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Watch Now: Four Phantoms Medley ft. Sarah Brightman

Source: BroadwayDirect.com | Posted: October 19 2020 @ 12:35 pm

Sarah Brightman returns as Christine when she's joined by four legendary Phantom's from years gone by as they sing the show's hit numbers, 'The Phantom of The Opera' and 'Music of The Night' in celebration of 25 years.

Phantoms Quartet - Colm Wilkinson, John Owen-Jones, Anthony Warlow, Peter Jöback

From Phantom of The Opera at the Royal Albert Hall (2011): In celebration of the 25th Anniversary of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera, Cameron Mackintosh produced a unique, spectacular staging of the musical on a scale which had never been seen before. Inspired by the original staging by Hal Prince and Gillian Lynne, this lavish, fully-staged production set in the sumptuous Victorian splendour of London's legendary Royal Albert Hall features a cast and orchestra of over 200, plus some very special guest appearances.

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Beetlejuice to Make International Premiere in South Korea in June 2021

Source: Broadway.com | Posted: October 19 2020 @ 10:36 am

It's showtime! The Tony-nominated hit Beetlejuice is going international. Director Alex Timbers announced on Instagram that Beetlejuice will premiere in South Korea next year. It will play a limited run engagement at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts beginning June 2021.

The production will feature a translated script performed in Korean. This marks the international debut of Beetlejuice, which played its final performance at the Winter Garden Theatre on March 11 due to the Broadway shutdown ahead of its scheduled closing date of June 6.

Directed by Alex Timbers, Beetlejuice features a book by Anthony King and Scott Brown, music and lyrics by Eddie Perfect, choreography by Connor Gallagher and music direction by Kris Kukul.

Beetlejuice tells the story of Lydia Deetz, a strange and unusual teenager obsessed with the whole "being dead thing." Lucky for Lydia, her new house is haunted by a recently deceased couple and Beetlejuice, a delightful demon with a real zest for life. When Lydia calls on Beetlejuice to scare away anyone with a pulse, the double-crossing specter shows his true stripes.

Further information, including casting for the Korean production, to be announced at a later date.

 

 

 

 

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Diane Warren and Susan Stroman Team Up for New Musical The Right Girl at Barrington Stage Company

Source: Broadway.com | Posted: October 19 2020 @ 10:13 am

The new musical The Right Girl will be presented at Barrington Stage Company in Pittsfield, Massachusetts on November 1, when a filmed presentation of its first performance will premiere before a live audience. Featuring music by multi-award-winning songwriter Diane Warren, lyrics by Warren, Louisette Geiss and Howard Kagan and a book by Geiss and Kagan, The Right Girl is directed and choreographed by five-time Tony winner Susan Stroman.

Based on true stories, The Right Girl, follows Eleanor Stark. Her entire life has been leading up to this moment: her first day as chief creative officer of the legendary movie studio Ambrosia Productions. As Eleanor rises to the top of her game working side by side for years with the industry’s most respected men, we learn that one of them has been abusing women all along. What role does she play in the story of Hollywood’s most fiercely guarded secret?

"Musical theater is the perfect medium to tell this story, and I love that audiences will experience it with my songs," Warren said in a statement. "I’m so grateful to work with such important subject matter, and to have joined this creative team to mark my debut as a writer in …

The Playwright Who Is So Ready For Her Trump/Comey Play To Be Irrelevant

Source: ArtsJournal.com | Posted: October 19 2020 @ 7:45 am

Anne Washburn thought Shipwreck, which she wrote in 2017, wouldn’t be relevant for long. Sadly, that hasn’t been the case; the themes of the Trump administration have been shockingly consistent. But she’s ready never to have to think about the play again. “If Trump is not president in January, I think we won’t want to […]

Heidi Schreck, Playwright Of ‘What The Constitution Means To Me,’ Interviews One Of Its Inspirations, Norman Lear

Source: ArtsJournal.com | Posted: October 18 2020 @ 3:30 pm

Schreck met Lear backstage at an oratory contest when she was 15, and he had just given a speech called “The Constitution and Me.” Lear, who’s 98: “It’s hard to believe, as we talk now, that people aren’t gathering to go to the theater. That we’re living in a time where all of that is […]