Richard Rodgers News

The Music Division of the Library of Congress will receive an extensive collection of Broadway and personal memorabilia from the estate of Broadway giant John Raitt, who originated the role of Billy Bigelow in the Rodgers and Hammerstein show 'Carousel' and also starred in 'The Pajama Game,' 'Oklahoma!' and other top musicals from the 1940s to the 1960s.

Kimmel Center's 10th Anniversary Season officially kicks off with two vocalists taking the stage to showcase new works

Stephen Sondheim's second book, a follow up to his 'Finishing The Hat', is now available for pre-order. Entitled, 'Look, I Made a Hat: Collected Lyrics (1981-2011) with Attendant Comments, Amplifications, Dogmas, Harangues, Wafflings, Diversions and Anecdotes,' Amazon is taking pre-orders here. The book was scheduled for release on October 25, 2011, but has now been moved to November 22, 2011.

Jim Caruso will present the return of The Marcy & Zina Show, featuring the dynamic theater songwriters, Marcy Heisler and Zina Goldrich, along with a cast of talented friends to sing their songs. The event will take place on Monday, October 3 at 7pm as part of the Broadway at Birdland concert series.

The Juilliard School hosts an MFA in Acting Open House on Sunday, September 25 at 6 PM in the Stephanie McClelland Drama Theater on the 4th floor of Juilliard.

92YTribeca is 92nd Street Y's downtown arts and culture venue in New York City. Opened in October 2008, 92YTribeca presents music, comedy, film, theater, talks, classes, family events, and Jewish community and holiday programs in a versatile, street-level, modern space at 200 Hudson Street.

After completing their 40th anniversary year, highlighted by an all-star gala in May, New Federal Theatre will announce its 2011-'12 season.

NETworks Presentations presents a new production of Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein's Pulitzer Prize-winning musical SOUTH PACIFIC, making its Austin debut at Texas Performing Arts' Bass Concert Hall, playing November 8-13 as part of the Wells Fargo Broadway Across America - Austin series.

Singing OnStage Productions is pleased to present Side By Side By Sondheim, a fundraiser launching the new company's inaugural season of shows. Artistic Director Richard Biever will direct a cast of four, including Sally Wilfert* (Assassins, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer) Kate Wetherhead* (Legally Blonde, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee), Paul Anthony Stewart* (The People in the Picture, Cyrano: The Musical, Fiddler on the Roof; TV: The Guiding Light, Loving), and Barbara Walsh* (Company, Hairspray, Falsettos) as the Narrator. Side By Side By Sondheim will be performed at The Laurie Beechman Theatre at the West Bank Café, 407 West 42nd Street, NYC 10036 on September 13 & 15, 2011 at 7pm. Tickets are $20 with a $15 food/beverage minimum and can be purchased by calling 212-695-6909. Side By Side By Sondheim is a musical revue of works from the legendary Stephen Sondheim's musicals. Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; Music by Leonard Bernstein, Mary Rodgers, Richard Rodgers and Jule Styne. *Member, Actors' Equity Association.

Upcoming MTI Shows - 9/04 for Toronto

The Stowe Theatre Guild will present Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II's OKLAHOMA! from August 17 - September 3, Wednesday through Saturday evenings at 8:00 PM. Kristen Bures directs with musical direction from Martin Hain. Lynn Espey is the producer.

A.R.T.'s soaring pre-Broadway revision of 'The Gershwin's Porgy and Bess' offers many grace notes and an exquisite cast

The American Repertory Theater of Western New York will kick off its 2011-12 season with the Buffalo premier of FLOYD COLLINS September 16-October 2.

TheatreZone founder Mark Danni believes the Broadway musical and opera have been moving closer together over the last 40 years with the works of Stephen Sondheim, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Claude-Michel Schonberg. He is also unwavering when it comes to bringing Southwest Florida audiences the opportunity to experience the treasures of Broadway.

This year's New York Musical Theatre Festival will host the New York premiere of The Big Bank, a timely musical about a bank that loves to foreclose, written by Daniel and Jacob Seligmann, directed by David Glenn Armstrong.

The new musical TAKE ME AMERICA follows seven desperate refugees seeking political asylum in the United States, and the three government agents who bear the responsibility of determining their fate.

Bill Nabel; a veteran actor of eight Broadway shows with 30 plus years on Broadway with over 9400 performances, a member of the original casts of '42nd Street' and 'Beauty and the Beast' - the latter of which he was the only cast member to do the entire 13 year run; has switched hats and will now see two of his many works mounted within weeks of each other. Utah Shakespeare Festival will present the World Premiere of Mr. Nabel's new play LYING TO SPIELBERG at the Auditorium Theatre (351 West Center Street) in Cedar City, Utah on August 11, 12 and 31. And the Village Theatre will present the West Coast Premiere of TAKE ME AMERICA, a new musical with book and lyrics by Mr. Nabel and music by Bob Christianson from September 14 through November 20 at the Village Theatre of Issaquah, WA and the Village Theatre of Everett, WA.

On Saturday, August 27, 2011, the internationally acclaimed revival of John Kander, Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse's Tony Award-winning musical CHICAGO celebrated another major milestone when it became the longest-running American musical in Broadway history, surpassing A Chorus Line with a total of 6,138 performances.

Upcoming MTI Shows - 8/28 for Toronto