The Great Gatsby musical, the highest grossing show in Off-Broadway theater Paper Mill Playhouse’s history, will be coming to Broadway this spring.
The musical adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s acclaimed novel will debut at The Broadway Theatre on April 25, the show’s lead producer Chunsoo Shin announced on Tuesday. Directed by Marc Bruni, Jeremy Jordan and Eva Noblezada are set to reprise their Off-Broadway roles as Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan, with previews beginning March 29.
“I am passionate about producing this show because it provides a modern audience with the true essence of idealism that is expressed eloquently in the novel and now on stage,” said Shin in a statement. “The Great Gatsby is a masterpiece that grows and changes as it’s experienced by each new generation, in every culture, and people — and yet, still maintains its uniqueness, with its fascinating characters that burst with vitality.
The musical adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s acclaimed novel will debut at The Broadway Theatre on April 25, the show’s lead producer Chunsoo Shin announced on Tuesday. Directed by Marc Bruni, Jeremy Jordan and Eva Noblezada are set to reprise their Off-Broadway roles as Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan, with previews beginning March 29.
“I am passionate about producing this show because it provides a modern audience with the true essence of idealism that is expressed eloquently in the novel and now on stage,” said Shin in a statement. “The Great Gatsby is a masterpiece that grows and changes as it’s experienced by each new generation, in every culture, and people — and yet, still maintains its uniqueness, with its fascinating characters that burst with vitality.
- 1/16/2024
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A new musical adaptation of The Great Gatsby starring Smash‘s Jeremy Jordan and Hadestown‘s Eva Noblezada will open on Broadway this spring, producers announced today.
The musical begins previews on Friday, March 29, at The Broadway Theatre, with an opening night set for Thursday, April 25. The announcement was made by lead producer Chunsoo Shin.
Direct from a record-breaking, sold-out world premiere at Paper Mill Playhouse last fall, the show features music and lyrics by Tony Award nominees Nathan Tysen (Paradise Square) & Jason Howland (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical), a book by Kait Kerrigan (The Mad Ones), and is staged by award-winning director Marc Bruni (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical) and choreographer Dominique Kelley (Mariah’s Magical Christmas Special).
The Broadway premiere of The Great Gatsby will feature scenic and projection design by Paul Tate de Poo III, costume design by Linda Cho, lighting design by Cory Pattak, sound design by Brian Ronan,...
The musical begins previews on Friday, March 29, at The Broadway Theatre, with an opening night set for Thursday, April 25. The announcement was made by lead producer Chunsoo Shin.
Direct from a record-breaking, sold-out world premiere at Paper Mill Playhouse last fall, the show features music and lyrics by Tony Award nominees Nathan Tysen (Paradise Square) & Jason Howland (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical), a book by Kait Kerrigan (The Mad Ones), and is staged by award-winning director Marc Bruni (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical) and choreographer Dominique Kelley (Mariah’s Magical Christmas Special).
The Broadway premiere of The Great Gatsby will feature scenic and projection design by Paul Tate de Poo III, costume design by Linda Cho, lighting design by Cory Pattak, sound design by Brian Ronan,...
- 1/16/2024
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has just announced initial casting for its Broadway Center Stage production of Guys and Dolls. Helmed by Marc Bruni, the all-star cast will be led by Tony Award winner James Monroe Iglehart as Nathan Detroit, Tony Award winner Jessie Mueller as Miss Adelaide, Steven Pasquale as Sky Masterson, and Tony Award nominee and Grammy Award winner Phillipa Soo as Sarah Brown.
- 8/2/2022
- by Team BWW
- BroadwayWorld.com
In January, the cast and crew of “Trevor: The Musical” reunited at Stage 42 in New York City about four weeks after the show ended its off-Broadway run to freeze the production in time. With eight cameras positioned around the theater, they filmed the show, which is now streaming on Disney+.
“It’s very meaningful that this story can be seen in so many places where kids are going through something that’s akin to what Trevor is going through and will be able to be moved and hopefully inspired by his story,” Marc Bruni, who directed the stage show, told TheWrap.
“Trevor: The Musical” tells the story of a 13-year-old boy who, after an embarrassing incident at school, must find the courage to embark on a journey of self-discovery that includes determining what it means to be a queer teenager. The musical is based on the 1995 Academy Award-winning short film “Trevor,...
