‘Boq’ from Chicago’s ‘Wicked’ joins cast of ‘Altar Boyz’

Adam Fleming, who most recently starred as Boq in the Chicago production of the smash hit musical Wicked, will join the cast of the new musical Altar Boyz for limited performances Dec. 13-23 at the at Chicago’s Drury Lane Water Tower Place, according to an article published Wednesday, Dec. 12, at BroadwayWorld.com. The production, which will run at Water Tower Place through March 2, 2008, is about five small-town boys who are trying to save the world by creating a boy band and the Chicago company also stars Devin DeSantis, Brian Crum, Adam Zelaska and Nick Vernia.

Altar Boyz has received critical acclaim for its comedy-based music and choreography and with songs such as “Girl You Make Me Wanna Wait” and “Jesus Called Me on My Cell Phone,” the production offers something unusual that draws in audiences of all ages with its charming lyrics and wild dance moves, according to Broadway World. Fleming, who just finished two short stints as boy band member Luke in the Cincinnati and St. Louis productions of Altar Boyz, is also known for his role as Boq - a munchkin that attends the same school as Elphaba and Glinda - in the smash hit musical Wicked.

If you still haven’t seen a live performance on Broadway or elsewhere and have been waiting for your chance, make sure you secure your seats for Altar Boyz or snag a pair of Wicked tickets while you still can! Visit Stubhub.com for all the best deals.

Permalink - Posted in Uncategorized on December 12, 2007 - Post a comment

Wicked stars Block and Ashford one of many featured in Broadway’s Back

Celebrating the end of the Broadway stage crew strike, the Marriott Marquis Theatre hosted the “Broadway’s Back” show Dec. 1 - a production which featured a myriad of musical stars, including the former Wicked stars Stephanie J. Block - who played the role of Elphaba and Analeigh Ashford - Glinda the Good Witch - in the 2006 smash hit Broadway production. Block and Ashford were also joined by Bernadette Peters who performeda rendition of “There’s No Business Like Show Business,” as well as Bob Saget, Michael Longoria, Dierdre Goodwin and Paul McGill, according to an article published Sunday, Dec. 9 at BroadwayWorld.com.

The show went on to include special guest Angela Lansbury, who started in on the Mame song “I Need a Little Christmas,” which prompted the entire cast to join in. The evening, hosted by The Drowsey Chaperone starBob Martin, got off to a start when the lights came up on the actor as he sat in the musical’s famous chair and he announced “Broadway’s dark night is finally over.” He then walked over to an on-stage refrigerator and when he couldn’t get the door open, Martin requested a little help and several stage crew members emerged, unlocked the door and received hugs from Martin, as well as many other cast members as they paraded out from inside the refrigerator, according to the article.
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Permalink - Posted in Uncategorized on December 11, 2007 - Post a comment

‘Wicked’ star Shoshana Bean journeys to LA to record debut album

Yet another rising star from the cast of the Broadway smash hit musical Wicked is one her way to LA to record a debut album. Shoshana Bean, who played the role of Elphaba in the Broadway production in 2005 replacing Idina Menzel and again in the national tour alongside Megan Hilty, is working away steadily on her music writing, but has also made time to do several cabaret shows and will star in the one-night only upcoming show of “It’s a Bird…It’s a Plane…It’s Superman,” which is a Broadway reprise of the original version, according to an article published Sunday, Dec. 9 at BroadwayWorld.com.

Bean made her Broadway debut in 2000 in another one of Stephen Schwartz’s critically acclaimed musicals, Godspell. Schwartz, the famous composer and lyricist responsible for producing Wicked and many other hit Broadway musicals, has been making waves in the industry lately, as well, with his new album release: “Captain Louie The Musical.” The new production in which Bean will star will run Dec. 13 and 14 at LA’s Upright Cabaret at the Palm Springs Resort and will also feature well-known actors Jake Simpson and Chad Kimball and actress Jennifer Leigh Warren.

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‘Wicked’ star to hold special beneift concert Dec. 17 for Toys for Tots

Actress Stephanie J. Block, most recently recognized for her role in as Elphaba in the smash hit Broadway production of Wicked The Musical, will perform in a special benefit concert Dec. 17 to support the Toys For Tots and Broadway Cares/Equity Fight AIDS (BCEFA) organizations, according to an article published on the Wicked Musical official Web site.

The concert, held at Broadway’s Lucille Lortel Theatre at 8 p.m. for one night only, will feature other prominent theater talents such as Ashley Brown, Karen Mason, Tituss Burgess, Antonique Smith, Lauren Kennedy, Lisa Howard, Nikki M. James, Geoff Packard, Chelsea Chromback and Marty Thomas, to name a few. The show will showcase song performances by cast members from some of the biggest musicals on Broadway, including Wicked, Mama Mia! Grease, Mary Poppins, Les Miserables, Altar Boyz, Legally Blonde and A Chorus Line.

Tickets for the show are $15 for those who bring a new, unwrapped toy to donate to Toys for Tots, and $20 for those without. All proceeds go to the BCEFA foundation - an organization dedicated to providing social services and programs to those within the entertainment industry who are effected by critical illnesses, including but not limited to HIV and AIDS.

If you still haven’t made it out to see a Broadway show this may be the perfect time. Not only will the whole family enjoy this montage of musical performances melded into one night, but you can take comfort in knowing you’ve done your part in helping bring a smile to a child or family this holiday season. Theater-goers can check out concert tickets and also look into Wicked tickets, all at Stubhub.com.

