Valerie Harper News

The legendary Ladies of Summer continue their captivating hold on Hartford Stage audiences with the swinging sound of the First Lady of Song, Ella Fitzgerald, in Ella, starring Broadway veteran Tina Fabrique.

Dozens of stars from stage and screen attended the official opening night of Manhattan Theatre Club's new Broadway production of William Inge's Come Back, Little Sheba on January 24 at Biltmore Theatre.

The Center Theatre Group's production of Come Back, Little Sheba opened June 24 at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in downtown Culver City, which is staring S. Epatha Merkerson and Alan Rosenberg in the William Inge classic...

The Actors Fund celebrated their 125th Anniversary with its Annual Gala at the Waldorf Astoria on April 30th, and BroadwayWorld was there!

The Actors' Fund hosted 2 evenings to premiere the new documentary entitled 'Words and Music by Jerry Herman' - a film by Amber Edwards produced by NJN TV

The Laurie Beechman Theatre, located within The West Bank Café, will continue The After Party with a visit by Jana Robbins on Friday, January 12th

Year-end round up of the best in professional touring productions seen in Baltimore in 2006.

Peter Boyle, the versatile character actor who was known for his turn in Young Frankenstein and for his more recent work on the sitcom 'Everybody Loves Raymond,' died on December 12th, 2006 at New York Presbyterian Hospital at the age of 71

Final Chance to see 'Golda's Balcony' at Baltimore's Hippodrome Theatre

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A Weekly Theater Column for the Baltimore/Washington Area.

WHO: CenterStage WHAT: Lynn Nottage's Crumbs from the Table of Joy WHEN: now through June 11. Tues - Sat, 8PM, Sat & Sun, 2PM, Sun, 7:30PM, Wed 05/24, 1PM HOW MUCH: $10 - $60

Jana Robbins and the cast of I Love You Because (produced by Robbins) will perform at the Duplex on May 17th

WHO: Valerie Harper WHAT: The National Tour of Golda’s Balcony WHEN: through May 21st, Tues – Sat at 8PM, Sat at 2PM, Sun at 1PM and 6:30PM HOW MUCH: $22.00 - $62.00 plus $2 restoration fee

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A weekly theater column for the Baltimore/Washington area.

On May 24th, Michael Crawford will perform in concert at the renovated and restored La Salle Bank Theatre in Chicago, which will also be the focus of a number of other reopening activities

Valerie Harper is bringing the tour of Golda's Balcony to Chicago from May 30th through June 11th

Patty Duke sues the Manhattan Ensemble Theater Co. for $2.5 million after being dropped from the national tour of 'Golda's Balcony.'