Henry Winkler News

A bland, empty show trying to cash in on the popularity of the TV series. Even Fonzie's die-hard fans will be disappointed. * (out of 5)

Broadway's most talked about new musical and the biggest Tony Award-winner in years is coming to Cleveland. Spring Awakening, the 8-time Tony Award? winning Broadway musical, will open at PlayhouseSquare's PalaceTheatre and play for 16 performances, March 3-15. Spring Awakening is part of the KeyBank Broadway Series at PlayhouseSquare. Spring Awakening swept the 2007 Tony Awards? winning eight out of its eleven nominations, including Best Musical, Best Director (Michael Mayer), Best Book (Steven Sater), Best Choreography (Bill T. Jones), Best Orchestrations (Duncan Sheik), Best Lighting Design (Kevin Adams), Best Featured Actor (John Gallagher Jr.).

Broadway's most talked about new musical and the biggest Tony Award?-winner in years is coming to the Fabulous Fox Theatre in St. Louis. Spring Awakening, the 8-time Tony Award? winning Broadway musical, will play a two-week engagement from February 10-22, 2009. Curtain times for the U.S. Bank Broadway Series presentation are Tuesdays through Fridays at 8 p.m.; Saturdays at 2 & 8 p.m.; Sunday, February 15 at 2 & 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, February 22 at 2 p.m. There is also a weekday matinee on Thursday, February 19 at 1 p.m.

Soon there'll be another 'Jersey Boy' in town! The Toxic Avenger, a new musical by Joe DiPietro (I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change) & David Bryan (Bon Jovi), with direction by John Rand0 (Urinetown), will begin performances on Wednesday, March 18, 2009, at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street), it was announced today by the show's producers Jean Cheever and Tom Polum. Opening Night is set for Monday, April 6th.

Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Kristin Chenoweth (whose most recent TV gig, Pushing Daisies, appears to be all but cancelled) has joined the cast of Fox's new animated comedy Sit Down, Shut Up, about the staff at a small-town Florida high school.

Four time Grammy nominee, singer/pianist Michael Feinstein and his partner of 11 years, Terrence Flannery, are to be married today, October 17th, 2008 in Los Angeles, CA.

The Canadian Stage Company opens its 2008/09 Bluma Appel Theatre season with Frost/Nixon, the 2007 Tony Award®-nominated play by Peter Morgan, award-winning author of The Last King of Scotland and The Queen. Tony Award®-winning stage and screen veteran Len Cariou (star of the original Broadway production of Sweeney Todd) plays the role of President Richard Nixon and is joined by David Storch (Canadian Stage's Lonesome West) as TV talk-show host David Frost. Three-time Dora Award-winner Ted Dykstra (Canadian Stage's Fire) directs. A co-production with Vancouver Playhouse Theatre Company, Frost/Nixon had its Canadian premiere September 18, 2008 in Vancouver. The production transfers to the Bluma Appel Theatre in Toronto October 13 to November 8, 2008.

Henry Winkler, Andy Ford and Louisa Lytton (Eastenders, Strictly Come Dancing, and The Bill) star in Peter Pan at the Milton Keynes Theatre starting December 5th.

Jim Caruso's Cast Party and TheaterMania.com present LUCIE ARNAZ: 'LULU'S BACK IN TOWN.'

Jim Caruso's Cast Party and TheaterMania.com have announced LUCIE ARNAZ: 'LULU'S BACK IN TOWN' on July 16th/17th at 7pm and July 18th/19th at 8:30pm and 11:00pm, as part of the long-running, Nightlife Award-winning concert series Broadway at Birdland.

L.A. Theatre Works wraps up the 2007-08 Season with the Tony Award-winning 'Broadway Bound', the last chapter in Neil Simon's semi-autobiographical 'Eugene Trilogy'.

Jim Caruso's Cast Party and TheaterMania.com have announced LUCIE ARNAZ: 'LULU'S BACK IN TOWN' on July 16th/17th at 7pm and July 18th/19th at 8:30pm and 11:00pm, as part of the long-running, Nightlife Award-winning concert series Broadway at Birdland.

L.A. Theatre Works wraps up the 2007-08 Season with the Tony Award-winning 'Broadway Bound', the last chapter in Neil Simon's semi-autobiographical 'Eugene Trilogy'.

Award-winning showbiz entertainers, Corky Hale and Charlotte Rae, will perform in a show emceed by Carl Reiner, with Jeff Lass serving as Music Director. The show, 'A Festive Evening For Westside Center for Independent Living,' is a benefit for WCIL.

Garry Marshall and Paul Williams have turned the hit TV show into a good-hearted family musical that can stand on its own.

Tony Award Winner takes over the chair in Off Broadway MY MOTHERS ITALIAN MY FATHER JEWISH AND I'M IN THERAPY

Henry Winkler and Elizabeth Moss will join Jayne Atkinson, Asher Book, Jason Ritter and Missy Yager in the cast of Rinne Groff's The Ruby Sunrise. Part of the Los Angeles Theatre Works' 'The Play's The Thing' radio theatre series, performances will be held March 14-18 at the Skirball Cultural Center and recorded for future broadcast.

We recently sat down with Frank Conway of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS to learn about some upcoming events they have planned... and get the backstage lowdown on crazy happenings!

Henry Winkler, the 'Happy Days' star who last appeared on Broadway in The Dinner Party, has taken on the role of swashbuckling villain Captain Hook in a London holiday pantomime of Peter Pan.