Ashley Brown News

The festival will include performances by the faculty and students, as well as seminars by faculty members including Jed Bernstein and Dave Clemmons. Workshops taking place during the project will also be featured including directors such as Frank Wildhorn, David Loud and Christopher D'Amboise.

JERSEY BOYS and MARY POPPINS will make 1776 half price tickets available through the League of Chicago Theatres' Hot Tix program beginning Monday, June 29, 2009 at 10 a.m. Tickets will be available only to select performances Fourth of July week and will be available for purchase through Hot Tix at www.HotTix.org and at either one of the two Hot Tix booth locations (72 E. Randolph St. and 163 E. Pearson St.) while supplies last.

Only three weeks remain to see MARY POPPINS before the beloved nanny packs up her carpet bag, opens up her umbrella and flies out of Chicago. Thousands of theater-goers in Chicago have enjoyed this magical Broadway hit, since the National Tour launched in Chicago on March 11, 2009. MARY POPPINS will play through July 12, 2009 only at the Cadillac Palace Theatre.

Hennepin Theatre Trust and producers Thomas Schumacher of Disney Theatrical Productions and Cameron Mackintosh announced today that single tickets for the long-awaited production of Mary Poppins will go on sale to the public Thursday, June 11, 2009.

The celebration of Disney Theatrical Productions' 15th Anniversary continues with 'Disney on Broadway Essentials: Celebrating 15 Years of Magical Musicals,' an all-new digital compilation from Walt Disney Records.

Only five weeks remain to see MARY POPPINS before the 'east wind' takes her away. Entertaining thousands of theater-goers in Chicago since launching its National Tour in Chicago on March 11, 2009, MARY POPPINS will play through July 12, 2009 only at the Cadillac Palace Theatre.

The place will be 'hoppin' when Petterino's (150 N. Dearborn St.), located in the heart of the Theater District, presents guests singers from the cast of Mary Poppins, currently playing at the neighboring Cadillac Palace Theatre, at its 'Monday Night Live' on Monday, June 8 beginning at 7:30 p.m.

Only seven weeks remain for Chicagoans to see MARY POPPINS at the Cadillac Palace Theatre. Produced by Disney and Cameron Mackintosh, this Broadway hit has entertained thousands of Chicagoans since launching its National Tour in Chicago on March 11, 2009. MARY POPPINS will play through July 12, 2009 only.

Hennepin Theatre Trust and producers Thomas Schumacher of Disney Theatrical Productions and Cameron Mackintosh announced today that single tickets for the long-awaited production of Mary Poppins will go on sale to the public Thursday, June 11, 2009.

The Gallery Players' dream team from Urinetown! The Musical (2007 NYIT Award: Outstanding Production of a Musical) rocks the house this spring with The Who's Tommy! Astoria Performing Arts Center's Artistic Director and The Gallery Players veteran Tom Wojtunik directs the five-time 1993 Tony Award winning rock musical May 2-24, 2009

Disney Theatrical Productions and Fox Associates have announced that tickets for the St. Louis premiere of Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's MARY POPPINS featuring original Broadway stars Ashley Brown and Gavin Lee will go on sale to the public on Sunday, April 26 at 10 a.m. Tickets will be available at the Fox Theatre box office and all MetroTix outlets.

The Mary Poppins national tour continues its high flying success coast to coast with enormous box office grosses in its inaugural engagement in Chicago and an itinerary that now stretches through August 2010. Additionally, tickets go on sale for the show's Cleveland engagement today and for the St. Louis engagement this Sunday, April 26th.

PlayhouseSquare and producers Thomas Schumacher of Disney Theatrical Productions and Cameron Mackintosh announced today that tickets for the long-awaited production of MARY POPPINS will go on sale to the public on Monday, April 20 at 11:00am.

Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Marvin Hamlisch will lead the New York Philharmonic in New York Moments, a concert featuring iconic musical moments from Broadway and film, with stars from the stage and screen (in alphabetical order): Ashley Brown, who originated the title role in Mary Poppins on Broadway; Maria Friedman, who played Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd and Marian in The Woman in White in London; Joel Grey, whose numerous starring roles have included the famous M.C. in Cabaret, on Broadway and in the film; Jennifer Holliday, one of the original Dreamgirls; Liza Minnelli, last seen on Broadway in Liza's at The Palace; Kelli O'Hara and Paulo Szot, stars of the current Lincoln Center Theater production of South Pacific; and 15-year-old up-and-coming singer, Nikki Yanofsky. The concert will take place Monday, April 20, 2009, at 7:30 p.m. All except Mr. Hamlisch and Ms. O'Hara are making their New York Philharmonic debuts.

Hennepin Theatre Trust today unveiled the lineup for the 2009/10 Broadway Across America-Minneapolis Season featuring six Minnesota debuts including Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's Mary Poppins, the 2008 multi-Tony Award-winning In The Heights, The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein and Dirty Dancing, The Classic Story On Stage.

PlayhouseSquare and producers Thomas Schumacher of Disney Theatrical Productions and Cameron Mackintosh announced today that tickets for the long-awaited production of MARY POPPINS will go on sale to the public on Monday, April 20 at 11:00am.

The Gallery Players' dream team from Urinetown! The Musical (2007 NYIT Award: Outstanding Production of a Musical) rocks the house this spring with The Who's Tommy! Astoria Performing Arts Center's Artistic Director and The Gallery Players veteran Tom Wojtunik directs the five-time 1993 Tony Award winning rock musical May 2-24, 2009

Broadway In Chicago and producers Cameron Mackintosh and Thomas Schumacher are delighted to present Mary Poppins at the Cadillac Palace Theatre through July 12, 2009. Individual tickets for performances are available for as low as $25. In addition,Mary Poppins will have special Sunday evening performances at 6:30 p.m. throughout the Chicago engagement.

The North American National Tour of Mary Poppins opens on March 25, 2009 with the two original Broadway stars, Ashley Brown as 'Mary Poppins' and Gavin Lee as 'Bert.'

The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization released the first complete recording of Rodgers & Hammerstein's ALLEGRO on Sony Masterworks Broadway on February 3, 2009. The CD is produced by David Lai, Bruce Pomahac and Ted Chapin.