Warner Brothers News

PS Classics, the label dedicated to the heritage of Broadway and American popular song, will record the original Broadway cast recording of A Catered Affair next Monday (April 7), it was announced today by the show's producer, Jordan Roth and Tommy Krasker, co-founder of PS Classics.

Three-time Emmy Award-winner Edie Falco, Tony Award-winner Dick Latessa, Tony Award-nominee Brooks Ashmanskas and A Catered Affair's Matt Cavenaugh have joined the line-up of performers participating in the upcoming New York Times 'TimesTalk event,' 'Harvey & Family,' celebrating the career of four-time Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein, at the new TimesCenter (242 West 41st St.) on Tuesday, April 1st at 6:00 p.m.

A Catered Affair, Broadway's newest musical, will begin preview performances next Tuesday, March 25 at 8:00 p.m. With a book by four-time Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein, score by John Bucchino and directed by Tony Award-winner John Doyle, A Catered Affair will play the Walter Kerr Theatre (219 West 48th Street). Opening night is set for 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 17, according to producer Jordan Roth (Vice President, Jujamcyn Theaters).

On June 7, 2008, Charles Strouse, the award winning composer of Annie, Bye Bye Birdie and some of the most popular music from the last 50 years of Broadway, film and television, turns 80. To mark the occasion, a year-long celebration of events including concerts, international tributes, revivals of popular favorites and premieres of new works will take place across the United States and around the world.

Grammy nominated musical-theater team of Michael Heitzman and Ilene Reid debut at Birdland on Monday, March 24, 2008 at 7PM

The release of 'I Stand,' the long-awaited and highly anticipated Warner Bros. Records debut of Idina Menzel, took place back on January 29th and hit the Billboard charts at #58, the star's first solo album to do so.

The creators of A Catered Affair, the new Broadway-bound musical about a 1953 Bronx wedding, are inviting everyone to share their own personal wedding stories, pictures and videos with one another via the show's brand new website. The A Catered Affair Online Wedding Album at www.ACateredAffairOnBroadway.com will be a living, interactive album of stories and snapshots from people everywhere as well as personal wedding memories from the show's stars and a cross section of celebrated New Yorkers.

The Flea Theater presents the World Premiere of Lower Ninth, a new play inspired by the effects of Hurricane Katrina. Written by Beau Willimon, this new drama will be directed by Daniel Goldstein, and will feature Gaius Charles, James McDaniel and Gbenga Akkinagbe. Performances begin February 14 with opening night scheduled for Thursday, February 28.

Jez Butterworth returns to the Atlantic Theater Company for the premiere of his new play Parlour Song, directed by Pepe, and featuring Chris Bauer, Jonathan Cake and Emily Mortimer. Parlour Song will begin previews Friday, February 15 for an official opening Wednesday, March 5 and a limited engagement through Saturday evening, March 29, 2008

Broadway's Tony Award winning hit musical The Drowsy Chaperone will welcome television star Cindy Williams ('Laverne & Shirley') to the cast, in the role of 'Mrs. Tottendale' on Tuesday, December 11 at the Marquis Theatre.

Feinstein's at Loews Regency will introduce Michael Feinstein's new show 'By Request' on Friday, November 30. The ever-changing set list will be made up of suggestions from the audience, collected each night. Performances are at 11PM on Friday and Saturday nights through December 29

Feinstein's at Loews Regency, will conclude its fall 2007 season with the return of the club's founder Michael Feinstein from November 27 to December 29 with his new show 'Winter Dreams'

The Goonies, the Steven Spielberg-produced and Richard Donner-directed film, may have plans for Broadway?

Charles Durning, Wendy Malick, Michael Urie, and Jessica Chastain star in a staged reading of Dawn O'Leary's A Delicate Arrangement, Monday, September 10, at 8 p.m. at The Hayworth Theater...

Internationally recognized musical theatre and film authority, John Kenrick, continues his acclaimed conversation series at The York Theatre Company in conjunction with The York's Fall 2007 'Musicals in Mufti Series.'

Jujamcyn Theaters has announced that this season's Broadway production of A Catered Affair, the new musical with book by four-time Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein, score by John Bucchino and directed by Tony Award-winner John Doyle will play the Walter Kerr Theatre

Jujamcyn Theaters has announced that Matt Cavenaugh will join the cast in this season's Broadway production of A Catered Affair, the new musical with book by four-time Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein, score by John Bucchino and directed by Tony Award-winner John Doyle.

Grey Gardens star Matt Cavenaugh will join the star-studded cast of the Broadway-bound musical A Catered Affair.

Jujamcyn Theaters has announced the featured cast of this season's Broadway production of A Catered Affair, the new musical with book by four-time Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein, score by John Bucchino and directed by Tony Award-winner John Doyle

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