Emily Rebecca Swallow is a celebrated American actress who is most well-known for her role as The Armorer in the popular Star Wars series The Mandalorian.
Emily Swallow Biography: Age, Early Life, Family, Education
Emily Swallow was born on December 18, 1979 (Swallow: Age 43) in Washington, D.C. She was raised in Sterling Virginia, as well as Jacksonville, Florida.
While attending Stanton College Preparatory School in Jacksonville, Swallow started acting in numerous amateur, college and professional theater productions. She wound up graduating from the University of Virginia in 2001 with a Bachelor of Arts in Middle Eastern Studies, where an acting teacher took note of her incredible talent and passion for singing and acting and encouraged her to pursue it further. She proceeded to study in order to get an Mfa in acting at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.
Emily Swallow Biography: Career
While Swallow is best known for her appearance...
Emily Swallow Biography: Age, Early Life, Family, Education
Emily Swallow was born on December 18, 1979 (Swallow: Age 43) in Washington, D.C. She was raised in Sterling Virginia, as well as Jacksonville, Florida.
While attending Stanton College Preparatory School in Jacksonville, Swallow started acting in numerous amateur, college and professional theater productions. She wound up graduating from the University of Virginia in 2001 with a Bachelor of Arts in Middle Eastern Studies, where an acting teacher took note of her incredible talent and passion for singing and acting and encouraged her to pursue it further. She proceeded to study in order to get an Mfa in acting at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.
Emily Swallow Biography: Career
While Swallow is best known for her appearance...
- 8/25/2023
- by Trevor Hanuka
- Uinterview
Acclaimed ‘Into The Woods’ Encores! Production Will Move To Broadway In June, With Some Cast Changes
One of the spring’s hottest Off Broadway tickets will make the move to Broadway this summer: The acclaimed, sold-out Encores! production of the James Lapine-Stephen Sondheim classic Into The Wood will transfer to Broadway’s St. James Theatre on June 28 for a strictly limited eight-week engagement.
Making the move from New York City Center to the St. James will be Sara Bareilles (as the Baker’s Wife) and Gavin Creel (as the Wolf/Cinderella’s Prince). Not along for the ride: Neil Patrick Harris and Heather Headley.
Taking over the role of the Baker from Harris will be Brian D’Arcy James, while Patina Miller will play the Witch, taking over for Headley. Phillipa Soo will play Cinderella (Denée Benton at City Center) and Joshua Henry will take over for Jordan Donica as Rapunzel’s Prince.
Also making the move to Broadway will be City Center cast members Ta’Nika Gibson as Lucinda,...
Making the move from New York City Center to the St. James will be Sara Bareilles (as the Baker’s Wife) and Gavin Creel (as the Wolf/Cinderella’s Prince). Not along for the ride: Neil Patrick Harris and Heather Headley.
Taking over the role of the Baker from Harris will be Brian D’Arcy James, while Patina Miller will play the Witch, taking over for Headley. Phillipa Soo will play Cinderella (Denée Benton at City Center) and Joshua Henry will take over for Jordan Donica as Rapunzel’s Prince.
Also making the move to Broadway will be City Center cast members Ta’Nika Gibson as Lucinda,...
- 5/26/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Broadway actor Chad Kimball has filed a lawsuit against the producers of Come From Away, claiming he wasn’t rehired for the show’s post-pandemic return to the stage after he spoke out against Covid restrictions on religious services.
Kimball, an original Broadway cast member of the musical when it opened in 2017 (and performed in several pre-Broadway engagements), alleges in the suit that the production’s “failure to re-hire” him in the role of “Kevin T.” for the post-shutdown return was based wholly or partly upon his religious faith.
The actor, who was Tony-nominated in 2010 for his lead performance in Broadway’s Memphis, describes himself in the suit (which Deadline has reviewed) as “a devout and practicing Christian,” and suggests he was not rehired either for the Broadway production or its live capture for an Apple TV+ special because his outspoken beliefs made producers “uncomfortable.”
Kimball’s religious beliefs became...
Kimball, an original Broadway cast member of the musical when it opened in 2017 (and performed in several pre-Broadway engagements), alleges in the suit that the production’s “failure to re-hire” him in the role of “Kevin T.” for the post-shutdown return was based wholly or partly upon his religious faith.
The actor, who was Tony-nominated in 2010 for his lead performance in Broadway’s Memphis, describes himself in the suit (which Deadline has reviewed) as “a devout and practicing Christian,” and suggests he was not rehired either for the Broadway production or its live capture for an Apple TV+ special because his outspoken beliefs made producers “uncomfortable.”
Kimball’s religious beliefs became...
- 10/21/2021
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Tony Award-nominated actor Chad Kimball, among Broadway’s first wave of performers to contract the coronavirus last spring, is finding little support among his Broadway colleagues after he pledged to “respectfully disobey” Washington State Covid-19 guidelines limiting religious services and participation.
Kimball, a Seattle native, star of the hit, now-suspended, Broadway musical Come From Away and Tony-nominated for his performance in 2011’s Memphis, tweeted his opposition to Washington Governor Jay Inslee’s newly announced wide-ranging anti-covid restrictions that, among other measures, limit religious services to 25% indoor occupancy or no more than 200 people, with face coverings required at all times.
