Irving Berlin News

Le Petit Théâtre du Vieux Carré's 94th season opens on September 3rd with Elton John and Tim Rice's 'Aida,' directed by Tony Award-nominated choreographer and director Donald Byrd. Le Petit is the nation's oldest continuously operating community-based theater.

The multi-award winning and Tony nominated actor and singer, Euan Morton, will perform for one night only as a fundraiser for Maine State Music Theatre on Saturday, October 3rd, 2009.

THE TIN PAN ALLEY RAG written by Mark Saltzman with Music & Lyrics by Irving Berlin & Scott Joplin and Directed by Stafford Arima concludes its limited engagement Sunday, September 6th, 2009 Off-Broadway at the Laura Pels Theatre at the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre.

For one night only and under one roof, local arts lovers are invited to attend a celebration to kick off the 2009-2010 cultural season. Culture Collision will be held on Wednesday, September 2, from 6 to 8 p.m., at the New Orleans Museum of Art.

A day-of-performance lottery for a limited number of orchestra seats will be held daily for WICKED, which will be performing from September 2 through October 4 at The Paramount Theatre.

Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre adds an eighth main stage show to its 2010 season with a lineup that includes five new productions to its stage. An extra show means more fun for everyone as the season takes audiences from the Round Table to the church basement - and just about everywhere in between.

Michael McKean, star of the upcoming Broadway play Superior Donuts, will host Broadway on Broadway 2009 (www.broadwayonbroadway.com) on Sunday, September 13th at 11:30 a.m., it was announced today by The Broadway League and The Times Square Alliance.

Brooklyn Center launches its 55th anniversary season with Irving Berlin's I LOVE A PIANO on Sunday, September 13, 2009 at 3pm at the Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts.

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, the new musical inspired by the famed 1956 recording session that brought together four of the most legendary figures in the history of rock 'n' roll - Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley - will open on Broadway in the Spring of 2010 in a theatre to be announced.

Acclaimed jazz stylist Jane Scheckter will make her Metropolitan Room debut with her all new show, 'Play A Simple Melody - A Tribute to Irving Berlin,' with four shows only on Tuesday, Sept. 1, Wednesday, Sept. 2, Tuesday, Sept. 8 and Saturday, Sept 13. All shows are at 7:00 except Sept. 2 which is at 7:30. Tedd Firth will be musical director with Tom Hubbard on bass and Peter Grant on drums. Metropolitan Room at Gotham is located at 34 West 22nd Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues.) There will be a $20 music charge and a two drink minimum. Discounts for MAC, NYSMS and Cabaret Hotline. Reservations: (212) 206 0440.

The healing power of music and the helping power of musicians will come together on September 9th when acclaimed four-time Grammy®Award winning musician Michael Feinstein headlines the 9th Annual Music Has PowerTM Awards benefit, with two-time Tony-Award® winning actress and singer Christine Ebersole, at Feinstein's at Loews Regency - The Nightclub of New York.

Singer, actor, producer, author and all around entertainer, Lorna Luft , comes to The Rrazz Room at The Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason, San Francisco CA. for six shows of 'An Intimate Evening with Lorna Luft,' Aug 25-30.

The new Broadway production of the Tony Award nominated musical GREASE, opens in Orlando at the Carr Performing Arts Centre on August 25 and runs through August 30, 2009. Tickets start at $37.00 and went on sale on July 10, Friday at 10:00AM.

Food Banks are suffering around the country and The Phantom of the Opera would like to help them fill their 'banks.' In its last week at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, The Phantom of the Opera would like to give back to the local community by offering a $10 ticket for a donation to Hunger Task Force.

ETHEL MERMAN'S BROADWAY, conceived and directed by Christopher Powich and starring Rita McKenzie, will play Detroit's Gem Theatre Beginning September 9th. The show will run through November 21.

Aled Jones and Adam Cooper will lead Irving Berlin's WHITE CHRISTMAS when it plays Theatre Royal Plymouth November 10-21 and The Lowry in Salford November 27-January 9.

IN THE HEIGHTS, winner of four 2008 Tony Awards® and the 2008 Grammy® Award for Best Musical Show Album, is coming to The Fabulous Fox Theatre in Atlanta from November 3-8, 2009, as part of the 2009-2010 Broadway Across America - Atlanta season.

Food Banks are suffering around the country and The Phantom of the Opera would like to help them fill their 'banks.' In its last week at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, The Phantom of the Opera would like to give back to the local community by offering a $10 ticket for a donation to Hunger Task Force.

For one night only and under one roof, local arts lovers are invited to attend a celebration to kick off the 2009-2010 cultural season. Culture Collision will be held on Wednesday, September 2, from 6 to 8 p.m., at the New Orleans Museum of Art.

The Broadway touring production of The Phantom of the Opera is in its final week of performances at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts. As a way of giving back to the community that has welcomed them and supported them during their stay here in Milwaukee, Phantom has teamed up with Camp Heartland to raise funds to support their mission.