You don’t have to be a Broadway baby to scratch your onstage acting itch. In fact, all around the country—and outside of it—there are bustling theater communities producing works so vibrant they’d have Edward Albee rolling over in his grave. Want in on that action? You’d be wise to know the ins and outs of industry happenings, and this is a good place to start: From across the pond and back again, here is the week’s biggest regional theater news. Broadway goes Midwest.Launching its 2018–19 season, Kansas City Repertory Theatre will present the world premiere new musical “Last Days of Summer,” based on the book by Steve Kluger. Starring Broadway mainstays Corey Cott (“Bandstand”) and Emily Padgett (“Side Show”), the 1940s-set tuner features a book and lyrics by Kluger, and music by Grammy Award winner Jason Howland. Daryl Roth (“Indecent”) is onboard to produce the piece,...
- 8/6/2018
- backstage.com
Feinstein'S54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, presents Oyoyo Joi The Book Of Mormon Broadway as cellist Mariana, Lisa O'Hare A Gentleman's Guide To Love And Murder Broadway as producer Celia Webb, and Emily Padgett Charlie And The Chocolate Factory Broadway Bright Star Broadway as Nashville musician Lucinda in Session Girls on March 6, 2018, 930Pm. A raucous and heartfelt evening of original tunes about three working women in the music industry, Session Girls gives us the inside scoop on music-producer-in-training Joli Nye Lauren Worsham, bawdy backup vocalist Cocoa Lesli Margherita, classical cellist Mariana Oyoyo Joi, and their trials and tribulations as they navigate the music world, their love lives, and the untenable travail of a big studio merger...
- 1/15/2018
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Feinstein'S54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, presents Alice Ripley, Emily Skinner, Josh Young, Emily Padgett, Nick Adams, The Skivvies and many more in a concert of Elegies For Angels, Punks And Raging Queens on Thursday, January 18 at 700 and 930. With book and lyrics by Bill Russell, who will also host and music by Janet Hood, who will serve as Musical Director, Elegies ... was inspired by personal stories of those affected by Hivaids and has been performed around the world. The score features such songs as My Brother Lived in San Francisco, And the Rain Keeps Falling Down and Learning To Let Go.
- 12/28/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
On Broadway and beyond, a curtain can rise as quickly as it can fall; a star can be swapped as easily as Bernie Telsey can say, “That’s enough.” Theater is the beating heart of New York show business and, if you want to make it here, it’s crucial you’re up to date on incoming projects, latest castings, and other industry news. Don’t worry, Broadway baby, Backstage has your back. Every week, we’re rounding up the can’t-miss stories no thespian should live without, so you can focus on important matters like hitting your high F. Curtain up and light those lights! The chocolate factory is closing.Following its opening this past spring, Broadway’s “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” has announced it will play its final performance at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on Jan. 14, 2018. The tuner, based on the Roald Dahl film, stars Christian Borle as iconic Willy Wonka,...
- 11/16/2017
- backstage.com
Last weekend, a company of Broadway favorites gathered at Feinstein's54 Below for '54 Sings One-Hit Wonders,'a concert celebrating those pop songs you can sing every lyric to but don't know anything else by that artistgroup. Below, watchSamantha Massell Fiddler on the Roof,Emily Padgett Bright Star, Sweet CharityandCarrie St. Louis Wicked, Rock of Agessing 'C'est la Vie' by BWitched...
- 3/24/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
The new musical Bright Star, from Grammy and Emmy winner Steve Martin and Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Edie Brickell, will play a limited engagement at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater from December 2, 2015 to January 10, 2016. Directed by Tony Award winner Walter Bobbie, Bright Star will have its Kennedy Center official opening night on Thursday, December 17.Bright Star will begin performances on Broadway on Thursday, February 25, 2016 with an official Broadway opening night on Thursday, March 24 at the Cort Theatre.Carmen Cusack will make her Broadway debut as Alice, a role she originated in Bright Star's world premiere production, and will be joined by co-stars Paul Alexander Nolan, Tony Award nominee Michael Mulheren, A.J. Shively, Hannah Elless, Tony Award nominee Stephen Bogardus, three-time Tony Award nominee Dee Hoty, Stephen Lee Anderson, Emily Padgett, Tony Award nominee Jeff Blumenkrantz, along with Maddie Shea Baldwin, Allison Briner-Dardenne, Max Chernin, Patrick Cummings, Sandra DeNise, Richard Gatta,...
