A new musical based on Stephen Elliot and Allan Scott’s Oscar-winning hit film, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert has recently opened on Broadway!

Revived for the stage, Priscilla Queen of the Desert is an outrageous musical that tells the story of three drag queens embarking on a crazy road trip. Bernadette, Tick, and Adam board an old run down bus, which happens to be nicknamed Priscilla. In search of friendship and love the two travel together across the Australian outback in hopes of finding friendship and love, but ultimately find more than they ever expected.

The musical is directed by Simon Phillips, and has a talented cast full of Olivier and Tony Award nominees. Tony Sheldon will play Bernadette, Will Swenson will portray Tick/Mintzi, while Nick Adams plays the characters of Adam/Felicia.

The show features outrageously imaginative costumes, over-the-top drag make-up, complete by crazy dance numbers from the actors wearing these costumes. The music are dance-floor songs with a hint of disco to maintain a lively stage performance.

Priscilla Queen of the Desert will open on Sunday, March 20, 2011 with previews beginning on Monday, February 28, 2011.

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Nearly 50 years ago, legendary NFL coach and general manager, Vince Lombardi was at the peak of his career. He now has many accomplishments to his name, including leading the Packers to victory in the first two Super Bowls.

His unique way of leading the team through bullying, while showing love and being protective, along with his ability to create a team unlike any other sparked a general interest in Lombardi’s life.

The public was interested in gaining more knowledge on his skills and methods of management and coaching, to his inspirational and motivational teachings, all the way through to his death at the age of 57 from cancer. This interest inspired a biography based on Vince Lombardi’s life by  Pulitzer Prize-winning author, David Maraniss, entitled When Pride Still Mattered: A Life of Vincent Lombardi.

This biography in turn inspired a broadway play on one of the NFL’s most legendary coaches. Lombardi starring Dan Lauria opened on Broadway earlier this weak at New York’s Circle in the Square Theatre. Sponsored by the NFL, this play highlights and showcases one of the league’s most iconic heroes for all kinds of audiences.

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Jersey Boys has been captivating audiences since its opening on November 6, 2005 at the August Wilson Theatre. Now in it’s fourth year, the musical has lengthened its booking to January 2, 2011.

Told in a documentary style, Jersey Boys is the story of the popular 1960′s rock and roll band, The Four Seasons. Band members Frankie Valli, Tommy Devito, Nick Massi, and Bob Gaudio are all blue collar boys who together become a huge hit sensation. The musical tells the coming of age of the band while highlighting their rise, fall, and success.

The musical opened to great reviews from the New York Post, Star-Ledger, and others. Then in 2006 Jersey Boys was named the winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical. Audiences and critics agree that this one of a kind musical is still going strong.

Jersey Boys would not be as successful if it weren’t for all of the people involved including two-time Tony Award winning director Des McAnuff, writers Rick Elice and Marshall Brickman, and choreographer Sergio Trujillo. The musical features amazing music by Bob Gaudio and lyrics by Bob Crewe. Surely you will enjoy the music from this show, and you may even recognize some of the tunes such as “Big Girls Don’t Cry” and “December 1963 (Oh, What A Night).”

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Megan Mullally was set to star in the Broadway revival of “Lips Together, Teeth Apart,” a Terrence McNally play. However, she quit the show this week causing the opening of previews to be postponed for the spring season. The Roundabout Theater Company announced the postponement on Thursday following Mullally’s decision to quit.

Megan Mullally, best known for playing Karen Walker on “Will and Grace,” abruptly quit the show. Frustration with the lack of experience from her co-star Patton Oswalt led to her departure from “Lips Together, Teeth Apart” on Wednesday.

In a statement, Roundabout Theater Company’s artistic director Todd Haimes said that they were “surprised and disappointed,”  and that it was a breach of contract. Her replacement will be named shortly, but since the show was supposed to start preview performances on April 9 the first preview will be delayed.

Although the first preview of the show will be delayed, Haimes did say that the opening date will remain on Thursday April 29, 2010. Other cast members for the show include Patton Oswalt, David Wilson Barnes, and lily Taylor.

