"included on Scherzinger's shelved album """". The song was released on Scherzinger's 2011 debut album ""Killer Love"". Sting recorded a new version of the song ""Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot"" as a duet with ""Glee"" actor/singer Matthew Morrison, which appears on Morrison's 2011 eponymous debut album. On 15 September 2011, Sting performed ""Fragile"" at the 92nd Street Y in New York City, to honour the memory of his friend, financier-philanthropist Herman Sandler, who died in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center. For several years, Sting worked on a musical, ""The Last Ship"", inspired by Sting's own childhood"
"Charlie Hardwick as Peggy White and Francess McNamee as Meg Dawson. Jimmy Nail had been due to reprise the role he created on Broadway of Jimmy White, however negotiations stalled and his offer to perform on the tour was withdrawn. The show will be performed in Toronto, Ontario at the Princess of Wales Theatre between February 9 and March 24, 2019. The production will feature a new cast, including Sting as Jackie White. Sting has also claimed that the show will be performed in Oslo. †Sting replaced Jimmy Nail as Jackie White on Broadway on December 9, 2014 and played"
"to withdraw. Leona Lewis was cast to replace her and was ultimately succeeded by Mamie Parris in October 2016. The Broadway revival closed on December 30, 2017. Amblimation planned to adapt the musical into an animated film, but was abandoned with the studio's closure, and therefore ended up as a direct-to-video film. In May 2016, it was announced that Tom Hooper would direct a film adaptation of the musical for Universal Pictures and Working Title Films with Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Debra Hayward and Hooper serving as producers. In January 2018, Lloyd Webber announced that, as part of the ongoing"
"to the physical demands of the role, Carney performs in six of the eight performances each week. The original alternate was British actor Matthew James Thomas, who left the show in November 2012 to star in ""Pippin"". On November 19, 2013, producers announced that the show would close on January 4, 2014, citing falling ticket sales and no longer being able to get injury insurance for the production as reasons for closure. Having run on Broadway for over three years, the production failed to make back its $75 million cost, the largest in Broadway history, with investors reportedly losing $60"
"The Sting (musical) The Sting is a musical with a book by Bob Martin and music and lyrics by Mark Hollmann, Greg Kotis, and Harry Connick Jr., based on the 1973 film ""The Sting."" The musical is expected to make its premiere at the Paper Mill Playhouse in March 2018 and is expected to open on Broadway in 2019. The Paper Mill Playhouse is presenting the musical in a limited engagement from March 29 until April 29, 2018. The score will contain music by Scott Joplin including ""The Entertainer."" John Rando is set to direct with choreography by Warren Carlyle"
"try-out at The National Theatre in Washington, D.C. The musical subsequently opened on Broadway on March 30, 2014. The musical garnered a Tony Award nomination and Outer Critics Circle nomination for Best Original Score for Kitt and Yorkey, as well as a nomination for Best Performance by a Leading Actress for Menzel. In 2014, Yorkey's collaborative work, with Sting and co-librettist John Logan, ""The Last Ship"" opened on Broadway. The musical is loosely based on Sting's album ""The Soul Cages"" (1990). It opened on September 29, 2014. Yorkey and Logan were nominated for an Outer Critics Circle Award for their"
"became his alternate earlier in the month due to Jordan's production requirements for ""Smash"") would be his replacement beginning September 5. The musical closed on August 24, 2014, having played 1,004 performances. The musical began a North American tour on October 11, 2014, commencing in Schenectady, NY. During the 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 seasons, the tour was expected to play 25 cities, over 43 weeks. It concluded its run on October 2, 2016 in Austin, TX after 784 performances in 65 cities across the US and Canada. Following the end of the tour, a limited theatrical release was announced for February"
"countless times for every verse to reflect Alexander Hamilton's intellect. By 2012, Miranda was performing an extended set of pieces based on the life of Hamilton, which he then referred to as the ""Hamilton Mixtape""; the ""New York Times"" called it ""an obvious game changer"". ""Hamilton: An American Musical"" premiered off-Broadway at The Public Theater in January 2015, directed by Thomas Kail. Miranda wrote the book and score, and starred as the title character. The show received highly positive reviews, and its engagement was sold out. Chernow and Miranda received the 2015 History Makers Award from the New York Historical"