- 12/17/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
The 5th Avenue Theatre joins with producing partner Pasadena Playhouse in welcoming Emily Padgett Broadway Side Show, Rock of Ages, Thom Sesma Broadway The Times They are A-Changin', Man of La Mancha, J. Elaine Marcos Broadway Annie, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, and Thai superstar Bie Sukrit to the cast of the world premiere of Waterfall, an epic new Broadway bound musical love story.Performances at Pasadena Playhouse take place now through June 28, 2015. Let's see what the critics had to say...
- 6/12/2015
- by Review Roundups
- BroadwayWorld.com
Glee star Billy Lewis Jr., Adam Kantor Rent, The Last 5 Years, Emily Padgett Side Show, pictured, Amma Osei Rock of Ages, Ryann Redmond Bring it On, IfThen, Heather Brorsen Avenue Q and Ashley Loren Jekyll amp Hyde will join G'Day Broadway The Music of Matthew Lee Robinson at The Metropolitan Room 34 West 22nd Street tonight, April 29th at 7pm.
- 4/29/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Glee star Billy Lewis Jr., Adam Kantor Rent, The Last 5 Years, Emily Padgett Side Show, pictured, Amma Osei Rock of Ages, Ryann Redmond Bring it On, IfThen, Heather Brorsen Avenue Q and Ashley Loren Jekyll amp Hyde will join G'Day Broadway The Music of Matthew Lee Robinson at The Metropolitan Room 34 West 22nd Street on Wednesday April 29th at 7pm.
- 4/23/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
The 5th Avenue Theatre joins with producing partner Pasadena Playhouse in announcing that Emily Padgett Broadway Side Show, Rock of Ages, Thom Sesma Broadway The Times They are A-Changin', Man of La Mancha, J. Elaine Marcos Broadway Annie, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, and Thai superstar Bie Sukrit will lead the cast of the world premiere of Waterfall, an epic new Broadway bound musical love story, featuring a distinguished international creative team and a cast of 20.
- 4/17/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
The critically acclaimed cast of the Broadway musical revival Side Show recently re-united at 54 Below, the famed performance venue in New York City. The concert performed included never-before-heard material such as cut songs, extended versions of familiar hits, and additional fun surprises for only those in attendance. This special once-in-a-lifetime Live event has been preserved on this brand new album as a fitting companion to the Original 2014 Broadway Cast Recording, also available from Broadway Records. You won't believe your ears... it will never leave you. The album, 'Side Show Added Attractions', is et for a May 12 release. Click here to pre-order today.On May 11, the cast will return to 54 Below yet again to celebrate the release of the album, and Daisy herself, played by Emily Padgett, is already preparing for the big night. Below, BroadwayWorld catches up with Padgett on her post-SIde Show life. Read on for the full interview,...
- 4/16/2015
- by BroadwayWorld TV
- BroadwayWorld.com
The cast of the recent Broadway revival of Side Show reunites at 54 Below to celebrate this acclaimed production, on March 9, 2015. Erin Davie, Emily Padgett, Ryan Silverman, Matthew Hydzik, David St. Louis, and members of the ensemble perform favorites from the show, a couple songs which were cut out of town, and material which won't be heard on the Original Cast Recording. Hosted by Bill Russell, author of the book and lyrics, the evening will also feature composer Henry Krieger.
- 3/3/2015
- by Walter McBride
- BroadwayWorld.com
Broadway's 40 theatres aren't the only places to catch performances from your favorite stars Well after Broadway orchestra's begin their overtures, ensemble members take their dance breaks, and performers belt out their eleven- o'clock numbers, the party continues at various cabaret venues throughout New York City. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you some cabaret highlights for this week as picked by our theatre editors, including The Last Ship Company in Concert This Will Be Our Year, Starring Jeremy Jordan, Andy Mientus, amp Krysta Rodriguez Emily Padgett amp Erin Davie Very Very Rock Show in Concert Featuring Rebecca Naomi Jones and More and 54 Sings Mack and Mabel.
- 3/1/2015
- by Louisa Brady
- BroadwayWorld.com
54 Below just welcomed a slew of stars to preview their upcoming shows, including Tony Award-winning songwriting team Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty with Rose Hemingway March 15 The stars of the acclaimed Broadway revival of Side Show Emily Padgett and Erin Davie March 5 Kelli Rabke March 8 Tony Award Award winner Paulo Szot February 24-28. Check out a photo preview from the preview below...
- 2/23/2015
- by Walter McBride
- BroadwayWorld.com
Broadway Unplugged, the critically acclaimed annual concert event at The Town Hall, will make history once again when, tonight, January 26th, the stars of the recent revival of Side Show, Erin Davie amp Emily Padgett, sing their famous two duets for the first time in a major concert hall without the aid of any amplification. Performing 'Unplugged,' audiences will hear these two iconic songs soar with a purity they have never heard before.
