WNBC’S “SATURDAY TODAY IN NEW YORK”
GOES BACK STAGE AT
DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2ND 9:30am – 10am
On Saturday, February 2nd, WNBC’S “Saturday Today in New York” will go back stage with Sierra Boggess and Tituss Burgess, stars of Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID. “Saturday Today in New York” airs locally on WNBC (channel 4).
Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID is currently plying at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.
Walt Disney Records will release THE LITTLE MERMAID original Broadway cast recording on Tuesday, February 26.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW OPENING NIGHT VIDEO FROM DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID
Disney Theatrical Productions (Thomas Schumacher, Producer) is proud to present the Broadway production of THE LITTLE MERMAID, based on the Disney film and the classic fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. The company features Sierra Boggess as ‘Ariel,’ Sean Palmer as ‘Prince Eric,’ Norm Lewis as ‘King Triton,’ Tituss Burgess as ‘Sebastian,’ Eddie Korbich as ‘Scuttle,’ Jonathan Freeman as ‘Grimsby,’ Derrick Baskin as ‘Jetsam,’ Tyler Maynard as ‘Flotsam,’ Trevor Braun and Brian D'Addario as ‘Flounder,’ and Sherie Rene Scott as ‘Ursula.’
THE LITTLE MERMAID takes place in a magical kingdom beneath the sea, where a beautiful young mermaid named Ariel longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above. But first, she’ll have to defy her father, the king of the sea, escape the clutches of an evil sea witch and convince a prince that she’s the girl with the perfect voice.
Led by the award-winning director, Francesca Zambello, some of the theatre’s most innovative artists have collaborated to create THE LITTLE MERMAID. The score features the classic songs: “Part of Your World,” “Kiss the Girl” and the Academy Award®-winning Best Original Song, “Under the Sea,” composed by eight-time Academy Award® winner Alan Menken and his longtime collaborator, the late Howard Ashman, as well as 10 new songs by Mr. Menken and lyricist Glenn Slater. The book for the new musical is by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award®-winning playwright Doug Wright.
The playing schedule for THE LITTLE MERMAID is as follows: Tuesday – Saturday evenings at 8pm, Wednesday and Saturday matinees at 2pm, and Sunday matinees at 3pm. Tickets for are $51.50 - $121.50 (includes a $1.50 facility fee), available through Ticketmaster at (212) 307-4747, online at www.DisneyOnBroadway.com, or in-person at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (205 West 46th Street).
For more information on Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID, visit www.DisneyOnBroadway.com.
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Thursday, January 31, 2008
NEWS FROM THE LITTLE MERMAID
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
NEWS FROM THE LITTLE MERMAID
SIERRA BOGGESS OF
DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID
FEATURED ON
NBC’S “WEEKEND TODAY”
On Saturday, Sierra Boggess, star of Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID performed “Part of Your World” live in-studio on NBC’s “Weekend Today.”
Click here to watch:
http://video.msn.com/?mkt=en-us&fg=rss&vid=46f4c3e4-e42a-4bd4-873d-5a45e615c486&from=im_default
Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID is currently plying at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. The playing schedule for THE LITTLE MERMAID is as follows: Tuesday – Saturday evenings at 8pm, Wednesday and Saturday matinees at 2pm, and Sunday matinees at 3pm. Tickets for are $51.50 - $121.50 (includes a $1.50 facility fee), available through Ticketmaster at (212) 307-4747, online at www.DisneyOnBroadway.com, or in-person at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (205 West 46th Street).
Walt Disney Records will release THE LITTLE MERMAID original Broadway cast recording on Tuesday, February 26.
For more information on Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID, visit www.DisneyOnBroadway.com.
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www.DisneyOnBroadway.com
Monday, January 28, 2008
NEWS FROM THE LITTLE MERMAID
SIERRA BOGGESS OF
DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID
TO APPEAR ON
ABC’S “THE VIEW”
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1st 11am – 12pm
On Friday, February 1st, Sierra Boggess, star of Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID will perform on ABC’s “The View.” Boggess, who plays ‘Ariel,’ will perform “Part of Your World.” “The View” airs nationally on ABC (channel 7, WABC in the tri-state area). Check local listings.
Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID is currently playing at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.
Walt Disney Records will release THE LITTLE MERMAID original Broadway cast recording on Tuesday, February 26.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW OPENING NIGHT VIDEO FROM DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID
Disney Theatrical Productions (Thomas Schumacher, Producer) is proud to present the Broadway production of THE LITTLE MERMAID, based on the Disney film and the classic fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. The company features Sierra Boggess as ‘Ariel,’ Sean Palmer as ‘Prince Eric,’ Norm Lewis as ‘King Triton,’ Tituss Burgess as ‘Sebastian,’ Eddie Korbich as ‘Scuttle,’ Jonathan Freeman as ‘Grimsby,’ Derrick Baskin as ‘Jetsam,’ Tyler Maynard as ‘Flotsam,’ John Treacy Egan as ‘Chef Louis,’ Trevor Braun and Brian D'Addario alternating as ‘Flounder,’ and Sherie Rene Scott as ‘Ursula.’
THE LITTLE MERMAID takes place in a magical kingdom beneath the sea, where a beautiful young mermaid named Ariel longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above. But first, she’ll have to defy her father, the king of the sea, escape the clutches of an evil sea witch and convince a prince that she’s the girl with the perfect voice.
Led by the award-winning director, Francesca Zambello, some of the theatre’s most innovative artists have collaborated to create THE LITTLE MERMAID. The score features the classic songs: “Part of Your World,” “Kiss the Girl” and the Academy Award®-winning Best Original Song, “Under the Sea,” composed by eight-time Academy Award® winner Alan Menken and his longtime collaborator, the late Howard Ashman, as well as 10 new songs by Mr. Menken and lyricist Glenn Slater. The book for the new musical is by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award®-winning playwright Doug Wright.
The playing schedule for THE LITTLE MERMAID is as follows: Tuesday – Saturday evenings at 8pm, Wednesday and Saturday matinees at 2pm, and Sunday matinees at 3pm. Tickets for are $51.50 - $121.50 (includes a $1.50 facility fee), available through Ticketmaster at (212) 307-4747, online at www.DisneyOnBroadway.com, or in-person at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (205 West 46th Street).
For more information on Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID, visit www.DisneyOnBroadway.com.
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www.DisneyOnBroadway.com
NEWS FROM COME BACK,LITTLE SHEBA
COME BACK LITTLE SHEBA’S
S. EPATHA MERKERSON
TO APPEAR ON ABC’S “THE VIEW”
TOMORROW, JANUARY 29
“S. Epatha Merkerson is a marvel
in a performance that stops the heart.”
- Ben Brantley, The New York Times
S. Epatha Merkerson, who recently opened to rave reviews in Manhattan Theatre Club’s production of COME BACK, LITTLE SHEBA, will be a featured guest on ABC’s “The View” tomorrow, January 29. “The View” airs locally on WABC (Channel 7) at 11 AM. Check local listings for airings outside the tri-state area.
Merkerson will sit down with the hosts of “The View” including Whoopi Goldberg and Sherri Shepherd, both of whom attended the opening night of COME BACK, LITTLE SHEBA.
Merkerson, an Emmyâ and Golden Globeâ winning actress and Tony Awardâ nominee, has been hailed by critics for her performance as Lola in William Inge’s COME BACK, LITTLE SHEBA.
Michael Kuchwara of the Associated Press said, “Merkerson is JUST ABOUT PERFECT, radiating genuine warmth and generosity.”
Hilton Als of the The New Yorker called her performance, “REMARKABLE.”
Terry Teachout of The Wall Street Journal called Merkerson, “A STAGE ACTRESS OF THE FIRST RANK. She brings Lola's melancholy and yearning to life with such soft-spoken understatement that you feel as though you'd wandered through the back door of her house and sat down at her kitchen table for a chat.”
In COME BACK, LITTLE SHEBA, Merkerson is joined by Drama Desk Award winner and Tony nominee Kevin Anderson (Death of a Salesman, Orphans). The cast of this new production also includes Joseph Adams (“Dirty Sexy Money”), Chad Hoeppner (Butley), Daniel Damon Joyce (Broadway debut), Lyle Kanouse (Big River), Zoe Kazan (The Prime of Miss Jean Brody), Brian J. Smith (The Fabulous Life of a Size Zero), Keith Randolph Smith (Jitney), Brenda Wehle (Talking Heads) and Matthew J. Williamson (“Will & Grace”).
Lola (Merkerson) is a faded beauty queen trapped in a lonely marriage to Doc (Anderson), a recovering alcoholic on the brink of relapse. When a pretty young woman becomes a boarder in their cluttered Midwest home, their lives are unsettled as unspoken passions rise to the surface. As the emptiness of their marriage is laid bare, can they find their way back to each other or will they be undone? This new look at William Inge’s great American story is an absorbing tale of lost hopes and unfulfilled promise, told with unflinching honesty and heartbreaking power.
The creative team for the production includes: James Noone (scenic design), Jennifer von Mayrhauser (costume design), Jane Cox (lighting design), Obadiah Eaves (sound design), Peter Golub (original music), J. David Brimmer (fight director), and David Caparelliotis (casting).
Under the leadership of Artistic Director Lynne Meadow and Executive Producer Barry Grove, MTC has become one of the country’s most prominent and prestigious theatre companies. MTC productions have earned a total of 16 Tony Awards and five Pulitzer Prizes as well as numerous other awards. Renowned MTC productions include LoveMusik; Blackbird; Translations; Shining City; Rabbit Hole; Doubt; Proof; The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife; Kimberly Akimbo; Love! Valour! Compassion!; Sylvia; Four Dogs and a Bone; Putting It Together; Lips Together, Teeth Apart; Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune; Crimes of the Heart; and Ain’t Misbehavin’.
In 2003, MTC reopened Broadway’s landmark, long-neglected Biltmore Theatre, following a two-year, $35 million capital campaign. In addition, to the Biltmore, MTC’s operates two theatres at New York City Center, its Off-Broadway home since 1984.
During Meadow’s sabbatical this season, Daniel Sullivan, a close associate of MTC and director of several Manhattan Theatre Club productions (Rabbit Hole, Brooklyn Boy, Sight Unseen, Proof, Psychopathia Sexualis), is serving as Acting Artistic Director. Sullivan will continue consulting with Meadow and MTC's artistic staff on the planning of the 2007-2008 season. Meadow will return to MTC for the 2008-2009 season and will consult on the planning of that season.
TICKET INFORMATION:
Tickets to COME BACK, LITTLE SHEBA are available by calling Telecharge.com at (212) 239-6200, (800) 432-7250 outside the NY metro area, online at Telecharge.com, and at the Biltmore Theatre box office (261 West 47th Street, between Broadway and 8th Avenue). For group ticket information, call (800) 432-7780. Tickets range in price from $46.50-96.50. Student rush tickets are available the day of the performance at the Biltmore Theatre box office for $26.50.
For information on how to subscribe please visit www.ManhattanTheatreClub.com.
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
Tuesday – Saturday at 8 PM. Matinees on Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday at 2 PM.
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NEWS FROM A BRONX TALE
A BRONX TALE'S CHAZZ PALMINTERI FEATURED ON NBC’S “THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO”
MONDAY, JANUARY 28
Chazz Palminteri, star and writer of Broadway's A BRONX TALE will be a guest on NBC’s “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” on Monday, January 28th at 11:35 pm Eastern/Pacific and 10:35pm Central/Mountain. “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” airs locally on Channel 4-WNBC.
A BRONX TALE has extended its Broadway engagement at the Walter Kerr Theatre (219 West 48th Street) through February 24, 2008 due to popular demand. The show, directed by Tony Award-winner Jerry Zaks, opened on Broadway Thursday, October 25. A BRONX TALE was first mounted off Broadway in 1989 and helped establish Palminteri as a writer and actor with a distinct voice. In A BRONX TALE, Palminteri brings 18 characters to vivid life, depicting a rough childhood on Bronx streets populated by a cast of friends and enemies. Performing the show in Los Angeles and New York, Palminteri caught the attention of studios, producers and directors – all of whom wanted to make the film version – without him. Palminteri turned down a million dollar offer for the film rights, despite having $200 in his bank account at the time. Robert DeNiro came to see the show, and brought both it and Palminteri to the screen, making his directorial debut in the process. A BRONX TALE produced on Broadway by Go Productions in association with Jujamcyn Theaters. Set design is by James Noone, lighting design by Paul Gallo, and original music and sound design by John Gromada. Mr. Palminteri's wardrobe is supplied by Italian menswear designer ISAIA. Playing schedule: Tue-Sat at 8 PM, Sat at 2 PM, and Sun at 3 PM. Tickets are $96.50, 76.50 and 26.50 and are available through www.telecharge.com, 212 239 6200. Premium tickets and Group Sales are also available through www.telecharge.com.
Online visit, www.abronxtaleonbroadway.com
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Friday, January 25, 2008
NEWS FROM ROCK'N'ROLL
ROCK ’n’ ROLL PLAYWRIGHT
TOM STOPPARD
INTERVIEWED ON “DOWNSTAGE CENTER” TONIGHT
ROCK ’n’ ROLL playwright Tom Stoppard will be interviewed on the American Theatre Wing and XM Satellite Radio’s “Downstage Center” on XM Satellite Radio’s On Broadway (XM Channel 28) tonight at 6:00 PM. The show will repeat on Saturday, January 26 at Noon, Sunday, January 27 at 7:00 PM and Wednesday, January 30 at midnight.
The program will be available as streaming audio and podcast from www.americantheatrewing.org beginning Monday afternoon, January 28.
ROCK ’n’ ROLL opened to rave reviews on Sunday, November 4 at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre (242 West 45th Street). The production, which is directed by Trevor Nunn, will play a limited engagement through Sunday, March 9.
Ben Brantley, New York Times, called ROCK ’n’ ROLL “arguably Tom Stoppard’s finest play. A passionately acted, decades-spanning tale of love, revolution and music. Trevor Nunn’s swift-footed staging had me hooked.” Clive Barnes, New York Post, raved, “Four stars! Funny and enthralling.” Peter Marks, Washington Post, called the play, “Exhilarating, touching and remarkable. Stoppard’s imagination is buoyant. An impassioned contemplation of rock, revolution and the end of Communism.” Jeremy McCarter, New York Magazine, wrote, “Tom Stoppard’s astounding new work is funny, wise and in the end, triumphant.”
It's August 1968, and Russian tanks are rolling in to Prague. Jan, the Czech student, lives for rock music, Max, the English professor, lives for Communism and Esme, the flower child, is high. By 1990, the tanks are rolling out, the Stones are rolling in and idealism has hit the wall. A deeply felt look at the connection between rock music and revolution, Stoppard's sweeping and witty play spans two countries, three generations and twenty-two turbulent years, at the end of which love remains - and so does rock 'n' roll.
The production stars Brian Cox (Max), Sinead Cusack (Eleanor/Esme (Older)), and Rufus Sewell (Jan), with Nicole Ansari (Lenka), Mary Bacon (Gillian/Magda), Alice Eve (Esme (Younger)/Alice), Seth Fisher (The Piper/Policeman), Stephen Kunken (Ferdinand), Quentin Maré (Interrogator/Nigel), Ken Marks (Milan/Waiter), Alexandra Neil (Candida) and Anna O’Donoghue (Pupil),
ROCK ’n’ ROLL won the Evening Standard and London Critics’ Circle Awards for Best Play. The Broadway production marks the 40th anniversary since Stoppard was first introduced to New York audiences with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. Stoppard was most recently represented on Broadway with the acclaimed Lincoln Center Theater production of The Coast of Utopia, which last season won a record-breaking seven Tony Awards®, including Best Play.
Set design is by Robert Jones, costume design is by Emma Ryott, lighting design is by Howard Harrison and sound design by Ian Dickinson.
ROCK 'n' ROLL is produced on Broadway by Bob Boyett & Sonia Friedman Productions, Ostar Productions, Roger Berlind, Tulchin/Bartner, Douglas G. Smith, Dancap Productions, Jam Theatricals, and The Weinstein Company, in association with Lincoln Center Theater.
Nicole Ansari, Sinead Cusack and Rufus Sewell are appearing with the permission of Actors’ Equity Association. The producers gratefully acknowledge Actors’ Equity Association for its assistance to this production.
