these people.”
It’s great that they’re all different kinds of voice types on this show, because you have Vince with more of a pop sound, you have Santino with the classic sound, you have Donna with the big Broadway belt, you have Pete with this twang, and then you have Vella with this like rock and roll thing that we’re so excited to write more for her. She sang at our cast party, we had a karaoke machine and she sang TLC’s “Waterfalls…”
Oh my God.
And it was so good! And Adam [Schlesinger] and I were watching her, and I was like, “We gotta write a ’90s song for Vella” and he was like, “Absolutely.” It was kind of like she was auditioning for us — except she was drunk and didn’t realize she was — and we never cease to be amazed and surprised with the talents of the actors we have on the show. It’s not what you hear about working with TV actors sometimes, where they’re afraid to be brave or they’re snobby or they’ll only film from 1 to 4:30 and then they’ll be in their trailer. We have such grateful theater people.
And people like Pete still get non-singing moments like “Having a Few People Over,” which probably wouldn’t exist if you were working with a shorter runtime.
Precisely. I really like that now, in any given episode, a lot of the time the second song is another character. And it’s about the B-story. That makes me really happy. I think that some of the most impactful storylines we’ve done come from exploring things like Darryl and [White] Josh. It’s funny because now they’re everyone else’s favorite couple, and I’m kind of like “They were my favorite couple first!” I was on set for their first kiss. I got to sit on set, and I was like, “Done! They’re my favorite couple, they’re the ones I root for. Don’t give a fuck about anyone else.” Next season we’re going to deal with them more.
One of my favorite moments was when you brought back the grocery clerk at the end of the season.
This is actually pretty great. We were writing the song “I Have Friends” and I had a rough draft written and I was brainstorming with Aline, our other executive producer, Erin Ehrlich, and our co-executive producer Michael Hitchcock. “I Have Friends” is all about those fun specifics, like “a janitor that lives in an Rv behind the school.” And Hitchcock just busted out “grocery clerk with half an eyelid,” and I was like, “Done. Yes.” There was something so B-52’s about it and when I think of B-52’s I think of this kind of like nasal voice, which made me think of my friend Ben, who I did stuff at Ucb with and was also on an improv team with our writer’s assistant Elisabeth [Kiernan Averick]. Before he even auditioned or knew we were thinking of him, we just started writing the lines in his voice. We had such a great deleted scene from Episode 3 of him and Pete just going on an improv run. It was one of the funniest things to watch all season, and hopefully we’ll release it on a DVD extra.
When you’re shooting scenes, it’s easy to toss lines in. Is there a lyric or musical moment that came kind of at the last minute?
For “Sexy Getting Ready Song,” the lyric “whisper your dick hard” originally was something else. We were in the recording studio, and Jack, who produced the song, was directing me and he was just like “Okay, this next take, I want you to whisper someone’s dick hard,” and I was like, “Jack! That’s a lyric!”
CBS hasn’t gotten into the live musical game yet. But if they do, is there a particular show that you’d like for them to do?
Well, I’m pretty indie musical theatre. So if they did anything Sondheim, if they did a live version of “Assassins” or “Company”? God, if you’re gonna do a live show, doing “Rent” would be just fun.
Would you want to be Maureen?
Oh, yeah. Yes, I’d want to be Maureen. [laughs]
I mean, anything Kander and Ebb. “Chicago,” “Cabaret.” For any Jewish comedian who can sing, I mean “Funny Girl” is kind of the ultimate, right?
As a big musical theater fan, do you have a go-to underrated show that, if someone was really digging deeper, you would point them toward?
For comedy, “Gutenberg! the Musical.” That soundtrack is amazing. It’s just such a great example of comedy musical theater that should be mentioned more. And “Light in the Piazza” is just brilliant. I love “Whatever I Dream” from “A New Brain.” Michael John Lachiusa’s “The Wild Party,” which I actually directed in college, is one of the most underrated musical theater scores. The way the genre changes as the show gets darker, it’s absolutely brilliant.
