Bartlett Sher News

Clifford Odets' Awake and Sing!, starring Ben Gazzara, Zoe Wanamaker, Lauren Ambrose and others, is currently in previews at the Belasco Theatre; the show opens April 17th

On March 24th, Lincoln Center Theatre's starry production of Clifford Odets' Awake and Sing! will begin Broadway previews

Negotiations are currently underway for a possible 'Live at Lincoln Center' TV presentation of The Light in the Piazza

Ghostlight Records will record a cast recording of Michael John LaChiusa's Bernarda Alba on March 20th for a late spring release

Two new productions of operas by Rossini and Puccini will be helmed, respectively, by The Light in the Piazza's Bartlett Sher and Dirty Rotten Scoundrel's Jack O'Brien as part of the Metropolitan Opera's 2006-2007 season

A new staging of Carnival, as well as touring productions of The Light in the Piazza, The Phantom of the Opera, Carnival and Twelve Angry Men will be among the highlights of the Kennedy Center's 2006-2007 season

Variety reports that the Tony-winning tunes will begin a national tour in August after the Broadway show closes in June.

Solid hits winning acclaim from critics and audiences, THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA, DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS, CHITA RIVERA: THE DANCER'S LIFE, and WICKED will set the stage for the season. A fifth show, still to be announced, will round out the 2006-2007 season.

Piazza composer Adan Guettel and special guests will be part of Intiman Theatre's June 10th gala...

Cast members of The Light in the Piazza will appear at Joe's Pub on Monday, February 6th in a one-night-only cabaret performance titled The Lights of the Piazza.

Katie Clarke, Patti Cohenour, Aaron Lazar and other cast members from the hit musical will perform at Joe's Pub on February 6th as The Lights of the Piazza

Arena Stage's production of Odets' Awake and Sing!, starring Robert Prosky and Jana Robbins, will run from January 20th through March 5th

Victoria Clark will stay with The Light in the Piazza through its closing on July 2nd, but understudy Patti Cohenour will go on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings

Variety reports that Lincoln Center will present a revival of the Rodgers and Hammerstein South Pacific in their 2007-2008 season.

Tony Award-winner Victoria Clark will make her solo concert debut with How Can I Keep from Singing--directed by Bartlett Sher and with musical direction by Ted Sperling--on February 10th

The Light in the Piazza has extended once again through July 2nd, 2006

Katie Clarke will assume the role of Clara Johnson in Lincoln Center Theater's Tony Award winning musical THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA on Friday, December 16 at 8pm at the Vivian Beaumont Theater (150 W. 65 Street).