Janet Dacal and Newcomer David Del Rio Headed to In the Heights

...on February 14. From February 1 through February 18, the role of Nina will alternate between understudies Nina Lafarga, Courtney Reed and Gabrielle Ruiz . In the Heights continues its run at the Richard Rodgers Theatre, directed by Thomas Kail. Dacal, who originated the role of Carla in In the Heights , most recently starred in the world premiere of Frank Wildhorn’s Wonderland in Tampa. Her...

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Bleusnavi post!

Photo Coverage: Backstage with Corbin Bleu at IN THE HEIGHTS Corbin Bleu is the first star of the popular High School Musical film franchise to hit Broadway as he steps into the role of bodega owner Usnavi in IN THE HEIGHTS. BroadwayWorld.com was there to capture his first curtain call! Bleu will star in the show from January 25 - April 25, 2010. Photo Coverage: Corbin ...

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An In The Heights stunt-casting post.

First order of business: Corbin Bleu (or Bleusnavi) talking about the show. Personally, I don't think he looks young at all. fuente According to the ITH wiki page, Cheetah Girl Adrienne Bailon will replace Marcy Harriell as Vanessa on February 23. I know, I know, wikipedia , so take it with a grain of salt. (though MTV tr3s ran with it ) She did tweet about "reading scripts" so maybe ...

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Broadway Ethnicity/Race Wank. Merry Christmas!

Not Since Tamyra Gray... I am all for colorblind casting. And yet something about the casting of Corbin Bleu in In The Heights upset me (and, no, it wasn't a hidden hatred for anyone associated with High School Musical). Bleu was born of an Italian-American mother and Jamaican-American father. In The Heights is a show that built part of its media campaign around this whole idea that it ...

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Happy Opening Present Laughter!

...And some real trouble is brewing: a possible affair between one of Garry’s steadfast associates, Morris Dixon (Marc Vietor), and the femme fatale married to his producer, Henry Lyppiatt (Richard Poe). The sudden arrival of Roland Maule (Brooks Ashmanskas), an eccentric young playwright whom Garry has inadvertently encouraged, threatens to upend the day entirely, making plans for the impending six-...

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Photo Flash: Time Stands Still on Broadway

Laura Linney as 'Sarah', Brian d'Arcy James as 'James' and Eric Bogosian as 'Richard' Brian d'Arcy James as 'James' and Laura Linney as 'Sarah' Brian d'Arcy James as 'James... Linney as 'Sarah' and Alicia Silverstone as 'Mandy' Alicia Silverstone as 'Mandy' and Eric Bogosian as 'Richard' Laura Linney as 'Sarah' source I'm kinda in love with BDJ and Laura is always fabulous! Can'...

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Oscar Winner Danny Boyle to Direct Frankenstein at the National

... in Marianne Elliott’s production of Thomas Middleton’s Jacobean tragedy Women Beware Women . The season will also feature a new play by Moira Buffini, Welcome to Thebes, directed by Richard Eyre. The previously reported Michael Grandage production of Georg Buchner’s Danton’s Deat h by Georg Buchner, starring Toby Stephens. An Andrew Upton-helmed production of Mikhail Bulgakov’s The ...

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Race Star James Spader on Truth, Justice and the Mamet Way

... The Practice and Boston Legal. Now Spader is winning acclaim in his Broadway debut as (another!) fast-talking lawyer in David Mamet’s new play Race opposite David Alan Grier, Kerry Washington and Richard Thomas, directed by the playwright. Broadway.com caught up with the thoughtful, bright actor via telephone to ask him about Mamet, getting mistaken for his characters and what’s up with playing ...

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Broadwayworld needs a new editor.

..., had Promises, Promises director/choreographer Rob Ashford at the helm. Janus Cercone, who authored the original screenplay also penned the musical book. Leap of Faith, a dramedy film directed by Richard Pearce, starred Steve Martin, Liam Neeson and Debra Winger. The film is about Jonas Nightengale, a fraudulent Christian faith healer who uses his revival meetings, in Rustwater, Kansas, to ...

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Mabuhay!

... Group. Based on T. S. Eliot's "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats," the musical Cats features music by Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Eliot with additional lyrics by original director Trevor Nunn and Richard Stilgoe. Salonga, who will appear in the show as Grizabella, rose to stage fame for her turn in the musical Miss Saigon. She earned a Tony Award for her performance as Kim. The songstress has ...

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