Last week, the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (Bcrf) held their Virtual Hot Pink Evening, taking their renowned Hot Pink Party to a virtual platform for the second year in a row and featuring a very special live-streamed viewing experience.
The evening raised $6 million – a record for a Bcrf virtual event, to support Bcrf’s global legion of 275 scientists pursuing high-impact breast cancer research that is helping save lives.
Hosted by Elizabeth Hurley, Global Ambassador of The Estée Lauder Companies’ Breast Cancer Campaign, the evening featured appearances by Jordana Brewster, Edie Falco, Cheryl Hines, Patti Labelle, Lisa Ling, Joan Lunden, Carolyn Murphy, Emma Myles, Amy Robach, Molly Sims and others. To hear a special message, please click here.
The evening opened with an all-star performance of “Cabaret” from the musical Cabaret, including breast cancer survivor and Bcrf Advisory Board Member Mandy Gonzalez, Tony Award-nominee Kathryn Gallagher, Bcrf ambassador Carly Hughes, Catherine Brunell,...
The evening raised $6 million – a record for a Bcrf virtual event, to support Bcrf’s global legion of 275 scientists pursuing high-impact breast cancer research that is helping save lives.
Hosted by Elizabeth Hurley, Global Ambassador of The Estée Lauder Companies’ Breast Cancer Campaign, the evening featured appearances by Jordana Brewster, Edie Falco, Cheryl Hines, Patti Labelle, Lisa Ling, Joan Lunden, Carolyn Murphy, Emma Myles, Amy Robach, Molly Sims and others. To hear a special message, please click here.
The evening opened with an all-star performance of “Cabaret” from the musical Cabaret, including breast cancer survivor and Bcrf Advisory Board Member Mandy Gonzalez, Tony Award-nominee Kathryn Gallagher, Bcrf ambassador Carly Hughes, Catherine Brunell,...
- 5/24/2021
- Look to the Stars
Last November’s sold-out, one-night-only benefit concert featuring 79 performers from Disney’s 25 years on Broadway will be streamed April 13 to raise money for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS’ Covid-19 Emergency Assistance Fund.
In addition to the taped performances, live guest interviews with Disney stars from their homes will be interspersed throughout the evening. Ryan McCartan will host the stream live from his family’s basement.
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The event will be streamed at broadwaycares.org, youtube.com/Bcefa and facebook.com/Bcefa. The stream will also be available through media partners Playbill.com, abc7ny.com and the...
In addition to the taped performances, live guest interviews with Disney stars from their homes will be interspersed throughout the evening. Ryan McCartan will host the stream live from his family’s basement.
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The event will be streamed at broadwaycares.org, youtube.com/Bcefa and facebook.com/Bcefa. The stream will also be available through media partners Playbill.com, abc7ny.com and the...
- 4/6/2020
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will soon presents the Broadway Center Stage production of Footloose. The cast is led by J. Quinton Johnson Choir Boy, Hamilton, Broadway Center Stage In the Heights as Ren McCormack, Judy Kuhn Fun Home, Les Misrables as Ethel McCormack, Isabelle McCalla The Prom, Aladdin as Ariel Moore, Michael Park Dear Evan Hansen as Reverend Shaw Moore, and three-time Tony Award nominee Rebecca Luker as Vi Moore Mary Poppins, the Kennedy Center's Little Dancer. They are joined by Joshua Logan Alexander as Chuck, Peter McPoland as Willard Hewitt, Tony Award nominee Michael Mulheren Kiss Me, Kate Bright Star as Coach Dunbar, Lena Owens as Wendy Jo, Nicole Vanessa Ortiz Spamilton as Rusty, and Rema Webb The Color Purple, Violet as Lulu WarnickerEleanor DunbarBetty Blast, Grace Slear and Urleen, with Brandon Burks, Claire Crause, Michele Lee, Jess LeProtto, Gregory Liles, Nick Martinez, Maximilian Sangerman,...
