Kathy Bates News

Altar Boyz, the acclaimed musical comedy at Dodger Stages, winner of the coveted Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Musical Off-Broadway, will have its 3rd anniversary Off-Broadway March 1st.

A memorial for legendary late director Robert Altman was held at the Majestic Theatre in New York on February 20th.

Kate Buddeke and Vito D'Ambrosio will star in Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune at Arena Stage in D.C.

The Roundabout Theatre Company's upcoming revival of Craig Lucas' Prelude to a Kiss is likely to star stage and TV veteran John Mahoney

According to a casting notice, Craig Lucas' 1990 comedy Prelude to a Kiss will be coming back to Broadway, under the auspices of the Roundabout Theatre Company

BroadwayWorld presents a photo tribute to legendary director Robert Altman, who died at the age of 81 of cancer-related causes on November 20th

Legendary director Robert Altman has died at the age of 81

Ken Davenport and Robyn Goodman proudly announce the long running off-Broadway show, Altar Boyz (now also in the midst of a National Tour), has endorsed Attorney General Eliot Spitzer for Governor of New York. No other musical has ever endorsed a candidate.

Ken Davenport and Robyn Goodman, in association with Walt Grossman, Ruth Hendel, Sharon Karmazin, Matt Murphy and Mark Shacket, proudly announce that ALTAR BOYZ offer a special post- performance Talk-Back following the matinee on Sunday September 10th, featuring the cast along with the creators, Gary Adler, Michael Patrick Walker and Kevin Del Aguila.

A number of theatre veterans will be among the presenters of the 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, which will be telecast on NBC on August 27th in a ceremony hosted by Conan O'Brien

Ken Davenport and Robyn Goodman, in association with Walt Grossman, Ruth Hendel, Sharon Karmazin, Matt Murphy and Mark Shacket, proudly announce that SHAUN TAYLOR-CORBETT will take over the role as JUAN in the award-winning musical comedy, beginning July 3rd. Original Juan, Ryan Duncan leaves the show July 2nd.

Ken Davenport and Robyn Goodman, in association with Walt Grossman, Ruth Hendel, Sharon Karmazin, Matt Murphy and Mark Shacket, proudly announce that ALTAR BOYZ, the award-winning musical comedy, will kick off a 30-week National Tour with a three-week engagement at the LaSalle Theatre (4901 W. Irving Park Road) in Chicago beginning October 10th.

Jessica Lange and Maria Tucci have joined the all-star cast of actresses channeling legendary opera star Maria Callas in a Master Class benefit on Monday, June 19th at the Broadhurst Theatre at 7 PM

Kathy Bates, Jane Fonda, Marcia Gay Harden, Shiva Rose, Marian Seldes and Kerry Washington will be among the starry line-up taking part in a reading of Eve Ensler's Necessary Targets on June 12th

Kathy Bates, Edie Falco, Chita Rivera and more will all play Maria Callas in the Metropolitan Opera Guild's Master Class benefit on June 19th

Ken Davenport and Robyn Goodman, in association with Walt Grossman, Ruth Hendel, Sharon Karmazin, Matt Murphy and Mark Shacket, proudly announce that ALTAR BOYZ will play its 500th performance on Friday, May 12th.

Wicked's Megan Hilty, as well as Leslie Kritzer and Sarah Stiles, will headline the cast of Vanities, a new musical premiering at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts in Palo Alto, CA from June 21st through July 16th

Award winning filmmaker Taylor Hackford will make his Broadway debut as director of the new musical, Leap of Faith, to premiere in the 2007-2008 season.

Altar Boyz kicks off a 30-week National Tour in Chicago beginning on October 10th.

The first-ever revival of Neil Simon's Barefoot in the Park, starring Patrick Wilson, Amanda Peet, Jill Clayburgh and Tony Roberts, opened on February 16th