Billy Corgan Considering Writing Music for Broadway?

By John Barrett at 5:36 PM on December 14, 2011

An article published yesterday in the New York Post reported that The Smashing Pumpkins' lead singer, lead guitarist and songwriter Billy Corgan is interested in composing music for musical theater, specifically a Broadway production.  read more

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The Book of Mormon Triumphs at 2011 Tony Awards

By Caitlin Peterkin at 12:02 PM on June 13, 2011

Writers Trey Parker and Matt Stone have already shown they’re masters of comedy for the small screen. Their Emmy award-winning South Park has remained Comedy Central’s highest-rated show throughout its 15-season run. But at last night’s 2011 Tony Awards, the duo proved their satirical genius extends beyond television....  read more

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Once to Become Off-Broadway Production

By Carey Hodges at 2:05 PM on June 6, 2011

Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, who make up the on-hiatus duo The Swell Season — perhaps best known for starring in 2006’s Once (the pair won an Oscar for best original song) — have written the music and lyrics for the film’s upcoming stage adaptation....  read more

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A Rocky Musical in the Works?

By Caitlin Peterkin at 5:15 PM on June 3, 2011

With Sister Act and Catch Me If You Can both nominated for Best Musical for the 2011 Tony Awards, it appears that stage adaptations of movies are becoming more and more successful. Perhaps that’s why a Rocky musical is currently in the works....  read more

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Samuel L. Jackson to Make Broadway Debut as Martin Luther King

By Wyndham Wyeth at 11:32 AM on April 15, 2011

Samuel L. Jackson will make his Broadway debut portraying Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr....  read more

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Chris Rock to Make His Broadway Debut Next Week

By Bo Moore at 11:00 AM on March 8, 2011

Chris Rock is set to make his Broadway debut on March 15 when The Motherfucker With The Hat begins previews. He will star as a recovery counselor in the blue-collar comedy, which Rock describes as “The Honeymooners with drugs.”...  read more

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Spider-Man Musical Delayed Yet Again

By Bo Moore at 10:37 AM on February 10, 2011

Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark has been riddled with myriad problems and delays. We recently reported that the production, for which U2’s Bono and The Edge have contributed music, was pushed back from its already-delayed Jan. 11 scheduled release to sometime in February. Next, an ending change pushed the date into mid-March, with previews ending Feb 6....  read more

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Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark Musical Tops Wicked on Broadway

By Nathan Spicer at 2:59 PM on January 11, 2011

Despite the array of negative press attached to Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, the musical featuring music from Bono and The Edge of U2, it still took the top spot as the highest-grossing Broadway show last week....  read more

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The Goonies Coming to Broadway?

By Bonnie Stiernberg at 1:00 PM on November 1, 2010

Our fingers are crossed for a line of chorus girls doing the Truffle Shuffle...  read more

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Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong Joins American Idiot Broadway Cast

By Beca Grimm at 11:12 AM on September 27, 2010

American Idiot, the Green Day-inspired rock opera, will mark vocalist/guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong’s debut on Broadway. Armstrong composed and co-penned the Tony Award-winning musical, and he’ll plays St. Jimmy in it Sept. 28-Oct. 3 at the St. James Theatre....  read more

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