- 9/27/2019
- by TV - Press Previews
- BroadwayWorld.com
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will soon presents the Broadway Center Stage production of Footloose. The cast is led by J. Quinton Johnson Choir Boy, Hamilton, Broadway Center Stage In the Heights as Ren McCormack, Judy Kuhn Fun Home, Les Misrablesas Ethel McCormack,Isabelle McCalla The Prom, Aladdin as Ariel Moore, Michael Park Dear Evan Hansen as Reverend Shaw Moore, and three-time Tony Award nominee Rebecca Luker as Vi Moore Mary Poppins, the Kennedy Center's Little Dancer. They are joined byJoshua Logan Alexander as Chuck, Peter McPoland as Willard Hewitt, Tony Award nominee Michael Mulheren Kiss Me, Kate Bright Star as Coach Dunbar, Lena Owens as Wendy Jo, Nicole Vanessa Ortiz Spamilton as Rusty, and Rema Webb The Color Purple, Violet as Lulu WarnickerEleanor DunbarBetty Blast, Grace Slear and Urleen, with Brandon Burks, Claire Crause, Michele Lee, Jess LeProtto, Gregory Liles, Nick Martinez, Maximilian Sangerman, Jonathan Savage,...
- 9/27/2019
- by Monroe George
- BroadwayWorld.com
Performers from across the spectrum of Disney’s stage productions will participate in a one-night benefit concert marking Disney’s 25th anniversary on Broadway and benefitting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Whoopi Goldberg has also signed up to appear.
Called “Celebrating 25 Magical Years of Disney on Broadway,” the concert will feature performers from Frozen, Tarzan, Beauty and the Beast, along with such other non-Disney Broadway hits as Hamilton and Mean Girls.
The benefit is set for Monday, November 4, at Broadway’s New Amsterdam Theater, currently home to Disney’s Aladdin.
The performer line-up includes Jelani Alladin, Heidi Blickenstaff, Sierra Boggess, Ashley Brown (Mary Poppins), Merle Dandridge, Susan Egan, The View‘s Goldberg, Mandy Gonzalez, Adam Jacobs (Aladdin), Beth Leavel (The Prom), Kara Lindsay Ashley Park (Mean Girls), Krysta Rodriguez, Michael James Scott (Aladdin), Kissy Simmons (The Lion King), Josh Strickland (Tarzan), Rema Webb and Alton Fitzgerald White (The Lion King).
Also planned for the evening is a reunion of the Newsies cast. The musical, based on the 1992 film, ran on Broadway from 2012 to 2014.
Disney on Broadway began in 1993 with Beauty and the Beast, the first of 10 Disney titles, so far, to hit the stage.
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS was founded in 1998 and has raised more than $300 million for essential services for people with HIV/AIDS and other critical illnesses across the United States.
Called “Celebrating 25 Magical Years of Disney on Broadway,” the concert will feature performers from Frozen, Tarzan, Beauty and the Beast, along with such other non-Disney Broadway hits as Hamilton and Mean Girls.
The benefit is set for Monday, November 4, at Broadway’s New Amsterdam Theater, currently home to Disney’s Aladdin.
The performer line-up includes Jelani Alladin, Heidi Blickenstaff, Sierra Boggess, Ashley Brown (Mary Poppins), Merle Dandridge, Susan Egan, The View‘s Goldberg, Mandy Gonzalez, Adam Jacobs (Aladdin), Beth Leavel (The Prom), Kara Lindsay Ashley Park (Mean Girls), Krysta Rodriguez, Michael James Scott (Aladdin), Kissy Simmons (The Lion King), Josh Strickland (Tarzan), Rema Webb and Alton Fitzgerald White (The Lion King).
Also planned for the evening is a reunion of the Newsies cast. The musical, based on the 1992 film, ran on Broadway from 2012 to 2014.
Disney on Broadway began in 1993 with Beauty and the Beast, the first of 10 Disney titles, so far, to hit the stage.
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS was founded in 1998 and has raised more than $300 million for essential services for people with HIV/AIDS and other critical illnesses across the United States.
- 9/26/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Jelani Alladin, a star of the Broadway musical Frozen, will take on the title role in this summer’s new stage adaptation of Disney’s Hercules, with Roger Bart (Broadway’s The Producers) cast as the villainous Hades.
