Performances kicked off last night for the new musical Last Days Of Summer, presented by George Street Playhouse and directed by Jeff Calhoun Newsies, Grease, Big River. Opening Night is October 25th. Last Days Of Summer features book lyrics by Steve Kluger based on his best-selling novel and music by Grammy Award winner Jason Howland Little Women. Get a first look at cast members Teal Wicks and Bobby Conte Thorntonand more in action...
- 10/25/2019
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
Last Days of Summeraa new musical based on the best-selling novel by Steve Klugerawill kick off the landmark 201920 season at George Street Playhouse. This highly anticipated production, directed by Tony Award nominee Jeff Calhoun Newsies on Broadway, will star Teal Wicks, following her performance as Lady Cher in Broadway's The Cher Show, and Bobby Conte Thornton, known for A Bronx Tale on Broadway.
- 8/23/2019
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Two of Broadway’s more imposing figures are calling it quits: King Kong and The Cher Show have posted closing notices, the latest exits in the annual post-Tony culling.
Each production will play its final performance on Sunday, Aug. 18.
Though Cher star Stephanie J. Block and costume designer Bob Mackie won Tony Awards at the ceremony June 9, the wins apparently didn’t translate into a big enough box office boost to keep the beat going on. For the week ending June 23 – a prime week for the post-Tony b.o. benefits to make themselves known – The Cher Show grossed $858,578, about 58% of its potential at the Neil Simon Theatre.
Written by Rick Elice, directed by Jason Moore and starring Block, Teal Wicks and Micaela Diamond as Cher at various points in her life, the jukebox bio-musical opened Dec. 3, 2018, to mixed reviews, with most critics praising Block even when less than dazzled with the glitzy rest.
Each production will play its final performance on Sunday, Aug. 18.
Though Cher star Stephanie J. Block and costume designer Bob Mackie won Tony Awards at the ceremony June 9, the wins apparently didn’t translate into a big enough box office boost to keep the beat going on. For the week ending June 23 – a prime week for the post-Tony b.o. benefits to make themselves known – The Cher Show grossed $858,578, about 58% of its potential at the Neil Simon Theatre.
Written by Rick Elice, directed by Jason Moore and starring Block, Teal Wicks and Micaela Diamond as Cher at various points in her life, the jukebox bio-musical opened Dec. 3, 2018, to mixed reviews, with most critics praising Block even when less than dazzled with the glitzy rest.
- 6/26/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
“There has been more ownership of myself because I have been playing Cher,” reveals Stephanie J. Block. The Broadway veteran earned her third Tony nomination recently for playing the pop icon in “The Cher Show.” The unexpected opportunity has pushed the actress in surprising directions professionally and personally. Watch the exclusive video interview above.
“She has given me this extraordinary freedom,” declares Block. Cher views herself as a “goddess warrior” and apologizes for nothing. Embodying that mindset is a different experience than Block is used to, but has allowed the actor to hold back less. “When I step onstage, it really is a different creature,” she explains.
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Of course, beginning the show by rising out of the stage in an epic Bob Mackie costume certainly must help snap into the pop diva. Block has...
“She has given me this extraordinary freedom,” declares Block. Cher views herself as a “goddess warrior” and apologizes for nothing. Embodying that mindset is a different experience than Block is used to, but has allowed the actor to hold back less. “When I step onstage, it really is a different creature,” she explains.
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Of course, beginning the show by rising out of the stage in an epic Bob Mackie costume certainly must help snap into the pop diva. Block has...
- 5/23/2019
- by Sam Eckmann
- Gold Derby
Cher made a surprise appearance on The Tonight Show to perform her single “I Got You Babe” with the cast of The Cher Show, a Broadway musical about her life and career. Host Jimmy Fallon dedicated his entire episode to the singer to celebrate the musical.
In the performance, Cher joins actress Micaela Diamond, who plays her onstage, as well as actor Jarrod Spector, who plays Sonny Bono. Midway through the two actors’ duet of “I Got You Babe” the real Cher, clad in sparkling pants and a purple fur vest,...