“It’s very meaningful that this story can be seen in so many places where kids are going through something that’s akin to what Trevor is going through and will be able to be moved and hopefully inspired by his story,” Marc Bruni, who directed the stage show, told TheWrap.
“Trevor: The Musical” tells the story of a 13-year-old boy who, after an embarrassing incident at school, must find the courage to embark on a journey of self-discovery that includes determining what it means to be a queer teenager. The musical is based on the 1995 Academy Award-winning short film “Trevor,...
- 6/28/2022
- by Katie Campione
- The Wrap
A filmed version of the critically lauded Off Broadway production Trevor: The Musical will debut exclusively on Disney+ Friday, June 24.
Produced by RadicalMedia, Trevor: The Musical follows 13-year-old Trevor (winningly played by newcomer Holden William Hagelberger) as he navigates a “turbulent journey of self-discovery.” The musical is based on the 1995 Academy Award-winning short film Trevor written by Celeste Lecesne and directed by Peggy Rajski, which inspired the nonprofit organization The Trevor Project, now the world’s largest suicide prevention and mental health organization for LGBTQ young people.
The musical had its world premiere at The Writers Theatre in Chicago, and made its Off Broadway debut last November. The filmed version features the original Off Broadway cast: In addition to Hagelberger, the musical stars Mark Aguirre, Aaron Alcaraz, Ava Briglia, Sammy Dell, Tyler Joseph Gay, Ellie Kim, Colin Konstanty, Brigg Liberman, Diego Lucano, Alyssa Emily Marvin, Isabel Medina, Echo Deva Picone,...
Produced by RadicalMedia, Trevor: The Musical follows 13-year-old Trevor (winningly played by newcomer Holden William Hagelberger) as he navigates a “turbulent journey of self-discovery.” The musical is based on the 1995 Academy Award-winning short film Trevor written by Celeste Lecesne and directed by Peggy Rajski, which inspired the nonprofit organization The Trevor Project, now the world’s largest suicide prevention and mental health organization for LGBTQ young people.
The musical had its world premiere at The Writers Theatre in Chicago, and made its Off Broadway debut last November. The filmed version features the original Off Broadway cast: In addition to Hagelberger, the musical stars Mark Aguirre, Aaron Alcaraz, Ava Briglia, Sammy Dell, Tyler Joseph Gay, Ellie Kim, Colin Konstanty, Brigg Liberman, Diego Lucano, Alyssa Emily Marvin, Isabel Medina, Echo Deva Picone,...
- 5/12/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
A new play by Anna Deavere Smith about tennis icon Billie Jean King is in development, with Marc Bruni (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical) set to direct. A reading in August is planned as part of the New York Stage and Film 2022 Summer Season.
Love All is described as the story of “the rise of sports icon and trailblazer for equality Billie Jean King against a backdrop of the social upheaval and countercultural revolutions of the 1960s. A tale of tough competition on the court and gritty teamwork in the world, it asks what it takes to be a champion and what more it takes to change the course of history.”
“As a fan of the theatre,” King said in a statement, “being part of a project like Love All is an honor and honestly a surreal experience and being able to work with brilliant minds like Anna Deavere Smith,...
Love All is described as the story of “the rise of sports icon and trailblazer for equality Billie Jean King against a backdrop of the social upheaval and countercultural revolutions of the 1960s. A tale of tough competition on the court and gritty teamwork in the world, it asks what it takes to be a champion and what more it takes to change the course of history.”
“As a fan of the theatre,” King said in a statement, “being part of a project like Love All is an honor and honestly a surreal experience and being able to work with brilliant minds like Anna Deavere Smith,...
- 4/20/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The long-in-coming return of the musical based on Jerry Lewis’ The Nutty Professor, and a new musical adaptation of the Richard Dreyfuss 1995 film Mr. Holland’s Opus, will receive major regional theater stagings this year, with Maine’s nationally recognized Ogunquit Playhouse announcing the productions for its 2022 season.
This summer’s staging of The Nutty Professor, based on Lewis’ 1963 comedy, with music by Marvin Hamlisch and book and lyrics by Rupert Holmes, will be the first production of the musical since a planned Broadway-bound Nashville world premiere directed by Lewis himself was scuttled 10 years ago with the death of Hamlisch. The musical has not been staged since.