Casting was announced today by The Public Theater for the previously announced adaptation of Disney’s 1997 animated film. The musical, to be presented as part of the Public’s Shakespeare in the Park season, will feature six songs from the Oscar-nominated Alan Menken/David Zippel film score in addition to new songs by the songwriting team.
Hercules will include a new book by Kristoffer Diaz (Glow), choreography by Be More Chill choreographer Chase Brock, and direction by Lear deBessonet. The musical will run for seven nights – Aug. 31-Sept. 8 – at Delacorte Theater, concluding this summer’s free Shakespeare in the Park season.
Also in the cast announced today: Jeff Hiller (Panic), James Monroe Iglehart...
Casting was announced today by The Public Theater for the previously announced adaptation of Disney’s 1997 animated film. The musical, to be presented as part of the Public’s Shakespeare in the Park season, will feature six songs from the Oscar-nominated Alan Menken/David Zippel film score in addition to new songs by the songwriting team.
Hercules will include a new book by Kristoffer Diaz (Glow), choreography by Be More Chill choreographer Chase Brock, and direction by Lear deBessonet. The musical will run for seven nights – Aug. 31-Sept. 8 – at Delacorte Theater, concluding this summer’s free Shakespeare in the Park season.
Also in the cast announced today: Jeff Hiller (Panic), James Monroe Iglehart...
- 6/20/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
In the last four months of the 2017-18 Broadway season, six productions of musicals (four new, two revivals) will open. Could we be seeing any of them contend at this year’s Tony Awards? (Read our preview of the nine plays coming to Broadway this spring.)
Below, we recap the plot of each musical as well as the awards history of its author, cast and creative types and the opening and (where applicable) closing dates.
“Escape to Margaritaville” (previews begin February 16; opens March 15)
In this new jukebox musical consisting of Jimmy Buffett songs, Tully, a part-time bartender, part-time singer, and full-time charmer thinks he’s got life all figured out. Until a beautiful career-minded tourist steals his heart and makes him question everything.
With a book by Emmy winner Greg Garcia (“My Name is Earl”, 2006) and Emmy nominated actor Mike O’Malley (“Glee”, 2010), this production stars Drama Desk nominee Paul Alexander Nolan...
Below, we recap the plot of each musical as well as the awards history of its author, cast and creative types and the opening and (where applicable) closing dates.
“Escape to Margaritaville” (previews begin February 16; opens March 15)
In this new jukebox musical consisting of Jimmy Buffett songs, Tully, a part-time bartender, part-time singer, and full-time charmer thinks he’s got life all figured out. Until a beautiful career-minded tourist steals his heart and makes him question everything.
With a book by Emmy winner Greg Garcia (“My Name is Earl”, 2006) and Emmy nominated actor Mike O’Malley (“Glee”, 2010), this production stars Drama Desk nominee Paul Alexander Nolan...
- 1/31/2018
- by Jeffrey Kare
- Gold Derby
The third episode of our Official Disney on Broadway Podcast,The Pride of The Lion King, is now live. In this episode, we chat with company members whose time with the show ranges from 8 months to 17 years. You will hear about what it is like on and off stage for this very special Broadway family.Interviews include Adrienne Walker Nala, Tshidi Manye Rafiki, Bonita J. Hamilton Shenzi, and Rema Webb Ensemble, Understudy for Sarabi and Shenzi.
- 3/13/2017
- by Disney on Broadway
- BroadwayWorld.com
A version of this article originally appeared on Entertainment Weekly.
Not based in the Big Apple but don’t want to miss the opportunity to catch Ingrid Michaelson, Ellen Burstyn, Ramin Karimloo, and more on stage together?
No fear! Beginning at 8 p.m. Et this Saturday, Entertainment Weekly will be live-streaming the “Concert for America: Stand Up, Sing Out!” fundraising event as it’s happening at The Town Hall in New York.
The concert will mix songs, comedy, and commentary to raise money for five national organizations, including Planned Parenthood, Southern Poverty Law Center, National Immigration Law Center, The Sierra Club Foundation,...
Not based in the Big Apple but don’t want to miss the opportunity to catch Ingrid Michaelson, Ellen Burstyn, Ramin Karimloo, and more on stage together?
