Vanessa Williams News

SU Drama's 2015/16 season features six productions, including three musicals, starting in October with the Cole Porter classic Kiss Me, Kate. Second in the season is Agamemnon, the haunting Greek classic, followed by a co-production with Syracuse Stage, Peter Pan. After winter break, the season continues with Punk Rock and the country-flavored musical The Spitfire Grill. Closing the season in May is the comedy A Flea in Her Ear.

September marks the launch of Broadway Inspirational Voices (BIV) new podcast series geared to highlight the amazing talent and voices that make up the incredible choir. The series start with none other than BIV's director and founder Michael McElroy. The podcast is hosted by Drama Desk winner, voiceover veteran and choir member Steve French.

Miss Georgia, Betty Cantrell, was crowned Miss America 2016 tonight at the birthplace of the legendary competition in Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall for its 95th Anniversary broadcast on the ABC Television Network.

The “2016 Miss America Competition” airs live from Atlantic City's historic Boardwalk Hall TONIGHT, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 (9:00 – 11:00p.m./ET) on the ABC Television Network. The evening will be filled with glitz and glam as 52 women compete for the coveted crown and scholarship.

Vanessa Williams will make history when she returns to the Miss America stage after 32 years. Williams will serve as Head Judge for the '2016 Miss America Competition.'

Singers and actors Jim Ambler [Footloose (original Broadway cast), Saturday Night Fever, The Producers, Cats] and Pierce Peter Brandt (Les Miserables, Martin Guerre, Jesus Christ Superstar) are making their cabaret debut as a duo in 'Two on the Boards' at Feinstein's at the Nikko in San Francisco on Wednesday, September 9, 2015 (7pm, doors open 5:30).

Known for her powerful and riveting vocals, Broadway diva N'Kenge (Motown: The Musical and Sondheim and Sondheim) will grace the stage at Classic FM's FOUR DECADES OF RADIO HITS show with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of conductor, Jack Everly for two nights, Friday, September 18 and Saturday, September 19, 2015.

Vanessa Williams, who made history in 1983 as the first African-American woman ever to be crowned Miss America, but then was forced to surrender the crown 10 months later when nude Penthouse photos of her were revealed, will return to this year's pageant as a judge.

Tony nominee Vanessa Williams tied the knot with longtime beau Jim Skrip in front of family and friends in a patriotic fourth of July ceremony this summer, and BroadwayWorld has footage from the big day below! Plus, check out close-ups of Vanessa and Jim's 14-carat gold-plated wedding invitations (designed by Adorn Wedding Invitations) and click below for a look at how they came about!

Emmy winning Comedian Judy Gold will return to The Art House in Provincetown by popular demand this Labor Day weekend, this weekend, September 3, 4, 5 at 7:00 PM. She is a Drama Desk and GLAAD Award winner for 25 Questions for a Jewish Mother, and host of TV's Mom's Night Out, Tru TV Presents World's Dumbest, has been a guest host of ABC's The View and frequent guest on The Joy Behar show. For tickets and information please visit www.ptownarthouse.com or call 800-838-3006.

In 1998, Alice Ripley and Emily Skinner became the first actresses ever nominated together for a Best Actress Tony Award, for their performance as the conjoined twins Daisy and Violet Hilton in the original Broadway production of 'Side Show.' This week, September 1 & 2 at 7:00 PM, Mark Cortale will reunite the two heralded stars of that musical for his ground-breaking Broadway @ The Art House series in Provincetown, featuring SiriusXM Star Seth Rudetsky as pianist and host.

Vanessa Williams, superstar in film, television, stage, and in recordings, will make her Provincetown debut this Labor Day Weekend, on Sunday, September 6 at 6:30 PM. Her one-night-only performance will be the finale of this year's inaugural Broadway @ Town Hall concert series produced by Mark Cortale and hosted by SiriusXM Radio's Seth Rudetsky and benefiting the Tyler Clementi Foundation.

Jennifer Malenke is the latest Broadway performer to join Tim Realbuto's starry line-up for the final stop of his 'Wunderkind' tour.

 In 1998, Alice Ripley and Emily Skinner became the first actresses ever nominated together for a Best Actress Tony Award, for their performance as the conjoined twins Daisy and Violet Hilton in the original Broadway production of 'Side Show.' On September 1 & 2 at 7:00 PM, Mark Cortale will reunite the two heralded stars of that musical for his ground-breaking Broadway @ The Art House series in Provincetown, featuring SiriusXM Star Seth Rudetsky as pianist and host.  What differentiates this concert series from any other is the seamless mix of intimate, funny and revealing behind-the-scenes stories from Broadway's biggest stars and their stellar singing of musical theatre repertoire. For tickets and information visit www.ptownarthouse.com or call 800-838-3006.

Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? This weekend's big news: THE CHRISTIANS and HAMLET IN BED begin off-Broadway and Babs gets a rerun on THE TONIGHT SHOW!

Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? Today's big news: Misty dances into ON THE TOWN, Benedict Cumberbatch brings HAMLET to life and more!

Walt Disney Records releases the final four installments to The Legacy Collection series. Walt Disney Records The Legacy Collection Lady and The Tramp, Pocahontas, The Aristocats, and Disneyland complete the 12-set series that launched with The Lion King in June 2014.

Just announced, the Walt Disney Records The Legacy Collection LADY AND THE TRAMP, POCAHONTAS, THE ARISTOCATS, and DISNEYLAND complete the 12-set series that launched with THE LION KING in June 2014.

Emmy winning Comedian Judy Gold will return to The Art House in Provincetown by popular demand this Labor Day weekend, September 3, 4, 5 at 7:00 PM. She is a Drama Desk and GLAAD Award winner for 25 Questions for a Jewish Mother, and host of TV's Mom's Night Out, Tru TV Presents World's Dumbest, has been a guest host of ABC's The View and frequent guest on The Joy Behar show. For tickets and information please visit www.ptownarthouse.com or call 800-838-3006.

Audra McDonald has a big year ahead of her! After embarking on a concert tour this fall, the six-time Tony winner, who recenty wrapped filming for Disney's live action Beauty and the Beast, will be back on Broadway, starring alongside Brian Stokes Mitchell, Billy Porter, Joshua Henry and Brandon Victor Dixon in SHUFFLE ALONG. Before all of that, McDonald will head to Provincetown, MA to take part in the acclaimed Broadway @ Town Hall concert series, hosted by SiriusXM radio star Seth Rudetsky. For one show only on Monday, August 24 (6:30 PM), she will be joined onstage by her husband and fellow Broadway star Will Swenson, with whom she is currently starring in Williamstown Theatre Festival's A MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN. McDonald recently checked in with BroadwayWorld about Monday's concert, and updated us on all of her upcoming projects! Check out the full interview below: