Ann Miller News

Nominations for the 2009 Astaire Awards were announced last night at Elaine?s Restaurant by Michael Riedel of the New York Post. These selections were made by this year?s Nominating Committee; Sylviane Gold (Theater Columnist for Dance Magazine), Anna Kisselgoff (former Chief Dance Critic of The New York Times), Wendy Perron (Editor in Chief of Dance Magazine), Linda Winer (Chief Theater Critic of Newsday) and Damian Woetzel (Former Principal Dancer, New York City Ballet). The producers of the 2009 Astaire Awards, which recognizes excellence in dance on stage and in film, are Patricia Watt and Ron Glucksman.

Patricia Watt and Ron Glucksman, Producers of the 2009 Astaire Awards, have announced that this year's Nominating Committee, Sylviane Gold (Theater Columnist for Dance Magazine), Anna Kisselgoff (former Chief Dance Critic of The New York Times), Wendy Perron (Editor in Chief of Dance Magazine), Linda Winer (Chief Theater Critic of Newsday) and Damian Woetzel (Former Principal Dancer, New York City Ballet), will announce this year's nominees from the best of Broadway and film performances and choreography this season on Monday, May 4 at 7:00pm at Elaine's Restaurant (1703 2nd Avenue at 88th Street). The Astaire Awards recognize excellence in dance on stage and in film.

Broadway director, choreographer and BWW favorite Jerry Mitchell is profiled in the Las Vegas Sun has he puts the finishing touches on his new Vegas production 'Peepshow,' which premieres Monday at Planet Hollywood.

Tickets for Legally Blonde The Musical, which has its press night at the Savoy Theatre on 12 January 2010, go on sale to the public today.

Tony winning Broadway director and choreographer Jerry Mitchell, fresh off the recent news of his joining the creative team of the upcoming Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman musical Catch Me If You Can, will also be bringing his inspired choreography to Andrew Lloyd Webber's sequel to his mega hit The Phantom of the Opera, PHANTOM: Love Never Dies.

The UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television (TFT) announces the debut of its annual benefit gala: ONE NIGHT ONLY...With a Little Help From Our Friends, hosted by Rita Wilson and Tom Hanks, scheduled to take place at UCLA's prestigious performing arts theater, Royce Hall, on December 2nd at 7:30 pm.

The Diablo Light Opera Company (DLOC) announced that its 51st season, beginning in the fall of 2009, will be highlighted by the Northern California premiere of the recent Broadway hit CURTAINS and three other major musicals, one in concert.

The finale of Rubicon Theatre Company's celebratory 10th Anniversary 'Festival' Season is the delightful Bock & Harnick musical comedy SHE LOVES ME.

I don't think that we've ever given out so many four and five star reviews and there's a lot of exciting reading and buying of books, as well as gift-giving ahead...

One of the greatest film and stage stars of all time, Ann Miller, returned to the theatre as Carlotta in the now famous Paper Mill Playhouse production of the Stephen Sondheim- James Goldman musical Follies. Broadway Beat caught up with her on the first day of rehearsal.

'Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words,' the acclaimed, long-running L.A-based comedy sensation returned to New York City at The Triad Theater (158 West 72nd Street). 'Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words' will play a strictly-limited engagement, performing weekly on Mondays at 7:30PM through March 24th. Click now to watch interviews and highlights from one of these special evenings!

Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words, the acclaimed, long-running L.A-based comedy sensation returned to New York City at The Triad Theater. In appearance on Monday, February 25 were Broadway and screen-stars Michael McKean, Claudia Shear, Rachel Dratch, Kristen Johnston, Eugene Pack, Dayle Reyfel, Fred Armisen and Sherri Shepherd.

'Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words,' the acclaimed, long-running L.A-based comedy sensation returned to New York City at The Triad Theater. In appearance on Monday, February 18 were Broadway and screen-stars Donna Murphy, Matthew Broderick, Claudia Shear, Rachel Dratch Kristen Johnston, Eugene Pack, Dayle Reyfel and Seth Rudetsky.

'Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words,' the acclaimed, long-running L.A-based comedy sensation returned to New York City at The Triad Theater (158 West 72nd Street). 'Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words' will play a strictly-limited six-week engagement, performing weekly on Mondays at 7:30PM through March 3.

'Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words,' the acclaimed, long-running L.A-based comedy sensation returned to New York City at The Triad Theater (158 West 72nd Street). 'Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words' will play a strictly-limited six-week engagement, performing weekly on Mondays at 7:30PM through March 3.

After a hiatus of 3 years, The Astaire Awards will once again recognize excellence in dance on both stage and film.

'Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words' returned to NYC on Monday, January 28, 2008 at The Triad Theater (158 West 72nd Street) to play a strictly-limited six-week engagement, performing weekly on Mondays at 7:30PM from January 28 - March 3. In appearance on Monday, January 28 were Broadway and screen-stars Cheyenne Jackson, Kristen Johnston, Richard Kind, Eugene Pack, Jack Plotnick, Dayle Reyfel, Tony Roberts, Kristen Wiig and Karen Ziemba.

Do you have a favorite theatre song that didn't make it into its show's movie version? I have several.

A staged reading of the Broadway/West End-bound musical, Twice Upon a Time will be presented in Los Angeles on Monday, November 5, 2007...

Sadly, today, Sunday, August 12, 2007, Merv Griffin left us