Chicago – The Opening Night ovation certainly acknowledged that the audience “Saw, Felt, was Touched and Healed” by the passionate and celebratory performance of “The Who’s Tommy.” Adapted from the iconic rock opera created by The Who in 1969, the Goodman Theater revival … with 1990s origins … was written by Pete Townsend and Des McAnuff (also director).
The adaptation was maniacally choreographed and thoughtfully presented, with an amazing looking stage design, and lead actor Ali Louis Bourzgui delivered a heroic rendering of the conflicted title boy who turns off his life, only to revive it through a literal breakthrough. The Goodman Theatre run, which will go to Broadway, has been extended to August 6th, 2023. For ticket info and more, click Tommy.
Play Rating: 4.5/5.0
The story is rooted in the British World War II, as Tommy’s eventual father Captain Walker (Adam Jacobs) meets and marries his mother (Allison Luff) during the conflict, but is captured by the Germans.
The adaptation was maniacally choreographed and thoughtfully presented, with an amazing looking stage design, and lead actor Ali Louis Bourzgui delivered a heroic rendering of the conflicted title boy who turns off his life, only to revive it through a literal breakthrough. The Goodman Theatre run, which will go to Broadway, has been extended to August 6th, 2023. For ticket info and more, click Tommy.
Play Rating: 4.5/5.0
The story is rooted in the British World War II, as Tommy’s eventual father Captain Walker (Adam Jacobs) meets and marries his mother (Allison Luff) during the conflict, but is captured by the Germans.
- 6/27/2023
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Stage actor and writer Sidney DuPont has gathered a group of Broadway and Off Broadway performers to launch “The Walkout Project,” a movement to urge the exclusive patronage of Black-owned businesses on July 4.
DuPont and a large ensemble that includes Hamilton’s Tamar Greene and Jared Dixon have recorded the new song and music video “Walkout,” dropping tomorrow on the holiday.
Watch a trailer below.
“Black people have lived in fear,” DuPont said in a statement. “We have been methodically, systematically, and socially conditioned to make white people feel comfortable. We have done this to elevate in the workplace, for better housing opportunities, and for the basic safety of our lives and our Black children’s lives. And yet still, we are killed, beaten, and heavily policed. The Walkout Project was created by artists to cancel out the mentality of white comfortability...
DuPont and a large ensemble that includes Hamilton’s Tamar Greene and Jared Dixon have recorded the new song and music video “Walkout,” dropping tomorrow on the holiday.
Watch a trailer below.
“Black people have lived in fear,” DuPont said in a statement. “We have been methodically, systematically, and socially conditioned to make white people feel comfortable. We have done this to elevate in the workplace, for better housing opportunities, and for the basic safety of our lives and our Black children’s lives. And yet still, we are killed, beaten, and heavily policed. The Walkout Project was created by artists to cancel out the mentality of white comfortability...
- 7/3/2020
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
The Spongebob Musical: Live On Stage!, featuring the Broadway stars and director of 2017’s multiple-Tony-nominated musical, has drawn strong ratings for Nickelodeon.
In Live+3, a December 7 simulcast across Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., Nicktoons and TeenNick drew 1.7 million viewers, up 24% from the Live+Sd simulcast. It averaged a 3.4/751,000 in the K2-11 demo, +25% from L+Sd, and a 3.8/522,000 with K6-11, up 28%.
Directed by Broadway’s Tina Landau (herself Tony-nominated for the show), The SpongeBob Musical featured Ethan Slater in the title role, with Gavin Lee as Squidward Q. Tentacles.
The cast also included Danny Skinner as Patrick Star, Brian Ray Norris as Eugene Krabs, Wesley Taylor as Sheldon Plankton, and Christina Sajous as Sandy Cheeks. The ensemble included Kyle Matthew Hamilton, Katie Lee Hill, Curtis Holbrook, L’ogan J’ones, Jai’len Josey, Kelvin Moon Loh, Lauralyn McClelland, Vasthy Mompoint, Bryonha Parham, Oneika Phillips, Jon Rua, Jc Schuster, Abby C. Smith,...
