Ethel Merman News

The show, will begin previews on April 3, 2006 and will open on May 1, 2006.

Two Broadway legends will share a stage when A Cabaret Performance: Barbara Cook and Elaine Stritch 'In Alphabetical Order' comes to Lincoln Center on February 27th

It is 40 years since Barbra Streisand graced the Prince of Wales Theatre with her presence in 'Funny Girl' and to celebrate the 40th Anniversary, Steven Brinberg will head to the U.K. direct from New York to play a special show in the sumptuous surroundings of The Delfont Room (Prince of Wales Theatre.)

Leave it to Chita Rivera to share the spotlight in a show about her own career. Arguably musical theatre's greatest living performer, she spends most of The Dancer's Life singing and dancing the praises of others.

BroadwayWorld.com and Barricade Books are pleased to announce the winners of the book 'Ethel Merman: The Biggest Star on Broadway' written by Geoffrey Mark.

The Autograph Suit, featuring the signatures of dozens of celebrities such as Elizabeth Taylor, Judi Dench and Ethel Merman, will be auctioned off on eBay to fund a Broadway-bound musical premiering at a Pennsylvania high school

Elaine Stritch will welcome 2006 by performing an extra New Year's Eve show of At Home at the Carlyle before the show returns for a one-month stint on Jan. 3

Bea Arthur brought back her one-woman show, now titled Bea Arthur on Broadway & 95th St., to New York on November 21st

Bernadette Peters will host Best of Evening at Pops, featuring Carol Channing, Ethel Merman and others, on November 24th; the special airs on PBS

'Don't Cry For' National Tour of Evita

White Christmas returned to San Francisco this week after last year's successful holiday run at the Curran Theatre, and this year boasts separate productions in Boston and Los Angeles.

Patti LuPone has been confirmed as Rose in the Ravinia Festival's production of Gypsy, which will run from August 11th through 13th in 2006

Bernadette Peters will host 'Broadway's Best at Pops' on PBS; the program will feature performances by Ethel Merman, Carol Channing, Tommy Tune and others

The First Annual Broadway Cabaret Festival concludes with an afternoon of great performers and the great songs they introduced

Bea Arthur will return with her Tony-nominated show Back on Broadway on November 21st for a benefit performance

Klea Blackhurst will take over for Ann Crumb in the off-Broadway musical Bingo, which will open on November 7th

Elaine Stritch's hit cabaret show At Home at the Carlyle has added on an extra week of performances to its reprise run in January 2006, with the show now set to re-open on January 3rd

Ken Kleiber of That's Kentertainment brings us an exclusive look at the legend's newest show and an interview with the diva herself, Carol Channing!

Broadway legend Carol Channing will perform at Feinstein's at the Regency from October 11th through 22nd

Elaine Stritch has added on a second engagement of her sold-out show At Home at the Carlyle from January 10th through February 4th, 2006