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The world premiere of LoveMusik, a new musical featuring the songs of Kurt Weill presented by Manhattan Theatre Club, will star Tony Award-winners Michael Cerveris and Donna Murphy

All-Star Benefit Concert to Feature Top Country Artists and Broadway Performers Kicking Off 'Nashville Celebrates Country,' a Week of Activities Leading up to 'The 40th Annual CMA Awards'

Tony Award-nominee Celia Keenan-Bolger, who currently appears in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, has been cast as the waifish Eponine in the upcoming Broadway return of Les Miserables

Complete scheduling information has been announced for the New York Musical Theatre Festival

Manoel Felciano, Tituss Burgess and more will sing ths ongs of Stephen Barnett on July 17th as part of the first ArtCents Concert Series

Tony Award winners Patti LuPone and Michael Cerveris will continue to bake pies through Thanksgiving in the Broadway production of SWEENEY TODD, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.

The National Dance Institute will honor Patti LuPone and Michael Cerveris--both currently Tony-nominated for their work as Sweeney and Mrs. Lovett, respectively, in the Sweeney Todd revival--on July 19th at 6:30 PM at at the LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts Concert Hall (65th St. between Amsterdam and West End Avenues)

On July 19th, the National Dance Institute will honor Sweeney Todd stars Patti LuPone and Michael Cerveris at their Event of the Year gala

Jack Cummings III, the co-artistic director of the Transport Group, will interview acclaimed director John Doyle, as well as Manoel Felciano, Raul Esparza and Mary-Mitchell Campbell on Monday, June 5th

The History Boys, by Alan Bennett, today won the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Play of the 2005-2006 season. The Best Musical award was given to The Drowsy Chaperone (book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar, music and lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison).

On March 27th, Michael Cerveris and a host of downtown performers will take the stage for the Joe's Pub concert Weimar New York

A new staging of Carnival, as well as touring productions of The Light in the Piazza, The Phantom of the Opera, Carnival and Twelve Angry Men will be among the highlights of the Kennedy Center's 2006-2007 season

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.

2004 Tony Award Nominee for FIDDLER Turns Playwright

You can now see clips from Sweeney Todd right here on BroadwayWorld.com!

SWEENEY TODD opened on Thursday, November 3 and BroadwayWorld was there to capture the after-party at the Copacabana.

SWEENEY TODD opened at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre on Thursday, November 3 and BroadwayWorld was there to capture the red carpet arrivals.

SWEENEY TODD, current in previews, opens at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre on Thursday, November 3.

The League of American Theatres and Producers, Inc. today announced the new fall season, highlighted by big names, up-and-coming talent, classic shows, and new works.

The Chicago Sun-Times has reported that director Lonny Price is mulling over the prospect of a Ravinia Festival production of Gypsy starring Patti LuPone

A CD with songs from the first Broadway Unplugged concert, which was held at Town Hall in 2004, will be released on September 12th

Maria Friedman, the leading lady of the British musical theatre, makes her Broadway debut in London's smash hit musical, THE WOMAN IN WHITE, opening on Broadway Thursday, November 17th at the Marquis Theatre (211 W 45th St).

The complete cast for the upcoming, and highly anticipated revival starring Patti LuPone and Michael Cerveris has now been anounced. Previews begin on October 3, for a November 3, 2005 opening.

Reported here back on April 27th, the news is now official that Lupone will star alongside Michael Cerveris for the show's fall opening.

Productions involving Betty Buckley, Shuler Hensley, Maria Friedman, Daisy Eagan, and a Bernadette Peters concert have all been scrapped and constant stories have covered the theater's plight. BroadwayWorld went straight to the source, interviewing producer Tony Georges, and more...