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A Madonna Obsession On Stage
Category: Theatre.
London, Nov 22 (ANI): Actress Sadie Frost is to appear on the West End 23 years after her last stage appearance. The former wife of actor Jude Law will star in Touched… For The Very First Time, a one-woman play set in 1980s Manchester at the Trafalgar Studios in February. Frost plays a character called Lesley, who becomes obsessed with Madonna after hearing the song Like A Virgin as a teenager, reports BBC. The title of the play is taken from a line in the song, although Madonna has not endorsed the production. It is Frost’’s first stage role since 1986, when she appeared in Mumbo Jumbo at Manchester’’s Royal Exchange Theatre. Touched… For The Very First Time opens on 4 February, 2009 for a limited run
Lucky Star – Madonna at 50: A Birthday Celebration
Category: Theatre.

From broadwayworld.com:

Melissa Young goes from “Redheaded Broadway” to “Blonde Ambition!” Melissa Young in Lucky Star – Madonna at 50: A Birthday Tribute brings original takes on an original artist at Davenports Piano Bar and Cabaret located at 1383 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, Thursdays August 7, 14, 21, and 28, 2008 at 8:00PM and Saturday April 16 at 8 PM at the Duplex Piano Bar and Cabaret in New York City. Melissa Young, has been performing in and around Chicago for over 11 years and is delighted to be presenting her newest solo cabaret performance about the woman who has taught her time and again about breaking the societal mold of what a female should and can be. Learning to make her own rules and follow in her idols foot steps is where Melissa’s passion originated and for that, she always gives credit to Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone. Brass, sass, and a willingness to show her ass (as she did this past June for a Season of Concern benefit concert) is how Melissa Young lives... thanks to inspiration from Madonna. In Lucky Star – Madonna at 50: A Birthday Tribute, Young performs the music of America’s most original artist, Madonna, in celebration of her 50th birthday on August 16 of this year. Over 20 of Madonna’s songs get a musical makeover through American musical idioms. Lucky Star is a tribute show that dares to ask such musical questions as: What if Madonna met Disney to revamp “Papa Don’t Preach?” or if the next hit show on Broadway was Material Girl: the musical? Jazz, Country, Swing, and even Raggae all meet Madonna, America’s most loved and hated pop icon. Darly Nitz, co-creator of the longest running cabaret show in Chicago history (The Nitz & Howe Experience) as well as the “best party in town” directs, with Mark Burnell, a long-time Chicago pianist–in and out of the jazz and cabaret world–plays and musical directs. Nick Green of The Chicago Reader has said "Melissa Young ensures that the show is open, inviting and an awful lot of fun." Kennette Crockett of the Windy City Times has said of Melissa's performance in BackStage Theatre Company's dirty summertime revue Everything's Sexy, "Melissa Young possesses all the passion and sharpness that one expects of the work." Interviewed many times over by Lawrence Bommer and Nina Metz for The Chicago Reader, The Chicago Sun Times and The Chicago Tribune, Melissa Young repeatedly woos Chicago audiences with her wit and fast paced humor. Melissa Young, a proud member of the Chicago Cabaret Professionals, has had the pleasure of working with many off-loop theater companies, as well as starred with 1981 Miss America Susan Powell and Broadway's Nat Chandler in Show Stoppers at the Valentine Theater in Toledo, Ohio. Tickets for Lucky Star at Davenports are $15 with a 2 drink minimum. For information and reservations, call (773) 278-1830. More information can also be found at www.melissayoung.com.

You are all invited to the modern adaptation of Shakespeare's play "Timon of Athens"!
Category: Theatre.

Actor Giuseppe Lentini aka Jolentini wants to invite all London based Madonna fans to come along with their friends and bring their support to the amazing modern adaptation of Shakespeare’s play "Timon of Athens" in which Giuseppe will be playing the character of Cupid singing ''Fever'' reinvented by Madonna at the Putney Arts Theatre from March 10th to March 15th 2008.

