Diana the Musical, the much-mocked telling of the life story of Diana, Princess of Wales, has swept the board at this year’s Razzie Awards.
Complete winners list below.
The stage show, of which a filmed version was shown on Netflix, won five awards at this year’s Golden Raspberries, including worst picture, worst actress for Jeanna de Waal in the title role, worst director, worst supporting actress and worst screenplay. It had been nominated in nine categories altogether.
Netlix streamed a filmed version of the stage show before it debuted on Broadway, without a live audience due to theaters being closed at a time of coronavirus restrictions. When the theatrical show eventually opened, it lasted for only 33 performances on Broadway before the curtain fell for the final time.
The Razzies also saw basketball star LeBron James winning worst actor for Space Jam: A New Legacy as well as sharing...
Complete winners list below.
The stage show, of which a filmed version was shown on Netflix, won five awards at this year’s Golden Raspberries, including worst picture, worst actress for Jeanna de Waal in the title role, worst director, worst supporting actress and worst screenplay. It had been nominated in nine categories altogether.
Netlix streamed a filmed version of the stage show before it debuted on Broadway, without a live audience due to theaters being closed at a time of coronavirus restrictions. When the theatrical show eventually opened, it lasted for only 33 performances on Broadway before the curtain fell for the final time.
The Razzies also saw basketball star LeBron James winning worst actor for Space Jam: A New Legacy as well as sharing...
- 3/26/2022
- by Caroline Frost
- Deadline Film + TV
Results for the 42nd Razzie Awards are in — and if you had anything to do with “Diana: The Musical,” you might want to go back to bed.
The big, fat Broadway bomb about the Princess of Wales beamed into your living room courtesy of Netflix was this year’s big Razzie “winner,” taking home five of what the group calls its “un-coveted … tacky, gold-spray-painted statuettes.”
The streaming version of the stage musical bagged Worst Picture, Worst Actress (Jeanna de Waal), Worst Supporting Actress, Worst Director (Christopher Ashley) and Worst Screenplay. The group pointed out how richly the “Diana” script deserved the honor for “featuring some of the year’s most ridiculed dialogue and lyrics — Including rhyming ‘Camilla’ with both ‘Manila’ and ‘Godzilla.'”
Faring almost as miserably was “Space Jam: A New Legacy,” with slam dunks for Worst Remake, Rip-Off or Sequel; Worst Actor (LeBron James); and Worst Screen Couple...
The big, fat Broadway bomb about the Princess of Wales beamed into your living room courtesy of Netflix was this year’s big Razzie “winner,” taking home five of what the group calls its “un-coveted … tacky, gold-spray-painted statuettes.”
The streaming version of the stage musical bagged Worst Picture, Worst Actress (Jeanna de Waal), Worst Supporting Actress, Worst Director (Christopher Ashley) and Worst Screenplay. The group pointed out how richly the “Diana” script deserved the honor for “featuring some of the year’s most ridiculed dialogue and lyrics — Including rhyming ‘Camilla’ with both ‘Manila’ and ‘Godzilla.'”
Faring almost as miserably was “Space Jam: A New Legacy,” with slam dunks for Worst Remake, Rip-Off or Sequel; Worst Actor (LeBron James); and Worst Screen Couple...
- 3/26/2022
- by Missy Schwartz
- The Wrap
The winners of the 42nd annual Golden Raspberry Awards were announced on late Friday night/early Saturday morning, with two of the most well-known recipients being Jared Leto and LeBron James. Leto “won” the worst supporting actor award for “House of Gucci,” for the very same role that earned him nominations at the Critics Choice Awards and SAG Awards. James “won” the worst lead actor trophy for “Space Jam: A New Legacy,” the half-cartoon flick that was also named worst sequel and worst screen combo. Scroll down for the complete list of Razzie Awards 2022 winners, which are noted in gold.
Voters chose “Diana the Musical” for worst picture, but that wasn’t all. The Netflix streamer also “won” for worst lead actress (Jeanna de Waal), worst supporting actress (Judy Kaye), worst director (Christopher Ashley) and worst screenplay (Joe Dipietro).
In a new category, “Cosmic Sin” was picked as the worst...
Voters chose “Diana the Musical” for worst picture, but that wasn’t all. The Netflix streamer also “won” for worst lead actress (Jeanna de Waal), worst supporting actress (Judy Kaye), worst director (Christopher Ashley) and worst screenplay (Joe Dipietro).
In a new category, “Cosmic Sin” was picked as the worst...
- 3/26/2022
- by Marcus James Dixon and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Despite landing a SAG Award nomination and significant Oscar buzz for his performance in “House of Gucci,” Jared Leto is now a contender for a Razzie Award for his portrayal of Paolo Gucci in Ridley Scott’s murder drama. Nominations for the 2022 Razzie Awards have been announced, spotlighting the worst films and performances of the last year. Leto is nominated for worst supporting actor opposite the likes of Ben Affleck in “The Last Duel” and Mel Gibson in “Dangerous.”
Netflix’s stage recording of “Diana the Musical” leads the Razzie Awards with nine nominations, including worst picture and five acting nominations. Joe Wright’s “The Woman in the Window” also earned several nominations, including a worst actress bid for Amy Adams. “Dear Evan Hansen” made Adams a double Razzie nominee this year by landing her in the worst supporting actress category as well.
In typical Razzie fashion, the group created...
Netflix’s stage recording of “Diana the Musical” leads the Razzie Awards with nine nominations, including worst picture and five acting nominations. Joe Wright’s “The Woman in the Window” also earned several nominations, including a worst actress bid for Amy Adams. “Dear Evan Hansen” made Adams a double Razzie nominee this year by landing her in the worst supporting actress category as well.
In typical Razzie fashion, the group created...
- 2/7/2022
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
In a year where the Kristen Stewart-led Spencer earned its share of awards buzz comes word that another project about the late Princess Diana is the leading candidate for the anti-Oscars. Diana, the Musical, the filmed version of the ill-fated Broadway show, took a final bow with nine nominations for the 42nd annual Razzie Awards revealed today.
The show “scored” nine noms for the 2022 Golden Raspberries spanning nearly all of the categories, including Worst Picture, Actress, Actor, Director and Screenplay. The Woman in the Window and Karen are a distant second with five apiece, followed by Space Jam: A New Legacy with four and Infinite and The Misfits with three each.
