Ethel Waters News

Woodie King Jr.'s New Federal Theatre will present the world premiere of Beth Turner's new musical, SWEET MAMA STRINGBEAN (based on the life of Ethel Waters, the legendary star of stage, film and television) April 3, 2008 through April 27, 2008. The production will have its official opening on Wednesday, April 9, 2008. Elizabeth Van Dyke Directs.

One of the American theater's greatest actresses is six-time Tony Award recipient Julie Harris. She dazzled audiences in The Lark, Forty Carats, I Am a Camera, The Belle of Amherst, The Last of Mr. Lincoln and of course The Member of the Wedding. Miss Harris reminisces about working with Ethel Waters and the impact that the young up and coming Brandon De Wilde had on her in The Member of the Wedding.

For two and a half glorious hours your only care in the world should be deciding which of the magnificent songs you'll be humming on your way out of the theatre.

Beloved Baltimore/DC actor, Bryon Predika, passed away on January 6, 2007.

The American Musicals Project has announced its AMP Concert Series 2007, 'The Art of the Musical,' which will include a performance by Isabella Rossellini as legendary German actress and singer Lotte Lenya

Carol Channing, the legendary star of the Golden Age of Broadway, paid a visit to the theatre students of San Francisco State University, promoting her new scholarship fund and to appear at two Comedy Shows on-campus.

Broadway and Cabaret star Darius de Haas talks about jazz, Vaudeville, and how today's stars were influenced by yesterday's.

The New York Festival of Song, with Artistic Director Steven Blier and Associate Artistic Director Michael Barrett, closes its 17th season on Wednesday, May 11th with LOST TRIBES OF VAUDEVILLE, at Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center, 129 West 67th St., beginning at 8 p.m.