Jon Bon Jovi News

Homeless youth working towards brighter futures will get a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to perform with Broadway stars at Covenant House's A Night of Broadway Stars gala on Tuesday, June 12 on the stage of Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center. A Night of Broadway Stars starts at 6:00 pm with a cocktail reception. The show begins at 7:30 pm, followed by a dessert reception with the stars.

Today we are talking to a two-time Tony Award winning lyricist and book writer who was responsible for the 2010 Best Musical winner, MEMPHIS, and who has since written the libretto of the Gershwin revue NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET and received a well-earned Tony nomination for his efforts; one of the show's ten nods - Joe DiPietro. Discussing the finer points of his many musicals with a special focus on the two currently running on Broadway - MEMPHIS and NICE WORK - DiPietro eloquently elaborates on the process of creating both shows and the challenges new musicals these days face on their developmental road to Broadway. Additionally, we discuss Montego Glover, Chad Kimball, Matthew Broderick, Kelli O'Hara, Judy Kaye, Adam Pascal and the many other talented individuals onstage and off who have participated in the two hit productions treading the boards eight times a week. Besides the complete 411 on MEMPHIS in Part I and NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT in Part II, DiPietro also opens up about his new musical endeavor with Bon Jovi and MEMPHIS composer David Bryan, THE TOXIC AVENGER, and its star, Constantine Maroulis - and don't miss my exclusive interview with Constantine all about the most recent Alley Theater iteration of the show, available here. Plus, DiPietro shares fond remembrances of shows past - I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE, F*CKING MEN and ALLEGRO - and future - CHASING THE DREAM - and expresses his infectious enthusiasm for the theatrical arts in general by revealing his early theatre memories, favorite scores and general love for the art form. All of that and much, much more! In Part I, DiPietro and I analyze MEMPHIS and take a step-by-step look at its creation and the development of the Tony Award-winning Best Musical. Additionally, DiPietro shares his theatrical influences and the shows and scores that meant the most to him growing up. Plus, he shares his thoughts on GLEE, SMASH and the new movie musical era.

ABC's THE CHEW welcomes guests Jon Bon Jovi, Angela Kinsey ('The Office') and pastry chef Johnny Iuzzini during the week of MAY 14-18 (weekdays, 1:00-2:00 p.m., ET; broadcast in stereo.)

ABC's THE CHEW welcomes guests Jon Bon Jovi, Angela Kinsey ('The Office') and pastry chef Johnny Iuzzini during the week o f MAY 14-18 (weekdays, 1:00-2:00 p.m., ET; broadcast in stereo.)

Bettye LaVette arrives at The Colonial Theatre on May 26 at 8pm.

On Friday, I had the enviable privilege of talking to ROCK OF AGES Tony Award nominee and AMERICAN IDOL star Constantine Maroulis all about the new musical he is starring in at the Alley Theater in Houston as it eyes Broadway, THE TOXIC AVENGER. In addition to discussing all aspects of the science fiction-themed musical spoof and its creators, David Bryan and Joe DiPietro - of MEMPHIS fame - Maroulis and I also take a look back at his career onstage thus far and his essaying of roles in RENT, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, THE WEDDING SINGER and JACQUES BREL IS ALIVE AND WELL AND LIVING IN PARIS and ROCK OF AGES, as well as what we can expect from him in the future, near and far. Additionally, he shares his reflections on appearing on AMERICAN IDOL Season 4 and being mentored by fellow InDepth InterView participant Simon Cowell, as well as the immense impact that that entertainment entity, along with GLEE, has had on a whole new generation of theatregoers in the 21st century. Plus, Constantine clues us in to the exciting expansions that have been made to ROCK OF AGES for the forthcoming feature film version that he makes an appearance in, directed by HAIRSPRAY's Adam Shankman, and also shares his experiences recording the ASTEP benefit album A NEW YORK CITY CHRISTMAS, his new role as a dad and much, much more!

Alley Theatre Artistic Director Gregory Boyd announces the cast and creative team for the "hysterically funny" (New York Post) new musical The Toxic Avenger.

On this morning's TODAY on NBC, Matt Lauer interviewed two of the stars of the highly anticipated film NEW YEAR'S EVE. Michelle Pfeiffer and Zac Efron, who have previously worked together on the film adaptation of 'Hairspray' spoke about the kissing scene between their two characters in the film.

Alley Theatre Artistic Director Gregory Boyd announces the cast and creative team for the "hysterically funny" (New York Post) new musical The Toxic Avenger.

Alley Theatre Artistic Director Gregory Boyd announced the cast and creative team for their production of The Toxic Avenger. In a new production, which features several new songs and revised book by the Tony Award-winning creative team of Memphis, Bon Jovi founding member and keyboardist David Bryan and Joe DiPietro, Tony-nominated Constantine Maroulis takes center stage as the righteous superhero in the title role. John Rando (Tony Winner for Urinetown) returns to the Alley to reinvent his hilarious 2009 Off-Broadway staging of The Toxic Avenger following his smashing Alley productions of The Man Who Came to Dinner, Mrs. Mannerly and Be My Baby.

Last night was the red carpet premiere of the highly anticipated film NEW YEAR'S EVE, coming to theaters on Friday, December 9th 2011 from Warner Brothers Pictures. The romantic comedy was directed by Garry Marshall and written by Katherine Fugate.

Under the Covers with Victoria Shaw and special guests Gary Burr & Mark Hudson plays an encore performance at Merrimack Hall.

NEW YEAR'S EVE is coming to theaters on December 9th from Warner Brothers Pictures. The romantic comedy is directed by Garry Marshall and boasts an all-star cast including Ashton Kutcher, Lea Michele, Josh Duhamel, Katherine Heigl, Robert De Niro, Jessica Biel, Sofía Vergara

Under the Covers with Victoria Shaw and special guests Gary Burr & Mark Hudson plays an encore performance at Merrimack Hall.

NEW YEAR'S EVE is coming to theaters on December 9th from Warner Brothers Pictures. The romantic comedy is directed by Garry Marshall and written by Katherine Fugate. The film boasts an all-star cast including Ashton Kutcher, Lea Michele, Josh Duhamel, Katherine Heigl, Robert De Niro, Jessica Biel, Sofía Vergara, Hilary Swank, Zac Efron, Abigail Breslin, Sienna Miller, Michelle Pfeiffer, Alyssa Milano, Sarah Jessica Parker, Julie Andrews, Sara Paxton, Frankie Muniz, Til Schweiger, Ice Cube, Hector Elizondo, Jon Bon Jovi, Seth Meyers, Ryan Seacrest, Russell Peters, Marcia Miller and Eddie D'vir.

International superstar Patrizio Buanne is taking America by storm with his seductive ‘Ricky Martin-meets-Harry Connick Jr' mixture of ballads and bravado.

Under the Covers with Victoria Shaw and special guests Gary Burr & Mark Hudson is set for Merrimack Hall this December.

International superstar Patrizio Buanne is taking America by storm with his seductive ‘Ricky Martin-meets-Harry Connick Jr' mixture of ballads and bravado.