Beth Blatt News

Having moved gracefully through the moral shadowlands of John Patrick Shanley's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Doubt, acclaimed actress Adriane Lenox now finds herself in a lighter realm - that of Noel Coward's hilarious classic Blithe Spirit, which plays the Williamstown Theatre Festival from July 18th through 29th.

Jaclyn Huberman, the winner of 'NYMF Broadway Idol' will perform at the Laurie Beechman Theatre in the West Bank Cafe this month

On August 28th, composer Jenny Giering will celebrate the release of her solo CD with a concert at Joe's Pub

Goodspeed Musicals will present three new shows--Caraboo, Princess of Javasu, The '60s Project and Meet John Doe--at the Norma Terris Theatre in Chester, Connecticut as part of its Brand New Musical! program

Rebecca Luker will perform theatre songs written by women from December 12th through 15th at Feinstein's at the Regency

Creators of the eight NAMT New Works musicals as well as performers and industry professionals turned out for a reception at Marseilles on September 27th

An extraordinary and exquisite chamber musical explores the lives of five women who have come between a husband and wife

Michele Pawk, Adriane Lenox, Rebecca Luker and others will sing about motherhood and children in Broadway Babies, a concert to be held at Symphony Space on October 10th

Celia Keenan-Bolger, Hunter Foster, Stephanie D'Abruzzo and other stars have been cast in the eight National Alliance for Musical Theatre Festival of New Musicals, which will be held on September 25th and 26th

David Southerland (Exec. Dir. of AWOL Theatre Project) gives us the scoop on The Mistress Cycle at NYMF!

Thew New Voices Collective will present New Voices: Broadway Babies , a celebration in song of women and their thoughts on motherhood, children, and the many joys (?) of family.

A press conference for the 2005 NYMF took place on August 30th with a special preview of The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde, The Big Time, The Mistress Cycle, Nerds://A Musical Software Satire, No Boundaries, Plane Crazy, and Project Footlight.

The National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT) and Executive Director Kathy Evans announced the Directors Slate for its 17th Annual FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS, to be held at Dodger Stages.

Mary Bond Davis, Lynne Wintersteller, Sally Wilfert, Lisa Brescia and Stephanie Bast will comprise the cast of the new musical The Mistress Cycle, which will run from September 15th through 24th as part of the New York Musical Theatre Festival

Musicals by Andrew Lippa and Brian Crawley and by Marsha Norman, Beth Blatt and Jenny Giering are two of the eight selections of this year's NAMT Festival of New Musicals

The New York Musical Theatre Festival has chosen 18 new shows for its 2005 programming

The National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT) has announced the songwriting teams and performers for the Songwriter Showcase on Sunday,October 3rd, as part of its 16th Annual Festival of New Musicals, which will be held at the new DODGER STAGES this coming Sunday and Monday.

On December 15 at 7 & 9pm, the King Kong Room at The Supper Club (240 W. 47th St) rang in the season with a one-night-only concert of new holiday songs as well as some traditional favorites.