Ethel Merman News

Gerard Alessandrini's newest edition of the long-running satirical revue may not be most vicious version of the show but it certainly ranks up there among the best.

'The New York Post' reports Patti LuPone may return to Broadway's St. James Theatre in a recreation of her critically acclaimed turn as Mama Rose in last season's City Center Encores production of 'Gypsy'

Rita McKenzie recreates her uncanny, award winning Off-Broadway portrayal of Ethel Merman, the Queen of the Broadway Musical in her international smash hit, Ethel Merman's Broadway!

Following successful engagements at Rose's Turn and Joe's Pub, Maggie Graham brings her acclaimed one-woman show 'Carol Channeling' uptown to The Triad for an open-ended run (Saturdays at 9PM) beginning Saturday, September 29 at 9PM.

Meet Michael Mahler, Kevin B. McGlynn, McKinley Carter and Holly Stauder the stars of Forbidden Broadway SVU.

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF), now in its fourth year, is a three-week event in NYC that has premiered over 90 musicals in its first three years, becoming the largest musical theatre event in America. Tickets for NYMF productions are available at www.nymf.org or by calling 212-352-3101. This year's Festival will run from September 17 through October 7 with the following schedule of events...

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) announced today the 2007 NYMF Partner Events

Sadly, today, Sunday, August 12, 2007, Merv Griffin left us

The special off-Broadway engagement of 'The Big Voice: God or Merman?' now playing San Francisco's New Conservatory Theatre Center is an unwavering true, hilarious and passionate story worth a-thousand retellings.

Stephen Lang, who gives not one but eight tour de force performances in 'Beyond Glory,' discusses his craft and the multiple personality disorders of actors.

Her new show contains much of the familiar material that has made her every Broadway diva's worst nightmare, but what makes it work so beautifully is the range of artistry she shows as a song interpreter when the masks are lowered and it's just Christine Pedi up there.

Jerry Herman, Barbara Cook and Angela Lansbury watch the made-for-PBS doc 'Words and Music by Jerry Herman' with museum members in NYC.

On Thursday, June 28th at 6:00 pm, there will be a special free event at The Drama Book Shop (250 W. 40th St.) by Richard Seff.

Westchester Broadway Theatre is presenting Gypsy, with nine-time Mac Award winner Karen Mason as Mama Rose, May 31st-August 4th, with press night June 8th.

National Corporate Theatre Fund (NCTF) will hold its Annual Chairman's Awards Gala and benefit on Monday, May 21 at New York's Tavern On The Green

Curtains may not be the kind of show that flies you into musical comedy heaven, but for two hours and forty minutes it cruises securely in the air stream of sock-o.

The Town Hall will present 'Broadway By the Year: The Broadway Musicals of 1959' on Monday April 30 at 8 PM.

Legendary Tony Award-winner Elaine Stritch will join the cast of the NBC hit '30 Rock.'

We got the chance to talk with Jim Brochu and Steve Schlachlin the creators, songwriter, book writer, and stars of the, relatively, new Off-Broadway show 'The Big Voice: God or Merman'. The discuss whether they are characters or not, and what happens when they are replaced... We also hear them perform two songs from the show in an exclusive, in-studio performance!