Jim Parsons Debuts On Broadway

 

 Big Bang Theory´s Jim Parsons is about to get a taste of the theatre world when he makes his debut this coming April on Broadway´s play, The Normal Heart, for a 12-week engagement.

 Parsons will play Tommy Boatwright, a Southerner in a group of HIV/AIDS activists in the early 1980s. He will not be the only well known TV star on the show, as Lee Pace (better known for his role on Pushing Daisies) will play closeted fellow activist Bruce Niles.

 We are certain that the Emmy and Golden Globe winner will not dissapoint with his performance!

 Thoughts?

Rent returns to Broadway in 2011

  One of the best contemporary Broadway musicals is returning with a brand new cast in June 2011 to its original setting, New York. "Rent" was a groundbreaking stage production that premiered in 1994 at off-Broadway's New York Theater Workshop. The sudden death of its creator, Jonathan Larson, brought media attention to it which, later on, helped for its transition to Broadway with great success winning 4 Tony Awards and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Now, original producer Allan S. Gordon has decided to bring it back to New York after viewing last summer's version of the show at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.

  The show closed in 2008 after 14 successful years and an adaptation to the big screen which included many stars of the original cast. "The truth is, it really is timeless," Gordon says. "It still works." According to Gordon, the off-Broadway version will cost around $1.5 million as opposed to the $300 million that the original Broadway production used to cost. Rent grossed nearly $300 million and created stars such as Idina Menzel, Adam Pascal or Taye Diggs.

  I believe this is great news for Broadway fans. I was fortunate enough to catch the show back in 2005 and I still recall it as one of the best theaters experiences of my entire life. "Rent" has a timeless story that could easily speak to many new generations to come, and some excellent music too!

  What do you say? Are you ready to sing "Seasons of Love" one more time?

"In the Heights" closes on Broadway

  According to Playbill, the Tony-winning  musical "In the Heights" will play its final performance at the Richard Rodgers Theatre Jan. 9, 2011, at 7 PM. When it closes, the production will have played 29 previews and 1,185 regular performances.

  The farewell will include the return of original star and co-creator Lin-Manuel Miranda who will reprise his Tony-nominated role of Usnavi for the final two weeks of the Broadway run, Dec. 25-Jan. 9, 2011. "In the Heights" has had a three-year run on Broadway, and has won four 2008 Tony Awards, including Best Musical. A feature film is said to be in the works to adapt this spectacular musical to the big screen sometime in the future.

  This is truly sad news. Fortunately, I got the chance to see "In the Heights" last summer and it was definitely something else. The amazing actors, the dancing, the songs and the message of the story  are definitely worth watching. For those of you who have the chance to watch this spectacular production, I recommend you to get tickets before it closes next January, you won't regret it!

Click below to check out the 2008 Tony Awards performance of "In the Heights"!