Candide Revival 2005 - Articles Page 19

Kristin Chenoweth, Vanessa Williams, Audra McDonald and Julie Andrews are just a few of the stars whose voices will be heard as part of the Evening at Pops series, airing on PBS throughout July and August

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

A host of Broadway stars will perform in an evening to support the innovative new theatre company and school, THE ARTIST'S CROSSING.

PS CLASSICS has announced plans to record JASON DANIELEY and MARIN MAZZIE, 'Broadway's golden couple' (The San Francisco Chronicle), in a studio recording drawn from their acclaimed evening of duets, 'Opposite You.'

Gemignani will succeed Rob Fisher, who has been music director for the entire 12-year history of Encores!.

Celebrating the release of As I Am, the Tony-winner tells us all about it, and talks about why she's one of the busiest performers in show biz.

On February 20th was BROADWAY BEARS VIII at B.B. King Blues Club in support of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

The Honorable William Jefferson Clinton and Barbra Streisand (Honorary Chairs), with Young Playwrights Inc. and producers Richard Maltby, Jr., Kevin Stites and Sheri M. Goldhirsch are proud to present 'CHILDREN AND ART,' a spectacular musical gala evening in celebration of Stephen Sondheim's 75th birthday, for one performance only at Broadway's New Amsterdam Theatre (214 West 42nd Street) on Monday, March 21, 2005 (7:30 p.m. curtain), the eve of Sondheim's birthday.

We spoke to your favorites to find out what they thought was the most romantic Broadway love song.

In the tradition of the theatre's most celebrated musical comedy performers, four-time Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein stars as Tevye, and three-time Emmy Award winner, and Tony Award winner Andrea Martin stars as his wife, Golde in the Broadway production of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, with an official press opening of Thursday, January 20, 2005, at the Minskoff Theatre (200 West 45th Street).

English National Opera's (ENO) new production of Leonard Bernstein's ON THE TOWN begins March 5, 2005 at the London Coliseum (Press Night March 10, 2005). There will be 17 performances playing in repertory until May 24, 2005.

Broadway greats Cris Groenendaal (Phantom of the Opera, Sweeney Todd, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum), Marni Nixon (Nine, Follies, The Dead, Cabaret, The Voice of Hollywood), and Sarah Rice (Sweeney Todd, The Fantasticks, The Music Man) share the spotlight in MÉNAGE, an evening of songs celebrating life, love, and the slings and arrows of the outrageousness of relationships.

What do YOU think about when the curtain goes up on a brand new musical? Of course, the actors and directors get the lion's share of the praise, but we're about to get some first-hand insight as to what goes on with a musical - from the months of advance preparation through each nightly performance.