Julie Andrews News

John Bucchino's 'It's Only Life,' featuring the Australian Cast (Christian Cavallo, Phoebe Coupe, Zack Anthony Curran, Madeleine Featherby, Laura Fitzpatrick, Sam Rabbone and Cameron Thomas) with John Bucchino at the piano plays BIRDLAND on Monday, November 14 at 7pm.

Mary Poppins opened last night in Toronto, with a cast comprising twelve Canadians and a full house ready to celebrate the show's long-awaited debut in our city. BWW was on hand to bring its readers coverage of the opening, including photos of the opening night party.

Walnut Street Theater will 'Whistle A Happy Tune' as Broadway's Rachel York joins the fun.

The creative team behind the hit off-Broadway musical Fabulous Divas of Broadway are at it again bringing the Retro Dome a new show entitled Fabulous Divas of Hollywood.

Mary Poppins flies into Toronto this weekend, opening tomorrow night at The Princess of Wales Theatre. Hugely successful around the globe, Toronto gets to enjoy this spectacular production for 9 weeks only. BWW will be on hand to capture all the fun of the show over the holiday season, and today we speak with Rachel Wallace who plays the title role.

Silvia Luchetti (María), Carlos J. Benito (Capitán Von Trapp), Noemí Mazoy (Madre Abadesa), Loreto Valverde (la Baronesa), Jorge Lucas (Max), Paris Martín (Rolf) y Trinidad Iglesias (Frau Schmidt) protagonizan el musical de Rodgers y Hammerstein, que realizará la gira hasta septiembre de 2012 y la próxima temporada en Madrid (septiembre de 2013).

The creative team behind the hit off-Broadway musical Fabulous Divas of Broadway are at it again bringing the Retro Dome a new show entitled Fabulous Divas of Hollywood.

Porchlight Music Theatre, American Musicals. Chicago Style, presents the Chicago premiere of John Bucchino and Harvey Fierstein's A Catered Affair, directed by Nick Bowling with music direction by Doug Peck, at Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont Ave.

Ordway Center for the Performing Arts announces the full cast and creative team for its holiday production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's 'Cinderella,' which features numerous Twin Cities theater favorites. Rehearsals for 'Cinderella' start November 17 and the production will run from December 13, 2011 to January 1, 2012 on the Ordway stage for a total of 23 performances.

ABC will air SHREK THE THIRD as the ABC FRIDAY MOVIE OF THE WEEK, NOVEMBER 25th.

Henry Higgins, Eliza Doolittle and the rest of the iconic characters from MY FAIR LADY will transform the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza into 1912 London in this Broadway classic.

The Princess Grace Foundation-USA (PGF-USA) hosted the 2011 Princess Grace Awards Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City and presented 21 Awards to emerging artists in theater, dance and film, as well as the Prince Rainier III Award which was presented to Julie Andrews and the Princess Grace Statue Award which was presented to Jon M. Chu, director of the highest grossing concert-themed film of all time in the U.S. Justin Bieber: Never Say Never. Oscar©-nominated actress Anne Hathaway introduced the special tribute to Julie Andrews. The Gala took place in the presence of TSH The Prince and Princess of Monaco. Check out photos from the big event below!

Mary Poppins The Musical, se presentará en el Auditorio Nacional de la Ciudad de México a partir del 18 al 22 de enero de 2012.

Today we are going to continue our ongoing interview series focusing on composers whose work transcends merely one medium with this highly-lauded and respected film and television composer known for over 100 film scores in his thirty year career - such as his Academy Award-nominated work on CRASH; as well as this year's WARRIOR starring Tom Hardy, in theaters now - the immensely talented Mark Isham! Detailing the challenge of scoring each and every episode of ABC's hit new fairytale-themed series ONCE UPON A TIME and what it is like bringing the magical Disney wonderland of the show to musical life every week - as well as some hints of what we can expect in future episodes - we also look back at many of his most notable collaborations over his accomplished career, many with some of the finest theatre and film directors of our age - Sidney Lumet, Robert Altman and David Mamet included. Additionally, Isham shares insights into the work of fellow composers soon to be featured in this column - such as Alexandre Desplat and Alan Menken - as well as what we can look forward to from him in the future, near and far - on screens, both small and large! Plus - much, much more!

Up next on the Arts Center on 7 Main Stage, Minnetonka Theatre will present Dracula - The Musical (November 4-19) and The Sound of Music (December 9-18).

The Princess Grace Foundation-USA (PGF-USA) is proud to announce that the 29th Annual Princess Grace Awards Gala will be held on Tuesday, November 1, 2011 at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City. The Awards ceremony will include the presentation of 21 awards to emerging artists in theater, dance and film as well as the Prince Rainier III Award to be presented to Julie Andrews and the Princess Grace Statue Award to be presented to Jon M. Chu. The Awards recipients hail from cities and states across America and will travel to New York City to receive their honor at the glamorous black tie ceremony. The 29th Annual Princess Grace Awards Gala will take place in the presence of TSH The Prince and The Princess of Monaco, marking their first U.S. visit since their July wedding. The evening will be chaired by Dr. Jon Turk (PGF-USA Trustee) and Carolyn Gusoff Turk. This year's Awards Gala will be highlighted by the unveiling of a unique tribute to Princess Grace by Montblanc. Presenting Sponsor for the Gala is Hermès; Platinum Sponsor is Noelle and Dick Wolf; Crown Sponsor is Lily Safra; American Airlines is the Official Airline of the Princess Grace Awards Gala and 1800-Flowers.com is the Official Florist.

Experience the pageantry of the legendary kingdom of 'Camelot.' Playful Theatre Productions presents the Tony Award winning Lerner and Loewe classic at Mercer County Community College's Kelsey Theatre Fridays, Oct. 21 and 28 at 8 p.m.; Saturdays, Oct. 22 and 29 at 8 p.m.; and Sundays, Oct. 23 and 30 at 2 p.m. Kelsey Theatre is located on the college's West Windsor campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road. A reception with the cast and crew will follow the opening night performance on Oct. 21.

An all-star cast of Seattle celebrities will waltz onto the stage of The 5th Avenue Theatre in a holiday ball audiences will never forget: Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella. Under the direction of Seattle's own Brandon Ivie, this enchanting fairy tale features Jennifer Paz of Miss Saigon as Cinderella and Wicked star Kendra Kassebaum as the Fairy Godmother, as well as local luminaries Suzanne Bouchard, Nick Garrison, Sarah Rudinoff, Brandon O'Neill, Cynthia Jones, Allen Fitzpatrick, and Greg McCormick Allen.

6th Street Playhouse hosts their 'Sing-a-Long Sound of Music', a benefit event for the 6th Street Playhouse.