In Live+3, a December 7 simulcast across Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., Nicktoons and TeenNick drew 1.7 million viewers, up 24% from the Live+Sd simulcast. It averaged a 3.4/751,000 in the K2-11 demo, +25% from L+Sd, and a 3.8/522,000 with K6-11, up 28%.
Directed by Broadway’s Tina Landau (herself Tony-nominated for the show), The SpongeBob Musical featured Ethan Slater in the title role, with Gavin Lee as Squidward Q. Tentacles.
The cast also included Danny Skinner as Patrick Star, Brian Ray Norris as Eugene Krabs, Wesley Taylor as Sheldon Plankton, and Christina Sajous as Sandy Cheeks. The ensemble included Kyle Matthew Hamilton, Katie Lee Hill, Curtis Holbrook, L’ogan J’ones, Jai’len Josey, Kelvin Moon Loh, Lauralyn McClelland, Vasthy Mompoint, Bryonha Parham, Oneika Phillips, Jon Rua, Jc Schuster, Abby C. Smith,...
- 12/13/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
In today’s TV news roundup, Quibi announces new cast members for horror series “Emma” and Nickelodeon renews “Blue’s Clues and You!”
Castings
Academy Award winner Mira Sorvino and Rory Culkin have been cast in supporting roles in Quibi’s latest horror series “Emma.” The two are joined by Hannah Murray (“Game of Thrones”) and Michael Gaston (“Man in the High Castle”) who will appear in recurring roles. “Emma” follows the dark journey of a young woman (AnnaSophia Robb) down on her luck and pregnant under mysterious circumstances who must deal with the increasingly disturbing effects of her pregnancy, and the potential conspiracy surrounding it. Directed by Mary Harron, the series is currently in production.
Dates
“The SpongeBob Musical: Live On Stage” will premiere Dec. 7, Nickelodeon announced. The Broadway play will reunite members of the original cast and the musical with veteran voice actor Tom Kenny, who will make...
Castings
Academy Award winner Mira Sorvino and Rory Culkin have been cast in supporting roles in Quibi’s latest horror series “Emma.” The two are joined by Hannah Murray (“Game of Thrones”) and Michael Gaston (“Man in the High Castle”) who will appear in recurring roles. “Emma” follows the dark journey of a young woman (AnnaSophia Robb) down on her luck and pregnant under mysterious circumstances who must deal with the increasingly disturbing effects of her pregnancy, and the potential conspiracy surrounding it. Directed by Mary Harron, the series is currently in production.
Dates
“The SpongeBob Musical: Live On Stage” will premiere Dec. 7, Nickelodeon announced. The Broadway play will reunite members of the original cast and the musical with veteran voice actor Tom Kenny, who will make...
- 11/20/2019
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
Tom Kenny again lives under the sea, though perhaps adjacent to a pineapple this time. The voice of the beloved cartoon character SpongeBob Squarepants has joined Nickelodeon’s upcoming “The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage!”
He’s not taking on his usual role, however — the titular one played on Broadway by Ethan Slater, who will reprise that role for the now-scheduled Dec. 7 Nick event, which starts at 7 p.m. Et/Pt.
Kenny is joining the stage company as Patchy the Pirate. He’ll perform an original Sara Bareilles song, “Poor Pirates.” The whole thing was filmed for television in front of a live theater audience.
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In “The SpongeBob Musical,” the stakes are higher than ever, as SpongeBob and all of Bikini Bottom face the potential of total annihilation of their undersea world,...
He’s not taking on his usual role, however — the titular one played on Broadway by Ethan Slater, who will reprise that role for the now-scheduled Dec. 7 Nick event, which starts at 7 p.m. Et/Pt.
Kenny is joining the stage company as Patchy the Pirate. He’ll perform an original Sara Bareilles song, “Poor Pirates.” The whole thing was filmed for television in front of a live theater audience.
Also Read: SpongeBob Squarepants Looks for Gary in 'Sponge on the Run' Trailer - And Finds Keanu Reeves (Video)
In “The SpongeBob Musical,” the stakes are higher than ever, as SpongeBob and all of Bikini Bottom face the potential of total annihilation of their undersea world,...
