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Hugh Jackman to star in Broadway revival of ‘The Music Man’

Hugh Jackman to star in Broadway revival of ‘The Music Man’

Hugh Jackman will star in a Broadway revival of The Music Man with the show scheduled to open in 2020. The musical was a huge broadway hit in the late 1950’s and was made into a film in 1962. The show made a star of Robert Preston, who appeared in both the original Broadway production and […]

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Nathan Lane, Andrew Garfield pick up Tonys for Angels In America

Nathan Lane, Andrew Garfield pick up Tonys for Angels In America

The 72nd Annual Tony Awards are currently under way, celebrating the best of Broadway at New York’s Radio City Music Hall. Actors Nathan Lane and Andrew Garfield have both collected trophies early in the evening for their roles in Tony Kushner’s stirring exploration of queer life and the impact of HIV in the 1980s – Angels […]

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Come and meet those dancing feet at 42nd Street

Come and meet those dancing feet at 42nd Street

WAAPA is bringing a chorus line of tap-dancing feet and high-energy song and dance to the stage with a grand production of 42nd Street. Set in Depression-era New York, the show spins the classic showbiz take of a young hopeful shooting for the stars and aiming to land in her first Broadway show. When fading star Dorothy […]

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Jennifer Holliday pulls out of Presidential inauguration

Jennifer Holliday pulls out of Presidential inauguration

The United States’ next president is having some difficulty finding musicians to perform at his inauguration later this week. A string of high profile entertainers have turned down invitations to perform at the historical event. At Barack Obama’s first inauguration Aretha Franklin performed, plus some of the biggest names in the business gave their time. […]

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Who are favourites to win at the Tony Awards?

James Corden is set to host the Tony Awards for the first time tomorrow. The Broadway theatre awards will see the best dramas and musicals from the last year honoured. It’s the awards 70th outing and musical ‘Hamilton’ has broken the record books with an astounding 16 nominations. Corden told the New York Post that […]

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Is ‘Cats’ heading to the big screen?

Is ‘Cats’ heading to the big screen?

Is the musical ‘Cats’ heading to the big screen? There are reports that director Tom Hopper is set to direct a new screen version of the popular musical. Hopper has previously directed the screen version of ‘Les Miserables’ and this year brought us ‘The Danish Girl’. Hopper also directed the popular film ‘The Kings Speech’ […]

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Russell Tovey and Andrew Garfield sign up for ‘Angels in America’

Russell Tovey and Andrew Garfield sign up for ‘Angels in America’

Actors Russell Tovey and Andrew Garfield have signed on for a UK theatrical production of ‘Angels in America’. Russell Tovey and Andrew Garfield are set to appear on stage together in the UK. Both actors have signed on for a production of ‘Angels in America’ for the Royal National Theatre. The new production of the […]

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Bette Midler heads back to Broadway

Bette Midler heads back to Broadway

The Divine Ms M is returning to Broadway. Bette Midler is set to star in a revival of the musical ‘Hello Dolly!’. The show will begin Broadway performances on March 13, 2017 and open on April 20, 2017. A theatre has yet to be announced. Midler broke the good news to her fans on her Twitter […]

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Anne Hathaway Does Hip Hop Broadway Style

Anne Hathaway Does Hip Hop Broadway Style

Anne Hathaway recently visited the Tonight Show and accompanied Jimmy Fallon for some jazzy Broadway versions of hip hop classics. Their repertoire including such hits as ‘Gin and Juice’ but none was better than Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Bitch Don’t Kill My Vibe’.

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James Franco to Make Broadway Debut

James Franco to Make Broadway Debut

Film actor James Franco will take his first steps on a Broadway stage next year, the popular actor has signed on to play George in a revival of ‘Of Mice and Men’. Franco will star opposite Irish actor Chris O’Dowd (Bridesmaids, The IT Crowd) in a new production of the play by John Steinbeck’s which […]

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