Tough Brooke Shields has told how she soldiered on with rehearsals for a new Broadway show despite hurting her hand” and did not even see a doctor until three weeks later. The former child star suffered the injury rehearsing a dance scene for musical Leap of Faith. But she did not make a fuss about [...]
Andrew Lloyd Webber has reportedly struck a deal with Xbox to create a new karaoke type game using the musical genius’ extensive catalogue of songs. Actually, the contract between the gaming company and the Broadway giant gives Xbox licensing fees to add Andrew’s music to games they distribute, including the planned singing game. I can [...]
Al Pacino’s hit production of The Merchant of Venice is heading to Broadway according to reports. The Oscar-winning star has been wowing audiences at Central Park’s Delacorte Theatre in Manhattan playing the villain Shylock. But the production is set to relocate after producers struck a deal for an eight-week Broadway run in autumn, National Public [...]
Tate Donovan is headed back to Broadway and is set to star in a new play, Good People, by David Lindsay-Abaire, it has been confirmed. Oscar-winner Frances McDormand is also slated to star alongside Donovan. The production, which explores making it in the US, will be directed by Tony Award winner Daniel Sullivan, Access Hollywood [...]
According to Broadway actor Reed Kelly’s MySpace page, he has split from American Idol alum Clay Aiken after two years together. The actor’s relationship status was changed to “single” and he was listening to Christina Aguilera’s break up/cheating song ‘You Lost Me’ which has led people to believe that their relationship is over and potentially [...]
Theatre veterans Vanessa Redgrave and James Earl Jones are set to star in a Broadway production of Driving Miss Daisy, it has been reported. The Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Alfred Uhry will open in October, producers Jed Bernstein and Adam Zotovich have announced. Redgrave and Jones are both Tony Award-winners. The 1989 big-screen adaptation of [...]
Daniel Radcliffe will be treading the boards next year after he revealed he is headed to Broadway. The Harry Potter star will appear in a revival of the musical How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying. “I’m coming back to Broadway,” Radcliffe proclaimed to Access Hollywood. “We open, hopefully, in the spring. “It’s very [...]
Director Sam Mendes has signed up to direct the West End adaptation of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The 44-year-old filmmaker, who recently announced his split with wife Kate Winslet, reportedly will direct the stage version of the book, which is scheduled to open in London during Christmas 2011. A Broadway version of the show [...]
Catherine Zeta-Jones has been forced to cancel another performance in her Broadway show after she continues to battle a “viral infection”. The Welsh-born actress is said to be struggling to speak after falling ill. Zeta-Jones, 40, nominated for a Tony award for her role in A Little Night Music, has now missed five shows in [...]
Jessica Biel is to star in the Broadway adaptation of Pedro Almodóvar’s 1988 flick Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown, according to reports. The Minnesota-born actress and girlfriend of Justin Timberlake will take on the lead role of Pepa in her first Broadway role in the play, which will be directed by Bartlett [...]
The singer is apparently going to be staring in a Broadway musical called “In the Heights”. Moreover, Jordin Sparks will be playing Rosario, the lead character. The singer had this to say on the matter: “It’s always been one of my dreams to perform on Broadway. This is a brand new experience for me. I [...]
Daniel Radcliffe is heading back to Broadway to perform in How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying. After baring all in Equus, the Harry Potter actor will return to Broadway fully clothed in a revival of the 1961 Tony Award winner. Opening next spring, the 20-year-old star will play J. Pierrepont Finch, who starts [...]
Robin Wright, 43, is headed for Broadway to appear in a revival of Pulitzer Prize-winning play Talley’s Folly. Wright will star alongside Richard Schiff in what will be a Broadway debut for both actors. She previously went by the surname Wright Penn as the wife of Sean Penn. The couple are going through a divorce. [...]
‘Next Fall’, the first Broadway play produced by Sir Elton John and his partner David Furnish, is being praised by the critics! The play is the story of “a gay couple whose relationship is changed by a tragic accident”. Theatre critics are giving the play, which opened in New York last week, rave reviews, calling [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