Performances are Tuesday through Saturday at 8:00 PM, with matinees Wednesday and Saturday at 2:00 PM, Sunday at 3:00 PM.
Tickets may be purchased by calling TeleCharge at 212-239-6200, online at www.telecharge.com or at the Jacobs Theatre box office (242 West 45th Street).
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www.RocknRollThePlay.com
NEWS FROM A BRONX TALE
A BRONX TALE'S CHAZZ PALMINTERI FEATURED ON “THEATER TALK”
TONIGHT! FRIDAY, JANUARY 25
Chazz Palminteri, star and writer of Broadway's A BRONX TALE will appear on “Theater Talk” tonight Friday, January 25th at 1am. “Theater Talk” airs locally on Thirteen/WNET and CUNY-TV.
A BRONX TALE has extended its Broadway engagement at the Walter Kerr Theatre (219 West 48th Street) through February 24, 2008 due to popular demand. The show, directed by Tony Award-winner Jerry Zaks, opened on Broadway Thursday, October 25. A BRONX TALE was first mounted off Broadway in 1989 and helped establish Palminteri as a writer and actor with a distinct voice. In A BRONX TALE, Palminteri brings 18 characters to vivid life, depicting a rough childhood on Bronx streets populated by a cast of friends and enemies. Performing the show in Los Angeles and New York, Palminteri caught the attention of studios, producers and directors – all of whom wanted to make the film version – without him. Palminteri turned down a million dollar offer for the film rights, despite having $200 in his bank account at the time. Robert DeNiro came to see the show, and brought both it and Palminteri to the screen, making his directorial debut in the process. A BRONX TALE produced on Broadway by Go Productions in association with Jujamcyn Theaters. Set design is by James Noone, lighting design by Paul Gallo, and original music and sound design by John Gromada. Mr. Palminteri's wardrobe is supplied by Italian menswear designer ISAIA. Playing schedule: Tue-Sat at 8 PM, Sat at 2 PM, and Sun at 3 PM. Tickets are $96.50, 76.50 and 26.50 and are available through www.telecharge.com, 212 239 6200. Premium tickets and Group Sales are also available through www.telecharge.com.
Online visit, www.abronxtaleonbroadway.com
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NEWS FROM SPAMALOT AND CURTAINS
MONTY PYTHON’S SPAMALOT
AND CURTAINS FEATURED ON
NBC’S “THE APPRENTICE:
CELEBRITY EDITION”
TONIGHT
Be sure to tune in to tonight's episode of "The Apprentice: Celebrity Edition" when the two
teams compete to sell tickets to some of Broadway's hottest shows, including MONTY
PYTHON'S SPAMALOT and CURTAINS.
The show airs on NBC at 9:00 PM (ET) tonight, Thursday January 24. Check local listings, or visit www.nbc.com/The_Celebrity_Apprentice for more information.
SPAMALOT is playing at Broadway's Shubert Theatre. Former "American Idol" Clay Aiken recently made his Broadway debut in role of Sir Robin, joined by London's Lady of Lake, Hannah Waddingham, also making her Broadway bow. www.montypythonsspamalot.com
CURTAINS, currently playing at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre (302 West 45th Street), is the Musical Comedy Whodunit from the authors of Cabaret and Chicago. CURTAINS stars 2007 Tony Award winner and four-time Emmy Award winner David Hyde Pierce as Lt. Frank Cioffi and Tony and Emmy Award winner Debra Monk as producer Carmen Bernstein. www.CurtainsTheMusical.com
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NEWS FROM THE LITTLE MERMAID
SIERRA BOGGESS OF
DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID
TO APPEAR ON
NBC’S “WEEKEND TODAY”
SATURDAY, JANUARY 26th 8:30am – 9am
On Saturday, January 26th, Sierra Boggess, star of Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID will perform on NBC’s “Weekend Today.” Boggess, who plays ‘Ariel,’ will perform “Part of Your World” live in-studio. “Weekend Today” airs nationally on NBC (channel 4, WNBC in the tri-state area). Check local listings.
Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID is currently plying at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.
Disney Theatrical Productions (Thomas Schumacher, Producer) is proud to present the Broadway production of THE LITTLE MERMAID, based on the Disney film and the classic fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. The company features Sierra Boggess as ‘Ariel,’ Sean Palmer as ‘Prince Eric,’ Norm Lewis as ‘King Triton,’ Tituss Burgess as ‘Sebastian,’ Eddie Korbich as ‘Scuttle,’ Jonathan Freeman as ‘Grimsby,’ Derrick Baskin as ‘Jetsam,’ Tyler Maynard as ‘Flotsam,’ Trevor Braun and Brian D'Addario as ‘Flounder,’ and Sherie Rene Scott as ‘Ursula.’
THE LITTLE MERMAID takes place in a magical kingdom beneath the sea, where a beautiful young mermaid named Ariel longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above. But first, she’ll have to defy her father, the king of the sea, escape the clutches of an evil sea witch and convince a prince that she’s the girl with the perfect voice.
Led by the award-winning director, Francesca Zambello, some of the theatre’s most innovative artists have collaborated to create THE LITTLE MERMAID. The score features the classic songs: “Part of Your World,” “Kiss the Girl” and the Academy Award®-winning Best Original Song, “Under the Sea,” composed by eight-time Academy Award® winner Alan Menken and his longtime collaborator, the late Howard Ashman, as well as 10 new songs by Mr. Menken and lyricist Glenn Slater. The book for the new musical is by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award®-winning playwright Doug Wright.
The playing schedule for THE LITTLE MERMAID is as follows: Tuesday – Saturday evenings at 8pm, Wednesday and Saturday matinees at 2pm, and Sunday matinees at 3pm. Tickets for are $51.50 - $121.50 (includes a $1.50 facility fee), available through Ticketmaster at (212) 307-4747, online at www.DisneyOnBroadway.com, or in-person at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (205 West 46th Street).
For more information on Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID, visit www.DisneyOnBroadway.com.
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www.DisneyOnBroadway.com
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
NEWS FROM CURTAINS
TONY AWARD WINNING CURTAINS STAR
DAVID HYDE PIERCE
FEATURED ON “THE APPRENTICE” TOMORROW
David Hyde Pierce, the winner of the 2007 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his performance in CURTAINS, and other cast members from CURTAINS, will be featured on tomorrow night’s episode of “The Apprentice: Celebrity Apprentice”. The show airs on NBC at 9:00 PM (ET) tomorrow, Thursday January 24. Check local listings, or visit www.nbc.com/The_Celebrity_Apprentice for more information.
CURTAINS, the Musical Comedy Whodunit from the authors of Cabaret and Chicago, stars 2007 Tony Award winner and four-time Emmy Award winner David Hyde Pierce as Lt. Frank Cioffi and Tony and Emmy Award winner Debra Monk as producer Carmen Bernstein. The production also stars Tony Award winner Karen Ziemba as lyricist Georgia Hendricks, Jason Danieley as composer Aaron Fox, Jill Paice as ingénue Niki Harris and Edward Hibbert as director Christopher Belling, with John Bolton as theatre critic Daryl Grady, Michael X. Martin as stage manager Johnny Harmon, Michael McCormick as investor Oscar Shapiro, Noah Racey as choreographer Bobby Pepper, Megan Sikora as understudy Bambi Bernét and Gerry Vichi as producer Sidney Bernstein.
CURTAINS is an original musical comedy with a book by Rupert Holmes (multiple Tony Award-winner for The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Say Goodnight Gracie), music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb (the Tony Award-winning songwriters of Cabaret, Chicago, New York New York), original book and concept by Tony Award-winner Peter Stone (1776, Titanic, The Will Rogers Follies), and additional lyrics by John Kander & Rupert Holmes. CURTAINS is directed by five-time Tony Award-nominee Scott Ellis (She Loves Me, 1776, 12 Angry Men, Steel Pier). Choreography is by Tony Award-winner Rob Ashford (Thoroughly Modern Millie).