Kimball, who became sickened with Covid-19 last March, took particular issue with Inslee’s restrictions on singing during religious services. Under the new guidelines, “no choir, band, or ensemble shall perform during the service. Vocal or instrumental soloists are permitted to perform, and vocal soloists may have a single accompanist.”
“Congregation singing,...
Kimball, a Seattle native, star of the hit, now-suspended, Broadway musical Come From Away and Tony-nominated for his performance in 2011’s Memphis, tweeted his opposition to Washington Governor Jay Inslee’s newly announced wide-ranging anti-covid restrictions that, among other measures, limit religious services to 25% indoor occupancy or no more than 200 people, with face coverings required at all times.
Kimball, who became sickened with Covid-19 last March, took particular issue with Inslee’s restrictions on singing during religious services. Under the new guidelines, “no choir, band, or ensemble shall perform during the service. Vocal or instrumental soloists are permitted to perform, and vocal soloists may have a single accompanist.”
“Congregation singing,...
- 11/16/2020
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
More than 20 Broadway producers have pledged $1 million in matching funds for the Covid-19 Emergency Assistance Fund of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. The producers will match every new donation made by the public up to the million-dollar mark.
With the pledge, fund organizers have set a $2 million goal by April 12.
The emergency assistance fund, administered by The Actors Fund, is designed to help onstage, backstage and behind the scenes workers impacted by the coronavirus pandemic and work shutdown. Broadway theaters have been dark since March 12, with plans to reopen – for now, anyway – on April 13 (an extension beyond that opening date is likely).
The matching fund challenge was initiated by Spencer Ross with a $50,000 pledge.
With the pledge, fund organizers have set a $2 million goal by April 12.
The emergency assistance fund, administered by The Actors Fund, is designed to help onstage, backstage and behind the scenes workers impacted by the coronavirus pandemic and work shutdown. Broadway theaters have been dark since March 12, with plans to reopen – for now, anyway – on April 13 (an extension beyond that opening date is likely).
The matching fund challenge was initiated by Spencer Ross with a $50,000 pledge.
- 3/24/2020
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
BroadwayHD, the premiere streaming service for theater fans, is kicking off September with everyone dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock. Making its streaming premiere exclusively on BroadwayHD, Smokey Joe's Cafe The Songs of Leiber and Stoller, an infectiously fun and riotous rock and roll time capsule of top 40 hits captured live-in-performance on Broadway will debut September 12 . Grammy Award winners Jerry Leiber and Michael Stoller wrote hit songs for great artists such a King of Rock and Roll Elvis Presley, The Drifters, The Coasters and Peggy Lee. Subscribers can dance and sing-along to classics including 'Jailhouse Rock,' 'Love Potion 9,' 'Hound Dog', 'On Broadway', 'Stand By Me' and other favorites. If swiveling your hips to the music of Smokey Joe's Cafe has you wanting more, continue your musical journey through the 1950s with the Best Musical Tony Award-winning performance of Memphis, featuring Tony Award-nominees Chad Kimball and Montego Glover,...
- 8/27/2019
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
This afternoon’s weekly Broadway box office report should shine a light on at least one aspect of Saturday night’s Manhattan blackout, but for some New Yorkers and out-of-towners the impact was more immediate: Comedy club-goers got Dave Chappelle, Times Square visitors got impromptu performances from the likes of Hadestown, Come From Away and Waitress, and Sunday matinee audiences got a one-of-a-kind show-must-go-on performance at Disney’s The Lion King.
Consolidated Edison has apologized for, but has not explained the causes of, a power outage that left a reported 72,000 Manhattan customers – including most Broadway theaters – without electricity on Saturday night. While Be More Chill, Beautiful, Burn This and Beetlejuice – all located on the east side of Broadway – went on without a hitch, most shows canceled.
For the complete roster of cancelations, check back with Deadline later this afternoon for our weekly Broadway box office report, with financial data provided by the Broadway League.
Consolidated Edison has apologized for, but has not explained the causes of, a power outage that left a reported 72,000 Manhattan customers – including most Broadway theaters – without electricity on Saturday night. While Be More Chill, Beautiful, Burn This and Beetlejuice – all located on the east side of Broadway – went on without a hitch, most shows canceled.
For the complete roster of cancelations, check back with Deadline later this afternoon for our weekly Broadway box office report, with financial data provided by the Broadway League.
- 7/15/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
It's time for another episode of BroadwayWorld's newest web series, Rachel Unraveled. In this episode,Marie Claire stages an intervention after Rachel's addiction to a food delivery app spirals out of control. Meanwhile, Spatterman must brave Times Square on a journey to obtain his Equity card in order to land a new agent.StarringRachelRavel, Austin Spero, Olivia Caridi. Special guest stars Chad Kimball and Lindsay Nicole Chambers. Also starring Tina Benko and Chessa Metz. Directed byRachelRavel and Austin Spero. Written by Billy Recce, Austin Spero, and Rachel Ravel. Original music and lyrics by Billy Recce.
