A Look at Broadway’s Ups and Downs during the week
Broadway press covered the story that Diana DeGarmo (of American Idol fame) tweeted about starring in the 9 to 5 tour, prior to any press release of that announcement. In other confirmed news, Diana is enjoying Lipton Soup, Ben & Jerry’s and Listening to Parrish-Hundley’s new song on Myspace. Alert the press!
A new HBO series called The Miraculous Year, according to press notes is about a “manipulative, self-indulgent and wildly self-destructive Broadway composer.” Stephen Sondheim, whom the character is thought to resemble, has not commented publicly. Maybe that’s because the show’s name was changed from its original title, Everyday a Little Death.
Abraham Lincoln’s Big Gay Dance Party began its limited run on Theater Row this week. If this show transfers, we hope The Booth Theatre is not an option.
Nintendo Wii’s Dance on Broadway game teaches adults and kids alike how to Dance to popular Broadway songs like All That Jazz, You Can’t Stop the Beat, and Fame, just like they do on stage. For an extra $2.95 Hunter Foster will come to your home and teach you himself.
A Look at Broadway’s Ups and Downs during the week
Patti LaBelle is likely to replace Lillias White for a short while in FELA! on Broadway, while Lillias is away. Which leads us to ask, Gichie, Gichie, ya ya, yeah yeah?
Daniel Radcliffe is set to star in the second revival of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. Radcliffe is not new to the NYC stage. Let’s just hope that this time succeeding in business does not involve blinding horses in the nude.
Open casting will take place for Puppetry of the Penis on July 27th. Actors are asked to come prepared with “genital arts” such as the hamburger, wristwatch, and lockness monster. We miss the days when your headshot, resume, and 16 bars were all you needed to get the part.
More superstars have been cast or rumored to appear in upcoming plays including Oscar Winner Halle Berry, Oscar Nominees Samuel L. Jackson and Will Smith, and Jada Pinkett Smith. Hunter Foster is gonna be pissed.
A Look at Broadway’s Ups and Downs during the week
Hunter Foster started a Facebook campaign to “Give The Tonys Back to Broadway!” inspiring both praise and insult to many of this year’s winners. Debaters on both sides had one thing to say, who is Hunter Foster?
Both the shows Nunsense and Broadway Bares celebrated anniversaries this year, 25 and 20 years respectively. Together, these summer shows have been able to celebrate 45 years of Dancers with Naughty Habits.
Leap of Faith casting was announced with Raul Esparza and Legendary Film and TV Star Brooke Shields, to which Hunter Foster announced, that’s ok with me.
Cyndi Lauper and Harvey Fierstein have teamed up to write a musical based on the British Film, Kinky Boots, about a drag queen that helps save his father’s shoe factory. What? Did you expect those two to write a musical about a poor Midwestern family struggling in a bad economy?
After many entrances and exits, the remake of the film Footloose is a-go with a new up and coming star, Kenny Wormald, to which we wonder, how Six Degrees of Kenny Wormald sounds to the next generation?
Are you Tony’d out? We didn’t think so! Well in one last sweep of Tony celebration, we are featuring a few Tony moments from the past in celebration of the present. Here are a few Thank You Moments to bring you back to some glorious acceptance speeches. And don’t forget to Watch our exclusive mobile footage of the Thank You Cam series now available for free on the iBroadway app.
iBroadway partnered with the Tony Awards last night to bring to you the Thank You Cam video series. Watch exclusive coverage of the Tony winners on their way to the press room. Download our free app to watch www.iBroadway.net
If you don’t have plans yet for Sunday’s Tony Awards, there are lots of great options, including watching exclusive video footage of the winners using the iBroadway app on your iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad. We will feature the winners saying Thank You to those they may have forgotten during their acceptance speech.
Don’t have one of those apparatus, feel free to check out the content on our partners web page at www.tonyawards.com. It’s going to be amazing!
CONTEST – Win 2 Tony Awards Rehearsal Tickets for Sunday, June 13.
To enter, join the iBroadway Facebook Fan Page and write “iBroadway Tony Contest” on our wall before midnight EST Thursday, June 10.
Winner will be announced on Facebook at 10am EST Friday, June 11. Winner will receive two (2) Tony Awards Rehearsal tickets for Sunday, June 13, 8:30AM at Radio City Music Hall. Entrants must be New York residents, and be able to receive tickets via messenger between 11am and 5pm on Friday, June 11.
We are excited to announce the release of the app you’ve all been waiting for. iBroadway is finally here! It’s the easiest, most savvy way to access all things Broadway, all via you iPhone and iPod touch. Watch exclusive videos, read from Theater’s top bloggers (more on that to come), get show listings, and be able to buy tickets all from your phone. To download the app, visit http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ibroadway/id349362702?mt=8. It’s fast and free!
