Broadway Brings Family Closer!

Ashlee Simpson love her some Broadway! The singer/actress is currently belting out show tunes in Broadway’s CHICAGO musical, and her big sis Jessica Simpson has already been to the show multiple times!

According to People Magazine big sis Jessica has seen CHICAGO 5 times since Ashlee’s debut night on November 30th, and she was back on December 1st, 3rd, 4th and the 23rd!

Wow! We think that’s great and Ashlee is really amazing in her role on Broadway, and what a great sister to support her!

Maybe this means Jessica is trying to learn the ways of Broadway? Does she have plans for Broadway in her future?

We think so….

Photo: E. Miller

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Hangover Star Replacing T.R. Knight

You might recognize Justin Bartha from this year’s hilarious hit movie The Hangover, or maybe as Nicholas Cage side kick in the hit National Treasure movies(National Treasure 3 is coming next year!)

This coming March 2010 you will get the chance to see Bartha’s acting chops live on Broadway in Lend Me a Tenor.

Bartha is replacing the current star of the show T.R. Knight known for his role in Grey’s Anatomy.

Lend Me a Tenor is sure to be a great show, Devil Wears Prada actor Stanley Tucci is directing the Broadway show which will be his Broadway directorial debut.

Starring alongside Bartha will be actor’s Anthony LaPaglia and Tony Shalhoub.

This is great news especially for those who might not have thought of Bartha as a serious actor, cuz we all know, any actor that is a real actor does Broadway!

Maybe Heather Graham(above) will stop by for a visit!

Photo: Jon Furniss

Revival’s $8M Cost Not Recouped

Sad news on Broadway today. The revival of Ragtime is closing January 3rd after only 57 performances and 28 preview shows.

The show proved popular with critics, but the audiences are simply not filling the seats to maintain a successful show.

We were there from the start, and loved the whole cast and the amazing energy of the show, to bad more people didn’t get the chance to experience Ragtime.

See Ragtime Throught January 3rd, It’s Still A Great Show!

12 Days Of Broadway 2009

BROADWAY MAGAZINE - Happy Holidays! ‘Tis the season again to celebrate another calendar year on Broadway, and the man in red has delivered some of the lists for this year’s 12 Days of Broadway. Today, it is the 12 Biggest Star Turns on Broadway this season. Ranked in no particular order, Mr. Ferrell. Let us know what you think…and Happy Holidays.

1. Will Ferrell - Playing George W. Bush, Mr. Ferrell not only earned a Tony nomination, but he also helped pull the entire Broadway box-office out of a January slump. He made a snowball melt in a hellish January on Broadway.

2. Hugh Jackman - With A Steady Rain co-star Daniel Craig, Mr. Jackman reigned on Broadway. The pair set  box-office records, made headlines with cell phones, and gave 2 excellent performances.

3. Daniel Craig - See above. The real question now is will both Mr. Jackman and Mr. Craig earn Tony nominations…or will the curse of the Tony short memory span hold firm?

4. Jude Law - Not only did he put Shakespeare back in the top 10 box office performers on Broadway (no small feat), he also gave an outstanding performance that was more nuanced than Ralph Fiennes rapid fire Hamlet that won Tony Awards a decade or so ago. Could Mr. Law be too popular to earn the proper credit for his excellent performance?

5. Catherine Zeta-Jones - Beautiful and talented, her work in A Little Night Music is earning praise and attention. Radiant and wonderful, let’s hope she keeps coming back to the Broadway stage!

6.  Jane Fonda - She was outstanding in a production that earned Tony nominations (including one for Ms. Fonda). Celebrated by critics and audiences, Ms. Fonda gave Broadway a truely classic star-turn.

7. Laurie Metcalf - Captivatingly honest and strong in Brighton Beach Memoirs. Ms. Metcalf and company left Broadway too soon. While she may have made her name as Roseanne’s neighbor on television, Ms. Metcalf showed why she continues to hold a reputation as one of the best actresses on the stage in our generation.

8. James Spader - Lawyers have captured the Broadway imagination this season, and Mr. Spader’s work in David Mamet’s RACE is generating Broadway buzz. With David Alan Grier, Kerry Washington, and Richard Thomas too…well keep the star-power of RACE here, but acknowledge that it is a Broadway planetarium of stars.

9. Casts of God of Carnage - Tony Award for Marcia Gay Harden and  noms for Jeff Daniels, and  James Gandolfini and Hope Davis. Now, they’ve brought Jimmy Smitts to the Broadway stage too.  Safe to say this is also like a Broadway planetarium for stars.

