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Date of Death: June 22, 1987 (88)

Birth Place: Omaha, NE, USA

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Andrea Marcovicci to 'Sing Astaire' at Caramoor
by BWW - Jul 19, 2007

The Caramoor International Music Festival presents 'the queen of cabaret,' Andrea Marcovicci, returning for a special Cabaret at Caramoor

Bundy, Block, Douglas, Etc. to Play Birdland in August
by BWW News Desk - Jul 17, 2007

Birdland (315 West 44th Street - between 8th & 9th Aves.) has announced its line-up of extraordinary entertainment for the month of August.

Eikenberry & Tucker's Documentary to Play NewFest, 6/8
by BWW News Desk - May 30, 2007

Jill Eikenberry and Michael Tucker's documentary Emile Norman: By His Own Design, which the acclaimed actors produced, will be shown as part of the NewFest Gay & Lesbian Film Festival on Friday, June 8th at 8:00pm at the AMC Theaters on West 34th St.

Tony Nominee Q&A with Douglas Carter Beane
by BWW - Jun 5, 2007

The Little Dog Laughed playwright Douglas Carter Beane chats with BroadwayWorld in our Tony Award nominee interview series

Boston Area Gets Wild and Crazy
by Jan Nargi - May 13, 2007

Lippa's 'The Wild Party' raises the roof at New Rep while North Shore Music Theatre embraces Gershwin with 'Crazy for You'

Band Wagon, Greenberg, Etc. Join Old Globe Line-Up
by BWW News Desk - May 11, 2007

The Old Globe Theatre has announced a complete 10-production winter season with the new musical A Catered Affair, a stage adaptation of the classic film musical The Band Wagon and the West Coast premiere of a new Richard Greenberg play among the highlights.

Curtains: The Bookwriter Did It?
by Michael Dale - Apr 22, 2007

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.

Quinn Lemley Brings Rita Hayworth's 'Heat' to CT
by BWW News Desk - Apr 12, 2007

The Heat Is On, a theatrical concert based on the life of Rita Hayworth is coming to Ridgefield Playhouse, Friday, May 11, at 8PM.

Gay Divorce by 42nd Street Moon Begins April 12
by Eugene Lovendusky - Apr 10, 2007

The 42nd Street Moon Theatre Company presents Cole Porter's 1932 romantic musical, 'Gay Divorce' to play April 12 - May 6 at the Eureka Theatre.

Debbie Reynolds to Appear in Concert April 20-22
by Jan Nargi - Apr 7, 2007

The Reagle Players host the unsinkable Broadway, movie and television star in three performances only at the Robinson Theatre, 617 Lexington Street, Waltham, Mass.

This Week on FRONT ROW CENTRE...
by Mark Andrew Lawrence - Apr 4, 2007

Upcoming features on Toronto's ONLY weekly radio show devoted to music from Broadway and Hollywood.

Julian Yeo and Trio to Perform at the Triad, April 19 & 26
by BWW News Desk - Apr 2, 2007

Julian Yeo and his Trio will perform some of his favorite Great American Songbook standards, coupled with some originals, at The Triad, April 19th at 9:30pm and April 26th at 7pm.

'Syncopation' Dances to the Stars - and Moon
by Nancy Grossman - Mar 30, 2007

With flawless direction, inventive choreography, and creative design across the board, this play does not miss a beat.

Vaudeville Salute, 'Voices of the Town,' to Play 3/24
by BWW News Desk - Mar 14, 2007

The Marx Brothers, Mae West, Sophie Tucker, Bert Williams, Florence Mills, and Eva Tanguay are among the legends featured as part of 'Voices of the Town -- A Vaudeville Salute!,' which will soon invade the South Street Seaport.

Nanette Fabray to Headline Damsels Dialogues in L.A.
by BWW News Desk - Feb 9, 2007

Tony and Emmy Award-winning actress Nanette Fabray will headline the cast of The Damsel Dialogues, a new musical revue by Dick De Benedictis in which five women (and one guy) bare their souls in song and dance.

Lemley is Rita Hayworth in 'The Heat is On,' Feb. 22
by BWW News Desk - Jan 23, 2007

'The Heat Is On!' starring Quinn Lemley, will return to BB King's Blues Club February 22nd.

“Boys from Syracuse,” Baltimore, NYC & the World, Pt.3
by James Howard - Jan 4, 2007

The third and final interview with the cast of The Boys from Syracuse at Baltimore’s CenterStage. This time, Christopher Sergeeff and Kyle DesChamps, the acrobatic dancers in the show.

Broadway to Dim its Lights for Betty Comden, 11/28
by BWW News Desk - Nov 27, 2006

To honor the life of Betty Comden, the marquee of every Broadway theatre will be dimmed on Tuesday, November 28 at exactly 8 p.m. for one minute in her memory

Photo Tribute: Betty Comden
by Walter McBride - Nov 24, 2006

BroadwayWorld presents a photo tribute to Betty Comden, whose work with the late Adolph Green epitomized Broadway's Golden Age

Broadway Legend Betty Comden Dies at 89
by BWW News Desk - Nov 24, 2006

Betty Comden, whose work with the late Adolph Green epitomized Broadway's Golden Age, has died at the age of 89, according to the New York Times

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