Bob Fosse News

The New Jersey Performing Arts Center will present productions of The King and I, Evita, Cats, Chicago and Thoroughly Modern Millie for its 2005-2006 season

John O'Hurley, best known for playing J. Peterman on Seinfeld, is in talks to play Billy Flynn in the long-running revival of Chicago

Tony Award-winner Debra Monk will succeed Carol Woods as Matron Mama Morton in Chicago on September 6th

Rolex presents 'THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT!' Celebrating Career Transition For Dancers', 20th Anniversary Jubilee - hosted by Liza Minnelli on Monday, October 24, 2005 at 7:00 pm at City Center.

Sweet Charity will cross the 100-performance mark at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre on July 29th

Tony Award-winner Frances Ruffelle will return to the role of Roxie Hart in the London production of Chicago on August 1st

Carol Woods will once again play Matron 'Mama' Morton in Chicago, beginning on July 26th

The 1972 concert has been digitally restored and will air in 2006.

Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life, the Broadway legend's retrospective of her performing career, is set to begin previews in November for a Decemeber opening at an unannounced Shuberts-owned theatre

Christina Applegate, Denis O'Hare and the cast of Sweet Charity will sign copies of the new cast recording of the show at FYE Rockefeller Center on July 14th

Tony Roberts and Derek Cecil will team up in the Bay Street Theatre's July production of Sleuth, while Sebastian LaCause, Alice Playten and Larry Keith have been added to the cast of Pippin, which will open in August

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

Television and film star Christopher McDonald will step into the role of Chicago's Billy Flynn on July 1st

Brooke Shields will play Roxie Hart in the London production of Chicago for an extra 5 weeks, departing on July 30th

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

On Monday, June 6, 2005, The York Theatre Company will present the international stage and film designer Tony Walton with the fifteenth Oscar Hammerstein Award for Lifetime Achievement in Musical Theatre at its annual spring benefit at Broadway's Hudson Theatre, 145 West 44th Street.

Beginning on June 28th, Luba Mason will take over the role of Velma in the Chicago revival

Scott Siegel took the eager audience at Town Hall on another journey down Memory Lane in the penultimate Broadway by the Year of the season.

The Fred Ebb Award will recognize excellence in musical theatre songwriting, by a lyricist, composer, or songwriting team that has not yet achieved significant commercial success. The award is meant to encourage and support aspiring songwriters to create new works for the musical theatre. The prize includes a $50,000 award.