We’ve been glued to the edges of our seats watching the ever-changing love life of singer Melissa Etheridge so intently that we almost forgot to tell you that the “You’re the Only One” hitmaker will join the cast of Green Day’s rock opera American Idiot for a week next month. Etheridge will take on the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘White Way’
“Spider-Man†Musical Actress Natalie Mendoza Leaving Production After String Of Cast Injuries
One of the lead actresses in Broadway’s troubled mega-musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark is leaving the production on the heels of a barrage of cast injuries and cashflow troubles for The Great White Way’s priciest show. Descent actress Natalie Mendoza, who suffered a concussion during the musical’s first preview performance last month, is hammering [...]
Katie Holmes Broadway Return In “Extremities?â€
Katie Holmes is in discussions with theater producers to return to Broadway. Mrs. Cruise, 31, has been offered the starring role in William Mastrosimone’s Extremeties — a psychological drama that tells the story of a young woman who manages to overtake an attempted rapist during an attack in her home and what happens as she [...]
Morning Crunch Crumbs
-A T.I./Xtina collabo! -Where’s that “Lil Kim, Sit’cho Ass Down” GIF when you need it? -Hey Hollywood, get Niecy Nash her own sitcom! -The Kardashian Sisters promote the release of their new tell-all, Kardashian Konfidential… -Brandy & Ray J: A Family Album! -PETA takes on high-end shoe brand Jimmy Choo… -Nelly blames Motown Records for [...]
Dane Cook Broadway Debut “Fat Pigâ€
Funnyman Dane Cook will join Robin Williams on the Great White Way next year, making his Broadway debut in Neil LaBute’s adaptation of Fat Pig. The play — which premiered Off Broadway in 2004 and has been produced in Boston, Los Angeles, and London — is a comedy that tells the story of Tom, an [...]
Matthew Morrison Details Magazine Dec./Jan. — Sex, Dating, & Dealing With Fame
Mr. Schuester loses his sweater vest and shows off his six-pack abs on the Dec./Jan. cover of Details Magazine. Glee star Matthew Morrison shares his thoughts on being considered a sex symbol, dating, and coping with the fame affiliated with a starring role on one of television’s most-celebrated series. While the photoshoot was originally supposed [...]
“Real Housewife†Countess LuAnn de Lesseps Broadway Debut In The Works?
“Money Can’t Buy You Class” — but it can go a long way in landing you a gig on Broadway! Oh boy, this is going to be better than a bad American Idol audition! Big Apple socialite Countess LuAnn de Lesseps, the tone-deaf star of Bravo’s The Real Housewives of New York City, is parlaying [...]
Ben Stiller Edie Falco Broadway-Bound in “The House Of Blue Leavesâ€
Ben Stiller — of Meet The Parents fame — and multi-Emmy winner Edie Falco are Broadway-bound. The stars have been cast as a husband and wife in a revival of the Black comedy The House of Blue Leaves — expected to open under the lights of The Great White Way in 2011.Stiller will take on the [...]
King Kong Musical Broadway-Bound
In news sure to make Great White Way fanatics go bananas: King Kong will soon be thumping his chest on the Broadway stage, if theater aficionados have their way.Last week, producers with Global Creatures issued a press release revealing that work is underway on a Broadway musical version of the cinema classic — which first [...]
Nicole Kidman Broadway Comeback “Sweet Bird of Youthâ€
It’s back to Broadway for Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman.After a 12-year absence, the star will return to The Great White Way in 2011 to star in a revival of Tennessee Williams’ Sweet Bird of Youth, The New York Post reported on Friday. Kidman has been cast as Alexandra Del Lago, “an aging, drunken and sexually [...]
Ralph Macchio, Shannen Doherty, & Mario Cantone Head To Theater In “A Room Of My Ownâ€
Two of the biggest teen stars of the eighties are hoping a new theater project will take them all the way to the bright lights of Broadway, Variety has learned.Spitfire Shannen Doherty and The Original Karate Kid Ralph Macchio are teaming up to star in A Room of My Own, a play about a man’s [...]
“Spider-Man†Broadway Musical Opening Dec. 21
Peter Parker’s spidey web will swoop in to save the day on the Great White Way just in time for the holidays. Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark – the long-awaited superhero musical — is set to open on Broadway in December. The production which features a score by U2 stars The Edge and Bono, has [...]
Evening Crunch Crumbs
-Screen legend Al Pacino heads to Broadway in The Merchant of Venice… -A battle 25 years in the making: Debbie Gibson vs. Tiffany! -Sophia Bush is officially done with Urban Outfitters… -Breastfeeding moms across the country are hosting BYOB parties…That would be “Bring Your Our Boobz….” -British journalist Martin Bashir is leaving his post at ABC’s Nightline and heading [...]
Alicia Keys Rihanna Seek Bone Marrow Donor For Broadway Star Shannon Tavarez
Singing stars Rihanna and Alicia Keys are calling on fans to register as bone marrow donors after being moved by a young Broadway star’s battle against cancer. Shannon Tavarez, the 11-year-old actress who hit the Great White Way playing young Nala in the Tony Award-winning production The Lion King, was diagnosed with acute leukaemia in April [...]
Saturday Crunch Crumbs
-In news that will send classic comic strip fans sailing to the moon, Garfield, Archie, and a host of other staples from The Funny Pages are being honored with their own postage stamps! The “Sunday Funnies” stamps announced earlier this year by the United States Postal Service will be issued July 16. CLICK HERE for [...]
Constantine Maroulis Expecting Baby With Broadway Dancer Angel Reed
The show will not go on for knocked up Broadway chorus girl Angel Reed — the dancer has taken a leave of absence from the Great White Way after announcing that she is expecting her first child with on-off BF Constantine Maroulis.The couple met while performing in the Tony-nominated musical Rock of Ages and have [...]
Lady Gaga, Britney Spears Top Broadway Wish List
Gaga on The Great White Way? Lady Gaga has topped a list of celebrities fans would most like to see in a Broadway production.The “Poker Face†singer scored 32% of votes in an online poll of theater fanatics, ahead of fellow pop singer Britney Spears, who 28% of Broadway fans are itching to see on [...]
“Hair†Broadway Musical Closing
The Big Apple is losing its Hair. Hair — the hippie musical that wowed audiences when it hit the New York stage in 1969 — will close the curtain on its recent revival at the end of the month, Playbill.com said Thursday.The new incarnation of the 1960s-set show — which opened in March 2009 — will [...]
Ricky Martin “Evita†Broadway Revival
Put on your Broadway shoes and shake your bon-bon, Ricky Martin’s on his way back to the theater. The Grammy winner — who publicly confirmed speculation that he is gay earlier this year — will star in the first Broadway revival of Evita since the Andrew Lloyd Webber production first hit the Great White Way in [...]



