
Jessica Biel has been cast in a summer production of Guys And Dolls, a representative for the star has confirmed.
The Easy Virtue star has signed on for at least three summer performances as Sarah Brown in the musical, which will hit the stage at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on July 31.

Broadway dimmed its lights in tribute to Tony Award-winning actress Natasha Richardson on Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »

Vanity Fair celebrates West Side Story’s first Broadway revival in more than four decades in a new photoshoot based on scenes from 1961’s Tony Award-winning musical.
Featuring Camilla Belle, Jay Hernandez, Robert Pattinson, Brittany Snow, Ashley Tisdale, Minka Kelly, and Jennifer Lopez.
View More Photos For The Spread @ VanityFair.com

Former Veronica Mars star Kristen Bell is set to take over the role made famous by Winona Ryder in the musical theater adaptation of the 1988 cult classic Heathers.
The actress has reportedly been involved in a series of top secret readings this week for a role in the musical, which will begin touring next year.
Heathers: The Musical will eventually debut on Broadway.

Heathers is being turned into a stage musical.
The 1988 cult teen comedy starred a young Shannen Doherty and Christian Slater, and featured a standout performance from Winona Ryder in her prime.
February 24th, 2009 by Castina
Tagged as: Theater

Broadway’s Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark will open at the Hilton Theatre Feb. 18, 2010. Preview performances begin Jan. 16.
The musical follows the Marvel comic book tale of shy teenage Peter Parker, who is bitten by a genetically altered spider and ends up with superpowers.
The play will feature new music and lyrics by Bono and The Edge.
The $40 million effort will reportedly be the most expensive Broadway production ever!
Group tickets are on sale now. Single tickets will go on sale in June.

Now we know why Jerry Springer won’t be back for the fourth season of America’s Got Talent.
For six weeks beginning Monday June 1, Jerry will follow in the footsteps of actor Richard Gere and R&B singer Usher playing the part of singing attorney Billy Flynn in the hit musical Chicago.
The King of Trash TV posed with cast at The Cambridge Theatre in London West End Theatre District on Tuesday.

Is J. Lo Broadway Bound?
Actress Jennifer Lopez is interested in starring in the stage (or possible film adaptation) of In the Heights, the Tony Award-winning musical about life in New York City’s Washington Heights neighborhood.
The mother of twins accompanied the show’s producer, Meryl Poster, to dinner at NYC’s trendy Nobu 57 on Friday , where they discussed possible roles, celebrity chatterboxes with the NY Post report.

Actress Sienna Miller will make her Broadway debut next Fall as the “sexually charged” daughter of a farmer in a live production of After Miss Julie.
According to the Daily Mail, the play will open at the Roundabout Theatre on 42nd Street in September.

Obama On My Mind, a musical based on the life of our nation’s 44th president, will open at Islington’s Hen and Chickens Theatre in Britain this March, Playbill.com revealed on Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »