Andrea McArdle News

Win one of five pairs of tickets to Annie's opening night at the Hippodrome, Tuesday, March 20th!

Andrea McArdle, Bill Berloni, and Shelley Bruce - who were among the original cast members of Annie - are hoping to contact alumni from the original Broadway run of the classic 1977 musical to stage an Annie reunion.

We recently sat down with Frank Conway of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS to learn about some upcoming events they have planned... and get the backstage lowdown on crazy happenings!

Broadway legends and rising stars will take the stage at 37 Arts tonight at 8pm for Broadway Backwards 2, benefiting the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center

Betty Buckley (Cats, The Mystery of Edwin Drood), Kate Burton (Hedda Gabler, The Constant Wife), Hugh Panaro (Lestat), Lisa Vroman (The Phantom of the Opera), and Josh Strickland, Jenn Gambatese and Chester Gregory II (Tarzan), have joined the upcoming gala concert Broadway for Medicine, featuring the best of Broadway coming together on one stage to benefit children with craniofacial differences, presented by The National Foundation for Facial Reconstruction.

The third performance of David Gurland's popular new 'DGUR in Concert' series will take place on Sunday night, March 18th. The show will celebrate the male singers and songwriters of the 1970's and 1980's.

As the driving creative force behind the now 30-year-old musical that has spawned countless child stars, including Andrea McArdle and Sarah Jessica Parker, Charnin again returns to his beloved classic, currently at the Orange County Performing Arts Center...

The 10th Annual 'Broadway Bears' auction will be presented on February 11th, 2007.

The Zipper Theatre, Ryan Hill and John Johnson are pleased to announce a one-night only, newly adapted concert version of WORKING, the 1978 musical adapted from the acclaimed non-fiction book by Studs Terkel. This one-night only premiere concert event to benefit the Actor's Fund of America will take place on Monday, February 19, 2007 at The Zipper Theatre (336 West 37th Street, between 8 th and 9th Avenues).

BroadwayWorld presents the first in an eight-part preview series leading up to the 10th Annual Broadway Bears auction, presented by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

After enchanting audiences for more than 13 years, Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, the inaugural Broadway musical from Disney Theatrical Productions, will take its final bow at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (205 West 46th Street) on Sunday, July 29th. The Broadway production will have played 46 previews and 5,464 regular performances.

On March 12th, 'Broadway for Medicine' will be presented at City Center, New York City, beginning at 7 PM.

Douglas Sills, Michael Rupert and Alison Fraser are among the performers set to perform in the In Concert series

The fifth annual Nightlife Awards will be held January 29th at New York's Town Hall.

Broadway actors John Cudia and Mark Jacoby share something unique, both are currently playing in different shows in Philadelphia and both have played one of the most coveted roles on Broadway.

The Prince Music Theater welcomes back a Philly favorite. From 'Annie' to 'Annie', McArdle not only gets her man but wins the home crowd.

The Center has announced its new 'In Concert' series celebrating the artistry of Broadway's most distinguished performers.

Some of the stage and screen's brightest stars will gather for the second annual 'A Fine Romance' evening, which will benefit the Motion Picture & Television Fund

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas--the latest star-studded Actors' Fund Benefit concert--took place on October 16th at the August Wilson Theatre, and BroadwayWorld was there!

The cast of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas--the next star-studded Actors' Fund Benefit concert--recently posed for pictures at a press preview, and BroadwayWorld was there for the sneak peek!