There’s another musical he wrote called “Hello Again.” The song “Tom” from Hello Again is just one of the greatest songs ever written in musical theater. “Tom,” “Safe,” and “Mistress of the Senator,” every song on “Hello Again” is a winner and I feel like no one ever talks about it.
Obviously, you have a deep love of musical theater and now have people asking for the sheet music to use for audition songs in the future. That has to be an exciting feeling.
Oh, it’s so exciting. If you could be in on all the emails! I am bugging people constantly because I want the musical theater kids out there to have sheet music and karaoke tracks! So everything that the fans ask, chances are I’ve already asked about 6,000 times. It’s really exciting for me to interact with fans because fans of the show are people that I would want to be friends with. This is a show that I would watch.
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Such are the sheer, nothing-else-like-it delights of “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” the newest jewel in the CW crown. At the show’s center is Rachel Bloom, who in addition to being the show’s star and co-creator (alongside “The Devil Wears Prada” scribe Aline Brosh McKenna) is also one of “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’s” biggest fans.
When we spoke to Bloom, the talk kept turning toward the cast and crew that helps color this crazy, lovable slice of the TV landscape. From the writing staff to the songwriting team headlined by executive music producer Adam Schlesinger, she spoke about how it takes a village to raise a child (that occasionally sings therapeutic boy band parodies).
It seems like a nice added bonus that the people you’ve cast in these central roles get to have their featured moments. If you want them to grow, you can give them their own songs.
A lot of other people on our show, they’re Broadway people — they’re singers by trade. With the roles of Josh and Greg, we weren’t even necessarily looking for people who could sing. We were looking for the best actors. In the breakdowns, we were putting things like, “sing, rap, play guitar — we’ll write to your strengths.” Not in our wildest dreams could we have realized the kind of Renaissance men that we cast in both Santino and Vince — I mean, God, Vince has like three black belts.
Pete is a comedy/improv/sketch guy and would not consider himself a singer, but he has a really good voice. And he’s really in touch with his body. Vella is the same way. She’s a fantastic actress. She went to Juilliard, and I think with her training and with her natural abilities, she has the command over her voice. And so that was a really pleasant surprise for us when we realized, “Oh, we don’t have to Auto-Tune these people.”
It’s great that they’re all different kinds of voice types on this show, because you have Vince with more of a pop sound, you have Santino with the classic sound, you have Donna with the big Broadway belt, you have Pete with this twang, and then you have Vella with this like rock and roll thing that we’re so excited to write more for her. She sang at our cast party, we had a karaoke machine and she sang TLC’s “Waterfalls…”
Oh my God.
And it was so good! And Adam [Schlesinger] and I were watching her, and I was like, “We gotta write a ’90s song for Vella” and he was like, “Absolutely.” It was kind of like she was auditioning for us — except she was drunk and didn’t realize she was — and we never cease to be amazed and surprised with the talents of the actors we have on the show. It’s not what you hear about working with TV actors sometimes, where they’re afraid to be brave or they’re snobby or they’ll only film from 1 to 4:30 and then they’ll be in their trailer. We have such grateful theater people.
And people like Pete still get non-singing moments like “Having a Few People Over,” which probably wouldn’t exist if you were working with a shorter runtime.
Precisely. I really like that now, in any given episode, a lot of the time the second song is another character. And it’s about the B-story. That makes me really happy. I think that some of the most impactful storylines we’ve done come from exploring things like Darryl and [White] Josh. It’s funny because now they’re everyone else’s favorite couple, and I’m kind of like “They were my favorite couple first!” I was on set for their first kiss. I got to sit on set, and I was like, “Done! They’re my favorite couple, they’re the ones I root for. Don’t give a fuck about anyone else.” Next season we’re going to deal with them more.
One of my favorite moments was when you brought back the grocery clerk at the end of the season.
