funky_chick

Yeah, as much as I liked her in Pushing Daisies, I think that Broadway is where Kristin really belongs.

And as for Miracle Worker, I agree that Abigail will be great, but I was commenting on Alison Pill. She was really great in the movie Plain Truth

here comes the sun

I haven't updated in a while. Time for some theatre news.

Closing
Burn the Floor to Close on January 10; Mary Murphy Joins Closing Cast
Long-Running Off-Broadway Hit Altar Boyz to End Run January 10
Bye Bye Birdie to close January 24

New Casting
Fran Drescher, Janeane Garofalo & Caroline Rhea to Join Love, Loss and What I Wore
Mare Winningham Set for New Duncan Sheik Musical Whisper House.
Laurie Metcalf and Keith Carradine Complete Cast of the New Group's A Lie of the Mind
High School Musical's Corbin Bleu to Star in Broadway's In the Heights
Academy Award Winner Al Pacino to Star in Shakespeare in the Park's Merchant of Venice


Openings/Future
Godspell Revival Eyes 2010-2011 Broadway Season
New Play Enron Books Broadway's Broadhurst Theatre: will begin previews there on April 8, 2010 and officially open on April 27, 2010.
Million Dollar Quartet Sets Broadway Opening Date: will begin previews on March 13 and open on April 11, 2010.

Other
Tony Winner Idina Menzel In 'Advanced Talks' to Join Glee.
2009 Musical Show Album Grammy Nominees Revealed: Ain't Misbehavin, Hair, 9 to 5, West Side Story, and Shrek.

Wayward Melody

Thanks for all that news, Jen. Excited about Mare Winningham in Whisper House, I've been a fan of hers since St. Elmo's Fire and as I said before thrilled about Idina and Glee.

I Don't Dance

Hey guys, I unstuck this thread temporarily. We are supposed to limit our topped threads, and I wanted to top the Holiday thread. But I'll top it again after the holidays.

here comes the sun

Sounds good.

I'm back with more news!

Hair will be performing on the Carson Daly NYE special on NBC tomorrow night at 10pm.

CLOSING
Ragtime Extends For One Week; Revival to Close January 10.

CASTING/OTHER
Cirque du Soleil's Banana Shpeel Shifts New York Start Date to Feb. 25th.
Michael Dameski and Jake Evan Schwencke are Billy Elliot's Newest Billy and Michael.
Tyler Perry to Tour in New Stage Show Madea's Big Happy Family.
Megan Mullally & Patton Oswalt to headline Broadway Revival of Lips Together, Teeth Apart.
Katie Rose Clarke will be the newest Glinda in Wicked starting Jan. 14th.
Laura Osnes will return to the role of Ensign Nellie Forbush in South Pacific beginning January 5, 2010

RUMORS

I Don't Dance

Corbin is extending his run in In The Heights until July 25th.

StarsintheSky

Hey guys Found this list of the Top 10 Broadway Understudies...I think it's pretty accurate. Haven Burton's on it, so I'm happy. What do ya'll think?

Top 10 Understudies - BroadwaySpace

here comes the sun

Thanks for the link. I love Haven. She's one of my favourites.

Brucas4life

The Broadway musical U2's Bono and The Edge have composed has hit another set-back after lead actress Natalie Mendoza was injured during the first preview show. Source

Some UK theatre news:

Flashdance The Musical has announced it will close on 15 January, just three months after opening at the Shaftesbury theatre. The production had been booking to the end of February. Source

The final instalment of Sam Mendes’s Bridge Project, starring Kevin Spacey in the title role of Richard III, will now open at the Old Vic on 29 June 2011 (previews from 18 June), despite a previous statement saying the project would be delayed until 2012. Source

Leading men Alfie Boe and Mark Evans will be back on the West End stage in 2011, when they take over as Jean Valjean in Les Misérables and Fiyero in Wicked Source

The Vaudeville theatre’s An Ideal Husband and The Glass Menagerie at the Young Vic theatre have both added extensions to their runs. Source

here comes the sun

Thanks! The Spiderman musical is hitting some major snags.

Brucas4life

Such a shame.

here comes the sun

I really want to see the new musical "Ghost" on the West End. Caissie Levy plays Molly and she is so fierce.

kayrey

A good article about shows that are about to close and what's about to open.

Broadway looks ahead - Entertainment News, Legit News, Media - Variety

Brucas4life

Great article! Thanks for posting it

here comes the sun

Thanks for posting. It's a shame such good material is closing. Sometimes the really artistic pieces don't get enough love from the tourists.