Liz Larsen News

Drake Bell and Lindsay Pearse flew in from hollywood to star in a staged reading of the John Denver/Stewart F. Lane new musical, A Moment in Time, at Playwrights Horizons last week. John Denver, a singer, songwriter and humanitarian, has received numerous awards during his life including, two Grammies, an Emmy, and has been inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you photo coverage of the event.

Last week (October 20th and 21st) there were industry readings in New York of A Moment in Time, a new musical featuring music and lyrics by the popular singer/song-writer John Denver, with a book by Stewart F. Lane.

This Wednesday, October 12th the John Denver Spirit Award will be presented to Stewart F. Lane at a ceremony in Central Park (West 75th Street and the West Lake at the Ladies Pavilion), New York City taking place at 5:45PM. Presented by The Starsong Foundation and JD Spirit, the award celebrates the legacy of the late singer/songwriter John Denver.

Musical Mondays Theatre Lab, which for 12 years has been instrumental in developing new musicals including 'Next to Normal,' salutes its founder, Bick Goss, with a gala celebration on Monday evening, September 19 at a private penthouse apartment on Manhattan's east side.

Musical Mondays Theatre Lab, which for 12 years has been instrumental in developing new musicals including 'Next to Normal,' salutes its founder, Bick Goss, with a gala celebration on Monday evening, September 19 at a private penthouse apartment on Manhattan's east side.

Musical Mondays Theatre Lab, which for 12 years has been instrumental in developing new musicals including 'Next to Normal,' salutes its founder, Bick Goss, with a gala celebration on Monday evening, September 19 at a private penthouse apartment on Manhattan's east side.

Tony Award-winner Cady Huffman, Tony Award-nominee Meg Bussert, Lisa Brescia, Jeremy Morse, and Molly Hager will round out the roster of performers singing Unsung Menken at The Laurie Beechman Theatre. They join the previously announced Badia Farha, Tony Award-winner Debbie Shapiro Gravitte, Joe Iconis, Jeremy Jordan, Liz Larsen, Jack Noseworthy, and Leenya Rideout. The one-night-only concert will feature the hidden gems from the catalogue of one of the most popular film and theatre composers of the previous generation.

Tony Award-winner Cady Huffman, Tony Award-nominee Meg Bussert, Lisa Brescia, Jeremy Morse, and Molly Hager will round out the roster of performers singing Unsung Menken at The Laurie Beechman Theatre. They join the previously announced Badia Farha, Tony Award-winner Debbie Shapiro Gravitte, Joe Iconis, Jeremy Jordan, Liz Larsen, Jack Noseworthy, and Leenya Rideout. The one-night-only concert will feature the hidden gems from the catalogue of one of the most popular film and theatre composers of the previous generation.

Tony Award-winner Debbie Shapiro Gravitte, Sally Wilfert, and Jack Noseworthy will sing lesser-known songs of Academy and Grammy Award-winning composer Alan Menken June 19 at The Laurie Beechman Theatre in Unsung Menken.

'MERTON OF THE MOVIES' a new Musical Comedy by Donald Brenner and Doug Katsaros will receive a private, invitation-only presentation on Wednesday, April 27 at 7:00 P.M.

AT HAND THEATRE COMPANY's annual Earth Day concert, BROADWAY RECYCLED, will take place this year on Monday, April 25th at 7pm and 9:30pm at Joe's Pub.

'MERTON OF THE MOVIES' a new Musical Comedy by Donald Brenner and Doug Katsaros will receive a private, invitation-only presentation on Wednesday, April 27 at 7:00 P.M.

WHITE PLAINS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER is pleased to announce the world premiere production of Andrew Gerle?s RENOVATIONS, directed by Mikhael Tara Garver.

WHITE PLAINS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER is pleased to announce the world premiere production of Andrew Gerle?s RENOVATIONS, directed by Mikhael Tara Garver.

The Town Hall (123 West 43rd Street) New York's landmark concert venue presents the 11th season of its acclaimed Broadway By The Year® series, created, written and hosted by Scott Siegel for The Town Hall on Valentine's Day, Monday, February 14th at 8PM. Kicking off the 90th Anniversary of The Town Hall, the Broadway By The Year® season will begin with THE BROADWAY MUSICALS of 1921, celebrating the great music that was performed the same year the historic building came to be.

IMAGILAND PRODUCTIONS is pleased to announce Harry Potter's Christian Coulson and Tony Nominees Alison Fraser and Liz Larsen join season two of the original web series WIENER & WIENER.

Multiple online reports are now stating that the NEWSIES readings went very well this week and that next up for the Disney show will be a full production at Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey in the Fall of 2011. No dates or cast have naturally yet been announced for the production.