- 11/19/2019
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
The stage is finally set for the most highly anticipated sponge-related event of the holiday season. The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage! will air Saturday, Dec. 7 at 7/6c on Nickelodeon, TeenNick and Nicktoons, TVLine has learned. Additionally, Tom Kenny — who has voiced the iconic title character since 1999, and whose pre-recorded vocals were used throughout the musical’s Broadway and touring productions — will join the cast on stage.
“I’ve had a blast portraying live-action suburban buccaneer and President of the SpongeBob SquarePants Fan Club, ‘Patchy the Pirate,’ since the character’s first appearance in season two of SpongeBob SquarePants way...
“I’ve had a blast portraying live-action suburban buccaneer and President of the SpongeBob SquarePants Fan Club, ‘Patchy the Pirate,’ since the character’s first appearance in season two of SpongeBob SquarePants way...
- 11/19/2019
- TVLine.com
It's far from a typical Bikini Bottom day because cast members from Nickelodeon's The SpongeBob Musical Live On Stage are singing some of the most iconic lines from the beloved cartoon. Have the best day ever by checking out this video and seeing Broadway cast members Ethan Slater, Danny Skinner, Christina Sajous, and more put their own spin on some of the show's most memorable moments.
- 11/11/2019
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
The Broadway stars and director of 2017’s multiple-Tony-nominated SpongeBob SquarePants musical will re-team on Nickelodeon this December, Nickelodeon announced today. Filmed for TV in front of a live theater audience, The SpongeBob Musical: Live On Stage! will star, among other original cast members, Broadway’s Tony-nominated Ethan Slater and Gavin Lee.
Directed by Broadway’s Tina Landau (herself Tony nominated for the show), The SpongeBob Musical features Slater in the title role, with Lee as Squidward Q. Tentacles.
“I’m so thrilled to be able to revisit the show in a new light and with our original cast members,” Landau said in a statement. “The whole creative and I are excited to go back into the world of Bikini Bottom and discover its new life in TV broadcast form. But above all, I’m deeply grateful for the opportunity to share the joy and spirit of our show with a wider audience.
Directed by Broadway’s Tina Landau (herself Tony nominated for the show), The SpongeBob Musical features Slater in the title role, with Lee as Squidward Q. Tentacles.
“I’m so thrilled to be able to revisit the show in a new light and with our original cast members,” Landau said in a statement. “The whole creative and I are excited to go back into the world of Bikini Bottom and discover its new life in TV broadcast form. But above all, I’m deeply grateful for the opportunity to share the joy and spirit of our show with a wider audience.
- 10/17/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Nickelodeon is taking you to a pineapple under the sea — and Broadway — this December with a live TV special version of “The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage!” set to air this holiday season, the kids’ cable channel said Thursday.
Director Tina Landau and members of the Broadway show’s original award-winning company will reunite to film the musical in front of a live theater audience with a production that “will capture all-new depths of theatrical innovation where the power of optimism really can save the world.”
Here’s the description for the musical: “Stakes are higher than ever before as SpongeBob and all of Bikini Bottom face the total annihilation of their undersea world. Chaos erupts. Lives hang in the balance. And just when all hope seems lost, a most unexpected hero rises up and takes center stage.”
Also Read: 'All That' Reboot Gets 13 More Episodes From Nickelodeon
“The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage!
Director Tina Landau and members of the Broadway show’s original award-winning company will reunite to film the musical in front of a live theater audience with a production that “will capture all-new depths of theatrical innovation where the power of optimism really can save the world.”
Here’s the description for the musical: “Stakes are higher than ever before as SpongeBob and all of Bikini Bottom face the total annihilation of their undersea world. Chaos erupts. Lives hang in the balance. And just when all hope seems lost, a most unexpected hero rises up and takes center stage.”
Also Read: 'All That' Reboot Gets 13 More Episodes From Nickelodeon
“The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage!
- 10/17/2019
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Tonight, Lexi Lawson, currently playing 'Eliza Schuyler' in Broadway's Hamilton, will join starry alumni of the Broadway, National Tour, and Off-Broadway companies of the Pulitzer Prize winning musical Rent. The special Valentine's Day tribute to the hit musical will take place on February 12 at The Cutting Room. The show will include songs from the musical, as well as special, unheard stories from former cast members, includingRichard H. Blake A Bronx Tale, Legally Blonde, Antoine L. Smith Miss Saigon, Corey Mach Godspell, Hands on a Hardbody, and Christina Sajous American Idiot, Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark.
