The Phantom of the Opera, the longest-running musical in Broadway’s history, will stick around a little longer, with the producers announcing an extended final run through April 16. Back in September, it was announced that the smash Andrew Lloyd Webber musical would close Feb. 18, 2023. But as The New …
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She sang it at the Tony’s. She belted it from the Broadway stage. She performed it in Times Square like a month ago. So of course Lea Michele would take to the streets of New York City to open a literal parade with what is apparently her favorite song. Seen …
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Lea Michele belts Fanny Brice’s big opening number, “I’m the Greatest Star,” from the forthcoming original cast recording for the new Broadway revival of Funny Girl. As Michele tells Rolling Stone, “I’m the Greatest Star” “sets the tone” for Funny Girl, capturing Fanny as she lays out her showbiz dreams …
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Joni Mitchell graced Broadway to celebrate the opening night of Almost Famous at Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre in New York City on Thursday. The iconic musician — who showed up with a blue flat cap and her iconic brands — was seen posing with some of the cast, and Cameron …
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Ahead of next week’s opening night on Broadway, the Almost Famous musical — based on Cameron Crowe’s rock film classic — has shared the latest single from its original cast recording, “No Friends.” The production also shared a video of the cast recording the track in New York’s Sear Sound …
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Tony winner Patti LuPone is stepping away from Broadway. After tweeting that she “gave up” her Actor’s Equity Association membership, the Company star tells Rolling Stone that she has officially decided to “resign” from the Broadway performers’ union, seemingly signaling the end of her career on Broadway. “When the run …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Good morning, Broadway! On Friday morning, Lea Michele and her fellow castmates on Funny Girl took the stage on Good Morning America to perform “Don’t Rain on My …
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The Lea Michele Renaissance continued Friday as the Glee star appeared on The Tonight Show to perform “People” from Funny Girl as well as discuss her role in the now-hit Broadway re-revival. A day after the New York Times published a rare re-review of the musical and praised Michele in …
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Last week, Lea Michele made her much-ballyhooed debut in Funny Girl. It’s an understatement to say the casting of the former Glee star was not without controversy: although Michele had long been considered an obvious choice for Fanny Brice in the revival, having publicly campaigned for the role for more …
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A Tony Award shy of the prestigious EGOT, Common is set to make his Broadway debut this winter when the rapper appears in a staging of Between Riverside and Crazy. Eight years after Stephen Adly Guirgis’ Pulitzer Prize-winning play made a splash off-Broadway, the production will come to the Hayes …
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