VIDEO: Head to Iowa with the Cast of THE MUSIC MANJuly 13, 2018The LEXington Theatre Company opened The Music Man on July 12, kicking off their fourth season of combining "Today's Broadway Stars and Tomorrow's Broadway Hopefuls" in Lexington, Kentucky.
West End's COMPANY to Feature Same-Sex Couple Played by Jonathan Bailey and Alex GaumondJuly 12, 2018Big news came from the Company Twitter when they revealed that the already innovative casting will feature the musical's first same-sex couple. Jonathan Bailey takes on the somewhat newly created role of Jamie (formerly Amy), the character blessed (or cursed) with the unforgettable song 'Not Getting Married Today.' Alex Gaumond will play his soon-to-be husband Paul.
A Role By Any Other Name: Gender in Shakespeare and Making Room for WomenJuly 7, 2018Earlier this week news broke that Glenda Jackson, fresh from her triumphant, Tony-winning run in Three Tall Women, will next don the crown as Shakespeare's tragic monarch King Lear. Broadway is making much ado about something and understandably so. New York stages haven't seen much gender-swapped or gender-blind casting of Shakespeare, but take a peek across the pond to find a revolution of sorts in the interpretation of the Bard's work.
VIDEO: Alison Luff Bids Farewell to MARGARITAVILLE with Original SongJuly 2, 2018Escape to Margaritaville, the new musical featuring the songs of singer-songwriter-author Jimmy Buffett, played its final Broadway performance on July 1. Star Alison Luff and her husband Matthew Magnusson wrote and recorded a song as a tribute and love song to the entire Escape to Margaritaville family. Watch below!
Review Roundup: What Did the Critics Think of SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD at City Center?June 28, 2018Opening the 2018 Off-Center season (running through June 30), is Songs for a New World- the first musical from three-time Tony Award-winner Jason Robert Brown. This powerful collection of songs examines life, love, and the choices ordinary people make when faced with extraordinary moments. From the deck of a 1492 Spanish sailing ship to the ledge of a Fifth Avenue high-rise, each character faces a new world which follows the unique challenge they encounter.
They Got the Beat! Meet the Cast of HEAD OVER HEELS- Now in Previews!June 23, 2018An inspired mash-up of posh and punk, Head Over Heels is an unpredictable, Elizabethan romp about a royal family that must prevent an oracle's prophecy of doom. In order to save their beloved kingdom, the family embarks on an extravagant journey wrought with mistaken identities, jealous lovers, sexual awakening, scandal and self-discovery, where everything (and everyone) is not quite what it seems. Get to know the cast below as they begin Broadway performances!
VIDEO: BROADWAY BARES: GAME NIGHT Plays 'Battleship'June 21, 2018Broadway's hottest dancers and two explosively responsive audiences came together for a fierce and steamy evening of fun and sensational striptease at Broadway Bares: Game Night, this year's record-breaking edition of the annual spectacular. Watch a game of Battleship unfold below!
VIDEO: 'FlyingOver50' Granny Pole Dancer Makeda Smith Continues to Elevate Mature Women with New Music VideoJune 20, 2018Grandmother, publicist and pole dancer Makeda Smith, the creator behind the blog-turned-movement, FlyingOver50, has once again teamed withChristina Villegas and Jeff Mercer, the owners of MercVille Productions, to create a mesmerizing pole dance music video. Filmed as part of the production company's ongoing 'Goddesses In Motion: A Pop Up Pole Video Shoot' series and produced by Flying Curves Dance Studio, the release catapults FlyingOver50's continued quest to encourage 'mature' women to reclaim their femininity through dance, fitness and the art of simply moving their bodies. Directed by Villegas, the 57-year-old pole dancing granny fluidly rotates around a pole in nine-inch heel Pleaser Shoes while lusciously combining pole tricks with dance movement.
VIDEO: BROADWAY BARES: GAME NIGHT Conjures Up Thrills with 'Ouija'June 20, 2018Broadway's hottest dancers and two explosively responsive audiences came together for a fierce and steamy evening of fun and sensational striptease at Broadway Bares: Game Night, this year's record-breaking edition of the annual spectacular. Get a peek at Spencer Clark in Ouija below!
TV: Inside MTC's SUGAR IN OUR WOUNDS Opening TonightJune 19, 2018Manhattan Theatre Club's world premiere of Sugar in Our Wounds, a new play by Donja R. Love, directed by Saheem Ali opens tonight - Tuesday, June 19. Get a preview of the show below with all new video footage!