Carol Burnett News

The Katy Visual & Performing Arts Center (KVPAC) in Katy, Texas presents ONCE UPON A MATTRESS. Running April 23-25, The musical comedy is set in medieval times when Knights sat at round tables and Ladies-in-Waiting paraded through castle courtyards. KVPAC's ONCE UPON A MATTRESS is Directed by Gregory Magyar, Choreographed and Assistant Directed by Adam Turner and Lisa Burt. The cast start KVPAC's Senior Company. Set Design by Warren Cochran, and costumes are graciously on loan from Seven Lakes High School. Musical director, Adam Stout adds live music to the production--a first for the KVPAC Company!

Paper Mill Playhouse (Mark S. Hoebee-Artistic Director, Mark W. Jones-Executive Director) is celebrating its upcoming 72nd season with Reaching for the Stars - Songs from Broadway and the Movies on Thursday, May 12th at the Hilton Short Hills.

Today we are taking a look at the extended streak of genius exhibited by Stephen Sondheim, along with director/producer Hal Prince, following the resounding success of COMPANY in 1970. Throughout the rest of the 70s they would continue to change the form of theatre itself with four momentous musicals tackling every topic from aging showgirls singing one last tune to Ingmar Bergman sunsets and a topic for a concept musical no less epic than the westernization of Japan in the wake of Commodore Perry - plus, who could forget the remorseful Barber and his knife (or should that be “wife“?). Without question, these are four richly-encrusted crowning achievements of a legendary career and these musical jewels are still sparkling and shining, as glistening and beautiful as ever dazzling us and enticing us to inspect them closer...

La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts and McCoy Rigby Entertainment present the fourth production and the 'rocking-est' show of La Mirada Theatre's 2009-2010 season, BUDDY - The Buddy Holly Story, written by Alan Janes & Rob Bettinson with choreography by Dana Solimando, musical direction by Darryl Archibald and directed by Glenn Casale. BUDDY - The Buddy Holly Story will began performances on Friday, April 16 and officially opened on Saturday, April 17. The production will run through Sunday, May 2 at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, 14900 La Mirada Boulevard in La Mirada.

La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts and McCoy Rigby Entertainment present the fourth production and the 'rocking-est' show of La Mirada Theatre's 2009-2010 season, BUDDY - The Buddy Holly Story, written by Alan Janes & Rob Bettinson with choreography by Dana Solimando, musical direction by Darryl Archibald and directed by Glenn Casale.

The Katy Visual & Performing Arts Center (KVPAC) in Katy, Texas presents ONCE UPON A MATTRESS. Running April 23-25, The musical comedy is set in medieval times when Knights sat at round tables and Ladies-in-Waiting paraded through castle courtyards. KVPAC's ONCE UPON A MATTRESS is Directed by Gregory Magyar, Choreographed and Assistant Directed by Adam Turner and Lisa Burt. The cast start KVPAC's Senior Company. Set Design by Warren Cochran, and costumes are graciously on loan from Seven Lakes High School. Musical director, