Showing posts with label Sierra Boggess. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sierra Boggess. Show all posts

Saturday, 30 July 2016

Jenn Gambatese taking over from Sierra Boggess in School Of Rock

Jenn Gambatese is taking over from Sierra Boggess as Principal Rosalie Mullins in the Broadway production of School Of Rock.

Gambatese joins Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical at the Winter Garden Theatre on 9th August. Boggess plays her final performance on 8th August ahead of reprising her performance as Christine Daae in the French production of The Phantom of the Opera.

Gambatese originated the roles of Jane in Tarzan and Natalie in All Shook Up (both on Broadway) and played Glinda in the U.S. tour of Wicked. Her additional Broadway credits include Hairspray, Is He Dead?, A Year with Frog and Toad and Footloose.

Monday, 20 June 2016

GOSSIP: Sierra Boggess to star in French production of The Phantom of the Opera

Andrew Lloyd Webber has revealed that Sierra Boggess is returning to The Phantom of the Opera. 

The composer told BBC Radio 2 that Boggess will be leaving School of Rock on Broadway to reprise her portrayal as Christine in the upcoming French production of Phantom in Paris.

Phantom Paris will open at the Mogador Theatre in October 2016, celebrating the musical's 30th anniversary. It will be the the first time the show has been performed in France and in French.

Friday, 22 April 2016

Broadway Review: Andrew Lloyd Webber's School of Rock starring Alex Brightman & Sierra Boggess



School Of Rock
Winter Garden Theatre
Reviewed on Tuesday 29th March 2016
★★★★

Andrew Lloyd Webber has a hit on his hands! The 2003 film School Of Rock starring Jack Black was always destined to be turned into a musical, but nobody thought Lloyd Webber would be "the man" to make it happen.

Monday, 7 December 2015

PICS: School Of Rock opens on Broadway!

Last night Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical adaptation of School of Rock officially premiered on Broadway! Check out pics of Lloyd Webber with VIP guests plus production images below (click picture to enlarge). 

Guests included: Joan Collins, Mick Fleetwood and Stevie Nicks, Helen Mirren, Sting and Trudie Styler and Tommy Tune, stars of Downton Abbey Hugh Bonneville, Jim Carter and Elizabeth McGovern, as well as Michael Cerveris, Laverne Cox, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Neil Patrick Harris, Perez Hilton, Constantine Maroulis, Josh Radnor, Liev Schreiber, George Takei and Barbara Walters and the complete “kids” cast from the original School of Rock film.

Directed by Laurence ConnorSchool of Rock began previews at the Winter Garden Theatre last month. The cast is led by Alex Brightman (Wicked/Big Fish) and Sierra Boggess (Love Never Dies/It Shoulda Been You) as Dewey Finn and headmistress Rosalie.

Monday, 21 September 2015

Full casting announced for Andrew Lloyd Webber's School Of Rock musical

Full casting has been announced for Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical adaptation of School Of Rock. 

Directed by Laurence Connor, the show opens on Broadway on 6th December 2015 (previews from 9th November) at the Main Stem's Winter Garden Theatre. 

As previously announced, Alex Brightman (Wicked/Big Fish) and Sierra Boggess (Love Never Dies/It Shoulda Been You) will lead the cast as Dewey Finn and headmistress Rosalie.

Joining the cast are Spencer Moses (Doctor Zhivago) as Ned and Mamie Parris (On the Twentieth Century) as Patty. The child stars include: Evie Dolan as Katie, Carly Gendell as Marcy, Ethan Khusidman as Mason, Bobbie MacKenzie as Tomika, Dante Melucci as Freddy, Brandon Niederauer as Zack, Luca Padovan as Billy, Jared Parker as Lawrence and Isabella Russo as Summer.

Sunday, 14 June 2015

Sierra Boggess & Alex Brightman to star in Andrew Lloyd Webber's School of Rock musical

First casting has been announced for the world premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber's stage adaptation of School of Rock.

The musical opens on Broadway on 6th December 2015 (previews from 9th November) at the Main Stem's Winter Garden Theatre. Laurence Connor directs.

Alex Brightman, who starred in the musical's recent workshop, will lead the cast as Dewey Finn (played by Jack Black in the 2003 movie). His Broadway credits include Big Fish, Matilda, Wicked and Glory Days.

Discussing Brightman's casting, Lloyd Webber said: "I’ve come to consider the casting of an actor named ‘Brightman’ in a starring role something of a good luck charm for a long, healthy run on Broadway. Alex, lucky for us, also happens to be a remarkable Dewey Finn. The wonderful thing about seeing him play this role is that you get the sense that he’s having every bit as much fun performing as we are watching, and the result is positively infectious."

Friday, 17 April 2015

250 Interviews: 25 most popular interviews in West End Frame history

Yesterday we published West End Frame's 250th interview with Beautiful's Katie Brayben, so to celebrate below is a list of the twenty-five most popular interviews in West End Frame history! 

