Julie Halston News

Roundabout Theatre Company announced tonight that Stephanie J. Block will return as "Reno Sweeney" to the 2011 Tony® Award winning musical comedy Anything Goes on March 15, 2012, replacing Sutton Foster in the iconic role.

Roundabout Theatre Company's Anything Goes will perform on NBC's "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" between 12:35AM-1:35AM tomorrow night. Tune in to see Sutton Foster and company members from Anything Goes perform the tap dancing finale of Act 1!

Broadway's Robert Creighton (Anything Goes), Lindsay Mendez (Godspell) and Betsy Wolfe (Encores! Merrily We Roll Along), join Tony nominee Adam Pascal (Memphis), Heidi Blickenstaff (Now. Here. This., [title of show]), Julia Murney (Queen of the Mist/Wicked), Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame legend Darlene Love, and Seth Rudetsky for the Second Annual Broadway Belts for Pulminary Fibrosis Foundation! Benefit on February 27, 2012 at 7:00pm at Birdland Jazz Club (315 West 44th Street).

Stars of both stage and screen are set to join the celebration when the Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning Vineyard Theatre honors Tony Award-winner Linda Lavin at the Off-Broadway company's annual Gala on Monday, March 12 beginning at 6:00pm at the Hudson Theater. Ms. Lavin made her Vineyard Theatre debut earlier this season in the critically acclaimed production of Nicky Silver's play THE LYONS.

Anything Goes star Sutton Foster will appear as a guest judge on 'Project Runway All Stars' this Thursday, February 16th between 9-10PM on Bravo.

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Theatreworks USA hosted its 50th Anniversary Celebration gala last night, February 12, 2012 at NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. Broadway legend and Tony Award winner Elaine Stritch appeared as the Special Guest Performer for the gala, which also featured appearances from Special Guest Presenters Kathleen Chalfant, Nathan Lane and Sara Ramirez. BroadwayWorld was on hand and brings you photo coverage below!

Theatreworks USA celebrates its 50th Anniversary tonight at NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts (566 LaGuardia Place at Washington Square North).

Producer Daryl Roth announced today that the long-running Off Broadway favorite Love, Loss, and What I Wore will close on Sunday, March 25, 2012 after playing for two and a half years and 1,013 performances. (March 15th marks the show's landmark 1,000 performance.)

Theatreworks USA has just announced the complete lineup for its upcoming 50th Anniversary Celebration gala, set for this Sunday, February 12, 2012 at NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts (566 LaGuardia Place at Washington Square North).

Theater for the New City has just announced that Jennifer Cody (Shrek, The Pajama Game) will play the role of 'Naomi' in Charles Busch's new comedy JUDITH OF BETHULIA. The play, starring Busch, and directed by Carl Andress (The Divine Sister; Die, Mommie, Die!) will play a limited engagement of 24 performances from Friday, March 30 through Saturday, April 28 at Theater for the New City's Cino Theater (155 First Avenue).

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Tony nominee Adam Pascal (currently starring in Memphis), Heidi Blickenstaff (The Addams Family, title of show), Julia Murney (Queen of the Mist/Wicked), join Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame legend Darlene Love and Broadway's Mary Testa (Queen of the Mist), Julie Halston (Anything Goes), Andrew Rannells (The Book of Mormon), and Seth Rudetsky for the Second Annual Broadway Belts! for PFF (Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation) Benefit on February 27, 2012 at 7:00pm at Birdland Jazz Club (315 West 44th Street). For tickets visit bit.ly/broadway2012; Broadway@pulmonaryfibrosis.org or (312) 239 - 6636.

Julie Halston and Robert Petkoff have this month joined the cast of Roundabout Theatre Company's ANYTHING GOES as 'Evangeline Harcourt' and 'Lord Evelyn Oakleigh.' Roundabout Theatre Company presents the 2011 Tony Award winning Anything Goes, starring 2011 Tony Award winner Sutton Foster as 'Reno Sweeney' and Tony and Academy Award winner Joel Grey as 'Moonface Martin.' Check out photos of the new duo in action below!

Bay Street Theatre has announced that Murphy Davis, Artistic Director at Bay Street Theatre, will lead the KIDS SCHOOL VACATION THEATRE CAMP February 20-24 from 9 am - 3 pm. Back by popular demand, each week long session will include classes and games incorporating every aspect of theatre: acting, singing, performance, dance & more. Students will write and perform in their own original performance.

Anything Goes star Colin Donnell begins a leave of absence from the show today, January 24, to perform in Merrily We Roll Along at Encores! Bill English will assume the role of "Billy Crocker" tonight thru Sunday, February 19th. Colin Donnell will return to the show on Tuesday, February 21st.

Charles Busch will return to Theater for the New City (Crystal Field, Executive Artistic Director) this March with his new comedy JUDITH OF BETHULIA for a limited premiere showcase engagement at Theater for the New City's Cino Theater (155 First Avenue). The premiere production, directed by Busch's longtime collaborator Carl Andress (The Divine Sister; Die, Mommie, Die!) will play a limited engagement of 24 performances from Friday, March 30 through Saturday, April 28.

The cast of Roundabout Theatre Company's Anything Goes is set to perform tonight on 'The Rosie Show.' Tony Award winner Sutton Foster and Tony and Academy Award winner Joel Grey will stop by for a special performance on this evenings show; which airs at 7pm on OWN.

Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame legend Darlene Love and Broadway's Mary Testa join Julie Halston, Andrew Rannells, and Seth Rudetsky for the Second Annual Broadway Belts! for PFF (Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation) Benefit on February 27, 2012 at 7:00pm at Birdland Jazz Club (315 West 44th Street). For tickets visit bit.ly/broadway2012 or (312) 239 - 6636.