- 3/21/2018
- by Rachel Unraveled
- BroadwayWorld.com
The full lineup of the Come From Away Show Spotlight at BroadwayCon has been announced. Moderated by Mo Rocca, this Come From Away panel will feature Irene Sankoff Book, Music, Lyrics, David Hein Book, Music, Lyrics, Kelly Devine Musical Staging, Christopher Ashley Director, Ian Eisendrath Music Coordinator amp Arranger, Petrina Bromley Bonnie amp others, Geno Carr Oz amp others, Jenn Colella Beverley amp others, Alex Finke Janice amp others, De'Lon Grant Bob amp others, Joel Hatch Claude amp others, Chad Kimball Kevin T amp others, Caesar Samayoa Kevin J amp others, Q. Smith Hannah amp others, Astrid Van Wieren Beulah amp others, Sharon Wheatley Diane amp others in conversation on the journey from Gander to Broadway.
- 1/9/2018
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
The Broadway at Birdland concert series presented the 14th episode of 'Show Biz After Hours with Frank Dilella' on Monday, August 21. Frank's Very Special Guests were Beth Leavel currently starring in Bandstand, Chad Kimball currently starring in Come From Away and Judith Light currently starring on television in 'Transparent.' Scroll down for photos...
- 8/22/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Kevin Tuerff was honored when his story was included in the Broadway musical, Come From Away. Tony-nominated American actor Chad Kimball portrays the author's story onstage. River Grove Books published 'Channel of Peace Stranded in Gander,' a memoir by author Kevin Tuerff, on February 28, 2017. It is the only first-person book of the events in Gander, Newfoundland on September 11, 2001.
- 6/28/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Junkyard Dog Productions and The Musical Company celebrated the release of the original Broadway cast recording of Come From Away with a special in-store performance and CD signing at Barnes amp Noble. Creators Irene Sankoff and David Hein will be joined by the Come From Away cast Petrina Bromley, Geno Carr, Jenn Colella, Joel Hatch, Rodney Hicks, Kendra Kassebaum, Tony Award nominee Chad Kimball, Lee MacDougall, Caesar Samayoa, Q. Smith, Astrid Van Wieren and Sharon Wheatley, along with musical arranger and supervisor Ian Eisendrath. See all the photos from the event below...
- 4/8/2017
- by Jennifer Broski
- BroadwayWorld.com
Ford's Theatre Society today announced the Ford's Theatre cast for the new musical Come From Away, directed by Christopher Ashley. The production features Geno Carr Old Globe's Allegiance, Jenn Colella Broadway's IfThen Joel Hatch Broadway's Annie Rodney Hicks Broadway's The Scottsboro Boys Kendra Kassebaum Broadway's Wicked Alyssa Wilmoth Keegan Round House's Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Chad Kimball Broadway's Memphis Lee MacDougall Wizard of Oz National Tour Caesar Samayoa Broadway's Sister Act Q. Smith Broadway's Mary Poppins Sharon Wheatley Broadway's Avenue Q and Astrid Van Wieren Mama Mia National Tour.
- 6/21/2016
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Happy Birthday, Chad Kimball After moving to New York, he was hired for the Broadway musical, The Civil War, joining the show 3 weeks before it closed. He was in the Off-Broadway revival of Godspell 2000 and the Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods 2002 as Milky-White the cow. He appeared in the Broadway musicals Lennon and Good Vibrations in 2005. Kimball originated 'Huey' in the musical Memphis at the La Jolla Playhouse in 2008, starred in the Broadway production, and earned a Tony nomination for his performance.
- 9/2/2015
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
Scott Alan made his concert debut at 54 Below earlier this week on, January 19th with a slew of Broadway all-star talent, including 2014 Tony winners Jessie Mueller and James Monroe Iglehart, Tony nominees Joshua Henry and Chad Kimball, as well as Lilla Crawford, Erin Davie, Mykal Kilgore, Natalie Weiss, Christine Dwyer, Julian Cihi, Danny Calvert, Elizabeth Stanley, Abby Mueller, Christiane Noll, Jessica Phillips, Lisa Brescia, Ashley Brown, Eden Espinosa, Marcus Paul James, Julia Murney, Marissa Rosen, Christina Cataldo and Galyana Castillo joined Alan.BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge was there for the special night, and you can check out interviews with the performers and concert highlights below...
- 1/25/2015
- by BroadwayWorld TV
- BroadwayWorld.com
Broadway's Chad Kimball Memphis, Mary Beth Peil Follies, The Good Wife, Elizabeth Morton Death Of A Salesman and Academy Award winner James Lecesne The Best Man, Trevor join Matt Doyle Book Of Mormon, War Horse, Jennifer Cody Shrek, Urinetown and Sheffield Chastain Is He Dead in a industry reading of Ron Pallilo's play,The Lost Boy at the Manhattan Theatre Club Studios, 311 West 43rd St. The Lost Boy will be performed tonight, Sept. 15th at 630 pm and on Tuesday, Sept. 16th at 1230pm.