"Sting"" features ""The Entertainer"", ""The Easy Winners"", ""Solace"", ""The Strenuous Life"", ""The Chrysanthemum"", ""The Cascades"", ""A Breeze from Alabama"", ""Rose Leaf Rag"", and ""The Ragtime Dance"" composed by Scott Joplin, and ""Heliotrope Bouquet"" by Scott Joplin and Louis Chauvin. The Sting (musical) The Sting is a musical with a book by Bob Martin and music and lyrics by Mark Hollmann, Greg Kotis, and Harry Connick Jr., based on the 1973 film ""The Sting."" The musical is expected to make its premiere at the Paper Mill Playhouse in March 2018 and is expected to open on Broadway in 2019. The Paper"
"and Cody Lassen, it was ""Spring Awakening""'s first Broadway revival. The entire original cast of the Deaf West Theatre production transferred to Broadway, with the addition of Marlee Matlin, Camryn Manheim, Patrick Page, and Russell Harvard in the adult roles, and new swings Robert Ariza, Lizzy Cuesta, Van Hughes, and Ren. The revival began previews on September 8, 2015 and opened on September 27, 2015. It closed on January 24, 2016. The production received unanimously positive reviews. In his review for ""The New York Times"", Charles Isherwood called it ""a first-rate production of a transporting musical."" The Associated Press called"
"Shaddow played Francesca instead. The musical closed on May 18, 2014, after 137 performances. A recording of the original Broadway cast was recorded at Avatar Studios and released in April 2014 (digital) and May 2014 (CD) on the Ghostlight label featuring an 11-piece orchestra from the original Broadway production. A US National tour, incorporating some minor changes, was announced by producers after the closing of the Broadway production. The tour began on November 28, 2015 at the Des Moines Civic Center in Des Moines, Iowa, with Brown conducting. Additional stops include the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California (starting December"
"are actors in a musical. Despite the musical's title, the Def Leppard song of the same name is not included in the musical. The original Broadway production ran for 2,328 performances, closing on January 18, 2015 tied as the 29th-longest running show in Broadway history. Since debuting on the Great White Way in 2009, it has spawned replica productions worldwide in Japan, Australia and the United Kingdom among others, as well as several touring productions. Lonny Barnett, who serves as the show's narrator, sets up the story: In 1987, an aspiring rocker named Drew Boley works as a busboy in"
"the role of St. Jimmy, after Daniel C. Jackson left the show. The tour ended on May 25, 2014. A production of the musical ran between May 13 to May 18, 2014 in the Hollywood Pantages Theatre. ""American Idiot""s Scandinavian premiere at the Malmö Opera from February to April 2015 was a new production of the musical. It was the first official production not to be directed by Michael Mayer. The songs were performed in English but the dialogue was spoken in Swedish. A production opened in 2015 at the Arts Theatre in the West End. The cast includes Amelia"
"replaced Borle in the role of Black Stache. The Broadway production of ""Peter and the Starcatcher"" closed on January 20, 2013 after 18 previews and 319 regular performances. The show re-opened Off-Broadway at New World Stages beginning on March 18, 2013. It closed on January 12, 2014. A national tour launched in Denver on August 15, 2013 and concluded in Pittsburgh on May 25, 2014. A second national tour launched in Toledo on February 5, 2015 and concluded in Burlington, VT on April 14, 2015. The play is currently available for licensing from Music Theatre International. Although the show garnered"
"actual musical. They wrote an ""Airplane!""-styled screenplay, ""Silence! The Musical"", that was adapted for the stage by Hunter Bell, and the show was mounted by director Christopher Gattelli at the 2005 NYC Fringe festival, where it won the ""Overall Excellence Award"" for Outstanding Musical. In 2010, ""Silence!"" re-opened in London at the Above The Stag Theatre to positive reviews. In June 2011, ""Silence!"" returned to New York, opening Off Broadway at Theatre 80, starring Brent Barrett as Dr. Hannibal Lecter and Jenn Harris as Clarice Starling. The NYC show moved to the Elektra Theatre at Times Square, closing in July"
"77%, average ticket prices increased 22%, and gross sales increased 127% from the previous week's totals. The singer-songwriter filled in for Tony Vincent who took time off for personal matters. Armstrong made another 50 appearances as St. Jimmy between January 1 and February 27, 2011. Melissa Etheridge played the part of St. Jimmy on Broadway from February 1–6, 2011, and Davey Havok took the role from March 1–15, 2011. Following Armstrong's departure from the cast, the show experienced weak sales. The Broadway production closed on April 24, 2011 after 27 previews and 421 performances. Armstrong returned to the role of"