In the performance, Cher joins actress Micaela Diamond, who plays her onstage, as well as actor Jarrod Spector, who plays Sonny Bono. Midway through the two actors’ duet of “I Got You Babe” the real Cher, clad in sparkling pants and a purple fur vest,...
- 4/16/2019
- by Emily Zemler and Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
Cher will join the stars of the Broadway musical The Cher Show — Stephanie J. Block, Teal Wicks and Micaela Diamond — for a Tonight Show takeover dedicated to the singer. The quartet will appear on the program’s Monday, April 15th episode for interviews with host Jimmy Fallon and two musical performances.
Block will join Cher for a live version of 1989’s “If I Could Turn Back Time,” and all four singers will perform 2010’s “You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me.” Previous Tonight Show takeover installments have featured Justin Timberlake,...
Block will join Cher for a live version of 1989’s “If I Could Turn Back Time,” and all four singers will perform 2010’s “You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me.” Previous Tonight Show takeover installments have featured Justin Timberlake,...
- 4/9/2019
- by Ryan Reed
- Rollingstone.com
Legendary singer and actress Cher is known for her quick wit, chart-topping hits, and award-winning performances. Cher's life story is now being told on Broadway in 'The Cher Show.' The lead is played by three actresses,Stephanie J. Block,Teal Wicks, andMicaela Diamond.CBS This Morning's Gayle King met with the ladies of the show and Cher herself, who opened up about the joys and challenges of bringing her story to stage.
- 2/13/2019
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
The 2019 Tony Awards may be months away, but the Tony Awards Administration Committee is busy determining category placement for shows from the 2018-2019 Broadway season.
The committee met for the second time this season to determine Tony Award eligibility for ten Broadway productions. The shows discussed were: “American Son,” “The Cher Show,” “The Lifespan of a Fact,” “The Ferryman,” “To Kill a Mockingbird,” “The New One,” “Network,” “The Prom,” “Torch Song,” and “The Waverly Gallery.”
Here is the full list of decisions made by the committee:
Paddy Considine and Laura Donnelly will be eligible for Lead Actor/Actress in a Play for “The Ferryman.”
Joan Allen, Michael Cera, and David Cromer will be eligible for Featured Actress/Actor in a Play for “The Waverly Gallery.”
Mercedes Ruehl will be eligible for Featured Actress in a Play for “Torch Song.”
Brooks Ashmanskas, Beth Leavel, and Caitlin Kinnunen will be eligible for...
The committee met for the second time this season to determine Tony Award eligibility for ten Broadway productions. The shows discussed were: “American Son,” “The Cher Show,” “The Lifespan of a Fact,” “The Ferryman,” “To Kill a Mockingbird,” “The New One,” “Network,” “The Prom,” “Torch Song,” and “The Waverly Gallery.”
Here is the full list of decisions made by the committee:
Paddy Considine and Laura Donnelly will be eligible for Lead Actor/Actress in a Play for “The Ferryman.”
Joan Allen, Michael Cera, and David Cromer will be eligible for Featured Actress/Actor in a Play for “The Waverly Gallery.”
Mercedes Ruehl will be eligible for Featured Actress in a Play for “Torch Song.”
Brooks Ashmanskas, Beth Leavel, and Caitlin Kinnunen will be eligible for...
- 1/25/2019
- by Sam Eckmann
- Gold Derby
When in comes to portraying one of pop culture's biggest superstars of all time, it takes not one...not two...but three Broadway powerhouses to bring her to life onstage. Cher is on Broadway this season, played at three stages of her life by the incomparableStephanie J. Block, Teal Wicks and Micaela Diamond. Below, watch as Richard Ridge checks in with all three leading ladies as they chat about becoming the Star, Lady and Babe, wearing her iconic clothes, and what they've already learned from the living legend...