MONDAY 10th , OPENING NIGHT £8 ONLY

See links below for booking details.

 http://www.putneyartstheatre.org.uk/whatson/timonofathens.htm

 http://www.cp-theatre.org.uk/shows/timonofathens.html 

"Hope to see you all there," says Giuseppe Lentini. 

DESPERATELY SEEKING MADONNA impersonators for off-broadway NYC cabaret!
Category: Theatre.

A current off-broadway cabaret weekly game show in NYC called ''The Ultimate Drag Off'' is seeking GUYS and GALS to do their BEST Madonna impersonations,singing live or lip-sync for their annual MADONNALOVEFEST on FEBRUARY 2nd,
2008!
You must be in or near the NYC area and you must submit your best photos or video clips doing your BEST Madonna you can.
Performers do 2 songs and the audience votes on your performance, plus play other events throughout the night and win prizes! This is a fun hilarious show hosted by NYC Nightlife guru, Miss Sweetie! For more information on the show
and details with video clips and all visit: www.myspace.com/thedragoff  or www.THEDRAGOFF.com

Short run for ''Desperately Seeking Susan'' in London.
Category: Theatre.

After weeks of desperately seeking an audience, producers have pulled the plug on "Desperately Seeking Susan."

Producers announced Friday that the stage adaptation of the 1985 Madonna movie will close Dec. 15, a month after its opening night. It had been taking bookings until April.

The show, which sets the movie’s story of mistaken identity to the punk-pop songs of Blondie, drew scathing reviews when it opened at London’s Novello Theatre, and has struggled to sell tickets.

"Despite fantastic performances and enthusiastic audiences, the ticket sales have not been sufficient and the producers have had to make the difficult decision to close the show," producers said in a statement.

Source: The Associated Press.

News submitted by MADwally.

Jessica Alba in Speed The Plow
Category: Theatre.
Actress Jessica Alba is set to take the stage on Broadway next year. Alba is said to be in talks to star in a production of David Mamet's Speed-the-Plow.

Alba will play Karen, a role that was played by Madonna back in 1998.

Alba told Regis and Kelly, "I have been asked. It's perfect timing because of the strike. There might be an actor's strike in June. So if they don't resolve, I can do theater."

"I'm still shocked that Madonna played that role, I never knew she did Broadway."

''Desperately Seeking Susan'': Rosanna Arquette amoung the audience at the Novello Theatre in London.
Category: Theatre.

Big hair, pop hits and extreme outfits were back with a bang in new musical Desperately Seeking Susan.

The show brings the classic Eighties movie which starred Madonna and Rosanna Arquette to the London stage.

Familiar faces in the audience at the Novello Theatre included Rosanna Arquette, model Caprice, actress Sarah Parish, choreographer Arlene Phillips and author Kathy Lette.

The original film featured Arquette as a bored housewife who becomes mixed up with bad girl Susan (Madonna).

Arquette, who has since branched out into directing, praised the show as "really fun".

"I was pleasantly surprised," she said. "Sometimes you think, ’Oh, how are they going to take a movie and put it on stage?’ It moves, it’s funny, there’s dancing - it works really well."

She said of Kelly Price, who plays her character Roberta in the stage production: "I thought, ’Oh wow, that’s great’. She has her own fresh way of doing it."

Making the movie was an exciting experience for the cast, Arquette said.

"We had a great time. She (Madonna) was just exploding when we made the movie and overnight ... literally she blew up in the six weeks that we made that film. It was incredible to watch and, I think, intense for her. It’s really been fun to watch her through the years and see how she’s evolved."

In adapting the film to the stage, the production has pushed the 1985 setting back to 1979 and added music by Blondie - plus a new song co-written by Debbie Harry. Kelly Price and Emma Williams star respectively as leads Roberta and Susan in the musical.

Source: Metro.co.uk.

Laura Michelle Kelly Following in Madonna's Footsteps in ''Speed-The-Plow''
Category: Theatre.

Steve Nestar to perform in Italy!
Category: Theatre.

