Mel Brooks News

Two icons of Australian theatre, Nancye Hayes and Reg Livermore, take to the stage in the world premiere of TURNS - a reflection on identity, family, show business . . . and completely losing your marbles! TURNS will open at the Seymour Theatre Centre on Tuesday 22 February, prior to a national tour.

Victoria Theatre Association presents Forbidden Broadway : Dances with the Stars as part of the Universal 1 Variety Series, Saturday, February 19 at 7:30 pm in the historic Victoria Theatre.

In June, 2011, The Ivoryton Playhouse reaches its 100th birthday. 100 years of hosting dances and town meetings, producing great theatre, discovering movie stars and great directors and perhaps even the stars of tomorrow. The 2011 season - the Centennial Celebration - will build on this success and provide audiences with musicals and plays that reflect the unique history.

Stage and screen actor Kenneth Mars, known for his work in Mel Brooks films, has died at the age of 75. The performer passed away Saturday of pancreatic cancer at his home in Grenada Hills.

Led by the two most recent Tony® Award winners for Broadway's Best Musical, the 2010/11 Duke Energy Broadway Lights Series presented by the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center features a fantastic lineup of Broadway's most popular and critically acclaimed shows.

Broadway Across America is thrilled to announce the 10/11 Cincinnati season sponsored by Fifth Third Bank. Season tickets will go on sale Monday, March 29th. Select seats in person at the Broadway Across America Cincinnati Box Office in the Mercantile Center downtown at 120 East Fourth Street, Monday - Friday, 9:00am-5:00pm. Season tickets can be purchased online at BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com or by calling the Broadway Across America toll-free Cincinnati Season Ticket Hotline at 800-294-1816.

According to her website, Bernadette Peters, who was most recently seen performing in New York in her sold out Broadway Barks benefit concert, will be playing at a variety of venues around the country for her upcoming tour, which kicks off next year. The two-time Tony winner will perform a wide variety of tunes from her vast theatre repertoire.

The Tony Award-winning stars Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane will be joined by a host of special guests when they serve as Masters of Ceremonies for the Vineyard Theatre Gala honoring the five-time Tony Award-winning director and choreographer Susan Stroman at the company's annual benefit on Monday, February 28 at 6:00pm at the Hudson Theatre at the Millennium Broadway Hotel (145 W. 44 St.) in Manhattan, it has been announced by Douglas Aibel, Artistic Director of the Vineyard Theatre.

Fountain Hills Community Theater's production of the funniest, most honored musical in the history of Broadway, The Producers, is being extended an additional weekend. Outrageous, hilarious, unexpected, a wee bit naughty and a sure-fire hit! Debuting on Broadway in 2001, this Mel Brooks musical quickly racked up a record-breaking 12 Tony Awards including Best Musical. The Producers follows the adventures and misadventures of Max Bialystock, a washed up Broadway producer and Leo Bloom, a timid accountant with dreams of becoming a producer. Together they set out to produce a full-fledged flop - and fleece their investors in the process - but unwittingly wind up with a hit on their hands. These two schemers will sing and dance their way through the greatest show biz scam there ever was!

North Carolina Theatre, the region's premier producer of professional Broadway musical revivals is proud to produce The Producers, running February 12th through the 20th in Raleigh Memorial Auditorium at the Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Raleigh, presented by Capital Bank.

The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein, a new musical comedy from the creative team of the 12-time Tony Award winning smash The Producers, is coming to the DuPont Theatre for eight (8) performances only.

The Way Off Broadway Children's Theatre opened its 2011 Season with Disney's 101 Dalmatians Kids on Saturday, January 29th. This marked the first time a Disney production was ever produced at Way Off Broadway and has already become one of the best selling shows at the theatre. Through the rest of 101 Dalmatians' run, Way Off Broadway has teamed up with the Frederick County Animal Control Center for a 'Doggie Adoption Promotion.'

Highlights Include the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra, Natalie Cole, Michael Feinstein, Dudu Fisher, Kathy Griffin, Shirley MacLaine, Jackie Mason, Peking Acrobats, Itzhak Perlman, The Temptations & The Four Tops, Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons, The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein, Spring Awakening, Tango Inferno, West Side Story & the World Premiere Screening of Steven Caras: See Them Dance

Beloved Emmy Award-winning television host Regis Philbin ('LIVE! with Regis and Kelly,' 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire') will receive the Legend Award at The Ninth Annual 'TV Land Awards' in New York City, it was announced today by Larry W. Jones, president, TV Land.

Led by the two most recent Tony® Award winners for Broadway's Best Musical, the 2010/11 Duke Energy Broadway Lights Series presented by the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center features a fantastic lineup of Broadway's most popular and critically acclaimed shows.

Broadway Across America is thrilled to announce the 10/11 Cincinnati season sponsored by Fifth Third Bank. Select seats in person at the Broadway Across America Cincinnati Box Office in the Mercantile Center downtown at 120 East Fourth Street, Monday - Friday, 9:00am-5:00pm. Season tickets can be purchased online at BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com or by calling the Broadway Across America toll-free Cincinnati Season Ticket Hotline at 800-294-1816.

Victoria Theatre Association presents Forbidden Broadway : Dances with the Stars as part of the Universal 1 Variety Series, Saturday, February 19 at 7:30 pm in the historic Victoria Theatre.

The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein, a new musical comedy from the creative team of the 12-time Tony Award winning smash The Producers, will play at The Orpheum Theatre, March 8th-13th, 2011.

The Fine Arts Center Theatre Company continues its record-breaking season (see note below) with the Mel Brooks' award-winning musical comedy The Producers at the SaG?Ji Theatre from Jan. 28 - Feb. 20.

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) is pleased to announce the world premiere of the new musical Death Takes a Holiday, with a book by Peter Stone & Thomas Meehan, music & lyrics by Maury Yeston, directed by Doug Hughes. Death Takes a Holiday is based on the dramatic play by Alberto Casella, rewritten for the American stage by Walter Ferris, and originally produced by Messrs. Shubert.