- 2/12/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Casting has been announced for the new musicals in development at Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's National Music Theater Conference later this month. Among the actors premiering new work are Adam Chanler-Berat, Erin Davie, Colin Hanlon, Kevin Mambo, Matt Von Roderick, Christina Sajous, and Remy Zaken.
- 6/16/2016
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Celebrity guests recently mentored children at rehearsals for the 10th annual Garden of Dreams talent show, taking place at Radio City Music Hall on April 11. Among the mentors were Hoda Kotb NBC's Today Show, Darryl Dmc McDaniels hip hop pioneer and talent show creative director, Nastia Liukin gymnast and Olympic gold medalist, Damaris Lewis model and dancer, Christina Sajous Broadway's American Idiot, Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark, and The Rockettes. BroadwayWorld has photos below...
- 3/23/2016
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
OkayBetterBest, a new musical written by Rhonda Kess and Michael Weems and directed by Hunter Foster, will be presented the Ars Nova Loft 511 West 54th Street as a special industry reading on Thursday, December 3 at 300 Pm and Friday, December 4 at 300 Pm. The cast includes Jason Gotay Bring It On The Musical, Spider-Man Turn off the Dark, George Salazar Godspell, Here Lies Love, Julia Mattison Godspell, Elena Ricardo Mamma Mia, Christina Sajous Holler If Ya Hear Me, American Idiot, Justin Matthew Sargent Bonnie amp Clyde, Rock of Ages and Remy Zaken Spring Awakening. Industry members interested in attending should email OkayBetterBestgmail.com and indicate their affiliation.
- 11/20/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Feinstein's54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, presents Ghost Light Songs And Creepy Stories From Broadway And Beyond To Get You In The Halloween Spirit, starring Daisy Eagan Tony Award winner, The Secret Garden, Christina Sajous SpiderMan Turn Off The Dark, Baby It's You, Doreen Montalvo On Your Feet, In The Heights, Brian Losoya Lindsay Mendez amp Ryan Scott Oliver's 'Actor Therapy', and more.
- 10/30/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Feinstein's54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, presents Ghost Light Songs And Creepy Stories From Broadway And Beyond To Get You In The Halloween Spirit, starring Daisy Eagan Tony Award winner, The Secret Garden, Christina Sajous SpiderMan Turn Off The Dark, Baby It's You, Doreen Montalvo On Your Feet, In The Heights, Brian Losoya Lindsay Mendez amp Ryan Scott Oliver's 'Actor Therapy', and more.
- 10/5/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
As BroadwayWorld previously announced, Jason Rabinowitz, Christina Sajous, Jennifer Sanchez and Frederick Weller have signed on to join Renee Elise Goldsberry in I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking It on the Road, the final Encores Off-Center presentation of the 2013 season, playing for five performances, July 24 - 27. The cast recently came together for a special press sneak peek and you can check out cast the cast had to say and catch a performance preview below...
- 7/18/2013
- by BroadwayWorld TV
- BroadwayWorld.com
As BroadwayWorld previously announced, Jason Rabinowitz, Christina Sajous, Jennifer Sanchez and Frederick Weller have signed on to join Renee Elise Goldsberry in I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking It on the Road, the final Encores Off-Center presentation of the 2013 season, playing for five performances, July 24 - 27. The cast recently came together for the first round of rehearsals - check out a sneak peek below...
- 7/17/2013
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Jason Rabinowitz, Christina Sajous, Jennifer Sanchez and Frederick Weller will join the previously announced Renee Elise Goldsberry in I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking It on the Road, the final Encores Off-Center presentation of the 2013 season, playing for five performances, July 24 - 27. The show will be directed and choreographed byKathleen Marshall, with music direction by Chris Fenwick. Jeanine Tesori is the Encores Off-Center artistic director. In keeping with City Center's founding mission to make the arts accessible to all and to attract younger audiences, the majority of tickets are 25.
- 7/8/2013
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
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