The 31-member cast also features Nili Bassman (Arlene Barucca), Bridget Berger (Roberta Wooster), Kevin Bernard (Roy Stetson/Detective O’Farrell), Ward Billeisen (Brick Hawvermale), Jennifer Dunne (Jan Setler), David Eggers (Swing), J. Austin Eyer (Swing), Jennifer Frankel (Marjorie Cook), Patty Goble (Jessica Cranshaw/Connie Subbotin), Lorin Lattaro (Swing), Shannon Lewis (Mona Page), David Loud (Sasha Iljinsky), Brittany Marcin (Peg Prentice), Jim Newman (Randy Dexter), Aaron Ramey (Harv Fremont), Joe Aaron Reid (Ronnie Driscoll), Christopher Spaulding (Russ Cochran), Jerome Vivona (Swing) and Stephanie Youell (Swing).
CURTAINS unfolds backstage at Boston’s Colonial Theatre in 1959, where a new musical could be a Broadway smash, were it not for its talent-free leading lady. When the star dies on opening night, Lt. Frank Cioffi (David Hyde Pierce) arrives to conduct an investigation. But the lure of the theatre proves irresistible and after an unexpected romance blooms for the stage-struck detective, he finds himself just as drawn toward making the show a hit, as he is in solving the murder.
Producers are Roger Berlind, Roger Horchow, Daryl Roth, Jane Bergère, Ted Hartley and Center Theatre Group. CURTAINS had its world premiere on August 9, 2006 at Center Theatre Group’s Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles.
Performance schedule for CURTAINS is Tuesday at 7:00 PM, Wednesday through Saturday at 8:00 PM, with matinees Wednesday and Saturday at 2:00 PM, and Sunday at 3:00 PM. Tickets are on sale at Telecharge at 212-239-6200, online at www.telecharge.com or in person at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre box office (302 West 45th Street).
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www.CurtainsTheMusical.com
NEWS FROM SPAMALOT
SPAMALOT MEETS "CELEBRITY APPRENTICE" TOMORROW THURSDAY JANUARY 24
Check out tomorrow night's episode of "The Apprentice: Celebrity Edition" when the two teams compete to sell tickets to some of Broadway's hottest
shows, including MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT. Piers Morgan will be wearing a King Arthur costume. He may argue with Stephen Baldwin.
That's all we're at liberty to reveal - and all we can ascertain from the following link:
http://pythonline.com/pythonlinks/the_celebrity_apprentice_episode_4_preview_videos
"The Apprentice: Celebrity Edition" airs on NBC at 9 PM EST tomorrow Thursday January 24.
Tony Award winning Best Musical MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT plays at Broadway's Shubert Theatre; Clay Aiken joined the company last
weekend, making his Broadway debut in the role of Sir Robin. Hannah Waddingham, London's Lady of the Lake, also made her Broadway debut that night and Tony nominee Christopher Sieber returned to the show as Sir Galahad. SPAMALOT is also on a North American tour, playing in Las Vegas, London and
Melbourne Australia. www.montypythonsspamalot.com.
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Friday, January 18, 2008
NEWS FROM THE FARNSWORTH INVENTION
LISTEN TO
THE FARNSWORTH INVENTION’S
STARS HANK AZARIA & JIMMI SIMPSON
and DIRECTOR DES McANUFF
ON NPR’S “TALK OF THE NATION:
SCIENCE FRIDAY”
http://www.sciencefriday.com/program/archives/200801115
Hank Azaria, Jimmi Simpson and Tony® Award-winning director Des McAnuff from Broadway’s THE FARNSWORTH INVENTION, were recently featured on National Public Radio’s Talk of the Nation: Science Friday. Listen to their conversation with Science Friday’s host Ira Flatow talk with them about the play: http://www.sciencefriday.com/program/archives/200801115
THE FARNSWORTH INVENTION, a new American play by Aaron Sorkin about the advent of television, directed by two-time Tony Award winner Des McAnuff, opened on Broadway on Monday, December 3 at the Music Box Theatre to critical acclaim.
THE FARNSWORTH INVENTION stars Hank Azaria as David Sarnoff and Jimmi Simpson as Philo T. Farnsworth, and also includes Nadia Bowers, Kyle Fabel, Maurice Godin, Christian McCarthy Johansen, Aaron Krohn, Kate MacCluggage, Bruce McKenzie, Malcolm Morano, Spencer Moses, Michael Mulheren, Jim Ortlieb, Michael Pemberton, Javier Picayo, Katharine Powell, Steve Rosen, Brian Russell, James Sutorius, Margot White, Alexandra Wilson, William Youmans.
THE FARNSWORTH INVENTION centers around the bitter conflict that pitted Philo T. Farnsworth (Jimmi Simpson), a boy genius who invented television as a high school student in 1927, against David Sarnoff (Hank Azaria), the head of the Radio Corporation of America (RCA). The legal battle between Farnsworth and RCA would later become known as one of the great, tragic examples of legal and industrial force combining to crush a rightful patent owner. In a race that would change humanity forever, two men battle one another for honor, glory and a place in the history books.
TICKET INFORMATION:
Tickets to THE FARNSWORTH INVENTION are available by calling Telecharge.com at (212) 239-6200, (800) 432-7250 outside the NY metro area, online at Telecharge.com or at the Music Box Theatre box office (239 W 45th St, between Broadway and 8th Avenue). Group sales tickets available by calling (877) 5-Dodger / (877) 536-3437.
Ticket prices for all performances (except Wednesday matinees) are $65, $85 and $100. Tickets prices for Wednesday matinees are $55, $80 and $95. An additional $1.50 theatre restoration charge will be added to the price of each ticket.
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
Tuesday evenings at 7pm, Wednesday through Saturday evenings at 8pm, Wednesday and Saturday matinees at 2pm, Sunday matinees at 3pm.
www.FarnsworthOnBroadway.com
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Thursday, January 17, 2008
NEWS FROM ROCK'N'ROLL
ROCK ’n’ ROLL AUTHOR
TOM STOPPARD
FEATURED ON NY 1 CLOSE UP THIS WEEKEND
ROCK ’n’ ROLL author Tom Stoppard will be featured this weekend, Saturday, January 19 and Sunday, January 20 on “NY 1 Close Up.” The show, produced in association with The New York Times, runs on NY 1 on Time Warner Cable on Saturday at 10:00 PM and Sunday at 10:00 AM.
ROCK ’n’ ROLL opened to rave reviews on Sunday, November 4 at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre (242 West 45th Street). The production, which is directed by Trevor Nunn, will play a limited engagement through Sunday, March 9.
Ben Brantley, New York Times, called ROCK ’n’ ROLL “arguably Tom Stoppard’s finest play. A passionately acted, decades-spanning tale of love, revolution and music. Trevor Nunn’s swift-footed staging had me hooked.” Clive Barnes, New York Post, raved, “Four stars! Funny and enthralling.” Peter Marks, Washington Post, called the play, “Exhilarating, touching and remarkable. Stoppard’s imagination is buoyant. An impassioned contemplation of rock, revolution and the end of Communism.” Jeremy McCarter, New York Magazine, wrote, “Tom Stoppard’s astounding new work is funny, wise and in the end, triumphant.”
It's August 1968, and Russian tanks are rolling in to Prague. Jan, the Czech student, lives for rock music, Max, the English professor, lives for Communism and Esme, the flower child, is high. By 1990, the tanks are rolling out, the Stones are rolling in and idealism has hit the wall. A deeply felt look at the connection between rock music and revolution, Stoppard's sweeping and witty play spans two countries, three generations and twenty-two turbulent years, at the end of which love remains - and so does rock 'n' roll.
The production stars Brian Cox (Max), Sinead Cusack (Eleanor/Esme (Older)), and Rufus Sewell (Jan), with Nicole Ansari (Lenka), Mary Bacon (Gillian/Magda), Alice Eve (Esme (Younger)/Alice), Seth Fisher (The Piper/Policeman), Stephen Kunken (Ferdinand), Quentin Maré (Interrogator/Nigel), Ken Marks (Milan/Waiter), Alexandra Neil (Candida) and Anna O’Donoghue (Pupil),
ROCK ’n’ ROLL won the Evening Standard and London Critics’ Circle Awards for Best Play. The Broadway production marks the 40th anniversary since Stoppard was first introduced to New York audiences with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. Stoppard was most recently represented on Broadway with the acclaimed Lincoln Center Theater production of The Coast of Utopia, which last season won a record-breaking seven Tony Awards®, including Best Play.
Set design is by Robert Jones, costume design is by Emma Ryott, lighting design is by Howard Harrison and sound design by Ian Dickinson.