The Ogunquit production, set for July 1 to August 6, will be directed by Marc Bruni, director of the Tony-winning Broadway musical Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. Casting has not been announced.
Following the Nutty Professor engagement, Ogunquit will present the world premiere of Mr. Holland’s Opus,...
This summer’s staging of The Nutty Professor, based on Lewis’ 1963 comedy, with music by Marvin Hamlisch and book and lyrics by Rupert Holmes, will be the first production of the musical since a planned Broadway-bound Nashville world premiere directed by Lewis himself was scuttled 10 years ago with the death of Hamlisch. The musical has not been staged since.
The Ogunquit production, set for July 1 to August 6, will be directed by Marc Bruni, director of the Tony-winning Broadway musical Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. Casting has not been announced.
Following the Nutty Professor engagement, Ogunquit will present the world premiere of Mr. Holland’s Opus,...
- 1/26/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Two of the country’s major theatrical venues announced reopening plans today, with the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles and the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. set to house Broadway productions beginning in November and October, respectively.
In Los Angeles, the Ahmanson’s 2021-22 season will start later than previously announced – instead of an August opening with Daniel Fish’s Tony Award-winning reimagining of Oklahoma!, the venue will now reopen on Nov. 30 with the Jack Thorne-Matthew Warchus staging of A Christmas Carol. (Oklahoma! is now scheduled for September 2022).
Other productions planned for the Ahmanson’s upcoming season are Hadestown, The Lehman Trilogy, and The Prom, among others.
In D.C., the Kennedy Center announced that its new season will kick off on Oct. 13 with Hadestown in the Opera House, followed in December by Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations. At the Center’s Einsenhower Theater,...
In Los Angeles, the Ahmanson’s 2021-22 season will start later than previously announced – instead of an August opening with Daniel Fish’s Tony Award-winning reimagining of Oklahoma!, the venue will now reopen on Nov. 30 with the Jack Thorne-Matthew Warchus staging of A Christmas Carol. (Oklahoma! is now scheduled for September 2022).
Other productions planned for the Ahmanson’s upcoming season are Hadestown, The Lehman Trilogy, and The Prom, among others.
In D.C., the Kennedy Center announced that its new season will kick off on Oct. 13 with Hadestown in the Opera House, followed in December by Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations. At the Center’s Einsenhower Theater,...
- 4/13/2021
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Michael Feinsteinproduced a memorial event at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, featuring performances by Feinstein 'I Won't Send Roses',Kristin Chenoweth'If He Walked Into My Life', Sutton Foster'i Don't Want to Know', Kelli O'Hara'Before the Parade Passes By', Leslie Uggams 'I Am What I Am',Bernadette Peters'Time Heals Everything', Betty Buckley'Hello, Dolly', Klea Blackhurstand Tyne Daly 'Bosom Buddies', John Bolton 'It Takes a Woman', Lorna Luft'Gooch's Song', Ron Raines'Mame', Jason Graae'You I Like', Marilyn Maye 'It's Today', Jeremy Jordan'It Only Takes a Moment', Lee Roy Reams 'The Best of Times', and Debbie Gravitte'Wherever He Ain't', with Alice Borden, Jane Dorian, and Harvey Fierstein, and special video tributes from Angela Lansbury and Paul McCartney. Marc Bruni directed the event with Larry Blank serving as music director, andDon Pippin guest conductor.
- 2/4/2020
- by BroadwayWorld TV
- BroadwayWorld.com
As BroadwayWorld reported last month, Tony Award winning composer and lyricist Jerry Herman passed away at 88 years old. Just yesterday, Broadway united to remember the legend.Michael Feinstein produced a memorial eventat the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, featuring performances byKristin Chenoweth, Harvey Fierstein, Sutton Foster, Kelli O'Hara, Bernadette Peters, Betty Buckley, Klea Blackhurst, Alice Borden, Jane Dorian, Lewis Stadlen, Lorna Luft, Ron Raines, Jason Graae, Marilyn Maye, Jeremy Jordan, Don Pippin, Lee Roy Reams, and Debbie Gravitte, with special video tributes from Angela Lansburyand Paul McCartney. Marc Bruni directed the event with Larry Blank serving as music director.