Drowned Madonna has just been informed that Madonna's dancer Steve Nestar will be special guest on the show "Conto Alla Rovescia" which will take place Saturday, July 28 at 9.30PM at Terracina.

Steve Nestar will join Madonna on stage at Live Earth with some other Confessions Tour dancers, as Drowned Madonna revealed exclusively a few weeks ago.

Steve Nestar will perform 2 solo, the fist one from the "Get Together" video and the second one is on an hip hop music directly from Brooklyn. Furthermore he will also be on the catwalk two times for Cavalli Class and Paciotti 4 US fashion shows. 
L’artista si esibirà con 2 assolo (uno tratto dal video “Get Together” ed uno su musica hip hop proveniente direttamente da Brooklyn) e con 2 uscite del fashion show dedicato a Cavalli Class e Paciotti 4 US.

Special thanks to Steve Nestar magagement to bring us this news!

'Madonna and Me' moving to Jermyn Street Theatre.
Category: Theatre.

"Madonna and Me" is moving to the Jermyn Street Theatre off Picadilly Circus in London, to close the Westend Festival of Performance.

"We have plans to hold a fund and awareness raising show for ’Raising Malawi’ on the 8th August," says Tommy Kearney. "Tickets are £20 - profits to Raising Malawi."

The other shows are Thu 9th, Fri 10th, Sat 11th August @ 7:30pm. Tickets: £16 (14 concs)

There will also be a Sat 11th August Matinee @ 3:30pm. Tickets: £16 (14 concs)

Box Office: 020 7287 2875

Theatre details:
http://www.jermynstreettheatre.co.uk/  

More information about the play can be found at:

http://www.madonna-and-me.co.uk  

You can also be a friend of the show at:

http://www.myspace.com/madonna_and_me  


"I’d like to thank the fans who came to the show at the Union Theatre," says Tommy Kearney. "The positive reaction we got was brilliant! We had people come from abroad which was amazing! and also from all over the UK."

"Unfortunately, There was some dissapointed fans who couldn’t get in to see the show as it was sold out and we had to turn a number of people away. Let’s hope they get to see the show this time!"

Music Inferno: A tribute tot he music of Madonna.
Category: Theatre.

D:Vision X Music Productions informs Drowned Madonna that they are in full production of their show "Music Inferno" which will launch on September the 20th in the UK (Gaiety Suite Theatre, Portsmouth).

The live show is a full 2 hour production which is full of the hits that every one knows and loves, as well as some surprise songs (Swim, You’ll See etc).

"We have fine musicians, a brilliant stage, an excellent lighting and sound rig," says D:Vision X Music Productions' Robert New. "The costumes are authentic and the music exquipment that are using is the same stuff that Madonna takes on tour (Shennhiser Radio Mics, Gibson Guitars, Apple macs, Logic Pro)".

"We are not so much a tribute to the Madonna herself, but to her music," adds Robert. "We’ve recreated songs and scenes from her tours (Blonde Ambition, Drowned World, Re-invention and Confessions tours)."

Anthony Powell, who is reporting and making a documentry on ’Music Inferno’, has finished his first ’behind the scenes’ article and we are happy to publish the reportage here at Drowned Madonna.

 

For further info enter www.dvisionx.com/musicinfernoshow.htm

Susan Goes On Stage
Category: Theatre.

 whatsonstage.com

Preparations are revving up for the screen-to-stage adaptation of Desperately Seeking Susan . We hear that the new musical, which sets the 1985 film to the greatest hits of Blondie, is aiming to be on Shaftesbury Avenue well before the end of the year, with Emma Williams playing the title role created on screen by Madonna. Williams – along with other West End regulars including Kelly Price, Simon Lipkin, Clive Rowe and Neil McDermott – took part in a workshop of the new piece late last year. Now she’s back in the rehearsal room for another three weeks’ development. Set in 1979, Desperately Seeking Susan centres on bored New Jersey housewife Roberta Glass who spots a personal ad entitled “Desperately Seeking Susan” and heads off to Manhattan in search of the exciting Susan herself. Things get complicated when, after buying Susan’s jacket, Roberta is knocked unconscious. Awaking with amnesia, she assumes she is Susan, who is also being desperately sought by the mob. In addition to Madonna, the film starred Rosanna Arquette and Aidan Quinn. Amongst the Blondie hits included in the stage version are “Hanging on the Telephone”, “The Tide Is High”, “Heart of Glass”, “Call Me”, “Rapture” and “One Way or Another”.

