On Wednesday, May 13th, the brilliant actress MARTHA PLIMPTON will be interviewed by FAITH SALIE , host of FAIR GAME FROM PRI WITH FAITH SALIE. FAIR GAME, which airs in New York at 8pm on WNYC-820AM radio, is a national, nightly news and entertainment program that airs coast to coast on public radio.
Martha will be discussing with Faith her dual roles in Caryl Churchill's award-winning play TOP GIRLS. Plimpton plays two roles in this absolutely riveting play. In Act One she plays the ninth century Pope Joan, who served the Vatican in a man's disguise until she gave birth and was stoned to death. In Acts Two and Three she plays Angie, a rebellious, simple-minded teenager trying to find her way in life.
Plimpton was most recently seen on the New York stage in CYMBALINE, and in Tom Stoppard's COAST OF UTOPIA (for which she was nominated for a Tony Award, and received the Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards)
TOP GIRLS, which has not been performed in New York since its 1983 production at the Public Theatre, opened a limited engagement at the Biltmore Theatre on May 7th.
Friday, May 9. 2008
MARTHA PLIMPTON of TOP GIRLS will be interviewed by FAITH SALIE
Tuesday, March 18. 2008
StarDUST (Adventures in Conscioussness) on Tour
Friday, February 15. 2008
Xanadu in Central Park with Slides
Hey there, this is B. Swibel from Xanadu on Broadway! This was a cool, fun day.We were out in Central Park auditioning skaters to do guerilla marketing and promotions for Xanadu during the first summer. We were looking for rollerbladers since most people don't rollerskate on the street that much anymore.
We put the word out with some social networks and a bunch of people showed and danced and spun around the fountain and it was a fun day!
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Thursday, February 14. 2008
Auction of 1000 Stars
Friday, February 8. 2008
Broadway Baby Born to Xanadu Producers
The Latest Legit News From Variety®
7/2/2008 6:00:00 PMLegit News: Non-profit org facing red ink for this season -- It's curtains for the board chairman, president and executive director of Stamford Center for the Arts, all of whom resigned last week from the 25-year-old Connecticut not-for-profit presenting organization, which runs the 1,580-seat Palace Theater and the 757-seat Rich Forum.
7/2/2008 4:34:34 PMLegit News: Writers win grant from Bank of America -- Playwrights David Lindsay-Abaire, Noah Haidle and Liz Flahive are the recipients of Manhattan Theater Club's first Bank of America commissioning program for new American plays from emerging and established writers.
7/2/2008 4:30:05 PMLegit News: Performances run Aug. 6 - Nov. 2 -- Spiegelworld NYC will return to Gotham for a third consecutive summer, with the nouveau carnie performance catch-all hitting the South Street Seaport Aug. 6-Nov. 2.
7/2/2008 4:29:07 PMLegit News: Previews begin Sept. 27 at Duke of York -- Following its premiere at the Gate Theater, Dublin, in August, Rupert Goold’s production of Harold Pinter’s “No Man’s Land” will transfer to London’s West End, beginning previews Sept. 27 at the Duke of York’s Theater.
7/2/2008 2:39:35 PMLegit News: Ohio production accused of plagiarizing -- The legal dispute between the Broadway creatives of "Urinetown" and an Ohio production accused of plagiarizing elements of the Rialto staging has been settled.
7/2/2008 10:54:10 AMLegit News: Strikers may scuttle 'La Boheme' -- Workers at Milan’s La Scala are threatening strike action next week that would cancel the first three performances of "La Boheme" at the world famous opera house.
7/2/2008 8:02:57 AMLegit News: Union, Broadway League reach agreement -- Actors' Equity Assn. and the Broadway League struck a tentative deal for a new production contract early Wednesday, following an all-night work session that finished around 5:30 a.m.
7/1/2008 3:59:03 PMLegit News: Musical to bow this fall -- New tuner "Imagine This," about a group of actors in the Warsaw ghetto in 1942, will preem in London this fall.
7/1/2008 3:56:24 PMLegit News: Consultant named interim exec director -- Legit consultant Deborah L. Clapp is the new interim exec director of the League of Chicago Theaters.
7/1/2008 12:58:32 PMLegit News: Stage adaptation bows in London this summer -- Josh Hartnett will make his West End debut toplining a new stage adaptation of "Rain Man" that begins perfs in London later this summer.
7/1/2008 9:38:54 AMLegit News: Price for event at a hefty $77 -- Germany's annual Bayreuth opera festival is going digital, streaming video and audio of its opening performance of "Die Meistersinger von Nuernberg" live via the Internet. The catch is the price - $77.
