Kenneth Posner News

Sadly, in this musical, the March family does a lot more plodding than marching.

Today, March 8th, Julia Murney, Alma Cuervo, P.J. Benjamin and Jennifer Waldman will join the national tour of Wicked

Today, March 8th, Julia Murney, Alma Cuervo, P.J. Benjamin and Jennifer Waldman will join the national tour of Wicked

WICKED, the untold story of the Witches of Oz, went on sale to the general public yesterday (Sunday 5 March) at 9am and sold a record-breaking £100,000 of tickets in the first hour alone. Ticket buyers braved freezing temperatures and started queuing at the Box Office from 6.30am. The total advance now stands at over £1,700,000.

The box office of the Apollo Victoria Theatre, where Wicked will oen on September 27th, opens on March 5th

HAIRSPRAY, BROADWAY'S MUSICAL COMEDY PHENOMENON MAKES ITS RETURN TO SOUTH FLORIDA AT THE JACKIE GLEASON THEATER IN MIAMI BEACH FEBRUARY 21 - 26 AND KRAVIS CENTER IN PALM BEACH MARCH 7 - 12

To say that WICKED is enchanting, is not enough. For through its exuberance, its heart and mind, its exhilaration and its spectacle, WICKED truly enchants. This is a show for the ages

To say that WICKED is enchanting, is not enough. For through its exuberance, its heart and mind, its exhilaration and its spectacle, WICKED truly enchants. This is a show for the ages.

The streamlined Las Vegas production of Hairspray starring Harvey Fierstein and Dick Latessa will begin previews on February 6th and open on February 15th

In preparation for the Broadway run, Jonathan Butterell has joined the production as creative consultant to provide an objective overview as it undergoes revisions. To accommodate these revisions, LESTAT will now begin previews at the Palace Theatre (1564 Broadway at 47th Street) on Saturday, March 25, 2006, and open on Tuesday, April 25, 2006.

On January 25th, Wicked reached it 300th performance in Chicago

Beginning March 8 (when performances begin at the Aronoff Center in Cincinnati), Julia Murney will assume the role of Elphaba, Alma Cuervo will become Madame Morrible, P.J. Benjamin will step into the role of the Wizard, Sebastian Arcelus will be Fiyero, and Jennifer Waldman will be Nessarose. Beginning March 28 (when the show will be playing at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia), K. Todd Freeman assumes the role of Dr. Dillamond.

Tickets for the upcoming West End transfer of Wicked, opening September 27th, will go on sale on March 5th

Through January 22nd, Brad Garrett will fill Nathan Lane's role as The Odd Couple's Oscar while the latter actor recovers from laryngitis

The Dirty Rotten Producers are proud to announce that the National Touring Company of the Broadway smash hit will premiere Sunday, August 6th, 2006 at Seattle's Paramount Theatre. The Seattle run will continue through August 12th, followed by engagements across the country (to-be-announced).