Jerry Mitchell News

The 'Sas' is back. Rachelle Rak (better known to the Broadway community as 'Sas'), has had a career as a Broadway dancer to be envied. Having worked on Broadway for ten straight years in the original companies of Cats, Fosse, Starlight Express, and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (among others) and the revival company of monster hits such as Oklahoma!, it seemed Rak had not only 'made it,' but found a home as the consumate chrous girl. Until 2006.

JERUSALEM, the critically acclaimed and multi-award winning play by Jez Butterworth and starring Tony and Olivier Award-winner Mark Rylance (Boeing-Boeing, La Bête), began previews on April 2, at the Music Box Theatre (239 West 45th Street). The production, directed by Ian Rickson, opened last night, April 21 and will play a limited 16-week engagement. BroadwayWorld.com was there to capture the opening night red carpet!

Theater Talk, the series devoted to the world of the stage, is co-hosted by Michael Riedel, Broadway columnist for the New York Post and series producer Susan Haskins. This week on the show:

CATCH ME IF YOU CAN stars Tony Award winner Norbert Leo Butz as Carl Hanratty, Aaron Tveit as Frank Abagnale, Jr., Tony Nominee Tom Wopat as Frank Abagnale, Sr. and Tony Nominee Kerry Butler as Brenda Strong. This new musical, created by a team of Tony winners, features a book by Terrence McNally, music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman, choreography by Jerry Mitchell and is directed by Jack O'Brien. In the video below, watch Marc Shaiman and Scott Whittman sing 'Butter Out of CReam' on Theatre Talk

Swarovski is playing a dazzling supporting role in PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL on Broadway and they've shared an exclusive look behind the scenes at the show with BroadwayWorld.com

DanceOn, a YouTube partnership channel exclusive to dance, released the sixth episode of DIARY OF A CHORUS GIRL today. The cast and crew of CATCH ME IF YOU CAN move into the Neil Simon Theater, and Alex Ellis takes her first step on a Broadway stage!

Conceived and directed by Rhonda Miller, Director/Lecturer of Dance at Pace, this concert will feature choreography by Rhonda Miller, Joshua Dean, Alisa Paradowski, Jennifer Littlefield, Stephanie Torbik, Mike Schulster, Lauren Gaul, Allison Easter and student choreographers Ashley Williams, Courtney Taylor, Matthew Cullen and Christina Fuschetto.

Theater Talk, the series devoted to the world of the stage, is co-hosted by Michael Riedel, Broadway columnist for the New York Post and series producer Susan Haskins. This week on the show:

Buzzing around the theatre community this weekend was this video of an 11 year-old belting out the Act 1 finale of LEGALLY BLONDE. Click below to check out the awesome performance of 'So Much Better!'

The Fred and Adele Astaire Awards will once again recognize excellence in dance on both stage and film. This year's Awards gala will take place May 15,2011 at the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts at New York University, 566 LaGuardia Place) New York City 10019.

PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL star Olivier Award nominee Tony Sheldon visited WNBC 'LX New York' host Jane Hanson for a live in studio interview yesterday, Wednesday, April 13th.

The Broadway production of CATCH ME IF YOU CAN officially opened on April 10, 2011. BroadwayWorld.com was there for the famed Gypsy Robe ceremony and brings you photo coverage below!

Following hit productions in Australia, London and Toronto, PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL opened to critical acclaim on March 20 at the Palace Theatre (1564 Broadway). On Broadway, PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL stars Tony Award® nominee Will Swenson, Olivier Award nominee Tony Sheldon and Nick Adams leading a company of 27. In the clip below, learn more about PRISCILLA star Nick Adams via his recent interview with ProgressivePulse.com!

PEEPSHOW, Las Vegas' hottest show and only striptease spectacular is pleased to announce the Second Annual Broadway Bares: Las Vegas will be held on Sunday, April 24th on the PEEPSHOW stage at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. Featuring performers from across the Las Vegas Strip, all proceeds from Broadway Bares: Las Vegas will be donated directly to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, which is one of the nation's leading industry-based, nonprofit AIDS fundraising and grant-making organizations. Broadway Cares/Equity Fights has drawn upon the talents, resources and generosity of the American theatre community to raise over $195 million for essential services for people with AIDS and other critical illnesses across the United States. Broadway Bares: Las Vegas is scheduled to begin at midnight.

On Thursday, April 14, audience members at the new Broadway musical CATCH ME IF YOU CAN will get the chance to hear first-hand from the real Frank W. Abagnale Jr. (played on stage by Aaron Tveit), whose teenage escapades are the basis for the musical and the 2002 film of the same name.

In the following video, CATCH ME IF YOU CAN's Kerry Butler shares two truthsand a lie about herself. Catch her in a lie here to be automatically entered to win this week's prize: a fantastic Airmail Zipper Pouch from Blue Q!

The Original Broadway Cast Recording of the smash hit stage production of PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL has debuted at #1 on Billboard's Top Broadway Album Chart.

PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL star, Olivier Award nominee Tony Sheldon, will visit WNBC 'LX New York' host Jane Hanson for a live in studio interview today, Wednesday, April 13th in the 5:30pm half hour.

DanceOn, a YouTube partnership channel exclusive to dance, released the fifth episode of DIARY OF A CHORUS GIRL today. It's the last week in the rehearsal studio before the cast and crew of CATCH ME IF YOU CAN move into the Neil Simon Theater!

On Thursday, April 14, audience members at the new Broadway musical CATCH ME IF YOU CAN will get the chance to hear first-hand from the real Frank W. Abagnale Jr. (played on stage by Aaron Tveit), whose teenage escapades are the basis for the musical and the 2002 film of the same name.