Aretha Franklin News

WHO: Maryland Arts Festival WHAT: Beehive: The 60?s Musical WHEN: Sat. July 8 at 8PM, Sun. July 9 at 2PM, Weds. July 12 at 8PM, Fri. July 14 at 8PM, and Sun. July 16 at 7PM WHERE: Towson University Center for the Arts, Kaplan Concert Hall HOW MUCH: $25 general, $23 seniors, $18 students

Rick Miramontez, the New York and Los Angeles-based publicist, will join OPR/Origlio Public Relations, the Manhattan-based publicity firm, as Managing Partner; the firm will soon become O & M--Origlio/Miramontez Co.

On Thursday, May 25th, Queer Songbook presented an evening of songs by Glen Roven, featuring Donna McKechnie, Douglas Sills, Sandy Duncan and more, at the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center

Between the 'Chorus Line' tour in 1980 and his six Broadway shows since '98, Ramón was an internationally known ballet dancer.

Donna McKechnie, Douglas Sills, Sandy Duncan and Kaitlin Hopkins will be among the stars performing in the Queer Songbook's Glen Roven concert on May 25th

Simone, daughter of Nina Simone, celebrates' her mothers' musical legacy with an concert at Town Hall on April 21st.

2nd Story Theatre presents a wickedly amusing production of Moliere's 'The Misanthrope', translated by Richard Wilbur

Pati checks in with the always popular Sam Harris who has been entertaining audiences throughout the country from Star Search, to today.

Dancing since the age she could walk, Bryn Dowling quickly became a triple threat destined for Broadway. Currently in CHICAGO, Bryn sat down to talk about her experiences in FOSSE, THE PRODUCERS, CHICAGO and appearing in THE PRODUCERS: The Movie Musical.

'Beehive' offers two hours of total enjoyment

Billy Porter celebrates his solo CD with performance at Tower Records, Lincoln Center on September 28th.

Variety reports that the production has been pushed, and that co-directors Jerry Mitchell and Jack O'Brien have left the production.

The limited engagement of Julius Caesar with Denzel Washington will close on June 12th

Elaine Stritch, Stockard Channing, Jo Anne Worley, Jason Graae and more celebrated the Tonys with the Actors' Fund in LA.

The Light in the Piazza, Doubt and Spamalot were the big winners in the 2005 Tony Awards

The official news is out on what each show is performing on Sunday night.

Producers of the 59th Annual American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards announced today that their official website, www.TonyAwards.com, will offer exclusive access via live (streamed) video to the first 9 awards from the stage of Radio City Music Hall.

Aretha Franklin, Jesse L. Martin and Bernadette Peters will perform on the 2005 Tony Awards, while numbers from Sweeet Charity, Spamalot, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and other nominated shows will also be presented

With the passing of Fred Ebb, Onna White and, most recently, Cy Coleman, the 'death comes in threes' superstition seems to have a sorrowful twinge of truth.

Billy Crystal, Aretha Franklin and even John Travolta are unconfirmed choices for the upcoming Hairspray film