Fred Astaire News

PRODUCER Performer Joins Bravo Broadway for Two Productions

Warner Home Video announces that five classic MGM musicals have been re-mastered for an April 25 release, marking their debut to DVD. The box set 'Classic Musicals From The Dream Factory' will contain 'It's Always Fair Weather,' 'Summer Stock,' 'Three Little Words,' 'Till The Clouds Roll By,' and 'Ziegfeld Follies.' In addition, the titles will also be sold individually.

George E. Harris, a pioneer in the 1960s Off-Off-Broadway movement and a theatre, film and TV veteran, passed away on December 29th

MANHATTAN THEATRE CLUB will present its annual Winter Benefit, 'An Intimate Night,' an evening of cocktails and dinner followed by a special one-night-only cabaret-style show featuring Tony Award winning Broadway stars, Donna McKechnie and Brian Stokes Mitchell.

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.

Tommy Tune is likely to star in Doctor Dolittle on Broadway after playing tour dates in Houston, Hollywood and other cities across the country

The producers of Dr. Dolittle announced today that nine-time Tony Award-winner Tommy Tune will star and direct as the beloved veterinarian who talks to the animals in an extraordinary new musical based upon Leslie Bricusse's 1967 Oscar-winning movie of the same name, and 'The Doctor Dolittle Stories' by Hugh Lofting. Performances begin on January 17, 2006 at the Hobby Center in Houston.

The musical drama Orphan Train will run at the New York Musical Theatre Festival through October 1st

ANDRE BENJAMIN AND ANTWAN PATTON STAR IN LEAD ROLES; ALSO STARRING VING RHAMES, TERRENCE DASHON HOWARD, FAIZON LOVE, MALINDA WILLIAMS, PAULA PARKER, JACKIE LONG, PAULA PATTON AND PATTI LABELLE; WITH MACY GRAY, BEN VEREEN AND CICELY TYSON AWARD-WINNING BRYAN BARBER MAKES THEATRICAL FEATURE FILM DIRECTING DEBUT TONY-WINNER HINTON BATTLE CHOREOGRAPHS DANCE SEQUENCES

Orphan Train, a musical drama based on a true historical experience and staged by Patricia Birch, will run from September 22nd through October 1st as part of the New York Musical Theatre Festival

On October 13th and 14th, Tony Award-winner Savion Glover will bring his show Classical Savion to the Strathmore Music Center in Bethesda, MD

Songs from Cole Porter's Silk Stockings will be heard on XM 28 On Broadway Radio on August 28th a few weeks before a concert production is presented

Valerie Cutko, Liz Larsen, Daniel Gerroll and Wally Dunn will headline the cast of the semi-staged Lost Musicals presentation of Cole Porter's Silk Stockings, which will run from September 11th through October 3rd

Jeff Calhoun talks to BroadwayWorld about Brooklyn, Big River, his latest show Holy Cross Sucks! and more...

The Lost Musicals series will present Cole Porter's Silk Stockings in four semi-staged performances from September 11th to October 3rd

The Melody Lingers On, a new musical based on the life of Irving Berlin, will premiere at LA's El Portal Theatre on June 21st for a limited run

Scott Siegel took the eager audience at Town Hall on another journey down Memory Lane in the penultimate Broadway by the Year of the season.

Rhode Island's Trinity Rep launches world premiere of Charles Strouse's bubbly new concoction in grand style.