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The Bullets Over Broadway musical is playing on Broadway, but for those who can’t make it to NYC for a show, we have the next best thing. The original cast recording has been released and is available on various digital services. The CD version will be released in the US on 10th June. The soundtrack […]
The Bullets Over Broadway musical is going strong in theatres, but those unable to get to NYC can finally hear the songs. The Original Cast Recording is released digitally next week (and on CD 10 June). Entertainment Weekly has scooped the first listen, with the tracks streaming on their site – click through if the […]
News bits! Our round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. Diane Keaton is out promoting her new book ‘Let’s Just Say It Wasn’t Pretty’, just released yesterday. It’s a memoir focussed on “beauty, aging, and the importance of staying true to yourself—no matter what anyone else thinks”. Of course, she’s being asked […]
Woody Allen has held his regular engagement of playing clarinet in the Eddy Davis New Orleans Jazz Band for decades. The band has made plenty of crossovers into Allen’s film career and now they have revealed they are recording a secret track for the Bullets Over Broadway musical. The band themselves sent us tweets from […]
The Bullets Over Broadway musical has opened on Broadway, but there’s no rest for the wicked. The full cast spent time this week in a recording studio, recording the official soundtrack. The cast as well as Broadway.com had plenty of pictures. The full cast was there – Brooks Ashmanskas, Zach Braff, Nick Cordero, Marin Mazzie, […]
Today’s the day! The Bullets Over Broadway Musical opens on Broadway tonight. To go with it, we have the first official pics of all the characters and sets on stage, plus details of the cast recording soundtrack. The production is an adaptation of the 1994 film of the same name, written by Woody Allen and […]
Fading Gigolo, the new film written, directed and starting John Turturro, hits US screens in just over a week. We now have a bunch of new official images, as well as details of the soundtrack. Eonline has the exclusive pics, including the one above. They feature Turturro, Woody Allen, Liev Schreiber, Sharon Stone and Sofia […]
Eileen Atkins is starring in Woody Allen’s 2014 film Magic In The Moonlight. In a new interview, she revealed how she managed to get the role, and gave some insight into working with Allen. The interview appeared in the Telegraph. In it, she reveals that Allen saw her in a play ‘The Retreat From Moscow‘ […]
We finally know the songs that make up the Bullets Over Broadway Musical, which is currently in previews in New York. Based on Woody Allen’s 1994 film, he also played a big role in choosing the songs used. Here’s our look at the songs that were chosen. A couple of things to note. All the […]
Woody Allen famously plays jazz on Mondays, almost every one, with the Eddy Davis New Orleans Jazz Band at the Carlyle Hotel in New York City. It’s such a regular occurrence, we don’t cover it on Woodywatch. But this past week saw a very special performance, and very much worth covering. A holocaust survivor named […]
We are halfway through the first week of previews for the Bullets Over Broadway Musical, based on the 1994 Woody Allen film. Proper reviews won’t happen until the show officially opens on 10th April 2014. Until then we have a couple of first reaction pieces, as well as the list of songs. Here’s that song […]
News bits. Our twice monthly round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. Legendary composer Philip Glass are one of the very few people who have created an original score for a Woody Allen film. Famous for his use of jazz, Glass was comissioned to write the score for Cassandra’s Dream. In a […]
The Theatre Royal in Madrid (or Teatro Real) have announced the highlights of their 2015 season. A surprise announcement is Woody Allen, who will be directing Puccini‘s comic opera ‘Gianni Schicchi‘. It is set to star Opera legend Placido Domingo. El Pais broke the story. Woody Allen made his opera debut directeing ‘Gianni Schicchi‘ in […]
News bits! Usually twice a month wrap up of Woody Allen news bits from around the web. Like everyone else, we binged hard on ‘House Of Cards‘ this week. In the press leading up to its release, Kevin Spacey is still campaigning to be in a Woody Allen film, according to the Wall Street Journal. […]
New bits! Our twice monthly round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. Elizabeth Banks is out promoting ‘Man On A Ledge‘, but in an interview with Starpulse, she let a juicy Woody Allen tidbit drop. You’ve worked with a lot of people like Kevin Smith, Judd Apatow, Ed Burns, is there someone […]
The musical version of Woody Allen’s Bullets Over Broadway is set to debut in March at the St James Theatre. We know the complete cast, but there is one part of the show that has remained secret – the music. We’ve only heard, mysteriously, that it will use songs from the 1920s. New York Post […]
We don’t usually post Woody Allen’s Jazz endeavours in our videos of the week, mainly because he does it every single week! His Monday night residency with the Eddy Davis New Orleans Jazz Band at the Carlyle in New York City continues as strong as ever. But just before Christmas, Allen and the band visited […]
At age 78, Woody Allen’s showing no signs of slowing down. Along with his films and writings, Allen’s been a fixture of the New York Jazz scene, appearing almost every Monday night at the Cafe Carlyle with the Eddy Davis New Orleans Jazz Band. That residency is set to continue into 2014. The Cafe Carlyle […]
Woody Allen turns 78 on 1st December 2014. His 77th year has been as busy as the 50 or so that preceded it. He released 43rd film as a directed (Blue Jasmine) and finished production his 44th (Magic In the Moonlight) in the South of France. He appeared in a film that was a tribute […]
Woody Allen and His New Orleans Jazz Band have settled back into their Monday night residency at the Carlyle in New York. Having already taken the show for two very special performances in France, the band have added more non New York dates to their schedule – including a one-off show in LA this December. […]