Tuesday, May 13

Tony Nominated South Pacific Releases Cast Recording 5/27 BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Sony BMG Masterworks proudly announces the upcoming release of the New Broadway Cast Recording of Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific. The CD will be available nationwide on May 27, 2008. ... Posted: 05/13/08 @ 01:00 AM

Alan Cumming To Host 'Masterpiece Mystery!' Starting 6/22 BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) One of show business's most eclectic talents is taking on a new role. Stage and film star Alan Cumming will host the upcoming season of MASTERPIECE MYSTERY!, making his first appearance when the series premieres on Sunday, June 22, 2008 at 9pm ET on PBS....

Photo Coverage: Tony Award Nominations Announced BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Nominations in 26 competitive categories for the American Theatre Wing’s 62nd Annual Antoinette Perry “Tony” Awards® were announced today by Tony Award Winners Sara Ramirez and David Hyde Pierce at the Tony Award Nominations Announcement sponsored by IBM. The nominees were selected by an independent committee of 23 theatre professionals appointed by the Tony Awards Administration Committee. The 2008 Tony Awards are presented by The Broadway Le...

Tyne Daly Joins Cast of 'Here To Stay' Gala, 5/21 BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Emmy and Tony-winner Tyne Daly joins the cast of “Here To Stay,” a Gala evening featuring performances by Susan Graham, Judy Kaye, Anna Christy, John Musto, Bruce Adler and Vince Giordano, in celebration of New York Festival of Song’s (NYFOS) 20th Anniversary season, on Wednesday, May 21. Ms. Daly has graciously stepped in to replace the previously announced Frederica von Stade, who is not able to perform due to family matters. The concert...

Block, Broderick, Burns, Harada, Lewis, Sills and Von Essen Will Sing Comden & Green June 9 Playbill (read) (discuss) Comden & Green's New York: From Greenwich Village to the Great White Way is the title of an upcoming benefit for the Greenwich House Music School....

Block, Broderick, Burns, Harada, Lewis, Sills and Von Essen Will Sing Comden & Green June 9 Playbill (read) (discuss)

Mullally Cast in "Bad Mother's Handbook" Pilot Playbill (read) (discuss) Emmy Award-winning actress Megan Mullally has signed on for the ABC pilot "Bad Mother's Handbook."...

Tony Award Honorees React to Their Nominations Playbill (read) (discuss) The 2007-2008 Tony Award nominations were announced May 13 by Tony Award winners Sara Ramirez and David Hyde Pierce at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Playbill.com spent the hours that followed talking to the nominees to get their reactions. ... Posted: 05/13/08 @ 12:00 AM

Photo Flash: Roy Scheider: A Life Well Lived Celebrated BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) They came from around the corner and as far away as London, Italy and New Zealand to pay tribute to a legend of film and stage and a good friend and neighbor, Roy Scheider. ...

Cannes Braces for A-listers, Arthouse Backstage (read) (discuss)

2007-2008 Tony Nominations Announced; In the Heights Earns 13 Noms. Playbill (read) (discuss)

Tony Awards Tickets Now On Sale Playbill (read) (discuss)

Larsen Will Host May 26 New Voices Concert Playbill (read) (discuss)

Additional Casting Confirmed for E.S.T.'s Marathon 2008 Playbill (read) (discuss)

1984, Directed by Tim Robbins, to Play Los Angeles in June Playbill (read) (discuss)

Angels in America, Clean House and No Child... Among Elliot Norton Winners Playbill (read) (discuss) The 26th annual Elliot Norton Awards – honoring excellence in the greater Boston theatre community – were presented at Harvard University's Sanders Theatre's May 12....