No fear! Beginning at 8 p.m. Et this Saturday, Entertainment Weekly will be live-streaming the “Concert for America: Stand Up, Sing Out!” fundraising event as it’s happening at The Town Hall in New York.
The concert will mix songs, comedy, and commentary to raise money for five national organizations, including Planned Parenthood, Southern Poverty Law Center, National Immigration Law Center, The Sierra Club Foundation,...
- 2/22/2017
- by Rachel DeSantis
- PEOPLE.com
One lucky young lady just got the experience of a lifetime! During the My Carnegie Moment event on Tuesday, sponsored by Paramount and the upcoming film Florence Foster Jenkins, aspiring singers got the chance to perform at New York City's iconic Carnegie Hall. Jasmine Holloway took the stage and belted out the climactic song from the Tony-winning Broadway show The Color Purple when she received surprise back-up help from the actual cast, including her mentor, Rema Webb. The emotional moment brought her to tears. "I've just seen your show, I've dreamt of every single one of you," Holloway gushed. During...
- 7/15/2016
- by Mariah Haas, @mariahhaas
- PEOPLE.com
One lucky young lady got the experience of a lifetime during My Carnegie Moment - an event that gives aspiring singers the chance to perform at New York City's iconic Carnegie Hall. Jasmine Holloway belted out the climactic song from the Tony-winning Broadway show The Color Purple when she received surprise back-up help from the actual cast, including her mentor, Rema Webb. The emotional moment brought her to tears. "I've just seen your show, I've dreamt of every single one of you," Holloway gushed. During a conversation with People after the performance, she revealed the reason behind her song choice.
- 7/15/2016
- by Mariah Haas
- PEOPLE.com
Cast members from the Tony-nominated revival of The Color Purple made their way to The Laurie Beechman Theatre on Thursday evening for Broadway Sessions. It became clearpretty darn quickthat we were no longer in a theater- we were at Church These cats can sing like nobody's business. And that's just what they did. They Sang Cast members Rema Webb, Antoine L. Smith, J. Daughtry, Adrianna Hicks, Bre Jackson, Phoenix Best, Akron Watson and Carla R. Stewart were greeted with standing ovation after standing ovation. The cast also shared insights into their audition experiences, told us their favorite 'audience reactions', played a round of 'The Color Purple Pyramid' and joined their voices together for an unforgettable group performance of the show's 11 o'clock number, 'I'm Here.'...
- 6/6/2016
- by Ben Cameron
- BroadwayWorld.com
Jacob Langfelder in partnership with Arts-For-All, Jill Bernard and Rashad Chambers presented a one-night-only concert on Monday, featuring Tony and Grammy Award-winner Jennifer Holliday, along with Fun Home Tony winner Michael Cerveris, Tony-winning star of the upcoming Roundabout Theatre production of She Loves Me, Laura Benanti, and The Color Purple's Rema Webb, along with some of her fellow cast members, including Jennifer Hudson. Click below to watch Holliday's show-stopping performance of 'And I Am Telling You, I'm Not Going' from Dreamgirls and more...
- 1/21/2016
- by BroadwayWorld TV
- BroadwayWorld.com
Jacob Langfelder in partnership with Arts-For-All, Jill Bernard and Rashad Chambers presented a one-night-only concert on Monday, featuring Tony and Grammy Award-winner Jennifer Holliday, along with Fun Home Tony winner Michael Cerveris, Tony-winning star of the upcoming Roundabout Theatre production of She Loves Me, Laura Benanti, and The Color Purple's Rema Webb, along with some of her fellow cast members, including Jennifer Hudson. BroadwayWorld has photos from the event below...
- 1/21/2016
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Jenni Barber, Quentin Earl Darrington, Bradley Dean, Dan Fogler, Ana Gasteyer, Josh Lamon, Aaron Lazar, Alyse Alan Louis and Rema Webb join Jonathan Groff in the Encores Off-Center production of William Finn and James Lapine's A New Brain, running tonight, June 24, through June 27, 2015. The production is directed by James Lapine, with choreography by Josh Prince. BroadwayWorld brings you highlights from the production below...
