Peter Flynn News

Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, which is the sixth longest running show of all time and Broadway's current longest running American musical, will celebrate its 4,500th performance on Friday, April 8th.

The best of cabaret, comedy and jazz will be celebrated when the Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs (MAC) presents the 2005 MAC Awards on Monday, April 25th at The Peter Norton Symphony Space (2537 Broadway at 95th Street, NYC) at 7:30PM.

Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST had its highest gross ever in its 11-year history on Broadway for the week of December 27-January 2. The production grossed $1,044,028, filling the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre to 100% capacity, and breaking last year's record for BEAUTY AND THE BEAST for $986,950 for the same New Year's Eve holiday week.

Broadway singer Glenn Rainey of Disney's Beauty and the Beast will perform classic R&B hits on December 13th, 2004 in an original show called 'Blue-Eyed Soul' at the Triad theatre on West 72nd Street at 9:15pm. This special one night only event will be a benefit for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

Seth Rudetsky gives us the inside scoop on this year's Actors' Fund benefit.