Oh, No! Asslee Heading To Broadway?!?: PHOTO
No! No! No! There is no reason to let this bitch ruin legitimate theater any more than she has destroyed music and television. It's just not right! It's being reported that Ashlee Simpson will be reprising the role of Roxy on Broadway's version of Chicago . No word yet when she will be making said Broadway debut, but it should last a maximum of 3 months. We actually saw her in Chicago in London and she was pretty good! Surprisingly. [ Image via WENN .]

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Ashlee Simpson heading to Broadway?
Ashlee Simpson, freshly booted off Melrose Place, is reportedly heading to Broadway. According to OK! Magazine, Ashlee, who completed a run as Roxie Hart in London in 2006, may be reprising the role in the musical Chicago on Broadway. Broadway spokesperson Jeremy Shaffer said he could not confirm Ash's return to the stage, but did confirm that Dancing with the Stars' celeb Cheryl Burke will not be starring as Roxie. As for whether or not she'd be willing to revisit the part of Roxie, Ashlee said last yea

Steichen pops in with the Utah Symphony
Eagle Scout that he is, Jerry Steichen is prepared for just about any musical situation. Steichen, the Utah Symphony's new principal pops conductor, is equally comfortable conducting symphonic masterworks, opera and musical theater. Not only is he an accomplished accompanist -- having studied collaborative piano with one of the discipline's pioneers -- he's played one on Broadway. He's even worked in arts administration. Growing up in the 1970s in Tonkawa, Okla., Steichen never considered music...

Art D'Lugoff, Off-Broadway Music and Theatre Impresario, Dies at 85
Art D'Lugoff, who, as the owner of the famed downtown Manhattan club The Village Gate, presented a wide variety of performance attractions over several decades, died Nov. 4. He was 85, and lived in Riverdale, The Bronx.

Few treats on Broadway
Halloween scared ticketbuyers away from Broadway, which saw a sales dip in week 23 (Oct. 26-Nov. 1) that was exacerbated by Gotham's rooting interest in the World Series. The B.O. dip was far from unexpected. The holiday's trick-or-treating activities and spooky parties often end up distracting theatergoers from Main Stem productions, and an essentially local World Series between the Yankees and the Phillies was virtually guaranteed to overshadow Broadway, too. Total Rialto cume sank almost...

F-U-N-N-Y Easy Street to stage ‘Putnam County Spelling Bee’
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Broadway play may feature Vince Lombardi
The life of legendary Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi is the subject of a new play that could be brought to Broadway late next year.

Person Falls Down Elevator Shaft at Williamsburg Party: PHOTO
At around 1:15 this morning a report came in over the newswire that a male had fallen down an elevator shaft at Broadway and Berry Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. A reader sent in photos shortly after, and the building the incident took place in is actually at 338 Berry , between South 4th and South 5th streets — a former noodle factory converted into various multi-use spaces, including residential lofts. Though it is still unconfirmed if the victim was at a party in the building, there...

Today in Theatre History: NOVEMBER 8
1913 Birthday of June Hovik, better known as June Havoc, even better known as namesake of Baby June, the character based on her in the musical Gypsy. The show pretty accurately sums up her childhood with a hard-driving mom in the dying years of vaudeville, and a sister who later becomes Gypsy Rose Lee. Havoc had a busy Broadway career of her own, appearing in Pal Joey, Mexican Hayride, Affairs of State and her own play, Marathon '33. She also later takes over the role of Miss Hannigan on...

What our writers love this week
Streets Broadway Hang in there, Harvard Exit. Ditto, Deluxe and Dick's Drive-In. With the imminent closure of Bailey/Coy Books, another charm drops off the bracelet of Broadway — consigned to the jewelry box of memory, alongside Andy's Café, Ernie Steele's and the Broadway movie theater. One can only hope that with the advent of light rail, this once vibrant boulevard will regain its luster. Until then: Grüv (music and DVDs, 422 Broadway E.), Broadway News (#605) and Pilot Books...

Darkly Comic Red Sea Fish Opens in NYC
Matt Wilkinson's Red Sea Fish, the story of a retired thief whose passions are newly aroused, opens at 59E59 Theaters Nov. 8 as part of the 2009 Brits Off-Broadway Festival.

Former 'Idol' contestant joins 'Thriller'
MEMPHIS, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Former "American Idol" contestant Gedeon McKinney said he is "living The Dream" touring Europe with a production of "Thriller Live." The Memphis native said being chosen to join the touring production of Britain's version of the Broadway musical as an understudy was a major career opportunity, The (Memphis) Commercial Appeal reported Saturday. "Now I'm living my dream," McKinney, 21, said. "I had three call-backs. I sang 'Out of My Life,' ' Billie Jean ' and 'Rock With...

