In 2022, London’s Almeida Theatre became home to Elton John‘s campy musical Tammy Faye,about the life of evangelistTammy Faye Bakker. The production ran for just under two months, and positive reviews set the stage for a transfer to Broadway for the 2024-2025 season. The show opened at Palace Theatre on …
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The Avett Brothers washed ashore at New York’s Longacre Theatre on Tuesday night. The folk-rock band made a special appearance during the opening night performance of the Broadway musical Swept Away, which features music from their 2004 album, Mignonette. During an encore, the three-piece band emerged on a boat to …
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It was a wonderful day in Oz when the Wicked Witch of the West died, or so you’d think from the celebratory mood of the residents of Munchkinland. Every man, woman and child were whooping with joy, crying tears of relief, tearing down terrifying posters of the green-hued tyrant like …
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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. Long before the curtain rises and the band strikes up in the pit — you’re going to need to snag a seat in the theater first. But what …
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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. As the highly-anticipated Wicked movie prepares to premiere in just a few weeks, fans can still experience the Tony Award-winning musical, based on the bestselling novel that started …
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Broadway‘s pop-injected Romeo and Juliet revival opened at New York’s Circle in the Square Theatre earlier this month but took a detour last night to unravel on the stage at The Tonight Show With Stephen Colbert. Rachel Zegler brought her leading role as Juliet to the performance of “Man of …
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W ithin minutes of sitting down with each other at Electric Lady Studios in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village, Reneé Rapp and Cynthia Erivo realize that they’re both Capricorns. They gush over how cosmic this meeting is, after years of mutual admiration from afar. “Now it all makes sense!” Erivo says. “A …
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The Steven Spielberg-produced series Smash is finally making its way to Broadway next year. The 2012 musical series, which ran for two seasons, will be adapted for the stage with preview performances beginning March 11, and official performances beginning on April 10 announced on Tuesday, as Deadline reports. Spielberg and …
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Love Broadway and boy bands? Well, get ready for the crossover of all crossovers. ‘NSync member Joey Fatone will return to the Broadway scene for the first time in nearly two decades, joining the cast of the jukebox musical &Juliet. Fatone is best known for his role as a founding …
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Actors from Broadway‘s Newsies, Suffs, and other stage productions are doing their part to encourage people to vote. The actors released a video featuring a medley of remixed Newsies tracks, including renditions of“Carrying the Banner” and “Seize the Day” reframed for the 2024 election. Similar to the Broadway Newsies production, …
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