This is actually pretty great. We were writing the song “I Have Friends” and I had a rough draft written and I was brainstorming with Aline, our other executive producer, Erin Ehrlich, and our co-executive producer Michael Hitchcock. “I Have Friends” is all about those fun specifics, like “a janitor that lives in an Rv behind the school.” And Hitchcock just busted out “grocery clerk with half an eyelid,” and I was like, “Done. Yes.” There was something so B-52’s about it and when I think of B-52’s I think of this kind of like nasal voice, which made me think of my friend Ben, who I did stuff at Ucb with and was also on an improv team with our writer’s assistant Elisabeth [Kiernan Averick]. Before he even auditioned or knew we were thinking of him, we just started writing the lines in his voice. We had such a great deleted scene from Episode 3 of him and Pete just going on an improv run. It was one of the funniest things to watch all season, and hopefully we’ll release it on a DVD extra.
When you’re shooting scenes, it’s easy to toss lines in. Is there a lyric or musical moment that came kind of at the last minute?
For “Sexy Getting Ready Song,” the lyric “whisper your dick hard” originally was something else. We were in the recording studio, and Jack, who produced the song, was directing me and he was just like “Okay, this next take, I want you to whisper someone’s dick hard,” and I was like, “Jack! That’s a lyric!”
CBS hasn’t gotten into the live musical game yet. But if they do, is there a particular show that you’d like for them to do?
Well, I’m pretty indie musical theatre. So if they did anything Sondheim, if they did a live version of “Assassins” or “Company”? God, if you’re gonna do a live show, doing “Rent” would be just fun.
Would you want to be Maureen?
Oh, yeah. Yes, I’d want to be Maureen. [laughs]
I mean, anything Kander and Ebb. “Chicago,” “Cabaret.” For any Jewish comedian who can sing, I mean “Funny Girl” is kind of the ultimate, right?
As a big musical theater fan, do you have a go-to underrated show that, if someone was really digging deeper, you would point them toward?
For comedy, “Gutenberg! the Musical.” That soundtrack is amazing. It’s just such a great example of comedy musical theater that should be mentioned more. And “Light in the Piazza” is just brilliant. I love “Whatever I Dream” from “A New Brain.” Michael John Lachiusa’s “The Wild Party,” which I actually directed in college, is one of the most underrated musical theater scores. The way the genre changes as the show gets darker, it’s absolutely brilliant.
There’s another musical he wrote called “Hello Again.” The song “Tom” from Hello Again is just one of the greatest songs ever written in musical theater. “Tom,” “Safe,” and “Mistress of the Senator,” every song on “Hello Again” is a winner and I feel like no one ever talks about it.
Obviously, you have a deep love of musical theater and now have people asking for the sheet music to use for audition songs in the future. That has to be an exciting feeling.
Oh, it’s so exciting. If you could be in on all the emails! I am bugging people constantly because I want the musical theater kids out there to have sheet music and karaoke tracks! So everything that the fans ask, chances are I’ve already asked about 6,000 times. It’s really exciting for me to interact with fans because fans of the show are people that I would want to be friends with. This is a show that I would watch.
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- 6/13/2016
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
Ethel Merman and Mary Martin never tried this. Tony winners Kelli O’Hara and Victoria Clark put aside their usual show tunes to sing Henry Purcell’s 17th Century opera, “Dido & Aeneas,” presented Thursday and Friday by Master Voices at the New York City Center. Anyone who saw O’Hara and Clark together in Adam Guettel’s great musical “The Light in the Piazza” in 2005 won’t be surprised that they can sing opera. How well O’Hara sings baroque arias, however, is astounding. All the singers here are mic’d for the cavernous City Center, but it’s doubtful...
