Barry Humphries News

Broadway fans got an extra-special treat at Birdland last night.

The Zipper Factory is proud to present Stars in the Margin: An Evening of Special Guests . . . brought to you by Martha Plimpton, Lucy Wainwright Roche and Dan Lipton on Monday, August 11 at 9:30 p.m.

The Zipper Factory announces its June line-up featuring some old favorites and some new shows.

BBC News reports Barry Humphries, the creator of world-famous character-act Dame Edna Everage, has been made a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) by the Queen at Buckingham Palace.

The New York International Fringe Festival, known for its cutting edge productions, will bring 'down under' comedian/writer/actor Jeremie Bracka and his critically acclaimed one-man comedy show, Enough About Me…. Let's Talk About Jew!, to this year's festival in the Big Apple.

Five years after opening on Broadway, Hairspray will finally bring the best to the West End.

CenterStage in Baltimore presents 'The Boys from Syracuse' featuring a cast and design team with major Broadway credits.

Dame Edna: Back with a Vengeance! will sweep into Chicago from March 14th through 19th

From November 4th through 12th, Sue Costello will perform in her one-woman show The Evolution of a Sexy Mutha FuKah!! at the Zipper Theatre

Drama Dept. (Douglas Carter Beane, Artistic Director and Michael S. Rosenberg, Executive Director) and The Zipper are pleased to announce the first of three co-productions: a revival of Patrick Hamilton's 1929 thriller, ROPE.

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

Dame Edna will take her show Dame Edna: Back with a Vengeance to Chicago from March 14th to March 26th

The 50th Annual Drama Desk Awards Ceremony took place on Sunday, May 22. The big winners of the night were Doubt and The Light in the Piazza, each of whom received 5 awards. Outstanding Musical however, went to Spamalot.

Spamalot leads the pack with 12 nominations, followed by Light in the Piazza with 11, and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels with 10. Click in to see all the nominees.

Currently running at the Music Box Theatre, the show will conclude its Broadway engagement on Sunday, May 1.

The Pillowman opened on April 10th, and BroadwayWorld was there to bring you all the celebrities from the red-carpet.

Photos from the March 21 benefit which celebrated Stephen Sondheim's 75th birthday.

Complete casting was announced today for the upcoming Broadway production of LENNON, the world premiere musical based on the life and songs of John Lennon. The cast includes Will Chase, Chuck Cooper, Julie Danao, Mandy Gonzalez, Marcy Harriell, Chad Kimball, Terrence Mann, Julia Murney, and Michael Potts.