In the latest installment of Backstage with Richard rIdge, Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman reminisce about Hairspray’s road to the stage, chat about the musical’s legacy, and share tidbits on their latest Broadway-bound project, Some Like It Hot.
Cumming hosts this cabaret-style gathering featuring seven up-and-coming queer comedians that represent not only the diversity of the queer spectrum from stand-up to characters to musical performances. The 75-minute special features Joe Castle Baker, Julia Shiplett, duo Zach Teague Drew Lausch, Nori Reed, Pat Regan, and Larry Owens.
New York Mets manager Buck Showalter expressed fascination with Broadway during a recent press conference after seeing The Music Man.
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Viola Davis has joined the cast of the upcoming Hunger Games prequel film as the story’s villain, Dr. Volumnia Gaul, who is the head gamemaker of the 10th annual Hunger Games. Davis will join Rachel Zegler, Peter Dinklage, Hunter Schafer, Josh Andres Rivera, and more in the new film.
Black-ish creator Kenya Barris will write and direct a reimagined version of the Wizard of Oz. Plot details for the new film are currently be kept under wraps, other than that it will be a ‘modern reimagining’ of the classic movie musical. The deal closed last week withSheila Walcott overseeing for the studio.