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Lin-Manuel Miranda – Alexander Hamilton Rap – Video 0

Thursday, November 19, 2009, 05:20 PM | Broadway

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I heart Lin-Manuel Miranda.

Here’s a fantastic video clip of Lin-Manuel’s “Alexander Hamilton” from the White House.

Watch the video here:

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Hugh Jackman and the Obama Condom Vendor 2

Wednesday, November 18, 2009, 12:53 AM | Broadway, Film

Hugh Jackman strolls with daughter Ava Eliot in New York, and takes her for an ice cream treat. At one point Hugh is approached by a street vendor with an “Obama Condom” sign.

I wonder what that condom does! Maybe it makes you feel presidential.

We love Hugh!

More pictures:

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Hugh Jackman – At Play with Daughter Ava – Video 1

Tuesday, November 3, 2009, 04:20 AM | Broadway

Hugh Jackman playing with his daughter Ava at a playground in the West Village, New York City yesterday. What a great dad! My paparazzi subscription has been showing a lot of Hugh pics lately and I’d thought I’d share.

Hugh Jackman is starring in “A Steady Rain” with Daniel Craig on Broadway.

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Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Kym Johnson to Join Burn the Floor on Nov. 27 2

Friday, October 30, 2009, 03:25 PM | Broadway, Dancing with the Stars

Broadway’s ballroom dance show “Burn the Floor” welcomes back Dancing with the Stars’ Maksim Chmerkovskiy to the cast on Nov. 27. Kym Johnson will also make her Broadway debut.

Mary Murphy of So You Think You Can Dance will perform for a one-night-only performance on Dec. 22.

Has anybody seen this show? Should I go?

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Mary Murphy To Join “Burn The Floor” on Broadway 0

Monday, October 26, 2009, 04:55 PM | Broadway, So You Think You Can Dance

So You Think You Can Dance judge Mary Murphy is joining the cast of “Burn the Floor” on Broadway on Dec. 22. She will be partnered with ballroom champion Vaidas Skimelis. The show has featured SYTYCD dance alum including: Artem Chigvintsev, Anya Garnis and Pasha Kovalev, as well as Dancing with the Stars’ Karina Smirnoff and Maksim Chmerkovskiy.

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Spider-Man The Musical Delayed 0

Friday, October 23, 2009, 01:18 PM | Broadway

Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark was supposed to begin previews on Feb. 25 and open in March, but that’s not happening according to the New York Times. There’s a lot of pre-prdocution and casting work to be done due to delays last August. No timetable has been announced.

I hope it still happens!

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Shrek The Musical To Close Jan. 3 2

Thursday, October 22, 2009, 10:30 AM | Broadway, Remaindered Links

Declining ticket sales over the past few months were not enough to cover weekly running costs. This was Dreamwork’s first attempt in competing with Disney on Broadway.

DreamWorks theatrical productions said that this does not mean other DreamWorks film titles won’t be turned into live theater someday such as “Prince of Egypt” and “Kung Fu Panda.”

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Adam Shankman To Direct “Rock of Ages” The Movie 3

Tuesday, October 20, 2009, 12:30 PM | Broadway, Film

Hairspray director and So You Think You Can Dance judge Adam Shankman is signing on to direct and choreograph Rock of Ages, the screen version of the Broadway musical for New Line Cinema. The film will begin production by next summer, and will be released by Warner Bros. in 2011.

Will the movie feature (ahem) Tony Award-nominated Constantine Maroulis who is currently headlining the Broadway musical?

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Phantom of the Opera Sequel – Love Never Dies (or Phantom of Coney Island) 1

Thursday, October 8, 2009, 01:46 PM | Broadway, Remaindered Links

Andrew Lloyd Webber Thursday unveiled his latest musical “Love Never Dies,” a sequel to the hit show “The Phantom of the Opera”. “Love Never Dies” continues the story of The Phantom, who has left his lair at the Paris Opera House and, 10 years later, is haunting the fairgrounds of New York’s Coney Island. The show then opens in New York on November 11 and in Australia in 2011.

Ughh.

