Valerie Harper News

Broadway actress Jenn Gambatese will star in Goodspeed Musicals' production of 'Annie Get Your Gun'

Valerie Harper returns to Broadway in Matthew Lombardo's new comedy LOOPED, directed by Rob Ruggiero. It will play the Lyceum Theatre (149 West 45th Street). Previews begin on February 19 and opening night is Sunday March 14.

The invited dress rehearsal of the upcoming show LOOPED taking place on February 18th will benefit the Actors Fund, producers announced today. A limited number of seats were provided by producers to be made available for purchase through the Actors Fund.

Matthew Lombardo's new comedy LOOPED, directed by Rob Ruggiero and starring Valerie Harper, will play the Lyceum Theatre (149 West 45th Street). Previews begin on February 19 and opening night is Sunday March 14. BroadwayWorld was on hand when the cast and team met the press this week.

Please join us for a reading of a new play, Family Secrets, and meet with the playwright Norman Barasch.

The LA Times has reported that the Pasadena Playhouse will close their doors on February 7th. This closure will come after the final performance of their current production, 'Camelot'.

Matthew Lombardo's new comedy LOOPED, directed by Rob Ruggiero and starring Valerie Harper, will play the Lyceum Theatre (149 West 45th Street). Previews begin on February 19 and opening night is Sunday March 14. The marquee has just been installed!

Valerie Harper, who is about to return to Broadway as Tallulah Bankhead in LOOPED, will be a guest on WOR's 'Joan Hamburg Show' today Wednesday, February 3rd from 12:30- 1 PM on 710AM.

Please join us for a reading of a new play, Family Secrets, and meet with the playwright Norman Barasch.

Theatrical advertising giant Frank 'Fraver' Verlizzo is offering theater fans a never-before-seen glimpse into his world with the launch of a new website, Fraver.com.

Pasadena Playhouse, the State Theater of California, has announced today it intends to explore viable options of financial reorganization, including bankruptcy, to determine a responsible solution for its ongoing operations.

The LA Times has reported that the Pasadena Playhouse will close their doors on February 7th. This closure will come after the final performance of their current production, 'Camelot'.

Theatre artists and productions nominated for The 26th Annual Helen Hayes Awards were announced this evening at a press conference hosted by The National Theatre in its Helen Hayes Gallery. The complete list of nominees can be found below.

Goodspeed Musicals, under the leadership of Michael P. Price, is thrilled to announce the 2010 musical season at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, Conn. The 47th season includes three fantastic musicals that are sure to delight theatregoers: the fun and frolicking Irving Berlin's Annie Get Your Gun will run from April 16 - June 27; the second production, Carnival! featuring such memorable classics as "Love Makes the World Go 'Round," will run from July 9 - September 18; and the Tony Award-winning How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying will run from September 24 - November 28.

The producers of LOOPED, the new Broadway comedy, announced today that Brian Hutchison and Michael Mulheren will complete the company. They join Valerie Harper in the Matthew Lombardo comedy, directed by Rob Ruggiero. LOOPED will play the Lyceum Theatre . Previews begin on February 19 and opening night is Sunday March 14.

A look back at some of the most exciting curtain calls of 2009!

Tony Cacciotti, Chase Mishkin, David Steiner and Leonard Soloway announced today that Valerie Harper will return to Broadway this spring in Matthew Lombardo's new comedy Looped, directed by Rob Ruggiero. It will play the Lyceum Theatre (149 West 45th Street). Previews begin on February 19 and opening night is Sunday March 14.

Pasadena Playhouse (Sheldon Epps, Artistic Director and Stephen Eich, Executive Director) announced today that it has been awarded over $200,000 in grant funding for its new play development program, HOTHOUSE AT THE PLAYHOUSE.

If a recent casting notice is any indication, Emmy Award winner Valerie Harper may be headed back to Broadway as aging actress Tallulah Bankhead in LOOPED this spring.

On November 9, Primary Stages will host 'Leading Ladies,' the organization's 25th Anniversary Benefit Gala, honoring influential women who have contributed to the theater's work over the past 25 years. The event will take place at the Grand Hyatt New York and begins at 6:30pm.