Gwen Verdon News

On April 24 and April 25, the New Amsterdam Theater will host the 20th Annual Easter Bonnet Competition. What started out in 1987, backstage at the Palace Theater, raising 18 thousand dollars, has grown into an event which has raised over 20 million dollars (in total) for BC/EFA. Here is a special look at Bonnets past featuring such favorites as Joel Grey, Bernadette Peters, Idina Menzel, Laurie Beechman, Nancy LaMott, Jerry Lewis, Jane Krakowski, Gwen Verdon, Tom Hulce, Elaine Stritch, Johnny Mathis, Barbara Cook, and more.

In light of the recent phenomenal success of Disney's High School Musical, BWW decided to go on a journey of its own into the world of 'High School' musicals with 18 stars.

On May 18th, New Dramatists will present Chita Rivera with a Career Achievement Awrd

Full casting has been announced for North Shore Music Theatre's production of Damn Yankees, starring Shannon Lewis, Jim Walton and George Merrick, and beginning performances April 25

Jim Walton, Shannon Lewis and George Merrick have been announced as the stars of the North Shore Music Theatre's upcoming production of the classic musical comedy Damn Yankees, which will begin performances on April 25th and run through May 14th

On June 11th, Liza Minnelli will be presented with the Julie Harris Award for Lifetime Achievement at an L.A. Tony Awards party presented by The Actors' Fund

The legendary Liza Minnelli will receive the 'Julie Harris Award' for Lifetime Achievement from The Actors' Fund of America on June 11, 2006 at the 10th Annual Tony Awards Party.

BroadwayWorld offers a never-before-seen video interview with Carol Burnett that was cut from Broadway: The Golden Age

BroadwayWorld offers an exclusive never-before-seen video interview with the late, great Jerry Orbach that was cut from Broadway: The Golden Age

BroadwayWorld offers an exclusive never-before-seen video interview with Angela Lansbury that was cut from Broadway: The Golden Age

BroadwayWorld offers an exclusive never-before-seen video interview with Alec Baldwin that was cut from Broadway: The Golden Age

BroadwayWorld offers an exclusive never-before-seen video interview with Elaine Stritch that was cut from Broadway: The Golden Age

BroadwayWorld offers an exclusive never-before-seen video interview with Stephen Sondheim that was cut from Broadway: The Golden Age

Broadway: The Golden Age Week starts officially on Monday featuring daily, NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN footage from Rick McKay's Broadway: The Golden Age Vaults. To kick things off, we checked in with the filmmaker about the success of the film, its upcoming airing on PBS, the sequels and lots more...

The latest batch of items up for auction on eBay to benefit BC/EFA include memorabilia signed by Gwen Verdon, Sandy Duncan and Luke Perry

No Doubt they'll be no Angry Men (or Women) now that the HIPP has a Wicked Scoundrel of a Bee Season with lots of Spam and Charity

The Oscar-winning film versions of West Side Story, My Fair Lady and Chicago will be seen at the Ziegfeld Theatre from February 19th through 16th

Chita Rivera celebrated her birthday, and the arrival of Dick Van Dyke in The Dancer's Life with a special private party at Tony's DiNapoli Time Square and BroadwayWorld was there to cover the celebrations.

Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life will feature the addition of 'America' from West Side Story beginning this weekend

'Everybody should see the show!' Edgard says of 'Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life.' And not just because it's an homage to theater gypsies.