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A weekly theater column for the Baltimore/Washington area.

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A cast recording of the sold-out South Pacific concert that was presented at Carnegie Hall last summer will be released on April 18th

The original cast recording of Michael John LaChiusa's See What I Wanna See has landed at #6 on Billboard's Top Cast Albums Chart, while the OBC of Wicked--also featuring Idina Menzel--remains in the top place

The Likes of Us, the first musical collaboration between Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, has been recorded and will be available on CD on March 28th.

The National Tour of the Tony Award-winning Best Musical of 2005, Monty Pythons SPAMALOT, begins performances tomorrow Tuesday March 7 at Boston's Colonial Theatre. Other cities confirmed for the tour are below, with more dates to follow.

The London cast recording of the West End smash Billy Elliot is now available in American stores; it was released on February 7th

Broadway's Tony Award wining Best Musical can now add another laurel to its many honors: MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT won the Grammy Award today for Best Musical Show album. The Grammys take place tonight, Wed. Feb. 8 in Los Angeles at the Staples Center.

Today (Monday, January 23), The National Tour of the Tony Award-winning Best Musical of 2005, Monty Pythons SPAMALOT, begins rehearsals in New York, prior to a first performance in Boston on March 7 at the Colonial Theatre. Other cities confirmed for the tour include Chicago, Washington DC, Pittsburgh and Atlanta, with more dates to follow.

Beginning March 8 (when performances begin at the Aronoff Center in Cincinnati), Julia Murney will assume the role of Elphaba, Alma Cuervo will become Madame Morrible, P.J. Benjamin will step into the role of the Wizard, Sebastian Arcelus will be Fiyero, and Jennifer Waldman will be Nessarose. Beginning March 28 (when the show will be playing at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia), K. Todd Freeman assumes the role of Dr. Dillamond.

The London cast recording of the West End smash Billy Elliot will dance into American stores on February 7th, 2006, while the show itself will open on Broadway sometime in 2007

Cast recordings of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Hair, The Light in the Piazza, Monty Python's Spamalot and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee were nominated as Best Musical Show Album in the 48th Annual Grammy Awards

Wicked has once again broken the house record at the Gershwin Theatre for the week ending November 27th

Lauren Kennedy will join the cast of MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT as The Lady of the Lake on December 20, 2005. As announced previously, Simon Russell Beale will assume the role of King Arthur on the same date.

Today, October 25th, Sarah Brightman will release Love Changes Everything: The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection Vol. 2