2008 Tony Nominees React to the Big News Broadway.com (read) (discuss)

The Good Body and Montoya's Water and Power Added to San Diego Rep Season Playbill (read) (discuss) San Diego REPertory Theatre has revealed two more plays of its five-show 2008-09 season. ... Posted: 05/13/08 @ 11:00 AM

BWW TV Special Video: The 2008 Tony Award Nominations BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Tony Award winning actor, David Hyde Pierce and Tony Award winning actress Sara Ramirez, announced the 2008 TONY AWARD NOMINATIONS live from The New York Public Library for Performing Arts at Lincoln Center. A complete list of the 2008 nominees is available here on BroadwayWorld. Broadway Beat was there and captured the nominations as they were announced. Click to watch!...

Photo Flash: Inner Voices BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) 'Inner Voices', three new works created by and starring some of the industry’s brightest talents begins May 12th. ...

Ebersole, Blackhurst, Bennett and Thalken Will Perform Swift and Gershwin May 15 Playbill (read) (discuss) George Gershwin and Kay Swift: An Evening of Song and Television is the title of an upcoming program at the Paley Center in Manhattan.... Posted: 05/13/08 @ 10:00 AM

ABBA Museum Opens In Stockholm, 6/4 BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) On June 4, 2009, Stockholm’s new major attraction opens – ABBA the Museum. ...

Suzanne Carrico Will Return to the Metropolitan Room 5/26 BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Up and coming singer Suzanne Carrico, the 2008 MAC Award Nominee for “Outstanding Debut,” will return to the Metropolitan Room with her new show 'The Friendliest Thing', for two special performances, Mondays, May 26th & June 2nd, at 7pm. ...

New York Drama Critics' Circle Announces Winners BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) New York Drama Critics' Circle names 'August' best play and 'Passing Strange' best musical of 2007-08....

'August: Osage County' Nominated for 2008 Tony Backstage (read) (discuss)

Wing-Davey to Head NYU Acting Program Backstage (read) (discuss)

Passing Strange and August: Osage County Win New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards Broadway.com (read) (discuss)

2007-2008 Tony Nominations Announced; In the Heights Earns 13 Noms. Playbill (read) (discuss) The 2007-2008 Tony Award nominations were announced May 13 by Tony Award winners Sara Ramirez and David Hyde Pierce at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Nominees for Best Musical include Cry-Baby, In the Heights, Passing Strange and Xanadu....

In the Heights Leads 2008 Tony Award Nominations Broadway.com (read) (discuss) Posted: 05/13/08 @ 09:00 AM

Liz Larsen to Host 'New Voices' Concert on May 26 BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Liz Larsen will host the May 26 'Monday Nights, New Voices' concert featuring the work of Scott Burkell and Paul Loesel. ...

2008 Tony Award Nominations: By Show BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) The nominations are out for the 2008 Tony Awards. IN THE HEIGHTS led the pack with 13 nominations, followed by SOUTH PACIFIC with 11 and AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY, GYPSY and PASSING STRANGE with 9. Click in to see all the nominees!...

2008 Tony Award Nominations Announced! BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) The nominations are out for the 2008 Tony Awards. Click in to see all the nominees!... Posted: 05/13/08 @ 08:00 AM

Beauty and the Beast, with Daniels and Little, Begins San Jose Run May 13 Playbill (read) (discuss)

PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Colman Domingo Playbill (read) (discuss)

Kurtz, DeLaria, LaChiusa, Kudisch and Rubin-Vega Perform 13P:Undone May 13 Playbill (read) (discuss)

Len, Asleep in Vinyl Kicks Off Second Stage's Uptown Series Playbill (read) (discuss)

The Pavilion — with Middendorf, Laurence and Milligan — Begins Westport Run May 13 Playbill (read) (discuss)

Hyde Pierce and Ramirez Will Announce Tony Nominations May 13 Playbill (read) (discuss)

Ebersole and Stritch's "Sunday in New York" CD Arrives in Stores May 13 Playbill (read) (discuss)

"Move On": Karen Akers Returns to the Algonquin May 13 Playbill (read) (discuss)

Davidson and Stanek Are Bialystock and Bloom in North Shore's Producers, Beginning May 13 Playbill (read) (discuss)

Debut Solo Recording from Xanadu's Butler Arrives in Stores May 13 Playbill (read) (discuss)

Artist's Crossing Benefit Concert, with Harada, Llana and Blazer, Presented May 13 Playbill (read) (discuss)

Sans Turntable, Walnut Street Launches Les Miz, with Panaro and Schoeffler, May 13 Playbill (read) (discuss) The Walnut Street Theatre's new production of Les Misérables begins May 13 toward a May 21 opening in Philadelphia. This new resident production departs from the design tradition of the international hit musical; this time out, the stage floor is not a spinning turntable. ...

