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STAGE TUBE: On Broadway with Kids - Episode 9!
by Stage Tube - May 30, 2012

Watch the latest episode #9 of CafeMom Studios "On Broadway: With Kids - Featuring the Parents of MAMMA MIA!" - the exclusive online series that opens a rare and personal window into the lives of the cast and crew of Broadway's hit musical who also happen to be parents. 'Daddy By Day, Mamma Mia! by Night,' follows David Beach, one of the stars of Broadway's Mamma Mia! He and his partner Russell share the responsibility of raising their 3-year-old daughter Sadie. Take a peak into David's life backstage at the theater, and a look at how he and Russell have created a great environment for Sadie.

STAGE TUBE: On This Day 5/20- Judy Kuhn
by Nicole Rosky - May 20, 2012

Happy Birthday, Judy Kuhn! Kuhn made her Broadway debut was in The Mystery of Edwin Drood. She then played Cosette in the 1987 multiple award winning Broadway production of Les Misérables brought her the first Tony Award nomination. The following year, Kuhn took on a transfer from London's West End, playing one of the main roles (Florence Vassy) in the Trevor Nunn-directed Chess, with music by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus (formerly of ABBA) and lyrics by Tim Rice. Later in 1993, Kuhn played the role of Betty Schaefer in the U.S premier production of Sunset Boulevard at the Shubert Theatre in Los Angeles. Kuhn sang the title role in the 1995 Disney animated film, Pocahontas, the film included her rendition of the song Colors of the Wind, which won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for its composers Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz. On October 23, 2007, Kuhn returned to the Broadway Production of Les Misérables after 20 years, but this time assuming the role of Fantine.

STAGE TUBE: On Broadway with Kids - Episode 7 with Jennifer Perry!
by Stage Tube - May 16, 2012

Watch the latest episode #7 of CafeMom Studios "On Broadway: With Kids - Featuring the Parents of MAMMA MIA!" - the exclusive online series that opens a rare and personal window into the lives of the cast and crew of Broadway's hit musical who also happen to be parents. Episode 7 - 'Backstage at MAMM MIA! with Jennifer Perry': Jennifer Perry is one of the Stars of MAMMA MIA! on Broadway. In this episode, we follow her through her intense daily routine as she prepares to step on the Broadway stage.

STAGE TUBE: On Broadway with Kids - Episode 6!
by Stage Tube - May 10, 2012

Watch the special Mother's Day edition and latest episode #6 of CafeMom Studios "On Broadway: With Kids - Featuring the Parents of MAMMA MIA!" - the exclusive online series that opens a rare and personal window into the lives of the cast and crew of Broadway's hit musical who also happen to be parents.

STAGE TUBE: Broadway with Kids - Episode 5!
by Stage Tube - May 3, 2012

Watch the latest episode #5 of CafeMom Studios 'On Broadway: With Kids - Featuring the Parents of MAMMA MIA!' - the online series that opens a rare and personal window into the lives of the cast and crew of Broadway's hit musical who also happen to be parents. Episode 5 is called 'One Mother of a Long Day.'

STAGE TUBE: On This Day 4/28- CHESS
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 28, 2012

Today in 1988, Chess opened at the Imperial Theatre, where it ran for 68 performances. Chess is a musical with music by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, formerly of ABBA, and with lyrics by Tim Rice. The story involves a romantic triangle between two top players, an American and a Russian, in a world chess championship, and a woman who manages one and falls in love with the other; all in the context of a Cold War struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union, during which both countries wanted to win international chess tournaments for propaganda purposes.

STAGE TUBE: On Broadway with Kids - Episode 4!
by Stage Tube - Apr 25, 2012

Watch the latest episode #4 of CafeMom Studios 'On Broadway: With Kids - Featuring the Parents of MAMMA MIA!' - the exclusive online series that opens a rare and personal window into the lives of the cast and crew of Broadway's hit musical who also happen to be parents. Episode 4 - 'A Supporting Cast' - When you work on Broadway, your co-workers become a second family. In this episode, David, Jennifer and Monica bring their kids together for a play-date and Irene shares how her Broadway Family helped her get through breast cancer. Watch the episode below!

STAGE TUBE: On Broadway With Kids - Episode 3!
by Stage Tube - Apr 18, 2012

Watch the latest episode #3 of CafeMom Studios 'On Broadway: With Kids - Featuring the Parents of MAMMA MIA!' - the exclusive online series that opens a rare and personal window into the lives of the cast and crew of Broadway's hit musical who also happen to be parents. BroadwayWorld has the video for you below!