After winning West End Frame's Understudy Of The Year Award for The Book of Mormon
Published December 2013

Whilst playing Fantine in Les Misérables
Published November 2012

Wednesday, 29 October 2014

Sierra Boggess to star in It Shoulda Been You on Broadway

It has been announced that former West End Frame intervieweeSierra Boggess will star in It Shoulda Been You on Broadway. The musical will begin performances at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre on 17th March 2015 ahead of an official opening on 14th April 2015.

Boggess joins Tyne Daly, Harriet Harris, Lisa Howard, Edward Hibbert and Steve Rosen in the cast. Her Broadway credits include The Little Mermaid, The Phantom of the Opera and Master Class. In the West End  Boggess has starred in Love Never Dies and Les Miserables as well as leading the cast of The Phantom of the Opera's 25th Anniversary concert at the Royal Albert Hall.

Saturday, 19 April 2014

GOSSIP: Sierra Boggess, Matthew Morrison, Christina Aguilera & Hugh Jackman to star in 'Broadway 4D' movie

According to BroadwayWorld, Sierra Boggess, Matthew Morrison, Christina Aguilera and Hugh Jackman will star in a new film called Broadway 4D. The movie is described as a "revolutionary film experience centered on the history of Broadway musicals."

 Sierra Boggess, Matthew Morrison, Christina Aguilera & Hugh Jackman

International pop superstar Christina Aguilera (who is a judge on The Voice USA) has reportedly signed up to play Eva from Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's classic musical Evita. She will perform 'Don't Cry For Me Argentina'.

Thursday, 20 March 2014

Sierra Boggess returning to The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway

The Phantom of the Opera has announced its new Broadway cast who join the show on Monday 12th May 2014. Tony Award nominee Norm Lewis, who most recently triumphed in the legendary role of Porgy in The Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, will return to Broadway in another legendary role as The Phantom.

Broadway and West End star Sierra Boggess, who received tremendous acclaim starring as Christine Daaé in both the musical’s London 25th Anniversary production at Royal Albert Hall and the Broadway 25th Anniversary cast last year, will return to the role in the New York production. 

Friday, 2 November 2012

Interview: Sierra Boggess, currently playing Fantine in Les Misérables

Broadway and West End Star Sierra Boggess is currently playing Fantine in Les Misérables at the Queen's Theatre. Next year Sierra will return to Broadway to join the cast of The Phantom Of The Opera for a limited engagement as Christine Daaé. Her appearance will coincide with the long-running musical's 25th anniversary. 

Sierra recently returned to the London stage for the 25th Anniversary Gala of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera, playing Christine Daaé. She has also played the role in the Las Vegas Production. Sierra created the role of Christine Daaé in Love Never Dies for which she received an Olivier Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical. Her other theatre credits include Master Class (Broadway revival), Disney's The Little Mermaid (Broadway) and Love, Loss and What I Wore (Off-Broadway).

Sierra chats to West End Frame about Les Misérables, returning to Broadway next year and what shows she would like to be part of in the future...

Sunday, 8 July 2012

More cast changes at Les Miserables

Sierra Boggess will play ‘Fantine’ and Samantha Dorsey will play ‘Cosette’, joining the previously announced Geronimo Rauch as ‘Jean Valjean’, Tam Mutu as ‘Javert ‘ and Danielle Hope as ‘Eponine’. Craig Mather will continue to star as ‘Marius’, Cameron Blakely as ‘Monsieur Thenardier’ and Liam Tamne as ‘Enjolras’. Linzi Hateley will also join the company as ‘Madame Thénardier’ on Monday 10 September. Until Saturday 8 September, the role of ‘Madame Thénardier’ will continue to be played by Katy Secombe.

Linzi Hateley is no stranger to “Les Misérables”, having played ‘Eponine’ at the Palace Theatre in 1988. Linzi will also be appearing in the forthcoming film of “Les Misérables” starring Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe.

As well as celebrating its 25th Birthday in October 2010, the legendary musical made theatrical history with an international first - three different productions playing in London simultaneously. The Original Production at the Queen’s Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue, the acclaimed New 25th Anniversary Production at the Barbican (where the show originally premiered in 1985) and the celebratory concert at The O2.

Les Miserables originally opened in London at the Barbican Theatre on 8 October 1985, transferred to the Palace Theatre on 4 December 1985 and moved to its current home at the Queen’s Theatre on 3 April 2004. When “LES MISÉRABLES” celebrated its 21stLondon birthday on 8 October 2006, it became the World’s Longest Running Musical, surpassing the record previously held by “Cats” inLondon’sWest End. In January 2010, theWest End production broke another record by celebrating its historic 10,000th performance.

Visit http://www.lesmis.com/ for information and to book tickets!