BWAY: PRISCILLA -- 2 out of 3 ain't bad

The Broadway version of PRISCILLA: QUEEN OF THE DESERT is another step closer to reality.  Two of the three leads were announced to include HAIR's Will Swenson and West End version's Tony Sheldon.  The release also said the move across the pond will have a go in Toronto before the big plunge on the Great White Way in Spring 2011.

With LA CAGE, the upcoming HEDWIG, and now PRISCILLA, it will be interesting to see just how many drag queen shows Broadway can support at one time?!  More mascara and shaving cream, anyone?

For more information on PRISCILLA, go to http://www.priscillathemusical.com. 

GUEST: Composer FRANK WILDHORN 04/09 @ 1pm EDT

JEKYLL & HYDE, SCARLET PIMPERNEL, THE CIVIL WAR, and WONDERLAND composer FRANK WILDHORN will be on "Musical Theatre Talk with Trish Causey" on Friday, 04/09, @ 1p EDT.

To listen live online, go to: http://bit.ly/5kkhRz

To call in, call 346-237-5224.

BLOG: SONY launches new site for Broadway showtunes!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


SONY MASTERWORKS LAUNCHES MASTERWORKSBROADWAY.COM

A COMPREHENSIVE BROADWAY SITE “WHERE SHOW TUNES TAKE CENTER STAGE”

SITE LIVE ON APRIL 1ST – KICKS OFF WITH 30-DAY SWEEPSTAKES

SONY MASTERWORKS announces the launch of MASTERWORKSBROADWAY.COM – a comprehensive Broadway site “Where Show Tunes Take Center Stage.” A celebration and testament to America’s unique art form, MASTERWORKSBROADWAY.COM documents the history of the cast album from Finian's Rainbow (1947) to last year’s critically acclaimed Grammy® and Tony® Award-winning revival of West Side Story. The site goes live on April 1. To celebrate the launch, MASTERWORKSBROADWAY.COM will give away highly coveted prizes throughout the month in the “You Gotta Get A Gimmick” sweepstakes.

MASTERWORKSBROADWAY.COM preserves the history of music from the “Great White Way” providing a comprehensive experience for the Broadway community and its fans. The site will include a catalog of more than 400 Broadway cast recordings – together receiving over 265 Tony® Awards, 450 Tony® nominations and 27 Grammy® Awards. Elements of the site will include hundreds of never-before-seen recording session photos, a weekly blog by noted theater journalist/author Peter Filichia (Newark Star Ledger, Theatremania.com), an enormous streaming library of cast recordings, as well as podcasts with Broadway notables including Stephen Sondheim, Angela Lansbury, Bernadette Peters and others.

On the launch date of April 1st, MASTERWORKSBROADWAY.COM will begin the “You Gotta Get A Gimmick” sweepstakes during which time the site will give away a daily prize. Some of the extraordinary prizes include: A trip for two to NYC to see a Broadway show, the entire Masterworks Broadway catalog (over 275 CDs!), signed copies of Kristin Chenoweth’s book “A Little Bit Wicked” and her latest CD “A Lovely Way To Spend Christmas,” and a rare framed pigment print of Gwen Verdon from the Sony Music archives/ICON Collectibles. Every Tuesday.

Visit Music at:
http://www.theatreface.com/groups/group/show?id=2529492%3AGroup%3A1418&xg_source=msg_mes_group

GUESTS: Cast from YANK! A WORLD WAR II LOVE STORY

Nancy Anderson, Jeffry Denman, and Ivan Hernandaz stopped by to discuss the unique love story of a gay World War II soldier. 

Showing at the York Theatre, this intimate show has taken the Off-Broadway crowds by storm.  With various tryouts since 2007, this Off-Broadway smash has found its stride.

Discussing the show and its unique angle on a World War II romance, the cast also sheds light on their individual vocal training and upcoming projects.

For tickets to the show, go to http://www.yorktheatre.org/.

To hear the replay of this interview: http://www.musicaltheatretalk.com/

MTT: "New Musicals: NAMT & NYMF"

by Trish Causey

This morning, I interviewed Kathy Evans, Executive Director of the National Alliance for Musical Theatre, and Isaac Hurwitz, Executive Director of the New York Musical Theatre Festival.

We talked about the services their companies provide as well as the process of getting a show presented at NAMT & NYMF. Kathy and Isaac spoke to the emerging trends they see in the new musicals that participate in their festivals. The shows that play at NAMT & NYMF are great indicators for the shows that will be on Broadway in the next three to five years.

To hear this interview, go to: http://musicaltheatretalk.com/

You can still hear the amazing show I did with guests, Joanna Cazden and Starr Cookman, on the topic of "Vocal Health & Disorders."

Coming up December 20, 2009, I'll talk with Howard Sherman and Lucie Arnaz with The American Theatre Wing. And in January 2010, I will be doing shows on "Breathing Support Techniques" and "Ear-Nose-Throat Issues for Singers." For more information, replays of previous shows, and see the brand new VOICE page, go to: http://www.musicaltheatretalk.com/

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