Brian d'Arcy James News

The Actors Fund presents a Special Performance of Shrek The Musical on 3/15/2009. The Actors Fund is a nationwide human services organization that helps all professionals in performing arts and entertainment. The Fund is a safety net, providing programs and services for those who are in need, crisis or transition.

The Wednesday, March 11th evening performance of SHREK THE MUSICAL marked the 100th performance of the new show on Broadway. Tonight, the cast will celebrate the milestone on stage at the Broadway Theatre. SHREK THE MUSICAL opened on Sunday, December 14, 2008.

LYNDA CARTER, best known for her starring role as TV's Wonder Woman and Tony Award-nominee and star of Disney's Johnny and the Sprites JOHN TARTAGLIA (Shrek the Musical, Avenue Q); Visited SIRIUS XM Radio's SETH RUDETSKY on Wednesday, March 11th at The Broadway Concierge & Ticket Center in The Times Square Information Center, 7th Avenue btw 46th & 47th. BroadwayWorld.com dropped in to watch and capture all the 'Seth-fueled' fun!

The Actors Fund presents a Special Performance of Shrek The Musical on 3/15/2009. The Actors Fund is a nationwide human services organization that helps all professionals in performing arts and entertainment. The Fund is a safety net, providing programs and services for those who are in need, crisis or transition.

The National Foundation for Facial Reconstruction (NFFR) presented Broadway for Medicine II featuring funny-lady Julie Halston (Hairspray, Sex and the City) and 'Professor of all things Broadway,' Sirius/XM Satellite Radio host Seth Rudetsky along with some very exciting special guests. The event took place on Monday, March 9, 2009 at Cipriani 42nd Street.

Members of the Shrek cast are set to celebrate the release of the Broadway muscial's original cast recording on March 25 at the Columbus Circle Borders. Brian d'Arcy James, Sutton Foster, Daniel Breaker, Christopher Sieber, nd John Tartaglia will be present to sign CDs at 6:00 pm.

An intimate production of 'Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens' will be performed at the Triad Theatre in Manhattan on Mar. 8 to support The Trevor Project. Ryan Berman, a Marymount Manhattan College directing student, and Jason Haft, an NYU student, produce the benefit. The two also direct the evening with Steve Bednasz at the piano. Elizabeth Espinoza stage manages.

The cast album of SHREK THE MUSICAL from Universal/Decca Broadway will be released March 24th, 2009 but BroadwayWorld.com fans gets to hear it FIRST! as we're proud to present the world premiere on BroadwayWorld.com Radio!

DreamWorks Theatricals and Neal Street Productions, Ltd. brought SHREK THE MUSICAL to the Broadway Theatre (1681 Broadway @ 53rd St) on Sunday, December 14, 2008. Preview performances began on Saturday, November 8, 2008. The cast album from Universal/Decca Broadway will be released March 24th, 2009.

SHREK THE MUSICAL star Brian d'Arcy James will be at Planet Hollywood Times Square on Monday, March 2, 2009at 6:30 p.m. to donate memorabilia from SHREK THE MUSICAL and have his handprints captured in cement. (The mold of his handprints and memorabilia from the show will later be displayed in the restaurant.)

An intimate production of 'Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens' will be performed at the Triad Theatre in Manhattan on Mar. 8 to support The Trevor Project. Ryan Berman, a Marymount Manhattan College directing student, and Jason Haft, an NYU student, produce the benefit. The two also direct the evening with Steve Bednasz at the piano. Elizabeth Espinoza stage manages.

The Actors Fund will host a Special Performance of SHREK THE MUSICAL on Sunday, March 15th at 8pm.

SHREK THE MUSICAL star Brian d'Arcy James will be at Planet Hollywood Times Square on Monday, March 2, 2009at 6:30 p.m. to donate memorabilia from SHREK THE MUSICAL and have his handprints captured in cement. (The mold of his handprints and memorabilia from the show will later be displayed in the restaurant.)

The DreamWorks Theatricals and Neal Street Productions, Ltd production of SREK THE MUSICAL opened at the Broadway Theatre in New York City on December 14, 2008. On March 24th, the highly anticipated Original Cast Recording will be released by Decca Broadway.

Atlantic Theater Company (Neil Pepe, Artistic Director; Jeffory Lawson, Managing Director) is proud to announce the final production of its 2008-2009 season - the world premiere of Leslie Ayvazian's play MAKE ME, directed by Atlantic associate artistic director Christian Parker. Casting will be announced shortly.

Live Design Magazine, the creative and technical journal for live entertainment professionals covers lighting, sound, staging and projection and they've gone behind the scenes at Shrek The Musical.

Broadway lovers and teddy bear collectors came together on Sunday, February 15, at the BROADWAY BEARS XII auction, which raised a grand total of $152,116! The event was hosted by Bryan Batt with Lorna Kelly reprising her role as auctioneer. Forty specially made BROADWAY BEARS ? each dressed in original, handmade costumes representing the theater?s most legendary characters - were auctioned to the highest bidder in support of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Last year?s BROADWAY BEARS raised $130,878 and the grand total for all 12 Broadway Bears auctions is $1,644,077.18 with over 500 bears auctioned.

BroadwayWorld is excited to bring you a daily sneak peek of some of the wonderful creations that await you at BROADWAY BEARS XII, today its time to go 'Ogre' the moon with the SHREK bear!

On Friday, February 17th, the cast of Broadway's SHREK THE MUSICAL will perform on ABC?s ?The View.? Brian d?Arcy James and Sutton Foster will first perform ?I?ve Got You Beat? and then join the company (also featuring Daniel Breaker and John Tartaglia) in performing ?Freak Flag.? ?The View? airs nationally on ABC (channel 7, WABC in the tri-state area). Check local listings.

The Tony Awards Administration Committee met today for the third time this season to decide the eligibility of nine Broadway productions for the 2009 American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards?, presented by The Broadway League and The American Theatre Wing.