Daly, Wopat, Lazar et al. Join New York Pops 28th Birthday Celebration, 5/2April 19, 2011Music Director Steven Reineke has announced that Tyne Daly, Tom Wopat, Gregg Edelman, Aaron Lazar, Tony DeSare, Michele Lee and Jamie Barton have joined the roster of guest artists to perform at The New York Pops' 28th Birthday Gala, Celebrate Hope, on May 2, 2011. A grand gala evening celebrating the legacy of late actor and comedian Bob Hope and honoring decades of support by Interpublic Group, the event begins at 7:00 PM with a concert at Carnegie Hall featuring a special lineup of concert artists, followed by a black tie dinner and dance held at the luxurious Plaza Hotel.

Photo Flash: Sondheim and Signature Theatre Honors Bernadette Peters April 19, 2011On April 11, 2011, Virginia's Tony Award®-winning Signature Theatre honored esteemed stage and screen actress Bernadette Peters with the company's second Stephen Sondheim Award. The award, established in 2009 in honor of America's most influential contemporary musical theater writer and composer, was presented at a black-tie Gala Benefit at the Embassy of Italy. The 2011 Sondheim Award Gala was chaired by Ted and Mary Jo Shen; Honorary Hosts include Stephen Sondheim, Helen Henderson, His Excellency Gary Doer and Ms. Ginny Devine, The Honorable James Moran, His Excellency Giulio Terzi and Ms. Antonella Cinque, and The Honorable Jim Webb and Mrs. Webb. The Sondheim Award Gala helped to benefit Signature Theatre's numerous artistic, education, and community programs. Last year's recipient was stage, screen, and television icon Angela Lansbury. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you official photo coverage of the event. Click here for BroadwayWorld's own recap of the event.
Garland Tribute END OF THE RAINBOW Aims for Broadway in 2012April 19, 2011The New York Times reports today that the Judy Garland tribute show, End Of The Rainbow by Peter Quilter, a play about her last months before overdosing on drugs in 1969 is aiming for a Broadway run in the Spring of 2012. A spokesperson for the production told the Times that 'the Broadway production would star the British actress Tracie Bennett, reprising her London performance as Garland. Ms. Bennett, a two-time winner of the Olivier Award (London's version of the Tony Awards) for best supporting performance in a musical, was nominated for a best actress Olivier this year for her work as Garland. 'End of the Rainbow' would be her Broadway debut.'
Photo Flash: Hugh Jackman Supports Global Poverty SolutionsApril 19, 2011Yesterday, April 18, the Renaissance Hotel was host to the 'Live Below the Line' charity benefit for global poverty in London. Hugh Jackman, Bonnie Wright, among others partook in the event. Founded by Australians, The Global Poverty Project's vision is a world without extreme poverty within a generation. The organization works to increase the number and effectiveness of people taking action to end extreme poverty. They have developed 1.4 Billion Reasons - a simple yet ground-breaking presentation, that is travelling the world, inspiring and empowering audiences in its path.
Photo Coverage: Robert Pattinson Gets Immortalized in WaxApril 19, 2011Yesterday, April 18, Robert Pattinson's Wax sculpture was unveiled at Madame Tussauds in Berlin, Germany. BroadwayWorld brings you a look at his wax likeness and swooning fans below. Pattinson is now onscreen opposite Reese Witherspoon and Christoph Waltz in Water For Elephants.
Photo Coverage: Christopher Walken Visits 'Meeting with American Cinema' Conference in RomeApril 19, 2011Yesterday, April 18, Christopher Walken was a featured guest at the 'Incontri con il Cinema Americano' (Meeting With American Cinema') at Auditorium Park Musik in Rome. Walken has appeared in more than 100 movies and television shows, including Joe Dirt, Annie Hall, The Deer Hunter, The Prophecy trilogy, The Dogs of War, Sleepy Hollow, Brainstorm, The Dead Zone, A View to a Kill, At Close Range, King of New York, True Romance, Catch Me If You Can, Pulp Fiction, Wedding Crashers, The Rundown, Click, and Hairspray as well as music videos by recording artists such as Madonna, Journey and Fatboy Slim.
