Amy Spanger News

Michael Riedel reports in the New York Post this morning that make no mistake about it - Robin and the 7 Hoods, which opened at San Deigo's Old Globe Theatre last Friday, July 30, is coming to town, at least if the widow of the show's lyricist has anything to do with it. Robin and the 7 Hoods, which garnered lukewarm reviews out west, features the music of Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen, including the songs 'My Kind of Town,' 'Call Me Irresponsible,' 'Ain't That a Kick in the Head,' 'All the Way' and more. Cahn was Frank Sinatra's preferred lyricist and member of the famed 'Rat Pack.'

Based on the rat pack film of the 60s of the same title with Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr. and Peter Lawford, Robin & the 7 Hoods is now a classy, sassy, jazzy musical, set in the early 60s... with all the glorious old standards by Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen, and helmed by the ingenious Casey Nicholaw, whose staging and choreography send it soaring. There is something to please everyone: an engagingly upbeat gangster storyline, that includes not one but two love scenarios, the aforementioned sensational music and dance, and a fabulous dream cast that infuse the whole proceedings with a winning team spirit.

The World Premiere of Robin and the 7 Hoods - A New Musical featuring a book by Tony Award winner Rupert Holmes and songs by four-time Academy Award winners Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen. Directed and choreographed by Casey Nicholaw, with musical supervision and vocal and incidental arrangements by John McDaniel, the Broadway-bound musical comedy will run in the Old Globe Theatre through August 22. For more information, visit www.TheOldGlobe.org.

Executive Producer Lou Spisto today announced the cast and creative team for the World Premiere of Robin and the 7 Hoods - A New Musical featuring a book by Tony Award winner Rupert Holmes and songs by four-time Academy Award winners Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen.

Executive Producer Lou Spisto today announced that the World Premiere of Robin and the 7 Hoods - A New Musical and the West Coast Premiere of Tony Award winner Joe DiPietro's The Last Romance will each receive a week of additional performances due to popular demand.

From July 14th to August 22nd, the Old Globe Theatre will host ROBIN AND THE 7 HOODS - A NEW MUSICAL. This is the world premiere of a Broadway-bound musical comedy that takes the audience back to that sexy era in pop culture where 'Mad Men' reigned supreme, martinis flowed freely and the songs of Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen ('My Kind of Town Chicago Is),' 'Ain't That a Kick in the Head,' 'Call Me Irresponsible' and many more) ruled the night.

Executive Producer Lou Spisto today announced the cast and creative team for the World Premiere of Robin and the 7 Hoods - A New Musical featuring a book by Tony Award winner Rupert Holmes and songs by four-time Academy Award winners Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen. Directed and choreographed by Casey Nicholaw, with musical supervision and vocal and incidental arrangements by John McDaniel, the Broadway-bound musical comedy will run in the Old Globe Theatre July 14 - August 22.

Executive Producer Lou Spisto today announced the cast and creative team for the World Premiere of Robin and the 7 Hoods - A New Musical featuring a book by Tony Award winner Rupert Holmes and songs by four-time Academy Award winners Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen.

The Upright Cabaret is proud to announce the Los Angeles debut of acclaimed singer-songwriter and musical theater composer JEREMY SCHONFELD. The 9:00pm concerts will take place on Friday, February 26 & Saturday, February 27, 2010 at the Upright at Vermont, 1714 Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles CA.

The Upright Cabaret is proud to announce the Los Angeles debut of acclaimed singer-songwriter and musical theater composer JEREMY SCHONFELD. The 9:00pm concerts will take place on Friday, February 26 & Saturday, February 27, 2010 at the Upright at Vermont, 1714 Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles CA.

The Upright Cabaret is proud to announce the Los Angeles debut of acclaimed singer-songwriter and musical theater composer JEREMY SCHONFELD. The 9:00pm concerts will take place on Friday, February 26 & Saturday, February 27, 2010 at the Upright at Vermont, 1714 Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles CA.

The sixth season of the acclaimed Monday Nights, New Voices series continues February 22 at the Duplex Cabaret Theatre.

The sixth season of the acclaimed Monday Nights, New Voices series continues February 22 at the Duplex Cabaret Theatre.

For one show only, quadruple threat singer/songwriter/composer/lyricist Jeremy Schonfeld will bring his heralded rock-theater fusion to Joe's Pub (425 Lafayette Street, NYC). The special late night concert event will take place on Monday, October 26th, at 11:30pm.

For one show only, quadruple threat singer/songwriter/composer/lyricist Jeremy Schonfeld will bring his heralded rock-theater fusion to Joe's Pub (425 Lafayette Street, NYC). The special late night concert event will take place on Monday, October 26th, at 11:30pm.

We're now well into summer and the last Broadway season brought many new recordings for us to listen to and own. Also, some specialty recordings and solo entries.

Blue Repertory, Ateneo de Manila campus-based musical theater organization, celebrates its 18th anniversary with the staging of Jonathan Larson's autobiographical work TICK TICK BOOM running from August 5 to 15, 2009 at the Rizal Mini Theater.

Ericka moved up when Savannah did: from offstage voice to full ensemble player in her first show since returning from L.A.

New Line Records is proud to announce the release of the Original Broadway Cast Recording of the critically acclaimed, Five-time Tony Award nominated, 'ROCK OF AGES.' The album, which features 22 songs from the Broadway show, will be available digitally on June 2nd and in stores nationwide on July 7th.

New Line Records is proud to announce the release of the Original Broadway Cast Recording of the critically acclaimed, Five-time Tony Award nominated, 'ROCK OF AGES.' The album, which features 22 songs from the Broadway show, will be available digitally on June 2nd and in stores nationwide on July 7th.