Kander, Ebb & McNally's Visit Resurfaces in DC Area with Rivera and Hearn May 13 Playbill (read) (discuss) Chita Rivera slips on the wooden leg of Claire Zachanassian, the vengeful lady at the center of the John Kander-Fred Ebb-Terrence McNally musical, The Visit, playing May 13-June 22 at Signature Theatre in Arlington, VA....

Marrying for Mama Playbill (read) (discuss) Faith Prince finds a touch of Chekhov in the meddling mom she plays in the new musical A Catered Affair. ... Posted: 05/13/08 @ 12:00 AM

John Lithgow: Stories by Heart Theatermania (read) (discuss)

John Lithgow: Stories by Heart Theatermania (read) (discuss) Posted: 05/12/08 @ 10:00 AM

BWW Video Show Preview: Boeing-Boeing BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) BOEING-BOEING opened last night, May 4th, at the Longacre Theatre. Boeing- Boeing stars Christine Baranski, Mark Rylance, Bradley Whitford, Gina Gershon, Mary McCormack, and Kathryn Hahn in the Broadway production of the London smash Boeing-Boeing, Marc Camoletti's classic sixties comedy of errors directed by Matthew Warchus.... Posted: 05/12/08 @ 09:00 AM

BWW Video Show Preview: Les Liaisons Dangereuses BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Roundabout Theatre Company’s Broadway production of Christopher Hampton’s Les Liaisons Dangereuses officially opened Thursday, May 1st. Laura Linney as “La Marquise de Merteuil” and Ben Daniels as “Le Vicomte de Valmont” star in Les Liaisons Dangereuses, directed by Rufus Norris at the American Airlines Theatre (227 West 42nd Street)....

'August: Osage County' and 'Passing Strange' Win Drama Desk Awards Backstage (read) (discuss)

Passing Strange and August: Osage County Win 2007-08 NY Drama Critics Circle Award Playbill (read) (discuss) August: Osage County by Tracy Letts and Passing Strange, with book and lyrics by Stew and music by Stew and Heidi Rodewald, were named winners of the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award (NYDCC) for Best Play and Best Musical, respectively, of the 2007-2008 season.... Posted: 05/12/08 @ 08:00 AM

Drama Critics Circle Awards August: Osage County & Passing Strange BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) August: Osage County, by Tracy Letts, today won the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award (NYDCC) for Best Play of the 2007-2008 season. The Best Musical award was given to Passing Strange (book and lyrics by Stew and music by Stew and Heidi Rodewald)....

ON THE RECORD: Sondheim's "Evening Primrose" and Kelli O'Hara's "Wonder in the World" Playbill (read) (discuss)

Broadway Grosses: May 5-11 Playbill (read) (discuss) ...

Broadway Grosses: May 5-11 Playbill (read) (discuss) ...

The Miracle of Morgan Playbill (read) (discuss)

Theatreworks USA Kicks Off Summer Program with Iconis Dirty Socks Musical Broadway.com (read) (discuss) Posted: 05/12/08 @ 07:00 AM

BWW Video Show Preview: In The Heights BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) With music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, book by Quiara Alegría Hudes, and conceived by Lin-Manuel Miranda, In The Heights is directed by Thomas Kail and choreographed by Andy Blankenbuehler. ...

