Broadway

A Killer Role: Million Dollar Quartet's Touring Jerry Lee

Erin Keane — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 20:55:22 +0000

Ben Goddard, who plays Jerry Lee Lewis (and plays piano like him, too) talked with WFPL's Erin Keane yesterday about the touring life, acting vs. impressions, playing an American icon and growing up in England with rock and roll. The show plays at the Kentucky Center through Sunday, Feb. 17.

REVIEW | "Flashdance-The Musical" Dances for Its Life

Erin Keane — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:24:53 +0000

Broadway has seen no shortage of iconic, music-fueled films adapted for the stage in recent years, to varying degrees of success. “Sister Act” and “Footloose” met with mixed critical responses, but “Hairspray” knocked the ball out of the park, winning eight Tony Awards. “Flashdance” is the latest Eighties film to get the Broadway musical treatment, and the musical is previewing with a national tour before it makes its way to New York later this year.

National Tour Takes 'Flashdance' to Broadway via Louisville

Erin Keane — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 18:00:46 +0000

The 1983 movie "Flashdance" wasn’t loved by film critics in its day—too much like music videos, they said. But the film grossed more than $100 million, and the soundtrack spawned a series of top ten hits and an Academy Award for Irene Cara’s “Flashdance—What a Feeling.”

Seth Rudetsky Brings His 'Big Fat Broadway Show' to Town

Erin Keane — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 12:00:00 +0000

As a pianist, Seth Rudetsky has played for more than a dozen Broadway shows, including "Ragtime," "Les Miserables" and "Phantom of the Opera." Listeners to Sirius/XM's On Broadway channel know afternoon host Rudetsky, also the hose of "Seth Speaks" on Sirius/XM Stars, is obsessed with Broadway.

Jersey Boys: Four Great Film Moments with the Four Seasons

Erin Keane — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:00:00 +0000

Broadway in Louisville brings the hugely popular musical "Jersey Boys" back to the Kentucky Center today for a two-week run. "Jersey Boys" tells the entertaining true story of how four blue-collar kids became Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. Their iconic hit singles—written by Bob Gaudio and produced by Bob Crewe—emit an instant retro signal. But they're also pretty timeless, so they work really well in film soundtracks.

Perennially Popular 'Wicked' Opens

Erin Keane — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 20:15:21 +0000

The touring production of the Broadway hit “Wicked” previews today and opens Thursday evening at the Kentucky Center. The Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical depicts "The Wizard of Oz" characters Elphaba (the Wicked Witch of the West) and Glinda the Good as schoolgirls in an oppressive political regime.

Performances of “Wicked” often sell out, but a limited number of steeply discounted orchestra-level tickets will be placed on sale the day of each performance.

'The Book of Mormon' Coming to Louisville

Erin Keane — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 10:00:00 +0000

The national tour of the hit musical "The Book of Mormon" will be part of next season’s Broadway in Louisville series. Broadway in Louisville won’t announce their 2013-2014 season until March, but a limited engagement of “The Book of Mormon” will be on the slate.