Rachel York, Aaron Lazar and More Join Megan Hilty in Encores! GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES
by Kelsey Denette - Apr 12, 2012
Rachel York will join Megan Hilty in the Encores! production of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, opening May 9 at New York City Center. York will play the brunette, Dorothy Shaw, best friend of Lorelei, the diamond-loving blonde played by Hilty. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes will be directed by John Rando with music direction by Rob Berman and choreography by Randy Skinner and will play for seven performances, May 9 - 13, at New York City Center, 55th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues.
In Another Marilyn Monroe Role! SMASH Star Megan Hilty to Star in GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES at Encores!
by Robert Diamond - Feb 1, 2012
Megan Hilty has been cast as Lorelei Lee, the diamond-loving blonde made famous by Carol Channing, in the Encores! production of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, opening May 9 at New York City Center. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes will be directed by John Rando with music direction by Rob Berman and choreography by Randy Skinner and will play for seven performances, May 9 - 13, at New York City Center, 55th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues.
James Lapine, Marc Bruni, John Rando to Direct Encores! at City Center
by Robert Diamond - Sep 16, 2011
Jack Viertel, Artistic Director of New York City Center's Encores! series, today announced the final two directors for the 2012 Encores! season. As previously announced, James Lapine will direct the first Encores! show of the season, Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along, opening on February 8, 2012. Marc Bruni will direct Rodgers and Hammerstein's rarely seen Pipe Dream, opening on March 28¸ and John Rando will direct Jule Styne and Leo Robin's Gentlemen Prefer Blondes opening on May 9. Music Director Rob Berman will conduct all three musicals. This year, the number of performances has been expanded: Pipe Dream and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes will play for seven performances each, and Merrily We Roll Along, extended for a two-week run, will play for 15 performances.
Actor Donald Grody Pases Away at 83
by Nicole Rosky - Jul 18, 2011
Donald Grody, an actor, playwright, activist, devoted husband, father and grandfather died at his home in Manhattan on July 13, 2011. He was 83.
Encores! 2012 to Feature MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG, PIPE DREAM & GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES
by Robert Diamond - May 23, 2011
New York City Center's 19th Encores! season will open in City Center's newly restored and renovated theater on February 8, 2012 with Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along, and will continue with Rodgers and Hammerstein's rarely seen Pipe Dream on March 28¸ followed by Jule Styne and Leo Robin's Gentlemen Prefer Blondes on May 9. For the first time, each musical will play for seven performances.
Garden Theatre Offers Summer Movie Passes
by Gabrielle Sierra - Apr 28, 2011
The Garden Theatre is pleased to announce the 2011 Summer Movie Series, running from June 16 through August 27 at the Garden Theatre (160 West Plant Street).
Photo Flash: Carol Channing at 'Cabaret at the Castle'
by Eddie Varley - Mar 6, 2009
Friends and colleagues including Bruce Vilanch, Valarie Pettiford, Rachel York, Rita McKenzie, Carole Cook, Thom Troupe, Kathryn Jootsen, Lily Tomlin, Florence Henderson, Donna Mills, Jackie Joseph, Channing Chase, Tippi Hedren, JoAnne Worley, Kate Linder and the Los Angeles cast of RENT among others were more than thrilled to turn out for this special engagement of 'The First 80 Years are the Hardest,' that marked Carol Channing's return to the stage after her accident last year that forced her, for the very first time in her 70 year career, to cancel all scheduled performances.
Carol Channing: Lifting People's Lives
by Jena Tesse Fox - Jun 4, 2004
Carol Channing, recently honored with a doctorate from California State University and an Oscar Hammerstein Award for Lifetime Achievement, talks about success in the theatre, stardom, and the joy of lifting an audience's spirits.