Cheyenne Jackson News

'If musical theatre doesn't address important issues, who will?,' read a t-shirt I spotted at the Broadway Flea Market several years ago. And while America's theater history is rich with important issue addressing musical dramas like Show Boat and Ragtime, when Finian's Rainbow hit Broadway in 1947 it was pretty much unheard of for a musical comedy to have its main plot centered on attacking institutionalized racism.

On Monday, April 13, 2009, The 24 Hour Company teamed with the Exchange to produce The 24 Hour Musicals at The Gramercy Theatre (127 East 23rd Street, between Park and Lexington Aves).

On Monday April 13th, The 24 Hour Company will team with the Exchange to produce The 24 Hour Musicals.

On Monday, April 13, 2009, The 24 Hour Company will team with the Exchange to produce The 24 Hour Musicals at The Gramercy Theatre (127 East 23rd Street, between Park and Lexington Aves). Presented in association with New York Magazine, four brand new musicals will be written, cast, rehearsed and performed in a single day, featuring an star-studded line up of Broadway performers, composers, writers, directors, choreographers and musical directors.

On Monday, April 13, 2009, The 24 Hour Company will team with the Exchange to produce The 24 Hour Musicals at The Gramercy Theatre (127 East 23rd Street, between Park and Lexington Aves). Presented in association with New York Magazine, four brand new musicals will be written, cast, rehearsed and performed in a single day, featuring an star-studded line up of Broadway performers, composers, writers, directors, choreographers and musical directors.

On Monday, April 27, at 7:00pm in Carnegie Hall, The New York Pops honors Feinstein's at Loews Regency on its tenth anniversary and congratulates Michael Feinstein and Jonathan Tisch for leading this great New York institution.

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) presented its annual 2009 Spring Gala hosted by Tony Award winner Nathan Lane (Waiting for Godot, The Producers) on Monday, April 6th, 2009.

Jim Caruso's Cast Party presented the return of songwriter Georgia Stitt in Concert on Monday, March 30 at 9pm, in continuation of the Broadway at Birdland series.

'The Leading Men IV,' a benefit concert for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, will be held Monday, May 11, at 7pm at Birdland, 315 W. 44th St. As part of the long-running Broadway at Birdland series, it will feature top singers from Broadway and cabaret.

The annual event will begin at noon on Friday, May 15, 2009 in the Grand Ballroom of the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Times Square (1535 Broadway at 46th St.). Tickets are on sale now (see below for details).

PROJECT SHAW, now in its third of its four year series, continues tackling every play George Bernard Shaw ever wrote. This will be its 37th presentation. These rarely performed comedies by George Bernard Shaw will be performed on Monday, APRIL 20th at 7pm at the Players Club, 16 Gramercy Park South. David Staller is producer and director.

Tony Award-winners Philip Bosco, Jim Norton and Ruben Santiago-Hudson, as well as Cheyenne Jackson, Kate Baldwin, and Jeremy Bobb starred in Finian's Rainbow, the final production of New York City Center's 2008-09 Encores! season, preformances ran from March 26 - 29. BroadwayWorld.com's cameras were there to celebrate with the cast at the closing night party!

Tony Award-winners Philip Bosco, Jim Norton and Ruben Santiago-Hudson, as well as Cheyenne Jackson, Kate Baldwin, and Jeremy Bobb starred in Finian's Rainbow, the final production of New York City Center's 2008-09 Encores! season, preformances ran from March 26 - 29. BroadwayWorld.com's cameras were there to cheer the cast on during the final show of the season!

Today's Broadway Blogs on BroadwayWorld.com from Sunday, March 29, 2009.

Jim Caruso's Cast Party is proud to announce the return of songwriter GEORGIA STITT in Concert on Monday, March 30 at 9pm, in continuation of the Broadway at Birdland series.

Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus' Broadway smash hit musical MAMMA MIA! was honored with a Tony's DiNapoli 'Broadway Wall of Fame' portrait on Wednesday, March 25th, 2009 at the Times Square restaurant (147 West 43rd Street at Broadway).

On Tuesday, April 21, 2009, past Drama League honorees Bobby Cannavale, Cheyenne Jackson and Rosie Perez will announce the nominations for the The 75th Annual Drama League Awards. The nominations will be announced live at Sardi's Restaurant (234 W. 44th St.) at 10:30 a.m.

Tony Award-winners Philip Bosco, Jim Norton and Ruben Santiago-Hudson, as well as Cheyenne Jackson, Kate Baldwin, and Jeremy Bobb star in Finian's Rainbow, the final production of New York City Center's 2008-09 Encores! season, running from March 26 - 29. Finian's Rainbow has music by Burton Lane, lyrics by E.Y. Harburg and book by E. Y. Harburg and Fred Saidy and will be directed and choreographed by Warren Carlyle with music direction by Rob Berman. The musical will play five performances at City Center (West 55th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues).

Tony Award-winners Philip Bosco, Jim Norton and Ruben Santiago-Hudson, as well as Cheyenne Jackson, Kate Baldwin, and Jeremy Bobb star in Finian's Rainbow, the final production of New York City Center's 2008-09 Encores! season. Performances begin tonight March 26th, and runs through to March 29th.

Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus' Broadway smash hit musical MAMMA MIA! was honored with a Tony's DiNapoli 'Broadway Wall of Fame' portrait on Wednesday, March 25th, 2009 at the Times Square restaurant (147 West 43rd Street at Broadway).