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‘Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day’ Getting Broadway Makeover
October 3, 2012
The 2008 film “Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day” is heading to Broadway. According to Showbiz411.com, songwriting team Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison are currently working on songs for a stage version of the movie. The Tony Award-winning duo were responsible for “The Drowsy Chaperone.” “Steel Magnolias” playwright Robert Harling is writing the book for
Tom Cavanagh, Judd Hirsch Enact ‘Freud’s Last Session’ in Los Angeles
October 1, 2012
Judd Hirsch and Tom Cavanagh will star in the two-character play “Freud’s Last Section” next year in Los Angeles. The play, by Mark St. Germain, imagines a meeting between Sigmund Freud and C.S. Lewis. Tyler Marchant will direct the play, which is set to run January 11 through February 10, 2013 at The Broad Stage
Broadway’s ‘Rebecca’ Hit with Latest Postponement
October 1, 2012
Just one day before rehearsals were set to begin, the Broadway musical “Rebecca” has been postponed. The show already was postponed once last month. The announcement, which was first reported by the New York Times yesterday, is just the latest in a line of strange events that have surrounded the Broadway production of the musical
‘Peter and the Star Catcher’ to Close on Broadway January 20
September 28, 2012
Tony Award-winning play “Peter and the Starcatcher” will end its Broadway run January 20, 2013. The play has played at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre since it began previews on March 28, 2012 and official opened on April 15. “All of us involved with this show are extremely proud of its remarkable run on Broadway,” said
‘Scrubs’ Musical in Development, Aiming for Broadway
September 27, 2012
The medical sitcom “Scrubs” is heading to Broadway. “Scrubs” creator Bill Lawrence revealed the news on Twitter recently when a follower asked him if there will be an upcoming movie based on “Scrubs.” “Not sure about scrubs movie – we told a lot of stories. SCRUBS musical in development,” Lawrence tweeted. Later, responding to another
Pamela Anderson Fuels Rumors of Broadway Run in ‘Chicago’
September 26, 2012
Pamela Anderson was the first celebrity voted off this season of “Dancing with the Stars” on Tuesday night, but it looks like her consolation is that she is heading to Broadway. “I’m gonna end up in musical theater. I’m gonna be on Broadway,” the former “Baywatch” star told CBS news. This might serve to confirm
Alli Mauzey Takes Another Turn as Glinda in ‘Wicked’ on Broadway
September 25, 2012
Alli Mauzey will return to the role of Glinda in the Broadway version of “Wicked” starting October 16. Mauzey previously played the same role on Broadway back in 2009, and has been performing the role with the national tour of the production. She will replace Chandra Lee Schwartz, who will play her final performance October
Jarrod Spector, Drew Gehling Join Broadway’s ‘Jersey Boys’ Cast
September 25, 2012
Jarrod Spector and Drew Gehling will return to the Broadway production of “Jersey Boys” next month. Spector will reassume the lead role of Frankie Valli on October 2, which he originally performed on Broadway in 2008. Before that, he had played the role in the U.S. National Tour of “Jersey Boys,’ as well as in
‘Once’ Gets Transfer to West End
September 25, 2012
The Tony Award-winning musical “Once” is heading for London’s West End next March. The Daily Mail reports that the popular musical based on the 2006 film of the same name will take over the West End’s Phoenix Theatre next year. The Phoenix Theatre has been home to the production “Blood Brothers” for the past 21
Texas Governor Ann Richards Gets Broadway Treatment
September 25, 2012
“Ann,” the play based on the life of former Texas governor Ann Richards, is coming to Broadway next year. The one-person play will open March 7 at the Lincoln Center Theater’s Vivian Beaumont Theater, and is produced by Bob Boyett and Harriet Newman Leve. The play is written and performed by Holland Taylor, perhaps best