Amy Spanger News

Ah, the music of the mid-to-late 1980s. Now that was my era. The Roches, The Dead Milkmen, Loudon Wainwright III. Lining up for hours to catch Michelle Shocked at The Bottom Line. Elegant evenings of Mel Torme at Michael's Pub and Jack Jones at The Supper Club. Man, I loved that 80s music.

New Line Records announced the release of the Original Broadway Cast Recording of the critically acclaimed, Five-time Tony Award nominated, 'ROCK OF AGES.' The album, which features 22 songs from the Broadway show, will be available digitally on June 2nd and in stores nationwide on July 7th. In the spirit of the original musical, The Cast recording defies Broadway conventions.

CBS The Early Show's Harry Smith hosts a line-up of performances from musicals of the 2008-2009 Broadway Season. The Visa Signature Tony Awards Preview Concert will air in New York on WCBS-TV (Channel 2) on May 30th at 7:00 p.m.and on CBS affiliates and O&O's nationwide from May 29th - June 6th.

CBS News The Early Show's Harry Smith will host The Visa Signature Tony Awards Season Celebration, a televised special celebrating the excellence of the 2008-2009 Broadway season. The one-hour Season Celebration will air on CBS affiliates across the country this Spring and will feature performances from this season's Broadway musicals including: Lauren Graham and Kate Jennings Grant from Guys & Dolls; Gavin Creel and the cast of Hair; Matt Cavenaugh & Josefina Scaglione from West Side Story; Stephanie Block from 9 to 5: The Musical; Carole Shelley from Billy Elliot, The Musical; Alice Ripley, Jennifer Damiano and Aaron Tveit from Next to Normal; Constantine Maroulis & Amy Spanger from Rock of Ages; and Sutton Foster, Leah Greenhaus and Marissa O'Donnell from Shrek The Musical.

New Line Records is proud to announce the release of the Original Broadway Cast Recording of the critically acclaimed, Five-time Tony Award nominated, 'ROCK OF AGES.' The album, which features 22 songs from the Broadway show, will be available digitally on June 2nd and in stores nationwide on July 7th.

Broadway's surprise 'head banging' hit Rock of Ages, is among the celebrated ranks of this year's Tony contenders, earning no fewer than five nominations-including a Best Actor nomination for star Constantine Maroulis. A Season 4 veteran of American Idol, Maroulis is the first contestant from the hit FOX series to earn such a prestigious distinction. But it shouldn't come as such a big shock as the actor attended the The Boston Conservatory of Music, where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Musical Theater from the Boston Conservatory of Music and a minor in voice from the Berklee College of Music in 2002.

On Monday, May 25th (Memorial Day), the new, smash hit, 5-time Tony Award Nominated musical ROCK OF AGES will perform three numbers as part of the Toyota Concert Series on NBC's The Today Show.

CBS The Early Show's Harry Smith hosts a line-up of performances from musicals of the 2008-2009 Broadway Season. The Visa Signature Tony Awards Preview Concert will air in New York on WCBS-TV (Channel 2) on May 30th at 7:00 p.m.and on CBS affiliates and O&O's nationwide from May 29th - June 6th.

CBS The Early Show's Harry Smith hosts a line-up of performances from musicals of the 2008-2009 Broadway Season. The Visa Signature Tony Awards Preview Concert will air in New York on WCBS-TV (Channel 2) on May 30th at 7:00 p.m.and on CBS affiliates and O&O's nationwide from May 29th - June 6th.

During the week of April 27- May 1, 2009, top-rated morning program 'Live with Regis and Kelly' gave the show's nationwide TV audience a vicarious thrill when America's favorite co-hosts jumped into the roles of some of the best Broadway characters during 'On Broadway Week.'

The Tony Awards Administration Committee met today for the fifth and final time this season to decide the eligibility of 17 Broadway productions for the 2009 American Theatre Wing?s Tony Awards®, presented by The Broadway League and The American Theatre Wing.

THINGS TO RUIN is about human beings who are messy, emotional, drugged up, knocked down, inspired, electric and who don't have nearly enough time to cause the kind of commotion they so desperately need to. Performed by a cast of viciously talented young singers and a highly flammable four-piece band led by Joe himself, THINGS TO RUIN rocks with an occasionally profane and always heartfelt explosion of music and high drama.

One month after their classic songs debuted as part of the score of the new hit musical comedy, ROCK OF AGES, two unparalleled rock stars - Tommy Shaw from STYX and Kevin Cronin from REO Speedwagon - made their Broadway debuts as they performed their new single, 'Can't Stop Rockin', immediately following the evening performance on Monday, April 27, 2009 at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, 256 W. 47th Street).

Following an extremely successful off Broadway run and the sale of the film rights to New Line Cinema, ROCK OF AGES opened on Broadway, Tuesday, April 7, 2009 at Broadway's Brooks Atkinson Theatre (256 W. 47th Street). Previews began on Tuesday, March 17, 2009.

One month after their classic songs debut as part of the score of the new hit musical comedy, ROCK OF AGES, two unparalleled rock stars - Tommy Shaw from STYX and Kevin Cronin from REO Speedwagon - will make their Broadway debuts as they perform their new single, 'Can't Stop Rockin', immediately following the evening performance on Monday, April 27, 2009 at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, 256 W. 47th Street). The performance of the new song, co-written by Cronin and Shaw, celebrates the rockers recently announced CAN'T STOP ROCKIN' 2009 Tour, which kicks off on May 12th, presented by VH1 Classic and Rock Band.

Today's Broadway Blogs on BroadwayWorld.com from Saturday, April 25, 2009.

This Monday, April 27th, Constantine Maroulis & Amy Spanger will be interviewed live on CBS's national morning show 'The Early Show' (Channel 2 in NYC) at around 8:30AM, as part of a big '1980's Rock N Roll' morning.

ROCK OF AGES 'Front man' Constantine Maroulis will appear at Madison Square Garden this evening to sing the National Anthem for the NY Knicks vs. NJ Nets game. Tune into the MSG network at 7:30 p.m. to see it live.

Following an extremely successful off Broadway run and the sale of the film rights to New Line Cinema, ROCK OF AGES opened on Broadway, on Tuesday, April 7, 2009 at Broadway's Brooks Atkinson Theatre (256 W. 47th Street). Previews began on Tuesday, March 17, 2009. BroadwayWorld.com's 'rockin' cameras' were there to join the wild cast and crew as they cheered on Gypsy Robe winner Andre Ward!