Jonathan Root News

More than 40 people and puppets from the Tony Award-winning musical Avenue Q have reunited in a special music video of the hit finale, “Only For Now.”

The World Premiere new musical PARADISE, is extending through May 4th, 2013, at Ruskin Group Theatre, 3000 Airport Avenue, Santa Monica, Calif. The run will take a hiatus from March 31st - April 12th, no performance on April 28th. Award winning director Dan Bonnell has assembled an outstanding cast for this memorable new musical, with live music on stage.

The small coal mining town of Paradise has seen better days and its citizens are facing hard times. Can a charismatic new preacher, Rev. John Cyrus Mountain (the remarkable and versatile Jonathan Root) who has arrived in town with his bombshell sidekick Chastity Jones (Nina Brissey), rescued from the stripper pole at the Innuendo Lounge, save the day?

This month, the Amas Six O'Clock Musical Theatre Lab will present SAVING THE MuSE (based on GALLERY), music and lyrics by the late Edward Kleban (Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winner for lyrics for A CHORUS LINE) and book by Linda Kline (Tony-nominated co-bookwriter of A CLASS ACT), developed and directed by Michael Bush. The Producing Artistic Director is Donna Trinkoff and the Music Director is Paul Wolfson.

Amas Musical Theatre (Donna Trinkoff/Producing Artistic Director), will present free staged readings of SAVING THE MuSE, a new musical with music and lyrics by the late Edward Kleban, book by Linda Kline, and directed and developed by Michael Bush, on Monday June 28 at 6:00pm, and Tuesday, June 13 at 3:00pm and 7:00pm at Ripley-Grier Studios, 520 Eighth Avenue (10th Floor).

This month, the Amas Six O'Clock Musical Theatre Lab will present SAVING THE MuSE (based on GALLERY), music and lyrics by the late Edward Kleban (Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winner for lyrics for A CHORUS LINE) and book by Linda Kline (Tony-nominated co-bookwriter of A CLASS ACT), developed and directed by Michael Bush. The Producing Artistic Director is Donna Trinkoff and the Music Director is Paul Wolfson.

Amas Musical Theatre (Donna Trinkoff/Producing Artistic Director), will present free staged readings of SAVING THE MuSE, a new musical with music and lyrics by the late Edward Kleban, book by Linda Kline, and directed and developed by Michael Bush, on Monday June 28 at 6:00pm, and Tuesday, June 13 at 3:00pm and 7:00pm at Ripley-Grier Studios, 520 Eighth Avenue (10th Floor).

This month, the Amas Six O'Clock Musical Theatre Lab will present SAVING THE MuSE (based on GALLERY), music and lyrics by the late Edward Kleban (Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winner for lyrics for A CHORUS LINE) and book by Linda Kline (Tony-nominated co-bookwriter of A CLASS ACT), developed and directed by Michael Bush. The Producing Artistic Director is Donna Trinkoff and the Music Director is Paul Wolfson.

On Monday, April 26, Jim Caruso was pleased to present Marcy Heisler and Zina Goldrich in 'The Marcy & Zina Show' as part of the Broadway at Birdland concert series. This performance marked the 10th time the writing duo has performed at the historic music room! Joined by Scott Coulter, Jill Abramovitz, Clinton Kelly, Nathan Klau and Jonathan Root, Marcy and Zina offered an hour-long collection of songs, plus a sneak peek at some of their upcoming theatrical projects including 'Freakin' Fabulous'.

Jim Caruso is please to present Marcy Heisler and Zina Goldrich in 'The Marcy & Zina Show' as part of the Broadway at Birdland concert series on Monday, April 26 at 7pm. This performance marks the 10th time the writing duo has been booked at the historic music room!

Jim Caruso is please to present Marcy Heisler and Zina Goldrich in 'The Marcy & Zina Show' as part of the Broadway at Birdland concert series on Monday, April 26 at 7pm. This performance marks the 10th time the writing duo has been booked at the historic music room!

After a successful nine and a half month run, The Toxic Avenger, the critically-acclaimed Off-Broadway musical, will end its New York run, having played over 300 performances at New World Stages on Sunday, January 3rd, 2010, to prepare for its national tour. The Toxic Avenger had its world premiere at the George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick, New Jersey where it broke box office records before transferring Off-Broadway, beginning previews on March 18, 2009 and officially opening on April 6, 2009.

A look back at some of the most exciting curtain calls of 2009!

The Toxic Avenger made a special appearance at The Pond at Bryant Park yesterday, December 22, to greet fans and serenade the chilly holiday skaters. BroadwayWorld was on hand to cover the performance by The Toxic Avenger crew, which earned an Outer Critics Circle 2009 pick for Best New Off-Broadway Musical.

On Monday, November 30, The Fred Ebb Foundation in association with the Roundabout Theatre Company presented the fifth annual Fred Ebb Award for aspiring musical theatre songwriters to Marcy Heisler and Zina Goldrich. The award, named in honor of the late award-winning lyricist Fred Ebb, was be presented by Eric Schaeffer of the Signature Theatre in the Penthouse Lobby of The American Airlines Theater.

After a successful nine and a half month run, The Toxic Avenger, the critically-acclaimed Off-Broadway musical, will end its New York run, having played over 300 performances at New World Stages on Sunday, January 3rd, 2010, to prepare for its national tour. The Toxic Avenger had its world premiere at the George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick, New Jersey where it broke box office records before transferring Off-Broadway, beginning previews on March 18, 2009 and officially opening on April 6, 2009.

The Toxic Avenger - named '2009 Best New Off-Broadway Musical' by the Outer Critics Circle - announced today that in honor of Toxie's favorite holiday, Halloween, the show will be sponsoring a seven-day spookfest, aptly titled Halloweek.

Miriam Zendle takes a trip to New York and sees what competition Broadway has to offer the West End.

On Thursday, October 1st, after the 200th performance of THE TOXIC AVENGER at New World Stages, some celebrity guests who were in the house took a trip backstage to congratulate the cast and crew. Broadway couple Andy Karl and Orfeh greeted Dustin Diamond (Screech from TV's 'Saved By The Bell') and his lady friend as they all took the trip back to cheer everybody on their auspicious milestone. Producer Tom Polum was on hand to raise a glass of 'TOXIC' punch and to thank everyone on a 200 'TOX-A-RI-FIC' shows.

The Toxic Avenger - named '2009 Best New Off-Broadway Musical' by the Outer Critics Circle - marks its 200th performance tonight (Thursday, October 1st) at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street), where it has had audiences doubled over with laughter since performances began over six months ago. (Previews began on March 18th and the show officially opened on April 6th, 2009). October 1st is also the one year anniversary of its world premiere at the George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick, New Jersey, where the show became the biggest grossing musical in the theatre's 34 year history.