TStar: Mirvish nabs erotic musical

Or what I call... sex on a platform will scandalize Mirvish's subscription season... ;)

Mirvish nabs erotic musical

Feb 03, 2008 04:30 AM
Martin Knelman

David Mirvish has snared Spring Awakening, the most sensationally erotic musical on Broadway, for his 40,000 subscribers, the Star has learned.

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Playbill: Pascal and Ellis Will Join Menzel and Groban in London Chess Concerts

So half of the AFA Benefit Concert can be reprised, while two Elphaba's take the stage opposite each other...

Pascal and Ellis Will Join Menzel and Groban in London Chess Concerts

By Andrew Gans
04 Feb 2008

Additional casting has been announced for the upcoming Chess concerts at London's Royal Albert Hall.

According to the official Royal Albert Hall website, Broadway favorite Adam Pascal, who starred in the Actors Fund of America's Chess benefit concert, will repeat his work as Frederick Trumper for London audiences, and British actress Kerry Ellis — of Wicked fame — will play Svetlana. Pascal and Ellis join the previously announced Idina Menzel and international recording artist Josh Groban, who will play, respectively, Florence and the Russian.

The concerts, scheduled for May 12 and 13 at the famed London venue, will be introduced by Chess co-creator Tim Rice. Show time is 8 PM.

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