Maes and Vaugh Present 'Four Women and a Waitress' BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Maggie Maes and Kimberly Vaughn present 'Four Women and a Waitress: Two tales of deception, rivalry, intimacy and truth.'...

PHOTO CALL: Actors Fund Gala Honors Baldwin, Fleming, Lane and Comley Playbill (read) (discuss) The Actors Fund of America's annual gala on May 5 honored Alec Baldwin, opera singer Renée Fleming and Tony-winning Broadway producers and theatre owners Stewart F. Lane and Bonnie Comley....

PHOTO CALL: Actors Fund Gala Honors Baldwin, Fleming, Lane and Comley Playbill (read) (discuss)

Iconis Musical, Plant That Ate Dirty Socks, Will Play Off-Broadway in July Playbill (read) (discuss) Theatreworks USA will present a free summer staging of the new musical The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks Off-Broadway beginning July 16....

Passing Strange Cast Album Hits iTunes May 27 Broadway.com (read) (discuss)

Stephen Rea to Star in Sam Shepard's Kicking a Dead Horse at the Public Broadway.com (read) (discuss)

Kate Blumberg and Peter Maloney Join Almost an Evening Broadway.com (read) (discuss)

The Miracle of Morgan Playbill (read) (discuss) Morgan Freeman turns his solid, dependable movie persona on its ear as he takes on the insecure Frank Elgin in The Country Girl....

Iconis Musical, Plant That Ate Dirty Socks, Will Play Off-Broadway in July Playbill (read) (discuss) Theatreworks USA will present a free summer staging of the new musical The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks Off-Broadway beginning July 16. ... Posted: 05/12/08 @ 06:00 AM

Shakespeare Theatre of NY Presents 'Amadeus' with Cuccioli BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey continues its 2008 Season with 'Amadeus' by Peter Shaffer. 'Amadeus' begins performances on May 28th and continues through June 22nd and features Tony Award nominee Robert Cuccioli in the role of Salieri. ...

Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/11 BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 5/11/2008...

Theatreworks Presents 'The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks' BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Theatreworks USA,the leading not-for-profit professional theatre for family audiences, is pleased to announce that NBC "Today" host Matt Lauer will serve as Honorary Chair for the 20th Annual Free Summer Theatre Program. This summer's featured production is THE PLANT THAT ATE DIRTY SOCKS, a new musical with book, music and lyrics by Joe Iconis. ...

Enter to Win Tickets to PASSING STRANGE! BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Enter now to win tickets to the Broadway hit PASSING STRANGE! PASSING STRANGE is the coming-of-age story of a middle-class youth seeking to find 'the real' by embarking on a journey of escape and exploration: he leaves the confines of his upbringing and discovers that the further he travels the more it is that the voyage within is the one that counts....

'Three On A Couch' Merges Science and Theatre In Soho BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) From Bunsen burners to birth control and back off-Broadway, award winning scientist and one of The Times' (London) 30 people who have had the most impact on life in the past millennium is bringing his expertise to the New York stage. Dr. Carl Djerassi, emeritus professor of chemistry at Stanford and renowned inventor of the birth control pill has embarked on a second career in writing including "science-in-fiction" novels, a scientific autobiogr...

Photo Flash: Edward Albee's Occupant BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Signature Theatre Company announced that their world premiere production of EDWARD ALBEE'S OCCUPANT starring Mercedes Ruehl and Larry Bryggman sold out its initial 8-week run in three days, one month before performances are scheduled to begin. Directed by Pam MacKinnon, the limited engagement has been extended by popular demand one week from Sunday, June 29th to Sunday, July 6th. ...

Amanpour, Pierce, Armbruster and Saxe Read Love Goes to Press May 19 Playbill (read) (discuss) CNN correspondent Christiane Amanpour will take part in the Mint Theater Company's gala reading of Love Goes to Press May 19.... Posted: 05/12/08 @ 05:00 AM

In The Heights To Appear On GMA 5/13 BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) N THE HEIGHTS cast members Robin De Jesús, Mandy Gonzalez, Christopher Jackson, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Karen Olivo, Seth Stewart, Luis Salgado and Rickey Tripp, will perform live on the Tuesday, May 13, telecast of ABC's "Good Morning America." ...

