Andrew Ross News

Brooklyn-born playwright Lynn Nottage will deliver the annual 'Starting from Paumanok' lecture on American literature and culture, which will be held on February 24 at 6:30 p.m. at Long Island University's Brooklyn Campus Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts. The event is free and open to the public.

Brooklyn-born playwright Lynn Nottage will deliver the annual 'Starting from Paumanok' lecture on American literature and culture, which will be held on February 24 at 6:30 p.m. at Long Island University's Brooklyn Campus Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts. The event is free and open to the public.

Camelot/book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner/music by Frederick Loewe/choreographed by Mark Esposito/directed by David Lee/Pasadena Playhouse/through February 7

Pasadena Playhouse presents CAMELOT, featuring book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe.

Pasadena Playhouse announced casting today for their upcoming production of Lerner and Loewe's CAMELOT, featuring book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. Nine-time Emmy Award-winning director/writer/producer David Lee (co-creator of 'Frasier' and director of the Ovation Award-winning production of Can-Can at Pasadena Playhouse) directs a cast of eight in this timeless tale of passion, desire and betrayal. Based on 'The Once and Future King' by T.H. White, CAMELOT was originally directed and staged by Moss Hart on Broadway in 1960. The musical, which is the first production of the Playhouse's 2010 Season, will play January 8 - February 7, 2010 with the official press opening on Friday, January 15 at Pasadena Playhouse.

The production premieres Saturday, April 4 at the Edgemar Center for the Arts in Santa Monica.

The production premieres Saturday, April 4 at the Edgemar Center for the Arts in Santa Monica.

Andrew Schmertz reports on how Broadway is impacted by the bleak economic times on the premiere episode of It's the Economy, NY: What's Happening and What it Means to You, a new seven-part series from WNET.ORG hosted by New York Times business columnist and editor Andrew Ross Sorkin. The series premieres Thursday, January 8 at 8 p.m. on THIRTEEN and at 11:30 p.m. on WLIW21.

Cady Huffman and Malcolm Gets have signed on to perform in the starry embrace! benefit concert on February 16th

Dame Edna: Back with a Vengeance will visit Toronto, Las Vegas, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles and other cities from fall 2005 to spring 2006

Dame Edna: Back with a Vengeance will play Toronto from October 25th through 30th as part of the show's North American tour

Honoring Off-Broadway, the Lucille Lortel Awards were presented on May 2nd at Dodgers Stages and followed by an after-party at Ruth's Chris Steak House.

Barry Humphries brings his adorably abusive creation back to Broadway