The Malaysian Insider :: Showbiz
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| Posted: 12 Aug 2013 05:50 PM PDT Glee is moving from the small screen to the stage. Again. Following in the footsteps of the Glee Live! concert tour, a live stage musical of the television hit, which has been renewed for two seasons, is in the works. 21st Century Fox Television chairman and CEO Gary Newman revealed the plans for the stage musical last week. "We launched a live stage business with a sold-out arena concert tour in 2011, and now a live stage musical is in the works," Newman said during a presentation. Glee will premiere its fifth season on Sept 26, a week later than its original premiere date, which was pushed back because of series star Cory Monteith's death. - Reuters, August 13, 2013. |
| Carole King musical finds its star Posted: 12 Aug 2013 04:37 PM PDT Jessie Mueller will star as Carole King in the new musical based on the "Tapestry" legend's transformation from a Brooklyn teen into a rock 'n' roll star, the show's producers said Monday. Entitled "Beautiful—The Carole King Musical," the show is moving up its debut from 2014 to this winter. It will now begin previews on Broadway at the Stephen Sondheim Theater on November 21, 2013, with an official opening night following on January 12, 2014. Mueller was nominated for a Tony award for her performance opposite Harry Connick, Jr. in 2011's "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever." She has also appeared in "Nice Work If You Can Get It" opposite Matthew Broderick and in Roundabout Theater Company's revival of "The Mystery of Edwin Drood." "Beautiful" will focus on King's highs and lows, which include both the chart-topping success of "Tapestry" and the break-up of her partnership with and marriage to Gerry Goffin. It's a meaty, potentially star-making role for an up-and-comer like Mueller. It's also a testament to the continuing popularity of juke box musicals like "Jersey Boys," which looked at the rise of the Four Seasons, and "Motown," which presented a sanitized version of Berry Gordy's life story. "Beautiful" features a book by playwright and Oscar-nominated filmmaker Douglas McGrath ("Bullets Over Broadway") along with songs like "You've Got a Friend" and "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" that were written by King along with collaborators like Goffin, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil. "Beautiful" will focus on King's highs and lows which include both the chart-topping success of "Tapestry" and the break-up of her partnership with and marriage to Goffin. It's a meaty, potentially star-making role for an up-and-comer like Mueller. Marc Bruni ("Old Jews Telling Jokes") will direct the show. - Reuters, August 13, 2013. |
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