Christopher Durang's raucous new comedy Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike opened on March 14 at the Golden Theatre, and tons of big names in the theater world came out to support stars Sigourney Weaver, David Hyde Pierce and Kristine Nielsen on their exciting opening night. The trio leads a show that features Shalita Grant, Genevieve Angelson and ...

There are some new blue suede shoes hitting the stage in the national tour of Million Dollar Quartet. Ben Goddard, James Barry and David Elkins have joined the cast as Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Johnny Cash, respectively. They join original tour members Cody Slaughter (Elvis Presley) and Kelly Lamont (Dyanne) in the Tony-nominated musical. Check out the gallery ...

It was a homecoming on many levels when the national tour of Flashdance celebrated its opening night at Pittsburgh’s Heinz Hall on January 3. Not only did it mark a return to theatrical roots for Pittsburgh natives Rachelle Rak and Matthew Hydzik, who star as Tess and Nick, respectively; the story itself takes place in Steel City. Based on ...

It’s time to live the magic of the '80s all over again as Flashdance makes its way to the stage in a brand new national tour. The musical version of the popular 1983 film premiered in Pittsburgh (where the story is set) on January 3 and is off on a 19-city tour before making its way to Broadway in ...

As the national tour of Flashdance readies to make its official opening in Pittsburgh on January 3, Broadway.com is bringing you a sneak peak at the show. In this Hot Shot, heroin Alex Owens (played by Emily Padgett) performs the famous chair dance move that's now an iconic image from the original 1983 film. There’s even a ...

Les Misérables fever is heating up, as the highly anticipated movie musical nears its Christmas Day premiere date. Oscar winner Tom Hooper’s big-screen adaptation went back to the show’s London roots with a starry premiere on December 5, and Broadway.com photographer Bruce Glikas was on the scene at the Empire Leicester Square Theatre to capture all ...

Talk about authenticity! To find musicians to fill the folksy cast of Once, producers of the forthcoming West End production of the Tony-winning musical looked to the streets of Dublin for singers and actors with a genuinely Irish sound. Open auditions for the show (which starts at the Phoenix Theatre on March 16, 2013) were held at Whelan’s, one ...

Flashdance, the '80s flick that inspired a generation of dancers and drawers full of off-the-shoulder tops, is coming to the stage in a Broadway national tour. Director and choreographer Sergio Trujillo announced the musical’s stars in—where else?—Pittsburgh, where the story takes place. Emily Padgett (Rock of Ages) will take the lead as welder (by day) and aspiring ...

The release of the Les Miserables movie is just over two months away, and excitment should only continue to rise now that there's a new poster featuring Hugh Jackman to plaster across movie theater walls across the country. As Jean Valjean, Jackman sports a brooding determination above the tag line "Freedom is Mine." Take a look at the poster ...

The national tour of Sister Act is kicking off in Toronto, and Broadway.com has your first look at the heavenly musical comedy. Check out these fabulous photos of star Ta’Rea Campbell as Deloris Van Cartier strutting her stuff and squaring off with Hollis Resnik’s Mother Superior. The show also features original Broadway cast member Kingsley Leggs as ...