- 2/4/2020
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Fran Fine is leaving Flushing and heading to Broadway! On Jan. 8, Fran Drescher, who played the iconic character for six years on The Nanny, announced that she's in the process of turning the popular '90s sitcom into a musical. According to Deadline, Drescher is writing the musical with her ex-husband, Peter Marc Jacobson, who also helped her create the show, and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend's Rachel Bloom has signed on to write the music alongside Adam Schlesinger. Marc Bruni, who made his Broadway directorial debut with Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, is set to direct.
"We are so excited to be working on the Broadway musical, The Nanny," Drescher and Jacobson said in a statement. "We're equally excited that the wildly talented Rachel Bloom will be writing the lyrics and music with the fantastic Adam Schlesinger, and to have the brilliant Marc Bruni directing."
The Nanny aired for six years on CBS,...
"We are so excited to be working on the Broadway musical, The Nanny," Drescher and Jacobson said in a statement. "We're equally excited that the wildly talented Rachel Bloom will be writing the lyrics and music with the fantastic Adam Schlesinger, and to have the brilliant Marc Bruni directing."
The Nanny aired for six years on CBS,...
- 1/12/2020
- by Danielle Jackson
- Popsugar.com
Trevor: The Musical, an acclaimed stage adaptation of the 1994 Oscar-winning short film that gave rise to one of the nation’s most prominent Lgbtq organizations, will make its New York debut this April in an Off Broadway staging by Marc Bruni, director of the Tony-winning Beautiful: The Carole King Musical and the recently announced, in-development musical adaptation of Fran Drescher’s The Nanny.
The musical, with choreography by Beautiful‘s Joshua Prince, was announced today and is produced by Roy Furman, a producer or co-producer of such current New York hits as Tina, Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Mean Girls, Dear Evan Hansen, Little Shop of Horrors, and A.B. & W. Productions, the group that’s been developing Trevor since 2013.
Trevor will open in April at Stage 42, the Shubert Organization’s Off Broadway theater district venue that recently housed the hit Yiddish-language production of Fiddler on the Roof. Trevor made its...
The musical, with choreography by Beautiful‘s Joshua Prince, was announced today and is produced by Roy Furman, a producer or co-producer of such current New York hits as Tina, Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Mean Girls, Dear Evan Hansen, Little Shop of Horrors, and A.B. & W. Productions, the group that’s been developing Trevor since 2013.
Trevor will open in April at Stage 42, the Shubert Organization’s Off Broadway theater district venue that recently housed the hit Yiddish-language production of Fiddler on the Roof. Trevor made its...
- 1/9/2020
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
The Nanny is the latest IP to get the Broadway treatment. The New York Times reported on Wednesday that Fran Drescher’s Nineties sitcom, about a Queens fashionista working as a nanny to a posh New York/British family, will be getting its own musical adaptation in the near future.
Drescher, who created and starred in the original television series, is helming The Nanny musical’s development. She will write the book with her original show co-writer/co-creator and ex-husband, Peter Marc Jacobson. Drescher has stated that she will not...
Drescher, who created and starred in the original television series, is helming The Nanny musical’s development. She will write the book with her original show co-writer/co-creator and ex-husband, Peter Marc Jacobson. Drescher has stated that she will not...
- 1/8/2020
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
Fran Fine is heading to Broadway!
Fran Drescher, the creator and star of The Nanny, is adapting her popular show for a Broadway musical alongside her co-creator and ex-husband Peter Marc Jacobson, People confirms.
Drescher, 62, has also recruited Crazy Ex-Girlfriend‘s Rachel Bloom and Adam Schlesinger to write the music. The Broadway production will be directed by Marc Bruni, who was behind the hit production Beautiful: The Carole King Musical.
“We are So excited to be working on the Broadway musical The Nanny,” Drescher and Jacobson said in a statement obtained by People. “We’re equally excited that...
Fran Drescher, the creator and star of The Nanny, is adapting her popular show for a Broadway musical alongside her co-creator and ex-husband Peter Marc Jacobson, People confirms.
Drescher, 62, has also recruited Crazy Ex-Girlfriend‘s Rachel Bloom and Adam Schlesinger to write the music. The Broadway production will be directed by Marc Bruni, who was behind the hit production Beautiful: The Carole King Musical.
“We are So excited to be working on the Broadway musical The Nanny,” Drescher and Jacobson said in a statement obtained by People. “We’re equally excited that...
