A rock adaptation of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ is making its way to the Great White Way in the 2010-2011 season. The show, called ‘The Last Goodbye’, will be a musical rendition of the classic Bard play, featuring music from the late Jeff Buckley. Songs such as ‘Lover’, ‘You Should’ve Come Over’ and ‘Eternal Life’ will [...]
Actor Liev Schreiber rushed to the aid of a fan in the audience during his Broadway stage performance.
Schreiber was in the middle of the Arthur Miller play A View From the Bridge in New York City on Friday night when the man passed out.
According to a witness, a woman in the audience started screaming for [...]
Javier Bardem is being tipped to star as Count Dracula in a new Broadway play.
Producers hope to land the Spanish-born, Oscar-winning star for a revival of Dracula later this year, according to US reports.
A critic wrote: “Bardem is, of course, the way to go: he’d do for Dracula what Daniel Craig and Hugh Jackman did [...]
Naomi Watts turned out for the opening of Liev Schreiber’s new play in New York.
The actress’s appearance was her first in public for 2010, and her apparel marked the occasion in a stunning champagne-metallic trench coat that surfaced in photos.
Watts was in the audience to support her partner Schreiber for the Broadway premiere of A [...]
While a much desired second reunion tour has yet to be announced, the Spice Girls have another project in the works as their story will be hitting the stage in a musical. Some more concrete details have begun to surface about the efforts to get this done. Sources say that Geri Halliwell has approached Judy [...]
Michelle Williams, a former member of Destiny’s Child, has announced that she will be parting ways with her manager, also known as Beyonce’s dad, Mathew Knowles and Music World Entertainment. In a press release, the singer and Broadway actress explained her decision saying “After much prayer and consideration I have decided to part ways from [...]
Actress Whoopi Goldberg is to make a one-night-only cameo in the Broadway show of The Lion King.
Goldberg, 54, revealed she will be making the appearance while on chat show The View.
The Sister Act star will be in Lion King on January 14 and they will be her first steps on the Broadway stage since she [...]
Despite his cancer diagnosis in October, Andrew Lloyd Webber is no longer fighting prostate cancer as the Broadway legend has gone into remission. He’s still recovering from surgery and treatment to remove his prostate gland and urges everyone to get regular check-ups. The composer considers himself lucky that a dormant E. Coli infection had led [...]
Constantine Maroulis was recently spotted canoodling with NYC socialite Tinsley Mortimer but it seems that it was all for show. The American Idol alum is actually with Tinsley for her CW reality show ‘Empire State’ which is set to air this year. A source said “He was into it, thought she was cute, and he’d [...]
The Hangover star Justin Bartha is to make his Broadway debut, stepping into the role originally announced for TR Knight in the upcoming revival of Lend Me a Tenor, directed by Stanley Tucci.
While reps for the production would not confirm Bartha’s casting, the star of The Hangover and the National Treasure films is listed among [...]
Actress Jennifer Garner has ruled out a speedy return to the Broadway stage because her 2007 stint in New York was too stressful for her family.
The Elektra star made her Broadway debut opposite Kevin Kline in a production of Cyrano de Bergerac, and won high praise for her performance.
But the punishing work schedule made it [...]
Despite wrapping up against the elements, Catherine Zeta Jones did not let New York’s sub-zero stop her from looking glamorous upon exiting a Broadway theatre.
And the gracious star even braved the fierce weather conditions as she emerged from the stage door to stop and chat with theatregoers and sign their programmes.
Catherine is making her Broadway [...]
High School Musical’s Kenny Ortega is attached to direct a movie adaptation of the Broadway show In the Heights.
The 58-year-old, who also directed Michael Jackson’s This Is It movie, has signed to direct the movie for Universal.
Lin-Manuel Miranda composed and wrote the Broadway musical and also starred in the show and will produce the movie [...]
Candy Spelling said she is looking forward to ‘wonderful things’ after reconciling with daughter Tori.
But Candy, 64, wanted to keep details quiet about the reconciliation with Tori, 36, and failed to disclose what she is buying her grandchildren, Liam and Stella, for Christmas.
She told E! Online: “I’m looking forward to a lot of wonderful things. [...]
Sources are saying that Jay-Z, along with Will Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett Smith are investing their hard earned money into the much talked about Broadway musica ‘Fela’. How much these new producers have shelled out is still unknown but it’s been suggested that they all intend to attend the opening night of the [...]
James Bond star Daniel Craig has joked that he ‘drinks a lot’ and uses ‘narcotics’ to unwind after his Broadway performances.
The actor, who is starring in New York in theatre drama A Steady Rain with Hugh Jackman, said he needs to loosen up when he comes off stage – after swearing at a reporter.
Veteran gossip [...]
Reeve Carney has been selected to play the superhero Spider Man in the new Broadway musical, ‘Spider Man, Turn Off the Dark’. A press release was sent out last week, saying “After an exhaustive search that included a casting call tour spanning six cities and thousands of candidates, the producers and creative team have selected [...]
Hollywood actor Denzel Washington is to make a return to Broadway to appear in a revival of the play Fences.
Washington, 54, last appeared on the Broadway stage in 2005 when he played Marcus Brutus in the play Julius Caesar.
He has signed up to play the patriarch in the Maxson family, Tony Maxson, which was originated [...]
Sources are saying that, now that she’s no longer on ‘Melrose Place’, Ashlee Simpson is in negotiation to return to the musical ‘Chicago’ on Broadway. The 25-year old singer/actress moved back to New York City last week, perhaps trying to make it easier for her to do the shows. A source said “She plans on [...]
Hollywood actress Catherine Zeta Jones is reportedly in better shape than ever as she prepares to make her Broadway debut.
Catherine turned 40 in September and she will make her debut in A Little Night Music in December.
It is claimed that her energetic dance routines have helped the Welsh star to slim down to a UK [...]