Andy Jones News

ROCKERS ON BROADWAY - HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR, the latest edition of Broadway's favorite benefit Rock and Roll concert series, took place yesterday at the Midtown Theatre at the HA! Comedy Club (163 West 46th Street, NYC) with shows at 7PM and 10PM. Proceeds beneitted The Broadway Dreams Foundation, Broadway in South Africa and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

Only Charles Strouse and Mel Brooks can mix Physics and Football and get musical comedy. Their 1961 show All American takes place at a college known more for its football team than its Physics Department but Dean Hawkes-Bullock (Kate Marilley) changes all that by hiring Professor Fodorski (Matt Wilson) from Vienna.

Only Charles Strouse and Mel Brooks can mix Physics and Football and get musical comedy. Their 1961 show All American takes place at a college known more for its football team than its Physics Department but Dean Hawkes-Bullock (Kate Marilley) changes all that by hiring Professor Fodorski (Matt Wilson) from Vienna.

When the 1954 musical Seven Brides for Seven Brothers was initially adapted for the stage it didn't meet with much success on Broadway back in the early 1980's (film director Joshua Logan had actually optioned the story for a stage musical). Yes, it's yet another adaptation culled from the big screen, which has been par for the course at The Muny this season, although to be fair, most of them have fared quite well, and actually, with its old fashioned themes, original CinemaScope filming, and rustic backdrops, this one fits the huge Muny boards like a glove, allowing the natural beauty of the trees that grace the back area of the stage to fill in for the frontier setting as realized by Steve Gilliams' scenic design. It's also an energetic, dance driven show that's both entertaining and engaging.

The 2011 Muny Season kicked off this week with the Muny premiere of LEGALLY BLONDE (June 20 - 26). Next, the Cole Porter favorite KISS ME, KATE (June 27 - July 3) will grace the stage. Following will be the Muny and St. Louis premiere of Disney's THE LITTLE MERMAID (July 6 - 14), opening Wednesday, and featuring 2 extra performances! Tapping its way across the Muny stage next will be SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (July 18 - 24). Complete casting for KISS ME, KATE has been announced!

The 2011 Muny Season kicked off this week with the Muny premiere of LEGALLY BLONDE (June 20 - 26). Next, the Cole Porter favorite KISS ME, KATE (June 27 - July 3) will grace the stage. Following will be the Muny and St. Louis premiere of Disney's THE LITTLE MERMAID (July 6 - 14), opening Wednesday, and featuring 2 extra performances! Tapping its way across the Muny stage next will be SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (July 18 - 24). Complete casting for KISS ME, KATE has been announced!

Nathan Pronyshyn, Producer of Y Stage at Vertigo Theatre Centre announced today their 2010 - 2011Y Stage series, presented at Vertigo's own ‘Vertigo Theatre Centre' located at the base of the Calgary Tower.

Nathan Pronyshyn, Producer of Y Stage at Vertigo Theatre Centre announced today their 2010 - 2011Y Stage series, presented at Vertigo's own ‘Vertigo Theatre Centre' located at the base of the Calgary Tower.

Nathan Pronyshyn, Producer of Y Stage at Vertigo Theatre Centre announced today their 2010 - 2011Y Stage series, presented at Vertigo's own ‘Vertigo Theatre Centre' located at the base of the Calgary Tower.

The Muny's Sound Of Music will close August 1. THE SOUND OF MUSIC was directed by Marc Bruni, with choreography by Liza Gennaro, musical direction by Ben Whiteley, set design by Michael Anania, and lighting design by F. Mitchell Dana.

The St. Louis Muny's upcoming production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC will feature some Broadway talent. Ashley Brown (MARY POPPINS, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST) will play Maria von Trapp opposite Tom Hewitt (CHICAGO, THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW, THE LION KING) as Baron von Trapp, Playbill reports. The production opens July 26 and runs through August 1.

The St. Louis Muny's upcoming production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC will feature some Broadway talent. Ashley Brown (MARY POPPINS, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST) will play Maria von Trapp opposite Tom Hewitt (CHICAGO, THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW, THE LION KING) as Baron von Trapp, Playbill reports. The production opens July 26 and runs through August 1.

Nathan Pronyshyn, Producer of Y Stage at Vertigo Theatre Centre announced today their 2010 - 2011Y Stage series, presented at Vertigo's own ‘Vertigo Theatre Centre' located at the base of the Calgary Tower.

Tony Award® nominee and Emmy Award® winner Liz Callaway (Cats, Merrily We Roll Along, Baby, Miss Saigon, The Look of Love), leads an ensemble that includes Doug Kreeger (Les Miserables, Rooms: A Rock Romance), Liz McCartney (South Pacific, Mamma Mia, Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Phantom of the Opera), and Jennifer DiNoia (Wicked) as Dreamlight Theatre Company kicks off its 2010 Bright Lights concert series by celebrating the work Scott Burkell and Paul Loesel This one-night event will showcase work from both of their full length musicals (Ella Minnow Pea, The Extraordinary Ordinary) as well as a host of new material.

Dreamlight Theatre Co. will kick off its 2010 Bright Lights series with WORKS IN PROGRESS: The Songs of Burkell & Loesel on Monday, March 1st at 7:00pm. The event will feature Broadway's Liz Callaway (Cats, Baby, Miss Saigon, Merrily We Roll Along), Jennifer DiNoia (Wicked), Liz McCartney (South Pacific, Mama Mia, Thoroughly Modern Millie), and Doug Kreeger (Les Miserables, Rooms). Accompanists will be Allison Seidner (cello) and Andy Jones (percussion).

Tony Award® nominee and Emmy Award® winner Liz Callaway (Cats, Merrily We Roll Along, Baby, Miss Saigon, The Look of Love), leads an ensemble that includes Doug Kreeger (Les Miserables, Rooms: A Rock Romance), Liz McCartney (South Pacific, Mamma Mia, Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Phantom of the Opera), and Jennifer DiNoia (Wicked) as Dreamlight Theatre Company kicks off its 2010 Bright Lights concert series by celebrating the work Scott Burkell and Paul Loesel This one-night event will showcase work from both of their full length musicals (Ella Minnow Pea, The Extraordinary Ordinary) as well as a host of new material.

Dreamlight Theatre Co. will kick off its 2010 Bright Lights series with WORKS IN PROGRESS: The Songs of Burkell & Loesel on Monday, March 1st at 7:00pm. The event will feature Broadway's Liz Callaway (Cats, Baby, Miss Saigon, Merrily We Roll Along), Jennifer DiNoia (Wicked), Liz McCartney (South Pacific, Mama Mia, Thoroughly Modern Millie), and Doug Kreeger (Les Miserables, Rooms). Accompanists will be Allison Seidner (cello) and Andy Jones (percussion).

Tony Award® nominee and Emmy Award® winner Liz Callaway (Cats, Merrily We Roll Along, Baby, Miss Saigon, The Look of Love), leads an ensemble that includes Doug Kreeger (Les Miserables, Rooms: A Rock Romance), Liz McCartney (South Pacific, Mamma Mia, Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Phantom of the Opera), and Jennifer DiNoia (Wicked) as Dreamlight Theatre Company kicks off its 2010 Bright Lights concert series by celebrating the work Scott Burkell and Paul Loesel This one-night event will showcase work from both of their full length musicals (Ella Minnow Pea, The Extraordinary Ordinary) as well as a host of new material.

ROBIN HOOD: THE PANTOMIME ADVENTURE at the New Theatre in Cardiff will close on January 24, 2010.