The “winners” will be “honored” on March 26, the day before the Academy Awards. Watch the nominations video above.
Here is how the Razzies handicapped its own Worst Picture race: “This year’s Worst Picture nominees include: The NetFLIX...
The show “scored” nine noms for the 2022 Golden Raspberries spanning nearly all of the categories, including Worst Picture, Actress, Actor, Director and Screenplay. The Woman in the Window and Karen are a distant second with five apiece, followed by Space Jam: A New Legacy with four and Infinite and The Misfits with three each.
The “winners” will be “honored” on March 26, the day before the Academy Awards. Watch the nominations video above.
Here is how the Razzies handicapped its own Worst Picture race: “This year’s Worst Picture nominees include: The NetFLIX...
- 2/7/2022
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
As is tradition, the Golden Raspberry Awards announced their contenders on the eve of the Oscar nominations. The Razzies, now in their 42nd year, are a tongue-in-cheek ceremony that “honor” the worst films of the year. Scroll down for the full list of nominees in all 10 Razzie Awards categories ranging from Worst Picture to Worst Remake, Rip-Off, or Sequel. Unique to this year is a category dedicated to Bruce Willis and his eight performances in pictures last year.
Leading the 2022 Razzie Awards nominations roster is the Netflix version of the Broadway flop “Diana: The Musical” with nine bids. Tied with five apiece are “Karen” and “The Woman in the Window.” Each of these ill-conceived movies counts a Worst Picture nomination among its haul. Joining them in that race are the sequel “Space Jam: A New Legacy” and the sci-fi flick “Infinite.”
As usual, “winners” will be decided by Razzie members.
Leading the 2022 Razzie Awards nominations roster is the Netflix version of the Broadway flop “Diana: The Musical” with nine bids. Tied with five apiece are “Karen” and “The Woman in the Window.” Each of these ill-conceived movies counts a Worst Picture nomination among its haul. Joining them in that race are the sequel “Space Jam: A New Legacy” and the sci-fi flick “Infinite.”
As usual, “winners” will be decided by Razzie members.
- 2/7/2022
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
The Razzie Awards nominations recognizing the worst “crap streaming, beaming and steaming from our various screens and devices” of 2021 — as the group put it — have been announced, with LeBron James, “Diana: The Musical,” Amy Adams and Bruce Willis topping the heap.
“Here’s a look at what we saw,” the organization said in a press release. “The excruciating musicals, thrill-free thriller rip-offs, a nearly 2 hour product placement flick, and more Bruce Willis than any starving viewer could stomach. In other words, 2021 did not fail the Razzies!”
With Oscar nominations coming out on Tuesday morning, the Academy Award’s snarky counterpart, the Golden Raspberry Awards (aka the Razzies) followed suit as they do every year at this time acknowledging the superior work – or, actually, the inferior work – coming out of the entertainment industry.
Leading the field with nine nods is Netflix’s “Diana: The Musical.” Released in October, The Razzies called...
“Here’s a look at what we saw,” the organization said in a press release. “The excruciating musicals, thrill-free thriller rip-offs, a nearly 2 hour product placement flick, and more Bruce Willis than any starving viewer could stomach. In other words, 2021 did not fail the Razzies!”
With Oscar nominations coming out on Tuesday morning, the Academy Award’s snarky counterpart, the Golden Raspberry Awards (aka the Razzies) followed suit as they do every year at this time acknowledging the superior work – or, actually, the inferior work – coming out of the entertainment industry.
Leading the field with nine nods is Netflix’s “Diana: The Musical.” Released in October, The Razzies called...
- 2/7/2022
- by Jeremy Fuster and Rosemary Rossi
- The Wrap
The Broadway production of Diana, The Musical will play its final performance on Sunday, Dec. 19, producers have announced.
The musical began previews at the Longacre Theatre on Nov. 2 and opened to withering reviews on Nov. 17. At time of closing, it will have played 33 performances and 16 previews.
“We are extraordinarily proud of the Diana company and of the show onstage at the Longacre,” said producers Grove Entertainment (Beth Williams), Frank Marshall and The Araca Group in a joint statement. “Our heartfelt thanks go out to the cast, crew and everyone involved in creating the show. And to the audiences who have shown their love and support at every performance.”
Both the Broadway production and a Netflix film version taped at the theater received harsh reviews from critics. In recent weeks, the social media campaign for...
The musical began previews at the Longacre Theatre on Nov. 2 and opened to withering reviews on Nov. 17. At time of closing, it will have played 33 performances and 16 previews.
“We are extraordinarily proud of the Diana company and of the show onstage at the Longacre,” said producers Grove Entertainment (Beth Williams), Frank Marshall and The Araca Group in a joint statement. “Our heartfelt thanks go out to the cast, crew and everyone involved in creating the show. And to the audiences who have shown their love and support at every performance.”
Both the Broadway production and a Netflix film version taped at the theater received harsh reviews from critics. In recent weeks, the social media campaign for...
- 12/11/2021
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Diana, Princess of Wales has been portrayed in no shortage of high profile works of fiction this past year, from her introduction on the fourth season of Netflix’s “The Crown” to Pablo Larraín’s new film “Spencer,” and now a new Broadway musical. After beginning previews last March just before the coronavirus pandemic shuttered New York theaters, “Diana: The Musical” returned to the Longacre Theatre on Nov. 17 with Jeanna de Waal in the title role.
“Diana” chronicles nearly two decades in the life of its title character as she enters the public eye and becomes internationally recognizable. Joe Dipietro and David Bryan, the Tony-winning team behind the Best Musical winner “Memphis” (2010), reunited for “Diana” with Dipietro contributing book and lyrics and Bryan the score. Tony-winner Christopher Ashley directs and also reunites with a fellow “Come From Away” alum, the Tony-nominated choreographer Kelly Devine. Broadway stalwarts Erin Davie and two-time...
“Diana” chronicles nearly two decades in the life of its title character as she enters the public eye and becomes internationally recognizable. Joe Dipietro and David Bryan, the Tony-winning team behind the Best Musical winner “Memphis” (2010), reunited for “Diana” with Dipietro contributing book and lyrics and Bryan the score. Tony-winner Christopher Ashley directs and also reunites with a fellow “Come From Away” alum, the Tony-nominated choreographer Kelly Devine. Broadway stalwarts Erin Davie and two-time...