- 9/15/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Broadway's Chad Kimball Memphis, Mary Beth Peil Follies, The Good Wife, Elizabeth Morton Death Of A Salesman and Academy Award winner James Lecesne The Best Man, Trevor will join the previously announced Matt Doyle Book Of Mormon, War Horse, Jennifer Cody Shrek, Urinetown and Sheffield Chastain Is He Dead in a industry reading of Ron Pallilo's play,The Lost Boy at the Manhattan Theatre Club Studios, 311 West 43rd St. The Lost Boy will be performed Monday, Sept. 15th at 630 pm and on Tuesday, Sept. 16th at 1230pm.
- 9/9/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Happy Birthday, Chad Kimball After moving to New York, he was hired for the Broadway musical, The Civil War, joining the show 3 weeks before it closed. He was in the Off-Broadway revival of Godspell 2000 and the Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods 2002 as Milky-White the cow. He appeared in the Broadway musicals Lennon and Good Vibrations in 2005. Kimball originated 'Huey' in the musical Memphis at the La Jolla Playhouse in 2008, starred in the Broadway production, and earned a Tony nomination for his performance.
- 9/2/2014
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
Tony Award-nominee Obba Babatunde has been set to host Broadway Under The Stars on Saturday, August 16 at 8pm at the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre. Produced by Chris Isaacson Presents, this one-night-only concert event will star Tony Award-winner Jennifer Holliday along with in alphabetical order Erich Bergen Jersey Boys, stage and film, Rogelio Douglas, Jr. In the Heights, Danny Gurwin Little Women, and Chad Kimball Memphis. David Galligan will direct, with musical direction by Gerald Sternbach.
- 7/17/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Town Hall's Broadway by the Year Series just took on The Broadway Musicals Of 1990-2014 featuring such performers as Aladdin star Adam Jacobs, Tony Award-nominee Chad Kimball Memphis, Jenn Gambatese Tarzan, All Shook Up, Cheryl Freeman Tommy, The Civil War, NaTashaYvette Williams A Night with Janis Joplin, Patti Murin Lysistrata Jones, Oliver Award-nominee Kyle Scatliffe The Scottsboro Boys, currently in Les Miserables, Morgan James Motown The Musical, Lucas Steele Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812, Jeannette I. Bayardelle Hair,Mindy Wallace Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Mark Stuart Mark Stuart Dance Theatre, Drama Desk-nominee Jeremy Morse, Christine Aranda, Nightlife Award-winner William Blake and many more.Below, BroadwayWorld brings you photos from the after party below...
- 6/25/2014
- by Genevieve Rafter Keddy
- BroadwayWorld.com
Town Hall's Broadway by the Year Series just took on The Broadway Musicals Of 1990-2014 featuring such performers as Aladdin star Adam Jacobs, Tony Award-nominee Chad Kimball Memphis, Jenn Gambatese Tarzan, All Shook Up, Cheryl Freeman Tommy, The Civil War, NaTashaYvette Williams A Night with Janis Joplin, Patti Murin Lysistrata Jones, Oliver Award-nominee Kyle Scatliffe The Scottsboro Boys, currently in Les Miserables, Morgan James Motown The Musical, Lucas Steele Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812, Jeannette I. Bayardelle Hair,Mindy Wallace Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Mark Stuart Mark Stuart Dance Theatre, Drama Desk-nominee Jeremy Morse, Christine Aranda, Nightlife Award-winner William Blake and many more.Below, BroadwayWorld brings you photos of the ladies in action...
- 6/25/2014
- by Genevieve Rafter Keddy
- BroadwayWorld.com
Following up the triumphant 'Night After the Tonys With Linda Eder', Chris Isaacson Presents has announced a one-night-only concert event at the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre on Saturday, August 16 at 8pm. Broadway Under the Stars will star Tony Award-winner Jennifer Holliday and will also feature in alphabetical order Erich Bergen Jersey Boys, stage and film, Rogelio Douglas, Jr. In the Heights, Danny Gurwin Little Women and Tony Award-nominee Chad Kimball Memphis David Galligan will direct, and the music director is Gerald Sternbach.
- 6/23/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Town Hall's Broadway by the Year Series on Monday, June 23 at 8pm, The Broadway Musicals Of 1990-2014 has added to its cast Aladdinstar Adam Jacobs, Tony Award-nominee Chad Kimball Memphis, Jenn Gambatese Tarzan, All Shook Up, Cheryl Freeman Tommy, The Civil War, NaTasha Yvette Williams A Night with Janis Joplin, Patti Murin Lysistrata Jones, Oliver Award-nominee Kyle Scatliffe The Scottsboro Boys, currently in Les Miserables, Morgan James Motown The Musical, Lucas Steele Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812, Jeannette I. Bayardelle Hair, Mindy Wallace Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Mark Stuart Mark Stuart Dance Theatre, Drama Desk-nominee Jeremy Morse, Christine Aranda, and Nightlife Award-winner William Blake.