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A new comedy based on a real event is coming to Broadway. Looped follows a summer night in 1965 when celebrated actress Tallulah Bankhead was called into the sound studio. She was called into the studio to re-record (or loop) the words “Die, die my darling,” a line from her final film.

However, when she shows up to loop the line she is completely intoxicated. Tallulah Bankhead was known to be a rebel. She was a party girl who experimented with alcohol, drugs, and bisexuality. She was definitely a bad girl in Hollywood at her time. During this recording session, she was far too inebriated to properly loop the line for the film, and a fight begins between the editor of the film, and Ms. Bankhead herself.

Starring in the Broadway show is Valerie Harper, whose claim to fame was as Rhonda on the Mary Tyler Moore Show. She became a Broadway star with her performance in The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife. The director of the show is Rob Ruggiero who is nationally recognized for both his musicals and plays.

Looped will begin previews at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City on Friday, February 19, 2010.

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The broadway production of 9 to 5: The Musical is scheduled to have it’s final show labor day weekend on Sunday, September 6 at the Marquis Theatre. This hilarious, fun, and entertaining musical will have performed 148 shows when it closes.

This musical comedy is based on the 1980 film starring Dolly Parton with music and lyrics by Dolly Parton herself. Allison Janney, Megan Hiltyas and Stephanie J. Block star in the musical as three female office workers who turn the tables on their sexist boss. This is definitely a girl power musical that is sure to make anyone laugh out loud.

This broadway production of 9 to 5: The Musical is directed by Joe Mantello, who is a Tony award winning director. He also directed shows such as Wicked, Take Me Out, and Assasins. This production is choreographed by  the Tony award winner, Andy Blankenbuehler. It is also written by the multiple Grammy award winning songwriter Dolly Parton. That’s an all star crew putting together a five star show!

With catchy musical numbers like “9 to 5″ and “One of the Boys” you can’t even think about missing this broadway production. Get yourself tickets to see 9 to 5: The Musical, or any other broadway show now.

SelectATicket.com wants you to know that Spiderman the Musical is coming to Broadway in 2009 and you can sign up to be alerted when Spiderman the Musical tickets are available by visiting Select A Ticket’s Spiderman Broadway tickets page.

With words and music by Bono & The Edge of U2, Spiderman is going to be an interesting Broadway musical. I for one am curious just how they’re going to set the story to music. I assume it will be the story of how Spiderman came to be when Peter Parker was bitten by a radio-active spider. No word on if the classic Spiderman Theme Song from the old cartoon will be used but personally I think it deserves a spot in the Broadway show! That song is a classic among casual and die-hard Spiderman fans!

Following the success of Disney shows which have come to Broadway, Spiderman the Musical is trying to appeal to families with younger children while also offering something for adults who might be interested in seeing a different take on something they’ll remember from their own childhood.

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Everyone in the entertainment industry knows that Harvey and Bob Weinstein have been two of the most successful producers in Hollywood for the last 30 years. They created Miramax, a production company that represented the highest artistic quality, producing arthouse films that tended to also have strong box office draw and won many awards.

Both Harvey and Bob left Miramax in 2005, creating another company called The Weinstein Company.

These two producers are now following an industry trend of converting movies into Broadway musicals. They will be developing musicals of their hit films: “Finding Neverland,” “The Wall,” “Shakespeare in Love,” “Chocolat,” “Cinema Paradiso,” and “Shall We Dance.”

They have had a growing interest in the theater over the last few years, having co-produced the recent Tony winning “August: Osage County” and “Boeing-Boeing.”

This trend toward reworking films into stage plays is an understandable evolution. If the material worked on the big screen, you have a ready-made brand, with instant recognition to potential audiences.

This trend also broadens the appeal of the stage to the masses. You gotta’ know that a lot of people who never considered paying money for Broadway tickets will be lining up with their kids to see “Shrek” next year.