- 1/8/2019
- by Backstage With Richard Ridge
- BroadwayWorld.com
The Cher Show is packed with so much of her that it takes three talented actresses to portray the 72-year-old legend. The Broadway musical also depicts many characters from Cher’s life — Phil Spector, Greg Allman, Robert Altman, Rob “The Bagel Boy” Camilletti and her mother Georgia Holt (played with hilarity by Emily Skinner) — but some have noted that Cher’s son, Chaz Bono, is mainly absent on stage. That doesn’t mean that he isn’t mentioned. In fact, he is referred to by his name in the musical — even as a baby,...
- 1/7/2019
- by Jerry Portwood
- Rollingstone.com
Broadway gypsies, tramps and thieves gathered at theNeil SimonTheatre last night, where The Cher Show celebrated an opening night fit for a legend. BroadwayWorld was on hand full the whole celebration, and we're taking you inside the afterparty with not one, but three Chers Stephanie J. Block, Teal Wicks and Michaela Diamond. Plus check out footage from the very special curtain call, featuring a performance from Cher herself...
- 12/4/2018
- by TV - Opening Night Special
- BroadwayWorld.com
Kanye West has apologized for using his cell phone during a performance of The Cher Show. He attended the Broadway musical’s opening night at Neil Simon Theatre on Monday with wife Kim Kardashian West and was apparently caught in the distracting act by actor Jarrod Spector.
Spector, who portrays Sonny Bono in the production, called out the rapper on Twitter. “Hey @kanyewest so cool that you’re here at @TheCherShow! If you look up from your cell phone you’ll see we’re doing a show up here,” the actor tweeted.
Spector, who portrays Sonny Bono in the production, called out the rapper on Twitter. “Hey @kanyewest so cool that you’re here at @TheCherShow! If you look up from your cell phone you’ll see we’re doing a show up here,” the actor tweeted.
- 12/4/2018
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
To many, she’s a myth, not a person, so we must ask the age-old question: How does one choose a favorite version of Cher? Luckily for her fans, with The Cher Show — the new bio-musical that’s now on Broadway at the Neil Simon Theatre — they don’t have to.
We have shy 16-year-old Cherilyn Sarkisian; grown-up “goddess warrior” Cher; Sonny’s Cher; maneater Cher; victim Cher; and when all else fails, we always have don’t-give-a-fuck Cher. And to accessorize all that, there’s a plethora of wigs,...
We have shy 16-year-old Cherilyn Sarkisian; grown-up “goddess warrior” Cher; Sonny’s Cher; maneater Cher; victim Cher; and when all else fails, we always have don’t-give-a-fuck Cher. And to accessorize all that, there’s a plethora of wigs,...
- 12/4/2018
- by Jerry Portwood
- Rollingstone.com
Chicago – Has anybody in show business had more “comebacks” than Cher… or if you added her many last names Cher Sarkisian La Piere Bono Allman? All of the triumphs and downturns are shoehorned into “The Cher Show,” now in Chicago in a pre-Broadway run through July 15, 2018. Click here for more details, including ticket information.
Play Rating: 3.5/5.0
The huge entertainment in the show is provided by the three women portraying Cher in different life eras… Babe (Micaela Diamond), Lady (Teal Wicks) and Star (Stephanie J. Block). All have transcendent talent, because they transcend the fragmented and overstuffed story with their singing, dancing and performance chops. In what must be a whirlwind of a show for the three, they interact throughout and ponder Cher like the ghosts of “A Christmas Carol,” but with much more show biz and sex appeal.
My 3 Chers: Lady (Teal Wicks), Star (Stephanie J. Block) and Babe (Micaela...
Play Rating: 3.5/5.0
The huge entertainment in the show is provided by the three women portraying Cher in different life eras… Babe (Micaela Diamond), Lady (Teal Wicks) and Star (Stephanie J. Block). All have transcendent talent, because they transcend the fragmented and overstuffed story with their singing, dancing and performance chops. In what must be a whirlwind of a show for the three, they interact throughout and ponder Cher like the ghosts of “A Christmas Carol,” but with much more show biz and sex appeal.