STAGE TUBE: On Broadway with Kids- Episode 2!
by Harmony Wheeler - Apr 12, 2012

Watch the latest episode #2 of CafeMom Studios 'On Broadway: With Kids - Featuring the Parents of MAMMA MIA!' - the exclusive online series that opens a rare and personal window into the lives of the cast and crew of Broadway's hit musical who also happen to be parents. BroadwayWorld has the video for you below!

STAGE TUBE: On Broadway with Kids- Episode 1!
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 5, 2012

Today CafeMom Studios debuts the first episode of 'On Broadway: With Kids - Featuring the Parents of MAMMA MIA!,' an exclusive online series that opens a rare and personal window into the lives of the cast and crew of Broadway's hit musical MAMMA MIA! who also happen to be parents.

STAGE TUBE: MAMMA MIA! Celebrates a Decade of Donnas!
by Nicole Rosky - Oct 18, 2011

On its landmark 10th anniversary, Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus' global smash hit musical MAMMA MIA! salutes the leading ladies who have starred as 'Donna Sheridan' on Broadway at the Winter Garden Theatre over the last 10 years.

STAGE TUBE: MAMMA MIA! Celebrates 10th Anniversary!
by Nicole Rosky - Oct 13, 2011

MAMMA MIA! opened at Broadway's Winter Garden Theatre on October 18, 2001, and has become one of the most successful musicals of all time anywhere in the world, celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. In September of this year, MAMMA MIA! becomes the 10th longest running show in Broadway history and MAMMA MIA! The Movie is the most successful live musical film of all time.

STAGE TUBE: Susan Boyle's 'You Have to Be There' Music Video!
by Kelsey Denette - Oct 5, 2011

Susan Boyle, the unpretentious Scot who surprised the world on Britain's Got Talent, has released her latest single from her upcoming third album Someone to Watch Over Me. The album will be released on SYCO/Columbia Records on Tuesday, November 1. Watch the just released music video to 'You Have to Be There' below!

STAGE TUBE: Susan Boyle's Latest Single - 'You Have to Be There' from KRISTINA!
by Kelsey Denette - Sep 20, 2011

Susan Boyle, the unpretentious Scot who surprised the world on Britain's Got Talent, has released her latest single from her upcoming third album Someone to Watch Over Me. The album will be released on SYCO/Columbia Records on Tuesday, November 1. Listen to 'You Have to Be There' below!

STAGE TUBE: A Look at the CHESS UK Tour
by Lauren Wolman - Aug 20, 2011

The U.K. touring production of CHESS, featuring a company of actor-musicians playing their own accompaniment, is set to open at Toronto's Princess of Wales Theatre Sept. 24. The production will officially open on September 28 and run through Oct. 30 before opening in London's West End.

STAGE TUBE: BWW Goes Inside the MAMMA MIA! Tour!
by Audra Stafford - Jun 15, 2011

Seen by over 45 million people around the world, Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus' global smash hit musical MAMMA MIA!, is celebrating over 4,000 performances in its tenth smash hit year at Broadway's Winter Garden Theatre and remains among Broadway's top selling musicals. The current North American Tour has played over 3,600 performances in over 135 cities with 145 repeat visits. BroadwayWorld's Audra Stafford was on the scene for the recent San Diego engagment and brings you an interview with 'Harry Bright' (Paul DeBoy) below!

STAGE TUBE: MAMMA MIA! Flash Mob Takes Over Brazil
by Nicole Rosky - May 31, 2011

Cast memebers from MAMMA MIA! recently took over Shopping Vila in Olímpia, Brazil in a flash mob to promote the show. Check out the event by clicking below!

STAGE TUBE: MAMMA MIA's Lisa Brescia Featured On LX NY
by Gabrielle Sierra - Nov 19, 2010

Lisa Brescia, now starring as "Donna Sheridan" in Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus' global smash hit musical MAMMA MIA!, was featured on "LX New York" this week as she helped make television host Maria Sansone's dreams of a Broadway debut come true.

TV: CHESS at Signature Theatre!
by Robert Diamond - Aug 30, 2010

The production of Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Tim Rice's CHESS at the Signature Theatre opened August 10 and will run through September 26. Broadway's Jill Paice (Curtains, The 39 Steps), Euan Morton (Boy George in Taboo, Sondheim on Sondheim), and Jeremy Kushnier (Footloose, Rent) star in the rock musical Chess, which was directed by Signature's Artistic Director Eric Schaeffer. Written by Mamma Mia! composers Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson with Evita and Lion King lyricist Tim Rice, the 1984 cult musical of Cold War competition in love and chess is being given its first major Washington area production. Chess will be performed in the fabulous intimacy of the 276-seat MAX Theatre through September 26, 2010.

STAGE TUBE: A Peek At Signature Theater's CHESS
by Gabrielle Sierra - Aug 27, 2010

The production of Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Tim Rice's CHESS at the Signature Theatre opened August 10 and will run through September 26.

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