Allison Guinn News

BroadwayWorld has confirmed that Julie Halston will be taking on Jackie Hoffman's roles in Broadway's On The Town this week, beginning Thursday, March 12.

54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, presents Allison Guinn (On the Town, Hair) and Brandon Pearson (Hair) in 'BROADWAY MEETS CLASSIC ROCK' on April 6, 2015 at 9:30 pm. The veterans of the 2009 TONY Award-Winning Revival of HAIR reunite with their friends and fellow rockers to create a star-studded event guaranteed to blow the roof off of 54 Below!

New York City Ballet principal dancer Tiler Peck will step into the role of 'Ivy Smith' in the new Broadway revival of On The Town this March for six performances only, while her fellow New York City Ballet principal dancer, and sister-in law, Megan Fairchild is on vacation. Peck will play the role at the following performances: March 3rd at 7pm, March 4th at 2pm and 8pm, March 14th at 2pm and 8pm, and March 15th at 3pm.

The new Broadway revival of On The Town was recorded in November 2014 for a two-disc cast album to be released by PS Classics. On The Town, which features a book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, music by Leonard Bernstein, and is based on an idea by Jerome Robbins, is currently running at Broadway's Lyric Theatre (213 W 42nd St, New York, NY 10036). The album is out today, March 3, at www.PSClassics.com.

New York City Ballet principal dancer Tiler Peck will step into the role of 'Ivy Smith' in the new Broadway revival of On The Town this March for six performances only, while her fellow New York City Ballet principal dancer, and sister-in law, Megan Fairchild is on vacation. Peck will play the role at the following performances: March 3rd at 7pm, March 4th at 2pm and 8pm, March 14th at 2pm and 8pm, and March 15th at 3pm.

The new Broadway revival of On The Town will welcome 'SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE' winner and 'America's Favorite Dancer' Ricky Ubeda to the cast beginning February 27, 2015 for a limited engagement through April 26, 2015.

54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents Lauren Elder, from Side Show on Broadway. Join her on a musical journey of love, loss, discovery, awkward moments, and Broadway dreams come true at her 54 Below solo debut. Backed by her band of misfits and outcasts, she'll be singing songs you know, songs you don't, songs you thought you knew, and songs she wrote. A world class, whistler, as well, you can be sure she'll be puckering her lips a lot!

The new Broadway revival of On The Town was recorded in November 2014 for a two-disc cast album to be released by PS Classics. After announcing a previous date for January 20, the label's website now lists a March 3 release.

Tickets for the 2015 KIDS' NIGHT ON BROADWAY will take place Friday, January 9th, 2015 to Thursday, January 15th, 2015, and is an annual event when kids ages 6 to 18 can see participating Broadway shows for free when accompanied by a full-paying adult. A KIDS' NIGHT ON BROADWAY ticket includes pre-theatre activities, restaurant discounts, parking discounts, educational programs, and more. JUDITH LIGHT a two-time Tony Award winner, will serve as the National Ambassador for the 19th KIDS' NIGHT ON BROADWAY. This year KIDS' NIGHT ON BROADWAY salutes Point Foundation, the nation's largest scholarship-granting organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) students of merit, an organization where Light remains a longtime board member. Kids' Night on Broadway® went backstage to interview cast members from this years' participating shows to ask them your questions! Check out the interview with On the Town's Allison Guinn below

Stars from Lifetime's DANCE MOMS, including Abby Lee Miller, Melissa Gisoni, Jill Vertes, Maddie & Mackenzie Ziegler, and Kendall Vertes, and Niz Frasier, attended On The Town yesterday afternoon - check out a look back at their visit below!

Skip 20 seconds in to watch the cast of Broadway's ON THE TOWN open the parade on NBC. Happy Thanksgiving!

The 88th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade will air Thursday, Nov. 27 - and Broadway's best will be represented! Performances by HONEYMOON IN VEGAS, THE LAST SHIP, A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER, ON THE TOWN, and SIDE SHOW are currently on tap for the big day. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you an inside look at rehearsals, featuring Tony Danza, Rob McClure and more!

Allison Janney thought she would quietly celebrate her 55th birthday by enjoying a performance of Broadway's ON THE TOWN, but the former 'West Wing' star wound up getting a much bigger celebration than she planned on.

On November 5 Barrington Stage Company, the award-winning regional theatre in downtown Pittsfield, Massachusetts, under the leadership of Artistic Director Julianne Boyd and Managing Director Tristan Wilson, celebrated Barrington Stage Company's smash-hit production of ON THE TOWN on Broadway and BSC's New Works Initiative with a second annual BSC in NYC Benefit at Broadway's Lyric Theatre, where ON THE TOWN is currently playing to rave reviews.

BroadwayWorld is excited to continue our exclusive photo coverage of the recording sessions for this year's album with the cast of On the Town, who sing 'Christmas Eve In My Hometown.' Check out photos of cast members Jess Leprotto, Mikey Winslow, Stephen DeRosa, Richard Rockage and more below!

Our delightful group of Broadway performers will sing songs that harken back to their community/youth theater days in a special show designed to support the ongoing work of Brooklyn Players Community Musical Theater (BPCMT.)

The new Broadway revival of ON THE TOWN will be recorded today, November 3, for a two-disc cast album to be released by PS Classics. ON THE TOWN, which features a book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, music by Leonard Bernstein, and is based on an idea by Jerome Robbins, is currently running at Broadway's Lyric Theatre (213 W 42nd St, New York, NY 10036).

Just last week, On the Town returned to Broadway in a revival directed by John Rando, which is running at the Lyric Theatre. Before Alysha Umphress and Jay Armstrong Johnson took on the iconic roles of Hildy and Chip, Lea DeLaria and Jesse Tyler Ferguson played them in the 1998 Broadway revival. Watch them perform showstopper 'I Can Cook Too' on The Rosie O'Donnell Show in the video flashback below!

Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? Today's big news: DISGRACED opens on Broadway, RUTHLESS! returns, 'ROCKY HORROR' and THE CIRCUS IN WINTER start starry regional productions, Jennifer Holliday heads out on tour and more!

ON THE TOWN has moments of classic dance, comedy and music, but it's the earthy country sailors who make this musical soar.