- 11/18/2021
- by David Buchanan
- Gold Derby
Diana, The Musical begins its Act II with the shirtless, well-toned actor portraying the princess’ studly consort James Hewitt doing his best Urban Cowboy riding-the-bull impression, much to the dirty-dancing delight of the smitten royal.
Finally, you think, Diana has fully embraced itself, director Christopher Ashley has rediscovered the campy aesthetic that served him so well from Jeffrey to The Rocky Horror Show and hope may not be entirely lost. But then the pink-bedecked romance novelist Barbara Cartland (don’t ask) stops the action to announce that she just made up that steamy bit, and the ripped stable boy covers up his abs and Diana sinks back to its high-decibel mediocrity.
By now you’ve probably read, heard or seen for yourself, via Netflix, just how deliciously bad Diana is, but the truth isn’t quite so much fun. Diana, opening tonight on Broadway at the Longacre Theatre, is not a so-bad-it’s-good disaster.
Finally, you think, Diana has fully embraced itself, director Christopher Ashley has rediscovered the campy aesthetic that served him so well from Jeffrey to The Rocky Horror Show and hope may not be entirely lost. But then the pink-bedecked romance novelist Barbara Cartland (don’t ask) stops the action to announce that she just made up that steamy bit, and the ripped stable boy covers up his abs and Diana sinks back to its high-decibel mediocrity.
By now you’ve probably read, heard or seen for yourself, via Netflix, just how deliciously bad Diana is, but the truth isn’t quite so much fun. Diana, opening tonight on Broadway at the Longacre Theatre, is not a so-bad-it’s-good disaster.
- 11/18/2021
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Nearly a quarter-century ago, Princess Diana died trying to out-race a swarm of paparazzi. Though many blamed the media for that tragedy, the tabloidification of her life story continues to this day, this time with that most bloated form of homage: the Broadway musical.
Filmed in an empty theater last fall but bursting with the kind of broad, feel-good energy that typically packs the house with tourists in non-covid times, “Diana: The Musical” brings “the people’s princess” directly to the people, in their homes, all but canonizing Diana as a feminist icon and saint in the process. With music by Bon Jovi keyboardist David Bryan and lyrics co-written by Bryan and book writer Joe Dipietro (the duo behind 2010 Tony winner “Memphis”), the project rides a fresh wave of Diana-mania: a kitsch stage tribute to balance the more critical/cynical takes still popping like so many flashbulbs around the late icon.
Filmed in an empty theater last fall but bursting with the kind of broad, feel-good energy that typically packs the house with tourists in non-covid times, “Diana: The Musical” brings “the people’s princess” directly to the people, in their homes, all but canonizing Diana as a feminist icon and saint in the process. With music by Bon Jovi keyboardist David Bryan and lyrics co-written by Bryan and book writer Joe Dipietro (the duo behind 2010 Tony winner “Memphis”), the project rides a fresh wave of Diana-mania: a kitsch stage tribute to balance the more critical/cynical takes still popping like so many flashbulbs around the late icon.
- 10/4/2021
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
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I hopped on a Zoom call Thursday with Frank Marshall, who is producing (with Beth Williams) the new Broadway show Diana: The Musical — which, in an unprecedented move, first debuts today in a filmed version on Netflix before its opening on the Great White Way next month. Of course, the Princess Diana storyline on Season 4 of The Crown largely was responsible for the roaring success of 11 Emmy wins a couple of weeks ago, and Pablo Larrain’s new and surreal take on Diana’s royal woes took Venice by storm and immediately started Oscar buzz for star Kristen Stewart in Spencer. In fact, there was an Academy screening at the DGA on Wednesday night that featured a Q&a I moderated with Stewart, followed by a reception at which Oscar voters, impressed by what they saw, got to mingle with...
I hopped on a Zoom call Thursday with Frank Marshall, who is producing (with Beth Williams) the new Broadway show Diana: The Musical — which, in an unprecedented move, first debuts today in a filmed version on Netflix before its opening on the Great White Way next month. Of course, the Princess Diana storyline on Season 4 of The Crown largely was responsible for the roaring success of 11 Emmy wins a couple of weeks ago, and Pablo Larrain’s new and surreal take on Diana’s royal woes took Venice by storm and immediately started Oscar buzz for star Kristen Stewart in Spencer. In fact, there was an Academy screening at the DGA on Wednesday night that featured a Q&a I moderated with Stewart, followed by a reception at which Oscar voters, impressed by what they saw, got to mingle with...
- 10/1/2021
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
Broadway performances all over the New York theater district are starting back up again after a year and a half of Covid-19 pandemic closures. There are currently six musical productions set to open this fall. Could we see any of them contend at next year’s Tony Awards? Let’s take a look at the plot of each musical as well as some of the awards history of their creators, actors, and creative teams, plus the opening and closing dates (where applicable).
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“Six” (previews begin September 17; opens October 3)
This original musical by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss tells the stories of the six wives of King Henry VIII presented as a pop concert. Each ex-wife gets to sing and tell her story to determine who suffered the most from marrying Henry and should therefore become the group’s lead singer.
SEETony Awards history: Black winners from pioneer Juanita Hall to record-breaker Audra McDonald
“Six” (previews begin September 17; opens October 3)
This original musical by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss tells the stories of the six wives of King Henry VIII presented as a pop concert. Each ex-wife gets to sing and tell her story to determine who suffered the most from marrying Henry and should therefore become the group’s lead singer.
- 9/28/2021
- by Jeffrey Kare
- Gold Derby
Netflix has released the official trailer for Diana: The Musical, director Christopher Ashley’s film of the Broadway production that premieres on the streamer Oct. 1.
Filmed in 2020 at Broadway’s Longacre Theatre (without an audience), Diana features the original Broadway cast of Jeanna de Waal as Diana, Roe Hartrampf as Prince Charles, Erin Davie as Camilla Parker Bowles and Judy Kaye as Queen Elizabeth. That cast – which had just begun performances on Broadway when the March 2020 pandemic shutdown hit – will return to the stage when Diana resumes live performances on Nov. 2 (with an official opening on Nov. 17).
