Jane Lynch to Make Broadway Debut as Miss Hannigan in Annie Revival
Emmy-winning Jane Lynch will make her Broadway debut when she takes over the role of Miss Hannigan in the revival of Annie during May 16 to July 14. read more
Found in: NewsAvenue Q Puppets to Star in PSAs for HIV Awareness
A series of public service announcements about HIV and sex will run on the Logo cable channel and feature three of the puppets from the Tony Award-winning musical, Avenue Q, according to The New York Times.... read more
Found in: TV, NewsNBC Reviving The Sound of Music
The hills will once again be alive with the sound of music, if NBC has their way. According to Vulture, the company announced today that they will broadcast a live performance of the classic musical.... read more
Found in: TV, NewsBack to the Future Might Become A Musical?
And in the latest twist of cultural transgressions, Robert Zemeckis’ 1985 classic _Back To The Future_ might become a Broadway musical. read more
Found in: Movies, NewsSpider-Man Musical Delayed Yet Again
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
Found in: Culture, NewsSpider-Man Musical Gets New Finale
The long-discussed, criticized, and disaster-laden Spider-Man musical, Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark, will now have a new finale. The New York Times reports, “patrons have complained that the show…ended with a thud; previously, a curtain simply fell to the stage after a romantic moment between Peter and his girlfriend, Mary Jane.”... read more
Found in: Culture, NewsDreamWorks Announces First Animated Musical, Monkeys of Bollywood
DreamWorks Pictures, the folks behind hit animated films like Shrek and Antz, is now working on an animated musical called Monkeys of Bollywood, Variety reports.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsSpider-Man: Turn Off the Dark Musical Tops Wicked on Broadway
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
Found in: Culture, NewsRun-D.M.C. Headed to Broadway?
Run-D.M.C. may be following in the footsteps of U2 and Billy Joel. U.K.‘s The Guardian reported last week that producer Paula Wagner is in preliminary talks to create a rap opera featuring the iconic ’80s group’s back catalog.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsSoderbergh preps 3D musical Cleo, GBV pens score
With a four-hour Che epic, a top-shelf legal thriller and a porn-star-led comedy all ahead of him, Steven Soderbergh's next movie had to be big if he wanted to keep up the attention he’s received in recent years. And big it is. The director has tapped Catherine Zeta-Jones, Hugh Jackman and disbanded indie-rock outfit Guided by Voices for Cleo, a 3D rock musical about Cleopatra and her lover Mark Antony. ... read more
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