- 6/18/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Performances begin tonight for Roundabout Theatre Company's third annual Roundabout Underground Reading Series. The actors involved in the series include Pico Alexander, Fred Applegate, De'Adre Aziza, David Aaron Baker, Cassie Beck, Michael Chernus, Diane Davis, Dashiell Eaves, Ryan Eggold, Lisa Emery, Sue Jean Kim, Chad Kimball, Jessica Love, Lizbeth Mackay, Annie McNamara, Alex Mickiewicz, Aaron Clifton Moten, Olivia Oguma, Tonya Pinkins, Paul Pontrelli, Conrad Ricamora, Reg Rogers, Debra Jo Rupp, Campbell Scott and Max von Essen.
- 2/24/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Happy Birthday, Chad Kimball After moving to New York, he was hired for the Broadway musical, The Civil War, joining the show 3 weeks before it closed. He was in the Off-Broadway revival of Godspell 2000 and the Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods 2002 as Milky-White the cow. He appeared in the Broadway musicals Lennon and Good Vibrations in 2005. Kimball originated 'Huey' in the musical Memphis at the La Jolla Playhouse in 2008, starred in the Broadway production, and earned a Tony nomination for his performance.
- 9/2/2013
- BroadwayWorld.com
Chad Kimball, Saycon Sengbloh, Jason Gotay and Sami Gayle will perform songs featuring music by composer Jeff Thomson with lyrics by Jeremy Desmon and Jordan Mann at The Duplex, tonight, November 18th at 930pm in New York City. The evening will feature a selection of songs from Thomsons musicals Pump Up The Volume, Trails and will include new material never heard before.
- 11/18/2012
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Chad Kimball, Saycon Sengbloh, Jason Gotay and Sami Gayle will perform songs featuring music by composer Jeff Thomson with lyrics by Jeremy Desmon and Jordan Mann at The Duplex, November 18th at 930pm in New York City. The evening will feature a selection of songs from Thomsons musicals Pump Up The Volume, Trails and will include new material never heard before.
- 11/10/2012
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Tony Award nominees John Tartaglia Avenue Q and Chad Kimball Memphis and Tony Award winner Alice Ripley Next to Normal along with Jeremy Kushnier Jersey Boys and Tituss Burgess The Little Mermaid appeared in last night's Rockers On Broadway Behind The Music concert at the newly re-designed Cutting Room.Rupert Holmes, Paul Williams and Kenneth Ascher were honored with Lifetime Achievement Awards at the concert, and BroadwayWorld brings you photos below...
- 10/17/2012
- by Genevieve Rafter Keddy
- BroadwayWorld.com
The Path Fund, Inc. has announced that Tony Award nominees John Tartaglia Avenue Q and Chad Kimball Memphis and Tony Award winner Alice Ripley Next to Normal along with Jeremy Kushnier Jersey Boys and Tituss Burgess The Little Mermaid will appear in the upcoming Rockers On Broadway Behind The Music concert scheduled to take place tonight, October 15th at the newly re-designed Cutting Room reopened at its new location 44 East 32nd Street, NYC at 800Pm.
- 10/15/2012
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
The Path Fund, Inc. has announced that Tony Award nominees John Tartaglia Avenue Q and Chad Kimball Memphis and Tony Award winner Alice Ripley Next to Normal along with Jeremy Kushnier Jersey Boys and Tituss Burgess The Little Mermaid will appear in the upcoming Rockers On Broadway Behind The Music concert scheduled to take place on Monday October 15th at the newly re-designed Cutting Room reopened at its new location 44 East 32nd Street, NYC at 800Pm.
- 9/20/2012
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Happy Birthday, Chad Kimball After moving to New York, he was hired for the Broadway musical, The Civil War, joining the show 3 weeks before it closed. He was in the Off-Broadway revival of Godspell 2000 and the Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods 2002 as Milky-White the cow. He appeared in the Broadway musicals Lennon and Good Vibrations in 2005. Kimball originated 'Huey' in the musical Memphis at the La Jolla Playhouse in 2008, starred in the Broadway production, and earned a Tony nomination for his performance.
- 9/2/2012
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
Just yesterday, 54 Below held a special press preview for its upcoming engagements, which included Tony Award nominee Chad Kimball Memphis, The Civil War, Into the Woods, 2010 Bistro Award-winner Hilary Kole Our Sinatra, Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Rainbow Room, from Sondheim Unplugged Sarah Rice Johanna in the original 1979 production of Sweeney Todd, The Fantasticks, A Little Night Music, Candide, compay members from Sing, Harlem, Sing created by Vy Higginsen and directed by Ken Wydro,.BroadwayWorld was there for the sneak peek and we bring you photos from the event below...
- 8/8/2012
- by Walter McBride
- BroadwayWorld.com
Earlier this month, the Broadway company of Jersey Boys welcomed back John Lloyd Young, who created the role of Frankie Valli in the original Broadway company and on the Grammy-winning, platinum cast album. For his performance, Young won Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award for Leading Actor in a Musical and a Theatre World Award back in 2006.Last week's poll asked what other original cast members would you like to see back in their respective shows Your response was Chad Kimball 57 and Idina Menzel 40.