The trailer features a video montage of clips from the show, built around de Waal’s performance of the musical number “If.”
The musical has book and lyrics by Joe Dipietro and music and lyrics by David Bryan, choreography by Kelly Devine and musical supervision and arrangements by Ian Eisendrath.
Watch the trailer above.
Filmed in 2020 at Broadway’s Longacre Theatre (without an audience), Diana features the original Broadway cast of Jeanna de Waal as Diana, Roe Hartrampf as Prince Charles, Erin Davie as Camilla Parker Bowles and Judy Kaye as Queen Elizabeth. That cast – which had just begun performances on Broadway when the March 2020 pandemic shutdown hit – will return to the stage when Diana resumes live performances on Nov. 2 (with an official opening on Nov. 17).
The trailer features a video montage of clips from the show, built around de Waal’s performance of the musical number “If.”
The musical has book and lyrics by Joe Dipietro and music and lyrics by David Bryan, choreography by Kelly Devine and musical supervision and arrangements by Ian Eisendrath.
Watch the trailer above.
- 9/9/2021
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive Broadway’s Diana: The Musical will launch a new ad campaign for the upcoming return with in-character cast portraits shot by Broadway photographer Matthew Murphy. See below for Deadline’s exclusive first look at Jeanna de Waal as Princess Diana re-creating one of the Princess’ most iconic styles: the famous “Elvis” dress of 1989.
Diana resumes on November 2 at the Longacre Theatre, a month after the Oct. 1 premiere on Netflix of a special filmed presentation. The Broadway production, with book and lyrics by Joe Dipietro, music and lyrics by David Bryan and direction by Christopher Ashley, had started previews on March 2, 2020, with a planned opening night later that month canceled following the industrywide Covid pandemic shutdown.
The Netflix adaptation was filmed last year at the theater without an audience present. The film stars original Broadway cast members de Waal as Diana, Roe Hartrampf as Prince Charles, Erin Davie as Camilla...
Diana resumes on November 2 at the Longacre Theatre, a month after the Oct. 1 premiere on Netflix of a special filmed presentation. The Broadway production, with book and lyrics by Joe Dipietro, music and lyrics by David Bryan and direction by Christopher Ashley, had started previews on March 2, 2020, with a planned opening night later that month canceled following the industrywide Covid pandemic shutdown.
The Netflix adaptation was filmed last year at the theater without an audience present. The film stars original Broadway cast members de Waal as Diana, Roe Hartrampf as Prince Charles, Erin Davie as Camilla...
- 8/25/2021
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Diana: The Musical will be back on Broadway earlier than expected: Producers have moved up the show’s return to the Longacre Theatre by a month. Previews now begin Tuesday, November 2, with opening night set for Wednesday, November 17.
As previously announced, Diana: The Musical will premiere as a special presentation on Netflix on Friday, October 1.
“There is a huge groundswell of energy surrounding Broadway’s reopening news and we are looking forward to having many things to celebrate with our Broadway colleagues this Fall,” said producers Grove Entertainment (Beth Williams), Frank Marshall and The Araca Group in a joint statement. “We are very happy to get our company back onstage a month earlier than we had anticipated and are eager to safely welcome audiences back to the Longacre Theatre.”
The producers also said that they will “move forward with our cast and company with a firm commitment to the list...
As previously announced, Diana: The Musical will premiere as a special presentation on Netflix on Friday, October 1.
“There is a huge groundswell of energy surrounding Broadway’s reopening news and we are looking forward to having many things to celebrate with our Broadway colleagues this Fall,” said producers Grove Entertainment (Beth Williams), Frank Marshall and The Araca Group in a joint statement. “We are very happy to get our company back onstage a month earlier than we had anticipated and are eager to safely welcome audiences back to the Longacre Theatre.”
The producers also said that they will “move forward with our cast and company with a firm commitment to the list...
- 5/14/2021
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Diana: The Musical, the theatrical production about the life of Princess Diana, is set to return to Broadway this winter, while a special presentation of the show will premiere on Netflix October 1st.
Diana was first performed at the La Jolla Playhouse in 2019, and it began Broadway previews at the beginning of March 2020 — just before Broadway was forced to shut down due to Covid-19. The production is set to resume previews at the Longacre Theatre on December 1st, while opening night has been scheduled for December 16th.
Tickets for Diana‘s Broadway run,...
Diana was first performed at the La Jolla Playhouse in 2019, and it began Broadway previews at the beginning of March 2020 — just before Broadway was forced to shut down due to Covid-19. The production is set to resume previews at the Longacre Theatre on December 1st, while opening night has been scheduled for December 16th.
Tickets for Diana‘s Broadway run,...
- 3/30/2021
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
“Diana,” a musical about the people’s princess, will premiere on Netflix ahead of its Broadway debut.
The show had completed only a few preview performances (and was expected to officially open last March) before Broadway went dark due to the pandemic. In an unprecedented move, a live stage recording of “Diana” is coming to Netflix on Oct. 1, two months before preview performances are expected to resume on Dec. 1 at the Longacre Theatre.
Broadway does not have a set reopening date. However, New York City officials have been taking steps to mount a theater revival, including plans for a dedicated Covid-19 vaccination site on Broadway and pop-up coronavirus testing sites by theaters. Additional efforts will include screening and testing for both audience members and employees, enhanced cleaning measures and revamped backstage protocols.
“Diana” tells the story of the beloved figure. She finds herself thrust into the global spotlight after her...
The show had completed only a few preview performances (and was expected to officially open last March) before Broadway went dark due to the pandemic. In an unprecedented move, a live stage recording of “Diana” is coming to Netflix on Oct. 1, two months before preview performances are expected to resume on Dec. 1 at the Longacre Theatre.
Broadway does not have a set reopening date. However, New York City officials have been taking steps to mount a theater revival, including plans for a dedicated Covid-19 vaccination site on Broadway and pop-up coronavirus testing sites by theaters. Additional efforts will include screening and testing for both audience members and employees, enhanced cleaning measures and revamped backstage protocols.
“Diana” tells the story of the beloved figure. She finds herself thrust into the global spotlight after her...
- 3/30/2021
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Diana: The Musical will return to Broadway in December, two months after a special presentation of the production premieres on Netflix, producers announced today.