10. Geoffrey Rush - He wiggled and giggled and made Ionesco the talk of Broadway with Exit The King. Earning a well-deserved Tony Award for his imaginative and energetic performance, what will Mr. Rush do on Broadway next time?

11. Sienna Miller - Took on the challenge of making Strindberg’s Julie palatable, and had to most talked-about foot on Broadway! Could Hedda be next?

12– Bill Pullman and Julia Stiles? John Stamos and Gina Gershon? Nathan Lane and Bill Irwin? Angela Lansbury and Angela Lansbury? Ashlee Simpson in Chicago? Michael McKean in Superior Donuts? Carrie Fisher as Carrie Fisher? Tell us what you think!

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Was Grueling Broadway Schedule To Blame?

US Weekly has announced today that Academy Award Winning actors Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins have split after 23 years together.

Sarandon’s rep Teal Cannady had this to say, “Actress Susan Sarandon and her partner of 23 years, actor Tim Robbins have announced that they separated over the summer…No further comments will be made.”

Could Broadway be the culprit?

Interesting they split over the summer, Susan was busy performing in her Broadway show Exit The King and quite possibly the grueling Broadway schedule had something to do with the breakup?

We hope not, but it is showbiz and you just never know about anything in this crazy business.

Photos: Marty Melville/Europa Press

Did Movie Star Really Flash Broadway Audiences?

It is quite the sensational story: Oscar Winning movie star Catherine Zeta-Jones flashes Broadway audiences in stage debut only weeks into her performance.

The question is what really happened?

Again we can only go from our own experience of seeing A Little Night Music to say, yes Ms. Zeta-Jones does open her robe during a scene where her ex-lover looks on, but it appeared to us that Zeta-Jones character Desiree Armfeldt had a coverup of some sort on, as from our vantage point in the 11th row you couldn’t see any real flesh even with the mirrors that are all over the stage’s backdrop.

So did Catherine Zeta-Jones flash the audience? We are going to say no, but then again all this sort of hyped press isn’t hurting the show as it has being running at 102% capacity in regards to ticket sales.

What we can tell you is, if you are in New York or will be in the next few months you absolutely have to go see this show, it is truly amazing and so is the gorgeous Catherine Zeta-Jones, nipples or not.

Photo: N. Barnard

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Schreiber, Johannson Lead Cast

Today producers for A View From The Bridge announced the full cast for the Broadway play’s revival.

Movie Stars Liev Schreiber and Scarlett Johansson are taking on the roles of Eddie and Catherine respectively, with Michael Cristofer in the role of Alfieri, (Broadway cutie)Santino Fontana will play Rodolfo, Jessica Hecht will play Beatrice, and Corey Stoll will play Marco. Supporting cast members include Alex Cendese, Anthony DeSando, Antoinette LaVecchia, Mark Morettini, Joe Ricci, Morgan Spector, Robert Turano, and Marco Verna.

A View From The Bridge will begin performances  on Monday, December 28th at the Cort Theatre (138 W. 48th St)

Show direction is by Gregory Mosher with the A View From The Bridge creative team including John Lee Beatty in scenic design, lighting design by Peter Kaczorowski, and sound design by Scott Lehrer.

The show’s official opening date is January 24th

Photo: J. Kempin

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Successful West End Play Rights Bought By Movie Mogul

When Steven Spielberg makes a movie he always does it big.

It was announced today that Spielberg has purchased the rights to the novel/play War Horse that is currently in performances at the New London Theatre in London’s West End.

The Oscar nominated writer Lee Hall of Billy Elliot will be writing the screenplay for the movie version of War Horse.

War Horse will be coming to Broadway during the 2011 season.

Photo: Williamson

Comedian Hosting Golden Globes Fashion Police

We have been seeing alot of Joan Rivers lately, from the Broadway red carpets, to her reality show on TV Land, to her hawking her goods on QVC.

It was announced today that Joan will be a E! Fashion Police correspondent on the red carpet for the 2010 Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles on January 17th.

Broadway.tv will be live on the red carpet at the Golden Globes this year and we hope to see Ms. Rivers there as she is always good to us, but Joan be nice if you don’t like our oufits!

Love you Joan!

Photo: N. Barnard

So You Think You Can Dance Judge One Night Only On Broadway

She’s here! Mary Murphy is burning up the dance floor tonight at the Longacre Theatre in New York. Murphy will be dancing in the Broadway hit show Burn The Floor for one night only tonight December 22nd at 7pm.

Murphy will be dancing with ballroom champion Vaidas Skimellis in the show tonight.

Originally we had thought Murphy would be joining the cast until the show ends January 3rd but it looks like you need to rush to the theatre tonight if you want a chance to see the SYTYCD judge in action!

Photo: David Livingston

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