Read it at Reuters

Cheyenne Jackson to Join “30 Rock”? Comments Off

Thursday, October 1, 2009, 02:29 PM | Broadway, Remaindered Links

EOnline’s Ted Casablanca is reporting that Cheyenne Jackson has signed up for a recurring role on “30 Rock.” If that’s true, then I’m going to have to add the show to my Tivo again. We love Cheyenne!

Read it at AfterElton

Hugh Jackman Stops Broadway Show After Cellphone Rings 1

Tuesday, September 29, 2009, 08:08 AM | Broadway, Remaindered Links

During a preview performance of “A Steady Rain” starring Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig, an audience member’s cellphone rings. Hugh Jackman stops the show in character.

Really guys, turn your phone off. Also, don’t use your BlackBerry while you are in the theater. The light from the screen is distracting. And don’t get me started with the ice chewing after intermission.

On another note: what a great time to watch a play on Broadway this season. Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig are in A Steady Rain, and Jude Law is getting rave reviews in Hamlet. Broadway is heaven right now I bet..

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Danny Tidwell – Memphis the Musical Comments Off

Tuesday, September 15, 2009, 04:48 AM | Broadway

Memphis the Musical will start previews on Sept. 23 at the Shubert Theatre.

This will be Danny Tidwell’s Broadway debut! I’m so excited. The cast performed in Times Square over the weekend for Broadway on Broadway.

Incidentally, Katie Webber, an American Idol Season Three Semi-Finalist is also in the cast.

(Thanks Jonathan for the picture)

Avenue Q Moves Off-Broadway 3

Monday, September 14, 2009, 03:22 PM | Broadway, Remaindered Links

Yesterday was Avenue Q’s last show on Broadway. However, the producers went on stage to announce that the show was moving to a smaller theater Off-Broadway. The show will play at the New World Stages theater beginning Oct. 9.

This is great news! Avenue Q is one of my favorite shows ever, and it’s good to be able to still watch it even in a smaller venue. It might even be better with a more intimate audience.

This show is where I learned that everyone’s a little bit racist and that the Internet is for porn!

Avenue Q

Neil Haskell Joins Cast of F#@king Up Everything Comments Off

Tuesday, September 8, 2009, 04:31 PM | Broadway, Remaindered Links, So You Think You Can Dance

Yay! Neil Haskell has joined the cast of the New York Musical Theatre Festival production of F#@king Up Everything, which begins performances Oct. 6 at the 45th Street Theater.

Neil just recovered from his injury while performing on 9 to 5 on Broadway. I need to buy tickets. Hopefully I will find someone to watch with me.

Read it at Playbill / Via @NeilHaskell

Taye Diggs and Idina Menzel Welcome a Son 1

Thursday, September 3, 2009, 02:19 PM | Broadway, Remaindered Links

Congratulations! Idina Menzel gave birth Wednesday to a son, Walker Diggs.

Read it at People

Jeremy Piven Wins Arbitration Against Producers – Sushi Gate 1

Friday, August 28, 2009, 01:14 AM | Broadway, Remaindered Links

Mercury-poisoning advocate Jeremy Piven is still an asshat.

Read it at People

Will Wingfield of SYTYCD Joins the Cast of In The Heights 2

Tuesday, August 25, 2009, 01:25 PM | Broadway, So You Think You Can Dance

I’m going to have to watch In the Heights again!

Will Wingfield from So You Think You Can Dance Season 4 will take over the role of Graffiti Pete in In The Heights starting Aug. 26! How exciting. This is one of the major roles with lots of dancing and even a few lines in 96,000.

Go Will!

Read it at TheaterMania

Spider-Man The Musical – Is It Dead? Comments Off

Wednesday, August 12, 2009, 04:15 PM | Broadway, Remaindered Links

The NY Post reports: “the actors have been released from their contracts, with no incentive (i.e., money) to hang around waiting for the production to get back on track.”

Oh no!

Read it at the NY Post

Spider-Man The Musical Halted Comments Off

Friday, August 7, 2009, 12:04 PM | Broadway

Variety reported that work both in the shop constructing the physical production and in the theater where “Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark” is due to open have stopped this week. There seems to some issues with finances.

Oh no!

Read it at Variety