Mary, Mary 1961 - Articles Page 20

Now that the 50th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony is history, and before the Tony Awards season sneaks up on us, it might be a good time to do a little investigating into the relationship between the category that both award shows recognize-Best Musical, of course.

On Sunday, June 10th at L.A.'s Skirball Center, the Actors Fund paid tribute to Jerry Herman at its 11th Annual Tony Awards Party, featuring a live feed of the 61st Annual Tony Awards as they happened in New York.

Medicine Show Theatre Ensemble, one of NYC's longest-running experimental theatres, will present The Happiest Girl in the World, the 1961 Broadway musical comedy adapted from Lysistratra

The BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop presented a showcase of new musical works on Monday, June 5 at the Manhattan Theatre Club, featuring stars such as Robb Sapp, Kate Wetherhead and Michael Winther, and BroadwayWorld was there for the occasion!

Brooks Ashmanskas, Mary Testa and Jonathan Dokuchitz will join Green and Tom Kitt for the free half-hour concert Amanda Green & Friends; there will also be a CD signing

Currently, Valerie Harper is touring America, starring as Golda Meir in William Gibson's GOLDA'S BALCONY.

Liz Callaway, Judy Blazer and Walter Charles will perform songs from the Saver/Cole musicals Dodsworth and Time After Time at Tower Records at Lincoln Center on September 21st

Barbara Bel Geddes, who originated the role of Maggie the Cat in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and who played Miss Ellie on 'Dallas,' passed away on August 8th at the age of 82

Last night, October 27, Career Transition For Dancers (CTFD) presented its 9th Annual Gala - GOTTA DANCE! A Dance Tribute to Hollywood at City Center. BroadwayWorld attended the gala as well as the dress rehearsal earlier in the day. The nostalgic evening honored and paid tribute to that wonderful era when some of the most superb in dance and choreography was immortalized on film.