Jess Goldstein News

The first national tour of 'Jersey Boys,' had unsurprising Opening Night success at San Francisco's Curran Theatre. Over-flowing with fantastic tunes and heart-racing performances, audiences literally bounce out of their seats with this well-received hit.

The Broadway engagement of Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me will play its final performance on Sunday, January 7, 2007 at 3:00 p.m. at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre

'Jersey Boys,' the smash Tony Award-winning Best Musical of 2006, has begun its national tour, which opened yesterday at San Francisco's Curran Theatre, playing through March 25, 2007.

A new contest is offering theatre fans the chance to win free opening night tickets to the Broadway revival of The Apple Tree

The first preview of the Roundabout Theatre Company's The Apple Tree has been delayed

Mark Jacoby has been cast as the Major-General in Gilbert and Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance, which will return to the New York City's repertoire, beginning Saturday, March 3

Gilbert and Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance will return to the New York City's repertoire, beginning previews on Saturday, March 3 and opening on March 7; the production will star Marc Kudisch as the Pirate King

Martin Short and the cast of Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me celebrate their 100th performance on Sunday, November 12th at 3:00 p.m. at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre (242 West 45th St.).

The 2006 Best Musical Tony Award-winning musical Jersey Boys will celebrate its First Anniversary on Broadway Monday, November 6

The producers of JERSEY BOYS, winner of this year's Tony® Award for Best Musical, have announced the cast that will launch the National Tour in San Francisco.

Tickets will go on sale to holders of American Express cards on Tuesday, October 17th for Roundabout Theatre Company's new Broadway production of The Apple Tree

Brian d'Arcy James, Marc Kudisch and Walter Charles have been announced to join Kristin Chenoweth in the Roundabout's new production of The Apple Tree.

Martin Short stars in a giddy, manic carnival ride, sharing the stage with a rowdy team of clowns who sing, dance, impersonate and spoof their way through 90 minutes of fast, loud and funny

Michael Ingersoll has been cast as Nick Massi in the upcoming Jersey Boys tour

The national tour of Jersey Boys has replaced the new Motown musical Ain't No Mountain High Enough on the Ahmanson Theatre's 2006-2007 line-up

Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me will now open on Broadway at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre (242 West 45th Street) on Thursday, August 17, 2006, with previews starting Saturday, July 29

Fame is such a fleeting thing, unless of course you're Martin Short! Short has been making people laugh for over 30 years, and the opening Thursday night (June 15th) of his show FAME BECOMES ME finds him in top form. Though the performance could use a bit of tightening in the first half, it delivers the goods making for an entertaining albeit lightweight evening of theatre. * * * 1/2 (out of 5)

The New York premiere of David Hare's critically acclaimed play Stuff Happens will close at the Public Theater on June 25th

In its pre-Broadway engagement, Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me will play Chicago from July 5th through July 16th

Valerie Harper is bringing the tour of Golda's Balcony to Chicago from May 30th through June 11th