- 4/29/2016
- by Robert Hofler
- The Wrap
Drama Desk, Tony, and Emmy Award nominee and Theater World Award and NAACP Image Award winner Vanessa Williams Into The Woods, The Trip to Bountiful, 'Ugly Betty' and Drama Desk, Tony, Emmy, Golden Globe, and Drama League Award Nominee and SAG amp TV Land Award winner Matthew Morrison Finding Neverland, Hairspray, The Light in the Piazza, 'Glee' just announced the nominations for the 61st Annual Drama Desk Awards.
- 4/28/2016
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Drama Desk, Tony, and Emmy Award nominee and Theater World Award and NAACP Image Award winnerVanessa WilliamsInto The Woods, The Trip to Bountiful,'Ugly Betty' and Drama Desk, Tony, Emmy, Golden Globe, and Drama League Award Nominee and SAG amp TV Land Award winnerMatthew MorrisonFinding Neverland, Hairspray, The Light in the Piazza,'Glee' will announce the nominations for the61stAnnual Drama Desk AwardsonThursday, April 28th, 2016at1000 AMatFeinstein's54 Below254 W. 54thStreet, it was announced today byCharles Wright, Drama Desk President andGretchen Shugart, CEO ofTheaterMania.com.
- 4/28/2016
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Drama Desk, Tony, and Emmy Award nominee and Theater World Award and NAACP Image Award winnerVanessa WilliamsInto The Woods, The Trip to Bountiful,'Ugly Betty' and Drama Desk, Tony, Emmy, Golden Globe, and Drama League Award Nominee and SAG amp TV Land Award winnerMatthew MorrisonFinding Neverland, Hairspray, The Light in the Piazza,'Glee' will announce the nominations for the61stAnnual Drama Desk AwardsonThursday, April 28th, 2016at1000 AMatFeinstein's54 Below254 W. 54thStreet, it was announced today byCharles Wright, Drama Desk President andGretchen Shugart, CEO ofTheaterMania.com.
- 4/13/2016
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Tonight, April 4 at 630pm, the sun-drenched piazzas of Florence will return to the Vivian Beaumont Theater stage for one night only when members of the original cast of Lincoln Center Theater's Tony Award-winning musical The Light In The Piazza, with book by Craig Lucas, music and lyrics by Adam Guettel, and direction by Bartlett Sher, gather for a 10th anniversary reunion concert which will also serve as Lincoln Center Theater's Annual Benefit.
- 4/4/2016
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
The womentook the center stage last night atThe Ladies Who Sing Sondheim-a gala benefit for Off-Broadway's esteemedClassic Stage Company. The evening was and directed by Tony Award winnerJohn Doyle, who will become the company's new Artistic Director in July.The evening included performances from Sondheim's canon by Patti LuPone Gypsy,Victoria ClarkThe Light in the Piazza, Cynthia Erivo The Color Purple,Joaquina KalukangoThe Color Purple,Judy KuhnFun Home, Csc's Passion,Marin MazzieKiss Me, Kate andAlexandra SilberFiddler on the Roof.Check out photos from the epic night below...
- 3/15/2016
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Two-time Tony Award winner Patti LuPone has joined the star-studded Broadway roster for The Ladies Who Sing Sondheim, a gala benefit for Off-Broadway's esteemed Classic Stage Company on Monday, March 14 at Alice Tully Hall 1941 Broadway hosted and directed by Tony Award winner John Doyle, who will become the company's new Artistic Director in July. In addition to LuPone, the evening will include performances from Sondheim's canon by Victoria Clark The Light in the Piazza, Cynthia Erivo The Color Purple, Joaquina Kalukango The Color Purple, Judy Kuhn Fun Home, Csc's Passion, Marin Mazzie Kiss Me, Kate and Alexandra Silber Fiddler on the Roof.