BWW TV: Fidelity FutureStage Documentary - Part II BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Learn more about the Fidelity FutureStage program in Part 2 of this moving documentary....

KT Sullivan and Mark Nadler Celebrate Cole Porter on 6/9 BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) The Town Hall, Times Square's landmark concert venue, presents KT Sullivan and Mark Nadler in 'A Swell Party: RSVP Cole Porter' Monday, June 9, 2008 at 8:00PM. ...

Colella, Yazbeck, Moore, Burgess and Wyatt Sing Bartley-Whitman Songs May 12 Playbill (read) (discuss) Emerging musical theatre writers are celebrated by the York Theatre Company in its new NEO Spotlight Concert series, which continues May 12 with Sailing Against the Current: Songs by Robert Bartley and Danny Whitman. ...

'South Pacific,' 'August' Lead Outer Circle Honorees Backstage (read) (discuss)

Faridany and Keller Cast in Four Women and a Waitress Playbill (read) (discuss) One-act plays by Edward Allen Baker and August Strindberg comprise Four Women and a Waitress, which begins a limited engagement June 10 at the ArcLight Theatre.... Posted: 05/12/08 @ 04:00 AM

Plimpton To Appear On PRI's 'Fair Game' 5/13 BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Martha Plimpton, currently appearing in MTC’s critically acclaimed production of Caryl Churchill’s TOP GIRLS, will be a guest on PRI’s “Fair Game with Faith Salie” on Tuesday, May 13. ...

New Federal Theatre to Present 'In Search of My Father...' BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Woodie King Jr.'s New Federal Theatre will present the New York City premiere of 'In Search of My Father ... Walkin' Talkin' Bill Hawkins.'...

'Rent' Hosts Benefit At Canal Room For Ubuntu 5/14 BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) On May 14th, 2008, RENT will host a benefit event at The Canal Room for Ubuntu Education Fund. As RENT moves towards its final performance, their "Seasons of Love: Big Give" is an exciting farewell project between RENT and Ubuntu Education Fund to honor the legacy of RENT's writer and creator, Jonathan Larson. The partnership will continue his mission to celebrate life in the midst of poverty, HIV and AIDS. Founded in 1999, Ubuntu Education Fu...

LaPaglia to Star in Alda's Einstein Play Backstage (read) (discuss)

'Mermaid' Actor Falls 20 Feet, Breaks Wrists Backstage (read) (discuss)

Oscar Nominee Rea to Star in Shepard's Kicking a Dead Horse at the Public Playbill (read) (discuss) Stephen Rea, who received an Academy Award nomination for his performance in "The Crying Game," will star in the U.S. premiere of Kicking a Dead Horse this summer at the Public Theater. ...

Nancy Lemenager to Make Chicago Debut Broadway.com (read) (discuss)

Blumberg and Maloney Join Coen's Almost an Evening; NYC Run Ends June 1 Playbill (read) (discuss)

Contact's Hingston Steps Into Broadway's Curtains May 13-25 Playbill (read) (discuss) Sean Martin Hingston, who starred in the Tony Award-winning musical Contact, will step into the role of Bobby Pepper in the Broadway production of Kander and Ebb's Curtains for two weeks starting May 13.... Posted: 05/12/08 @ 03:00 AM

'Almost an Evening' Welcomes Blumberg and Maloney 5/14 BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) ALMOST AN EVENING, Academy Award® winning film maker Ethan Coen’s trio of comic plays directed by Neil Pepe, will welcome Kate Blumberg and Peter Maloney to the cast of the hit Off-Broadway production on Tuesday, May 13, 2008. ...

Photo Coverage: Visa Signature Tony Awards Preview Concert BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Mario Lopez hosts a line-up of performances from all of the musicals from the 2007-2008 Broadway musicals. ...