"Leavel as Donny, Julia, and Mrs. Adams, respectively. The musical contains swing, bebop, and jitterbug. The musical, once again titled ""Bandstand"", premiered on Broadway at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre on April 26, 2017, after starting previews on March 31, with Osnes and Cott and direction and choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler. The Broadway cast features Beth Leavel, Alex Bender, Joe Carroll, Brandon James Ellis, James Nathan Hopkins, and Geoff Packard. The production closed on Broadway on September 17, 2017, after 24 previews and 166 regular performances. A professional recording of the Broadway production was screened in movie theaters on June"
"by John Kander, Fred Ebb and Terrence McNally. The musical opened at the Lyceum Theatre on March 26, 2015 and closed on June 14, 2015. Co-starring Roger Rees, the production was directed by John Doyle and choreographed by Graciela Daniele. Rivera received praise for her performance, and was nominated for a Tony Award, Best Performance By a Leading Actress in a Musical. Rivera has been nominated for the Tony Award ten times, as either Best Featured Actress in a Musical or Best Actress in a Musical. This is the current record for the most individual Tony Award nominations, which she"
"2015, it was announced he had teamed up again with the creative team from ""Matilda"" to write the music and lyrics for the new stage musical ""Groundhog Day"". The musical had its premiere at The Old Vic in 2016, before transferring to Broadway. ""Groundhog Day"" began previews in July 2016, with a scheduled run until 19 September 2016. The musical ran on Broadway from 16 March 2017 in previews, officially on 17 April 2017 and closed on 17 September 2017 after 176 performances and 31 previews. A planned US tour was later cancelled, however the musical is expected to return"
"accompanied by Lacamoire on the piano. Of the original workshop cast, only three principal cast members played in the Off-Broadway production: Miranda, Daveed Diggs, and Christopher Jackson. Most of the original Off-Broadway cast moved to Broadway, except Brian d'Arcy James, who was replaced by Jonathan Groff as King George III. Directed by Thomas Kail and choreographed by Andy Blankenbuehler, the musical received its world premiere Off-Broadway at The Public Theater, under the supervision of the Public's Artistic Director Oskar Eustis, with previews starting on January 20, 2015 and officially opening on February 17. The production was extended twice, first to"
"on October 25, 1940 and closed on March 8, 1941 after 156 performances. The musical is based on the story ""Little Joe"" by Lynn Root. Musicals Tonight! presented a staged concert of the musical at the 14th Street YMHA, New York City in October 2003. The musical was presented in a staged concert by Encores! in February 2016, starring Chuck Cooper, Norm Lewis, and LaChanze. Source: Internet Broadway Database ACT 1: ACT 2: The original Broadway characters and cast: The musical was very well received. Gerald Bordman wrote ""Wisely, everyone involved in the show rejected the easy excesses and crassness"
"musical topped the Broadway Box Office grosses, putting an end to ""Wicked""'s top-grossing streak that had lasted 100 weeks. The musical began its second limited run at the St. James Theatre on November 9, 2007 with Patrick Page returning to the title role and starring John Cullum as Old Max. It was originally planned that the show would run continuously with up to 15 performances a week until January 6, 2008, but the show was halted before the morning matinee of November 10 because of the Local One stagehand strike. The show remained dark due to failed negotiations. On November"
"the national tour of ""Newsies"" to become a member of the original Broadway cast of the new musical,""""Tuck Everlasting,"""" based on the 1975 children's novel written by Natalie Babbitt. Previews began on March 31, 2016 but the show closed on May 29, 2016, after 28 previews and 39 performances. Cook subsequently reprised his work in the role of ""Race"" in ""Newsies,"" in the filmed production of the stage musical, which ran in limited release in selected movie theatres, February 16, 18, 22, 2017. On television, Cook has appeared as ""Young Jack"" to Alec Baldwin's ""Jack Donaghy"", on ""30 Rock"", in"
"to replace a significant number of songs throughout rehearsals. The original director, Charnin, was replaced by Cy Feuer after tryouts in Philadelphia, with producer Alexander H. Cohen saying ""they had to go 'for radical surgery' "". The original choreographer, Graciela Daniele, was replaced by Danny Daniels. The musical, produced by Alexander H. Cohen and Hildy Parks opened on Broadway on May 31, 1979 at the Majestic Theatre, where it closed on September 2 after 108 performances and 40 previews. Directed by Cy Feuer, the opening cast featured Liv Ullmann, George Hearn, Dolores Wilson, and George S. Irving. The spectacular and"
"its official opening night on 1 May, booking for a limited run until 24 May 2014. In late June, it was confirmed that the production would transfer to the West End, beginning previews at the Harold Pinter Theatre on 4 October, with an official opening night on 28 October, 2014. Tickets for the transfer went on sale on 30 June. Shortly after beginning previews the show extended booking to January, before quickly announcing another extension to 23 May 2015. The musical closed on October 29th 2016. On 14 November 2014, the cast appeared on the BBC's ""Children In Need"", closing"