- 2/23/2016
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Some of Broadway's most talented musical leading ladies will come together in The Ladies Who Sing Sondheim, a gala benefit for Off-Broadway's esteemed Classic Stage Company on Monday, March 14 at Alice Tully Hall 1941 Broadway helmed by Tony Award winner John Doyle, who will become the company's new Artistic Director in July. The evening will include performances from Sondheim's canon by Victoria Clark The Light in the Piazza, Cynthia Erivo The Color Purple, Joaquina KalukangoThe Color Purple, Judy Kuhn Fun Home, Csc's Passion, Marin Mazzie Kiss Me, Kate and Alexandra Silber Fiddler on the Roof. Additional performers will be announced in the coming weeks.
- 2/1/2016
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
OnMonday, April 4 at 630pm, the sun-drenched piazzas of Florence will return to the Vivian Beaumont Theater stage for one night only when members of the original cast of Lincoln Center Theater's Tony Award-winning musicalTHE Light In The Piazza, with book by Craig Lucas, music and lyrics by Adam Guettel, and direction by Bartlett Sher, gather for a 10thanniversary reunion concert which will also serve as Lincoln Center Theater's Annual Benefit. Eric and Stacey Mindich are the Gala evening's Co-Chairs. Proceeds will support Lincoln Center Theater's productions and education programs.
- 1/29/2016
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Happy Birthday, Adam Guettel Adam Guettel is an American composer-lyricist of musical theater and opera. He is best known for the musical 'The Light in the Piazza,' for which he won two Tony Awards for Best Score and Best Orchestrations, and two Drama Desk Awards for Best Music and Best Orchestrations. His early works include 1996's 'Floyd Collins,' 'Love's Fire,' and 'Saturn Returns.' Guettel's songs have been recorded by such artists as Audra McDonald and Brian d'Arcy James. He also contributed original scores to several documentary films, including 'Arguing the World and Jack The Last Kennedy Film.' In 1999, he performed a concert evening of his own work at New York's Town Hall.
- 12/16/2015
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
The5th Avenue Theatrepresents the sweeping new musical, Waterfall, featuringLaura GriffithBroadway Sweet Smell of Success, The Light in the Piazza,Thom SesmaBroadway The Times They are A-Changin', Man of La Mancha,J. Elaine MarcosBroadway Annie, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, and Thai pop superstarBie Sukrit. This epic new Broadway-bound musical love story features a distinguished international creative team and a cast of 20. Seattle is the second of two locales where this unique and exciting musical is being developed after completing a popular and critically successful run at thePasadena Playhousein June. Check out a first lookbelow...
- 10/14/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
The5th Avenue Theatrepresents the sweeping new musical, Waterfall, featuringLaura GriffithBroadway Sweet Smell of Success, The Light in the Piazza,Thom SesmaBroadway The Times They are A-Changin', Man of La Mancha,J. Elaine MarcosBroadway Annie, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, and Thai pop superstarBie Sukrit. This epic new Broadway-bound musical love story features a distinguished international creative team and a cast of 20. Seattle is the second of two locales where this unique and exciting musical is being developed after completing a popular and critically successful run at thePasadena Playhousein June. Check out a first look at highlights below...
- 10/14/2015
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
In today's special pre-show performance, Finding Neverland star Matthew Morrison joined the party to freestyle rap based on the word 'Disneyland,' with Hamilton starcreator Lin-Manuel Miranda. In addition, Hamilton music director Alex Lacamoire accompanied Morrison as he serenaded Miranda with Light In The Piazza, the show for which Morrison received a Tony nomination. Check out the video below, recorded by Howard Sherman...
- 9/5/2015
- by Sally Henry
- BroadwayWorld.com
Rehearsals start this week at The 5th Avenue Theatre for the sweeping new musical, Waterfall, featuring Laura Griffith Broadway Sweet Smell of Success, The Light in the Piazza, Thom Sesma Broadway The Times They are A-Changin', Man of La Mancha, J. Elaine Marcos Broadway Annie, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, and Thai pop superstar Bie Sukrit. This epic new Broadway-bound musical love story features a distinguished international creative team and a cast of 20. Seattle is the second of two locales where this unique and exciting musical is being developed after completing a popular and critically successful run at the Pasadena Playhouse in June.
