Jane Austen News

The Shakespeare Society will present 'Rachel and Juliet', a solo work-in-progress, written and performed by Lynn Redgrave, on Monday, June 2 at 7pm.

This July 4, New Concert Host Jimmy Smits Invites You To A Capitol Fourth: America's Biggest Birthday Party Live From the U.S. Capitol.

One of show business's most eclectic talents is taking on a new role. Stage and film star Alan Cumming will host the upcoming season of MASTERPIECE MYSTERY!, making his first appearance when the series premieres on Sunday, June 22, 2008 at 9pm ET on PBS.

Written nearly 230 years ago, but never performed in New York City, THE WITLINGS, Frances Burney's scathingly funny satire of the foibles of 'The Enlightened,' will finally have its long overdue New York Premiere when Magis Theatre Company presents its production of THE WITLINGS at the West End Theatre (263 West End Avenue at 86th Street in Manhattan) for a limited engagement run from May 16 through June 1, 2008.

Actor Stephen Bel Davies has joined the cast of the Roundtable Ensemble's production of Chris Kipiniak's Save The World. He has replaced actor Jonathan Woodward in the role of Stagger, The Protectorate's spokesman and strategist who has the power to slow time around him.

Anthony Crivello likes Las Vegas. The Tony Award-winner, who alternates the title role in Phantom: The Las Vegas Experience with Brent Barrett, will be in Las Vegas for at least the next six months, when the show celebrates its second anniversary.

F.U.D.G.E. Theatre invites you to welcome the Valentine's Day spirit with I Love You Because opening for the press on Friday, February 1, 2008 at 8:00pm and playing through Saturday, February 9, 2008 at The Factory Theatre in Boston, MA.

n a very special BroadwayWorld exclusive, London reporter Nick Hutson provides a very special Q/A series with the cast and creative team of the highly-anticipated new movie-musical Sweeney Todd! Including Johnny Depp, renown composer Stephen Sondheim; plus Alan Rickman, Helena Bonham Carter, and director Tim Burton and Ed Sanders, Jayne Weisner and Jamie Campbell Bower.

The Toronto International Film Festival was held in Toronto, Canada the week of September 6 through 15. Several American screen and stage stars made appearances. The premiere of The Jane Austen Book Club was held at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto on September 9. The film opened in LA and NYC on September 21.

The New York Musical Theatre Festival presents Austentatious, a new comedic musical with book by Matt Board, Jane Caplow, Kate Gavlin, Luisa Hinchliff, and Joe Slabe; music and lyrics by Matt Board and Joe Slabe.

The New York Musical Theatre Festival presents Emma, Jane Austen's classic tale of matchmaking goes awry with book, lyrics and music by Joel Adlen.

The New York Musical Theatre Festival and From the Top Productions will present the New York premiere of Austentatious, featuring Stephanie D'Abruzzo in a musical comedy about a community theatre troupe staging a new production of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice.

CONTEST: Jane Austen is in the air at this year's New York Musical Theatre Festival, with two new pieces inspired by the famous literary author. Free tickets are available for 'Austentatious' and 'Emma,' plus a copy of a new novel.

The New York Musical Theatre Festival presents two new musicals, 'Austentatious' and 'Love Sucks.'

Broadway Bullet is doing 8 weeks of NYMF coverage. In addition to inclusion in our weekly program, we are making each NYMF show segment available separately... only here on Broadway World!

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF), now in its fourth year, is a three-week event in NYC that has premiered over 90 musicals in its first three years, becoming the largest musical theatre event in America. Tickets for NYMF productions are available at www.nymf.org or by calling 212-352-3101. This year's Festival will run from September 17 through October 7 with the following schedule of events...

The New York Musical Theatre Festival and From the Top Productions will present the New York premiere of Austentatious, featuring Stephanie D'Abruzzo (Broadway: Avenue Q, Off-Broadway: I Love You Because) in a musical comedy about a community theatre troupe staging a new production of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice.

TheatreWorks presents its 50th World Premiere this summer with 'EMMA' from Tony-nominated composer Paul Gordon, beginning August 22.

For over half a century, Stuart Vaughan has been - in every sense of the phrase - a true Renaissance man of the theatre. Vaughan's latest project is a new stage version of The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne's classic 1850 novel about the conflict between Puritanism and passion. With honesty, eloquence and insight, Vaughan recently answered some questions about his incredible life in the theatre - and about a career that shows no signs at all of slowing down!

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) is pleased to announce the first 18 new musicals selected for this year's fourth-annual New York Musical Theatre Festival, September 17 through October 7, 2007.