- 1/8/2020
- by Alexia Fernandez
- PEOPLE.com
The ’90s sitcom The Nanny is being developed into a Broadway musical, with series creators Fran Drescher and Peter Marc Jacobson on board to write the show’s book, while Crazy Ex-Girlfriend‘s Rachel Bloom and Adam Schlesinger will write the music.
The project was announced today by producers Brian Zeilinger and Scott Zeilinger. Marc Bruni (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical) will direct. A production timeline, additional creative team and casting will be announced later.
Bloom, who co-created and starred in CW’s Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, will write the musical’s song lyrics, and share the music writing with Schlesinger. The songwriting team (along with Jack Dolgen) won a 2019 Emmy Award for their Crazy Ex-Girlfriend music.
Said Drescher and Jacobson: “We are So excited to be working on the Broadway musical The Nanny. We’re equally excited that the wildly talented Rachel Bloom will be writing the lyrics and music with the fantastic Adam Schlesinger,...
The project was announced today by producers Brian Zeilinger and Scott Zeilinger. Marc Bruni (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical) will direct. A production timeline, additional creative team and casting will be announced later.
Bloom, who co-created and starred in CW’s Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, will write the musical’s song lyrics, and share the music writing with Schlesinger. The songwriting team (along with Jack Dolgen) won a 2019 Emmy Award for their Crazy Ex-Girlfriend music.
Said Drescher and Jacobson: “We are So excited to be working on the Broadway musical The Nanny. We’re equally excited that the wildly talented Rachel Bloom will be writing the lyrics and music with the fantastic Adam Schlesinger,...
- 1/8/2020
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Fran Drescher’s 1990s sitcom “The Nanny” is being developed as a Broadway-bound stage musical with a score by Emmy winners Rachel Bloom and Adam Schlesinger, producers Brian Zeilinger and Scott Zeilinger announced Wednesday.
Drescher and series co-creator Peter Marc Jacobson will write the book for the show, inspired by Drescher’s own life growing up in Queens, New York, as a Jewish fashionista.
The musical will feature a new score by Adam Schlesinger and “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” creator-star Rachel Bloom, with lyrics by Bloom. Last fall, the duo won an Emmy Award together for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics (“Crazy Ex-Girlfriend”).
Marc Bruni (“Beautiful: The Carole King Musical”) is attached to direct.
Drescher and series co-creator Peter Marc Jacobson will write the book for the show, inspired by Drescher’s own life growing up in Queens, New York, as a Jewish fashionista.
The musical will feature a new score by Adam Schlesinger and “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” creator-star Rachel Bloom, with lyrics by Bloom. Last fall, the duo won an Emmy Award together for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics (“Crazy Ex-Girlfriend”).
Marc Bruni (“Beautiful: The Carole King Musical”) is attached to direct.
- 1/8/2020
- by Thom Geier
- The Wrap
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, one of the most popular Broadway shows in recent seasons and the rare jukebox musical as beloved by critics as by audiences, will end its nearly six-year Broadway run on October 27, producers announced tonight.
Based on the songs of its titular pop legend and her inner circle, Beautiful earned seven Tony nominations in 2014 and won a pair, including one for lead actress Jessie Mueller. The musical will close having played 2,418 regular performances and 60 previews. It’s Broadway’s second-longest-running bio-musical and the longest-running and highest-grossing show in the Stephen Sondheim Theatre’s history.
The production recouped its $13 million capitalization within nine months, but even it wasn’t immune to a generally tough summer for Broadway. In recent weeks, Beautiful has been grossing at about half, or just above half, of its $994,804 weekly potential. Although the summer has been hard on newer shows — with recent or...
Based on the songs of its titular pop legend and her inner circle, Beautiful earned seven Tony nominations in 2014 and won a pair, including one for lead actress Jessie Mueller. The musical will close having played 2,418 regular performances and 60 previews. It’s Broadway’s second-longest-running bio-musical and the longest-running and highest-grossing show in the Stephen Sondheim Theatre’s history.
The production recouped its $13 million capitalization within nine months, but even it wasn’t immune to a generally tough summer for Broadway. In recent weeks, Beautiful has been grossing at about half, or just above half, of its $994,804 weekly potential. Although the summer has been hard on newer shows — with recent or...
