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Photos: Inside The York Theatre 2025 Spring Gala, Part 2
by Genevieve Rafter Keddy - Mar 26, 2025

The York Theatre recently celebrated their Spring Gala, a special one-night-only concert at The Theater at St. Jeans. Check out photos from the event.

GET HAPPY! Tribute To Judy Garland Returns To Bucks County For One-Night-Only Event
by Stephi Wild - Jan 29, 2024

Jenna Pastuszek and Joshua Zecher-Ross will bring GET HAPPY!: A Tribute to the World's Greatest Entertainer, Judy Garland, to the Zlock Performing Arts Center in Newtown, PA.

Industry Pro Newsletter: Theatres Aim to Hold True to Their Values, Some Audiences Are Being Left Behind
by Alex Freeman - Oct 11, 2022

As theatres work to return to the new normal, we continue to find new ways in which the industry needs to find improvements on the way that they treat those that are creating the art - we have arrived at the “rubber meets the road” moment for every theatre that issued statements about their ideals in the past few years.

Paper Mill Playhouse Names Jen Bender New Associate Artistic Director
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 4, 2022

Paper Mill Playhouse has announced that Jen Bender (Broadway’s The Lion King, The Wedding Singer, Avenue Q) will join PMP as Associate Artistic Director, following longtime Associate Artistic Director Patrick Parker, who stepped down on September 30, 2022 after 27 years at the post.

Patrick Parker, Paper Mill Playhouse's Associate Artistic Director, Steps Down After 27 Years
by Stephi Wild - Jul 25, 2022

Paper Mill Playhouse announces Patrick Parker will step down as Associate Artistic Director after 27 years with the company on September 30, 2022.   Parker will continue on a consulting basis, assisting with the transition and consulting on a variety of special projects.

Surflight Theatre Celebrates Judy Garland's 100th Birthday This Month
by Stephi Wild - Jun 17, 2022

Surflight Theatre honors Judy Garland's 100th birthday with Get Happy! The Music of Judy Garland. Eighty-three years after singing about “somewhere over the rainbow,” Judy's music continues to thrill audiences with her unyielding star power.

BWW Interview: Laura Benanti to Headline Cabaret Project of St. Louis Gala
by Nicole Rosky - Mar 22, 2022

At the end of April, The Cabaret Project of St. Louis is presenting Laura Benanti at The Sheldon for her first solo performance in St. Louis. Ms. Benanti is a Tony Award Winner and five time nominee. Ahead of the event, BroadwayWorld sat down with the celebrated star of Stage and Screen.

GET HAPPY!: A TRIBUTE TO THE WORLD'S GREATEST ENTERTAINER, JUDY GARLAND to Debut at The Green Room 42
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 17, 2022

Jenna Pastuszek and Joshua Zecher-Ross will debut GET HAPPY!: A Tribute to the World's Greatest Entertainer, Judy Garland, at The Green Room 42 in NYC. It's been 83 years since the world first heard Judy Garland sing about a place 'somewhere over the rainbow,' and her star power is just as potent as it was then.

National Alliance For Musical Theatre Announces Directors & Musical Directors For FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS
by Julie Musbach - Sep 5, 2018

National Alliance for Musical Theatre announces the line-up of directors for their 30th Annual FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS, which takes place on Thursday, October 25 and Friday, October 26, 2018 at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues). The Festival events will kick off on Monday, October 22 with Thank You, 30!, a gala event to celebrate the 30th Annual Festival.

Photo Flash: First Look at Paper Mill Playhouse's 2016 Rising Star Awards
by Christina Mancuso - Jun 8, 2016

BroadwayWorld brings you a first look at some of the winners of Paper Mill Playhouse's 2016 Rising Star Awards.  Check them out below!

Former Paper Mill Playhouse Executive Producer Angelo Del Rossi Passes Away
by Tyler Peterson - Sep 2, 2014

Paper Mill Playhouse lost its former Executive Producer Angelo Del Rossi on Saturday, August 30, 2014. Angelo Del Rossi helmed Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey, for forty years. A funeral service was held on Monday, September 1, 2014 in Montclair, NJ. Paper Mill Playhouse is planning a memorial tribute at the Millburn theater where the entire theater community can celebrate the life of Angelo Del Rossi. Date, time and more information is forthcoming. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting memorial contributions to the Angelo Del Rossi Scholarship Fund, Paper Mill Playhouse, 22 Brookside Drive, Millburn, NJ, 07041.

Paper Mill Playhouse Welcomes Bea Daggett and Laura Green to Senior Management Team
by BWW News Desk - Dec 4, 2013

Paper Mill Playhouse has announced the appointment of Laura Green as the theater's new Production Manager and Bea Daggett, leading the historic theater's development team as Director of External and Strategic Affairs. "We are thrilled to add Bea Daggett and Laura Green to our stellar senior management team," stated Todd Schmidt, Paper Mill Playhouse's Managing Director. "Bea and Laura are experienced professionals that will enhance the work that Paper Mill Playhouse produces onstage and beyond. These appointments will allow the theater to continue to grow and thrive."

Photo Coverage: Paper Mill Playhouse's LEND ME A TENOR- Opening Night Party!
by Genevieve Rafter Keddy - Feb 18, 2013

Paper Mill Playhouse presents Ken Ludwig's Lend Me a Tenor. This hysterically funny, door-slamming comedy features Broadway stars and Paper Mill Playhouse favorites including: Judith Blazer (Maria), John Treacy Egan (Tito), Donna English (Diana), Nancy Johnston (Julia), David Josefsberg (Max), Michael Kostroff (Saunders), Jill Paice (Maggie) and Mark Price(Bellhop). Lend Me a Tenor will run at the Millburn, New Jersey, theater through March 10, 2013. BroadwayWorld brings you photos from the opening night after party below!

Photo Coverage: DAMN YANKEES Celebrates Opening Night at Paper Mill Playhouse
by Genevieve Rafter Keddy - Mar 13, 2012

Paper Mill Playhouse just opened Damn Yankees, directed by Paper Mill Playhouse's Producing Artistic Director, Mark S. Hoebee, with choreography by Denis Jones. The cast features Howard McGillin (Applegate), Chryssie Whitehead (Lola), Christopher Charles Wood (Joe Hardy), Joseph Kolinski (Joe Boyd), Patti Cohenour (Meg Boyd) and Nancy Anderson (Gloria Thorpe). BroadwayWorld was there for the big opening and brings you coverage from the first curtain call below!