Leo Bloom News

This summer the Tony Award®-winning Signature Theatre, one of the nation?s leading forces in musical theater, launches 21/24 Signature Lab, a new initiative for the creation of musical theatre works by emerging young composers which gives audiences a first look at new musicals.

Warm sunny days ... cool evenings ... picturesque beaches ... a veritable cornucopia of award winning wineries, fine dining, and unique shopping opportunities (check out www.kwirkworld.com) ... a broad selection of theatre offerings to satisfy a wide variety of tastes and desires ... this MUST be Paradise - or the California Central Coast!

CPCC Summer Theatre will present the final three performances of Mel Brooks? The Producers on July 24 & 25 at 8:00pm, July 23 at 7:00pm in the Halton Theater on the CPCC Central Campus. Single tickets are $21.00/17.00/15.00. Further ticket options available at tix.cpcc.edu or by calling the box office.

Jefferson Performing Arts Society Announces its 32nd Season of Musicals, Comedies and New Works!

Maine State Music Theatre's third show of the 2009 season is the delightfully deceptive 'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.' This Tony Award winning musical is based on the film of the same name and includes music and lyrics by David Yazbek, composer and lyricist of 'The Full Monty', and a book by Jeffrey Lane. In addition to the familiar story line, the musical boasts witty lyrics with a side of harmless adult humor.

As we experience the warm days and cool evenings of mid-July here on the California Central Coast, why not plan on coming to sample a bit of our ample theatre fare - along with our award winning wineries, beautiful beaches, plethora of shops and restaurants, and paradisiacal weather?

Fort Wayne Civic Theatre presents the Civic Theatre Premiere of Mel Brooks' THE PRODUCERS, July 25 through August 9, 2009 at the Arts United Center.

Maine State Music Theatre's third show of the 2009 season is the delightfully deceptive 'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.' This Tony Award winning musical is based on the film of the same name and includes music and lyrics by David Yazbek, composer and lyricist of 'The Full Monty', and a book by Jeffrey Lane. In addition to the familiar story line, the musical boasts witty lyrics with a side of harmless adult humor.

This summer the Tony Award®-winning Signature Theatre, one of the nation?s leading forces in musical theater, launches 21/24 Signature Lab, a new initiative for the creation of musical theatre works by emerging young composers which gives audiences a first look at new musicals.

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) is pleased to announce the full cast for the New York premiere of the new musical The Tin Pan Alley Rag, written by Mark Saltzman, with Music & Lyrics by Irving Berlin & Scott Joplin, directed by Stafford Arima.

Stage West Dinner theatre offers a downsized version of the Tony winning Broadway hit. Where it works it is due to the strength of the material and the commitment of the performers. The result is still funny and entertaining, but will leave some wondering what all the hullabaloo was about when the show played on Broadway. * * * 1/2 (OUT OF 5)

Multi-award winning Foothill Music Theatre presents the most highly awarded show in Broadway history, MEL BROOKS' THE PRODUCERS, the musical, winner of 12 Tony Awards, including Best Musical.

Mel Brooks' zany, bawdy, irreverent Broadway hit 'The Producers', closes out the Walnut Street Theater's 200th anniversary season with a lot of belly laughs.

Comedy legend Mel Brooks has brought his hit musical 'The Producers' to Berlin with the goal of mining the Third Reich for laughs in the German capital.

Bialystock and Bloom! Those names should strike terror and hysteria in anyone familiar with Mel Brooks' classic cult comedy film. Now as a big Broadway musical, The Producers once again sets the standard for modern, outrageous, in-your-face humor. It is a truly 'boffo' hit, winning a record twelve Tony Awards and wowing capacity crowds night after night.

Comedy legend Mel Brooks has brought his hit musical 'The Producers' to Berlin with the goal of mining the Third Reich for laughs in the German capital.

Paper Mill Playhouse (Mark S. Hoebee-Artistic Director, Mark W. Jones-Executive Director) Since their inception in 1996 the Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star Awards for Excellence in High School Musical Theatre have ignited the careers of many notable performers, all of whom attended high school in New Jersey. Among the early nominees and winners are Academy Award® nominee Anne Hathaway, and Tony® winner Laura Benanti.

The Willows Theatre Company brings back the ?80s (as if they?d ever left) with its production of The Wedding Singer, the musical comedy based on the hit 1998 film that starred Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore. The musical version has music by Matthew Sklar, lyrics by Chad Beguelin, with book by Chad Beguelin and Tim Herlihy. Ryan Weible directs the Willows Theatre production, with choreography by Gia Solari-Welch, and music direction by Tim Hanson. Ryan Drummond stars as the wedding singer, Robbie Hart, with Sarah Aili as his gal Julia. The Willows production runs May 11 ? June 14 at the Willows mainstage, 1975 Diamond Boulevard in Concord.

The Associated Press spoke to comedy legend Mel Brooks about bringing his hit musical 'The Producers' to Berlin and the comic key to mining the Third Reich for laughs in the German capital.

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) is pleased to announce the full cast for the New York premiere of the new musical The Tin Pan Alley Rag, written by Mark Saltzman, with Music & Lyrics by Irving Berlin & Scott Joplin, directed by Stafford Arima.