ROCK 'n' ROLL is produced on Broadway by Bob Boyett & Sonia Friedman Productions, Ostar Productions, Roger Berlind, Tulchin/Bartner, Douglas G. Smith, Dancap Productions, Jam Theatricals, and The Weinstein Company, in association with Lincoln Center Theater.
Nicole Ansari, Sinead Cusack and Rufus Sewell are appearing with the permission of Actors’ Equity Association. The producers gratefully acknowledge Actors’ Equity Association for its assistance to this production.
Performances are Tuesday through Saturday at 8:00 PM, with matinees Wednesday and Saturday at 2:00 PM, Sunday at 3:00 PM.
Tickets may be purchased by calling TeleCharge at 212-239-6200, online at www.telecharge.com or at the Jacobs Theatre box office (242 West 45th Street).
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www.RocknRollThePlay.com
NEWS FROM CURTAINS
CURTAINS STARS
DAVID HYDE PIERCE & DEBRA MONK
APPEAR ON “GOOD MORNING AMERICA” TOMORROW
David Hyde Pierce and Debra Monk, the Tony and Emmy Award winning stars of CURTAINS on Broadway, will appear on “Good Morning America” tomorrow at 8:00 AM. The stars will take part in the Good Morning America Warm Coats and Warm Hearts Drive. In the New York area, “Good Morning America” airs on WABC-TV Channel 7. Check local listings.
The Good Morning America Warm Coats and Warm Hearts Drive is a national coat drive in which "Good Morning America" is reaching out to its viewers across the country to donate gently worn coats to Burlington Coat Factory's 379 stores.
For more information on Burlington Coat Factory, One Warm Coat, and the Good Morning America Warm Coats and Warm Hearts Drive visit the GMA web site at www.abcnews.com.
CURTAINS stars 2007 Tony Award winner and four-time Emmy Award winner David Hyde Pierce as Lt. Frank Cioffi and Tony and Emmy Award winner Debra Monk as producer Carmen Bernstein. The production also stars Tony Award winner Karen Ziemba as lyricist Georgia Hendricks, Jason Danieley as composer Aaron Fox, Jill Paice as ingénue Niki Harris and Edward Hibbert as director Christopher Belling, with John Bolton as theatre critic Daryl Grady, Michael X. Martin as stage manager Johnny Harmon, Michael McCormick as investor Oscar Shapiro, Noah Racey as choreographer Bobby Pepper, Megan Sikora as understudy Bambi Bernét and Gerry Vichi as producer Sidney Bernstein.
CURTAINS unfolds backstage at Boston’s Colonial Theatre in 1959, where a new musical could be a Broadway smash, were it not for its talent-free leading lady. When the star dies on opening night, Lt. Frank Cioffi (David Hyde Pierce) arrives to conduct an investigation. But the lure of the theatre proves irresistible and after an unexpected romance blooms for the stage-struck detective, he finds himself just as drawn toward making the show a hit, as he is in solving the murder.
CURTAINS is an original musical comedy with a book by Rupert Holmes (multiple Tony Award-winner for The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Say Goodnight Gracie), music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb (the Tony Award-winning songwriters of Cabaret, Chicago, New York New York), original book and concept by Tony Award-winner Peter Stone (1776, Titanic, The Will Rogers Follies), and additional lyrics by John Kander & Rupert Holmes. CURTAINS is directed by five-time Tony Award-nominee Scott Ellis (She Loves Me, 1776, 12 Angry Men, Steel Pier). Choreography is by Tony Award-winner Rob Ashford (Thoroughly Modern Millie).
The 31-member cast also features Nili Bassman (Arlene Barucca), Bridget Berger (Roberta Wooster), Kevin Bernard (Roy Stetson/Detective O’Farrell), Ward Billeisen (Brick Hawvermale), Jennifer Dunne (Jan Setler), David Eggers (Swing), J. Austin Eyer (Swing), Jennifer Frankel (Marjorie Cook), Patty Goble (Jessica Cranshaw/Connie Subbotin), Lorin Lattaro (Swing), Shannon Lewis (Mona Page), David Loud (Sasha Iljinsky), Brittany Marcin (Peg Prentice), Jim Newman (Randy Dexter), Aaron Ramey (Harv Fremont), Joe Aaron Reid (Ronnie Driscoll), Christopher Spaulding (Russ Cochran), Jerome Vivona (Swing) and Stephanie Youell (Swing).
Producers are Roger Berlind, Roger Horchow, Daryl Roth, Jane Bergère, Ted Hartley and Center Theatre Group. CURTAINS had its world premiere on August 9, 2006 at Center Theatre Group’s Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles.
Performance schedule for CURTAINS is Tuesday at 7:00 PM, Wednesday through Saturday at 8:00 PM, with matinees Wednesday and Saturday at 2:00 PM, and Sunday at 3:00 PM. Tickets are on sale at Telecharge at 212-239-6200, online at www.telecharge.com or in person at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre box office (302 West 45th Street).
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www.CurtainsTheMusical.com
NEWS FROM A BRONX TALE
A BRONX TALE'S CHAZZ PALMINTERI FEATURED ON NBC’s “Late Night with Conan O’Brien”
TONIGHT! THURSDAY, JANUARY 17
Chazz Palminteri, star and writer of Broadway's A BRONX TALE will appear on “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” tonight Thursday, January 17th. “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” airs on Channel 4 - WNBC in the tri-state area between 12:30 – 1:30 AM.
A BRONX TALE has extended its Broadway engagement at the Walter Kerr Theatre (219 West 48th Street) through February 24, 2008 due to popular demand. The show, directed by Tony Award-winner Jerry Zaks, opened on Broadway Thursday, October 25. A BRONX TALE was first mounted off Broadway in 1989 and helped establish Palminteri as a writer and actor with a distinct voice. In A BRONX TALE, Palminteri brings 18 characters to vivid life, depicting a rough childhood on Bronx streets populated by a cast of friends and enemies. Performing the show in Los Angeles and New York, Palminteri caught the attention of studios, producers and directors – all of whom wanted to make the film version – without him. Palminteri turned down a million dollar offer for the film rights, despite having $200 in his bank account at the time. Robert DeNiro came to see the show, and brought both it and Palminteri to the screen, making his directorial debut in the process. A BRONX TALE produced on Broadway by Go Productions in association with Jujamcyn Theaters. Set design is by James Noone, lighting design by Paul Gallo, and original music and sound design by John Gromada. Mr. Palminteri's wardrobe is supplied by Italian menswear designer ISAIA. Playing schedule: Tue-Sat at 8 PM, Sat at 2 PM, and Sun at 3 PM. Tickets are $96.50, 76.50 and 26.50 and are available through www.telecharge.com, 212 239 6200. Premium tickets and Group Sales are also available through www.telecharge.com.
Online visit, www.abronxtaleonbroadway.com
NEWS FROM THE SEAFARER
THE SEAFARER
TO BE FEATURED TONIGHT ON
BLOOMBERG TV’S “NIGHT TALK”
THE SEAFARER’s David Morse and Jim Norton will be featured guests tonight on Bloomberg TV’s “Night Talk.” “Night Talk” airs on Time Warner Cable channel 104 at 8PM (outside of New York, please check local listings.).
Morse and Norton recently sat down with Bloomberg correspondent Mike Schneider to talk about the starring in the critically lauded production and the relationship between the brothers the two men play in Conor McPherson’s THE SEAFARER.
Following, the initial 8 PM broadcast, “Night Talk” is rebroadcast that same night at 10PM and midnight.
THE SEAFARER is playing at the Booth Theatre (222 West 45th Street). The production recently opened on Broadway to rave reviews from critics. Ben Brantley of The New York Times said, “THE SEAFARER is the pick me up play of the season. Conor McPherson is quite possibly the greatest playwright of his generation.” Elysa Gardner of USA Today gave the production four stars (highest rating) and said, “The cast is flawless. Ciarán Hinds is magnificent. David Morse plays the role of Sharky brilliantly. Jim Norton is hilarious and moving and Conleth Hill and Sean Mahon are spot-on.”