Pending government approval of Broadway’s reopening, Diana will begin previews at the Longacre Theatre on Wednesday, December 1, with an opening night set for Thursday, December 16. Tickets through November 20, 2022, are on sale now.
Diana: The Musical will premiere as a special presentation on Netflix on Friday, October 1.
In a joint statement, Diana producers Grove Entertainment (Beth Williams), Frank Marshall and The Araca Group said: “The chance to share our show, first with Netflix’s global audience, and then welcoming a live audience back on Broadway, is something we’ve all been dreaming about for more than a year. We could not be more thrilled to finally share both the film and the Broadway musical with the world.”
The Special Netflix Presentation of Diana, directed by Christopher Ashley,...
Pending government approval of Broadway’s reopening, Diana will begin previews at the Longacre Theatre on Wednesday, December 1, with an opening night set for Thursday, December 16. Tickets through November 20, 2022, are on sale now.
Diana: The Musical will premiere as a special presentation on Netflix on Friday, October 1.
In a joint statement, Diana producers Grove Entertainment (Beth Williams), Frank Marshall and The Araca Group said: “The chance to share our show, first with Netflix’s global audience, and then welcoming a live audience back on Broadway, is something we’ve all been dreaming about for more than a year. We could not be more thrilled to finally share both the film and the Broadway musical with the world.”
The Special Netflix Presentation of Diana, directed by Christopher Ashley,...
- 3/30/2021
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
We’ve spent the last few months reporting on the many headaches that the Covid-19 pandemic has caused the film and TV industry. But while having almost every big blockbuster delayed is a huge setback, it pales in comparison to the nightmare Broadway is going through. Live shows with packed audiences simply aren’t going to happen for the foreseeable future and that (in combination with the already pretty thin profit margins) is causing a lot of misery in the industry.
All of that’s why the much-hyped Diana: A New Musical, which was due to open on Broadway days after the Covid-19 shutdowns began, is going to make its debut on Netflix rather than on the stage. According to a report from Decider, the show will now open on Broadway on May 25th, 2021, but will be shown on Netflix before then.
Here’s a statement from the producers announcing...
All of that’s why the much-hyped Diana: A New Musical, which was due to open on Broadway days after the Covid-19 shutdowns began, is going to make its debut on Netflix rather than on the stage. According to a report from Decider, the show will now open on Broadway on May 25th, 2021, but will be shown on Netflix before then.
Here’s a statement from the producers announcing...
- 8/12/2020
- by David James
- We Got This Covered
A new Broadway musical about the life of the late Princess Diana called “Diana” will make its debut in a filmed version on Netflix ahead of its premiere on Broadway — which has been shut down since March due to the coronavirus.
Jeanna de Waal stars in the musical that started previews back in March and was meant to open on March 31 at the Longacre Theatre on Broadway.
“Diana,” directed by Christopher Ashley, will be filmed without an audience on the stage of the Longacre Theater and will feature the original Broadway cast including de Waal as Diana, Roe Hartrampfas Prince Charles, Erin Davie as Camilla Parker Bowles, and two-time Tony winner Judy Kaye as Queen Elizabeth. The producers have worked closely with Actor’s Equity Association on all protocols.
The show is currently scheduled to open on Broadway on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, and the filmed version will debut on Netflix at some time next year.
Jeanna de Waal stars in the musical that started previews back in March and was meant to open on March 31 at the Longacre Theatre on Broadway.
“Diana,” directed by Christopher Ashley, will be filmed without an audience on the stage of the Longacre Theater and will feature the original Broadway cast including de Waal as Diana, Roe Hartrampfas Prince Charles, Erin Davie as Camilla Parker Bowles, and two-time Tony winner Judy Kaye as Queen Elizabeth. The producers have worked closely with Actor’s Equity Association on all protocols.
The show is currently scheduled to open on Broadway on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, and the filmed version will debut on Netflix at some time next year.
- 8/12/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Update, with Actors’ Equity statement In a Broadway first, Diana: A New Musical, the stage production about Princess Diana that went dark with the Covid shutdown just prior to its opening night, will premiere on Netflix next year before its new May 25, 2021 Broadway opening.
Directed by Christopher Ashley and starring Jeanna de Waal as the title character, the musical will be filmed without an audience on the stage of the Longacre Theater for the Netflix debut.
A Netflix airdate was not announced.
The announcement was made today by producers Grove Entertainment (Beth Williams), Frank Marshall and The Araca Group. Prior to Broadway’s coronavirus shutdown this past March 12, Diana had started previews March 2 with a planned March 31 opening night.
Producers have been working with Actor’s Equity Association on all health and safety protocols. Equity Executive Director Mary McColl said in a statement, “Today, we can announce that we have...
Directed by Christopher Ashley and starring Jeanna de Waal as the title character, the musical will be filmed without an audience on the stage of the Longacre Theater for the Netflix debut.
A Netflix airdate was not announced.
The announcement was made today by producers Grove Entertainment (Beth Williams), Frank Marshall and The Araca Group. Prior to Broadway’s coronavirus shutdown this past March 12, Diana had started previews March 2 with a planned March 31 opening night.
Producers have been working with Actor’s Equity Association on all health and safety protocols. Equity Executive Director Mary McColl said in a statement, “Today, we can announce that we have...
- 8/12/2020
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
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By Giacomo Selloni
There are so many clichés in the film world. So many of today's films are formulaic. Heck, before there even was a film world there was theater. That Shakespeare guy, even he reworked older stories. For example, Romeo and Juliet. The plot is based on an Italian tale translated into verse as The Tragical History of Romeus and Juliet by Arthur Brooke in 1562 and retold in prose in Palace of Pleasure by William Painter in 1567. Othello comes from the Hecatommithi, a collection of tales published in 1565 by Giraldi Cinthio. Cinthio in turn had been influenced by the Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio. Shakespeare's source for Macbeth is the account of Macbeth, King of Scotland, Macduff, and Duncan in Holinshed's Chronicles from 1587, a history of England, Scotland, and Ireland. And so on and so on.
Angelfish, writer and director Peter Lee's first...