Turner-Led HIGH Opens on Broadway Tonight, April 19!April 19, 2011HIGH opens tonight, Tuesday, April 19th 2011 at the Booth Theatre. HIGH stars Kathleen Turner, two-time Golden Globe winner, Academy Award & Tony Award nominee as 'Sister Jamison Connelly'. HIGH is a new play by Matthew Lombardo and directed by Rob Ruggiero.
BWW Interviews: QVC's Rick DomeierApril 18, 2011Anyone who watches the television shopping networks is familiar with QVC's Rick Domeier. The self-proclaimed 'Captain Midnight' is usually on in the late night hours and has more energy than a classroom full of kindergartners. His staccato laugh can be likened to the tommy guns that are seen in gangster movies, only Domeier isn't shooting down thugs with his laugh; he's setting sales records-and winning the hearts of millions of women in the process. He jokes with people who call in to testify about their purchases, he trades quips with Joan Rivers as he sits beside her during jewelry shows, he dances his goofy dance steps to the delight of his viewers and he shows genuine compassion to a woman on the phone who breaks down in tears when talking about the recent demise of her pet dog. At all times he is what Business 2.0 Magazine calls 'a whirlwind of energy'.
SPIDER-MAN to Return Anew May 12, 2011; Revamp Now UnderwayApril 18, 2011Following its matinee performance on Sunday, April 17, SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark embarks on a three-week hiatus for technical rehearsals before unveiling the new version of the mega musical on Thursday, May 12. The original staging of SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark played its final performances to sold-out houses. The official opening night of the new SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark is set for Tuesday, June 14th at the Foxwoods Theatre (213 West 42nd Street).
Woodie King Jr.'s New Federal Theatre Honors Alicia Keys, Sidney Poitier et al., 5/22April 18, 2011Woodie King, Jr.'s New Federal Theatre (NFT) will celebrate its 40th anniversary with a special Gala at the historic Edison Ballroom (240 West 47th Street) on Sunday evening, May 22nd. This special event saluting NFT, for 40 years a seminal force in Black Theater, will be co-hosted by Randall Pinkston (CBS News) and Lynn Whitfield. Chairmen for the event are Laurence Fishburne, John Morning and Susan Taylor. The Honorary Chair is Dr. Maya Angelou.
CAMELOT Returns to Broadway in Irish Rep. Benefit Concert, 6/6April 18, 2011Off-Broadway's acclaimed Irish Repertory Theatre presents its 2011 Annual Benefit Gala, a concert performance on Broadway of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's CAMELOT - the beloved musical that defined an age with its lush romantic score that soars above the legendary tale of idealism, passion and betrayal - on Monday, June 6 at The Shubert Theatre (225 West 44th Street) in Manhattan. Charlotte Moore, who directed last year's acclaimed concert staging of BRIGADOON on Broadway and helms the Irish Repertory's current production of Dion Boucicault's THE SHAUGHRAUN, will direct.
STAGE TUBE: Meet the Stars of THE NORMAL HEART!April 18, 2011The Normal Heart begins its limited 12-week engagement tomorrow, April 19 at the John Golden Theatre (252 West 45th Street), with an official opening night set for Wednesday, April 27. Click below to meet the stars and hear what they have to say about the relevance of the piece today!
Photo Flash: WATER FOR ELEPHANTS Premieres in NYCApril 18, 2011Water for Elephants, based on Sara Gruen's novel of the same name and directed by Francis Lawrence premiered yesterday, April 17, in New York City. The film stars Robert Pattinson as Jacob Jankowski, Reese Witherspoon as Marlena and Christoph Waltz as August. Hal Holbrook plays the older Jacob Jankowski.