6/30/2008 7:48:09 PMLegit News: Lazar, Edelman, Burkhardt, Earley join cast -- James Barbour will reprise his role in the Broadway incarnation of tuner "A Tale of Two Cities," with thesps Aaron Lazar ("Les Miserables") and Gregg Edelman ("Wonderful Town") joining the show in Gotham.
6/30/2008 4:00:00 PMLegit News: Production begins previews on Sept. 16 -- Peter Sarsgaard will join Kristin Scott Thomas in the Broadway transfer of Christopher Hampton's new adaptation of Anton Chekhov's "The Seagull," which begins previews Sept. 16 at the Walter Kerr Theater for an Oct. 1 opening.
6/30/2008 3:23:58 PMLegit News: Union, producers agree to extend negotiations -- Legit thesp union Actors' Equity Association and the Broadway League, the trade association of stage producers and presenters, agreed early Monday morning to extend contract negotiations on a day-to-day basis.
6/30/2008 3:18:01 PMLegit News: Alums from prior productions round out cast -- The stage version of “Dirty Dancing” has found the lead cast for the upcoming Chicago production, picking among alums from prior incarnations of the legit hit in London and Toronto.
6/30/2008 3:16:53 PMLegit News: Musical sets box office records -- The house may be little, but the ticket demand is big: The new tuner version of “Little House on the Prairie,” which preems this summer at Minneapolis’ Guthrie Theater, broke box office records there when tickets went on sale Friday.
6/30/2008 3:15:50 PMLegit News: Craig Bierko, Jan Maxwell to star in adaptation -- Craig Bierko (“The Music Man”) and Jan Maxwell (“Chitty Chitty Bang Bang”) will topline the upcoming Broadway adaptation of 1942 film “To Be or Not to Be.”
6/30/2008 2:45:12 PMLegit News: Most productions log gains -- Broadway continued the upward summer trend launched by the Tonys the prior frame, with most productions logging gains at the box office last week.
6/29/2008 12:12:21 PMLegit News: Weller's 'Beast' to open season -- Directors Peter Brook, Jo Bonney and Ruben Santiago-Hudson, and writers Michael Weller and Naomi Wallace are among the names on New York Theater Workshop's slate for the 2008-09 season.
6/29/2008 11:59:53 AMLegit News: Actress to star in new play by Dan Gordon -- Tovah Feldshuh will star in the world premiere of “Irena’s Vow,” a new play by Dan Gordon about an unsung wartime heroine in Nazi-occupied Poland, opening Sept. 22 at New York’s Baruch Performing Arts Center.
Tuesday, January 22. 2008
Xanadu on Broadway Videos Part I
Friday, January 11. 2008
Xanadu Comes to Show Buzz!
Kathy Halenda is our Mama Rose in the current Gypsy Tour
Friday, January 25. 2008
Xanadu: Creative Evolution of the Poster
Selections from the artistic process for the creation of the first poster for XANADU on Broadway. We wanted to create something that paid homage to the original iconic Xanadu poster, but moved away from the film to show the humor and high satire of the broadway production. We wanted it to harken a modern fantasy.
-B. Swibel
Producer on Xanadu
Hear Producer Brian Swibel Talk About The evolution of the Broadway Poster design for Xanadu:
MP3 File
We wanted to create something that was reminiscent of graffiti or street art, which came out of the main character in the broadway production, Sonny, is a street artist. For this we sought out two of the best CD artists in LA.
Dealing with inspiration from the original movie poster was a challenge. The original had become iconic and had a blow up characterization of Olivia Newton John looking directly at the camera. We wanted to respect the original, but we also needed a whole new look for a whole new show.
We took a photo of our star, Kerry, and then turned it over to our brilliant poster creators who took her image and then created an Art Deco-like world behind it in keeping with the fun and excitement of the show. The final result really showed the great joy and inspiration which is what the show is about.
Tuesday, January 22. 2008
Gypsy: Driving around getting ready to get back on the road
Sam Kiernan phoning Show Buzz fans while driving riving around, getting ready to get back on the road with Gypsy to Modesto CA.MP3 File
Hey, this is Sam, Tulsa in the National Tour of Gypsy. I’m calling in to say a quick hello. It is Saturday night here in Modesto, California and we just finished a 2-show day and last night was our first show back from break, which actually went really well until the middle of the first act when the main curtain stopped working so we had to re-adjust to lot of our blocking around the main curtain not coming and out. So that was pretty difficult.
But then once intermission happened, you know, we finally go it down and then we had people come in and fix and I think, it just came off some of the rails or something to that degree. But everything was fine after that. It was a great show. Audiences here in Modesto have been fantastic. And yeah, they seem to really be enjoying the show, which is great.