By Giacomo Selloni
There are so many clichés in the film world. So many of today's films are formulaic. Heck, before there even was a film world there was theater. That Shakespeare guy, even he reworked older stories. For example, Romeo and Juliet. The plot is based on an Italian tale translated into verse as The Tragical History of Romeus and Juliet by Arthur Brooke in 1562 and retold in prose in Palace of Pleasure by William Painter in 1567. Othello comes from the Hecatommithi, a collection of tales published in 1565 by Giraldi Cinthio. Cinthio in turn had been influenced by the Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio. Shakespeare's source for Macbeth is the account of Macbeth, King of Scotland, Macduff, and Duncan in Holinshed's Chronicles from 1587, a history of England, Scotland, and Ireland. And so on and so on.
Angelfish, writer and director Peter Lee's first...
- 6/11/2020
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Today we rewind to 2009, when A Little Night Music returned to Broadway for the first Time. The revival, which played at the Walter Kerr Theatre for 425 performances, starred Angela Lansbury, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Erin Davie, Hunter Ryan Herdlicka, and Aaron Lazar. With music and lyrics byStephen Sondheimand book byHugh Wheeler, the musical isinspired by theIngmar BergmanfilmSmiles of a Summer Night, it involves the romantic lives of several couples.
- 5/23/2020
- by BroadwayWorld TV
- BroadwayWorld.com
Actress Jeanna de Waal has appeared on Broadway’s musical theater stage before – she was among the replacement casts for both Kinky Boots and American Idiot. She was in 2012’s Off Broadway reimagining of the cult musical Carrie, played Glinda in the touring production of Wicked and made her West End debut in the Queen musical We Will Rock You.
But it’s safe to say that originating the starring role in the upcoming Broadway premiere of Diana – she plays Princess Di – will put de Waal in an entirely new spotlight. Directed by Tony Award winner Christopher Ashley (Come From Away) and the writers behind the Tony Award–winning musical Memphis (Joe Dipietro and David Bryan), Diana premiered in a pre-Broadway, twice-extended engagement last year at the La Jolla Playhouse. Subsequent workshops and fine-tuning continued thereafter, with previews beginning at Broadway’s Longacre Theatre on March 2, with a planned opening...
But it’s safe to say that originating the starring role in the upcoming Broadway premiere of Diana – she plays Princess Di – will put de Waal in an entirely new spotlight. Directed by Tony Award winner Christopher Ashley (Come From Away) and the writers behind the Tony Award–winning musical Memphis (Joe Dipietro and David Bryan), Diana premiered in a pre-Broadway, twice-extended engagement last year at the La Jolla Playhouse. Subsequent workshops and fine-tuning continued thereafter, with previews beginning at Broadway’s Longacre Theatre on March 2, with a planned opening...
- 3/19/2020
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Broadway producers are “cautiously optimistic” as attendance figures for last week show little, if any, immediate impact from the global coronavirus scare.
Charlotte St. Martin, president of the Broadway League trade organization representing producers and theater owners, said in a conference call with reporters this afternoon that she was “even a bit surprised” with today’s box office figures indicating an increase in total Broadway attendance last week over the previous week.
“I look very carefully at the year over year” figures, St. Martin said, “and history says last week and the week before are two of the traditionally worst weeks we have every year” partially due to winter weather and families gearing up for spring break. She indicated last week’s figures were encouraging, “but we know it could possibly not be [like] this every week.”
According to the League’s weekly box office report released today, total attendance for...
Charlotte St. Martin, president of the Broadway League trade organization representing producers and theater owners, said in a conference call with reporters this afternoon that she was “even a bit surprised” with today’s box office figures indicating an increase in total Broadway attendance last week over the previous week.
“I look very carefully at the year over year” figures, St. Martin said, “and history says last week and the week before are two of the traditionally worst weeks we have every year” partially due to winter weather and families gearing up for spring break. She indicated last week’s figures were encouraging, “but we know it could possibly not be [like] this every week.”
According to the League’s weekly box office report released today, total attendance for...
- 3/9/2020
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Princess Diana‘s story will soon open on Broadway.
Diana: A True Musical Story released a first look at the key art for the highly-anticipated musical, using the late princess’s recognizable eyes to draw people in. The art features the outline of the upper half of Diana’s face, with a side-eye pose giving it a more mysterious look.
Set in 1981, the musical follows Diana as she prepares to marry into the royal family. The show also explores the aftermath of that marriage, from her husband’s highly publicized affair with Camilla Parker Bowles to her relationship with the press.
Diana: A True Musical Story released a first look at the key art for the highly-anticipated musical, using the late princess’s recognizable eyes to draw people in. The art features the outline of the upper half of Diana’s face, with a side-eye pose giving it a more mysterious look.
Set in 1981, the musical follows Diana as she prepares to marry into the royal family. The show also explores the aftermath of that marriage, from her husband’s highly publicized affair with Camilla Parker Bowles to her relationship with the press.
- 1/10/2020
- by Ale Russian
- PEOPLE.com
Diana, the musical based on the true story of the lady who became a princess, is officially heading to Broadway! The acclaimed musical, which just wrapped its extended world premiere run in California's La Jolla Playhouse, explores the life of the late Princess Diana, including her tempestuous marriage to Prince Charles, his affair with Camilla Parker Bowles, and their eventual separation.
Written by Joe Dipietro and David Bryan (the duo behind Tony-winner Memphis), the production will begin previews at New York's Longacre Theatre on March 2, 2020, and officially open its doors for the public on March 31. Several cast members from the La Jolla performance will reprise their roles, including Jeanna de Waal in the titular role as the late Diana, princess of Wales. Roe Hartrampf (Prince Charles), Erin Davie (Camilla Parker Bowles), and two-time Tony Award-winner Judy Kaye (Queen Elizabeth II) will join her.
This isn't the first time Princess Diana...
Written by Joe Dipietro and David Bryan (the duo behind Tony-winner Memphis), the production will begin previews at New York's Longacre Theatre on March 2, 2020, and officially open its doors for the public on March 31. Several cast members from the La Jolla performance will reprise their roles, including Jeanna de Waal in the titular role as the late Diana, princess of Wales. Roe Hartrampf (Prince Charles), Erin Davie (Camilla Parker Bowles), and two-time Tony Award-winner Judy Kaye (Queen Elizabeth II) will join her.
This isn't the first time Princess Diana...