- 7/23/2012
- by BWW
- BroadwayWorld.com
Today we are talking to a two-time Tony Award winning lyricist and book writer who was responsible for the 2010 Best Musical winner, Memphis, and who has since written the libretto of the Gershwin revue Nice Work If You Can Get and received a well-earned Tony nomination for his efforts one of the shows ten nods - Joe Dipietro. Discussing the finer points of his many musicals with a special focus on the two currently running on Broadway - Memphis and Nice Work - Dipietro eloquently elaborates on the process of creating both shows and the challenges new musicals these days face on their developmental road to Broadway. Additionally, we discuss Montego Glover, Chad Kimball, Matthew Broderick, Kelli OHara, Judy Kaye, Adam Pascal and the many other talented individuals onstage and off who have participated in the two hit productions treading the boards eight times a week. Besides the complete 411 on...
- 6/1/2012
- by Pat Cerasaro
- BroadwayWorld.com
Most people know of “Murder in the First” as one of the more serious films in the Kevin Bacon canon. Inspired by a true story and written by Dan Gordon, the film examines the murder trial that shed light on the inhumane treatment of prisoners at the Alcatraz prison.Gordon has now adapted his film into a play, which will open at 59E59 Theaters on June 6, and is directed by Michael Parva. Drama Desk- and Tony-nominated actor Chad Kimball (“Memphis”) leads the cast as convict Willie Moore, the role Bacon played in the movie, and British actor Guy Burnet (“Hollyoaks”) makes his New York stage debut as Moore’s attorney, Christian Slater’s role in the film.Despite the play’s weighty subject matter, both actors were full of laughs as they discuss accents, dieting, and Burnet’s odd connection to Slater.Have either of you ever seen the movie?...
- 5/30/2012
- by help@backstage.com (Doug Strassler)
- backstage.com
Hockadoo The 2010 Tony Award winning Best Musical Memphis just celebrated 1,000 performances on Broadway yesterday, March 14th at the 2pm matinee performance. Memphis stars Montego Glover, Chad Kimball, Adam Pascal, Derrick Baskin, James Monroe Iglehart and John Jellison were in attendance, as well as Memphis book and music writers Joe Dipietro and David Bryan, Memphis choreographer Sergio Trujillo, and Rent's Anthony Rapp.BroadwayWorld has your coverage of the event with interviews with past and present stars of Memphis. Watch the video below...
- 3/22/2012
- by BroadwayWorld TV
- BroadwayWorld.com
Broadway's Memphis, winner of four Tony Awards including Best Musical, Best Score, Best Book and Best Orchestrations, comes to Thirteen's Great Performances Friday, February 24 at 9 p.m. on PBS check local listings. Featuring the original Broadway cast, including Tony nominees Chad Kimball and Montego Glover, as well as Derrick Baskin, J. Bernard Calloway, James Monroe Iglehart, Michael McGrath and Cass Morgan. Memphis is the historic first Best Musical Tony Award winner to air on U.S. national television with its original principals while simultaneously continuing a successful Broadway run and national tour.
- 2/24/2012
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Chicago – Sometimes high energy and spirited charisma are enough to redeem a mediocre musical, and that is precisely what “Memphis” has in spades. It’s not a wholly derivative show by any means, but it does tread through familiar troubled waters. Modern Broadway classics like “Hairspray” have already effectively illustrated that “Rock ’n’ roll is just Negro blues sped up.”
That memorable line is delivered late in “Memphis” by Felicia Ferrell (Montego Glover), a black club singer who becomes a singing sensation once she’s discovered by a smitten white DJ, Huey Calhoun (Chad Kimball), a character loosely based on Dewey Phillips. Racial tensions dissolve as music proves to be a uniting force. Yet while still under the threat of attacks in the ’50s-era South, Huey and Felicia must decide whether to stay put or make the move to the Big Apple.
Blu-ray Rating: 3.5/5.0
The plot unfolds precisely as one would expect,...
That memorable line is delivered late in “Memphis” by Felicia Ferrell (Montego Glover), a black club singer who becomes a singing sensation once she’s discovered by a smitten white DJ, Huey Calhoun (Chad Kimball), a character loosely based on Dewey Phillips. Racial tensions dissolve as music proves to be a uniting force. Yet while still under the threat of attacks in the ’50s-era South, Huey and Felicia must decide whether to stay put or make the move to the Big Apple.
Blu-ray Rating: 3.5/5.0
The plot unfolds precisely as one would expect,...
- 1/25/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Broadway purists lament the rise of the “jukebox musical,” but the Tony-winning hit Memphis makes the case—inadvertently—for using real old songs in shows about popular culture. A lot about Memphis works (and a lot doesn’t), but even if it were airtight as a piece of drama, the score would still be problematic. Joe Dipietro and David Bryan’s boisterous piece of musical history is set in Memphis in the mid-’50s, and it follows gawky white kid Huey Calhoun (played by Chad Kimball) as he becomes a sensation playing “race music” on the radio in the segregated ...
- 1/25/2012
- avclub.com
PBS's 'Great Performances' series has just announced the schedule for their previously announced 2012 line-up, which is set to feature a slew of theatre productions. Included in the season is Let Me Down Easy- a one-woman show featuring Anna Deavere Smith airing January 13 Memphis- featuring original stars Montego Glover and Chad Kimball airing February 24 and The Phantom Of The Opera- featuring Ramin Karimloo and Sierra Boggess airing in March.