And today, we had a 2-show day and I actually have been hurting quite a bit because my shins have been killing me all day long and I think it’s really haven’t gotten to those shoes in a long time and they’re kind of hard to dance in and we do a lot of you know jumping over our legs and probably that after a while and I was running last night and this morning and I think I may have over done a little bit. So I need to take my own advice and you know, keep myself in check a little bit.
I’m not sure, I think we have one (indistinguishable) tomorrow and then we have a night off in Modesto and then on Monday, we drive 400 something miles to Las Vegas and I’m going to be seeing a friend, within the Mamma Mia cast out in Las Vegas so that will be fun.
Alright, that’s about it. Well, have fun guys and talk to you soon. Great, bye!
Wednesday, January 16. 2008
Scoundrels Tour: People Are Getting Sick in Chattanooga
Checking in from Chattanooga TN! It is winter, people have been sick! So understudies abound. We have a really talented cast.MP3 File
Friday, January 11. 2008
It’s Adam Dulin on tour with Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Shout Out from Adam Dulin on Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.Hey It’s Adam on tour with Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. We are currently in Nashville, Tennessee. I started touring September 12th of last year, 2007; and we go until March 23rd. We had a three-week break for the holidays and unfortunately, one of our cast mates decided at the very last minute not to return to the show. In fact, he didn’t get on the plane and didn’t call anyone until an hour before we all arrived here and in Nashville! Continue reading "It’s Adam Dulin on tour ... »
Recent Comments
Fri, 01.02.2008 15:55
This is this first videos that I have seen of Xanadu. I never really realized what the show was abou t, and how adorable it looks. Kerry Butler is really talented.
Fri, 01.02.2008 15:37
wow, traveling must take a real toll on you. How are you able to stay healthy and well enough to per form while traveling so much. Many people can not handle traveling as it is, and you travel for long hours and then perform!!
Tue, 29.01.2008 18:51
Great story of the graphics, which by the way, are superb!!!! Especially the latest! The graphics really do a great job of portraying how much fun the show seems to be!
Sun, 27.01.2008 01:42
Telly, Well first off London was amazing. I lived there for two years as i said and i went to a musical theatre conservatory over there called Arts Ed London. It was a great school and i learned a lot especially dance wise. I've a [...]
Sun, 27.01.2008 01:28
Hey Joey, Sorry not to answer for a while but that's a good question. Sometimes, yes it does. W hen you wake up at five in the morning to travel all day on the bus and for me personally it's very uncomfortable on the bus. I have v [...]
Tue, 22.01.2008 13:58
It's so great to see that you guys have all these questions for me. Well first of all, being a perfo rmer kind of means that you have to be a nomad for at least the beginning stages of your career, and you should be able to live out of [...]
Tue, 22.01.2008 13:51
Hey Robin!! I would like to first apologize for responding until now. We've had the worst luck w ith the wireless internet at our hotels. I'm currently on a layoff for a week visiting my siste r, her husband and my beautiful ne [...]
Tue, 22.01.2008 13:38
Hey Guys, Thanks for leaving comments. It's cool to see that you guys are interested. The music for the show is very good, and there are many people who say it's the one show that is written perf ectly. I think Patti Lupone said t [...]
Tue, 22.01.2008 13:12
Hey Brielle!! Sorry to get back to you so late!! One of the many aspects of touring is that you never know how life will be in each town. For the last week and a half we have had horrible luck wi th the internet at the hotels wher [...]
Thu, 17.01.2008 14:27
Xanadu is a pleasant surprise and no doubt with Kerry Butler as the lead how bad could it be? Actual ly it's delightful, entertaining and the entire cast is filled with energy, humor and TOP TALENT! Lo ved Xanadu each of the 4 times I s [...]
Mon, 14.01.2008 19:42
wow your life seems so exciting. i can not wait to be traveling in a company like you. when will you be near the tri state area. is your performing affected by the extreme traveling?
Sun, 13.01.2008 08:20
I saw Xanadu perform at the Thanksgiving day parade and it didnt seem that interesting. But reading this little review made me interested in going to see. Was it a movie?
Sun, 13.01.2008 08:18
I have always wanted to see Gypsy and this makes me want to see it more. I am really excited. I don 't really know what its about but i am very interested.
Sun, 13.01.2008 05:45
This is so interesting. Adam how did it turn out in Tennessee. Do you travel by bus or plane to your next locations? What's it like being on the road?
Sat, 12.01.2008 11:49
How interesting to hear your about your life on the road! You get to travel and act and paid for it! How did the first show go in Tenn?