Permalink - Posted in Uncategorized on December 7, 2007 - Post a comment

‘Wicked’ Youmans featured Dec. 16 -18 in ‘Tammy Faye’ musical reading

Original Broadway Wicked cast member William Youmans is gearing up to take on two exciting projects over the next few weeks. Rising to fame in his role as Dr. Dillamond during the original Broadway run of the smash hit musical Wicked, and later moving on to portray Fiyero in the national tour, Youmans has accepted a part in the initial reading of the musical “The Gospel According to Tammy Faye” – a two-act production based on the life of the televangelist Tammy Faye Messner, according to an article published Wednesday, Dec. 5, at BroadwayWorld.com.

Youmans, also known for his other Broadway role in The Farnsworth Invention, also appeared in 2006 the Chicago production of Wicked at the Ford Center of Performing Arts’ Oriental Theatre, according to a Broadway World article.

The Gospel According to Tammy Faye, which made its original debut in 2006 at Cincinnati’s Columbia Gorge Repertory Theatre, is a rags to riches story that portrays the redemption of one of the most famous female televangelists in US history. The musical features original songs that range from gospel to disco and 70s pop, to tango and soft country rock, and also stars Jessica Hahn, Jim Bakker, Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson and Roe Messner.

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‘Wicked’ star Kathy Deitch appears Dec. 9 in ‘All Heart’ on Broadway

Original cast member of the smash hit Broadway musical Wicked will appear in the one-night performance of “All Heart,” a night of songs from the pop group Heart, which will feature the actress and singers musical talents accompanied by former Wicked stars Katie Webber and Jason Sirois, as well as singer Asmeret Ghebremichael from the musical Legally Blonde.

The Dec. 9th show, which will begin at 9 p.m., will be held at The Canal Room on West Broadway in Manhattan, according to an article published Wednesday, Dec. 5 at BroadwayWorld.com. Dietch, who has also stared as Urleen in the Broadway musical production Footloose, has an impressive resume of off-Broadway roles as well, including playing Crissy in the European tour of Hair as part of the “City Center Encores!” production and being featured as a “Chubb Club” dancer on the “Rosie O’Donnell Show.” She also directed the New York Fringe Festival production of Face Value.

Still haven’t seen a Broadway production? What better time is there than now to check out what’s available for theater-goers? Be sure to book a pair of “All-Heart” or Wicked tickets at Stubhub.com today.

Permalink - Posted in Uncategorized on December 5, 2007 - Post a comment

‘Wicked’ musical director heads up new ‘Jerry Springer: The Opera;’ two nights only at Carnegie Hall

With an original premier in London more than four years ago, this musical has become a smash hit, winning the Olivier Award, The Critic’s Circle Award, Evening Standard Award and What’s On Stage Award – a feat that no other West End production has ever achieved.

For two nights only – Jan. 29 and 30 - the talented cast and crew of Jerry Springer The Opera will perform the award winning production for live audiences at New York’s Carnegie Hall. The musical, which was inspired by the provocative and often outrageous TV talk show “Jerry Springer,” is under musical direction in the states by the renowned Stephen Oremus, who most recently directed the musical score for the smash hit musical Wicked.

Jerry Springer The Opera tells the story of a transsexual who is involved in a love quadrangle and a distressed wife whose husband is having an affair with a baby. Ticket sales were announced.

If you still haven’t seen a live performance on Broadway, what better time than now to go check out Jerry Springer The Opera or even grab a pair of Wicked tickets before seats fill up for the next show! Visit Stubhub.com today and check it out!

Permalink - Posted in Uncategorized on December 4, 2007 - Post a comment

‘Wicked’ star Idina Menzel’s third solo album ‘I Stand’ now available for pre-order at Amazon.com

Broadway star Idina Menzel, most recently recognized for her performances in the smash hit musicals Wicked and Rent, has returned with yet another project in the public spotlight.

Besides starring in the major motion picture “Enchanted,” and collaborating on several songs for the soundtrack of big-time film “Beowulf” (both of which are currently in theaters) her third solo album, “I Stand,” which contains the singer’s first single “Brave,” is now available for pre-order at Amazon.com – “Brave” was released on iTunes several weeks ago and is making huge waves in the music world, according to BroadwayWorld.com.

The Tony Award winner said she got her start in the music business when she was 15, shortly after her parents were divorced and she took on a part time job as a wedding singer to help make ends meet. It wasn’t long until she started exploring every option when it came to singing, she said in a recent interview with MoviesOnline.com.

“Then I kind of got into singing Motown and jazz and the pop music, because you have to learn all different kinds of music, and that made me want to start writing my own music,” Menzel said. “So then I kind of had both these ideas in my head and I’ve been vacillating between the two for so long and then Rent happened and that was a fluke. So I said okay, you can go in this direction, and the theatre’s always been so wonderful to me, but now I feel like I’ve grown to the place where I’m going to stop feeling like I have to pick one or the other and just try to be one of the modern-day disciples of Bette Midler or Barbra Streisand, something like that. I mean those are my idols.”

If you still haven’t heard Menzel’s work, it’s pretty hard to miss right now – check out her new single “Brave,” go see “Enchanted” or “Beowulf” if you haven’t yet and be sure to snag Wicked tickets for a performance that theater-goers and critics are calling one of the freshest productions on Broadway at the moment.

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