After preparation for the upcoming “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” was put on hiatus a few weeks ago, many figured the long-in-the-works off-Broadway musical would be permanently shelved.
The big issue was funding for the show and budget overruns.
Now it appears that those issues have been solved.
Actor Alan Cummings, who has been cast as the Green [...]
Could the Broadway production, “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” be in danger of not opening?
It’s a possibility according to a report by Variety.
According to the trade magazine, the extensive work being done to prep for the technically demanding show, both in the shop constructing the physical production and in the theater where “Spider-Man” is due [...]
Two of the three top roles in next year’s Broadway musical centering on “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” have been cast.
Actress Evan Rachel Wood has now officially been cast as Mary Jane Watson for the musical. Woods has discussed the project for several months, indicating that she’s been working with the musical crew on learning [...]
Just to prove that it’s not just Hollywood that’s run out of idea, we bring you news that the 1990 film, “Ghost” will be transformed into a stage play, reports Variety. The show is slated to open in London next year and would re-tell the story of man killed, who stays in our world [...]
Spider-Man will soon be spinning a web over Broadway. The long-running comic-book hero will be the centerpiece of a new musical, beginning next summer. Â
Rehearsals for the show have already begun with music coming from U2 and the Edge and will draw inspiration from a variety of sources including the comics, movies and various television series. [...]
The WildClaw Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois, proudly announces the 1st annual “Deathscribe, Ten Minutes of Terror Radio Play Festival,” on Monday October 6th, at 8:00pm presented at the historic Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave, Chicago. Admission to this evening of horrific entertainment will be $20.
This evening of 5 original horror [...]
R.U.R. — The initials stand for Rossum’s Universal Robots. Karel Capek’s 1920 play introduced the word “robot” to the world, based on the Czech word for laborer (a fun fact you can use to annoy your friends over dinner).
Forget clunky metal boxes, these robots are genetically engineered humans with the troublesome parts, like [...]
Critics and fans alike love David Tennant as Doctor Who, some even going to far as to say his performance of the famous Timelord is almost as perfect as the legendary Tom Baker. However, when it comes to his on stage work for an equally famous character, Hamlet, it would seem the critics are [...]
Oh sure, you can make webs come out of your wrists and climb, unaided, up the side of a 100 story building…but, can you sing and dance?
You’ll need to be able to do all that if you want to get the lead for the new Tony winner Julie Taymor musical “Spider-Man.”
Auditions for the part of [...]
Now I can honestly say, “I’ve heard it all!”
David Cronenberg’s 1986 horror flick, “The Fly,” has undergone a bizarre metamorphosis. It’s now an opera, according to the Associated Press.
If that wasn’t enough to make you say “What?”….famed opera tenor Placido Domingo will be conducting the musical score written by Oscar-winning composer Howard Shore (”The Lord [...]
Star Trek’s Mulgrew Joins Daniel Radcliffe in ‘Equus’
June 27, 2008 || Category: On Stage | Leave a Comment
Actress Kate Mulgrew, best known for her role as Captain Janeway on “Star Trek: Voyager,” will be joining Harry Potter stars Daniel Radcliffe and Richard Griffiths on stage for the Broadway production of “Equus.” Radcliffe starred in the same production on the London stage last year. Mulgrew will play the part of Hester [...]
If you’re going to be in the Chicago, Illinois area between now and March 30th, then we highly recommend you grab tickets to see the WildClaw Theatre presentation of an adaptation of Arthur Machen’s “The Great God Pan†playing at Chicago’s Athenaeum Theater. Showtimes are Thursday – Saturday 7:30 PM (CDT) and every Sunday at [...]
Big Green Guy Bound for the Great White Way
February 14, 2008 || Category: On Stage | Leave a Comment
Shrek, that lovable Ogre brought to life in three films and one TV Christmas special by Mike Meyers is heading for the Broadway stage, but without that signature voice from the famous comedian and, even though there has been no major stage star attached to the role to date, indications are that the stageplay and [...]
A generation’s favorite housekeeping nanny is back in the news. Producers Thomas Schumacker and Camaeron Mckintosh announced today that the Broadway stage version of the very popular “Mary Poppins” will go on tour around the world.
Already a successful Broadway production, the play is currently in its second year on the Great White Way. [...]
Ewan McGregor wanted to do the role of villain Iago in Shakespeare’s “Othello” so badly that he will accept the standard London stage minimum wage of $790 per week (US) just to be a part of the production.
The actor, accustomed to bringing home a paycheck amounting in the millions of dollars for such films at [...]
NEW YORK, AP - The world knows him as boy wizard Harry Potter. Now, Daniel Radcliffe wants the world to see him differently.
Next summer, the 17-year-old will take to a London stage in the Tony Award-winning drama “Equus” and will perform nude during one scene, according Newsweek magazine in editions that will hit newsstands [...]
Mel Brooks: Is there a Dr. Frankenstein in the House?
October 12, 2006 || Category: On Stage | Leave a Comment
Source: TV Guide
A workshop production of the stage musical adaptation of Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein is but weeks away, and still the project has yet to find it’s Dr. Frankenstein (that’s pronounced Frahnken-shteen). Per the New York Post, the producers’ first choice was (of course) Hugh Jackman, but the Boy from Oz is simply too [...]
Submitted by: Kyle Nin (SoSF Staff Reporter)
According to the New York Post, Mel Brooks and co-writer Thomas Meehan have delivered the first draft of the Broadway edition of “Young Frankenstein” to director Susan Strohman, who will stage a workshop of the musical adaptation for prospective backers in October 2006.
There have been no actors, as yet, [...]
Source: TV Guide
Posted by: Matt Webb Mitovich
The $24 million, 3½-hour stage adaptation of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, which has been playing in Toronto and is believed to be the most expensive stage show ever mounted, will close on Sept. 3, it was announced on Wednesday. There is still talk that [...]
Submitted by: Kyle Nin (SoSF Staff Reporter)
The latest in the book-to movie-to stage development is the adaptation of Dr. Seuss for the Broadway stage.
News from the Great White Way is that a certain group of producers are looking to turn that thing with the nasty attitude and green haired Grinch into a big stage extravaganza [...]
Hey Sam -
Love the site and the updates. Wanted to throw some info your way.
Actor pals in NYC this past week went to auditions for Evil Dead the Musical…. yep seriously.
I guess the project has been around for a while. I know from other pals in the theatre business that [...]
From Disney comes the Broadway musical adaptation of the Edgar Rice Burroughs classic tale of “Tarzan the Ape Man.” The play however, will actually be based on the 1999 animation feature film.
What Disney did for “The Lion King” and “Beauty and the Beast” they are hoping to do all over again with this much [...]
Guest Contributor: Beth Bornick
Charles Ross’s “One Man Star Wars Trilogy” show has been extended through Dec. 31 at Lamb’s Theatre, Off Broadway.
Star Wars fans in the New York City area (or traveling there for the holidays) will not want to miss this live performance. He’ll be traveling to other cities in 2006, so check [...]
