John Tartaglia News

The Drama Desk-nominated Off-Broadway hit John Tartaglia's ImaginOcean has released an anti-bullying PSA. To watch it, click below.

Actor, producer and puppeteer John Tartaglia was invited to be "Principal for the Day" at P.S. 41 on Staten Island yesterday.

According to Blu-ray.com, Paramount Home Entertainment has announced the December 7 release of the DreamWorks Animation movie 'Shrek Forever After.' The DVD will include a special preview of SHREK THE MUSICAL, as well as '12 Days of Christmas' pop-up book, deleted scenes, interactive games and an insider's look at the film.

The creator, producer and writer of the Drama Desk Award-nominated Off-Broadway musical hit John Tartaglia's ImaginOcean, John Tartaglia, will be the school principal for the day at PS 41 (216 Clawson Street) on October 7.

The Broadway League announced today that Adam Riegler, currently playing Pugsley Addams in the wonderful, wacky Broadway show The Addams Family, will serve as the National Ambassador for KIDS' NIGHT ON BROADWAY's special Halloween edition, presented with the support of PLAYBILL ®. This special edition of Kids' Night will salute UNICEF and the 60th Anniversary of their time-honored Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF program.

The creator, producer and writer of the Drama Desk Award-nominated Off-Broadway musical hit John Tartaglia's ImaginOcean, John Tartaglia, will be the school principal for the day at PS 41 (216 Clawson Street) on October 7.

Barrett Foa has starred in two of the decade's most popular Broadway shows, Avenue Q and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and was in the original Broadway cast of Mamma Mia!. Foa moved to Los Angeles nearly two years ago, kicking his television career into high gear with guest starring roles on 'Entourage,' 'The Closer,' and 'Numb3rs.' He can currently be seen on the CBS drama 'NCIS: Los Angeles,' where he plays tech genius Eric Beale.

Two more casts have added their voices to Broadway's Carols for a Cure, the annual holiday music CD benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA). Promises, Promises cast members sing 'Oh Come, Oh Come Emmanuel,' and Joey Curatolo, who plays Paul McCartney in RAIN - A Tribute To The Beatles On Broadway, wrote and recorded an original song 'Wishing You a Very Merry Christmas.'

Judy Kaye Completes the Cast of Broadway Melody Makers on October 15th forTHE TOWN HALL'SAnnual Broadway Cabaret FestivalOctober 15th, 16th and 17th Tony Award ® winner Judy Kaye (Phantom, Souvenir, Mama Mia) completes the cast of THE TOWN HALL's Broadway Melody Makers on Friday, October 15th.

As part of this year's Destination D: Disneyland '55 weekend, presented by D23, Disney's Official Fan Club, D23 members were invited to a colorful concert of music from the past and present of Disneyland Resort. Performers included Disney Legend Richard Sherman, Ana Ortiz, Michael Urie, Tracie Thoms, John Tartaglia and Wilson Cruz.

Marcia Milgrom Dodge and Quentin Earl Darrington, the director and star of last season's 'Ragtime', are working together again in NY.

Broadway headliners are coming in droves to record the 2010 Broadway's Carols for a Cure, the annual holiday CD benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA). Featured voices include Bernadette Peters and the cast and orchestra from A Little Night Music, Kelsey Grammer, Douglas Hodge, Christine Andreas and the cast of Tony Award winning La Cage aux Folles; Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley, from Next to Normal; plus the casts from Memphis, Wicked, Elf, and In the Heights. Jackie Hoffman and the cast of The Addams Family sing 'It's Chanukah,' a Jackie Hoffman/Lon Hoyt original song written during their time together at Hairspray.

The Drama Desk-nominated Off-Broadway hit John Tartaglia's ImaginOcean has partnered with StudentsLive the premiere Broadway education company, to create a special workshop called Imagine That! to take students behind-the-scenes and under the ocean at New World Stages prior to seeing a performance of the show.

THE BROADWAY CHALLENGE, a new and unique app for theatre trivia, was launched through the Apple App Store this weekend. Created by Dramatic Forces, the App functions on iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch devices. THE BROADWAY CHALLENGE is a must have app for every theatre fan. It's a multi-layered, multi game, all theatre trivia immersion with gorgeous graphics and sound effects. Play against yourself, your friends, the rest of the world. With 10 challenge games, eight unique question categories, and over 4000 original questions, you can play non-stop for an entire Broadway season and still not hit every question. The Broadway Challenge App will be updated with special new trivia packages throughout the year.

The Drama Desk-nominated Off-Broadway hit John Tartaglia's ImaginOcean has partnered with Early Stages, an organization in New York City that fosters literacy through the arts, to create a unique program to give third graders in three New York City public school classrooms (PS 15 Red Hook, Brooklyn; PS 19 Corona, Queens; PS 203 Bayside, Queens) the chance to shine on the Off-Broadway stage.

The 24th Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS $476,917, beating the 2009 total of $403,929. This year's top booths were WICKED, Broadway Beat, TDF, American Idiot, The Phantom of the Opera, United Scenic Artists Local 829, Maddie's Corner, Next to Normal, The Addams Family, Triton Gallery and Billy Elliot!

Theatre and TV stars came out to support Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS at the 24TH ANNUAL Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction yesterday, September 26!

Theatre and TV stars came out to support Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS at the 24TH ANNUAL Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction yesterday, September 26!

Applause Video will be selling a special 4-DVD set of 'The Leading Men' concerts on Sunday, Sept. 26, at the Broadway Flea Market in Shubert Alley.

Theatre and TV stars are coming out to support Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS at the 24TH ANNUAL Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction to be held on Sunday, September 26 from 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM in Shubert Alley (Shubert Alley & West 44th Street). BroadwayWorld.com will be there as always streaming live video throughout the day including the grand auction and more! Come say hi if you're in the area and check back here for the video!