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‘Newsies’ Offers Free Lottery Tickets to Celebrate One Year on Broadway
March 22, 2013
“Newsies” will celebrate it’s one-year anniversary on Broadway on March 29, and fans will benefit as producers will introduce a lottery offering free tickets for eight performances leading up to the anniversary. The lottery will be held before each show from March 23-March 29. Patrons can enter the lottery beginning two-and-a-half hours before every show
Broadway Cleveland 2013-14 Season Features ‘Wicked,’ ‘Jersey Boys,’ ‘Sleeping Beauty’
March 20, 2013
The seven shows that will make up the 2013-2014 Cleveland Broadway series include “Wicked,” “Jersey Boys” and “Sleeping Beauty.” The KeyBank Broadway series will play at city’s PlayhouseSquare, and also will feature the hits “Once” and “The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess.” First up for the season will be Matthew Bourne’s “Sleeping Beauty,” which will play
‘X-Factor’ Musical to Light Up West End March 2014
March 19, 2013
A musical comedy based on the reality singing competition “The X Factor” is coming to the West End in London. “X Factor – It’s Time to Face the Musical!” is set to premiere in spring 2014 at a London theater that will be officially announced later, though the Daily Mail reports that it will be
Tony Awards Return to Radio City Music Hall June 9
March 19, 2013
This year’s Tony Awards will be back at Radio City Music Hall in New York after being held at the Beacon Theatre for the past two years. The American Theatre Wing’s 67th Annual Tony Awards will be broadcast live on CBS at 8 p.m. on June 9. The show has been broadcast on the network
‘Beautiful: The Carol King Musical’ Hits Broadway in Spring 2014
March 18, 2013
“Beautiful: The Carole King Musical” will open on Broadway in spring 2014. The musical will present the life story of Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Carole King, and also will hold an out of town pre-Broadway engagement later this year, though no city for that run has yet been announced. The musical follows King’s life from the
New Orleans Saenger Theatre Hosts Broadway Touring Shows in 2013-14
March 18, 2013
Broadway shows will return to the Saenger Theatre in New Orleans next season. The legendary theater in the city hosted Broadway shows but was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Since 2009, the Broadway Across America series has come to the Mahalia Jackson Theater. But the Saenger Theatre currently is undergoing a $52 million restoration
Ratings Slump Pushes ‘Smash’ to Saturday Nights
March 14, 2013
NBC has announced that “Smash” will move from its Tuesday night timeslot to Saturdays for the remainder of the show’s second season starting April 6. The show’s ratings have been struggling since it returned for its second season, and NBC will replace it with the new reality dating show “Ready For Love.” Though the network
‘The Sunshine Boys,’ ‘Harmony,’ ‘We Will Rock You’ Highlight Broadway LA at Ahmanson
March 14, 2013
The 2013-2014 season at Los Angeles’ Ahmanson Theatre will feature “The Sunshine Boys,” starring Danny DeVito, Barry Manilow’s “Harmony” and “We Will Rock You.” The season was just announced by the Center Theatre Group and Ahmanson Theatre, and the season also will include “Peter and the Starcatcher,” “The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess,” “Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping
Britian’s 20th Anniversary ‘Rent’ Tour Stars Kerry Ellis, Rory Taylor
March 13, 2013
Kerry Ellis and Rory Taylor will star in the upcoming U.K. 20th anniversary concert tour of “Rent.” The tour kicks off April 25 at the Opera House in Manchester, and will continue through May 5 with a show in Southend. Other cities around the U.K. the tour will visit include Liverpool, Newcastle, Cardiff, Birmingham, Stoke,
‘Wicked’ Tour Gets New Wizard in Walker Jones
March 13, 2013
Starting tonight, Walker Jones will join the cast of the second North American tour of “Wicked” as the Wizard. Jones will make his debut when the musical opens at the Ovens Auditorium in Charlotte, N.C. tonight, where the production will play through March 31. Jones has previously been seen in New York in “Scapin,” “Merry