davidrogers Archive
Brits Off Broadway Festival Brings Seven British Plays to NYC
February 22, 2013
The ninth season of the Brits Off Broadway Festival will feature seven British plays presented by 59E59 Theaters. The festival is exactly what it says on the tin, and this year’s schedule will run from March 27-June 30. It is reported that the event is the only festival in New York City celebrating new British
Shia LaBeouf Drops Out of ‘Orphans,’ Tweets Alec Baldwin Emails
February 21, 2013
Producers of the Broadway debut of Lyle Kessler’s “Orphans” announced yesterday that Shia LaBeouf had left the play “due to creative differences.” However, the actor released a series of email exchanges between himself and Alec Baldwin and director Daniel Sullivan that suggest his departure was due to a disagreement between him and Baldwin. The emails
Anne Hathaway, Colin Firth for Broadway’s ‘My Fair Lady?’ Clive Davis is Working on It
February 20, 2013
Previously it was reported that legendary record producer Clive Davis plans to bring “My Fair Lady” back to Broadway next year, and now it appears he is eyeing Anne Hathaway and Colin Firth for the leading roles in the production. According to an interview Davis gave to USA Today, Hathaway and Firth are his “first
Robert DeNiro Directs Chazz Palminteri’s ‘A Bronx Tale’ on Broadway
February 20, 2013
Robert DeNiro is coming back to Broadway, this time as a director. Showbiz411.com reports that De Niro will direct a new musical version of Chazz Palminteri’s “A Bronx Tale.” De Niro directed the film version in 1993, and the story has appeared on Broadway previously as a one-man show in 2007. The new production will
The Pitman Painters Set to Tour U.K. in March
February 19, 2013
A revival of Lee Hall’s play “The Pitmen Painters” is set to embark on a new U.K. national tour later this year. The tour will kick off at the Theatre Royal, Windsor on March 11 for an engagement lasting through March 16. The tour is scheduled to play its final engagement August 19-24 at the
Is Broadway Too White? Report Says Actors Of Color Hit Only 20%
February 19, 2013
The percentage of minority actors on Broadway increased by 2 percent during the 2011-2012, according to a recent report. Still, only 23 percent of actors on Broadway are minorities. This is all according to the second annual report released by the Asian American Performers Action Coalition. The study found that 16 percent of Broadway and
Broadway Seattle Scores ‘Lion King,’ ‘Once’ for 2013-14 Season at the Paramount
February 18, 2013
“Once” and “The Lion King” will lead the 2013-2014 Seattle Broadway season at the Paramount Theatre. In addition to those two shows, the season also will include “Priscilla Queen of the Desert,” “Evita” and “The Wizard of Oz.” The latter will kick off the season, and is set to run October 9-13. Andrew Lloyd Webber
Broadway Orlando 2013-14 Series Highlighted by ‘Book of Mormon,’ ‘Jersey Boys,’ ‘Once’
February 15, 2013
“The Book of Mormon,” “Jersey Boys” and “Once” are among the highlights of the newly announced Broadway Orlando 2013-2014 season. In total, the season will consist of six shows, plus two “special season” presentations. The regular portion of the season includes “The Book of Mormon,” “Flashdance The Musical,” “Once,” “War Horse,” “Evita” and “Ghost The
Foursquare Church Takes $2 Million Loss with ‘Scandalous’ Investment
February 15, 2013
Kathie Lee Gifford’s Broadway flop “Scandalous: The Life and Trials of Aimee Semple McPherson” turned out to be a horrible investment for the Echo Park, California church McPherson founded, the L.A. Times reports. The Foursquare Church invested in the musical through its Foursquare Foundation charitable division, and though representatives wouldn’t say how much the foundation
Michael Jackson Based ‘The Man’ Hits Las Vegas in Fall
February 14, 2013
“The Man,” a new musical chronicling the rise and fall of a superstar musician through the eyes of his manager, will open in Las Vegas as a pre-Broadway run. The new musical is being produced by four men that all had business ties to Michael Jackson, so of course there is much being made about