Live Theater News

Catherine Zeta Jones Joins ROCK OF AGES Film!

Wed, 2011-04-20 21:13
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Adam Shankman has created a role for Catherine Zeta Jone in the highly anticipated big screen adaptation of ROCK OF AGES. JOne, who is currently in final negotiations for the film, will play a villian character described by Shankman as if Tipper Gore and Anita Bryant had a love child. She is this hardcore, moral majority, arch-conservative who wants to shut down rock'n roll in the great city of Los Angeles.


STAGE TUBE: Behind the Scenes of LUCKY GUY Commercial Filmimg

Wed, 2011-04-20 21:00
LUCKY GUY will begin on Thursday, April 28, 2011 and continue through Sunday, July 24, 2011 at the Little Shubert Theatre 422 West 42nd Street, between 9th amp Dyer Avenues. Opening night is set for Thursday, May 19, 2011. Lucky Guy will play a 12-week limited engagement. Click below for a behind the scenes look at the filming of the show's new commercial


THE WIZARD OF OZ BLOG: Dangerous Dave Rehearses

Wed, 2011-04-20 20:51
Audiences are following the yellow brick road over the rainbow to see Danielle Hope, winner of BBC TV's Over the Rainbow, play Dorothy at The London Palladium, the capital's home of the family musical. Click below to see Dangerous Dave rehearse for his April 21 performance


Sutton Foster, Kathleen Marshall Set for LEONARD LOPATE SHOW Tomorrow

Wed, 2011-04-20 20:24
Anything Goes' Sutton Foster amp Kathleen Marshall will appear live on WNYC's The Leonard Lopate Show tomorrow between 1230-100PM on Channel 93.9FM and AM 820.


Fisher, Joosten, et al. Join Cast of Geffen Playhouse's SUPERIOR DONUTS

Wed, 2011-04-20 20:18
Gary Cole and Edi Gathegi lead the cast of Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy Letts' Superior Donuts at the Geffen Playhouse. Cole and Gathegi are joined by a formidable ensemble cast who take on the eclectic personalities of the Chicago neighborhood in which the play is set. The full cast includes Mary Beth Fisher, whose stage credits include Extremities and Boy Gets Girl, Kathryn Joosten, best known for her characters on television's Desperate Housewives and The West Wing as well as Brian Abraham, Ron Bottitta, Paul Dillon, Damon Gupton and Matt McTighe. For complete cast biographies, please view the following pages.


Antonio Banderas to Star in BLACK GOLD Film

Wed, 2011-04-20 19:51
According to pulished reports, Broadway veteran Antonio Banderas will join previously announced Freida Pinto in 'Black Gold.' The film, which will be directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud, takes place in the 1930's when oil reserves in the Middle East have been discovered.


Anderman, Jones et al. Join Spacey in Bridge Project's RICHARD III; Plays NY Jan. 2012

Wed, 2011-04-20 19:44
The full company is announced for the final season of The Bridge Project featuring Kevin Spacey, artistic director of The Old Vic, in the title role of Richard III. The Bridge Project will open at The Old Vic in London on June 29, 2011 and then embark on an international tour including the Athens amp Epidaurus Festival, Spain's Centro Niemeyer, Hong Kong Arts Festival, and Singapore Repertory Theatre, arriving at BAM's Harvey Theater in New York in January 2012. Further international tour dates to be announced shortly.


Joel Grey, Tyne Daly, et al. to Speak at Aldredge Memorial, 5/9

Wed, 2011-04-20 19:34
The Public Theater Artistic Director Oskar Eustis Interim Executive Director Joey Parnes announced today that it will host a memorial to honor the memory of famed costume designer and friend Theoni V. Aldredge. The legendary designer, who passed away on January 21, 2011, will be remembered in a memorial on Monday, May 9 from 200-400 p.m. at The Public Theater. The memorial will be in the Newman Theater and is free and open to the general public


Photo Flash: Petra Nemcova Leaves DWTS

Wed, 2011-04-20 19:11
This week on 'Dancing with the Stars' the top 8 got patriotic on 'America night,'but Petra Nemcova and her partner Dmitry Chaplin failed to impress. Check out images from the episode below


THE MOTHER WITH THE HAT's Chris Rock Guests On Oprah Winfrey

Wed, 2011-04-20 19:08
THE MOTHER WITH THE HAT aka The Motherfker with the Hat star Chris Rock will make his final guest appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show on Friday, April 22 at 400 p.m. on WABC-7 in New York City check local listings.