- 6/25/2015
- by BroadwayWorld TV
- BroadwayWorld.com
Jenni Barber, Quentin Earl Darrington, Bradley Dean, Dan Fogler, Ana Gasteyer, Josh Lamon, Aaron Lazar, Alyse Alan Louis and Rema Webb join Jonathan Groff in the Encores Off-Center production of William Finn and James Lapine's A New Brain, running through June 27, 2015. The production is directed by James Lapine, with choreography by Josh Prince. BroadwayWorld brings photos from the opening night after party below...
- 6/25/2015
- by Walter McBride
- BroadwayWorld.com
Jenni Barber, Quentin Earl Darrington, Bradley Dean, Dan Fogler, Ana Gasteyer, Josh Lamon, Aaron Lazar, Alyse Alan Louis and Rema Webb join Jonathan Groff in the Encores Off-Center production of William Finn and James Lapine's A New Brain, running tonight, June 24, through June 27, 2015. The production is directed by James Lapine, with choreography by Josh Prince. BroadwayWorld brings you highlights from the production below...
- 6/24/2015
- by BroadwayWorld TV
- BroadwayWorld.com
Jenni Barber, Quentin Earl Darrington, Bradley Dean, Dan Fogler, Ana Gasteyer, Josh Lamon, Aaron Lazar, Alyse Alan Louis and Rema Webb join Jonathan Groff in the Encores Off-Center production of William Finn and James Lapine's A New Brain, running tonight, June 24, through June 27, 2015. The production is directed by James Lapine, with choreography by Josh Prince. BroadwayWorld brings you a first look at the cast in action below...
- 6/24/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Jonathan Groff Jenni Barber, Quentin Earl Darrington, Bradley Dean, Dan Fogler, Ana Gasteyer, Josh Lamon, Aaron Lazar, Alyse Alan Louis and Rema Webb will soon star in the Encores Off-Center production of William Finn andJames Lapine's A New Brain, running June 24 - 27, 2015. The production will be directed by James Lapine, with choreography by Josh Prince. Below, we take you inside the rehearsal room with the company...
- 6/18/2015
- by BroadwayWorld TV
- BroadwayWorld.com
Two-time Tony Award winner Sutton Foster, Colin Donnell, Alexander Gemignani, and Tony Award nominee Joshua Henry star in Violet with Ben Davis, Annie Golden, Emerson Steele, Austin Lesch,Anastacia McCleskey, Charlie Pollock, Jacob Keith Watson, Rema Webb and Virginia Ann Woodruff. Violet officially opens on April 20, 2014 at the American Airlines Theatre on Broadway 227 West 42nd Street for a 20-week limited engagement.
- 4/6/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Alexander Gemignani, Ben Davis & More Join Sutton Foster in Violet on Broadway- Full Cast Announced!
Roundabout Theatre Company Todd Haimes, Artistic Director just announced the full cast of Violet. The musical will star two-time Tony Award winner Sutton Foster Violet, Colin Donnell Monty, Alexander Gemignani Father and Tony Award nominee Joshua Henry Flick, and will feature Ben Davis Preacher, Annie Golden Hotel SingerOld Lady, Emerson Steele Young Violet and Austin Lesch, Anastasia McCleskey, Charlie Pollock, Jacob Keith Watson, Rema Webb and Virginia Ann Woodruff.
- 2/13/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Josh Gad (right) with co-stars Rema Webb and Andrew Rannells in The Book of Mormon. Photo by Joan Marcus.One thing that rarely gets said about the devoutly religious is “Boy, they sure do have a great sense of humor about themselves.” But thanks to The Book of Mormon—the wildly popular and Tony-nominated musical now playing at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre in New York—we’ve learned that Mormons aren’t nearly as thin-skinned and humorless as just about every other organized religion on the planet. Not only have Mormons who’ve seen the show not been offended—and there’s a lot in The Book of Mormon to offend, from sex with children to AIDS humor to maggot-infested genitalia—but they actually kind of like it. “Sweet” is the adjective most often used by the Lds faithful when describing the show. Much of the credit belongs to the writers,...
- 6/9/2011
- Vanity Fair
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