In the case of the Weinsteins, they own numerous properties that lend themselves to a musical format. They also have strong connections with Hollywood stars. They hope to lure such big screen stars as Juliette Binoche and Gwyneth Paltrow to Broadway to reprise their famous roles.

Acclaimed stage and screen director, Sam Mendes, made a recommendation to DreamWorks Exec, Jeffrey Katzenberg, several years ago—Turn their multi-million dollar “Shrek” film franchise into a Broadway play. DreamWorks is following the advice and the example of rival production company Disney, turning an animated film into a musical on the big New York stage.

Tickets for Pre-Broadway engagement of “Shrek the Musical” will go on sale this Friday, June 13, at 9:30 a.m. The production will appear at The 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle, Washington. The Northwest production will go from August 14-September 21 before heading to its Broadway debut in December

The first 100 people in line will receive their very own Shrek ears. They will also be served green tea and green Top Pot Doughnuts. It’s sure to be a fun outing for you and the kids, both getting the tickets, and going to show.

The show will star Tony Award nominee Brian d’Arcy James as Shrek, Tony Award winner Sutton Foster as Princess Fiona, Tony Award nominee Christopher Sieber as Lord Farquaad, and Chester Gregory II as Donkey.

The new musical is a reinvention of the story created by William Steig’s book, “Shrek” and the DreamWorks Animation film, “Shrek” which became one of the most successful animated film franchises in history. Be watching online for Broadway tickets in New York.

Pop star and Broadway star, Clay Aiken is going to be a father. The mother of the child is his best friend and producer, Jaymes Foster. The 50-year-old woman was artificially inseminated.

A report at TMZ.com suggest that he’ll be very active in the child’s life. Foster was divorced several years ago. Since that time, she and Aiken have become extremely close. He lives in her home whenever he’s in Los Angeles.

Fans of the singer can see him perform by buying Broadway tickets for the New York production of Spamalot. He’s been a part of the production since January of this year, playing the part of Sir Robin.

He’s the third most successful contestant from American Idol, right behind Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood. He’s the most successful male contestant. And he’s the most successful contestant to win second place.

I was glad to see Aiken finding a place on the stage in New York. Although I think he’s got a great voice, he doesn’t have the typical persona of a pop star. Judging by a performance I saw of his on “Scrubs,” I think he’s got talent as a character actor. I see a bright future for him acting and singing, and there’s no better place for that than Broadway.

Have you ever dreamed of switching from a Broadway ticket buyer to a Broadway performer? Well, now is your chance.

Universal CityWalk is partnering with the musical “Wicked” for the program appropriately titled, “Wannabe Wicked.” It’s all part of the “Summer Block Party” entertainment series.

Now this isn’t for some tone deaf American Idol wannabe. This is for someone who really has some performing chops. Contestants must turn in a video performance of one of five songs: “Popular,” “Defying Gravity,” “Dancing Through Life,” “For Good” or “The Wizard and I.”

These online auditions will be judged every week by a series of professional judges. They will rate the performances based on vocal quality, performance delivery, vocal accuracy, and overall performance. They will narrow the performers down to ten finalists.

The next phase of the contest will entail live performing. Each of the finalists will sing in front of a live Universal CityWalk audience starting on July 2nd, running at various times through August.

The winner of the contest will be chosen on August 20th. They will then receive an opportunity to be a walk-on in “Wicked” as their prize.

Anyone is free to try-out. There is a $10 processing fee to submit your online performance audition. You must submit your audition by June 5th.

So if you’ve dreamed of being on the big stage in NY, now is your chance. Grab your video camera, do some vocal exercises, and show the world what you’ve got.

Tony Award winners, Sara Ramirez and David Hyde Pierce, announced the nominees for the 2007-2008 Tony Awards yesterday morning.

“In the Heights” earned the most nominations with 13. This play started off Broadway and made the transition to the Richard Rodgers Theatre earlier this year. One of the nominations was for Best Musical.

The revival for South Pacific also performed strong, with 11 nominations. Sondheim and Lapine’s revival of “Sunday in the Park with George” followed up with 9 nominations. A few productions got 7 nominations, including “August: Osage County,” the revival of “Gypsy,” and “Passing Strange.”

