Broadway Across America News

Tomorrow, Tuesday, May 25, MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET's Levi Kreis, a Tony nominee for Best Featured Actor in a Musical, will be a live guest on WNBC's 'LX New York' between 5-6PM on channel 4.

Showtunes Theatre Company, in partnership with Broadway Across America-Seattle and Seattle Theatre Group, is proud to announce its first concert production at their new home of The Moore Theatre - the legendary Sondheim/Goldman musical, Follies.

Tomorrow, May 25, Stanley Tucci will be honored by Sardi's with a famed wall caricature. On hand to celebrate will be the cast of Broadway's LEND ME A TENOR, including Anthony LaPaglia, Tony Shalhoub, Justin Bartha, Jan Maxwell, Brooke Adams, Mary Catherine Garrison, Jennifer Laura Thompson, and Jay Klaitz.

On Friday, May 21, the cast of MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET will perform 'Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On' on ABC's 'The View' between 11:00AM-12:00PM on channel 7. On Monday, May 24, go behind the scenes at 'The View' with the cast of MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET in a special episode.

HAIR is cutting for a cause! Producers of the Tony Award-winning musical announced today that the show is partnering with Bumble and bumble to throw a 'CUT-IN' on Monday, May 24 from 12:00 - 4:00 p.m. at Bumble and bumble's Uptown location (146 East 56th Street, between 3rd and Lexington).

Hennepin Theatre Trust will host a special Wicked 'Happy Hour' On Sale Event starting at 5 p.m., Monday, May 24 to launch sales of individual tickets to Broadway's biggest blockbuster about the witches of Oz, which opens August 11 for a six week Minneapolis run.

MEMPHIS is the winner of the 2010 Drama Desk Award for Best Original Musical.

LA CAGE AUX FOLLES has won the 2010 Drama Desk Award for Best Revival of a Musical.

A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE and FENCES share the 2010 Drama Desk Award for Best Revival of a Play.

Douglas Hodge is this year's recipient of the 2010 Drama Desk Award for Best Actor in a Musical for LA CAGE AUX FOLLES.

Liev Schreiber is this year's recipient of the Drama Desk Award for Best Actor in a Play.

Katie Finneran is this year's recipient of the 2010 Drama Desk Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for PROMISES, PROMISES.

Daryl Waters and David Bryan are this year's recipient of the 2010 Best Orchestrations Award for MEMPHIS.

David Bryan is this year's recipient of the 2010 Best Music Award for MEMPHIS.

The First National Tour of Legally Blonde: The Musical will end its stint at the Aronoff Center, on May 23, 2010 as a Fifth Third Bank Broadway Across America 09/10 Season Presentation.

Nickelodeon and Broadway Across America bring Storytime Live! to the Citi Performing Arts CenterSM Wang Theatre in Boston this spring, playing 6 performances on Saturday, May 22 and Sunday, May 23. Storytime Live! is the first-ever live family theatrical tour featuring characters from four of the current top-rated preschool shows on television today : Dora the Explorer, The Backyardigans, The Wonder Pets! and Ni Hao, Kai-lan;.

Nickelodeon and Broadway Across America bring Storytime Live! to the Citi Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre, 270 Tremont Street, this spring, playing 6 performances on Saturday, May 22 and Sunday, May 23. Showtimes are 11am, 2pm and 5pm. Tickets are $15-$56 and are availlable online at www.citicenter.org or by calling 866-348-9738.

Ken Ludwig's comedy LEND ME A TENOR will conclude its limited Broadway engagement on Sunday August 15 at the end of the actors' contracts. An extension through Labor Day is under discussion and subject to the actors' schedules.

Steel Burkhardt, original cast member of the current Broadway and London revival of HAIR, will succeed Will Swenson as Berger on May 31 at London's Gielgud Theatre. As previously announced, Tony Award-nominee Will Swenson is departing to lead the cast of the pre-Broadway North American company of PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT: THE MUSICAL, written by Stephan Elliott and Allan Scott and directed by Simon Phillips. PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT: THE MUSICAL will open on Broadway in Spring 2011 at a theater to be announced.

The Irish Repertory Theatre continues its New Works Reading Series with a free reading of BERNICE BOBS HER HAIR, a new musical featuring music by Adam Gwon and book and lyrics by Julia Jordan on Friday, May 21 at 2:00pm at the Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street) in Manhattan. Joe Calarco to direct.