- 1/26/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Broadway Unplugged, the critically acclaimed annual concert event at The Town Hall, will make history once again when, on Monday, January 26th, the stars of the recent revival of Side Show, Erin Davie amp Emily Padgett, sing their famous two duets for the first time in a major concert hall without the aid of any amplification. Performing 'Unplugged,' audiences will hear these two iconic songs soar with a purity they have never heard before. They will be joined by their Side Show co-star, Ryan Silverman Drama Desk Nominee for Passion, and one of the stars of the original production of Side Show, Jeff McCarthy. Other great stars in the cast of Broadway Unplugged are Tony Award Winners Tonya Pinkins Caroline or Change and Chuck Cooper The Life, plus Two-Time Tony Nominee Mary Testa, Tony Nominee Josh Young Jesus Chris Superstar, Broadway Stars Ashley Brown the original Mary Poppins on Broadway,...
- 1/20/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Broadway Unplugged, the critically acclaimed annual concert event at The Town Hall, will make history once again when, on Monday, January 26th, the stars of the recent revival of Side Show, Erin Davie and Emily Padgett sing their two famous duets, 'Who Will Love Me as I Am' and 'I Will Never Leave You' for the first time in a major concert hall without the aid of any amplification.
- 1/4/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Second Update, 7:29 a.m. with link to Today show appearance.
Update, 5:25 a.m. with more information below:
The musical that poignantly poses the question “Who will love me as I am?” got its answer last night: Very few.
Tough business.
Side Show, the $8 million reboot of a 1997 flop about freak-show legends Daisy and Violet Hilton, helmed in his Broadway debut by Dreamgirls and Gods And Monsters director Bill Condon, will fold after the Sunday, January 4 matinee, the producers announced this morning. The original production also closed on January 4 — 1998, after 91 performances, a record the new version will not match. After successful tryouts at the La Jolla Playhouse in California and the Kennedy Center last summer, the heavily revised show opened November 16 at the Jujamcyn-owned St. James Theatre to several glowing reviews, including a rave from the New York Times’ Charles Isherwood:
“Being a freak is virtually the new normal,...
Update, 5:25 a.m. with more information below:
The musical that poignantly poses the question “Who will love me as I am?” got its answer last night: Very few.
Tough business.
Side Show, the $8 million reboot of a 1997 flop about freak-show legends Daisy and Violet Hilton, helmed in his Broadway debut by Dreamgirls and Gods And Monsters director Bill Condon, will fold after the Sunday, January 4 matinee, the producers announced this morning. The original production also closed on January 4 — 1998, after 91 performances, a record the new version will not match. After successful tryouts at the La Jolla Playhouse in California and the Kennedy Center last summer, the heavily revised show opened November 16 at the Jujamcyn-owned St. James Theatre to several glowing reviews, including a rave from the New York Times’ Charles Isherwood:
“Being a freak is virtually the new normal,...
- 12/12/2014
- by Jeremy Gerard
- Deadline
Seventeen years to the day since its original production closed after a commercially disastrous run of just three and a half months, the lavish Broadway reboot of Side Show will make an even swifter exit. Producers have confirmed a Jan. 4 closing date for the bio-musical about the search for love and acceptance of real-life conjoined twin sisters Violet and Daisy Hilton, darlings of the Depression-era vaudeville circuit who made a brief foray into Hollywood. The stars playing those symbiotic roles, Erin Davie and Emily Padgett, appeared on NBC’s Today on Friday morning, singing their Act II showstopper,
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- 12/12/2014
- by David Rooney
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Don't Quit Your Night Job, the longest-running variety show featuring Broadway Stars since The Ziegfeld Follies, awakens from hibernation just in time to present the Don't Quit Your Night Job Holiday Spectacular, Thursday, December 11 at 1130Pm at 54 Below. Special guests will include 16-time Grammy Award winner Sting The Last Ship, Josh Radnor Disgraced, 'How I Met Your Mother', Tony Award winner James Monroe Iglehart Aladdin, Derrick Baskin Piece of My Heart, Alex Brightman Matilda, Jenn Colella, IfThen, Erin Davie Side Show, Dion Flynn Obama on 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon', Asmeret Ghebremichael The Book of Mormon, Jason Kravits Relatively Speaking, Lords of the Playground, Maurice MurphyMotown, Emily Padgett Side Show, Alysha Umphresss On The Town, Kate WetherheadSubmissions Only, The Other Josh Cohen, and more, joining creators Steve Rosen, Sarah Saltzberg, andmusic director Dan Lipton, with a visit from creator David Rossmer.
- 12/4/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
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