'Madonna and Me' eBay auction for Raising Malawi.
Category: Theatre.

You probably remember that a few weeks ago we reported about the play "Madonna and Me" at the Union Theatre in Southwark London.

Now people behind the play is holding an eBay auction (2 tickets for Friday 27th April 2007) to raise money for RAISING MALAWI.

Click here to see the auction and read all details.

They also Raising Money by program sales. £2 each, £1 to Raising Malawi. The other £1 covers costs. "Let’s hope we can change some kids lives in Malawi," they told Drowned Madonna. 

Special thanks to Tommy.

Madonna and Me.
Category: Theatre.

Special thanks to Tommy Kearney. 

''Madonna and Me'': New play to be staged in London!
Category: Theatre.

Drowned Madonna is glad to announce a brand new play to be staged at the Union Theatre in London for three weeks from April 2007.

The play has been written by a Madonna fan since the beginning. "In 1987 I went to see the Who’s that Girl? World Tour. I was hooked," the playwriter Tommy Kearney told Drowned Madonna. "Now twenty years later, I’ve written a play called ’Madonna and Me’."

"It is set in Liverpool and it tells the story of three Madonna fans and their mates, and shows how a simple song and video can change a person’s life. It centres around friendship and loyalty."

For further info check www.madonna-and-me.co.uk.

Watch Me Burn.
Category: Theatre.

Our reader Marcos Davalos is putting up a Madonna event in Washington, DC. He has been the founder and director of EMANATE!, a dance group in Washington, DC for six years. Although his other shows have included Madonna songs, this is the first time he puts on a production that was a tribute to Madonna. It is called "Watch Me Burn," and he is having a DVD-release party for it on Thursday October 12th in the Adams Morgan area of Washington, DC. The show is a tribute to Madonna and her Confessions cd and the tracks include Hung Up, Let It Will Be, Jump, Get Together, and the finale is Vogue.

"I would love to have Madonna fans come and enjoy my tribute to our Queen," Marcos told Drowned Madonna. "This is also a dance party so Madonna tunes and 80’s tunes will be played by local area DJ’s."

If you want to see a preview of the show you can see it at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ye5GBPz85M0 or at www.myspace.com/emanateindc.

Madonna not to play in ''Into the Woods''.
Category: Theatre.

Dispite what reported by BroadwayWorld.com, Madonna will not play the Witch in London ’’Into the Woods’’ Benefit.

"Untrue speculation," Productor Paul Savident told Drowned Madonna.

[Rumours] Madonna Cast as the Witch in London ''Into the Woods'' Benefit?
Category: Theatre.

BREAKING NEWS - For two charity performances, pop icon Madonna will take on the role of the Witch in the Royal Albert Hall's gala benefit performance of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Into the Woods, which will be presented on Sunday, October 22nd at 3 PM and 7:30 PM. 

Into the Woods will also star Joanna Riding as Little Red and Olivier Award-winner Laura Michelle Kelly (Mary Poppins) as Cinderella.  Other previously announced cast members include Anita Dobson and Vinnie Jones.

With music and lyrics by Sondheim and a book by Lapine, Into The Woods "combines classic fairy tales into a story about 'the complications of living in modern society and the difficult choices we encounter on the paths of our lives'. The stories - including Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk, Little Red Riding Hood, and Rapunzel - are joined with a new creation; the tale of The Baker and His Wife," according to Royal Albert notes.  The show premiered on Broadway in November 1987 and ran for 765 performances at the Martin Beck Theatre.  Lapine and Sondheim--as well as actress Joanna Gleason--won Tonys for their work.

