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according to Deadline.The project is helmed by Broadway veteran Christian Borle, who was previously cast in New York City Center’s production of “Into the Woods,” but was replaced by Neil Patrick Harris.Borle will play Joe/Josephine, a role originated by Tony Curtis in the film, and will be joined by J. Harrison Ghee as Jerry/Daphne, which Jack Lemmon played in the movie.Adrianna Hicks has been cast as Sugar, a role made famous by Marilyn Monroe.

Taran Killam, the former Saturday Night Live player and Hamilton cast member, will play Lancelot in the Broadway revival of Monty Python’s Spamalot, with Alex Brightman taking over the role in January following Killam’s limited engagement.

Disney's hit Broadway and West End musical Aladdin is flying into Manchester.

Monty Python’s Spamalot is heading back to Broadway this fall. The revival, which follows a sold-out run at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., begins previews Tuesday, October 31, at the St. James Theatre, with an official opening night of November 16.

2023 Tony Awards.And now that all 27 nominated productions have been announced for the 76th annual Tonys, it’s time to see them all live — well, the 16 shows that are still running as of now which feature stars nominated for the first time like Jessica Chastain, Josh Groban and Jodie Comer — on the Great White Way before theater’s biggest night of the year.To make your life easy, we’ve compiled a list of all the shows from the most nominated — this year, the musical adaptation of “Some Like It Hot” led the way with 13 nods — to the least that only nabbed a single selection like the buzzy “Summer, 1976.”Best of all, we found tickets for all 16 shows that are still running as of now.Want to go to a show in person so you’re in the know come awards night?Keep reading, dramaphiles.We’ve got all the details you need below.13 nominations include Best New Musical, Christian Borle and J.

Tony Award nominees were celebrating today, with the stars, producers and creative teams of Parade, Kimberly Akimbo, Shucked and The Piano Lesson among those reacting to their nominations.

one of the producers of the musical adaptation of, Mariah Carey is a first-time Tony Award nominee now that the production is up for Best Musical. Like Jennifer Hudson did last year when won Best Play, Carey could earn her first Tony ever if the show wins the top prize during the 76th annual Tony Awards. Citing her love for Marilyn Monroe, who was one of the stars of the original 1959 film, Carey signed on to 's production team ahead of its official opening last fall.  «I first became familiar with this story through the timeless film starring Marilyn Monroe.

Next to the jukebox musical, the Broadway genre getting and usually deserving the least amount of respect is that woebegon Frankenstein that starts life on the big screen only to have its parts jumbled and reassembled for the stage. The failure-to-success ratio of such attempts should keep any sane stage director as far from a movie house as humanly possible.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterA musical comedy based on the classic film “Some Like It Hot” will premiere on Broadway in the fall of 2022.The show, which was originally scheduled to open in Chicago last year before transferring to the Great White Way, will begin performances on Nov. 1.

Some Like It Hot, the stage musical adaptation of the classic 1959 Billy Wilder film comedy, will make it to Broadway next fall, following a couple pandemic-bedeviled years that saw the cancelation of a once-planned 2021 pre-New York engagement in Chicago.

Mean Girls (★★★☆☆) are reprising roles from the 2019-2020 tour, and their experience shows in the well-honed comedy and character work on display.As Gretchen Wieners and Karen Smith — two of The Plastics, the pastel-pretty apex predators of the story’s high school jungle — Megan Masako Haley and Jonalyn Saxer know where all the laughs are. They nail Gretchen and Karen’s dramatic beats, too.And Mary Kate Morrissey, with the pipes to elevate every song she takes on, delivers snark without resting on stereotype in her portrayal of proud misfit Janis Sarkisian, eager to see The Plastics toppled from atop the North Shore High food chain.Janis might get her wish with the arrival of new student Cady Heron, played by Danielle Wade, also reprising her role from the previous tour.An American girl raised in Kenya, Cady hasn’t a clue how to navigate the social savagery of a suburban Illinois high school, but she learns fast from Janis and vividly gay fellow outcast Damian Hubbard, performed by Eric Huffman, another in the cast with an engaging take on their character and firm handle on the comic timing.Damian and Janis’ tutelage in numbers like “Where Do You Belong?” sets Cady up for finding popularity.

World Choreography Awards nominees list includes Mandy Moore (“Zooey’s Extraordinary Playlist”), Casey Nicholaw (“The Prom”) two-time Emmy Award winner and “Dancing With the Stars” host Derek Hough (“The Disney Holiday Singalong,” “DWTS”) and many others, the awards organization said Wednesday. The “Choreo” Awards nominees list also includes Ashley Wallen (“The Greatest Showman”) and Chris Scott (“In The Heights”), and Kenny Ortega and Paul Becker (“Julie and the Phantoms”).

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaAmber Ruffin is partnering with Matthew López to adapt film classic “Some Like It Hot” for the stage. The new stage adaptation will also feature music by Marc Shaiman and lyrics by Scott Wittman, the team behind “Hairspray,” as well as direction and choreography by Casey Nicholaw, who previously guided “The Book of Mormon” to box office riches.

Deadline. Idle also wrote the lyrics to the songs and collaborated with John DuPrez on the most of the music.

The hit Broadway musical Monty Python’s Spamalot is getting the movie treatment and it will likely be made in the near future!

The Mean Girls musical won’t be back when Broadway reopens, producers announced today. The musical, based on Tina Fey’s 2004 film, suspended production when Broadway went dark due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorWhen Ryan Murphy called Broadway choreographer Casey Nicholaw to oversee the dance numbers on his film adaptation of “The Prom,” about a group of self-absorbed theater actors who go to a conservative Indiana town to support a lesbian high school student’s dating choice, it was a sort of return engagement.

Some Like It Hot is headed straight to Broadway in 2021!

A new musical based on the classic film “Some Like It Hot” will premiere on Broadway in the fall of 2021.

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