Larry Hochman News

Tony winner Nikki M. James has just announced that she will officially depart The Book of Mormon this January. She tweeted: 'I will BE making my final appearance @BookofMormon on Jan 5th. Then it's off to the barricade. #proofread #thisbook... (U know how it goes)'. James will soon star as 'Eponine' in the upcoming revival of Les Miserables, which will open at the Imperial Theatre on March 23, 2014.

UPDATE: A production spokesperson has confirmed to BroadwayWorld that former Pussycat Doll Nicole Sherzinger will not be joining Broadway's PIPPIN, as the New York Daily News reported earlier today.

Judith Clurman's Essential Voices USA will be performing as part of The New York Pops holiday concerts, under the baton of Steven Reineke, at Carnegie Hall on December 19 and 20, 2013. Ms. Clurman will perform Stephen Paulus' choral work Wishes and Candles with her chorus and the orchestra, to honor her friend and colleague Stephen Paulus. It will be performed in a newly orchestrated version by Steven Mercurio. Wishes and Candles was composed in 1998. The text is by Alan and Marilyn Bergman. It is dedicated to Judith Clurman and the Lincoln Center Tree Lighting.

Roger O. Hirson and Stephen Schwartz's Tony Award winning musical comedy Pippin, directed by Tony Award winner Diane Paulus, is currently playing at the Music Box Theatre. In the video below, the shows acrobats get a shining moment as they show what they've got to the Act 1 finale, 'Morning Glow.'

The producers of the national tour of the THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, and The Smith Center for the Performing Arts announced today that single tickets will go on sale today, Dec. 14, 2013 at 10 a.m. PT.

Pushcart Players, New Jersey's renowned touring theatre for young audiences presents "Celebrating New Jersey," a timely folk musical that coincides with New Jersey's 350th Anniversary in 2014. The production will tour the State, available for school assemblies, professional theatres and community centers.

Broadway's new musical BIG FISH will play its final performance on Sunday, December 29, 2013. This is your last chance to see two-time Tony Award winner Norbert Leo Butz (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Catch Me If You Can), Tony Award nominee Kate Baldwin (Giant, Finian's Rainbow) and Bobby Steggert (Giant, Ragtime) onstage at the Neil Simon Theatre (250 West 52nd Street).

Judith Clurman conducts The Composer Speaks: Reason To Be Thankful at the DiMenna Space for Classical Music, 450. 37th St (between 9th and 10th Avenues), New York City, at 8:00 PM tonight, December 10, 2013.

The producers of the Tony Award winning PIPPIN just announced that Emmy and Golden Globe Award nominee Annie Potts ("Designing Women," God of Carnage) will assume the role of "Berthe" in the production beginning Tuesday, January 21, 2014. Four-time Tony Award nominee Tovah Feldshuh will play her final performance in the role on Sunday, January 19th. PIPPIN is now playing at the Music Box Theatre (239 West 45th Street).

Broadway Records will release the original Broadway cast recording of the new musical BIG FISH digitally on Friday, February 7, 2014 and everywhere music is sold on Tuesday, February 11, 2014. The album will be produced by Andrew Lippa and Michael Croiter. Sign up to pre-order at http://amzn.com/B00H3UKZ6E. BIG FISH began performances on Thursday, September 5, 2013, officially opened on Sunday, October 6, 2013 and will play its final performance on Sunday, December 29, 2013 at Broadway's Neil Simon Theatre (250 West 52nd Street).

THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, has broken the house record in San Francisco, CA for the week ending December 1 at the Orpheum Theatre grossing $2,103,519.00.

The producers of the Tony Award winning PIPPIN have announced that the show has officially recouped its $8.5 million capitalization costs as of the Sunday, December 1, 2013 performance. The show also broke the Music Box Theatre house record last week for the highest grossing single performance on the evening of Friday, November 29th with $151,219. The record was then broken again on the evening of Saturday, November 30th with $151,977 gross sales. Roger O. Hirson and Stephen Schwartz's Tony Award winning musical comedy PIPPIN is directed by Tony Award winner Diane Paulus and features choreography by Tony Award nominee Chet Walker in the style of Bob Fosse and circus creation by Gypsy Snider of the Montreal-based circus company Les 7 doigts de la main (also known as 7 Fingers). The production is now playing at the Music Box Theatre (239 West 45th Street).

American Idol finalist Syesha Mercado announced today on Twitter that she will be taking over the role of Nabulungi in the Tony Award-winning musical THE BOOK OF MORMON.

The producers of The Book of Mormon, and The Nederlander Organization, announced today that due to popular demand, eight additional weeks of performances will be added through May 11, 2014 at Hollywood Pantages.

The producers of the national tour of the THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, and The Smith Center for the Performing Arts announced today that single tickets will go on sale Dec. 14, 2013 at 10 a.m. PT. An exclusive pre-sale for American Express Cardmembers will begin at 10 AM on Dec. 11 thru Dec. 12 at 11:59 PM. Tickets will be available at The Smith Center Box Office, located at 361 Symphony Park Ave., by visiting www.TheSmithCenter.com, or by calling 702-749-2000. Group orders of 10 or more may be placed by calling 702-749-2348.

THE BOOK OF MORMON will be back by popular demand for a limited engagement August 11-September 13, 2015 at The Ellie Caulkins Opera House. Tickets go on sale for the general public today, Monday, November 25 at 10am, limit eight (8) per household.

The Vineyard Theatre world-premiere production of the musical THE LANDING - with book and lyrics by Greg Pierce, music by John Kander and directed by Walter Bobbie - will conclude its acclaimed run with a special VIP benefit reception for patrons following the final performance today, November 24 at 3 p.m. at The Vineyard. (108 E. 15 St.)

THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, has announced a lottery ticket policy for the Broadway Tour, which begins November 27 at the SHN Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco and plays through January 19, 2014. In San Francisco, the production will conduct a pre-show lottery at the box office, making a limited number tickets available at $29 apiece.

THE BOOK OF MORMON, which is currently playing a record-breaking engagement at The Buell Theatre, will be back by popular demand for a limited engagement August 11-September 13, 2015 at The Ellie Caulkins Opera House.

THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, has broken the house record in Orlando, FL for the week ending November 10 at the Bob Carr Performing Arts Center grossing $1,717,047.50.