- 7/18/2019
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
BroadwayWorld has a first look at the The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts' Broadway Center Stage production of Meredith Willson's The Music Man starring Tony Award nominee Norm Lewis Porgy and Bess as Harold Hill, Tony Award-winning actress Jessie Mueller Waitress, Carousel, Beautiful as Marian Paroo, and Broadway, film, and television star Rosie O'Donnell as Mrs. Paroo. The semi-staged concert production is directed by Marc Bruni Beautiful, Broadway Center Stage How to Succeed... with choreography by Chris Bailey Jerry Springer The Opera, The New Yorkers at Encores and music direction by James Moore Miss Saigon, the Kennedy Center's Follies and Ragtime.
- 2/14/2019
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Review Roundup: Critics Weigh In On Norm Lewis, Jessie Mueller, and Rosie O'Donnell in The Music Man
BroadwayWorld has a first look at the The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts' Broadway Center Stage production of Meredith Willson's The Music Man starring Tony Award nominee Norm Lewis Porgy and Bess as Harold Hill, Tony Award-winning actress Jessie Mueller Waitress, Carousel, Beautiful as Marian Paroo, and Broadway, film, and television star Rosie O'Donnell as Mrs. Paroo. The semi-staged concert production is directed by Marc Bruni Beautiful, Broadway Center Stage How to Succeed... with choreography by Chris Bailey Jerry Springer The Opera, The New Yorkers at Encores and music direction by James Moore Miss Saigon, the Kennedy Center's Follies and Ragtime.
- 2/8/2019
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
BroadwayWorld has a first look at the The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts' Broadway Center Stage production of Meredith Willson's The Music Man starring Tony Award nominee Norm Lewis Porgy and Bess as Harold Hill, Tony Award-winning actress Jessie Mueller Waitress, Carousel, Beautiful as Marian Paroo, and Broadway, film, and television star Rosie O'Donnell as Mrs. Paroo. The semi-staged concert production is directed by Marc Bruni Beautiful, Broadway Center Stage How to Succeed... with choreography by Chris Bailey Jerry Springer The Opera, The New Yorkers at Encores and music direction by James Moore Miss Saigon, the Kennedy Center's Follies and Ragtime.
- 2/7/2019
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Carole King surprised the Broadway audience at last night’s fifth-anniversary performance of Beautiful, the musical about her journey through the music business, performing the title song that caps the show.
The moment, which recreates King’s triumphant 1971 Carnegie Hall concert, brought audience members to their feet. (See video below.)
After the finale, King joined the cast during the curtain call, appearing alongside Chilina Kennedy, who currently plays the lead role. After King and the cast performed the encore (“I Feel The Earth Move”), she reflected on the phenomenon the show has become.
“What a night!” King said. “It was amazing to be a part of this. This musical has been such a magical experience. To be here and celebrate our fifth anniversary with so much joy and love is amazing.”
In a press release, producers Paul Blake and Mike Bosner described the show as “an experience unlike any other.
The moment, which recreates King’s triumphant 1971 Carnegie Hall concert, brought audience members to their feet. (See video below.)
After the finale, King joined the cast during the curtain call, appearing alongside Chilina Kennedy, who currently plays the lead role. After King and the cast performed the encore (“I Feel The Earth Move”), she reflected on the phenomenon the show has become.
“What a night!” King said. “It was amazing to be a part of this. This musical has been such a magical experience. To be here and celebrate our fifth anniversary with so much joy and love is amazing.”
In a press release, producers Paul Blake and Mike Bosner described the show as “an experience unlike any other.
- 1/13/2019
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced today that Broadway, film, and television star Rosie O'Donnell will play Mrs. Paroo in the Broadway Center Stage production of Meredith Willson's The Music Man. O'Donnell joins Tony Award nominee Norm Lewis Porgy and Bess as Harold Hill and Tony Awardwinning actress Jessie Mueller Waitress, Carousel, Beautiful as Marian Paroo in the starry semi-staged concert production directed by Marc Bruni Beautiful, Broadway Center Stage How to Succeed with choreography by Chris Bailey Jerry Springer The Opera, The New Yorkers at Encores and music direction by James Moore Miss Saigon, the Kennedy Center's Follies and Ragtime.
- 1/8/2019
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
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