Daniel Craig Caps It Off Newsboy Style: PHOTO
Daniel Craig sports a mustache as he walks around Columbus Circle with longtime girlfriend Satsuki Mitchell in New York City on Friday (November 6). The 41-year-old British actor was also reportedly with his parents. According to Wiki, his parents are Olivia (née Williams), an art teacher, and Timothy John Wroughton Craig , who was the landlord of two pubs and served as a midshipman in the Merchant Navy. For the next month, Daniel will continue to perform in the sold-out Broadway play, Steady...

Ashlee Simpson returning the Broadway?: PHOTO
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DWTS pro Kym Johnson is Broadway bound
It's a long way from Sydney, Australia to Broadway, but Dancing with the Stars professional dancer Kym Johnson is making the trek and she couldn't be happier. This season's favorite to win, alongside partner Donny Osmond, has signed on to appear in Burn The Floor , currently running on Broadway, after the show's finale. While Kym's making her Broadway debut, she's quite familiar with the high-energy show. "I was in the original cast of Burn the Floor ," Kym tells In Touch . "We work-shopped it...

Ashlee Simpson returning to Broadway: PHOTO
Ashlee Simpson returning to Broadway After a successful run as Roxie Hart on the London stage, Ashlee Simpson may be returning to NYC to star in the Broadway musical Chicago. Broadway spokesperson Jeremy Shaffer said he could not confirm Ash’s return to the stage, but did confirm that Dancing with the Stars’ celeb Cheryl Burke will not be starring as Roxie. This is a role near-and-dear to Ashlee, who surprised many London theatergoers when she took over the role of Roxie for a...

When Yankees revelers run out of confetti: PHOTO
N ew York City office workers who got carried away during the Yankees victory parade Friday apparently began tossing files and documents out the window when they couldn't get their hands on confetti. Auditor Damian Salo attended the Manhattan parade honouring the baseball World Series championships. He tells The New York Post he found all sorts of personal financial documents in the mountains of shredded paper tossed from skyscrapers as the players rode up Broadway. They included pay stubs,...

Lansbury will receive 1st Sondheim Award
Lansbury will receive 1st Sondheim Award ARLINGTON, Va.

Reeve Carney Talks Spider-Man Role: VIDEO
It was announced yesterday that rocker Reeve Carney will be starring as Peter Parker/Spider-man in Julie Taymor ’s Broadway production of Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark . Watch him talk about it below! The music was written by U2’s Bono and The Edge and the rest of the Carney band ( Aiden , Jon and Zane ) will even be playing in the orchestra pit! Carney ’s last show in L.A. will be at The El Rey Theatre @ 8PM on November 28 (Thanksgiving Weekend). Get your $15 tickets at...

Hit me baby, one more mime: Britney under fire
Forgive and forget the Lip-synching and you will love it. Story Tools Print this story --> Print this story RSS Feed Subscribe to news by email Related Coverage Today's Coverage Million-dollar mum hailed as new J.K. Rowling Britney brings the hip-hop circus to Burswood The Beach Boys to play Kings Park Matthew Johns announces TV comeback Next Broadway Billy Elliot is an Aussie Beyonce's show blasted as 'insolent sex party' Birds of Tokyo at Burswood Dancing inmates tackle Queen in Philippines...

Hornby can't understand High Fidelity stage flop
British author Nick Hornby is still struggling to come to terms with the fact his book HIGH FIDELITY wasn't a Broadway smash - because he thought it was a great musical.

Casting director's acting takes off
Like a lot of thesps now appearing on Broadway, Jane Alderman has a long string of film, TV and stage credits. Which wouldn't be notable -- except that most of those credits are for casting. Alderman, who has a featured role in "Superior Donuts" as a dotty senior citizen named Lady, began her career as an actor, but has spent most of her life as a prominent casting director in Chicago, where she did Windy City casting for all the seasons of "ER." She also lists films "The Flags of Our Fathers,"...

Yankee Fans Tossed Files at Parade: PHOTO
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Marketing miscues hurt 'Brighton Beach'
How exactly did "Brighton Beach Memoirs" get beached? Among the deluge of theories Flooding the Rialto since word of the abrupt closing leaked out, surprisingly little attention has been paid to the show's marketing. "The Neil Simon Plays" was a two-pronged production. "Brighton" opened Oct. 25; its companion piece, "Broadway Bound," which picks up the same characters a decade down the track, was scheduled to bow Dec. 10, with both plays running in rep thereafter on the same set with the same...