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‘The Addams Family’ Cuts Chicago Return to One Week
November 4, 2011
Recession has apparently spared no one, or no industry, for that matter. Due to weak ticket demands, the Chicago engagement of the Broadway comedy ‘The Addams Family’ has been shortened to play only for a week at the Cadillac Palace Theatre, two weeks short of its original schedule. The show is now slated to run
Review: Mamma Mia! at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta
November 3, 2011
Broadway’s hit sensation Mamma Mia! started its week long run (November 2-6) at Atlanta’s Fox Theatre last night. They brought the spandex, the ABBA anthems and enough estrogen to sink a ship. Mamma Mia! is a musical whose story is carefully constructed around ABBA songs. Yes the Swedish pop group who kept disco balls spinning
Van Hughes, Jake Epstein Head Out on Tour with American Idiot
October 29, 2011
Multi-award winning rock musical ‘American Idiot’ goes on a North American tour this winter, and Broadway star Van Hughes has been tapped to reprise his role as Johnny for the trek. ‘American Idiot’ tells the story of three lifelong friends who are baffled with the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, told through the hits
Review: War Horse at Vivian Beaumont Theatre
October 27, 2011
The story that tells the relationship of a boy and his dog is a bit played out at this point. One we haven’t seen much of is a boy and his horse. Sure Hollywood in recent years has given us ‘Seabiscuit’ and ‘Secretatiat,’ but has anyone ever brought a tale like this to Broadway while
Review: Spiderman Turn Off the Dark at Foxwoods Theatre
October 25, 2011
Does any show in the history of Broadway need less of an introduction than Spiderman? The $70 million production that toiled through 177 preview performances only to shut down for retooling and return several months later. It teetered on the brink of being the most massive flop in Broadway history yet audiences seemed to turn
‘War Horse’ to Embark on UK Tour in 2013
October 20, 2011
The critically acclaimed play ‘War Horse’ will be embarking on a tour all across the UK starting in 2013. The next two years will prove to be hectic and fruitful for the hit stage adaptation of the Michael Morpungo children’s novel. Apart from the tour, the play will also be staged in Australia, Canada, Japan
Review: Wicked at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta
September 17, 2011
Atlanta is in for a delicious treat this month as Broadway powerhouse ‘Wicked’ takes up residence at the venerable Fox Theatre from September 14 through October 9. It has been three long years since the production made its way through the ATL, and the taste of this musical will no doubt thrill legions of fans
Review: Rock of Ages at Fox Theatre in Atlanta
July 10, 2011
Everywhere you look nostalgia is in full bloom. It seems that everything old is in fact new again. Bands, that had once been left to decay as road kill, are not only touring again, but are selling out large amphitheatres from sea to shining sea. Def Leppard, Journey, REO Speedwagon … you name it, and
Alan Rickman Returns to Broadway in ‘Seminar’
June 29, 2011
Alan Rickman, the British actor best known for his appearances in the Harry Potter films as professor Severus Snape, is making his return to Broadway. This fall the film and stage star will be starring in the “Seminar” world premiere, the new play by Theresa Rebeck, the Pulitzer-nominated playwright. The former member of the Royal
Review: Memphis The Musical at Shubert Theatre
May 3, 2011
Playing Broadway’s Shubert Theatre, ‘Memphis The Musical’ takes a look at the smoldering cauldron of race and rock ‘n roll nestled in the deep south at the start of the 50s. The story focuses on down on his luck, music lover Huey Calhoun (Chad Kimball) who hangs out on the wrong side of Memphis to