B.T. McNicholl News

Hennepin Theatre Trust today unveiled the lineup for the 2009/10 Broadway Across America-Minneapolis Season featuring six Minnesota debuts including Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's Mary Poppins, the 2008 multi-Tony Award-winning In The Heights, The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein and Dirty Dancing, The Classic Story On Stage.

To celebrate the official kickoff to the Fidelity FutureStage Playwriting Contest, members of the Billy Elliot the Musical cast surprised students from three schools that were among the earliest contest registrants. David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik and Kiril Kulish, the three young stars playing the title role in the new Broadway hit, made the students day with the surprise appearance.

Broadway/San Diego ~ A Nederlander Presentation, is announce its 33rd Season of great theatre. This year, more importantly than ever, theatre lives up to its promise to take us away and teach us about life, love and other cultures whether they are in Africa, uptown Manhattan, the Ivy League or fantastic & funny alternate realities! Take an ?Escapation/PLAYcation? with the entire family and discover the theatrical royalty the 2009-2010 Season offers.

A multi-city tour of 101 DALMATIANS directed by Jerry Zaks with a score by Dennis DeYoung and a book by B.T. McNicholl will hit the road starting in Fall 2009. There are no tour dates or locations announced at this time,but more information is expected soon. Disney's animated film version was made in to a series of hit live action features starring Glenn Close as the villianess Cruella De Ville, the classic Dodie Smith's 1957 novel revolves around a canine family that must band together to overcome difficult times and dangerous foes.

On Monday, August 25, New York Theatre Barn will be presenting its latest installment of its monthly show highlighting new composers, writers and artists, NYTB at the Duplex.

On Monday, August 25, New York Theatre Barn will be presenting its latest installment of its monthly show highlighting new composers, writers and artists, NYTB at the Duplex.

Monty Python's SPAMALOT will welcome Emmy nominee Stephen Collins ('Seventh Heaven,' Because I Said So) and Grammy nominee Drew Lachey ('Dancing With The Stars,' the band 98 Degrees) to Broadway's Shubert Theatre (225 West 44th Street) starting Tuesday, June 24.

Monty Python's SPAMALOT will welcome Emmyâ nominee Stephen Collins ('Seventh Heaven,' Because I Said So) and Grammy nominee Drew Lachey ('Dancing With The Stars,' the band 98 Degrees) to Broadway's Shubert Theatre (225 West 44th Street) starting Tuesday, June 24.

Theatre luminaries host 'A Musical Celebration of Broadway Honoring Roger Berlind' presented as the the 24th annual spring gala benefit concert for The Drama League at The Rainbow Room on Monday February 11, 2008.

Theatre luminaries Mary-Louise Parker, Debra Monk, Scott Ellis, Walter Bobbie, Karen Ziemba and Jason Danieley are set to join the cast of Curtains and previously announced Broadway stars Brian Stokes Mitchell, David Hyde Pierce, Donna Murphy, Carolee Carmello, Gregg Edelman and James Naughton in 'A Musical Celebration of Broadway Honoring Roger Berlind,' presented as the 24th annual spring gala benefit concert for The Drama League.

Broadway luminaries Brian Stokes Mitchell, David Hyde Pierce, Donna Murphy, Carolee Carmello, Gregg Edelman and James Naughton are set to appear in 'A Musical Celebration of Broadway Honoring Roger Berlind,' presented as the 24th annual spring gala benefit concert for The Drama League. The event will take place on Monday, February 11, 2008 at the famed Rainbow Room

Dozens of stars turned out for the premiere of Disney Live! Winnie the Pooh on December 7th

On Wednesday, December 7, 2005, DISNEY LIVE! WINNIE THE POOH will begin its long-waited month-long holiday engagement at New York's legendary Beacon Theatre (2124 Broadway at West 74th Street).

This December, DISNEY LIVE! WINNIE THE POOH will play a special month-long holiday engagement at New York's legendary Beacon Theatre (2124 Broadway at West 74th Street), December 8-28, 2005.