Angela Lansbury News

Broadway's cuddliest cast kicks off a new year with the 14th edition of THE BROADWAY BEARS auction on Sunday, March 6, 2011 at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill (237 West 42 Street), produced by and benefitting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

John Leguizamo returns to Broadway with his new solo play GHETTO KLOWN for a 12-week engagement beginning previews today, February 21 and opening on Tuesday March 22 at the Lyceum Theatre (149 West 45th Street).

CPCC Theatre will present Sweeny Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street on February 11,12,18,19 at 8:00pm and February 13 & February 20 at 2:30pm in the Halton Theatre on the CPCC Central Campus. Tickets are on sale at the CPCC Box Office at 704-330-6534 Monday - Friday from 10:00am to 5:00pm or online at www.tix.cpcc.edu.

Up on Amazon.com, Stephen Sondheim's second book, a follow up to his 'Finishing The Hat, is now available for pre-order. Entitled, 'Look, I Made a Hat: Collected Lyrics (1981-2011) with Attendant Comments, Amplifications, Dogmas, Harangues, Wafflings, Diversions and Anecdotes,' Amazon is taking pre-orders here. The book is scheduled for release on October 25, 2011. Here's a first look at the cover!

Living Legend Debbie Reynolds and her daughter, Hollywood icon Carrie Fisher, appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show yesterday, talking about mental health. Thalians President Debbie Reynolds and Board Chair Ruta Lee, along with event chairs Kira & Bob Lorsch, are currently preparing for the upcoming Thalians 55th Gala at the Playboy Mansion, Saturday, April 30, 2011.

According to Amazon.com, Stephen Sondheim's second book, a follow up to his 'Finishing The Hat, is now available for pre-order. Entitled, 'Look, I Made a Hat: Collected Lyrics (1981-2011) with Attendant Comments, Amplifications, Dogmas, Harangues, Wafflings, Diversions and Anecdotes,' Amazon is taking pre-orders here. The book is scheduled for release on October 25, 2011.

The Theatre Department at Kean University presents the Stephen Sondheim / Hugh Wheeler musical, Sweeny Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street on February 25 through March 5 in the Zella Fry Theatre on the Union, NJ campus.

The 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards will take place live from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011 and broadcast on CBS at 8 p.m. ET/PT. Awards such as Best Musical Show album however will be revealed during the afternoon, and streamed online here.

CPCC Theatre will present Sweeny Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street on February 11,12,18,19 at 8:00pm and February 13 & February 20 at 2:30pm in the Halton Theatre on the CPCC Central Campus. Tickets are on sale at the CPCC Box Office at 704-330-6534 Monday - Friday from 10:00am to 5:00pm or online at www.tix.cpcc.edu.

From the Cast of ANYTHING GOES and SPIDER-MAN, to the Ladies of THE VIEW, Raul Esparza, Barbra Streisand, Alan Menken, Bernadette Peters, Susan Boyle, Kelsey Grammer, GLEE and everyone in between...it's the BroadwayWorld.com 2011 Valentine's Day Special! Its Biggest Ever!

If you were asked to name Nashville's Top Ten Favorite Musicals, what show would you name as number one? Perhaps surprisingly, when that question was posed to a group of Nashville theater folk, the number one-ranked show is Les Miserables (but perhaps it's not that surprising, since Victor Hugo's book was a huge hit in the American South upon its initial publication in this country), followed by A Chorus Line, Gypsy, Sweeney Todd and Into the Woods claiming the remaining slots in the Top Five.

The Philhallmonic Society will perform at Reach the World's 2011 Benefit Dinner at The Loeb Boathouse in Central Park, February 9, 2011.

The Philhallmonic Society will perform at Reach the World's 2011 Benefit Dinner at The Loeb Boathouse in Central Park, February 9, 2011. With the motto, 'we sing so others can soar,' The Philhallmonic Society is a unique organization under the leadership of international Broadway composer, conductor and producer Phil Hall, and is staged by Broadway dancer and choreographer Mark Santoro. www.thephilhallmonicsociety.org.

The Philhallmonic Society will perform at Reach the World's 2011 Benefit Dinner at The Loeb Boathouse in Central Park, February 9, 2011.

The Philhallmonic Society will perform at Reach the World's 2011 Benefit Dinner at The Loeb Boathouse in Central Park, February 9, 2011. With the motto, 'we sing so others can soar,' The Philhallmonic Society is a unique organization under the leadership of international Broadway composer, conductor and producer Phil Hall, and is staged by Broadway dancer and choreographer Mark Santoro. www.thephilhallmonicsociety.org.

CPCC Theatre will present Sweeny Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street on February 11,12,18,19 at 8:00pm and February 13 & February 20 at 2:30pm in the Halton Theatre on the CPCC Central Campus. Tickets are on sale at the CPCC Box Office at 704-330-6534 Monday - Friday from 10:00am to 5:00pm or online at www.tix.cpcc.edu.

The New York Society Library is pleased to present playwright and screenwriter Ruth Wolff, with Simon Jones, Tina Chen, and actors from The Actors Company Theater, discussing and performing scenes from Ms. Wolff's collection Notable Women-And a Few Equally Notable Men. The performance will take place Monday, January 31, at 6:30 p.m. at the New York Society Library, 53 East 79th Street (just east of Madison Avenue, 6 train to 77th Street).

Today, I want to introduce you to an organization I've known about for years but didn't fully understand until I learned about it through -- what else -- Twitter. It's simultaneously one of the most visible theatrical organizations, and yet one whose scope is seldom fully grasped. I'm talking about the American Theatre Wing, best known as the creator and managing organization of the Tony Awards. But you may not know how much else they do for the theatrical arts, in New York and beyond.

42nd Street Moon today announced that Tony-winning Broadway star KAREN ZIEMBA and her Curtains co-star NOAH RACEY will head the cast for AND ALL THAT JAZZ! - A JOHN KANDER SALON EVENING on Thursday, January 27 at the Alcazar Theatre.

LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS & UPRIGHT CABARET are thrilled to announce the remaining performers for its second show of their season, SWEET SOUL MUSIC, which will include Tony Award-nominee Brandon Victor Dixon (Broadway: The Color Purple, The Scottsboro Boys), & Leslie Odom, Jr. (Broadway: Rent, Jersey Boys, Regional: Leap of Faith opposite Brooke Shields), with the previously announced American Idol star Frenchie Davis, performing the music of RAY CHARLES, MARVIN GAYE and GLADYS KNIGHT, and their own selections, under the musical direction of Todd Schroeder, in a one night only concert - SWEET SOUL MUSIC. SWEET SOUL MUSIC will perform on Sunday, January 30, 2011 at 7:30PM at the NEW Cabaret Lounge at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, 14900 La Mirada Blvd. in La Mirada.