From Conor McPherson, the author of the Olivier Award-winning The Weir and the Tony-nominated Shining City, comes a chilling new play about the sea, Ireland, and the power of myth. It's Christmas Eve and Sharky (Morse) has returned to Dublin to look after his irascible, aging brother (Norton) who's recently gone blind. Old drinking buddies Ivan (Hill) and Nicky (Mahon) are holed up at the house too, hoping to play some cards. But with the arrival of a stranger (Hinds) from the distant past, the stakes are raised ever higher. In fact, Sharky may be playing for his very soul.
Two-time Olivier Award winner Conleth Hill (Stones in His Pockets, The Producers) is reprising his role as ‘Ivan Curry,’ which he originated at The National Theatre in London. Ciarán Hinds is best known to audiences as ‘Gaius Julius Caesar’ in HBO’s epic drama “Rome,” and Closer in the West End and on Broadway. Sean Mahon is making his Broadway debut as ‘Nicky Giblin.’ Drama Desk Award winner David Morse (How I Learned to Drive) is returning to New York theatre after receiving an Emmy nomination for his guest starring role in “House, M.D.” Jim Norton is reprising his role as ‘Richard Harkin’ for which he received the 2007 Olivier Award.
Conleth Hill and Ciarán Hinds are appearing with the permission of Actors' Equity Association. The producers gratefully acknowledge Actors' Equity Association for its assistance of this production.
The Broadway production of THE SEAFARER opened on Thursday, December 6 and began previews on Tuesday, October 30.
THE SEAFARER received its world premiere in 2006 at the National’s Cottesloe Theatre, opening to critical acclaim. THE SEAFARER received two Olivier Award nominations including Best New Play for McPherson. Jim Norton received the Olivier for Best Performance in a Supporting Role.
The creative team for THE SEAFARER includes: Rae Smith (set and costume design), Neil Austin (lighting design), and Mathew Smethurst-Evans (sound design).
THE SEAFARER is the latest National Theatre production to be produced on Broadway by Boyett Ostar Productions. Previous productions include Alan Bennett’s Tony Award-winning The History Boys directed by NT director, Nicholas Hytner, as well as the recent productions of Coram Boy, Jumpers, Democracy, and The Pillowman.
In its three theatres on the south bank of the Thames in London, the National Theatre of Great Britain presents an eclectic mix of new plays and classics, with seven or eight productions in repertory at any one time. It aims constantly to re-energize the great traditions of British stage and to expand the horizons of audiences and artists alike.
For more information on THE SEAFARER, please visit www.SeafarerThePlay.com
LISTINGS INFORMATION:
THE SEAFARER ticket info: Ticket range from $98.50 - $76.50. Telecharge 212-239-6200 or www.telecharge.com.
Performance Schedule:
Tuesday – Saturday at 8 PM. Matinees on Wednesday and Saturday at 2 PM and Sunday at 3 PM.
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www.SeafarerThePlay.com
Friday, January 11, 2008
NEWS FROM THE LITTLE MERMAID
SIERRA BOGGESS
star of
DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID
FEATURED ON “ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT”
FRIDAY, JANUARY 11
ET goes exclusively behind-the-scenes with Broadway’s new leading lady on her glimmering opening night.
(ET is syndicated nationally; check local listings for stations & airtimes)
Entertainment Tonight (ET) went backstage and behind-the-scenes at Broadway’s Lunt-Fontanne Theatre with Sierra Boggess, the young breakout star of Disney’s new Broadway musical, The Little Mermaid.
ET got the exclusive sneak peek as Boggess, in her Broadway debut as the beloved fairytale character, Ariel, was made up as a princess for her opening night celebration.
Tune-in to ET, this evening, Friday, January 11 to see the exclusive dressing room footage, celebrity red carpet interviews, and to find out what Boggess chose to wear for the momentous occasion.
ET is syndicated nationally; check local listings for stations & airtimes (online visit www.ET.com).
Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID is currently playing on Broadway at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. Tickets are $51.50 - $121.50 (includes a $1.50 facility fee) and available through Ticketmaster at (212) 307-4747, online at www.DisneyOnBroadway.com, or in-person at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (205 West 46th Street).
For more information on Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID, visit www.DisneyOnBroadway.com.
NEWS FROM THE FARNSWORTH INVENTION
HANK AZARIA
STAR OF
THE FARNSWORTH INVENTION
ON ABC-TV’S “LIVE WITH REGIS & KELLY”
TUESDAY, JANUARY 15
Tony® Award nominee Hank Azaria, who stars as David Sarnoff in Broadway’s THE FARNSWORTH INVENTION, will be featured on ABC-TV’s “Live with Regis & Kelly” on Tuesday, January 15 (show airs in the New York area on WABC-TV Channel 7 at 9:00am).
THE FARNSWORTH INVENTION, a new American play by Aaron Sorkin about the advent of television, directed by two-time Tony Award winner Des McAnuff, opened on Broadway on Monday, December 3 at the Music Box Theatre to critical acclaim.
In addition to Hank Azaria, the play stars Jimmi Simpson as Philo T. Farnsworth, and also includes Nadia Bowers, Kyle Fabel, Maurice Godin, Christian McCarthy Johansen, Aaron Krohn, Kate MacCluggage, Bruce McKenzie, Malcolm Morano, Spencer Moses, Michael Mulheren, Jim Ortlieb, Michael Pemberton, Javier Picayo, Katharine Powell, Steve Rosen, Brian Russell, James Sutorius, Margot White, Alexandra Wilson, William Youmans.
THE FARNSWORTH INVENTION is produced on Broadway by Dodger Properties and Steven Spielberg for Rabbit Ears, LLC in association with Fred Zollo/Jeffrey Sine, Dancap Productions, Latitude Link/The Pelican Group.
THE FARNSWORTH INVENTION centers around the bitter conflict that pitted Philo T. Farnsworth (Jimmi Simpson), a boy genius who invented television as a high school student in 1927, against David Sarnoff (Hank Azaria), the head of the Radio Corporation of America (RCA). The legal battle between Farnsworth and RCA would later become known as one of the great, tragic examples of legal and industrial force combining to crush a rightful patent owner. In a race that would change humanity forever, two men battle one another for honor, glory and a place in the history books.
THE FARNSWORTH INVENTION design team is comprised of Klara Zieglerova (Scenic Design), David C. Woolard (Costume Design), Howell Binkley (Lighting Design), Walter Trarbach (Sound Design). The creative team also includes Andrew Lippa (original music) and Lisa Shriver (movement).
THE FARNSWORTH INVENTION debuted at La Jolla Playhouse in a “Page To Stage” workshop production, running February 20, 2007 through March 25, 2007.
TICKET INFORMATION:
Tickets to THE FARNSWORTH INVENTION are available by calling Telecharge.com at (212) 239-6200, (800) 432-7250 outside the NY metro area, online at Telecharge.com or at the Music Box Theatre box office (239 W 45th St, between Broadway and 8th Avenue). Group sales tickets available by calling (877) 5-Dodger / (877) 536-3437.
Ticket prices for all performances (except Wednesday matinees) are $65, $85 and $100. Tickets prices for Wednesday matinees are $55, $80 and $95. An additional $1.50 theatre restoration charge will be added to the price of each ticket.
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
Tuesday evenings at 7pm, Wednesday through Saturday evenings at 8pm, Wednesday and Saturday matinees at 2pm, Sunday matinees at 3pm.
www.FarnsworthOnBroadway.com
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NEWS FROM IS HE DEAD?
IS HE DEAD?
STAR NORBERT LEO BUTZ
FEATURED ON
THE AMERICAN THEATRE WING &
XM RADIO’S “DOWNSTAGE CENTER”
FRIDAY, JANUARY 11
IS HE DEAD? star Norbert Leo Butz will be interviewed on the American Theatre Wing & XM Radio’s “Downstage Center” show on XM’s On Broadway (XM Channel 28) on Friday, January 11 at 6:00PM. The show will repeat on Saturday January 12 at noon, Sunday January 13 at 7 p.m., and Wednesday, January 16 at midnight. The program becomes available as streaming audio and podcast from www.americantheatrewing.org beginning Monday afternoon, January 14th.
IS HE DEAD?, a new comedy by master American novelist and satirist Mark Twain, adapted by David Ives, and directed by two-time Tony Award winner Michael Blakemore, opened on Sunday, November 9.
