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Olivier Nomination for Sophie-Louise Dann for TENOR Musical
An Olivier Award nominee for the first time, Dann is nominated for her role as the ambitious diva Diana DiVane in Peter Sham’s tale of operatic calamity set in 1934 Ohio, in which an underdog strives against all the odds. Source: Olivier Awards
Mar 15 2012
Peter and the Starcatcher: Life Before Peter Pan
Stars Christian Borle, Celia Keenan-Bolger and Adam Chanler-Berat were joined by directors Roger Rees and Alex Timbers, as well as playwright Rick Elice, to talk about play-with-music Peter and the Starcatcher, readying for Broadway after a successful run at the New York Theatre Workshop in 2011. This stage adaptation of Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson’s […]
Mar 9 2012
PETER Media Day
By David Gordon | Mar 9, 2012 The cast and creative team of Broadway’s Peter and the Starcatcher met the press Friday, March 9 at their Ballet Hispanico rehearsal studio.The show begins previews at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre on March 28 in anticipation of an official opening on April 15. The play, based on Dave […]
Mar 9 2012
PETER Announces Its Broadway Cast
By Adam Hetrick | Playbill.com 24 Feb 2012 Complete casting has been announced for the Broadway production of Peter and the Starcatcher, featuring Tony Award nominees Christian Borle and Celia Keenan-Bolger, which will begin Broadway previews March 28. Newly-added cast members are Isaiah Johnson (The Merchant of Venice), David Rossmer (Don’t Quit Your Night Job), […]
Feb 25 2012
The Herald UK: Fast farce Hits Every Hilarious High Note
by Bill Stone September 30, 2010 WHAT a show! It’s got the lot. Well, nearly everything — there’s no line-up of leggy chorines. But you can’t have it all. What you do get is an absorbing plot (admittedly closely related to typical end-of-the-pier farces), compelling characters, some witty lines, lots of laughs, and some very […]
Sep 30 2011
What’s On Stage UK: Lend Me A Tenor Review
by Karen Bussell 29 September 2010 WOS Rating: 4 Stars A STANDING ovation was something of a foregone conclusion as the musical comedy Lend Me A Tenor opened at Plymouth’s Theatre Royal under Ian Talbot’s tight direction. Ken Ludwig’s Olivier and Tony Award-winning 1989 farce is given a musical reworking by Peter Sham and Brad […]
Sep 29 2011
Emmy Nomination for Pee-wee On Broadway
Congratulations to Paul Reubens and the entire Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway (on HBO) company for getting a 2011 Emmy Nomination. Here are the nominations: Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Special – 2011 Nominee The Pee-Wee Herman Show On Broadway (HBO) Herman World Productions and Funny Business Productions in association with HBO Entertainment Paul Reubens, […]
Jul 7 2011
The Pee-wee Herman Show on HBO
Pull up a Chairry, and turn on your Magic Screen. The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway, which was taped live at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre in New York in January, debuts March 19 on HBO. The cable network filmed the 90-minute intermissionless production following its final Broadway performance Jan. 2. The HBO presentation airs at […]
Mar 19 2011
NYTimes: Older, but No More Mature
November 11, 2010 Theater Review | ‘The Pee-wee Herman Show’ By CHARLES ISHERWOOD The sounds filling the Stephen SondheimTheater on 43rd Street are not the Broadway melodies you might expect to hear in a house recently renamed for the revered master of the American musical. They are, instead, the happy gurglings and raucous cheers of […]
Nov 11 2010
Some Old Friends and Some Brand New Pals to The Playhouse!!
“THE PEE-WEE HERMAN SHOW” ANNOUNCES CASTING Broadway Production Welcomes Original “Pee-wee Herman Show” Cast Members JOHN MOODY as Mailman Mike, JOHN PARAGON as Jambi the Genie, and LYNNE MARIE STEWART as Miss Yvonne… …plus JESSE GARCIA as Sergio the Handyman and PHIL LaMARR as Cowboy Curtis… Company also includes JOSH MEYERS, DREW POWELL, and LANCE […]
