The Broadway League and the American Theater Wing Neil Patrick Harris is going to host the Tony’s for the third since 2009 according to The New York Times. As much as I love that he is once again going to do it, I am not sure how he is going to top the performance he did last year. My friend, who is what Broadway is no longer for, loves to show the opening number whenever I go over to his house. And I thought that Hugh Jackman duet was just fabulous. So I just don’t know how he is going to come up with at least one number that will be just as spectacular, but I am sure he will come close. At least he better…
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Kelsey Grammer is starring as Georges in La Cage Aux Folles on Broadway and the Frasier star has to wear a wig for the role. I always wondered what he would look like with a full head of hair and now that I have seen his bald spot covered up, I think he looks better without hair.
BTW for some reason he reminds me of David Hasselhoff with that new look, don’t know why but he does.
Bye Bye Birdie will be saying goodbye to Broadway on January 24th according to Variety. That closing date is also same day that John Stamos and Gina Gershon are scheduled to leave the show. Although the show played to near packed houses, without them being part of the show the sales sharply declined and they had no other option but to close the show. So I guess you can say without the two of them, the show won’t go on.
The ensemble comedy Soapdish is being redone for Broadway as a musical according to Showbiz 411. Normally I hate when movies are remade for the Great White Way, but for some reason I think this one can actually work because it is zany enough for the stage!
I wonder who they will get to play all different characters in the show? Kevin Kline and Whoopi Goldberg do Broadway, so maybe they will reprise their roles? Although Showbiz 411 had a good suggestion how about using the soap actors from All My Children and Guiding Light who recently lost their jobs? Too bad Susan Lucci is moving to LA with AMC because she could’ve played herself on Broadway!!!
Warner Bros is working on bringing Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to Broadway according to Risky Biz Blog. The musical will be based on the book and sadly not the movie that starred Gene Wilder. How awesome would it have been to see and hear the songs from that movie on the Great White Way. Either way it should work really well as a stage musical, especially since Tim Burton is not attached to it!
