Adolph Green News

The Diablo Theatre Company will present the Leonard Bernstein-Betty Comden-Adolph Green musical ON THE TOWN, which will run September 11-27 at the Lesher Center for the Arts. Mindy Cooper will direct the production, which will be choreographed by Charles Anderson.

Charles Busch and Julie Halston will host this year's Primary Stages 25th Anniversary Gala Benefit to be held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel (109 East 42nd Street) on Monday, November 9, 2009. This year's 'Leading Ladies' Penny Fuller and Isabel Keating are set to perform and will be joined by Elysabeth Kleinhans, and celebrity guests Allison Janney, Marian Seldes and Elizabeth Wilson in helping Primary Stages celebrate their 25th Anniversary Season.

Atlanta Lyric Theatre, the metro area's only local professional musical theatre company begins its 30th anniversary season with the multiple Tony Award winner, THE WILL ROGERS FOLLIES September 4 - 20 at the Earl Smith Strand Theatre (117 N. Park Square, Marietta).

The Tony Award® nominated hit musical IRVING BERLIN'S WHITE CHRISTMAS, the new stage reinvention of the beloved classic film, returns to Broadway at the Marquis Theatre this holiday season for 61 performances only - guaranteeing New York a white Christmas!

At the end of a very wet summer, it is actually a treat to have an indoor rainstorm on the stage of the Ogunquit Playhouse. The stage version of the beloved MGM film 'Singin' in the Rain' has great singing, great dancing, and amazing special effects.

Producers Associates, Inc. continues the 43rd Season of the Woodminster Summer Musicals with 'Singin' In the Rain,' a musical based on the 1952 MGM film of the same name. Often called the greatest movie musical, 'Singin' in the Rain' was adapted by Broadway legends Betty Comden and Adolph Green from their own original award-winning screenplay. Music is by Nacio Herb Brown, lyrics by Arthur Freed.

The 92nd Street Y announces the 2010 line-up for Lyrics & Lyricists, the 40th anniversary season of 92Y's legendary American Songbook series. DEBORAH GRACE WINER returns for her second season as artistic director of the series, as well as one of the shows. Guest artistic directors are LUCIE ARNAZ, DARYL SHERMAN, ROB FISHER, TED SPERLING and ROBERT KIMBALL.

Barbra Streisand discusses her new album, Love Is The Answer, in an exclusive video on Amazon.com.

Producers Associates, Inc. continues the 43rd Season of the Woodminster Summer Musicals with 'Singin' In the Rain,' a musical based on the 1952 MGM film of the same name. Often called the greatest movie musical, 'Singin' in the Rain' was adapted by Broadway legends Betty Comden and Adolph Green from their own original award-winning screenplay. Music is by Nacio Herb Brown, lyrics by Arthur Freed.

Legendary performer Barbra Streisand has announced she will auction off performance costumes, paintings, furniture and vintage collectibles to benefit her Streisand Foundation.

This fall, The Town Hall, New York City's landmark concert venue (123 West 43rd Street), launches the new season with their celebration of Broadway's best. The Town Hall presents its acclaimed Broadway Cabaret Festival which runs October 16 - 18, 2009. The three-concert series that takes place over one weekend is written and hosted for The Town Hall by Scott Siegel. The festival showcases the talents of award-winning Broadway veterans and new stars in a celebration of the Great White Way.

Jane Fonda has taken to her blog to discuss her recent trip to Las Vegas, as well as catching up with Barbra Streisand.

Julie Wilson Award winner Jennifer Sheehan makes her Laurie Beechman Theatre debut celebrating the upcoming 100th birthday of The Great American Songbook. After all, its first chapter was written in 1910, with the publication of Shelton Brooks's 'Some of These Days,' a song that experts regard as the first modern American standard!

Paper Mill Playhouse (Mark S. Hoebee -Artistic Director, Mark W. Jones - Executive Director) is proud to announce that single tickets for all five mainstage productions go on-sale to the public on Monday, August 3rd for the 2009-2010 season.

The final song selections for Love Is The Answer, the eagerly awaited new studio collection of intimate jazz standards performed by Barbra Streisand, are being revealed in anticipation of the album's release on Tuesday, September 29.

This huge production barely fits into the quaint seaside barn theater in Matunuck, RI

Producers Associates, Inc. continues the 43rd Season of the Woodminster Summer Musicals with 'Singin' In the Rain,' a musical based on the 1952 MGM film of the same name. Often called the greatest movie musical, 'Singin' in the Rain' was adapted by Broadway legends Betty Comden and Adolph Green from their own original award-winning screenplay. Music is by Nacio Herb Brown, lyrics by Arthur Freed.

Paper Mill Playhouse (Mark S. Hoebee -Artistic Director, Mark W. Jones - Executive Director) is proud to announce that single tickets for all five mainstage productions go on-sale to the public on Monday, August 3rd for the 2009-2010 season.

The 92nd Street Y announces the 2010 line-up for Lyrics & Lyricists, the 40th anniversary season of 92Y's legendary American Songbook series. DEBORAH GRACE WINER returns for her second season as artistic director of the series, as well as one of the shows. Guest artistic directors are LUCIE ARNAZ, DARYL SHERMAN, ROB FISHER, TED SPERLING and ROBERT KIMBALL.

The Tony Administration Committee revealed the names of a quartet of honorees who are to be recognized in the four non-competitive Tony categories. Composer/lyricist Jerry Herman, Virginia's Signature Theatre, and longtime press agent Shirley Herz will be honored at the 63rd annual Tony Awards ceremony on June 7. Actress/writer Phyllis Newman will receive the newest Tony Award for her volunteer work as an advocate for women's health.