- 8/31/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Olivia de Havilland on Turner Classic Movies: Your chance to watch 'The Adventures of Robin Hood' for the 384th time Olivia de Havilland is Turner Classic Movies' “Summer Under the Stars” star today, Aug. 2, '15. The two-time Best Actress Oscar winner (To Each His Own, 1946; The Heiress, 1949) whose steely determination helped to change the way studios handled their contract players turned 99 last July 1. Unfortunately, TCM isn't showing any de Havilland movie rarities, e.g., Universal's cool thriller The Dark Mirror (1946), the Paramount comedy The Well-Groomed Bride (1947), or Terence Young's British-made That Lady (1955), with de Havilland as eye-patch-wearing Spanish princess Ana de Mendoza. On the other hand, you'll be able to catch for the 384th time a demure Olivia de Havilland being romanced by a dashing Errol Flynn in The Adventures of Robin Hood, as TCM shows this 1938 period adventure classic just about every month. But who's complaining? One the...
- 8/3/2015
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Matthew Morrison (October 30, 1978) is an American actor and singer-songwriter. He is best known for his performances in Broadway and Off-Broadway shows such as Hairspray and The Light in the Piazza and his starring role in Fox’s musical show Glee. He is currently performing in the Broadway play Finding Neverland. Morrison has also released two […]
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- 7/16/2015
- by Ryan McDonnell
- Uinterview
Olivia de Havilland picture U.S. labor history-making 'Gone with the Wind' star and two-time Best Actress winner Olivia de Havilland turns 99 (This Olivia de Havilland article is currently being revised and expanded.) Two-time Best Actress Academy Award winner Olivia de Havilland, the only surviving major Gone with the Wind cast member and oldest surviving Oscar winner, is turning 99 years old today, July 1.[1] Also known for her widely publicized feud with sister Joan Fontaine and for her eight movies with Errol Flynn, de Havilland should be remembered as well for having made Hollywood labor history. This particular history has nothing to do with de Havilland's films, her two Oscars, Gone with the Wind, Joan Fontaine, or Errol Flynn. Instead, history was made as a result of a legal fight: after winning a lawsuit against Warner Bros. in the mid-'40s, Olivia de Havilland put an end to treacherous...
- 7/2/2015
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Gigi, Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's beloved Oscar and Tony Award-winning musical comedy, celebrated its opening Wednesday night, April 8, at the Neil Simon Theatre 250 West 52nd Street.Gigi starsVanessa Hudgens, who makes her Broadway debut in the title role, Tony Award-winner Victoria ClarkThe Light in the Piazza, Sister Act, Rodgers Hammerstein's Cinderella as Mamita, Corey CottNewsies as Gaston Lachaille, three-time Tony Award-nominee Dee Hoty The Will RogersFollies, The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public, Footloose as Aunt Alicia, two-time Tony Award-nomineeHoward McGillin The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Anything Goes as Honore Lachaille andSteffanie Leigh Mary Poppins as Liane d'Exelmans.
- 4/10/2015
- by Walter McBride
- BroadwayWorld.com
Gigi, Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's beloved Oscar and Tony Award-winning musical comedy, celebrated its opening last night, April 8, at the Neil Simon Theatre 250 West 52nd Street.Gigi starsVanessa Hudgens, who makes her Broadway debut in the title role, Tony Award-winner Victoria ClarkThe Light in the Piazza, Sister Act, Rodgers Hammerstein's Cinderella as Mamita, Corey CottNewsies as Gaston Lachaille, three-time Tony Award-nominee Dee Hoty The Will Rogers Follies, The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public, Footloose as Aunt Alicia, two-time Tony Award-nomineeHoward McGillin The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Anything Goes as Honore Lachaille and Steffanie Leigh Mary Poppins as Liane d'Exelmans.BroadwayWorld was there for opening night and you can check out photos from inside the after party below...
