Playbill: Final Performance of Broadway's Rent to Be Seen Nationwide

Final Performance of Broadway's Rent to Be Seen Nationwide

By Andrew Gans
May 22, 2008

The final performance of the Pulitzer and Tony-winning musical Rent, scheduled for Sept. 7 at the Nederlander Theatre, will be filmed for future screenings in movie theatres around the country.

The filming is part of a new business venture launched by Sony Pictures Releasing, which is entitled The Hot Ticket. The Hot Ticket, according to a press release, will "distribute event programming, including popular music concerts, the performing arts, and sporting events in high definition digital projection to select movie theaters nationwide."

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Playbill: Wicked to Launch Second National Tour in March 2009

Wicked to Launch Second National Tour in March 2009

By Andrew Gans
22 May 2008

A second national tour of the international hit musical Wicked will kick off March 7, 2009, at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall in Fort Myers, FL.

The Stephen Schwartz-Winnie Holzman musical will play through March 29 at the Florida venue before arriving in Birmingham, Jacksonville, Norfolk, Indianapolis and Memphis.

In a statement Wicked producer Marc Platt said, "Theatregoers across North America have embraced Wicked, creating an overwhelming demand for tickets and a wildly successful 1st North American Tour. The upcoming launch of this 2nd touring company will allow us to bring Wicked to markets which we have not yet been able to visit, as well as return to cities which have been asking for a second (or third) engagements."

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Playbill: Cubby Bernstein to Speak at Xanadu's One-Year Anniversary Celebration

Cubby Bernstein to Speak at Xanadu's One-Year Anniversary Celebration

By Andrew Gans
22 May 2008


Kerry Butler and Cheyenne Jackson in Xanadu.
photo by Peter Lueders/Paul Kolnik Studio

Tony Award campaign manager Cubby Bernstein, the teenager who has been causing a bit of a sensation on YouTube, will make a rare public appearance when the Tony-nominated musical Xanadu celebrates its one-year Broadway anniversary later this month.

On May 28 in front of the Helen Hayes Theatre — where Xanadu plays — Cubby will deliver a speech and will join Xanadu cast members to sell "cub-cakes" to the public. The event is scheduled from 4-6 PM.

All proceeds from the bake sale will benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

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