Tony award winner Michael Cerveris has been cast in the role of Juan Peron in the upcoming Broadway revival of 'Evita.' He will be starring with Ricky Martin as Che, and Elena Rogers in the title role. ‘Evita’ will be directed by Michael Grandage and choreographed by Rob Ashford. The musical will open in the spring of 2012 (a specific date is to be determined) at the Marquis Theatre. Aside...

So if a theatre icon is trashing your reinterpretation of a classic stage opera is that a good or bad thing? On the one hand, you get oodles of free press where you’d otherwise be twiddling your thumbs (case in point), but you also invite a certain negativity into the theatre before the curtains have even been drawn. Wednesday begins the staging of ‘Porgy and Bess’ at the American Repertory...

“If I am King, where is my power? Can I declare war? Form a government? Levy a tax? No! And yet I am the seat of all authority because they think that when I speak, I speak for them. But I can't speak.” - King George VI Throughout the past decade, Broadway has had a trend of shows being adapted from Hollywood films. Some have been quite successful (“Hairspray” won eight...

Jessie Mueller and David Turner will be co-starring with Harry Connick Jr. in 'On a Clear Day You Can See Forever.' Previews will begin at the St. James Theatre on November 12, with the musical officially opening on December 11. Tony Award winner Michael Mayer will direct the musical, which features a new book by Peter Parnell, based on the original book by Alan Jay Lerner. The musical focuses on...

I bet you didn’t know Jesus smoked weed. Well not the guy who walked on water or who specialized in rising from the dead. Rather Broadway’s latest addition to ‘Godspell’ certainly has had a checkered past with the ganja. Let it never be said that Hunter Parrish doesn’t have range. Its been announced by producer Ken Davenport that the star of ‘Weeds’ has been chosen to play Jesus in the...

Harper’s Bazaar pinned down busy girl Lea Michele for a little Q&A for their September issue (on newsstands Tuesday, August 16). After dolling her up in top-notch couture for the cover shoot, they looked to get the low down on the newness of celebrity and what direction her career aims to take after Rachel Berry has graduated from McKinley High. So let’s get to the meat of this conversation. When...

This seems to be the time of year for closings on Broadway. In the past two weeks, we’ve gotten word that ‘Rain’ and ‘Baby It’s You’ will be playing their final performances. Now you can add ‘Catch Me If You Can’ to the musical graveyard. It is set to close its run at the Neil Simon Theatre on September 4. On that date, it will have logged 170 regular performances...

The cast for the upcoming production of ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ is starting to fill out. Blair Underwood signed on a few months ago to play the role of Stanley Kowalski and now we have our Blanche DuBois -- Nicole Ari Parker. No word yet on who will play the pivotal role of Stella in the classic Broadway revival. The play will be directed by Emily Mann with Terrence Blanchard...

It seem the magic has run out for Broadway's ‘Baby It’s You.’ The latest in a round of jukebox musicals, ‘Baby It’s You’ was inspired by the true story of Scepter Records group the Shirelles and their founder Florence Greenberg. ‘Baby It’s You’ will take its final bow on the Broadhurst Theatre stage September 4. It will have played 151 regular performances with 33 previews by that date. It originally...

It seems Americans aren’t the only ones who can’t get enough of the supernatural and pottery wheels serving as foreplay. After playing for a mere month, ‘Ghost the Musical’ has extended its run at the West End’s Piccadilly Theatre till October 2012. I guess it should come as little surprise that the UK production is starting to draw discussion of a Broadway transfer. The New York Post reports that the...