My 3 Chers: Lady (Teal Wicks), Star (Stephanie J. Block) and Babe (Micaela...
- 7/2/2018
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Chicago – Cherilyn Sarkisian… yes, that is her birth name… is the redoubtable Cher, and it’s perfect timing for her to have a jukebox musical tribute. “The Cher Show,” covering three eras/songs of the six-decade career of Cher, opens for a Chicago preview before its Broadway run, from June 12th through July 25th, 2018.
The show will take place at the Oriental Theatre in Chicago’s Loop. For more information, including tickets, click here.
Teal Wicks, Stephanie J. Block and Micaela Diamond of “The Cher Show”
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck photo for HollywoodChicago.com
Cher will be portrayed by three women at various stages of her life… Stephanie J. Block, Teal Wicks and Micaela Diamond (recently featured in the ensemble of NBC-tv’s live Easter Sunday “Jesus Christ Superstar”), and will follow the singer through her two husbands, Sonny Bono (Jarrod Spector) and Gregg Allman (Matthew Hydzik), the music,...
The show will take place at the Oriental Theatre in Chicago’s Loop. For more information, including tickets, click here.
Teal Wicks, Stephanie J. Block and Micaela Diamond of “The Cher Show”
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck photo for HollywoodChicago.com
Cher will be portrayed by three women at various stages of her life… Stephanie J. Block, Teal Wicks and Micaela Diamond (recently featured in the ensemble of NBC-tv’s live Easter Sunday “Jesus Christ Superstar”), and will follow the singer through her two husbands, Sonny Bono (Jarrod Spector) and Gregg Allman (Matthew Hydzik), the music,...
- 6/12/2018
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Broadway stars Justin Guarini, Sally Ann Triplett, and Teal Wicks, as well as Grammy Award winning vocalist Shelley Thomas, paid tribute to the work of Park Avenue Armory Artistic Director, Pierre Audi, and writerdirectorproducer Cherien Dabis, with a performance last night at the 10th Annual Bridges of Understanding Bou Building Bridges Award Dinner at the St. Regis Hotel in NYC. BroadwayWorld has photos from the event below...
- 10/18/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Broadway musicals should have a wow factor.
The latest version of "Jekyll & Hyde: The Musical" at the Marquis Theatre, offers up a lot of spectacles, but it never coalesces into a great show.
As hard as Constantine Maroulis works in the title roles, it is not enough, and it's unclear what else he could do. Maroulis, "American Idol" finalist, Season 4, and a Tony nominee for "Rock of Ages" is completely sincere as Dr. Jekyll and threatening as Mr. Hyde. His voice is up to the taxing role.
Deborah Cox, (Broadway's "Aida" and an R & B pop star) as Lucy, the prostitute, is excellent.
Yet this production feels as if the sets, which are interesting with holograms and projections, are more important than anything. The story remains the same, a physician researches the good and evil in man, to help his father, who is insane.
Dr. Henry Jekyll cannot risk trying...
The latest version of "Jekyll & Hyde: The Musical" at the Marquis Theatre, offers up a lot of spectacles, but it never coalesces into a great show.
As hard as Constantine Maroulis works in the title roles, it is not enough, and it's unclear what else he could do. Maroulis, "American Idol" finalist, Season 4, and a Tony nominee for "Rock of Ages" is completely sincere as Dr. Jekyll and threatening as Mr. Hyde. His voice is up to the taxing role.
Deborah Cox, (Broadway's "Aida" and an R & B pop star) as Lucy, the prostitute, is excellent.
Yet this production feels as if the sets, which are interesting with holograms and projections, are more important than anything. The story remains the same, a physician researches the good and evil in man, to help his father, who is insane.
Dr. Henry Jekyll cannot risk trying...
- 4/27/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
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