Alex Brightman News

Beginning performances Tuesday, January 12, KATIE ROSE CLARKE will assume the role of Glinda in the Broadway production of WICKED. Also beginning performances on January 12 is Jenny Fellner, who will play the role of Nessarose. They join a cast which includes Dee Roscioli as Elphaba, Tony Award-winner Rondi Reed as Madame Morrible, P.J. Benjamin as The Wizard, Kevin Kern as Fiyero, Alex Brightman as Boq and Timothy Britten Parker as Dr. Dillamond. Through January 10, Erin Mackey will perform the role of Glinda and Michelle Federer will perform the role of Nessarose.

Urban Stages (Frances Hill, Founder/Artistic Director, Lauren Schmiedel, Managing Director) is Decking the Halls as it goes 'Cabaret for the Holidays,' from December 7 - 16.

Cleveland.com reports that the national tour of WICKED raked in an impressive $7 million in a four week span of what was the show's third Cleveland stop.

On Tuesday, December 15, the Broadway smash WICKED will play its 2,535th performance, surpassing Avenue Q to become the 20th longest-running show in Broadway history.

Urban Stages (Frances Hill, Founder/Artistic Director, Lauren Schmiedel, Managing Director) is Decking the Halls as it goes 'Cabaret for the Holidays,' from December 7 - 16.

REACH THE SKY: BOBBY CRONIN LIVE AT THE BEECHMAN will be made available at amazon.com as of December 16th and on iTunes by the end of the month.

In this week's Entertainment Weekly Magazine, which promotes its 'The 100 Greatest Movies, TV Shows, Songs Moments & More - Best of the Decade 2000-2009' issue, WICKED is picked as the 'Best Stage Musical'.

On Monday, January 25, 2010 multi award-winning composer and lyricist Ryan Scott Oliver will bring his buzzed-about concert RATED RSO: The Music & Lyrics of Ryan Scott Oliver (www.facebook.com/ratedrso) back to Joe's Pub.

The Broadway smash WICKED has become the only Broadway show in history to gross over $2 million for one week of performances.

The Broadway smash WICKED has become the only Broadway show in history to gross over $2 million for one week of performances. For the week ending Sunday, November 29, the musical, now in its 7th year, grossed $2,086,135, surpassing its own record of $1,839,950 as the highest grossing week in Broadway history (for the week ending December 30, 2007), and setting a new house record at the Gershwin Theatre.

Ghostlight Records has proclaimed November 24, 2009 - the official release date of the GLORY DAYS Original Broadway Cast Recording - ‘Glory Day' in honor of the show's history-making run at Broadway's Circle in the Square Theatre last season. The GLORY DAYS CD is now available for pre-order at http://sh-k-boom.com/glory_days_broadway.shtml and will also be available for digital download on iTunes on Glory Day.

Urban Stages (Frances Hill, Founder/Artistic Director, Lauren Schmiedel, Managing Director) is Decking the Halls as it goes 'Cabaret for the Holidays,' from December 7 - 16.

Ghostlight Records has proclaimed November 24, 2009 - the official release date of the GLORY DAYS Original Broadway Cast Recording - ‘Glory Day' in honor of the show's history-making run at Broadway's Circle in the Square Theatre last season. The GLORY DAYS CD is now available for pre-order at http://sh-k-boom.com/glory_days_broadway.shtml and will also be available for digital download on iTunes on Glory Day.

MTV Icon and Performer Julie Brown (MTV's Just Say Julie, Earth Girls Are Easy) joined a slew of downtown, cabaret and Broadway artists at the St. Luke's Theatre on Thursday, October 29th at 8 pm for The Latch Key's Kid's Dead Celebrity Halloween Ball.

On October 5, multi-award winning composer and lyricist Ryan Scott Oliver brings sexy schoolteachers, provocative rent-boys, obsessive homicidal teenagers, and fairy dust to rock out at NYMF! Shows at 7:00pm and 9:30pm.

On October 5, multi-award winning composer and lyricist Ryan Scott Oliver brings sexy schoolteachers, provocative rent-boys, obsessive homicidal teenagers, and fairy dust to rock out at NYMF. Shows at 7:00pm and 9:30pm.

On October 5, multi-award winning composer and lyricist Ryan Scott Oliver brings sexy schoolteachers, provocative rent-boys, obsessive homicidal teenagers, and fairy dust to rock out at NYMF! Shows at 7:00pm and 9:30pm.

On October 5, multi-award winning composer and lyricist Ryan Scott Oliver brings sexy schoolteachers, provocative rent-boys, obsessive homicidal teenagers, and fairy dust to rock out at NYMF. Shows at 7:00pm and 9:30pm.

On October 5, multi-award winning composer and lyricist Ryan Scott Oliver brings sexy schoolteachers, provocative rent-boys, obsessive homicidal teenagers, and fairy dust to rock out at NYMF! Shows at 7:00pm and 9:30pm.

On October 5, multi-award winning composer and lyricist Ryan Scott Oliver brings sexy schoolteachers, provocative rent-boys, obsessive homicidal teenagers, and fairy dust to rock out at NYMF. Shows at 7:00pm and 9:30pm.