Joe DiPietro News

Marc G. Dalio, Christine Marie Heath, Daniel Vissers and Emily Cara Portune star in the Bickford Theatre's 15th Anniversary Season opening production of the Off Broadway musical comedy hit, I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change.

MEMPHIS, an original Broadway musical, opening Monday, October 19, 2009 at the Shubert Theatre (225 W. 44th Street) following critically-acclaimed and sold-out engagements at La Jolla Playhouse and Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre. Previews begin on Wednesday, September 23, 2009.

MEMPHIS has nabbed the Shubert Theater for its fall run.

Due to popular demand, the following shows have added additional performances: Encore: Friday, October 2nd at 5pm Fat Camp: Friday, October 2nd at 4pm

Arthur Schnitzler's 19th century play La Ronde represents heterosexual lust and love within multiple encounters. Joe DiPietro bases his new play f**king Men on La Ronde, but his treatment shows homosexual love via encounters such as blowjobs in the bushes, sex in the bathhouses, quickies in the confines of a broomcloset and then on to more intense lovemaking in chique hotel or private bedrooms.

As part of Back2Broadway Month in September, there will be a 'Star Chat' panel discussion on Wednesday, September 9th from 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. with working artists represented on Broadway this coming season. The 'Spotlight on the Musicals' panel will allow guests to sit down with Broadway insiders to hear about what happens on stage and behind the scenes during the making of a musical.

Celebration Theatre in association with Calvin Remsberg presents the second show of their 2009-2010 season, the American premiere of f**kING MEN. f**kING MEN is written by Joe DiPietro and will be directed by Calvin Remsberg. f**kING MEN will preview on Wednesday, September 9 and Thursday, September 10 at 8pm and open on Friday, September 11 and run through Sunday, October 25 at Celebration Theatre, 7051B Santa Monica Blvd. in Hollywood.

Marc G. Dalio, Christine Marie Heath, Daniel Vissers and Emily Cara Portune will star in Bickford Theatre's 2009-2010 Mainstage Season production of the Off Broadway musical comedy hit, I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change.

Serendipity 3, the landmark NYC dessert emporium teams with the Off-Broadway hit, The Toxic Avenger, to create a sundae so toxically delicious it will turn you green with envy - The Hot Toxic Love Sundae! Join the cast, including American Idol's Diana DeGarmo for a taste of this toxic treat 9/3.

All Shook Up with Book by Joe DiPietro, Inspired by and Featuring the Songs of Elvis Presley Musical Director Dolores Duran-Cefalu Directed and Choreographed by Robert Barry Fleming

All Shook Up with Book by Joe DiPietro, Inspired by and Featuring the Songs of Elvis Presley Musical Director Dolores Duran-Cefalu Directed and Choreographed by Robert Barry Fleming

BroadwayWorld.com presents it's newest column, Twitter Watch, which will bring you only the best and most interesting reports straight from the mouths of Broadway stars, shows and more on the hot social networking service - Twitter!

Nicholas Rodriguez recently joined The cast of the ABC-TV daytime soap opera 'One Life To Live,' set in the fictional town of Llanview. The young actor is featured in an interview on the popular website, AfterElton.com.

All Shook Up hits the DM Playhouse from Sept. 11-Oct. 4, 2009.

To commemorate the Shubert Theatre Box Office opening for the new Broadway musical MEMPHIS there was festive special performances by Bon Jovi founding member David Bryan, the Cast of MEMPHIS, and VH1 Save the Music Foundation student keyboard ensemble from Jersey City's MS 41. on Wednesday, August 26th at 12pm in Shubert Alley.

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) today announced the complete schedule for the 2009 Festival, which will begin September 28th and continue through October 18th. A full breakdown of this year's performances and venues follows.

The multi-award-winning Finborough Theatre's final season of 2009 features fourteen premieres of new work (including a musical) and the rediscovery of a modern classic.

After a recent performance of the Off-Broadway hit The Toxic Avenger, Bon Jovi's founding member/keyboardist David Bryan stopped by to say hello to his fantastic cast.

To commemorate the Shubert Theatre Box Office opening for the new Broadway musical MEMPHIS there will be special performances by Bon Jovi founding member David Bryan, the Cast of MEMPHIS, and VH1 Save the Music Foundation student keyboard ensemble from Jersey City's MS 41. on Wednesday, August 26th at 12pm.

Diana DeGarmo, Season 3 'American Idol' runner-up and Broadway vet has returned to the New York stage where, on Friday, August 14th, she assumed the role of Sarah, the sexy, blind librarian in The Toxic Avenger - named the 'Best New Off-Broadway Musical' by the Outer Critics Circle.