Donna Murphy News

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee opened at Broadway's Circle in the Square Theatre on Monday, May 2, 2005.

The Duplex Cabaret Theatre is proud to welcome acclaimed composer STEVEN LUTVAK back their stage. This special one-night-only concert event will feature Steven's most recent compositions, as well as the beloved standards that have endeared him to a loyal following at The Duplex and in venues throughout the country.

Stephen Sondheim's 'Passion' was presented from March 30th through April 1st as part of the American Songbook season and BroadwayWorld was there.

Tickets to the Ceremony Available to the General Public For the First Time. Awards to be Presented at The Marriott Marquis on Friday, May 13 at Noon

The American National Theatre, Inc. (Sean Cullen, Founder and President of ANT) will host its first Founders' Celebration on Monday, May 9th, 2005 at the Dodger Stages (World Wide Plaza, 50th & 8th Ave.)

Photos from the March 21 benefit which celebrated Stephen Sondheim's 75th birthday.

Stars turned out for a big public birthday party.

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

The Drama League is proud to announce that the 71st Annual Drama League Awards luncheon and ceremony will be held on Friday, May 13, 2005 beginning at Noon in the Broadway Ballroom of The Marriott Marquis Hotel.

Program includes performances by Lauren Bacall (Applause), Victoria Clark (A Light in the Piazza), Lea DeLaria (On the Town, Rocky Horror Show), Nancy Dussault (Do Re Mi), Melissa Errico (Dracula, Amour), Kitty Carlise Hart, Cady Huffman (The Producers), Marc Kudisch (Bells Are Ringing), Donna McKechnie (State Fair, Company), Donna Murphy (Wonderful Town), and Mary Testa (42nd Street) and many more.

Little Women opened on Sunday night, January 23 at the Virginia Theater. The opening night festivities then took place at Tavern on the Green.

It's time for the fur to fly this year at the eighth annual BROADWAY BEARS auction on Sunday, February 20, 2005 at the B.B. King Blues Club & Grill (237 W. 42nd St), in support of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Sure to out-do last year's collection, 40 one-of-a-kind BROADWAY BEARS - each dressed in original, handmade costumes representing some of the theater's most legendary performers and/or performances - will be put up for auction.

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) presents the new Broadway production of Peter Nichol's drama Passion Play, directed by Mark Brokaw at the American Airlines Theatre (227 West 42nd Street). Previews begin on April 15th, 2005 and opens officially on May 4th, 2005. This is a limited engagement through July 3rd, 2005.

Wonderful Town has announced that it'll play it's last performance on January 30th, the same day that star Brooke Shields is scheduled to perform in the show.

Yes, you too can enjoy the hit drama of German politics. Even if you can't even understand the reviews!

The concert will feature the original Broadway leading ladies Donna Murphy (Fosca) and Marin Mazzie (Clara) and star of the 2002 Kennedy Center production Michael Cerveris (Giorgio) along with other original Broadway cast members.

'Something Wondrful' pulled into town in the latest revival tour of Rogers and Hammerstein's 'The King and I.' With its lavish sets and timeless score this classic has not lost it's charm.

Mingle with some of the biggest stars of contemporary musical theatre such as Kerry Butler, Jim Dale, Barbara Feldon, Tovah Feldshuh, George Hearn, Dee Hoty, Judy Kaye, Donna Murphy, Nancy Opel, Tonya Pinkins, Christy Carlson Romano, Carole Shelley, Lillias White and literally dozens of others...

On July 11th, the sixth annual BROADWAY BARKS! took place, a star-studded dog and cat adoption event benefiting New York animal shelters and adoption agencies.

It was theater's biggest night of the year, and BroadwayWorld's got the complete list of winners.

Click in to see the results in all 23 categories for the 58th Annual Tony Awards, presented on Sunday, June 6, 2004 at Radio City Music Hall. Here's to the best of 2004...