Zanna, Don't! 2003 - Articles Page 19

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) and Amas Musical Theatre will present the world premiere of an original new musical, Magpie, on Wednesday, September 27 at 3 and 6 PM and Thursday, September 28 at 6 PM at the Barrow Group Theatre

On Saturday, June 24th, the eve of the city's Gay Pride March, Joe's Big Gay Luau will be held at Joe's Pub

On May 15th, Wicked's Marty Thomas will host Divas Live!, featuring Eden Espinosa, Kate Pazakis and more, at Club XL

Kate Wetherhead, Robb Sapp and Nora Mae Lyng are among the performers cast in the sneak preview of two new musicals from the BMI workshop that will be presented as part of Musicals Tonight!'s Musical Mondays Theatre Lab on May 1st

PS Classics, the nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation of American musical theatre, will release the world premiere recording of Ricky Ian Gordon and Tina Landau's Dream True on May 23

Students of the Amas Musical Theatre Academy will present On the Town at the Hudson Guild Theatre, 441 West 26th Street, for two weeks in May

On March 29th, Tony-winner Leslie Uggams and students of the Rosetta LeNoire Musical Theatre Academy will be featured in a benefit for Amas Musical Theatre

The National Entertainment Fund for the Cultural Arts (NEFCA) and event co-chairs Michael Steinhardt, Charles Bronfman and Lynn Schusterman proudly present the 2nd Annual Broadway Purim Shpiel at the Hudson Theatre on Monday, March 13, 2006 at 7pm

PS Classics released the original cast recording of last season's acclaimed production of Lone STAR LOVE on Tuesday, January 10, 2006.

A new recording of Maury Yeston's song cycle December Songs, with new orchestrations as well as interpretations by Yvette Georges, will be released by PS Classics in March of 2006

Wicked's Marty Thomas performs at Club XL, Dec. 12, with guest stars Antonique Smith (Rent), Gaelen Gilliland and Jared Bortz (Wicked), and Rhett George (Sweet Charity)

In March and April of 2006, Marty Thomas will return to Club XL to perform a concert alongside special guests

From now until Christmas, PS Classics is selling its cast recordings and show music CDs for only $9.95

THE PRODUCERS the new MEL BROOKS musical proudly announces that John Treacy Egan will become the newest 'Max Bialystock' on Broadway, beginning Tuesday, October 25. In other casting news, 'Queer Eye For The Straight Guy' culture maven, Jai Rodriguez, returns to Broadway, stepping into the role of 'Carmen Ghia', beginning Tuesday, November 1.

Amas Musical Theatre (Donna Trinkoff, Producing Artistic Director) announces an Amas Workshop Production of a new musical, DogMusic, book and lyrics by Mark Masi and music by Jess Platt directed by Alex Lippard (Moonchild, FringeNYC) with musical direction by Andrew Gerle (The Tutor, Meet John Doe.

A DVD of the May 30th concert the Leading Men will go on sale on Sept. 25 at the Broadway Flea Market

Rob Evan has been cast as King Solomon in the musical Sheba, which will receive staged readings by the Amas Six O'Clock Musical Theatre Lab as part of the 2005 New York Musical Theatre Festival

Amas Musical Theatre will host Conversations, a series of panel discussions about a career in musical theatre, throughout the month of October

Performers such as Jai Rodriguez, Kathy Brier and Julie Danao-Salkin will perform in Guilty Pleasures: Broadway Rocks Out! on September 18th

Marty Thomas, of Broadways Wicked, is set to perform a concert series with his live band starting Monday March 21, at NYC's Club XL. Marty will be debuting his original material with a live band, along with a wide variety of cover tunes. Some of his Broadway friends will be stopping by to make guest appearance performances as well.

PS Classics will record the cast album of the recent much-acclaimed production of Lone Star Love on March 2nd. Directed by Michael Bogdanov (Olivier Award-winner for The War of the Roses), LONE STAR LOVE is inspired by the play The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare, conceived and adapted by John L. Haber, with music and lyrics by Jack Herrick, and contributions from Michael Bogdanov, Bland Simpson and Tommy Thompson. Randy Skinner (2001 Tony® nominee, 42nd Street) is choreographer. Discussions are underway for a commercial transfer.

Jai Rodriguez performed xPosed, an autobiographic pop/rock rendition of his life for the Actors' Fund on January 31st.

PS Classics will record the cast album of the new Broadway production of PACIFIC OVERTURES on February 1, and anticipates a May release. The production, presented by Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) in association with Gorgeous Entertainment (Kumiko Yoshii & Michael Wolk, Producers), began performances at Studio 54 on November 12, 2004, and plays through January 30, 2005.

The talent of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy's culture guru Jai Rodriguez is going to be exposed. Known to the Broadway world for his hit performances in RENT and ZANNA DON'T, Rodriguez is busy preparing for his upcoming show called Xposed, an autobiographical pop/rock Moulin Rouge style rendition of his life. The show will take place at the Hudson Theatre at the Millennium Hotel at 145 West 44th Street for one-night only on January 31st at 8pm.