Amy Spanger News

Laura Benanti will return to The Wedding Singer on October 3rd

Casting and directors have been announced for The National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT)'s 18th Annual Festival of New Musicals, which will be held at New World Stages on Sunday, October 8 and Monday, October 9, 2006

Daphne Rubin-Vega, Eden Espinosa, Amy Spanger and more will perform as part of the benefit 'Songs for Soraya' on August 27th

Constantine Maroulis, the 'American Idol' finalist also known for his turn as Roger in a non-Equity tour of Rent, has been confirmed to join The Wedding Singer, beginning September 8th

Constantine Maroulis, the 'American Idol' finalist also known for his turn as Roger in a non-Equity tour of Rent, may be joining The Wedding Singer

On Saturday, August 26th Georgie's Bar and Grill on Fifth Ave., Asbury Park will host the month long drawing of 4 VIP tickets and backstage passes to the Broadway hit The Wedding Singer

Members of the cast of Broadway's Rent, The Wedding Singer, Avenue Q, Wicked, Tarzan and Jersey Boys will be appearing in Songs for Soraya, a special benefit concert for 9 year-old Soroya Jackson.

Daphne Rubin-Vega, Amy Spanger, Eden Espinosa and more are lined up for the 'Songs for Soraya' benefit, presented by the cast of Rent, on August 27th

The Wedding Singer star Laura Benanti will be out of the show for 4-6 weeks on medical leave. During that time, standby Tina Maddigan will play the lead.

The '106.7 Lite fm Presents Broadway in Bryant Park 2006' series continued on Thursday, July 27th on the Bryant Park Stage with performances by cast members from The Wedding Singer, Hairspray, Tarzan and Rent, and BroadwayWorld was there for the concert!

In this edition: MAF in final weekend, Chekhov at Spotlighters, Music Man at Cockpit, The Baltimore Playwrights Festival, plus - a day in New York.

A Wedding Singer sweepstakes held in New Jersey will allow fans the chance to win tickets to the hit show, memorabilia and more!

The Wedding Singer is the first Broadway show to participate on ksolo.com, and is the proud sponsor of the site's entire catalog of 80s tunes.

This week: Best Bets for theatre, theatre books, theatre classes and theatre recordings! More Sissies News! Exclusive Discount continues! Plus news of Cockpit-in-Court, Everyman and Vagabonds!

Life imitated art on the '42nd Street' tour for Cara, who's now an expert at last-minute understudying.

It may have rained, but fans still poured into Shubert Alley on June 7th to catch 'Stars in the Alley,' and BroadwayWorld was there for the excitement!

The Wedding Singer will launch its national tour in Minneapolis in September of 2007, while other news has also recently been announced for the hit show

The 51st Annual Drama Desk Awards were presented on Sunday, May 21, 2006 at 9:00 PM, at the LaGuardia Concert Hall at Lincoln Center, and BroadwayWorld was there for the starry arrivals!

The 51st Annual Drama Desk Awards were presented on Sunday, May 21, 2006 at 9:00 PM, at the LaGuardia Concert Hall at Lincoln Center. The annual awards honor excellence in theater for Broadway, Off Broadway and Off-Off Broadway during the season.

On May 18th, Chita Rivera will be presented with the New Dramatists' 2006 Career Achievement Award at a luncheon featuring dozens of stars