Cole Porter News

Roundabout Theatre Company's (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) new Broadway production of Anything Goes, starring Tony Award winner Sutton Foster as 'Reno Sweeney' and Tony and Academy Award winner Joel Grey as 'Moonface Martin,' opens at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre on April 7. Check out new production shots of the musical below!

Acclaimed singer, Broadway star and cabaret favorite KT Sullivan returns to perform at Bob Egan's New Hope on Saturday, April 2, with her new show, 'Colored Lights.' Sullivan will present one show at 8:30 pm.

The Cold War turns hot in Cole Porter's final Broadway musical SILK STOCKINGS, a sly and sophisticated musical version of the classic film Ninotchka, to be presented by 42nd Street Moon. Low-priced previews run May 4, 5 and 6, with the opening on Saturday May 7. The show will run through May 22 at the Eureka Theatre.

American Stage Theatre Company's Susan R. Hough Cabaret and 'After Hours' series in the Raymond James Theatre continue with eight productions in February, 321, ROSE BILAL'S JAZZ LEGENDS REMEMBERED, LET'S MISBEHAVE, I AM A CUBAN SANDWICH, STRANGERS AND FOOLS and LAST OF THE NEANDERTHALS.

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The eclectic influences of Oregon Ballet Theatre's final season performance give retiring dancer Anne Mueller a chance to showcase her wit and range in four short works from choreographers (Balanchine, Fonte, McIntyre and Stowell) who have been instrumental to her career and the development of OBT's repertoire.

Thursday, March 31, 2011 sets 8 & 10pm- CD RELEASE at The Kitano- Jane Stuart-"Don't Look Back" at 66 Park Av NYC

Previews began on March 10th for Roundabout Theatre Company's new Broadway production of Anything Goes, starring Tony Award winner Sutton Foster as 'Reno Sweeney' and Tony and Academy Award winner Joel Grey as 'Moonface Martin.' Here's a first look at production footage from the show featuring Sutton, Joel and company! Stay tuned for more coverage soon...

The Brandywiners Ltd. will audition for PRINCIPALS, ENSEMBLE and DANCERS for Cole Porter's classic "Kiss Me Kate" on the weekend of April 8-10.

American Stage Theatre Company's Susan R. Hough Cabaret and 'After Hours' series in the Raymond James Theatre continue with eight productions in February, 321, ROSE BILAL'S JAZZ LEGENDS REMEMBERED, LET'S MISBEHAVE, I AM A CUBAN SANDWICH, STRANGERS AND FOOLS and LAST OF THE NEANDERTHALS.

In 1954, Ethel Merman, at the age of fifty, reprised her role as Reno in a specially adapted television version of the musical, co-starring Frank Sinatra as the hero, now renamed Harry Dane, and Merman's good friend Bert Lahr (who had co-starred with her on Broadway in DuBarry Was a Lady) as Moonface Martin.

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I can't think of a better finale to Segerstrom Center for the Arts' 2010-2011 Cabaret Series season than the impressive Opera baritone hunk Nathan Gunn, whose 4-night O.C. debut set continues in Costa Mesa through this Sunday, March 27. But make no mistake-the man is more than just a handsome face. With a brilliant talent and an affable charm that far outstretched the intimacy of the Center's Samueli Theater, Gunn provided the O.C. with a wonderful last shot of testosterone to a terrific Broadway Diva-heavy season.

Shimmering with 18 songs from Cole Porter's most beloved musicals, High Society, the Musical is a high energy stage adaptation of the 1950's movie that starred Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby. The fast-moving story centers on a comically pretentious Oyster Bay wedding in June, 1938. Hilarious romantic complications revolve around the bride-to-be, her parents, and a smitten tabloid reporter. Colorful production numbers capture all the magic of Cole Porter's timeless lyrics.

Colleen McHugh and the Calendar Boys Trio reunite to blaze through tunes by Rodgers & Hart, Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, Hoagy Carmichael and more, with a special tribute to the one and only Blossom Dearie.

Roundabout Theatre Company's Anything Goes performed live on ABC's 'Good Morning America' Friday morning. BroadwayWorld spent the morning with the cast of the saucy new Cole Porter production, opening April 7, and brings you an exclusive behind-the-scenes look - from makeup, to rehearsal, all the way to the broadcast performance!

What a surprise it was to see a photo of E. Faye Butler in the March 18, 2011 edition of the national publication 'The Week' in which she stars in the musical Working at the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place in Chicago.

Vicki Lewis, best known for her role as the quirky Beth on the NBC sitcom "NewsRadio," will return to Sacramento on Sunday, May 8, to perform a benefit concert for California Musical Theatre at the intimate Cosmopolitan Cabaret.

Roundabout Theatre Company's Anything Goes is now in previews at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre on Broadway, gearing up for an April 7 opening. Click below for a performance preview of 'You're The Top!' and stay tuned for more on stage performance previews!

Roundabout Theatre Company's Anything Goes, performed live on ABC's 'Good Morning America' between 8AM-9AM on this morning! Sutton Foster and company members performed the tap dancing finale of Act 1. Click below for the performance!