I got my Equity card in 1954, when I was offered a job in a Broadway show, TONIGHT IN SAMARKAND starring Louis Jourdan...
Theater message boards became very busy places on September 10, 2009. The curtain had hardly wrung down when theatergoers reached for their blackberries to post their opinions about the first preview of BYE BYE BIRDIE. In fact, there were a few who posted their comments during intermission. Everyone and their grandparents wanted to express their opinions about the 39 year old musical that was being revived by The Roundabout Theatre. At times the chatter became quite acrimonious and the discussions went on for days. It seems that these people forgot that the show had just given its first preview and the house was filled with an audience that had stood on line during one of the hottest days in the summer to get ten dollar tickets for this one performance. Perhaps that's why they felt they had a right to be so vocal about their opinions.
So sit right back, catch the Emmy Awards live on CBS and make sure to check back here on SofaSnark.com for live blogging throughout the night. You can also follow me on Twitter @columbiajames ...
Paul Schultz's new musical 'Eat, Drink & be Merry' is a confused revue of skits following Adam and Eve through centuries of food.
Here are some collected 2009 Oscar Acceptance Speeches
There's a great pleasure in talking to veteran performers. They've been through it all and have many great stories to tell. Such was the case recently in a conversation with dancer/ singer/ actress/comedienne Mitzi Gaynor. This great lady starred in such Hollywood successes as THERE'S NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS with Ethel Merman, THE JOKER IS WILD with Frank Sinatra, the re-make of ANYTHING GOES with Bing Cosby and Donald O'Connor, LES GIRLS with Gene Kelly and SOUTH PACIFIC with Rossano Brazzi. She also wowed television audiences in the 60's and 70's with a series of specials that captivated America and had schoolboys rushing home from sporting events to watch them. Without a doubt, Mitzi Gaynor was a show business phenomenon and she remains one today as she prepares for the public television airing of her new documentary called 'Mitzi Gaynor: Razzle Dazzle! The Special Years.'
If Tracie Thoms' life was written as an old fashioned Broadway musical it would go something like this, 'Girl wants role, girl doesn't get role, girl REALLY wants role, girl finally gets role and then girl REALLY gets role…again.' Sound complicated? Not so much. BroadwayWorld caught up with her and we spoke at length about her thrilling and inspiring 'Quest for Joanne'.
Broadway veteran Anita Gillette appears with Jamie Farr in new comedy at New World Stages and talks about the show and life in theatre and film.
This morning was one of excitement for the 2008 Tony nominees, BroadwayWorld.com was able steal a few joyful moments with some of the talented honorees to share in the celebration!
This week: Best Bet: Rep Stage's Mrs. Farnsworth! Spotlighters goes dark! BPF to perform at the Kennedy Center! News of The Wedding Singer and My Fair Lady tours!
Jennifer Bernhart from Avenue Q talks about performing in a majority of the production's 1500 performances. She also discusses puppetry, teaching newcomers as well as her upcoming children's projects.
It's not every night you have a 'date' with Julie Walters ... most people go through life watching the English national treasure on screen, wondering what she's like in person. I could only ever dream of getting straight forward advice from the leading lady; advice about life, acting, the media industry and chasing dreams. Sound heavy? It wasn't. As I sat in a room with other aspiring 'stars', I was shocked about her frank honesty, easygoing nature and razor sharp wit. You know what… the woman is human after all; she even spilt a drink down her front and tutted at her own clumsiness. Now that, my dear theatre buffs, is real-life showbiz.
Two time Tony nominee Daphne Rubin-Vega talks about her new solo CD, 'Les Miz', the movie version on 'Rent', her early recording deal with Mercury Records and more in this revealing interview.
Reviews of 'Harry On Broadway, Act I', Murney's 'I'm Not Waiting' & Friedman's 'Now and Then'
2 CD Set Includes New Broadway Cast Recording of Roundabout Theatre Company's Critically-Acclaimed Hit Revival of 'The Pajama Game' Starring Harry Connick, Jr., Kelli O'Hara & Michael McKean plus Songs from 'Thou Shalt Not,' Composed and Performed by Harry Connick, Jr. featuring Kelli O'Hara
The original cast recording of the Roundabout Theatre Company's smash revival of The Pajama Game, starring Harry Connick Jr. and Kelli O'Hara, will come with something extra--almost a dozen songs from Connick Jr.'s 2001 Broadway musical Thou Shalt Not
Julia talks about her influences, dream roles, Wicked, Internet chat rooms and more...
A versatile actor and comedian who doubles as an acting coach, Jack Plotnick dishes on such subjects as his latest film Stay, his 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' death scene, his drag alter ego Evie, and his online book 'New Thoughts for Actors'
Currently, Valerie Harper is touring America, starring as Golda Meir in William Gibson's GOLDA'S BALCONY.
All the speeches from all of last night's big winners!
One of the smartest, most tuneful, and most heartfelt new musicals of the season ends its run this weekend at the Connelly.
After Tony in West Side Story, Dear World, and Follies, Kurt Peterson left the world of performing. Now he's back producing Stephen Schwartz's Captain Louie....
Help me come up with the proper adjective to describe this act
We spoke to your favorites to find out what they thought was the most romantic Broadway love song.
From a chorus boy in the original cast of 'Oklahoma!' to a one-man show off-Broadway and a Tony Award in between, George S. Irving has been one of Broadway's most endearing and enduring character men
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