Marvin Hamlisch News

Idina Menzel arrives in Toronto for two very special concerts November 17th and 18th. The Tony Award winning star of Rent, Wicked and Glee will perform with Marvin Hamlisch and the Kitchener Waterloo Symphony Orchestra and the concert will be filmed live for PBS. This marks the first time Idina will perform in Toronto since 2008, and she was kind enough to speak with BWW about why she chose Toronto, her role on Glee and her musical theatre past, present and future.

Rising Action Theater announces that this Monday, November 14th at 7:30pm for the first ever there will be a public reading of the new comedy/mystery 'Who Killed Joan Crawford?' by Carbonell/Silver Palm Award winner Michael Leeds who last season directed Rising Action Theatre's critically acclaimed production of The Boys In The Band.

On Monday, November 14th at 7:30pm Rising Action will present the first ever public reading of the new comedy/mystery 'Who Killed Joan Crawford?' by Carbonell/Silver Palm Award winner Michael Leeds who last season directed Rising Action Theatre's critically acclaimed production of The Boys In The Band.

On Monday, November 14th at 7:30pm Rising Action will present the first ever public reading of the new comedy/mystery 'Who Killed Joan Crawford?' by Carbonell/Silver Palm Award winner Michael Leeds who last season directed Rising Action Theatre's critically acclaimed production of The Boys In The Band.

Entering its third month at the Byron Carlyle Theatre, the Miami Beach Stage Door Theatre presents Neil Simon's award-winning comedy 'The Prisoner of Second Avenue,' opening Friday, November 11 through November 26. The production replaces 'A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum' on the season schedule.

Barbra Streisand and Robert Barth was honored by the Cedars-Sinai Board of Governors at their annual Gala on Tuesday, November 8th at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Proceeds from the Gala, sponsored by Lexus, will benefit the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute. Lexus will donate a 2012 Lexus LS 600h L Luxury Hybrid sedan to be raffled off during the Gala. The Gala was hosted by Seth Rogen, and included a performance by Marvin Hamlisch.

The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) presents an All-American classic as it continues its Mainstage Series with the production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma!.

Nancy Rhodes, Artistic Director of Encompass New Opera Theatre announced today that Grammy Award winner Melissa Manchester will join Lucie Arnaz, Klea Blackhurst, Craig Carnelia, Brian d'Arcy James, Kevin Earley, Lesley Gore, Emma Hunton, Capathia Jenkins, and Karen Ziemba to perform at A Musical Salute gala, honoring the legendary Broadway, television and film composer Marvin Hamlisch on Sunday, November 20, 2011 at 6:00pm at the National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park South, in New York City. Craig Carnelia, Sheldon Harnick, Baayork Lee and Donald Pippin will provide recollections of Marvin's work.

Aaron Lazar's passion, originality and engaging demeanor have helped propel his career from the stage to screen, and to 'The Tao of Broadway' which will play Le Poisson Rouge on Monday November 7th.

Idina Menzel will be making her symphonic debut in Canada on November 17 and 18 to film a PBS concert special. The director has rearranged the camera placements, freeing up new seats for both concerts.

Kenny Leon's True Colors Theatre Company is proud to announce our holiday musical, The Nativity: A Holiday Gospel Celebration, written, directed and choreographed by Patdro Harris, with music directed and arranged by J. Michael.

As previously reported, Roundabout Theatre Company has announced that Stephanie J. Block will join the Tony Award winning company of Anything Goes performing the role of 'Reno Sweeney' while Sutton Foster is filming the television pilot, Bunheads, for 3 weeks in November. Specific dates have been announced today and Block will officially be stepping into the role November 4 through November 22.

The 20th annual production of Pittsburgh CLO's A Musical Christmas Carol will feature an exceptional cast of exciting new faces and returning favorites, led by Pittsburgh's own Tom Atkins as Ebenezer Scrooge.

Legendary composer Marvin Hamlisch will perform An Evening on Broadway along with Linda Eder and J. Mark McVey at Scottsdale Cultural Council's annual ARTrageous benefit gala and concert on Saturday, Dec. 3, at 8:30 p.m. at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts.,

MusicalFare Theatre, Western New York's most awarded and only professional musical theatre company, presents the 2nd production of its 2011-2012 Season, the Regional Premiere of A CLASS ACT.

MusicalFare presents the Regional Premiere of A CLASS ACT from November 2 - December 11.

Aaron Lazar's passion, originality and engaging demeanor have helped propel his career from the stage to screen, and to 'The Tao of Broadway' which will play Le Poisson Rouge on Monday November 7th.

As previously reported, Roundabout Theatre Company has announced that Stephanie J. Block will join the Tony Award winning company of Anything Goes performing the role of 'Reno Sweeney' while Sutton Foster is filming the television pilot, Bunheads, for 3 weeks in November. Specific dates have been announced today and Block will officially be stepping into the role November 4 through November 22.

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