"2015. The tour closed on May 1, 2016 in Honolulu, Hawaii. The first replica sit-down production, separate from the tour, began previews on December 11, 2012, and officially opened on December 19 of that year, at the Bank of America Theatre in Chicago, Illinois as part of Broadway in Chicago. The limited engagement closed October 6, 2013 and became the second U.S. national tour. The cast included Nic Rouleau in the role of Price, along with Ben Platt as Cunningham. A UK production debuted in the West End on February 25, 2013 at the Prince of Wales Theatre. Gavin Creel"
"Matthew James Thomas, who originated the role of Pippin in the recent Broadway revival. Despite being said to be on a medical leave of absence, Selig never rejoined the touring company; but instead, when Thomas left the touring company, he was replaced by Kyle Dean Massey. In interviews, Selig has alluded to being fired ""from one of his first big jobs,"" but has never publicly confirmed his being fired from the ""Pippin"" tour. Selig rejoined the Broadway cast of ""The Book of Mormon"" in February 2015 as an ensemble replacement and Elder Price standby. His first performance as Elder Price"
"Shortly after the original Off Broadway closed Producer/Directors Tom and Michael D'Angora decided to transfer their smash hit Provincetown adaption of Naked Boys Singing to the Off Broadway Stage. The official Off Broadway Revival opened at Theatre Row's Kirk Theatre on April 5, 2012 and is still enjoying a healthy run today. The show has no plot; it contains 15 songs, about various issues, such as gay life, male nudity, coming out, circumcision and love. In 2007 TLA released ""Naked Boys Singing!"" - a musical/comedy film adaptation of the off-Broadway musical. Naked Boys Singing! Naked Boys Singing! is a traditional"
"of the E. L. Doctorow novel, which tells the story of Coalhouse Walker Jr., a black musician who demands retribution when his Model T is destroyed by a mob of white troublemakers. The musical also features such historical figures as Harry Houdini, Booker T. Washington, J. P. Morgan, and Henry Ford. For his libretto, McNally won his third Tony Award. ""Ragtime"" finished its Broadway run on January 16, 2000. A revival in 2009 was short-lived, closing after only 2 months. McNally's other plays include 1994's ""Love! Valour! Compassion!"", with Lane and John Glover, which examines the relationships of eight gay"
"Prior to the off-Broadway production, the order of ""The Pants Song"" and ""The Pitiful Children"" was reversed. The world premiere cast recorded an original cast album on July 21, 2015, which was released on October 31, 2015. The cast recording was released on vinyl by Ghostlight Records in July 2018. On October 20, 2018, four months before the show opens on Broadway, it was announced that Shawn Levy and Greg Berlanti would partner to produce a film adaptation of the musical. It is still yet to be determined over which film studio will acquire the film rights to make the"
"A Broadway Musical A Broadway Musical is a musical with a book by William F. Brown, lyrics by Lee Adams, and music by Charles Strouse. The Broadway production closed after 14 previews and only one performance on December 21, 1978. The plot about a sleazy white theatre producer's attempt to adapt an African-American writer's serious play as a commercial stage musical was inspired by Adams and Strouse's real-life experiences with their 1964 Broadway production of ""Golden Boy"". The star of the musical-within-the-musical (""Sneakers"", about a basketball star) closely resembles ""Golden Boy"" star Sammy Davis, Jr. When the star opts to"
"production received positive reviews. She took part in the world premiere of the new original musical, ""Bandstand"", directed and choreographed by Andy Blankenbuehler, which premiered at the Paper Mill Playhouse, New Jersey from October 8 through November 8 of 2015. The musical has music by Richard Oberacker and book and lyrics by Robert Taylor and Oberacker. Osnes most recently starred in the musical on Broadway at the Jacobs Theatre, with her co-star Corey Cott. It opened on April 26, 2017, with previews beginning March 31. The production closed on Broadway on September 17, 2017, after 24 previews and 166 regular"
"Once it was, composer Stuart Brayson thought it might be adapted as a musical, and proposed the project to Tim Rice, who acquired the stage rights and wrote the lyrics. The musical was announced in May 2011 and opened on 23 October 2013, a year later than originally planned. The West End production stars Darius Campbell as Warden, Robert Lonsdale as Private Prewitt, and Ryan Sampson as Maggio. The work received mixed reviews, though Brayson was praised for an imaginative score. The production closed on 29 March 2014, after a run of six and a half months. The musical is"