Blake Edwards News

VOX Femina prepare to travel abroad as ambassadors of arts and culture, while representing the voices of women in Los Angeles, as part of a tour that will include a joint concert in Mexico City; a concert at Tepotzotlan and Teatro Angela Peralta in San Miguel De Allende; and in the Sala Higinio Ruvalcaba del Ex-Convento del Carmen in Guadalajara.

The Paper Mill Playhouse Board of Trustees is proud to announce that Mark S. Hoebee, Paper Mill's Acting Artistic Director since March of 2007 has been promoted to Artistic Director effective immediately.

Jim J. Bullock, will return to the cast of Hairspray in the role of Wilbur Turnblad, Tracy's dad, tonight, Tuesday, September 18 at Neil Simon Theatre.

Cherry Lane Music Publishing Co. Inc, whose Broadway roster includes Maury Yeston (Nine, Titanic), Jason Howland (Little Women) and the team of Matt Sklar and Chad Begulin (The Wedding Singer), has announced the renewal of an exclusive, worldwide administration agreement with veteran songwriter, lyricist and librettist Leslie Bricusse for his Stage & Screen Music catalog

Tony Award-nominee Alfred Molina and Spamalot co-creator John Cleese have been cast in The Pink Panther 2, the upcoming sequel to the hit Steve Martin film.

Rehoboth Beach - Clear Space Productions is pleased to announce that their summer musical Thoroughly Modern Millie is ready to start rehearsals next week!

Tony and Emmy Award-winning actress Nanette Fabray will headline the cast of The Damsel Dialogues, a new musical revue by Dick De Benedictis in which five women (and one guy) bare their souls in song and dance.

La Jolla Playhouse Artistic Director Des McAnuff has announced three of the six shows that will be included in the upcoming 2007 La Jolla Playhouse season

Tony Adams, the veteran film and stage producer whose credits include Blake Edwards' Pink Panther hits, S.O.B. '10,' and the film and stage versions of Victor/Victoria died Saturday, October 22nd, of a stroke at Beth Israel Hospital in Manhattan. He was surrounded by family and friends. He was 52 years old.

Robin de Levita, Dragone and The Firm have announced the creative team for CARMEN: The Musical, based on the classic 1845 novel by Prosper Mérimée, directed by Franco Dragone. With music by John Ewbank, and a book by Sarah Miles, a developmental staging will be work-shopped later this year, with a Broadway production targeted for the 2006/07 season.

Kristin Chenoweth, Vanessa Williams, Audra McDonald and Julie Andrews are just a few of the stars whose voices will be heard as part of the Evening at Pops series, airing on PBS throughout July and August

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels' John Lithgow will deliver a commencement speech to graduating Harvard students on June 8th