Jason Alexander News

Cameron Mackintosh's acclaimed new production of Alain Boublil & Claude-Michel Schonberg's Tony Award-winning musical masterpiece LES MISERABLES begins previews on Broadway tomorrow, Saturday, March 1 at the Imperial Theatre. The official opening night for LES MISERABLES is Sunday, March 23. Scroll down to learn more about the full cast, plus watch a video of the company in rehearsal!

Comedian Jerry Seinfeld is famous for creating SEINFELD, a show about nothing. As a standup comedian, Seinfeld proved he can make just about anything funny. Performing before a packed Ohio Theatre crowd Feb. 27 in Columbus, Seinfeld proved his point during the opening 10-minute diatribe about what it probably took most of the audience to get tickets for the show.

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, a workshop for the revamped version of FINDING NEVERLAND is set to take place in New York City this spring, directed by Tony winner Diane Paulus. According to the Daily Mail's Baz Bamigboye, Broadway veteran and GLEE star Matthew Morrison is on board to lead the project opposite Laura Michelle Kelly.

The Producers/book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan/music and lyrics by Mel Brooks/choreography (recreated from the original) by Linda Love Simmons/original direction recreated by David Lamoureux/3-D Theatricals @/Redondo Performing Arts Center/through March 2

Broadway legend, Barbara Cook, will be honored with The Julie Harris Award for Artistic Achievement at The Actors Fund's 18th Annual Tony Awards Viewing Party on June 8th, 2014.

Will Wallace will direct the West Coast Premiere of 'The Optimist' by Jason Chimonides at Elephant Stages in Los Angeles. Chris Bellant, Sarah Jes Austell, and Aaron David Johnson will star.

THE COLUMN Awards honors excellence in theater (Equity and Non-Equity) within the Dallas-Fort Worth Theatre community. The gala is open to the general public and will be held Monday February 24, 2014 at the Patty Granville Performing Arts Center. Cocktail reception at 7:00pm, curtain at 8:00pm. For ticket and all other info go to: www.thecolumnawards.org.

In her brand new stand-up show for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Rebecca De Unamuno is looking for love in all the wrong places. Playing Trades Hall - Evatt Room from Friday 28 March - Sunday 20 April, Kiss My Date is inspired by 12 months of online dating and follows De Unamuno's hilarious, revealing and often moving journey to find 'Mr Right'.

Broadway's Sharone Sayegh celebrates the '90s in her NYC solo concert debut at the Metropolitan Room, Monday February 24th at 7pm.

A rep for Broadway star Cheyenne Jackson has confirmed to People that he is engaged to boyfriend and fellow actor Jason Landau. '

According to the digital recording company TiVO, last night's SEINFELD reunion, featuring Jerry Seinfeld and Jason Alexander was the most re-watched commercial during the Super Bowl broadcast.

The Broadway at Birdland concert series is pleased to announce that Broadway/television leading man CHEYENNE JACKSON will return to the historic music room for two shows only on Thursday, March 27 and Saturday, March 29, with shows at 6:15pm.

The mysterious 'secret project' which comedian Jerry Seinfeld recently eluded to during a Reddit AMA earlier this month is a reunion of NBC's long running sitcom SEINFELD.

On Saturday, April 26, Cheyenne Jackson will bring 'Music of the Mad Men Era' to Walt Disney Concert Hall, featuring special guests Jane Lynch and Rebecca Romijn. The star of Broadway, Glee, and 30 Rock, and more will take you back to a time when bossa nova was new, the lounges of Las Vegas were hip and catchy dance music was spinning on every hi-fi. Snap your fingers and tap your toes to the cool, swinging tunes of the 1950s and '60s. For tickets, visit: http://www.laphil.com

Directors Lab West Steering Committee is pleased to announce the dates for the fifteenth annual Directors Lab West. The 2014 Lab will take place May 17-24th in residence at the Pasadena Playhouse. The Lab will continue its tradition of bringing together dedicated theatre directors, choreographers and master artists for a week of intense discussions and exploration of the art form.

Hotel Nikko San Francisco and Michael Feinstein are thrilled to welcome actress and singer Joan Ryan, who boasts an impressive four octave range, for her long-awaited return to the San Francisco cabaret stage with her self-titled show Joan Ryan, LIVE!, written and directed by Andrew MacBean (Associate Director with Trevor Nunn on Andrew Lloyd Webber's Aspects of Love and Sunset Boulevard) and musical direction from Todd Schroeder (musical director for Sam Harris, Jason Alexander), tonight January 23, 2014 at 8 p.m. at Feinstein's At The Nikko (222 Mason Street) in San Francisco.

Following a sold-out engagement, Feinstein's at the Nikko has announced the return of actor, singer and songwriter Cheyenne Jackson for three performances only - Friday, March 14 (8 p.m.), Saturday, March 15 (7 p.m.) and Sunday, March 16 (7 p.m.) Jackson, along with his long-time musical director Ben Toth, will perform original songs from his new album, "I'm Blue, Skies," as well as classics from his acclaimed one-man show Music of the Mad Men Era, which sold out Carnegie Hall and Kennedy Center. Tickets for Cheyenne Jackson range in price from $60-$75 and are available now by calling 866.663.1063 or visiting www.ticketweb.com.

'This broadcast and webcast event was the perfect way to spread the word about Andres' Inaugural Season to an even broader audience and build upon the momentum generated from our Centennial Season,' said Houston Symphony Executive Director and CEO Mark C. Hanson. 'It symbolizes our commitment to innovation, community partnerships, and becoming more relevant to even more Houstonians. We're grateful to Houston Public Media for collaborating on this important and exciting announcement.'