- 8/17/2019
- by Mekishana Pierre
- Popsugar.com
Diana, the musical about the Lady who became a Princess, will arrive at Broadway’s Longacre Theater in March following the just-announced The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical.
Diana, written by Joe Dipietro and David Bryan (the team behind Memphis) and directed by Christopher Ashley (Come From Away), had its world premiere this year at San Diego’s La Jolla Playhouse.
The Broadway engagement will begin previews on Monday, March 2, at the Longacre, with opening night set for Tuesday, March 31.
Frank Marshall and the Araca Group said today that Grove Entertainment (Beth Williams) will be producing. Music supervision and arrangements are by Ian Eisendrath and choreography by Kelly Devine. Six-time Tony Award winner William Ivey Long will handle the costumes, described by producers as a reimagining of “Diana’s iconic style.”
Jeanna de Waal, will reprise her La Jolla performance in the title role of the former Diana Spencer,...
Diana, written by Joe Dipietro and David Bryan (the team behind Memphis) and directed by Christopher Ashley (Come From Away), had its world premiere this year at San Diego’s La Jolla Playhouse.
The Broadway engagement will begin previews on Monday, March 2, at the Longacre, with opening night set for Tuesday, March 31.
Frank Marshall and the Araca Group said today that Grove Entertainment (Beth Williams) will be producing. Music supervision and arrangements are by Ian Eisendrath and choreography by Kelly Devine. Six-time Tony Award winner William Ivey Long will handle the costumes, described by producers as a reimagining of “Diana’s iconic style.”
Jeanna de Waal, will reprise her La Jolla performance in the title role of the former Diana Spencer,...
- 8/12/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
The new musical “The Prom” won over industry folks with its big heart and bevy of Broadway insider jokes. But many wondered where each member of the ensemble cast would compete at this year’s Tony Awards. While the Tony Administration Committee decided Brooks Ashmanskas would be the sole Lead Actor contender, they went the opposite route with the women. Beth Leavel and Caitlin Kinnunen will each compete for Lead Actress in a Musical. So can they both land bids?
Leavel, a Tony winner for “The Drowsy Chaperone,” plays vain Broadway diva Dee Dee Allen. She and her fellow thespians head to a small town in Indiana to help Emma (Kinnunen) bring her girlfriend to the high school prom…and scoop up some much needed press in the process. It’s the type of over the top, scene-chewing role in which Leavel always excels. Two of her big numbers bring...
Leavel, a Tony winner for “The Drowsy Chaperone,” plays vain Broadway diva Dee Dee Allen. She and her fellow thespians head to a small town in Indiana to help Emma (Kinnunen) bring her girlfriend to the high school prom…and scoop up some much needed press in the process. It’s the type of over the top, scene-chewing role in which Leavel always excels. Two of her big numbers bring...
- 3/30/2019
- by Sam Eckmann
- Gold Derby
Tony Award winner Alice Ripley Next to Normal, Tony Award nominee Alex Brightman School of Rock, Erin Davie Sunday in the Park with George, Side Show, Grey Gardens andDrama Desk honoree Danny Gardner Dames at Sea will join Tony Award nominees Brandon Uranowitz Falsettos, An American in Paris andChristiane Noll Ragtime, Chaplin, Jekyll amp Hyde and two-time Nightlife Award winner Scott Coulter for Town Hall's Broadway by the Year Series on Monday, June 19 at 8pm.
- 6/13/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Casting has been announced for the new musicals in development at Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's National Music Theater Conference later this month. Among the actors premiering new work are Adam Chanler-Berat, Erin Davie, Colin Hanlon, Kevin Mambo, Matt Von Roderick, Christina Sajous, and Remy Zaken.
- 6/16/2016
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
In a very Harmony Korine kind-of-way, feature-debuter Felix Thompson spotlights the pain of maturation in his Tribeca Audience Award winner, King Jack.
Well, maybe “pain” isn’t the right word. Humbling humility? Hormonal rampage? Award social excursion through the bowels of embarrassment and conflict? A child coming-of-age is often thought of as a beautiful thing, but Thompson’s honest suburban tussle pays homage to the licks that shaped our makeup. I should mention how Thompson carves a sweet tale of family and friendship, but growing up ain’t easy – we like to reminisce about the good, while burying the pain. Necessary pain that molds, shapes, and baptizes our better-selves by fire.
Charlie Plummer stars as Jack, a typical teenage freshman trying to navigate the diabolical halls of high school. It’s summer, yet Jack still finds himself in summer school due to his inattentive nature. When he’s not sending his crush shirtless pictures,...
Well, maybe “pain” isn’t the right word. Humbling humility? Hormonal rampage? Award social excursion through the bowels of embarrassment and conflict? A child coming-of-age is often thought of as a beautiful thing, but Thompson’s honest suburban tussle pays homage to the licks that shaped our makeup. I should mention how Thompson carves a sweet tale of family and friendship, but growing up ain’t easy – we like to reminisce about the good, while burying the pain. Necessary pain that molds, shapes, and baptizes our better-selves by fire.
Charlie Plummer stars as Jack, a typical teenage freshman trying to navigate the diabolical halls of high school. It’s summer, yet Jack still finds himself in summer school due to his inattentive nature. When he’s not sending his crush shirtless pictures,...
- 6/9/2016
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
By Stephen Tronicek
From the producers who brought you the Tony-Award® winning Broadway hit “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder,” comes “Easter Mysteries,” an original, and wholly entertaining musical theater depiction of the Easter story for modern audiences.
Presented by Fathom Events and SimonSays Entertainment, “Easter Mysteries” will play in select U.S. cinemas for one night on Tuesday, March 22 at 7 p.m. local time, and features veteran Broadway actors and singers from the stages of “Les Misérables,” “Mary Poppins,” “The Phantom of the Opera” and more.
In addition to the feature content, a timely interfaith discussion between Christian, Jewish and Muslim leaders on the essence and power of Passion plays will complete the event.
Tickets for “Easter Mysteries” can be purchased by visiting www.FathomEvents.com or at participating theater box offices. Fans throughout the U.S. will be able to enjoy the event in nearly 300 movie theaters...
From the producers who brought you the Tony-Award® winning Broadway hit “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder,” comes “Easter Mysteries,” an original, and wholly entertaining musical theater depiction of the Easter story for modern audiences.
