Ben Vereen News

The Behind the Emerald Curtain tour will offer Wicked fans a behind-the-scenes opportunity to learn about and see more of the smash show

Members of the cast of Wicked's national tour (currently playing in LA) will perform 'One Short Day' on The Tonight Show on July 18th

Eden Espinosa will temporarily take over for Stephanie J. Block for the San Francisco portion (August 5th-September 11th) of Wicked's national tour

On December 5th, 2005, to commemorate World AIDS Day, the same team that brought last year's acclaimed PIPPIN Concert, will present a concert presentation of Marsha Norman and Lucy Simon's The Secret Garden.

On Sunday, August 7th at 9:30PM, at Joe's Pub, A once-in-a-lifetime concert benefiting this year's World AIDS Day Concert will be presented. FLOPZ will feature songs you might have heard and songs you probably haven't from some of Broadway's most notorious blunders.

TROLLS, a new musical with book and lyrics by Bill Dyer and music by Dick DeBenedictis, will conclude its Off-Broadway run on Sunday, June 17th.

Rolex presents 'THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT!' Celebrating Career Transition For Dancers', 20th Anniversary Jubilee - on Monday, October 24, 2005 at 7:00 pm at City Center, 131 West 55 Street (bet. 7 & 6 Ave) NYC.

Rachel York has been cast as Catherine and David Larsen will play the title role in Pippin, which will run from August 9th to Septembre 4th at the Bay Street Theatre in Long Island

Ryan Link and Jeremy Kushnier will rock out as Jesus and Judas in the Kansas City Starlight Theatre's production of Jesus Christ Superstar, which will run from July 11th to 17th

Gregory Maguire's new novel, Son of a Witch, will take up 10 years after Wicked to tell the story of Elphaba's son, Liir; the book will officially be released on September 27th

Suzanne Somers will star as The Girl in the Thunderbird in a one-woman musical show that begins previews at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre on July 8th for a July 17th opening

Legendary set and costume designer Tony Walton was honored with the prestegious Oscar Hammerstein Award for Lifetime Achievement at a star-studded gala.

BroadwayWorld.com and DRG Records invited you to come up with a parody in the style of Forbidden Broadway and here are the winners!

Karen Ziemba has been cast as Fastrada and B.D. Wong as the Leading Player in the Bay Street Theatre's production of Pippin, which will run from August 9th to September 4th

Broadway stars such as Christine Ebersole, Mary Testa and Ben Vereen will perform as part of Celebrate America, on June 11th at the Westchester County Center

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.

Stars in the Alley, the annual outdoor concert that features the stars of some of Broadway's most popular musicals took place on June 1 in Shubert Alley

Tim Curry is the latest addition to Broadway's Stars in the Alley, the outdoor concert that will feature the stars of some of Broadway's most popular musicals performing musical numbers in Shubert Alley on June 1st.

Rue McClanahan, Ben Vereen and Megan Hilty are the latest to play Madame Morrible, the Wizard and Glinda in Wicked

Christina Applegate, Denis O'Hare and Lynn Redgrave will Appear in Broadway's Stars in the Alley in Shubert Alley on June 1st