Tony Award winner Norbert Leo Butz (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels) leads the cast, which includes Jeremy Bobb (Translations), Marylouise Burke (Into the Woods), Patricia Conolly (Enchanted April), Jenn Gambatese (Tarzan), Tony Award nominee Byron Jennings (Inherit the Wind), Tony Award nominee Michael McGrath (Spamalot), five-time Tony Award nominee John McMartin (Grey Gardens), Tony Award nominee David Pittu (LoveMusik), Bridget Regan and Tom Alan Robbins (The Lion King).
In this newly discovered Mark Twain comedy, the original master of American humor dishes out a sly critique of the art world with acerbic wit and social commentary well ahead of his time. IS HE DEAD? is a fast-paced play about a struggling artist who stages his own death to drive up the price of his paintings. As the riotous scheme unfolds, Twain poses daring questions about fame, greed and the value of art, and pokes his signature, mischievous fun at everyone involved.
Written in 1898, IS HE DEAD? remained unpublished until it was rediscovered in 2002 by noted Twain scholar Shelley Fisher Fishkin.
IS HE DEAD? is Broadway by Bob Boyett, Roger Berlind, Daryl Roth, Jane Bergère, Elisabeth Morten / Jody & Peter Robbins, John O’Boyle / Ricky Stevens, Roy Miller, Sonia Friedman / Ambassador Theatre Group in association with Jacki Barlia Florin & Robert G. Bartner.
The design team for IS HE DEAD? includes scenic design by Tony Award nominee Peter J. Davison, costume design by two-time Tony Award winner Martin Pakledinaz, lighting design by Tony Award winner Peter Kaczorowski and music/sound design by David Van Tiegham.
TICKET INFORMATION:
Tickets for IS HE DEAD? are available by calling Telecharge at (212) 239-6200, (800) 432-7250 outside the NY metro area, or online at Telecharge.com. The Lyceum Theatre Box Office (149 W. 45th Street, between 7th and 6th Avenues) will open on October 22, 2007.
Ticket prices for all performances are $26.50, $46.50, $76.50 & $98.50. All prices include a $1.50 facility fee.
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
Tuesday through Saturday evenings at 8pm, Wednesday and Saturday matinees at 2pm, Sunday matinees at 3pm.
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www.ishedead.com
NEWS FROM THE FARNSWORTH INVENTION
THE FARNSWORTH INVENTION's
STARS HANK AZARIA & JIMMI SIMPSON
and DIRECTOR DES McANUFF
ON NPR’S “TALK OF THE NATION: SCIENCE FRIDAY”
FRIDAY, JANUARY 11
Hank Azaria, Jimmi Simpson and Tony® Award-winning director Des McAnuff from Broadway’s THE FARNSWORTH INVENTION, will be featured on National Public Radio’s Talk of the Nation: Science Friday tomorrow, Friday, January 11 at 3:20pm. Science Friday is heard in the New York area on WNYC Radio at 93.9fm and 820am from 2:00pm to 4:00pm.
THE FARNSWORTH INVENTION, a new American play by Aaron Sorkin about the advent of television, directed by two-time Tony Award winner Des McAnuff, opened on Broadway on Monday, December 3 at the Music Box Theatre to critical acclaim.
THE FARNSWORTH INVENTION stars Hank Azaria as David Sarnoff and Jimmi Simpson as Philo T. Farnsworth, and also includes Nadia Bowers, Kyle Fabel, Maurice Godin, Christian McCarthy Johansen, Aaron Krohn, Kate MacCluggage, Bruce McKenzie, Malcolm Morano, Spencer Moses, Michael Mulheren, Jim Ortlieb, Michael Pemberton, Javier Picayo, Katharine Powell, Steve Rosen, Brian Russell, James Sutorius, Margot White, Alexandra Wilson, William Youmans.
THE FARNSWORTH INVENTION is produced on Broadway by Dodger Properties and Steven Spielberg for Rabbit Ears, LLC in association with Fred Zollo/Jeffrey Sine, Dancap Productions, Latitude Link/The Pelican Group.
THE FARNSWORTH INVENTION centers around the bitter conflict that pitted Philo T. Farnsworth (Jimmi Simpson), a boy genius who invented television as a high school student in 1927, against David Sarnoff (Hank Azaria), the head of the Radio Corporation of America (RCA). The legal battle between Farnsworth and RCA would later become known as one of the great, tragic examples of legal and industrial force combining to crush a rightful patent owner. In a race that would change humanity forever, two men battle one another for honor, glory and a place in the history books.
THE FARNSWORTH INVENTION design team is comprised of Klara Zieglerova (Scenic Design), David C. Woolard (Costume Design), Howell Binkley (Lighting Design), Walter Trarbach (Sound Design). The creative team also includes Andrew Lippa (original music) and Lisa Shriver (movement).
THE FARNSWORTH INVENTION debuted at La Jolla Playhouse in a “Page To Stage” workshop production, running February 20, 2007 through March 25, 2007.
TICKET INFORMATION:
Tickets to THE FARNSWORTH INVENTION are available by calling Telecharge.com at (212) 239-6200, (800) 432-7250 outside the NY metro area, online at Telecharge.com or at the Music Box Theatre box office (239 W 45th St, between Broadway and 8th Avenue). Group sales tickets available by calling (877) 5-Dodger / (877) 536-3437.
Ticket prices for all performances (except Wednesday matinees) are $65, $85 and $100. Tickets prices for Wednesday matinees are $55, $80 and $95. An additional $1.50 theatre restoration charge will be added to the price of each ticket.
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
Tuesday evenings at 7pm, Wednesday through Saturday evenings at 8pm, Wednesday and Saturday matinees at 2pm, Sunday matinees at 3pm.
www.FarnsworthOnBroadway.com
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NEWS FROM ROUNDABOUT THEARE COMPANY
ROUNDABOUT THEATRE COMPANY’s
Artistic Director
TODD HAIMES
will be featured on
“Theater Talk”
on Friday, January 11th at 12:30AM
on Channel Thirteen
Todd Haimes, Artistic Director of Roundabout Theatre Company will be featured on “Theater Talk” beginning Friday, January 11th at 12:30AM on Channel Thirteen. The interview will repeat on CUNY TV, channel 75 on Saturday, January 19th at 8:30PM, Sunday, January 30th at 1:30PM and Monday, January 21st at 7:30AM, 1:30PM and 7:30PM. Todd sits down with Theater Talk’s Susan Haskins and Michael Riedel to discuss Roundabout’s current season and its auxiliary programs that serve its subscribers and the community.
Roundabout Theatre Company’s current season includes Stephen Karam’s Speech & Debate, directed by Jason Moore; Alfred Hitchcock’s Olivier Award winning comedy The 39 Steps, directed by Maria Aitken; Beth Henley’s Crimes of the Heart, directed by Kathleen Turner; Stephen Sondheim & James Lapine’s Sunday in the Park with George starring Daniel Evans & Jenna Russell, directed by Sam Buntrock; Christopher Hampton’s Les Liaisons Dangereuses starring Laura Linney & Ben Daniels, directed by Rufus Norris and Christopher Durang’s The Marriage of Bette & Boo, directed by Walter Bobbie.
TICKET INFORMATION:
Tickets are available by calling Roundabout Ticket Services at (212)719-1300, online at www.roundabouttheatre.org or at the shows respective box offices.
www.roundabouttheatre.org
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Thursday, January 10, 2008
NEWS FROM THE LITTLE MERMAID
DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID
FEATURED ON
GOOD MORNING AMERICA
Click here to watch:
http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=4114223
Be sure to watch Part TWO tomorrow, January 11 from 8am-9am. Deborah Roberts will be at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre with the cast of THE LITTLE MERMAID as star Sierra Boggess performs “Part of Your World” and Tituss Burgess leads the cast in the Academy Award-winning song “Under the Sea.”
Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID officially opens TONIGHT- Thursday, January 10th. Tickets are $51.50 - $121.50 (includes a $1.50 facility fee) and available through Ticketmaster at (212) 307-4747, online at www.DisneyOnBroadway.com, or in-person at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (205 West 46th Street). For more information on Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID, visit www.DisneyOnBroadway.com.
ABCNews.com
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/WinterConcert/story?id=4110372&page=1
Little Mermaid Makes a second Splash on Stage
The Classic Disney Movie Comes to Broadway With New Songs and Story Twists
"The Little Mermaid" practically reinvented the animated movie musical when it first came out 20 years ago.
