After the curtain went down on Tuesday's performance of Broadway's A STEADY RAIN, star Hugh Jackman and wife Deborah-Lee Furness enjoyed "a half date night" as they celebrated the DVD release of 'Valentino: The Last Emperor.' (more...)
To celebrate the release of the album members of the GLEE cast is traveling to certain locations to greet the fans who purchase "Glee: The Music, Vol. 1." The GLEE cast visited the Borders at the Time Warner Center Columbus Circle on Tuesday, Nov. 3rd, 2009 New York City and BroadwayWorld.com's cameras were there for the fan frenzied "meet and 'Gleet'!" (more...)
Today, Tuesday, Nov. 3, Columbia Records and Twentieth Century Fox Television releases "Glee: The Music, Volume 1," the first in a series of soundtracks that feature some of the music heard in the first season of the critically acclaimed series on FOX. "Glee: The Music, Volume 1" features spectacular renditions of several chart-topping hits, including Queen's "Somebody to Love" and Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline." (more...)
Broadway performer John Treacy Egan's new holiday recording, ON CHRISTMAS MORNING celebrates the season with old and new yuletide Classics. With favorite holiday tunes by composers Styne, Loesser, and Torme, and modern composers like Carey, Foster, and Menken, John Treacy Egan's soaring tenor brings in the warmth of the season under the musical direction of Mr. David Shenton. (more...)
The Drama League and its friends held a special cocktail reception for "Mr. Broadway" himself, Stewart F. Lane as he discussed producing for today's theatre. The event was followed by a signing of Mr. Lane's new DVD titled "Let's Put on a Show!" which is an informed and witty guide on producing which covers everything from raising money to creating an audience. (more...)
Amateur vocalist Susan Boyle became an overnight sensation after appearing on the first round of 2009's popular U.K. reality show Britain's Got Talent. (more...)
Brian Stokes Mitchell performs "Through Heaven's Eyes" with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir at the 2008 Ring Christmas Bells concert in Salt Lake City. (more...)
Rebecca Luker has been a Broadway favorite since she stepped in as Christine in The Phantom of the Opera in 1988. She is currently starring in Mary Poppins for which she earned a 2007 Tony Award® nomination for Best Actress in a Musical. Other Broadway credits include Show Boat (Tony® nomination), The Music Man (Tony® nomination), Nine, the most recent revival of The Sound of Music, and The Secret Garden. Ms. Luker recently performed to sold-out audiences at her critically acclaimed American Songbook Series of solo concerts at Jazz at Lincoln Center. Her recordings include Leaving Home (PSClassics.com), Anything Goes: Rebecca Luker Sings Cole Porter, Aria, Aria 2 and Aria 3 (Koch records), The Boys From Syracuse, Wonderful Town, Annie Get Your Gun, Broadway Showstoppers, Jerome Kern Treasury, and Brigadoon. (more...)
"Extra" host and former A CHORUS LINE star Mario Lopez and his sister, Marissa Lopez Wong, have written a children's book that celebrates the imagination of children. Lopez celebrated the release on October 16th at the Barnes & Noble, Lincoln Triangle on Broadway. (more...)
The new Adam Lambert song from the 2012 soundtrack is gaining powerful "buzz" in the industry. The track is titled "Time For Miracles", Lambert recently remarked that the song is "a classic rock ballad styled track that will be very catchy." You can watch the video of the song right here on STAGE TUBE! (more...)
It was an early morning for fans of Olivier nominated stage star John Barrowman today in the U.K. Beginning at 7.45am, fans braved the cold to start the queue at Dress Circle to have their copies of Barrowman's new autobiography "I Am What I Am" signed by the star. By 11.00am the queue was over 200 and snaking around the block. Despite the grey day, reportedly a good time was had by all. (more...)
FINIAN'S RAINBOW star Kate Baldwin celebrated the release of her debut album "Let's See What Happens" on October 19th at Bobby Flay's Bar Americain on 152 West 52nd Street. (more...)
LIZA'S AT THE PALACE was filmed in the Hollywood Theatre at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Wednesday, September 30 and Thursday, October 1, 2009 and will be released on DVD in early 2010 by MPI Home Video. (more...)
The incomparable Chita Rivera releases a new solo studio album entitled And Now I Swing on October 13, 2009 from the newly-launched Yellow Sound Label. From classic theater songs to jazz standards, all tracks featured on this new album have received new arrangements recorded by New York's finest musicians, reimagining some of Chita's favorite tunes. (more...)
The original off-Broadway cast album of the critically acclaimed holiday musical, That Time of the Year is now available on iTunes. The 2-CD album will be released November 10, 2009 from JAY records. (more...)
Susan Boyle, who became a worldwide overnight singing sensation after appearing on the Britain's Got Talent television show, is set to release her debut album. She captured the hearts of millions and became a worldwide YouTube phenomenon with over 300 million hits. (more...)
I can’t remember ANY music documentary starting with so much passion .. and maintaining the fever throughout. We re NOT in Ken Burns Territory here … less textbook – all visceral! I was getting “chills” and “moved to tears” in just the first 15 minutes. This is, without a doubt, MUST-SEE TV … no matter if you are Latin or not! What is going on here is ASTONISHING – History, interviews, glamorous footage from the past .. and SO WELL DONE!
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Barbra Streisand's album Love is the Answer debuts #1 on the US charts by selling 180,415 for the week of September 29th. She has increased her prior record of length of time between her first #1 album (People, 1964) and her most recent.
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The Broadway Boys, a gathering of some of the best tenor voices on the Broadway stage are headed into the recording studio on October 1 to record their debut album. Produced by Michael McElroy, the CD is schedule to be available at concerts by late November. PS Classics will release the CD in stores in early winter. BroadwayWorld.com's cameras were there as the "Boys" laid down their tracks! (more...)
NBC's The Today Show takes a first look at the official Michael Jackson Opus which was in development before his death. Its a 400 page book that also combines unique and new technology. (more...)
Tony winner Alan Cumming gave a special performance and signing in celebration of the release of his new solo recording "I Bought a Blue Car Today" from Yellow Sound Label. The event took place Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at Barnes & Noble, Lincoln Triangle on Broadway. (more...)
It was announced earlier this month that the new musical VANITIES will receive an original cast album. The three-woman cast of the show, which recently performed its New York premiere Off-Broadway at Second Stage Theatre, headed into studio yesterday to record the album for Sh-K-Boom Records. (more...)
In what promises to be a once-in-a lifetime thrill for a hundred of her luckiest fans, Barbra Streisand will celebrate the release of Love Is The Answer---her new album of jazz standards and classics--- by singing a selection of these songs at New York's legendary Village Vanguard on Saturday, September 26, where she last performed in 1961 as the opening act for Miles Davis. (more...)
In celebration of the Tony-winning revival of Hair's cast recording release, company members performed numbers from the show at Barnes & Noble. The creators also discussed the groundbreaking musical and production. The event took place at 5pm on Thursday, August 20 at the Barnes & Noble Lincoln Triangle (1972 Broadway at 66th St), 3rd Floor. BroadwayWorld.com cameras were there to cheer the Hair gang on! (more...)
FEINSTEIN'S AT LOEWS REGENCY, the nightclub proclaimed "Best of New York" by New York Magazine and "an invaluable New York institution" by The New York Post - currently celebrating its 10th Anniversary season- recently hosted the first joint engagement of the club's founder Michael Feinstein and critically-acclaimed Broadway star Cheyenne Jackson. (more...)