DIARY OF A CHORUS GIRL: Episode 6; First Step on Bway

Wed, 2011-04-20 18:46
DanceOn, a YouTube partnership channel exclusive to dance, released the sixth episode of DIARY OF A CHORUS GIRL today. The cast and crew of CATCH ME IF YOU CAN move into the Neil Simon Theater, and Alex Ellis takes her first step on a Broadway stage


GLEE-Peat: Miss 'Night of Neglect' Last Night? Watch Here!

Wed, 2011-04-20 18:42
Last night on GLEE, the New Directions raised money for Nationals by holding a benefit concert. The April 19 return of the show also marked the return of Gwyneth Paltrow who sang Adele's Turning Tables Charice, and Broadway veteran Cheyenne Jackson as Vocal Adrenaline's new coach. Watch the full episode below


Tade Biesinger is Broadway's Newest BILLY ELLIOT!

Wed, 2011-04-20 18:20
Universal Pictures Stage Productions, Working Title Films and Old Vic Productions in association with Weinstein Live Entertainment announced today that Tade Biesinger will join the cast of the 10-time Tony Award-winning Billy Elliot the Musical, in the role of Billy.' The production which recently celebrated its 1,000 performance at the Imperial Theatre welcomes Biesinger as the thirteenth Billy' to perform on Broadway. Current Billy' Alex Ko will play his final performance May 15, 2011 at 730pm.


RIALTO CHATTER: Anne-Marie Duff Lead CAUSE CELEBRE on Bway?

Wed, 2011-04-20 18:11
Anne-Marie Duff will star in Terence Rattigans final play, Cause Clbre, opening for previews on 17 March 2011 with a press night on 29 March 2011.


RIALTO CHATTER: Broadway Interest in FLARE PATH Intensifies Post-Raves

Wed, 2011-04-20 17:49
It is 1942. At the Falcon Hotel, on the edge of an airfield in Lincolnshire, Teddy, a young bomber pilot is celebrating a reunion with his actress wife Patricia. Events take an unexpected turn, when Peter a famous heartthrob film star arrives, and an urgent bombing mission over Germany is ordered.


RIALTO CHATTER: Cumberbatch One Step Closer to Broadway with AFTER THE DANCE?

Wed, 2011-04-20 17:37
In what The Daily Mail calls very serious negotiations, producers are in talks to bring AFTER THE DANCE to the Great White Way with Benedict Cumberbatch.


Arthur Laurents, Tyne Daly, Joel Grey, Olympia Dukakis Will Honor Theoni V. Aldredge at the Public

Wed, 2011-04-20 17:12

The Public Theater will celebrate the life of late Hair and A Chorus Line costume designer Theoni V. Aldredge at a May 9 memorial in the Newman Theater.

Dee, Baraka Among Honorees of Woodie King Jr.'s New Federal Theatre's 40th

Wed, 2011-04-20 17:08
Woodie King, Jr.s New Federal Theatre NFT will celebrate its 40th anniversary with a special Gala at the historic Edison Ballroom 240 West 47th Street on Sunday evening, May 22nd.


Catherine Zeta-Jones Lands Role in Rock of Ages Movie

Wed, 2011-04-20 17:07

Oscar winner Catherine Zeta-Jones, who earned a Tony Award for her Broadway debut in the recent revival of A Little Night Music, will be seen in the Warner Bros./New Line feature film Rock of Ages.

Photo Coverage: HIGH Opening Night Red Carpet

Wed, 2011-04-20 17:06
HIGH opened tonight, Tuesday, April 19th 2011 at the Booth Theatre on Broadway and we were there to capture the star-studded opening night red carpet arrivals HIGH stars Kathleen Turner, two-time Golden Globe winner, Academy Award amp Tony Award nominee as Sister Jamison Connelly. HIGH is a new play by Matthew Lombardo and directed by Rob Ruggiero.