- 1/13/2012
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
PBS's 'Great Performances' series has just announced the schedule for their previously announced 2012 line-up, which is set to feature a slew of theatre productions. Included in the season is Let Me Down Easy- a one-woman show featuring Anna Deavere Smith airing January 13 Memphis- featuring original stars Montego Glover and Chad Kimball airing February 24 and The Phantom Of The Opera- featuring Ramin Karimloo and Sierra Boggess airing in March.
- 12/27/2011
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
As described in a brochure for Wnet's 'Great Performances' series, the 2011-12 season will feature a slew of theatre productions. Included in the line-up is Let Me Down Easy- a one-woman show featuring Anna Deavere Smith, Memphis- featuring original stars Montego Glover and Chad Kimball, and The Hantom Of The Opera- featuring Ramin Karimloo and Sierra Boggess. Also included in this season will be Michael Tilson Thomas' The Thomashefskys- starring Shuler Hensley and Judy Blazer, and 'The Divine Right'- a Sam Mendes miniseries about putting together Shakespeare's Richard II, Henry IV Parts I amp II and Henry V. Air dates for the above programs have not yet been announced.
- 11/15/2011
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Chicago – In our latest direct-from-Broadway edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 15 admit-one passes up for grabs to the Chicago and Chicagoland screenings of the theatrical “Memphis” in HD! This special event will play for four nights only at dozens of theatres across Chicago and Chicagoland.
To win your free screening pass to “Memphis” courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, all you need to do is answer our question in this Web-based submission form. That’s it! These passes are valid at various screening times from Thursday, April 28, 2011 through Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at dozens of participating theatres across Chicago and Chicagoland. Directions to enter this Hookup and immediately win can be found beneath the graphic below.
The theatrical “Memphis” direct from Broadway in HD.
Image credit: Bwi Memphis
Here is the synopsis for the new theatrical release of “Memphis”:
“Memphis” takes place in the smoky halls and underground clubs of the...
To win your free screening pass to “Memphis” courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, all you need to do is answer our question in this Web-based submission form. That’s it! These passes are valid at various screening times from Thursday, April 28, 2011 through Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at dozens of participating theatres across Chicago and Chicagoland. Directions to enter this Hookup and immediately win can be found beneath the graphic below.
The theatrical “Memphis” direct from Broadway in HD.
Image credit: Bwi Memphis
Here is the synopsis for the new theatrical release of “Memphis”:
“Memphis” takes place in the smoky halls and underground clubs of the...
- 4/25/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Live productions of the Tony Award-winning musical Memphis, will be filmed in the coming weeks, for a planned nationwide theatrical run in this spring.
Recall, last spring, I posted an entry announcing that the musical had drawn Hollywood’s interest – specifically, Justin Timberlake was said to be interested in adapting the musical to film, likely as a starring vehicle for himself; and director Oliver Stone, a big fan of the show, had been meeting and talking with David Bryan, one of the show’s creators and its composer, expressing his interest in making a film out of it.
But neither of those two potentials are connected to the theatrical distribution of live recordings, planned for this spring.
The musical stars Chad Kimball and Montego Glover (pictured bottom-right) as a young white rocker and black singer in love, in the 1950s segregated South.
The story is loosely based on Memphis disc jockey Dewey Phillips,...
Recall, last spring, I posted an entry announcing that the musical had drawn Hollywood’s interest – specifically, Justin Timberlake was said to be interested in adapting the musical to film, likely as a starring vehicle for himself; and director Oliver Stone, a big fan of the show, had been meeting and talking with David Bryan, one of the show’s creators and its composer, expressing his interest in making a film out of it.
But neither of those two potentials are connected to the theatrical distribution of live recordings, planned for this spring.
The musical stars Chad Kimball and Montego Glover (pictured bottom-right) as a young white rocker and black singer in love, in the 1950s segregated South.
The story is loosely based on Memphis disc jockey Dewey Phillips,...
- 1/13/2011
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
In a pairing that will send tween slash fiction writers wild, Zac Efron and Justin Timberlake are said to be competing for the lead role in the film adaptation of Tony-winning Broadway musical "Memphis" reports The New York Post.
The pair have been spotted in the audience of the show and are reportedly interested in the lead role of '50s-era radio DJ Huey Calhoun.
The production, which won Best Musical at this year's Tony Awards, is based on the life of Memphis disc jockey Dewey Phillips, one of the first white DJs to play black music in the 1950s. Chad Kimball played Calhoun in the stage production.
Oliver Stone has been spotted in the audience as well and has met with show writer David Bryan about the film adaptation, but nothing official in any capacity has yet been set. If Stone gets it, Timberlake is reportedly the "JFK" director's top choice to star.
The pair have been spotted in the audience of the show and are reportedly interested in the lead role of '50s-era radio DJ Huey Calhoun.
The production, which won Best Musical at this year's Tony Awards, is based on the life of Memphis disc jockey Dewey Phillips, one of the first white DJs to play black music in the 1950s. Chad Kimball played Calhoun in the stage production.
