Zachary James (Lurch in ADDAMS FAMILY) took the stage at Birdland last night, October 18. On hand to support James were ADDAMS co-stars, Kevin Chamberlin, Jackie Hoffman, Wesley Taylor and Krysta Rodriguez, in addition to a host of Broadway favorites. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the concert and brings you photo coverage below!
Last night, the Roundabout Theatre Company opened the New York premiere of Julia Cho's new comedy, The Language Archive, directed by Mark Brokaw. The cast includes Betty Gilpin (Emma), John Horton (Resten), Jayne Houdyshell (Alta), Matt Letscher (George) & Heidi Schreck (Mary).
Today, the Empire State Building hosted a photo op with the cast of Broadway's LOMBARDI, including Dan Lauria, Judith Light, Keith Nobbs, Bill Dawes, Robert Christopher Riley and Chris Sullivan.
Last night, October 13, Tony Award winning director & choreographer Matthew Bourne, Broadway's Original Tony Award winning Billy Elliot Trio David Alvarez, Kiril Kulish & Trent Kowalik; Academy Award winner Marcia Gay Harden (Pollock), film & TV star Christine Baranski (Mamma Mia! movie), Tony Award winner Donna McKechnie (A Chorus Line), directing royalty Sir Richard Eyre, Tony Award winning stage & film star Alan Cumming (Cabaret), Academy Award & Tony Award winning stage and film director Sam Mendes (Cabaret, American Beauty), Emily Mortimer (Pink Panther, '30 Rock'), downtown performance artist Joey Arias, renowned puppeteer Basil Twist, screenwriter Caroline Thompson (Edward Scissorhands), Broadway choreographer Sergio Trujillo (Jersey Boys), and Jack Noseworthy (Sweet Smell of Success) were among the stars who came out to celebrate the opening night of Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake at the New York City Center. BroadwayWorld was also on hand and brings you photo coverage below.
Pee-wee Herman has just moved to New York City to prepare for his big Broadway debut in THE PEE-WEE HERMAN SHOW and yesterday spent the day acquainting himself with all that New York has to offer!
Roundabout Theatre Company's production of Tigers Be Still, a new play by Kim Rosenstock, directed by Sam Gold, opened yesterday, October 6th. BroadwayWorld was on hand and brings you photo coverage below.
Pop icon Deborah Cox headlined a star-studded cast featuring performances and presentations by Sandra Thurman, former AIDS Czar under President Bill Clinton and current President and CEO of International AIDS Trust, the cast of FELA!, Dancing With The Stars finalist and N'SYNC star Lance Bass, Tony Award winners Alice Ripley, Chuck Cooper, Melba Moore, and TV stars Graham Phillips (The Good Wife) and Ariana Grande (Nickelodeon's Victorious), for the third annual Broadway in South Africa (BSA) benefit concert last night, October 4. Nearly the entire show featured world-premiere songs, created for the evening, by such composers as Grammy Award winners Desmond Child and Julie Gold. This year's honoree was producer Michael Butler. He is one of the most successful theatrical producers, lauded for bringing HAIR to Broadway in 1968, and an active proponent of youth creating positive global social change.
The Public Theater welcomed the press to the critically acclaimed GATZ, the theatrical adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby created by Elevator Repair Service yesterday, October 3. Directed by John Collins, GATZ will continue through Sunday, November 28. BroadwayWorld was on hand and brings you photo coverage below.
Manhattan Theatre Club's (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Executive Producer) American premiere of Tony Award winner Lee Hall's THE PITMEN PAINTERS opened last night, September 30 at MTC's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. The play began previews on Tuesday, September 14. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the opening and brings you photo coverage of the performance arrivals, curtain call and after-party below!
Last week, Christine Ebersole gave a special performance to patrons of Barnes & Noble at Lincoln Center in celebration of the September 21st release of ‘Christine Ebersole Sings Noel Coward.' Two-time Tony Award winner Ebersole, whose soprano voice was heard singing Noel Coward songs between scenes of the most recent Broadway revival of Blithe Spirit, teamed up with Musical Director Larry Yurman on the album of Coward tunes. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the performance and brings you photo coverage below.
FRECKLEFACE STRAWBERRY, a musical based on the children's books by Julianne Moore, will open Off-Broadway at New World Stages on October 4. Previews began on September 9. In anticipation of the upcoming opening, Moore dropped by the production this morning to visit the company. BroadwayWorld was on hand and brings you photo coverage below.
Last night, September 20, Rosie O'Donnell hosted Rosie's Building Dreams For Kids Gala at the Marriot Marquis Hotel. The evening, which honored Neil Friedman and Michael Goldstein, featured a performance by Cyndi Lauper and Rosie's Broadway Kids. BroadwayWorld was on hand and brings you photo coverage of the arrivals below.
On Saturday, July 31, Billy Elliot's Michael Dameski and the Ballet Girls hosted a free dance warm-up right outside their home away from home, the Imperial Theatre. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the photo op and brings you coverage below!
Eight exceptional drama and music teachers from schools around the country participated in the first-ever Broadway Welcomes America's Teachers at the First Freddie G Theatre Experience this past weekend, July 16-18 in New York. They were hosted by Freddie ('G') Gershon, Chairman and CEO of Music Theatre International to honor schools, instructors and teachers for their outstanding performances of school productions of Broadway shows during this year's MTI Junior Theatre Festival in Atlanta this past January.
The York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director) and 1113 Productions (Steven Ullman, Executive Producer) opened the World Premiere of Falling for Eve, a new musical with book by Tony Award-winner Joe DiPietro (Memphis), music by Bret Simmons ('The Megan Mullally Show') and lyrics by David Howard (Galaxy Quest) last night, July 15. Performances began July 6th, 2010, at The York Theatre at Saint Peter's. BroadwayWorld was on hand to capture the curtain call.
Theatreworks USA, the nation's leading not-for-profit professional theatre for family audiences, hosts Tina Fey and Jeff Richmond as Opening Night Co-Chairs for its 22nd Annual Free Summer Theatre Program. This summer's featured production is the world premiere of the new musical WE THE PEOPLE: AMERICA ROCKS! Last night, July 14, the funny pair were on hand to celebrate the show's opening. BroadwayWorld was on hand to capture their appearance.
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