(video: Donny and Marie are doing Broadway Together)
Theater News for the week of December 13-17
Each week, we’re going to keep you up-to-speed with the latest Broadway news and stories. Check back every Friday to see what you missed this week and to catch a glimpse of what’s going on at PlayhouseSquare this weekend. Enjoy!
Happening on Broadway…
Ben Stiller to return to Broadway stage
He may be better known as a movie star, but one of Ben Stiller’s first roles was on Broadway – he played the son in the play The House of Blue Leaves. Soon, he’ll be reprising in the show’s revival – this time as the father. Read more about Stiller’s family history with this play.
Film producers eyeing Broadway shows
Broadway musical The Scottsboro Boys closed abruptly this past Sunday, but fans are holding out hope that the show, chronicling the true story of nine Alabama teenagers of the 1930s, will be adapted into a movie. Find out more about how movie producers are turning to closed Broadway shows as inspiration.
Holiday shows heat up Broadway
Holiday shows held two of the top three spots at the Broadway box office last week. Donny and Marie: A Broadway Christmas and Elf both seem to be bringing Broadway-goers holiday cheer as 2010 wraps up. Read more about what’s hot on stage.
PlayhouseSquare in the News…
Plans for the Middough Building on E. 13th are finalized: the building will house a preschool through graduate arts education program, shared by PlayhouseSquare, Cleveland State’s undergraduate and graduate drama and dance department, the Cleveland Play House and Case Western Reserve’s graduate acting program. Read about the plans on Cleveland.com.
This weekend at Playhouse Square
Cirque Dreams Holidaze
The Santaland Diaries
A Christmas Carol
Mannheim Steamroller
Cleveland Orchestra – Jazz Up Your Holidays
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