- 4/9/2015
- by Walter McBride
- BroadwayWorld.com
Gigi, Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's beloved Oscar and Tony Award-winning musical comedy, celebrated its opening last night, April 8, at the Neil Simon Theatre 250 West 52nd Street.Gigi stars Vanessa Hudgens, who makes her Broadway debut in the title role, Tony Award-winner Victoria Clark The Light in the Piazza, Sister Act, Rodgers Hammerstein's Cinderella as Mamita, Corey Cott Newsies as Gaston Lachaille, three-time Tony Award-nominee Dee Hoty The Will Rogers Follies, The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public, Footloose as Aunt Alicia, two-time Tony Award-nominee Howard McGillin The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Anything Goes as Honore Lachaille and Steffanie Leigh Mary Poppins as Liane d'Exelmans.BroadwayWorld was there for opening night and you can check out photos from the curtain call below...
- 4/9/2015
- by Walter McBride
- BroadwayWorld.com
I normally publish this list on Luise Rainer's birthday but having lost her just as 2014 ended after a year already marked by the loss of several screen giants including Mickey Rooney, Peter O'Toole and Joan Fontaine, we needed some positivity to kick off the new calendar!
Olivia de Havilland, two time best actress. She's still defiantly with us!
This semi-annual list of living Oscar-vets was never intended to be a morbid countdown list as a stray commenter or three has complained. Not at all! It's a way for us to honor people while they're still conscious of our appreciation for their indelible contributions to our favorite artform. Your assignment: pick six players here and during the year, rent a key film from each so that they can receive your telepathic waves of appreciation in 2015! (That's only 1 film every other month. You can do it!)
So our very best wishes...
Olivia de Havilland, two time best actress. She's still defiantly with us!
This semi-annual list of living Oscar-vets was never intended to be a morbid countdown list as a stray commenter or three has complained. Not at all! It's a way for us to honor people while they're still conscious of our appreciation for their indelible contributions to our favorite artform. Your assignment: pick six players here and during the year, rent a key film from each so that they can receive your telepathic waves of appreciation in 2015! (That's only 1 film every other month. You can do it!)
So our very best wishes...
- 1/1/2015
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Rehearsals are currently underway for the new Broadway production of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's beloved Oscar and Tony Award-winning film and stage musical, Gigi. The production starsVanessa Hudgens who will make her Broadway debut as Gigi, Tony Award-winner and two-time Tony Award-nominee Victoria Clark The Light in the Piazza, Sister Act, Rodgers amp Hammerstein's Cinderella as Mamita Alvarez, Corey CottNewsies as Gaston Lachaille, three-time Tony Award-nominee Dee Hoty The Will Rogers Follies, The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public, Footloose as Aunt Alicia, two-time Tony Award-nominee Howard McGillin The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Anything Goes as Honore Lachaille and Steffanie Leigh Mary Poppins as Liane d'Exelmans.
- 12/24/2014
- by BroadwayWorld TV
- BroadwayWorld.com
Rehearsals are currently underway for the new Broadway production of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's beloved Oscar and Tony Award-winning film and stage musical, Gigi. The production stars Vanessa Hudgens who will make her Broadway debut as Gigi, Tony Award-winner and two-time Tony Award-nominee Victoria Clark The Light in the Piazza, Sister Act, Rodgers amp Hammerstein's Cinderella as Mamita Alvarez, Corey CottNewsies as Gaston Lachaille, three-time Tony Award-nominee Dee Hoty The Will Rogers Follies, The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public, Footloose as Aunt Alicia, two-time Tony Award-nominee Howard McGillin The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Anything Goes as Honore Lachaille and Steffanie Leigh Mary Poppins as Liane d'Exelmans. The cast just met the press and you can check out a photos from the festivities below...
