Steven Sater News

The Chicago company of JERSEY BOYS is thrilled to welcome Chicagoan Cory Grant to the role of Frankie Valli beginning Saturday, September 27, 2008.

GHOSTLIGHT RECORDS, a division of Sh-K-Boom Records, is proud to announce the premiere recording of Little Fish, which was called 'a stylish new musical' by The New York Times.

Electric Pear Productions (Melanie Sylvan and Ashlin Halfnight, Co-Executive Producers) announces its 2008/2009 series and residency at The Wild Project (195 East Third Street, between Avenues A & B), New York City's first and only eco-consciously designed theater

SHN is pleased to announce the national tour of 'Spring Awakening,' winner of eight 2007 Tony Awards including Best Musical, will launch at San Francisco's Curran Theatre in the fall of 2008.

Nearly one hundred years after German playwright Frank Wedekind's death, his daring 1891 play, Spring Awakening, was adapted by playwright-poet Steven Sater, scored by pop singer-songwriter Duncan Sheik, and guided by visionary director Michael Mayer.

It has been confirmed that actor John Gallagher, Jr. will be joining the cast of Atlantic Theater Company's upcoming production of FARRAGUT NORTH in the lead role of Stephen

Barnes & Noble/Lincoln Triangle (1972 Broadway @ 66th St) has released their September schedule of events. All events are free and open to the public.

Spring Awakening, Broadway's groundbreaking Grammy winning musical hit, breaks ground again as the first Broadway show ever invited by iTunes to record a 'LIVE from SoHo' concert, joining an illustrious list of 'LIVE from SoHo' artists including; Maroon 5, Linkin Park, Counting Crows, Taylor Swift and The Decemberists. The live concert event was recorded at NYC's Apple Store/Soho on August 8 and features John Gallagher Jr., Hunter Parrish, Lauren Pritchard, Alexandra Socha, and Duncan Sheik.

Atlantic Theater Company (Neil Pepe, Artistic Director; Andrew D. Hamingson, Managing Director) is proud to announce that Peter Bartlett (The New Century, The Drowsy Chaperone) will star opposite two-time Tony Award® nominee David Pittu (Is He Dead?, LoveMusik), in the world premiere production of WHAT'S THAT SMELL: THE MUSIC OF JACOB STERLING, featuring original music by Randy Redd.

There was a bit more to applaud during the curtain call at Spring Awakening after the August 21st performance, audience member James Beneduce, of Eastern Long Island, took to the stage and asked Jennifer Li, a huge Spring Awakening fan to be his wife. The onstage proposal--which had been arranged by a few phone calls to the show's management--was announced by Spring Awakening star Hunter Parrish.

Zap2it.com is reporting that the Shannen Doherty's character on Beverly Hills 90120, Brenda Walsh, will be directing the musical Spring Awakening as the part of the story of one of the upcoming episodes.

Atlantic Theater Company (Neil Pepe, Artistic Director; Andrew D. Hamingson, Managing Director) is proud to announce that Peter Bartlett (The New Century, The Drowsy Chaperone) will star opposite two-time Tony Award® nominee David Pittu (Is He Dead?, LoveMusik), in the world premiere production of WHAT'S THAT SMELL: THE MUSIC OF JACOB STERLING, featuring original music by Randy Redd.

GHOSTLIGHT RECORDS, a division of Sh-K-Boom Records, is proud to announce the premiere recording of Little Fish, which was called 'a stylish new musical' by The New York Times.

The producers of the groundbreaking Broadway musical Spring Awakening have announced that Kyle Riabko and Blake Bashoff, currently starring in Spring Awakening on Broadway, will lead the cast of the national tour when it launches on the West Coast this fall.

BroadwayWorld.com is giving one lucky Spring Awakening fan the opportunity to interview Hunter Parrish. At the end of the contest one lucky fan will get to interview Hunter live via telephone.

Hunter Parrish joined the Broadway cast of Spring Awakening last night, August 11th- a week earlier than planned.

The producers of Spring Awakening, the winner of 8 Tony Awards including Best Musical, are proud to announce the cast of the First National Touring Company.

On August 8th, 2008 original cast members John Gallagher Jr. (Tony Award Winner) and Lauren Pritchard, current cast member Alexandra Socha, upcoming cast member Hunter Parrish (TV's Weeds), and special guest Duncan Sheik performed songs from SPRING AWAKENING Live from the Apple Store SoHo.

The producers of Spring Awakening, Broadway's groundbreaking musical hit, are pleased to announce that Gerard Canonico will be stepping into the role of Moritz, beginning tonight, August 4. He will be replacing Blake Bashoff who played his final performance on Broadway August 2, prior to joining Kyle Riabko for the show's National Tour.

The German-language adaptation of the Tony Award-winning musical Spring Awakening, will open in Duesseldorf, Germany.