Marty Richards

Date of Death: November 26, 2012

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Marty Richards won the 'Best Picture' Oscar for the film adaptation of Chicago in 2002. Additional film producing credits include: Fort Apache the Bronx, The Shining, The Boys from Brazil, and Some of My Best Friends Are.

Some of his Broadway producing credits include: Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life, Sweeney Todd, La Cage aux Folles, Sweet Smell of Success, The Will Rogers Follies, Grand Hotel, On the Twentieth Century and many more.

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Rock Concert With James Montgomery and Jon Butcher To Benefit Veterans at the Park Theatre

 “Rockin’ 4 Vets” will bring a Rock n’ Roll Circus to the Park Theatre in Jaffrey, New Hampshire, for a benefit event to raise monies for the nonprofit, Veterans Count. 

See Jon Butcher Axis & More Upcoming at Spire Center for the Performing Arts

Three new shows will be presented at the Spire Center for Performing Arts in Plymouth.

Teresa Fischer, Jenny Greeman and Mary Sheridan to Present SING AGAIN! in November

Join award-winning singers Teresa Fischer, Jenny Greeman, and Mary Sheridan for 'SING AGAIN!' at The Laurie Beechman Theatre on November 11. Experience an afternoon of Broadway and pop gems that celebrate love and belonging.

CHICAGO 20th Anniversary Blu-Ray to Feature Three Hours of Bonus Content

The Limited-Edition Blu-ray SteelBook includes access to a Digital copy of the film and boasts over three hours of legacy bonus content, including commentary with director Rob Marshall and screenwriter Bill Condon, an extensive look at the film with cast and crew interviews, plus extended musical performances.

Dawn Derow and Peter Calo Will Perform in Backyard Troubadours Concert

For two evenings this September, Cotuit Center for the Arts is proud to present Dawn Derow and Peter Calo in Backyard Troubadours, with Joe Santerre on bass and Marty Richards on drums.

Sal Baglio and The Sensational Rock N Roller Coaster Ride Comes To Blue Ocean Music Hall in June

Like the Swan Boats returning to The Public Garden and that first bite by a greenhead at the beach, another local tradition continues this year when Sal arrives at Blue Ocean on Saturday June 18 with his latest amalgam, The Sensational Rock N Roller Coaster Ride, for another raucous live show celebrating the season. 

Sal Baglio and The Sensational Rock N Roller Coaster Ride Come to the Blue Ocean Music Hall

According to legions of New England rock and roll fans, summer officially launches when Sal Baglio (The Stompers, The Amplifier Heads) brings his “body-shaking and spirit-lifting” cross genre rock and roll to the legendary Blue Ocean Music Hall in Salisbury, MA.  Like the Swan Boats returning to The Public Garden and that first bite by a greenhead at the beach, another local tradition continues this year when Sal arrives at Blue Ocean on Saturday June 18 with his latest amalgam, The Sensational Rock N Roller Coaster Ride, for another raucous live show celebrating the season. 

WE'RE BACK! Comes to 53 Above Broadway Next Month

2019 MAC Hanson Award recipient Teresa Fischer and recent NY Independent Theater Award winner Mary Sheridan come back to the cabaret stage with an evening of musical delights. 

Teresa Fischer & Mary Sheridan Will Return to 53 Above Broadway with WE'RE BACK!

Two of NYC’s award-winning singers join forces to interpret songs of love and belonging that reach into the rich history of Broadway and pop gems from yesterday and today.  2019 MAC Hanson Award recipient Teresa Fischer and recent NY Independent Theater Award winner Mary Sheridan come back to the cabaret stage with an evening of musical delights.  

MUSIC AT THE MANSION Series Returns October 27

NiCori Studios & Productions announces a new installment of the monthly concert series, 'Music at the Mansiona??, on Sunday, October 27, at 3pm at the Oakeside Bloomfield Cultural Center in Bloomfield, NJ.  Performers include Ilene Angel, Steven Carl McCasland and Randie Levine-Miller .  The Young Musician Moment performer will be Bethany Duffy.

Photo Flash: Remembering the Great Marin Mazzie

Today, BroadwayWorld remembers Mazzie with an extensive photo gallery of her life onstage and off. 