TimesTalk Events with Leguizamo, Daniele, & Miranda BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) The New York Times Presents A Celebration of Talento Artístico: Two TimesTalk Events with John Leguizamo, Graciela Daniele, Lin-Manuel Miranda and others....

'The Good Negro' Begins Performances at The Public 5/20 BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) The Public Theater will begin performances for THE GOOD NEGRO, the fifth play of the inaugural PUBLIC LAB initiative. ...

Public Theater to Present New Play by Sam Shepard BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) The Public Theater concludes its 2007-2008 downtown season with the U.S. premiere of 'Kicking a Dead Horse', a new play written and directed by Pulitzer Prize winner Sam Shepard and featuring Tony Award nominee Stephen Rea. ...

National Urban Tech Center Honors Stephen C. Byrd BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) The National Urban Technology Center (Urban Tech) will honor outstanding community leaders Dr. Mehmet Oz and Stephen C. Byrd at the 2008 Urban Tech fundraising gala. The event will be held on Wednesday, June 4th at Capitale. ...

Capathia Jenkins and Louis Rosen Bring "One Ounce of Truth" to Joe's Pub May 12 Playbill (read) (discuss) Broadway singer-actress Capathia Jenkins and songwriter-performer Louis Rosen celebrate the release of their new CD, "One Ounce of Truth: The Nikki Giovanni Songs," with a Joe's Pub engagement starting May 12....

EAT Announces Line-Up for Developmental Cabaret Series Playbill (read) (discuss) The line-up for the third installment of Emerging Artists Theatre's developmental series, Catch a Cabaret, has been announced. ... Posted: 05/12/08 @ 02:00 AM

Mint to Honor Gellhorn with Event Featuring Amanpour 5/19 BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) The Mint Theatre Company presents a gala evening honoring journalist Martha Gellhorn, and featuring Christiane Amanpour on May 19th....

'With and Without' Playwright Jeffrey Sweet Chats on 5/29 BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) 'With and Without' playwright, Jeffrey Sweet, will speak at the Bickford Theatre Thursday Night Chat, following an 8 p.m. performance of the play on May 29. ...

St. Ann's Warehouse Hosts Discussion with Macbeth Director May 12 Playbill (read) (discuss) In preparation for its environmental staging of Macbeth, St. Ann's Warehouse presents a conversation with director Grzegorz Jarzyna May 12. ...

On the Town, Music in the Air and Finian's Rainbow Set for Encores! Broadway.com (read) (discuss)

ONSTAGE: Glory Days and Nights Playbill (read) (discuss) I finally finished the audio version of my book "Broadway Nights"! Oy, what a headache I had…and what manipulation I had to pull. ...

Bud Martin Is New Artistic Director at PA's Act II; Married Alive! Cast Announced Playbill (read) (discuss) Posted: 05/12/08 @ 01:00 AM

McGonnigal and Joe's Pub Present Broadway Loves Country BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Jamie McGonnigal and Joe's Pub present Broadway Loves Country, the next in the “Broadway Loves” Series, following two sold-out rockin’ evenings of Broadway Loves the 80’s! The concert will feature a truckload of Broadway stars sangin’ their hearts out to their favorite country tunes! ...

Groff and Michele To Play Final 'Spring' Performance 5/18 BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) The producers of Spring Awakening, Broadway's groundbreaking musical hit, are pleased to announce that Kyle Riabko will step into the role of Melchior on May 20th. At the same performance, Alexandra Socha will take over the role of Wendla. ...

'Jersey Boys Radio' Launched Today BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) The Tony® and Grammy® Award-winning hit Broadway musical, 'Jersey Boys', is pleased to announce the launch of 'Jersey Boys Radio' today, Monday, May 12. ...

'Chicago' To Welcome Back Lemenager 5/19 BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) On Monday, May 19, the CHICAGO company is pleased to welcome Broadway veteran Nancy Lemenager to the starring role of merry murderess Velma Kelly....

