Stephen Sondheim Featured in San Francisco ChronicleOctober 20, 2009Nine time Tony Award winner Stephen Sondheim will hold an onstage discussion about his life and works at the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts on Saturday, October 24th. Sondheim will sit down with host Peter Stein as part of the Copperfield's Books Renowned Speakers Series.
STAGE TUBE: LIZA'S AT THE PALACE...! DVD Sneak PeekOctober 20, 2009LIZA'S AT THE PALACE was filmed in the Hollywood Theatre at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Wednesday, September 30 and Thursday, October 1, 2009 and will be released on DVD in early 2010 by MPI Home Video.
STAGE TUBE: Donny Osmond Celebrates 'DANCING' Success with ETOctober 20, 2009Donny Osmond tangoed his way to the top of the scoreboard with partner Kym Johnson on 'Dancing with the Stars' Monday night after receiving a 29 from the judges. He told his sister and Entertainment Tonight's special correspondent Marie Osmond, 'We're on cloud ten right now.'
ROCK OF AGES To Give $1000 To One Lucky Audience Member Tonight 10/20October 20, 2009Tonight, Tuesday, October 20, 2009, one lucky audience member at the smash-hit musical ROCK OF AGES, will walk out of the theatre $1,000 richer. The random drawing will take place immediately following the show and will include all ticket holders for that evening's 7pm performance at The Brooks Atkinson Theatre, 256 W. 47th Street.
RUN-DMC Will 'Walk This Way' to Broadway with New MusicalOctober 20, 2009Liz Smith reports that 'Mission Impossible' producer Paula Wagner has announced her involvement in new original musical with hip-hop legends Run-D.M.C., one of the most groundbreaking and popular music groups of all time.
Playwrights Horizons Extends CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION Thru 11/15October 19, 2009Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) has announced a two-week extension for the World Premiere of CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION, a new play by Annie Baker ('An original voice' - Daily News; 'A playwright to know' - Newsday) that has just opened to across-the-board rave reviews. Directed by Sam Gold ('A magic-fingered director' - Variety; 'An uncommonly observant eye and ear' - New York Times), the production opened Tuesday, October 13. Originally set to run through Sunday, November 1, the limited engagement will now play through Sunday, November 15 at Playwrights Horizons' Peter Jay Sharp Theater (416 West 42nd Street).
'Buffalo Nickel Photoplay, Inc.!' RAGTIME to Offer Lottery for TicketsOctober 19, 2009The John F. Kennedy Center's new production ofTerrence McNally, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty's Tony Award® winning musical RAGTIME, based on the E.L. Doctorow novel, features direction and choreography by Marcia Milgrom Dodge, and a majestic 28-piece orchestra led by musical director James Moore.
Alicia Keys & Jay-Z Join Starry Roster for ABC's 'American Music Awards' 11/22October 19, 2009dick clark productions President Orly Adelson announced today that Jay-Z will perform at the 2009 American Music Awards. This marks Jay-Z's second time performing on the American Music Awards. He has been nominated in the Rap/Hip-Hop category six times, including this year's nominations for Favorite Male Artist and Favorite Album. Jay-Z will join the previously announced Alicia Keys in a special collaborative act. They join an already outstanding lineup of artists announced at this week's AMA nominations press conference including The Black Eyed Peas, Jennifer Lopez and Adam Lambert. Additional performers and presenters will be announced in the coming weeks.