Ana R. Daniel Named Chair Emeritus Of Bay Street Theater

Bay Street is pleased to announce that Ana R. Daniel has been named Chair Emeritus by the Bay Street Board of Trustees. She served two different terms, the first from 1991-2004, and the second from 2013-2015.  She announced her retirement from the board at the end of 2017, and the board voted unanimously to create the role of Chair Emeritus in her honor.

CHICAGO Producer's Life to Be Made Into TV Series & Biography

Talk about Razzle Dazzle! The rags to riches story of famed CHICAGO producer Marty Richards, who passed away in 2012 at the age of 80, is set to be turned into a biography and a television series

Music at the Mansion Returns

Music at the Mansion Features Multi Award Winning Recording Artist, Sterns Mathews NiCori Studios and Productions in association with the Oakeside Bloomfield Cultural Center announces a new installment of the monthly concert series, Music at the Mansion, on Sunday, November 29, at 3pm. Performers include Randie Levine-Miller, Frank Dain and Stearns Matthews.

Face the Music Benefit Set for 4/10 at Bridge Street Live

Face the Music Benefit with Jeff Pitchell & Texas Flood, Roomful of Blues, Eight to the Bar at Bridge Street Live is set for Thursday, April 10th, 2014 at 7:30 PM. Tickets are $35 GA, $45 VIP, and available at http://41bridgestreet.inticketing.com/events/FACEtheMUSIC.

NAUGHTY/NICE Concert Reading Set for Caroline's on Broadway, 12/3

The Producer Circle. Co will present a concert reading of Kenneth Jones and Gerald Stocksill's NAUGHTY/NICE in benefit of the The New York Center For Children at Caroline's on Broadway on Dec. 3. The reading features musical direction by David Gardos and direction and staging by Stephen Nachamie. Alexandra Frohlinger, Timatha Kasten, Eric Michael Krop, and George Salazar will star, along with Emily Bindiger, Dennis Deal, Carolee Goodgold, and Jim Vincent.

BWW TV: Chita Rivera & More Honor Producer Marty Richards

On April 8th, producer Marty Richards' feast of friends and loved ones gathered in celebration of his extremely accomplished life at The Edison Ballroom (240 West 47th Street) where they were entertained by a star-studded retrospective of show-stopping numbers from Mr. Richards' acclaimed Broadway musicals including Chicago, On The Twentieth Century, The Life, Grand Hotel, Sweeney Todd, La Cage Aux Folles, Sweet Smell Of Success, The Will Rogers Follies and Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life. BroadwayWorld was there for the special celebration and you can check out highlights from inside the concert below!

Top Stories You Missed on BWW This Weekend

Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from this weekend Sunday, April 14, 2013 - Sunday, April 14, 2013.

Dan Gallagher, Michael Milton and Cheryl Dennis Found Producer Circle Co. in Manhattan

On Monday evening, April 8th at the finale of Marty Richards' star-studded-sold-out Memorial to benefit his beloved New York Center For Children, which he co-founded with his wife Mary Lea Johnson Richards, Chita Rivera quieted the crowd to make an important announcement regarding the future of the American Theatre and the New York centric film and television's East Coast community. Dan Gallagher and Michael Milton, Mr. Richards' co-workers and right-hand visionaries for over fifteen years, have power-teamed with Producer/General Manager, Cheryl Dennis, to form the new Producer Circle Co. with offices in Manhattan.

Photo Coverage: Michael Douglas, Tommy Tune & More Gather to Remember Marty Richards

Last night, April 8th, producer Marty Richards' feast of friends and loved ones gathered in celebration of his extremely accomplished life at The Edison Ballroom (240 West 47th Street) where they were entertained by a star-studded retrospective of show-stopping numbers from Mr. Richards' acclaimed Broadway musicals including Chicago, On The Twentieth Century, The Life, Grand Hotel, Sweeney Todd, La Cage Aux Folles, Sweet Smell Of Success, The Will Rogers Follies and Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life. BroadwayWorld was there for the special celebration and you can check out who was there to celebrate the legend below!

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