'1st Miss Cast Pagent' to be May 12th BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Broadway's hottest chorus boys are set to compete in drag as their respective leading ladies in the '1st Miss Cast Pageant.' The event is set to take place on May 12th, 2008 at the popular New York nightclub THERAPY at 11pm. ...

'Passing Strange' to Release Cast Recording on iTunes BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) 'Passing Strange' will be the first Broadway musical to release its cast recording on iTunes. ...

Blood Wedding Musical Among Shows in Goodman's Latino Festival This Summer Playbill (read) (discuss)

Turner Steps in for Lopez in Broadway's A Chorus Line Beginning May 13 Playbill (read) (discuss)

Production of ABC's 'Ugly Betty' Moving to NYC Backstage (read) (discuss)

Blaemire, Cavenaugh, Michele, Thomas and Thorell Will Sing Country June 1 Playbill (read) (discuss)

Kushner, Neeson and Spielberg Plan Lincoln Film for 2009 Playbill (read) (discuss) Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tony Kushner will reunite with "Munich" director Steven Spielberg for an upcoming film on the life of Abraham Lincoln. ...

Pulitzer Finalist Rebeck Will Take Part in Free Discussion May 28 Playbill (read) (discuss)

Mason Will Be The Ultimate Jew for Two Extra Weeks Off-Broadway Playbill (read) (discuss) The limited engagement of Jackie Mason—The Ultimate Jew at Off-Broadway's New World Stages has been extended an additional two weeks.... Posted: 05/12/08 @ 12:00 AM

Special Photo Blog Exclusive #27: Marissa Jaret Winokur 'Dancing With The Stars' - THE FINAL VOTE? BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) It's down to the final four. The final four and not even Marissa herself can believe she's made it this far! Grateful to all the fans for all their voting and for the experience she's had on the show, this week the tension mounts!...

Goodgold Joins Reading of 'Open For Me' BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Shauna Goodgold joins reading of Broadway's acclaimed Writer/ Director Bill C. Davis new musical 'Open For Me' at the Algonquin Theatre....

Kerry Butler's 'Faith, Trust & Pixie Dust' Now On Sale BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Kerry Butler's long awaited debut solo album 'Faith, Trust & Pixie Dust' now on sale....

Hanke, Foldesi, Reinders and Litzsinger Sing Lippa Songs May 12-13 Playbill (read) (discuss)

Passing Strange Live Recording Will Debut on iTunes; Track List Announced Playbill (read) (discuss) The live recording of the new musical Passing Strange will be the first Broadway cast recording to be exclusively available on iTunes more than a month before it arrives in stores....

South Pacific and August: Osage County Top Outer Critics Awards Broadway.com (read) (discuss)

South Pacific Is Big Winner in Outer Critics Circle Awards Playbill (read) (discuss) Winners of the 58th annual Outer Critics Circle Awards were announced May 12. Top prizes went to August: Osage County, Xanadu, Young Frankenstein, Dividing the Estate, Adding Machine, South Pacific and The Homecoming. ... Posted: 05/12/08 @ 11:00 AM

Emerging Artists Present 'Catch A Cabaret' 6/2 BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) EMERGING ARTISTS THEATRE and PAUL ADAMS, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR present CATCH A CABARET for a one-week only engagement at Roy Arias Theatre Center, Off-Off Broadway Theatre (300 West 43rd St, 5th floor, NYC). ...

Sullivan To Direct New Alan Alda Play Starring LaPaglia BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) The World Science Festival (www.worldsciencefestival.com ) will present the world premiere staging of Dear Albert, a new work written by Emmy Award-winner and Academy and Tony Award-nominee Alan Alda. This humorous and provocative reading of selections from the letters of Albert Einstein, his wives and his friends, will star Tony Award-winning actor Anthony LaPaglia and will be directed by Tony Award-winning director Daniel Sullivan. ...

'On The Town' Added As Part Of Encores! Season BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) On The Town, the first Broadway musical written by Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden and Adolph Green, with original choreography by Jerome Robbins, will open the 2008-2009 Encores! season as part of the city-wide Leonard Bernstein 90th Birthday Celebration sponsored by Carnegie Hall and the New York Philharmonic from September through December 2008. ...

Ellis Island Library to be Re-Named in Honor of Bob Hope BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Senate approves to re-designate the Ellis Island Library, on the third floor of the Ellis Island Immigration Museum on Ellis Island in New York Harbor, as the "Bob Hope Memorial Library."...

2007-8 Outer Critics Circle Award Winners Announced BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss)

'Bad Musicals Festival '08' Announces Accepted Musicals BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) 'Bad Musicals Festival '08' announces the first musicals that have been accepted. ...

Kathryn Allyn Makes Cabaret Debut at Metropolatian Room BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) 'Two Steps Forward--One Look Back'--performed on Wednesday May 14 at 9:45pm at the Metropolitan Room--is a revue of folk, country, bluesy/jazzy pop, nouveau swing and singer-songwriter music of the 1950s-1980s. It is the cabaret debut of operatic singer Kathryn Allyn....

Encores! Season to Feature On the Town, Music in the Air and Finian's Rainbow Playbill (read) (discuss)

Talk Show Watch: In the Heights on "Good Morning America," Passing Strange on "The View" Playbill (read) (discuss)

Lemenager Will Be Chicago's Next Velma Playbill (read) (discuss) Nancy Lemenager, who starred in the short-lived Broadway musical Never Gonna Dance, will join the New York company of Kander and Ebb's Chicago May 19. ...

LaPaglia to Star in Alda's Dear Albert June 1; Sullivan Directs Playbill (read) (discuss) The World Science Festival will present the world premiere of Dear Albert, which was penned by Emmy Award winner Alan Alda.... Posted: 05/12/08 @ 10:00 AM

SVA Presents Debut Production of 'Beware of a Holy Whore' BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) School of Visual Arts (SVA) Department of Film, Video and Animation, in conjunction with Dangerous Ground Productions to present Rainer Werner Fassbinder's 'Beware Of A Holy Whore', an all- new staged theatrical adaptation of the 1971 film....

Turner Steps In As Zach During Lopez ACL Leave 5/13-6/1 BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Grant Turner to play the role of Zack in Broadway's A Chorus Line from May 13 through June 1 while Mario Lopez is on scheduled hiatus. Grant Turner usually plays the role of cut dancer Frank, and understudies Zack, Larry, Don and Greg. ...

New York City Center Announces 16th Encores! Season BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) New York City Center announces 16th Encores! Season opening with 'On the Town.'... Posted: 05/12/08 @ 09:00 AM

26th Annual Elliot Norton Awards Held May 12 Playbill (read) (discuss)

Tony Winner McKechnie Makes a Splash May 12 Playbill (read) (discuss)

James, Edelman, Kudisch and Murney Sing the Broadway Musicals of 1965 May 12 Playbill (read) (discuss)

Preview of Room 16, with Abramovitz, Hawks, Pariseau and Routman, Offered May 12 Playbill (read) (discuss)

Two Nights in London: Starry Chess Concerts Play Royal Albert Hall Playbill (read) (discuss)

Reprise Presents Carol Burnett in Conversation May 12; Vicki Lewis Guests Playbill (read) (discuss)

Keeping Score Playbill (read) (discuss) Music director Rob Fisher says Ralph Burns was one of the reasons why it was easy for Encores! to say "yes, yes" to No, No, Nanette. ...

Clark, Walsh and Damiano Explore Inner Voices at the Zipper Beginning May 12 Playbill (read) (discuss) Premieres, a not-for-profit musical theatre development company, presents three new musical works for a 12-performance run beginning May 12 at 7 PM at Off-Broadway's Zipper Factory Theatre. ... Posted: 05/12/08 @ 12:00 AM