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Broadway ‘Crazy’ star now directing musical for MTW

Maroussia — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 08:03:04 +0000

Director James Brennan admits he feels a bit torn about directing the Gershwin-flavored musical “Crazy for You” rather than starring in it for Music Theatre of Wichita. After all, he sang and danced and charmed his way through the role of happy-go-lucky, tap-dancing playboy Bobby when the show was on Broadway in the early 1990s.

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Flashy ‘Chicago’ a perfect send-off for theater troupe

admin — Thu, 20 May 2010 06:09:27 +0000

Get FREE Daily Headlines by email! Sarah Livingston was 7 when her mother took her to New York City to see the musical Chicago on Broadway. Charlotte d’Amboise, a friend of her mother, was playing the role of Roxie Hart, the showgirl accused of murdering her lover and sent to the Cook County Jail.

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Kristin Chenoweths dark turn

admin — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 01:32:55 +0000

She is best known for her zany portrayals in Wicked and Youre a Good Man, Charlie Brown. But in Promises, Promises, she plays a depressed woman who has an affair and attempts suicide. When producers first approached Kristin Chenoweth about playing the female lead in the musical “Promises, Promises,” she was hesitant and more than a little worried about taking on the role.

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