Aida 2004 - Articles Page 19

A Chorus Line, the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning musical, proudly announces the 2006 cast.

Beginning March 8 (when performances begin at the Aronoff Center in Cincinnati), Julia Murney will assume the role of Elphaba, Alma Cuervo will become Madame Morrible, P.J. Benjamin will step into the role of the Wizard, Sebastian Arcelus will be Fiyero, and Jennifer Waldman will be Nessarose. Beginning March 28 (when the show will be playing at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia), K. Todd Freeman assumes the role of Dr. Dillamond.

The production will star Josh Strickland as Tarzan, Jenn Gambatese as Jane, Merle Dandridge as Kala, Shuler Hensley as Kerchak, Chester Gregory II as Terk, Timothy Jerome as Professor Porter and Donnie Keshawarz as Clayton. Daniel Manche and Alex Rutherford will alternate in the role of Young Tarzan.

Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida opened in Munich on November 22nd, and will tour Germany, Austria and Switzerland in the future

Theatre and opera director Michael Edwards has signed on to stage the Broadway-bound musical A Tale of Two Cities

Mary Poppins will begin performances at the New Amsterdam Theatre on October 14, 2006 for a November 16, 2006 opening. The Lion King will exit the New Amsterdam Theatre on June 4, 2006, to re-open at the Minskoff on June 13, 2006.

Tickets for the upcoming Disney musical Tarzan will go on sale to the public on November 20th; they are already available to Visa cardholders

Disney has announced that Tarzan will being previews on March 24, to open on May 10, 2006.

Idina Menzel will be heard duetting with the late Ray Charles on a CD of duets called Genius and Friends, which will be released on September 20th

Host Star Jones ('The View') and special guest Deborah Cox (Aida) will join Tony Award nominee Michael McElroy (Big River) and The Broadway Inspirational Voices for the return of BROADWAY GOSPEL CELEBRATION: 11 a special evening of gospel music to benefit BROADWAY CARES/EQUITY FIGHTS AIDS on Sunday, October 16 at 8 PM at Town Hall (123 West 43rd Street).

LESTAT stars Hugh Panaro in the title role, Carolee Carmello as Gabrielle, Jack Noseworthy as Armand, Jim Stanek as Louis, Roderick Hill as Nicolas, Michael Genet as Marius and Allison Fischer as Claudia.

Tony and Olivier Award-winner Shuler Hensley has been offered the role of Kerchak in the upcoming Disney musical Tarzan

Disney's Broadway musical adaptation of the animated film Tarzan has now been confirmed for a spring 2006 opening, with the creative team set for the show.

Sh-K-Boom Records will release the studio recording of Paul Scott Goodman's Bright Lights, Big City on June 21st; Patrick Wilson, Sherie Rene Scott and Jesse L. Martin star

Sally Struthers will descend the Harmonia Gardens staircase in the title role of Hello, Dolly!, which will run from July 5th to 9th at Oklahoma City's Lyric Theatre

Both I Am My Own Wife and Wicked will have productions in LA in June and July, with the former at the Wadsworth Theatre and the latter at the Pantages

CONTEST CLOSED! British musical comedy trio Fascinating Aida have announced the triumphant Off Broadway return of their show Absolutely Fascinating!

After love letters from the critics and intense audience acclaim, the splendidly savage and delightfully bitter British musical comedy trio FASCINATING AIDA have announced the triumphant Off Broadway return of their show Absolutely Fascinating. By popular demand, an exclusive limited engagement will run at the Kirk Theatre on Theatre Row (410 West 42nd Street) from April 6 to May 15. Founding members and seasoned veterans Adele Anderson and Dillie Keane are again joined by dazzling new diva Liza Pulman, with musical director Russell Churney on piano. The official opening night is set for April 11

January 13, 2005…On the 20th Anniversary year of Jay McInerney's novel 'Bright Lights, Big City,' Sh-K-Boom Records has announced that they will release on CD Paul Scott Goodman's rock-and-roll opera 'Bright Lights, Big City' starring Patrick Wilson, Jesse L. Martin, Sherie Rene Scott and other stars of stage and screen in April 2005.

Complete casting was announced today for the upcoming Broadway production of LENNON, the world premiere musical based on the life and songs of John Lennon. The cast includes Will Chase, Chuck Cooper, Julie Danao, Mandy Gonzalez, Marcy Harriell, Chad Kimball, Terrence Mann, Julia Murney, and Michael Potts.

Broadway's best musical theater vocalists will gather at the Irvington Town Hall Theater this Sunday, January 9th at 8PM to perform A Benefit Concert/Fundraiser for the Tsunami Relief Fund. This Broadway night features the most popular and memorable songs written for the Great White Way. The urgency of this event is obvious, and all proceeds will go directly to the American Red Cross Tsunami Relief Fund.

Broadway singer Glenn Rainey of Disney's Beauty and the Beast will perform classic R&B hits on December 13th, 2004 in an original show called 'Blue-Eyed Soul' at the Triad theatre on West 72nd Street at 9:15pm. This special one night only event will be a benefit for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

Caesars Atlantic City announces it will present 'Nights on Broadway III,' January 11 thru April 26, 2005.'Nights on Broadway' debuted to rave reviews in the Spring of 2003 and returned for a critically acclaimed encore as 'Nights on Broadway II' in January 2004. 'Nights on Broadway III' offers new songs,new cast members and promises even more excitement and thrills than its predecessors.

Montego Glover is stunning as title character in North Shore Music Theatre's strong season ender