Presented by Fathom Events and SimonSays Entertainment, “Easter Mysteries” will play in select U.S. cinemas for one night on Tuesday, March 22 at 7 p.m. local time, and features veteran Broadway actors and singers from the stages of “Les Misérables,” “Mary Poppins,” “The Phantom of the Opera” and more.
In addition to the feature content, a timely interfaith discussion between Christian, Jewish and Muslim leaders on the essence and power of Passion plays will complete the event.
Tickets for “Easter Mysteries” can be purchased by visiting www.FathomEvents.com or at participating theater box offices. Fans throughout the U.S. will be able to enjoy the event in nearly 300 movie theaters...
- 3/22/2016
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Winning debut about a small-town boy put in charge of his younger cousin for the weekend
This impressive debut feature from the writer-director Felix Thompson treads well-worn territory as it maps out the adolescent rites of passage of its titular anti-hero, excellently played by Boardwalk Empire graduate Charlie Plummer. Stuck in a small town with his older brother Tom (Christian Madsen) and his mother Karen (Erin Davie), outsider Jack finds himself suddenly entrusted with the care of his young cousin Ben (Cory Nichols), with whom he shares a life-changing weekend. There are shadows in King Jack of the early work of David Gordon Green as Brandon Roots’s camera finds magic-hour beauty in the rough edges of the locations, and a plaintively noodling soundtrack accentuates the atmosphere of alt-indie melancholia.
There is violence lurking here, too. A longstanding feud with an older boy leads to some distressing scenes of assault,...
This impressive debut feature from the writer-director Felix Thompson treads well-worn territory as it maps out the adolescent rites of passage of its titular anti-hero, excellently played by Boardwalk Empire graduate Charlie Plummer. Stuck in a small town with his older brother Tom (Christian Madsen) and his mother Karen (Erin Davie), outsider Jack finds himself suddenly entrusted with the care of his young cousin Ben (Cory Nichols), with whom he shares a life-changing weekend. There are shadows in King Jack of the early work of David Gordon Green as Brandon Roots’s camera finds magic-hour beauty in the rough edges of the locations, and a plaintively noodling soundtrack accentuates the atmosphere of alt-indie melancholia.
There is violence lurking here, too. A longstanding feud with an older boy leads to some distressing scenes of assault,...
- 2/28/2016
- by Mark Kermode, Observer film critic
- The Guardian - Film News
The York Theatre Companyhas announced today Broadway's Klea Blackhurst York's Call Me Madame Mario Cantone Assassins, Erin Davie York's Silk Stockings, Side Show, Matt McGrath Nice Work If You Can Get It, and Mary Louise Wilson On the Twentieth Century, along with the acclaimed Yale Wiffenpoofs, have joined the roster of illustrious special guest performers who will gather to honor Broadway and Hollywood legend Angela Lansbury at 2015 Oscar Hammerstein Award for Lifetime Achievement in Musical Theatre on Monday, November 16, 2015 at Guastavino's 409 East 59th Street.
- 10/28/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- 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
Scott Alan made his concert debut at 54 Below just last week on, January 19th with a slew of Broadway all-star talent, including 2014 Tony winners Jessie Mueller and James Monroe Iglehart, Tony nominees Joshua Henry andChad Kimball, as well as Lilla Crawford, Erin Davie, Mykal Kilgore, Natalie Weiss, Christine Dwyer, Julian Cihi, Danny Calvert, Elizabeth Stanley, Abby Mueller, Christiane Noll, Jessica Phillips, Lisa Brescia, Ashley Brown, Eden Espinosa, Marcus Paul James, Julia Murney, Marissa Rosen, Christina Cataldo and Galyana Castillo joined Alan.Below, check out Erin Davie's performance of 'High' at the concert...
- 2/9/2015
- by Stage Tube
- 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
Scott Alan made his concert debut at 54 Below earlier this week on, January 19th with a slew of Broadway all-star talent, including 2014 Tony winners Jessie Mueller and James Monroe Iglehart, Tony nominees Joshua Henry and Chad Kimball, as well as Lilla Crawford, Erin Davie, Mykal Kilgore, Natalie Weiss, Christine Dwyer, Julian Cihi, Danny Calvert, Elizabeth Stanley, Abby Mueller, Christiane Noll, Jessica Phillips, Lisa Brescia, Ashley Brown, Eden Espinosa, Marcus Paul James, Julia Murney, Marissa Rosen, Christina Cataldo and Galyana Castillo joined Alan.BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge was there for the special night, and you can check out interviews with the performers and concert highlights below...
- 1/25/2015
- by BroadwayWorld TV
- 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
Despite the lottery-esque sounding odds, the U.S Dramatic Competition section which produces the finest American indie specimens such as Frozen River, Winter’s Bone, Blue Valentine, Martha Marcy May Marlene, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Fruitvale Station and Whiplash is fairly consistent in terms of quality. Last year’s crop of sixteen have almost all had their theatrical releases with Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter being the last one out of the gates (pegged with an early 2015 release). Last week we individually looked at our top 80 Sundance Film Fest Predictions (you’ll find 30 other titles worth considering in our intro) and below, we’ve split the list into narrative and non-fiction film items and have both identified and color-coded our picks in an AtoZ cheat sheet. You’ll find 2015′s answer to Whiplash located somewhere in the stack below. Click on the individual titles below, for the film’s profile.
- 11/19/2014
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Side Show made history on Opening Night, last night November 17 at 745 p.m. when Clear Channel Spectacolor broadcasted the show-stopping Act I finale in Times Square with never before used audio technology on one of their digital billboards. The rousing Act I finale, 'Who Will Love Me as I Am,' sung by the show's two leading ladies, Erin Davie and Emily Padgett, was the first live performance in history aired in Times Square.
- 11/18/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Side Show will make history on Opening Night, November 17 at 745 p.m. when Clear Channel Spectacolor will broadcast the show-stopping Act I finale in Times Square with never before used audio technology on one of their digital billboards. The rousing Act I finale, Who Will Love Me as I Am, sung by the show's two leading ladies, Erin Davie and Emily Padgett, will be the first opening night performance in history aired live in Times Square.
- 11/14/2014
- by TV News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
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