Kenneth Posner News

THE FIRST NATIONAL TOUR OF LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL will begin performances in Milwaukee on April 13-18, 2010 presented by Broadway Across America-Milwaukee and the Marcus Center as part of the Time Warner Cable Broadway at the Marcus Center Series. Tickets are now on sale.

The new Broadway production of the Tony Award nominated musical GREASE™, opens in Jacksonville at Times Union Center's Moran Theater on April 27 - May 2, 2010 for eight performances only!

Golden Globe Award(r) winner and Emmy Award(r) nominee Matthew Modine (the film Short Cuts, 'And the Band Played On'), now making his Broadway debut in THE MIRACLE WORKER, will visit Fox News Channel's 'Fox & Friends: FOX Morning Show' studio live tomorrow morning, Tuesday, March 9 at approximately 8:50a.

Academy Award(r) nominee Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine), now making her Broadway debut as Helen Keller in THE MIRACLE WORKER, visits NBC's 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon' TONIGHT, Monday, March 8 in the 12:30a half hour.

The New York Times is reporting that Broadway's THE MIRACLE WORKER, which celebrated its opening night this past Wednesday, March 3, may be in trouble already.

My mom is residing in an assisted living facility in the Northeast. To this day she often reminds me of a time seemingly implanted on her forever. Her father took her to a movie. He took her to see THE WIZARD OF OZ starring Judy Garland when Mom was nine years old. While sitting in the theater he told her to 'watch, watch now' as Dorothy opened the door to her house, and revealed the Land of Oz A land of colors, at which point the film turned from black and white to color. Mom often wears a ruby slippers pin and has spread her special connection with the film to many, even to folks outside the family. WICKED, of course, has some connections to the MGM film. However, it is based on a novel which dared to actually put a twist on many events portrayed in the classic film.

The 50th Anniversary production and first Broadway revival of William Gibson's Tony Award® winning play THE MIRACLE WORKER, directed by Kate Whoriskey (Ruined), opened last night, Wednesday, March 3rd at Circle in the Square Theatre. BroadwayWorld brings you a sneak peek of Broadway Beat's Opening Night Coverage!

After breaking box office records in 2009, WICKED, the smash-hit musical, will return to Louisville's Kentucky Center, May 5-23 as a PNC Broadway Across America Special Presentation.

The 50th Anniversary production and first Broadway revival of William Gibson's Tony Award® winning play THE MIRACLE WORKER, directed by Kate Whoriskey (Ruined), opened last night, Wednesday, March 3rd at Circle in the Square Theatre. BroadwayWorld brings you photos from the opening night party!

The 50th Anniversary production and first Broadway revival of William Gibson's Tony Award® winning play THE MIRACLE WORKER, directed by Kate Whoriskey (Ruined), opened last night, Wednesday, March 3rd at Circle in the Square Theatre. BroadwayWorld brings you photos from the opening night red carpet!

The 50th Anniversary production and first Broadway revival of William Gibson's Tony Award® winning play THE MIRACLE WORKER, directed by Kate Whoriskey (Ruined), opened last night, Wednesday, March 3rd at Circle in the Square Theatre. BroadwayWorld brings you photos from the opening night curtain call!

The 50th Anniversary production and first Broadway revival of William Gibson's Tony Award® winning play THE MIRACLE WORKER, directed by Kate Whoriskey (Ruined), opens Tonight, Wednesday, March 3rd at Circle in the Square Theatre. BroadwayWorld brings you the just-released production highlights!

Academy Award® nominee Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine), now making her Broadway debut as Helen Keller in THE MIRACLE WORKER, will visit ABC's "The View" live tomorrow morning, Thursday, March 4 in the 11:00a half hour.

With music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz (Godspell, Pippin, Academy Award-winner for Pocahontas and The Prince of Egypt) and book by Winnie Holzman ('My So Called Life,' 'Once And Again' and 'thirtysomething'), WICKED, the untold story of the witches of Oz, is directed by two time Tony Award winner Joe Mantello (Take Me Out, Love! Valour! Compassion!, The Vagina Monologues, 9 to 5) and features musical staging by Tony Award winner Wayne Cilento (Aida, The Who's Tommy, How To Succeed...).

MCC Theater (Robert LuPone, Bernard Telsey, Artistic Directors; William Cantler, Associate Artistic Director; Blake West, Executive Director) has announced that tickets will go on-sale today, March 3, 2010, at 12:00 p.m. (noon) for the company's third and final production of their 2009-2010 season: Beth Henley's Family Week, directed by Jonathan Demme. Performances of the four person play begin at the Lucille Lortel Theatre (121 Christopher Street, NYC) on April 9 and continue through May 23, 2010. Opening night is set for Monday, April 26 at 7:00 p.m.

New details have been released regarding the upcoming national tour of the Broadway production 9 to 5: The Musical, opening at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center later this year. The show has been announced in the Chicago, Indianapolis and Atlanta markets. The tour will play Atlanta's Fox Theatre (presented by Theater of the Stars) in September of 2010, Clowes Hall in Indianapolis from January 11-16, 2011, and Broadway in Chicago's series from January 18-31, 2011. No venue in Chicago has been announced. Cast and creative team announcements are also forthcoming.

After breaking box office records and selling out its entire run in record time both in 2006 and 2008, Wicked, the smash hit musical, makes its much-anticipated return to Hennepin Theatre Trust's Orpheum Theatre, Wednesday, August 11-Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010.

Due to the timing of the start of LEND ME A TENOR's preview performances and director Stanley Tucci's travel to and from The Academy Awards, the producers of the comedy said today that performances will now begin on March 12, one day later than previously announced. Mr. Tucci has been nominated for an Academy Award for his performance in 'The Lovely Bones.' Ticketholders for March 11 may exchange or return those tickets at the point of purchase.

The 50th Anniversary production and first Broadway revival of William Gibson's THE MIRACLE WORKER, directed by Kate Whoriskey (Ruined) stars Academy Award® nominee Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine) and Tony Award® nominee Alison Pill (The Lieutenant of Inishmore) as Helen Keller and Annie Sullivan, iconic roles made famous by Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke in the Tony Award® winning play and landmark feature film adaptation.

Eden Espinosa, who has performed the role of Elphaba to critical acclaim on Broadway, San Francisco, and in Los Angeles, will return to San Francisco to star in the open-ended engagement of WICKED now playing at the Orpheum Theatre. Since it's opening in the Bay Area a year ago, WICKED has been seen by close to a million people. And the show continues to be a cultural phenomenon having just shattered its own record to become the highest grossing show in Broadway history.