Lin-Manuel Miranda got two nominations for his performance and score for “In the Heights.” Pop artist Stew earned four Tony nominations for “Passing Strange.”

Steven Sondheim will be recipient of a Lifetime Achievement in the Theater.

The Tony Awards started in 1947. They were named after Antoinette Perry, an actress, director, and producer. It started as a dinner. It now is presented on television. This year’s show will be presented on Sunday, June 15th, on CBS, 8/7c.

To see all of the nominees, go to the official Tony Awards website here. To purchase tickets for any of these acclaimed shows, you will want to purchase Broadway tickets online.

I don’t know about you, but I love a good battle of the bands. The format, of course, provides for a show that gets progressively better as the better bands play more and more frequently. And there’s usually a couple of bands that everyone enjoys that you get to hear battle it out at the end.

I also like Broadway shows. I like the big dramatic musical with all of it’s over the top pop glory. There’s nothing like live Broadway Theater and in recent years, the world of rock has been merging onto the stage, like two well suited lovers.

So you can imagine my interest when I heard about a Battle of the Broadway Bands. Apparently, many Broadway performers also have side bands. And I’m just guessing that they’re probably pretty good. For example, take Albinokid, the band by Rent star Anthony Rapp. This talented singer, actor, and performer takes his Broadway experience, and tries to translate it into a rock show.

Rapp, with other well-known Broadway performers will bring their talents to The Zipper Factory, 336 West 37th Street in Manhattan, on May 17th for what may prove to be one of the best Battle of the Bands you’ve ever seen. You can order tickets at www.nymf.org. Then, if you’re interested in seeing these rockers show off their stuff in Broadway musical form, click on this link for Broadway tickets online.

You gotta’ love New York for providing amazing entertainment.

I’m not really sure how they’re going to make this good, but I guess “Brigadoon” is returning to Broadway in a big revival. My lack of enthusiasm is born of the fact that I couldn’t get more than about 45 minutes through the old movie based on the original play.

The play’s music was written by the great song writing team, Lerner and Lowe. It was directed by Robert Lewis and choreographed by Agnes de Mille. It was a big hit on Broadway and was adapted to the screen in 1954, starring Gene Kelly.

The story tells about two Americans on vacation in Scotland who stumble upon the magical village, which comes to life every 100 years.

The new play will be directed and choreographed by Tony Award winner, Rob Ashford. He won a Tony for his choreography for “Thoroughly Modern Millie.” He was also nominated for “The Wedding Singer,” and “Curtains.” He also choreographed the recent production of “Cry Baby.”

It also brings the talent of Tony Award-winner, John Guare. Famous for his Tony Award winning book for the musical “Two Gentleman of Verona.” He’s also been nominated for “The House of Blue Leaves,” “Six Degrees of Separation,” and “Four Baboons Adoring the Sun.”

So with all that talent, maybe the re-imagining will bring new life to a classic that has clearly aged. When it opens we’ll have to check for tickets online to see for ourselves how it fares.

2007 marked the full return of the musical to the silver screen. Ever since the late 60’s, the traditional musical has been dead on screen. If you wanted to see people sing while telling a story, you had to look to the stage. Even buying Broadway tickets online was about as convenient as one could hope for in seeing a good old-fashioned musical.

But now, it seems that the trend has ended. We have a new dawn for musicals on film. 2007 brought us some real hits. It brought us a traditional modern Sondheim musical in “Sweeney Todd.” It brought us “Hairspray,” a movie which got remade as a Broadway show which then got remade back into a musical film. It also brought us the musical in the form of the Indie film shot on video in the exceptional “Once.”

We’re also seeing musicals invading the world of television, with the startling success of “High School Musical” and “High School Musical 2.”

We’re also seeing a return to the animated Disney musicals made popular in the early nineties with “The Little Mermaid.” This year the subgenre returned as a spoof of itself in the silly but fun “Enchanted.”

My hope is that with the popularization of the musical on film again we’ll also generate growth in stage productions of musicals as well.