- 12/23/2014
- by Walter McBride
- BroadwayWorld.com
Rehearsals are currently underway for the new Broadway production of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's beloved Oscar and Tony Award-winning film and stage musical, Gigi. The production starsVanessa Hudgens who will make her Broadway debut as Gigi, Tony Award-winner and two-time Tony Award-nominee Victoria Clark The Light in the Piazza, Sister Act, Rodgers amp Hammerstein's Cinderella as Mamita Alvarez, Corey CottNewsies as Gaston Lachaille, three-time Tony Award-nominee Dee Hoty The Will Rogers Follies, The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public, Footloose as Aunt Alicia, two-time Tony Award-nominee Howard McGillin The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Anything Goes as Honore Lachaille and Steffanie Leigh Mary Poppins as Liane d'Exelmans. The cast just met the press and you can check out a photos from the festivities below...
- 12/23/2014
- by Walter McBride
- BroadwayWorld.com
Rehearsals are currently underway for the new Broadway production of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's beloved Oscar and Tony Award-winning film and stage musical, Gigi. The production stars Vanessa Hudgens who will make her Broadway debut as Gigi, Tony Award-winner and two-time Tony Award-nominee Victoria Clark The Light in the Piazza, Sister Act, Rodgers amp Hammerstein's Cinderella as Mamita Alvarez, Corey CottNewsies as Gaston Lachaille, three-time Tony Award-nominee Dee Hoty The Will Rogers Follies, The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public, Footloose as Aunt Alicia, two-time Tony Award-nominee Howard McGillin The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Anything Goes as Honore Lachaille and Steffanie Leigh Mary Poppins as Liane d'Exelmans. The cast just met the press and you can check out a photo preview from the festivities below...
- 12/22/2014
- by Walter McBride
- BroadwayWorld.com
Today we are talking to one of Broadway's biggest and brightest stars all about her incredibly busy year and impossibly packed schedule coming up for the rest of 2014 and the start of 2015 - the winsome and angelic Kelli O'Hara. Offering a generous tease of her upcoming Carnegie Hall holiday concert spectacular alongside fellow InDepth InterView participant Matthew Morrison and the NY Pops in Kelli amp Matthew Home For The Holidays, O'Hara reflects on some of her favorite Christmas memories and shares some of her favorite holiday selections while commenting on the notable rapport shared between herself and Morrison, previously having co-starred in the Lincoln Center Theater productions of The Light In The Piazza and South Pacific. Furthermore, O'Hara offers us a behind the scenes perspective on starring in NBC's recent entertainment extravaganza Peter Pan Live and her thoughts on the unique production process as well as performing in the live...
- 12/17/2014
- by Pat Cerasaro
- BroadwayWorld.com
Happy Birthday, Adam Guettel Adam Guettel is an American composer-lyricist of musical theater and opera. He is best known for the musical 'The Light in the Piazza,' for which he won two Tony Awards for Best Score and Best Orchestrations, and two Drama Desk Awards for Best Music and Best Orchestrations. His early works include 1996's 'Floyd Collins,' 'Love's Fire,' and 'Saturn Returns.' Guettel's songs have been recorded by such artists as Audra McDonald and Brian d'Arcy James. He also contributed original scores to several documentary films, including 'Arguing the World and Jack The Last Kennedy Film.' In 1999, he performed a concert evening of his own work at New York's Town Hall.
- 12/16/2014
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Broadway production this fall, Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater mounts a new staging of Fiddler on the Roof, the iconic musical that has captured the hearts of audiences worldwide. Helmed by Artistic Director Molly Smith, the production features choreography by Arena favorite Parker Esse, who adapts the original Jerome Robbins choreography for an in-the-round staging, and a 10-piece orchestra led by Musical Director Paul Sportelli Arena's My Fair Lady, Light in the Piazza. The production celebrated its opening on November 12 with Sheldon Harnick and more, and BroadwayWorld has photos below...
- 11/13/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
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