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Rent granted eviction extension!

April 23rd, 2008 · 2 Comments · Broadway, Broadway musical, Broadway musicals, Closing on Broadway, Helpful Information, Jonathan Larson, Rent, Special Deals, Special Performances, Tickets, musical theatre, musicals, theatre

Rentheads’ (a.k.a. diehard Rent fans)  voices have been heard: the hit Broadway musical has been granted an extension, and will close September 7, 2008. This is an extension of approximately 3 months. (Previously a closing date of June 1 had been reported.) No doubt ticket demand had some influence in this case.
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Xanadu’s Cheyenne Jackson to star in “Shifting the Canvas”

April 23rd, 2008 · 1 Comment · Broadway musicals, Cheyenne Jackson, In the Movies, Xanadu, musical theatre, musicals

Cheyenne Jackson, star of Broadway’s surprise hit musical Xanadu, will be starring in the new film “Shifting the Canvas,” directed by Chuck Griffith. Don’t worry, Xanadu fans — the filming will not interfere with his Xanadu performances.
Press notes describe the movie, saying it “tells the story about a group of artists living in Williamsburg, Brooklyn […]

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South Pacific revival opened April 3

April 22nd, 2008 · No Comments · Broadway, Broadway musicals, Kelli O'Hara, Paulo Szot, Rodgers and Hammerstein, South Pacific, musical theatre, musicals

Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Pulitzer Prize-winning musical South Pacific opened on April 3 at Lincoln Center’s Vivian Beaumont theatre. (Previews began March 1.) It garnered nine Tony Awards and the Pulitzer Prize when it debuted more than 50 years ago. This is the musical’s first Broadway revival since its 1949 stage debut.
Tony nominee Kelli O’Hara (last […]

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