David Shire News

Elegies, Baby and It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman will comprise Reprise! Broadway's Best's 2006-2007 'Marvelous Musical Mondays' season in Los Angeles

'We're going to have a baby!' What five words could have more of a heart stopping, jaw dropping reaction?

A Chorus Line, the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning musical, proudly announces the 2006 cast.

Bristol Riverside Theatre (BRT) in Bristol, PA has announced the return of Broadway performers Brad Little and Barbara McCulloh in it's production of Maltby and Shire's Baby, running from May 2 through May 21, 2006 at BRT

Baby is not performed often, but the story is such a delight with witty lyrics and enjoyable dances, it's hard not to smile when watching it.

The Johnny Cash musical Ring of Fire will open on Broadway on March 12th, 2006, after beginning previews on February 8th

On October 23rd at 9:30PM, at Joe's Pub, Broadway favorite and New Orleans resident, Bryan Batt hosted a concert benefiting the victims of Hurricane Katrina. With Love, From Broadway to the Bayou's proceeds went to The Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana.

The Johnny Cash musical Ring of Fire will open at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in February, 2006, after playing engagements in Buffalo and San Francisco

Three-time Tony Award-winner Thomas Meehan will be presented with the first annual 'Helen' Award at a Helen Hayes Theatre Company Gala on September 26th

Tony Award-winner Jarrod Emick and Cass Morgan have been cast in Ring of Fire, the Johnny Cash musical that will begin a test run in Buffalo on September 2nd before moving to San Francisco and to Broadway in early 2006

Todd Buonopane, who is making his Broadway debut in Spelling Bee, recently visited Stagedoor Manor as a guest speaker.

A new off-Broadway production of the Maltby and Shire revue Closer Than Ever will run from August 5th to August 22nd at Dillon's Theatre

Co-created and staged by Richard Maltby Jr., Ring of Fire: The Johnny Cash Musical Show will open in Buffalo, NY on September 2nd before moving to engagements in San Francisco and on Broadway

On July 25th, All Shook Up understudies were put under the Broadway Spotlight at Ars Nova as part of the Monday Nights, New Voices series

Produced by Wayman Wong, The Leading Men Concert took place on Monday, May 30 as a benefit for Broadway Cares/Equity Fight AIDS.

Wayman Wong presents a night of Broadway and cabaret's top male singers

Report and photos from the 12-hour celebration of everything Sondheim, which was held at Symphony Space three days before his 75th birthday.