Tom Sawyer News

Academy Award nominee Hal Holbrook, whose Mark Twain Tonight! has defined the image and style of the great American author for thousands of theatergoers for over five decades, will perform his much-loved portrait of the great author on Saturday, January 23, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. at the University of Hartford's Lincoln Theater.

Lee Lessack and Linda Purl bring a celebration of Johnny Mercer to the Rrazz Room, Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason, SF, November 23-25.

Lee Lessack and Linda Purl bring a celebration of Johnny Mercer to the Rrazz Room, Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason, SF, November 23-25.

Turn Canadian humorist/playwright Norm Foster loose on Santa Claus, his North Pole workshop, the elves and sundry other characters and you've got a sure-fire holiday hit on your hands.

Lee Lessack and Linda Purl bring a celebration of Johnny Mercer to the Rrazz Room, Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason, SF, November 23-25.

Lee Lessack and Linda Purl bring a celebration of Johnny Mercer to the Rrazz Room, Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason, SF, November 23-25.

Lee Lessack and Linda Purl bring a celebration of Johnny Mercer to the Rrazz Room, Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason, SF, November 23-25.

Calling all fans of Disney and Nickelodeon! This is one special event kids won't want to miss over the Thanksgiving Weekend.

Lee Lessack and Linda Purl bring a celebration of Johnny Mercer to the Rrazz Room, Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason, SF, November 23-25.

Connecticut Repertory Theatre (CRT) will present Aaron Loeb's Abraham Lincoln's Big Gay Dance Party, October 29 - November 8 in the Studio Theatre on the Storrs campus. For tickets and information, call 860-486-4226 or visit www.crt.uconn.edu.

Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, adapted for the stage by Abbeville Opera House Executive Director Michael Genevie and directed by Opera House Guest Director Wendy Cox Capps, will be the second production of the 101st Winter Theatre Season in Abbeville.

Finally appearing together again after their Tony Award® winning performances in Evita, Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin bring their critically acclaimed theatre concert to The Royal Alexandra Theatre for 6 performances only, from February 9 through 14. Tickets are now on sale.

Actors Co-op will present BIG RIVER: THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLBERRY FINN September 21 Through November 1st. The production will open September 25.

Connecticut Repertory Theatre (CRT) will present Aaron Loeb's Abraham Lincoln's Big Gay Dance Party, October 29 - November 8 in the Studio Theatre on the Storrs campus. For tickets and information, call 860-486-4226 or visit www.crt.uconn.edu.

Connecticut Repertory Theatre (CRT) will present Aaron Loeb's Abraham Lincoln's Big Gay Dance Party, October 29 - November 8 in the Studio Theatre on the Storrs campus. For tickets and information, call 860-486-4226 or visit www.crt.uconn.edu.

As previously reported, Kyle Beltran, Rogelio Douglas Jr., Natalie Toro and Shaun Taylor-Corbett are set to star in the upcoming National Tour of IN THE HEIGHTS, which will launch October 27 at Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center. Complete casting has been announced today.

Nickelodeon has announced that they will partner with Columbia/Epic Label Group (a label group of Sony Music Entertainment) to co-produce Victorious, an original new live-action comedy series from prolific creator and executive producer Dan Schneider (iCarly, Zoey 101, Drake & Josh) and featuring teen star Victoria Justice (Zoey 101, Spectacular!). Twenty episodes have been ordered of the half-hour comedy series, which is set in a modern day Hollywood school for the performing arts and features an ensemble cast of teens who act, sing, dance and perform original music. The series, set to premiere in 2010, is currently being produced in Los Angeles, CA.

NEW YORK THEATRE EXPERIMENT PRESENTS THE WASP WOMAN A ONE NIGHT ONLY STAGED READING OF A NEW MUSICAL COMEDY By Blake Hackler & Phillip Chernyak Directed by Darren Katz Produced by Rori Bergman & Laura Gale

The Cameron Mackintosh/Really Useful Theatre Company, Inc. production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, directed by Harold Prince, returning to the Fox Theatre September 30-October 25 has announced casting for the production.

NEW YORK THEATRE EXPERIMENT PRESENTS THE WASP WOMAN A ONE NIGHT ONLY STAGED READING OF A NEW MUSICAL COMEDY By Blake Hackler & Phillip Chernyak Directed by Darren Katz Produced by Rori Bergman & Laura Gale