Now Disney, the parent company of ABC News, is hoping for the same magic on stage.
The story, of course, is now a classic: Teenage mermaid Ariel falls for human Prince Eric, but to walk into his life she has to make a dangerous deal with the evil Ursula. And the music, propelling the twists and turns, is unforgettable.
"The Little Mermaid" on Broadway comes updated with 10 new songs and a more "girl power" take on the plot.
Visit DisneyOnBroadway.com to find out more.
Songs of the Sea
When the original film hit theatres it broke box office records and landed Oscars for its music.
Alan Menken, who composed the movie's original score, including classics like "Under the Sea" and "Part of Your World," says the music was a hit because it "captured the feeling of love and movement."
Menken joined on for the Broadway version as well.
"There's a new song for Ursula called 'I Want the Good Times Back.' Sherie Rene Scott [who plays Ursula on stage] just hits it out of the park," he says.
Scott told "Good Morning America" that she's having a ball getting to "be bad" in her new role. "It's really, really fun! Actors aren't allowed transformation very often. I mean, I don't get to come across, except for early in the morning, as a sea witch!" she says.
Visit DisneyOnBroadway.com for more information.
Plot Twists
Doug Wright had the job of updating the story. "It's very daunting. Because the film has such an astonishing fan base, the responsibility you feel in adapting such beloved material is enormous," Wright says.
Sierra Boggess, who's making her Broadway debut in the staring role says she's not playing just any Disney Princess. Ariel was her childhood icon.
"I always grew up loving her and pretending I was her in the bathtub and -- always wanting to sound like her," says Boggess.
The stage adaptation takes on a 21st century dose of girl power. Whereas in the film, Ariel is sort of saved at the end, in the Broadway show Ariel saves herself.
"It's completely different in that way. And we still have the prince. He comes to her rescue, but there's only so much that he can do. And it ultimately becomes Ariel's choice," explains Boggess.
Director Francesca Zambello says the girl power theme is vital for the story's relevance today.
"Young girls growing up today are looking at the world in a very different way. They have more equality with boys their age than even 20 years ago," says Zambello.
It's not only Ariel who's changed though. The faces under the sea have changed too. Ariel's father is black, and the cast's body types are not all svelte.
"These are fantasy creatures living in a fantasy world. Why not let that fantasy reflect the reality that's in our audience?" explains Thomas Schumacher, producer for Disney Theatrical Productions.
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
NEWS FROM THE LITTLE MERMAID
THE LITTLE MERMAID
WILL BE FEATURED ON
ABC’S “GOOD MORNING AMERICA”
THURSDAY, JANUARY 10th 8am – 9am
FRIDAY, JANUARY 11th 8am - 9am
Opening Night is Thursday, January 10th
On Thursday, January 10th and Friday, January 11th, Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID will be featured on ABC’s “Good Morning America.” “Good Morning America” airs locally on Channel 7 – WABC in the tri-state area.
On Thursday, January 10th, “Good Morning America” anchor Deborah Roberts sits down with cast and creative team members to get a closer look at Broadway's sparkling new musical.
On Friday, January 11th, Deborah Roberts will be at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre with the cast of THE LITTLE MERMAID as star Sierra Boggess performs “Part of Your World” and Tituss Burgess leads the cast in the Academy Award-winning song “Under the Sea.”
Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID is currently plying at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre and will officially open Thursday, January 10th.
Disney Theatrical Productions (Thomas Schumacher, Producer) is proud to present the Broadway production of THE LITTLE MERMAID, based on the Disney film and the classic fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. The company features Sierra Boggess as ‘Ariel,’ Sean Palmer as ‘Prince Eric,’ Norm Lewis as ‘King Triton,’ Tituss Burgess as ‘Sebastian,’ Eddie Korbich as ‘Scuttle,’ Jonathan Freeman as ‘Grimsby,’ Derrick Baskin as ‘Jetsam,’ Tyler Maynard as ‘Flotsam,’ Trevor Braun, Brian D'Addario, Cody Hanford and J.J. Singleton as ‘Flounder,’ and Sherie Rene Scott as ‘Ursula.’
THE LITTLE MERMAID takes place in a magical kingdom beneath the sea, where a beautiful young mermaid named Ariel longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above. But first, she’ll have to defy her father, the king of the sea, escape the clutches of an evil sea witch and convince a prince that she’s the girl with the perfect voice.
Led by the award-winning director, Francesca Zambello, some of the theatre’s most innovative artists have collaborated to create THE LITTLE MERMAID. The score features the classic songs: “Part of Your World,” “Kiss the Girl” and the Academy Award®-winning Best Original Song, “Under the Sea,” composed by eight-time Academy Award® winner Alan Menken and his longtime collaborator, the late Howard Ashman, as well as 10 new songs by Mr. Menken and lyricist Glenn Slater. The book for the new musical is by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award®-winning playwright Doug Wright.
The playing schedule for THE LITTLE MERMAID is as follows: Tuesday – Saturday evenings at 8pm, Wednesday and Saturday matinees at 2pm, and Sunday matinees at 3pm. Tickets for are $51.50 - $121.50 (includes a $1.50 facility fee), available through Ticketmaster at (212) 307-4747, online at www.DisneyOnBroadway.com, or in-person at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (205 West 46th Street).
For more information on Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID, visit www.DisneyOnBroadway.com.
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Monday, January 7, 2008
NEWS FROM THE LITTLE MERMAID
GO BACKSTAGE WITH
THE LITTLE MERMAID
ON FOX’S “GOOD DAY NEW YORK,”
TUESDAY, JANUARY 8th 7am – 9am
Opening Night on Broadway is Thursday, January 10th
Join FOX 5’s “Good Day New York” reporter Anne Craig as she visits Broadway's sparkling new musical, THE LITTLE MERMAID, on Tuesday, January 8th. “Good Day New York” airs locally on Channel 5 from 7am – 9am.
While at THE LITTLE MERMAID, Anne Craig got an exclusive peek at King Triton’s trident with star Norm Lewis. Craig also visited the set of THE LITTLE MERMAID and spoke to cast members Sierra Boggess and Sean Palmer about starring in the stage production of this beloved Disney musical. Craig also profiles hometown star J.J. Singleton about playing the role of “Flounder.”
Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID is currently in previews at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre and will officially open this Thursday, January 10th.
Disney Theatrical Productions (Thomas Schumacher, Producer) is proud to present the Broadway production of THE LITTLE MERMAID, based on the Disney film and the classic fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. The company features Sierra Boggess as ‘Ariel,’ Sean Palmer as ‘Prince Eric,’ Norm Lewis as ‘King Triton,’ Tituss Burgess as ‘Sebastian,’ Eddie Korbich as ‘Scuttle,’ Jonathan Freeman as ‘Grimsby,’ Derrick Baskin as ‘Jetsam,’ Tyler Maynard as ‘Flotsam,’ Cody Hanford and J.J. Singleton as ‘Flounder,’ and Sherie Rene Scott as ‘Ursula.’
THE LITTLE MERMAID takes place in a magical kingdom beneath the sea, where a beautiful young mermaid named Ariel longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above. But first, she’ll have to defy her father, the king of the sea, escape the clutches of an evil sea witch and convince a prince that she’s the girl with the perfect voice.
Led by the award-winning director, Francesca Zambello, some of the theatre’s most innovative artists have collaborated to create THE LITTLE MERMAID. The score features the classic songs: “Part of Your World,” “Kiss the Girl” and the Academy Award®-winning Best Original Song, “Under the Sea,” composed by eight-time Academy Award® winner Alan Menken and his longtime collaborator, the late Howard Ashman, as well as 10 new songs by Mr. Menken and lyricist Glenn Slater. The book for the new musical is by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award®-winning playwright Doug Wright.
The playing schedule for THE LITTLE MERMAID is as follows: Tuesday – Saturday evenings at 8pm, Wednesday and Saturday matinees at 2pm, and Sunday matinees at 3pm. Tickets for are $41.50 - $121.50 (includes a $1.50 facility fee), available through Ticketmaster at (212) 307-4747, online at www.DisneyOnBroadway.com, or in-person at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (205 West 46th Street). Tickets for THE LITTLE MERMAID are on sale through May, 2008.
For more information on Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID, visit www.DisneyOnBroadway.com.
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