Peter Penny and Paul Savident will produce the event for The Childrens' Society.

The chameleonic Madonna has been a cultural icon for over two decades.  A multi-Grammy Award-winner, she has sold more than 200 million albums worldwide.  Her stage credits include Speed-the-Plow on Broadway, as well as (more recently) Up for Grabs in London.  She also won acclaim for taking on the title role in the 1996 film version of Evita, and previously performed songs by Sondheim in Dick Tracy.  Other film credits include Swept Away, The Next Best Thing, Body of Evidence, Shadows and Fog and Desperately Seeking Susan.

Visit www.royalalberthall.com for tickets and more information.

Source: Broadway World

“Neurotica” returns to Chelsea’s newest Hot Spot.
Category: Theatre.

3 SHOWS ONLY!

Thursday, August 24th at 10:30 p.m. - Friday, August 25th at 10:30 p.m. - Saturday, August 26th at 10:30 p.m.

At Metropolitan Room, 34 W.22nd Street, Between 5th and 6th Avenues, New York, NY 10010

212-206-0440 for reservations and information

$20 Music Charge/2 Drink Minimum

MasterCard, Visa and American Express accepted

David Gurland will present 3 special performances of his collaboration with musical director and arranger Michael Holland at the Metropolitan room, New York’s hottest music venue. Gurland’s critically acclaimed show, Neurotica, premiered in May 2005 and covers twenty of Madonna’s hit songs from the early 80’s through the present, with many surprises along the way. Since May of 2005, Neurotica enjoyed sold out crowds and rave reviews with its unique mergence of rock music and the theatricality of a cabaret show. In addition to the arrangements and musical direction, award winning songwriter/singer/instrumentalist Michael Holland will be playing guitar and piano. Neurotica also features Rob Maitner (back-up vocals), Jerry Smith (percussion), Jonathan Tomaselli (back-up vocals) and Matt Wigton (bass).

Neurotica Returns for 3 shows only!
Category: Theatre.

NEUROTICA RETURNS for 3 SHOWS ONLY! Thursday, August 24th at 10:30 p.m. Friday, August 25th at 10:30 p.m. Saturday, August 26th at 10:30 p.m.

David Gurland will present 3 special performances of his collaboration with musical director and arranger Michael Holland at the Metropolitan room, New York’s hottest music venue. Gurland’s critically acclaimed show, Neurotica, premiered in May 2005 and covers twenty of Madonna’s hit songs from the early 80’s through the present, with many surprises along the way. Since May of 2005, Neurotica enjoyed sold out crowds and rave reviews with its unique mergence of rock music and the theatricality of a cabaret show. In addition to the arrangements and musical direction, award winning songwriter/singer/instrumentalist Michael Holland will be playing guitar and piano. Neurotica also features Rob Maitner (back-up vocals), Jerry Smith (percussion), Jonathan Tomaselli (back-up vocals) and Matt Wigton (bass).

John Hoglund of Back Stage Magazine says Gurland’s Neurotica is “one of the most exciting outings of the season” and that “Gurland is in better voice than ever and everything he sings is fully realized...he illuminates the stage with a vibrant presence that is sexy, funny, and sensual. Much like Madonna, Gurland pushes peoples buttons, reinvents the norm—and it all works." HX Magazine raves that Gurland “beautifully proves that the songs written by and for Madonna are every bit as well-crafted, smart and emotionally searching as any “golden age” showtune, while throwing in teasing hints of camp and trashy queer sexuality. His high, soaring tenor powerfully conveys Maddie’s landscapes of desire and regret, joy and fear." "The combination of Gurland’s terrific voice and Holland’s fabulous arrangements proved relevatory." David Hurst, Next Magazine.

Metropolitan Room
34 W.22nd Street
Between 5th and 6th Avenues
New York, NY 10010
212-206-0440 for reservations and information
$20 Music Charge/2 Drink Minimum
Mastercard, Visa and American Express accepted

Special thanks to David Gurland.