Oliver Stone has been spotted in the audience as well and has met with show writer David Bryan about the film adaptation, but nothing official in any capacity has yet been set. If Stone gets it, Timberlake is reportedly the "JFK" director's top choice to star.
- 8/20/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Zac Efron will possibly compete against Justin Timberlake for a lead role in the film adaptation of a Broadway play "Memphis". 22-year-old Zac is reportedly interested to star as a 1950s Memphis radio DJ Huey Calhoun, which was played on-stage by Chad Kimball, while "SexyBack" singer Justin is said to be mentioned as potential character to play the role.
Besides reporting that Zac hung out with the cast during the intermission when he made his second visit in the Tony-winning musical performance on Tuesday night, August 17, a witness further added to NY Post that the "Charlie St. Cloud" heartthrob has gushed over the female lead role Montego Glover. The onlooker said, "When Montego came over, Efron said, 'I just can't stay away from the show'."
However, insiders also claimed that though the film adaptation of "Memphis" has not been confirmed yet, director Oliver Stone has allegedly considered Justin, the boyfriend of actress Jessica Biel,...
Besides reporting that Zac hung out with the cast during the intermission when he made his second visit in the Tony-winning musical performance on Tuesday night, August 17, a witness further added to NY Post that the "Charlie St. Cloud" heartthrob has gushed over the female lead role Montego Glover. The onlooker said, "When Montego came over, Efron said, 'I just can't stay away from the show'."
However, insiders also claimed that though the film adaptation of "Memphis" has not been confirmed yet, director Oliver Stone has allegedly considered Justin, the boyfriend of actress Jessica Biel,...
- 8/20/2010
- by celebrity-mania.com
- Celebrity Mania
Zac Efron is seemingly not ready to hang his dancing shoes for good. The actor who has been struggling to ditch his "High School Musical" image reportedly wants to play Huey Calhoun, a lead role in "Memphis", should the Broadway musical is adapted into a feature film.
The 22-year-old actor is said to have seen the show twice with his latest visit on Tuesday, August 17. While watching the performance, he was accompanied by girlfriend Vanessa Hudgens and Adam Shankman, a judge on "So You Think You Can Dance" and the producer of Efron's films "Hairspray" and "17 Again", New York Post reports.
But Efron is not the only one who wants to step in the shoes of Chad Kimball, who takes the lead role on the stage show. Justin Timberlake is allegedly also circling the role, though there is still no concrete plan to make the big screen version.
However, "Memphis...
The 22-year-old actor is said to have seen the show twice with his latest visit on Tuesday, August 17. While watching the performance, he was accompanied by girlfriend Vanessa Hudgens and Adam Shankman, a judge on "So You Think You Can Dance" and the producer of Efron's films "Hairspray" and "17 Again", New York Post reports.
But Efron is not the only one who wants to step in the shoes of Chad Kimball, who takes the lead role on the stage show. Justin Timberlake is allegedly also circling the role, though there is still no concrete plan to make the big screen version.
However, "Memphis...
- 8/20/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
New York, August 19 – Zac Efron is keen to star in a movie adaptation of the Tony-winning Broadway musical “Memphis.”
The “High School Musical” heartthrob attended the performance, his second visit to the show in a month.
His girlfriend, Vanessa Hudgens, accompanied Efron, as well as Adam Shankman, a judge on “So You Think You Can Dance” and the producer of Efron’s flicks “Hairspray” and “17 Again.”
Insiders speculate that Efron is interested in the lead role of Huey Calhoun, a 1950s-era Memphis radio DJ played onstage by Chad Kimball.
Sources.
The “High School Musical” heartthrob attended the performance, his second visit to the show in a month.
His girlfriend, Vanessa Hudgens, accompanied Efron, as well as Adam Shankman, a judge on “So You Think You Can Dance” and the producer of Efron’s flicks “Hairspray” and “17 Again.”
Insiders speculate that Efron is interested in the lead role of Huey Calhoun, a 1950s-era Memphis radio DJ played onstage by Chad Kimball.
Sources.
- 8/19/2010
- by realbollywood
- RealBollywood.com
While his latest movie “Charlie St. Cloud” continued to sputter in theaters, “High School Musical” star Zac Efron eyed his next feature role in a planned movie adaptation of the Tony-winning Broadway musical “Memphis.” According to “The New York Post,” Efron, producer Adam Shankman and girlfriend Vanessa Hudgens caught the Broadway show Tuesday night and met backstage with its lead Montego Glover. Efron expressed interest in the role of Huey Calhoun, a ‘50s Memphis radio DJ, played on-stage by Chad Kimball.
- 8/19/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Add Zac Efron to the list of candidates eager to star in a movie adaptation of the Tony-winning Broadway musical "Memphis." The "High School Musical" heartthrob attended Tuesday night's performance, his second visit to the show in a month. His girlfriend, Vanessa Hudgens, accompanied Efron, as well as Adam Shankman, a judge on "So You Think You Can Dance" and the producer of Efron's flicks "Hairspray" and "17 Again." Insiders speculate that Efron is interested...
- 8/19/2010
- NYPost.com
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