Playbill: Broadway Revival of Godspell Postponed

Broadway Revival of Godspell Postponed

By Andrew Gans
August 19, 2008

The Broadway revival of Stephen Schwartz and John-Michael Tebelak's Godspell, which was scheduled to co-star "American Idol" finalist Diana DeGarmo and Tony nominee Gavin Creel, has been postponed.

Producer Adam Epstein said in an Aug. 19 statement, "I am devastated that, due to the loss of a major investor in the harsh reality of a slowing economy, there were no other options at this time than to postpone. I could not in good conscience move forward without full confidence that the capitalization was in place and that all of those employed by the production could be responsibly taken care of. . . Even in light of the situation, my passion for this vibrant production is unwavering and it is my goal to regroup as soon as possible."

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Things left to watch...

aka my quadrennial efforts at watching television.

Once every four years, I'll sit by the television, sometimes with the sound off, and watch the Games.

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ETA: I prefer the CBC coverage to NBC. I watched some of the highlights on HDNBC, and there was still too much chattering from the commentators during the events. Pretty pictures, but I watched with the Mute button on.

I'm hoping to be able to watch the volleyball via streaming... but Go Brazil! :)

CBC: Broadway veteran cast as leading man in Toronto's Sound of Music

Broadway veteran cast as leading man in Toronto's Sound of Music
12 youngsters to platoon as six youngest von Trapp children
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
CBC News

The Toronto production of The Sound of Music has unveiled a huge cast of 51 performers, to be led by Elicia Mackenzie, winner of the How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria? reality series.

Theatre impresario David Mirvish, who is co-producing the musical with Britons Andrew Lloyd Webber and David Ian, introduced the cast Tuesday in Toronto.

The leading man, Capt. von Trapp, will be played by Burke Moses, a Bostonian who had the role of Gaston in Beauty and the Beast in both New York and London's West End.

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Playbill: Rent Filming for Nationwide, Cinematic Broadcast to Begin Aug. 20

Rent Filming for Nationwide, Cinematic Broadcast to Begin Aug. 20

By Andrew Gans
August 19, 2008

The Aug. 20 performance of the landmark, Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Rent, which is currently playing its final weeks of a 12-year-run at the Nederlander Theatre, will be filmed.

A Columbia Pictures spokesperson confirmed to Playbill.com that nine cameras will capture the 8 PM performance of the Tony Award-winning Jonathan Larson musical. Those same cameras will also record the show's final performance on Sept. 7.

A composite of the best performances from those two evenings — including what will likely be emotional moments from the final Broadway show — will subsequently be broadcast in movie theatres nationwide. Audiences around the country will have the chance to view the Broadway production of Rent Sept. 24 and 25 (evening screenings) and Sept. 27 and 28 (afternoon screenings).

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