February 01, 2010By: Pia Haas Category: NINE, News, Press
Robert Cuccioli and Glory Crampton will be re-united on the WBT stage as they star in Yeston/Kopit’s Musical, NINE! WBT audiences may remember that Ms. Crampton, who will play Luisa Contini, was our beautiful & haunting Christine Dae in Yeston/Kopit’s PHANTOM. Mr. Cuccioli, the famed PHANTOM, will take on the role of Guido Contini, the Italian Director. The original screenplay, "8 1/2", on which this musical is based, is said to be auto-biographical of the great film director, Federico Fellini, himself. The Musical has intriguing flashbacks, sexy song-and-dance numbers, and romance, Italian style!
Lots of Love Songs…100..or more…from the theatre, movies, radio…you name it! All ages will revel in the sheer romantic wonder of it all! Great music, glorious voices, a fun venue & a terrific meal…who could ask for anything more? This show must be seen by anyone that is , was, or hopes to be, in love! Four days only! February 11-14th …Join us for a week of love!
January 20, 2010By: Pia Haas Category: NINE, News, Press
Marion Cotillard & Maury Yeston at the 2010 Golden Globes.
In 1973,Maury Yeston, while teaching at Yale, began to write a musical inspired by Federico Fellini’s 1963 film8 1/2 . As a teenager, Yeston had seen the film, about a film director suffering a midlife crisis and a creativity drought, and he was intrigued by its themes. "I looked at the screen and said ‘That’s me.’ I still believed in all the dreams and ideals of what is was to be an artist, and here was a movie about… an artist in trouble. It became an obsession". Yeston called the musical Nine (the age of the director in his flashback), explaining that if you add music to 8½, "it’s like half a number more." Playwright, Arthur Kopit wrote the book for the musical. Nine. Opened in 1982 with Raul Julia as Guido, it was a smash hit, winning five Tony Awards, including Best Musical and Best Score.
Rob Marshall began to think about his film version of Nine about three years ago. From the beginning, the plan was not to make a movie version of Mr. Yeston’s musical, a decision with which the composer agreed. "8½," said Mr. Yeston, is "the quintessential film about the making of a film."Rob did something that’s neither Nine nor ‘8½.’ It’s an homage to both."
Mr. Yestonwrote three new songs for the film, Kate Hudson, as a Vogue correspondent who believes style is substance, sings a rousing "Cinema Italiano," which artfully explains the appeal of Italy in the mid-’60s, when the new film is set. "Guarda La Luna," sung by Sophia Loren, who plays Guido’s mother, summarizes his problem: Do you think that so many will love you as I do? And the powerful "Take It All," sung by Marion Cotillard as Guido’s wife, damns him for his infidelity and egocentricity. You grabbed for everything, my friend / But don’t you see that in the end / There will be nothing left of me."
According to Show Music magazine, Yeston "has written some of the most formally structured music in recent musical theatre. But he also has the gift for creating ravishing melody – once you’ve heard ‘An Unusual Way’ from Nine, ‘Love Can’t Happen’ from Grand Hotel, or ‘Home’ from Phantom, or any number of other Yeston songs, you’ll be hooked."
Seeking Boys able to play 9 year old Italian boys.
Actual age is not as important as height (4’11 or less)
Must be able to sing and be comfortable with rhythmic choreography. The character is little Guido — the lead male’s vision of himself in his youth. This boy must be a boy soprano who can act. He must be fearless, precocious, and somewhat angelic. Although he has no real lines, he is integral to the plot through his many appearances in the show. If attending the audition, please note there is some adult content in the show. The boys do a song in the show with an "earth mother" type of prostitute. Both parent and child must be comfortable with such material.
Please bring sheet music for audition song, an accompanist will be provided
Auditions will be held at Westchester Broadway Theatre – 1 Broadway Plaza – Elmsford, NY 10523
On Wednesday January 27, 2010
Please call 914-592-2268 ext 827 and leave your name, your child’s name and the best number to reach you at and you will be called with an audition time.
January 04, 2010By: Pia Haas Category: NINE, News, Press
Opens February 18!!
NINE is based on Italian director Federico Fellini’s classic film 8 1/2. Set in early 1960s, the wonderful musical follows a celebrated Film director, Guido Contini, who is suffering from a mid-life crisis and an artistic mental block. He runs off to Venice, pursued by a bevy of women all clamoring for his love and attention. The show has Intriguing flashbacks, sexy song-and-dance numbers, and romance. The score by Maury Yeston, of PHANTOM fame,is filled with haunting melodies and musically and vocally challenging ensemble singing. The original 1982 musical won five Tony Awards, including best musical and best original score. A 2003 revival of the musical won two Tony Awards. Nine is also being turned into a major motion picture starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Penélope Cruz, Dame Judy Dench, Nicole Kidman, Kate Hudson, and Sophia Loren.
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As The Holidays quickly approach, The malls are full of last minute shoppers looking for that unique gift. A good bet are the kiosks and booths which line the malls…with interesting, unusual choices and equally interesting people manning them!. Westchester Broadway Theatre, not to be undone, has booths in 5 nearby malls with very loyal and 
