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Photo Coverage: Lesley Gore Joins MDQ Onstage!
by Walter McBride - Oct 29, 2010


Yesterday evening, Gore took the stage of the Nederlander Theatre to join the cast of MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET in the special encore.

STAGE TUBE: Lesley Gore Takes the Stage with MDQ!
by Jessica Lewis - Oct 29, 2010


Yesterday evening, Gore took the stage of the Nederlander Theatre to join the cast of MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET in the special encore. Click below to see her performances of 'When Will I Be Loved' and 'It's My Party.'

VaShawn Mitchell and Zacardi Cortez To Make Guest Appearances At Sanctified 11/14
by Gabrielle Sierra - Oct 29, 2010


Gospel recording artists VaShawn Mitchell and Zacardi Cortez will each make a special guest appearance at select performances of the Washington-area premiere of the award-winning new gospel musical comedy Sanctified, playing the historic Lincoln Theatre now through November 14.

Lesley Gore Joins MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET 10/28
by BWW News Desk - Oct 28, 2010


MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET welcomes Lesley Gore has for a special performance with the cast of the Tony nominated Best Musical for Thursday evening, October 28 at the Nederlander Theatre (208 West 41st Street). Gore had been announced for an earlier performance, but had to postpone.

John McClure, Jr. & More Lead SANCTIFIED At Lincoln Theatre 10/21-11/14
by BWW News Desk - Oct 21, 2010


Casting has been announced for the Washington-area premiere of the award-winning new gospel musical comedy Sanctified, playing the historic Lincoln Theatre for a limited engagement, October 21 through November 14.

BWW Reviews: Broadway is Celebrated at the White House
by Charles Shubow - Oct 20, 2010


PBS Broadcasts 'A Broadway Celebration' Wednesdasy October 20...Set Your DVRs.

Lesley Gore Set for MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET 10/28
by Robert Diamond - Oct 13, 2010


MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET announced that Lesley Gore has rescheduled her special performance with the cast of the Tony nominated Best Musical for Thursday evening, October 28 at the Nederlander Theatre (208 West 41st Street). Gore had been announced for an earlier performance, but had to postpone.

Photo Flash: Paula Deen Visits MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET
by Jessica Lewis - Oct 12, 2010


On December 4, 1956, an auspicious twist of fate brought Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley together. The place was Sun Records' storefront studio in Memphis. The man who made it happen was Sam Phillips, the 'Father of Rock 'n' Roll,' who discovered them all. The four legends-to-be united for the only time in their careers for an impromptu recording that has come to be known as one of the greatest rock jam sessions of all time.

Million Dollar Quartet's Levi Kreis Returns to Chicago 11/1
by Gabrielle Sierra - Oct 4, 2010


Levi Kreis, the Tony Award-winning star of Broadway's Million Dollar Quartet and former Chicago cast member (Jerry Lee Lewis), announces a solo acoustic performance on November 1, 2010, at 7:30 p.m. at the Apollo Theater, 2540 N. Lincoln Ave, Chicago.

Signature Theatre's CHESS Closes 10/3
by BWW News Desk - Oct 3, 2010


Signature Theatre's hit production of the rock musical Chess will close Sunday, October 3.

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET Announces New Block of Tix On Sale 10/1
by BWW News Desk - Sep 30, 2010


Beginning Friday, October 1, 2010, a new block of tickets will be on sale for performances through May 30, 2011, of Million Dollar Quartet, the Tony-nominated musical inspired by the famed 1956 recording session that brought together legendary rock 'n' roll icons Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley.

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET Announces New Block of Tix On Sale 10/1
by Gabrielle Sierra - Sep 29, 2010


Beginning Friday, October 1, 2010, a new block of tickets will be on sale for performances through May 30, 2011, of Million Dollar Quartet, the Tony-nominated musical inspired by the famed 1956 recording session that brought together legendary rock 'n' roll icons Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley.

RIALTO CHATTER FOLLIES Update: Cattrall, Dossett Out; Paige & Lavin In?
by Robert Diamond - Sep 26, 2010


The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced back in August that Bernadette Peters will star as Sally Durant Plummer in the Kennedy Center production of Follies in the Eisenhower Theater May 7 to June 5, 2011. Additionally, BroadwayWorld.com had heard that starring alongside Peters could be Sex and the City star and Golden Globe winner Kim Cattrall as Phyllis, Danny Burstein as Buddy and John Dossett as Ben, all of whom were cast and were then in contract negotiations. We've now heard from reliable sources that neither Cattrall or Dossett were able to work out their contract deals for the production and that both sides have moved in. Now said to be in talks? First lady of the British Musical Theatre Elaine Paige and Linda Lavin, who was most recently a 2010 Tony nominee for Collected Stories. More information to come soon...

A FOX ON THE FAIRWAY Next for Signature Theatre's '10-'11 Season; Chess Closes 9/26
by BWW News Desk - Sep 26, 2010


Eric Schaeffer, Artistic Director of the Tony Award®-winning Signature Theatre, today announced the company's 2010-2011 season of four musicals and three plays, with the innovative company producing three world premieres and one regional premiere.

BWW Interviews: Euan Morton Talks CHESS
by Charles Shubow - Sep 24, 2010


Morton loves performing at the Signature Theatre's 276 seat theater.

Lesley Gore Postpones MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET Appearance
by Robert Diamond - Sep 22, 2010


Originally scheduled for a special performance on September 24th with the cast of MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, it's been announced that Lesley Gore must now postpone that appearance. Gore will reschedule her appearance with MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET for a date in October. An exact date will be announced shortly.

Signature Theatre Extends WALTER CRONKITE IS DEAD Through 12/26
by Erica Anker - Sep 23, 2010


Virginia's Tony Award®-winning Signature Theatre today announced that, due to popular demand, the world premiere comedy, starring Helen Hayes Award winners Sherri L. Edelen (Signature's Sweeney Todd and Les Miserables) and Nancy Robinette, written and directed by Helen Hayes Awardee Joe Calarco (Signature's Side Show and Assassins), will now run from October 26 through December 26, 2010.

Lesley Gore Takes the Stage with MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, 9/24
by Jessica Lewis - Sep 16, 2010


MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, Broadway's new hit musical, is pleased to announce that Lesley Gore will join the cast of the Tony nominated Best Musical for a special performance during the finale of the Friday evening, September 24 performance at the Nederlander Theatre (208 West 41st Street).

BWW Recap: An Evening at Kennedy Center's 'Page to Stage' Fest.
by Charles Shubow - Sep 16, 2010


A signature event with three days of free theater - mark your calendars for Sept. 3-5, 2011

Ludwig, McCarthy, et al. Set for FOX ON THE FAIRWAY
by Nicole Rosky - Sep 14, 2010


Virginia's Tony Award-winning Signature Theatre today announced the full casting for A Fox on the Fairway, the world premiere comedy by DC playwright and Broadway favorite Ken Ludwig (Crazy for You and Lend Me a Tenor), running October 12 through November 14, 2010. Headlining the production are Broadway's Jeff McCarthy (Urinetown, Side Show, and The Pirate Queen), and local favorites and Helen Hayes Award winners Holly Twyford (Signature's The Little Dog Laughed and Twentieth Century, and Studio Theatre's The Shape of Things) and Andrew Long (Signature's I Am My Own Wife and My Fair Lady, and Studio Theatre's Frozen).

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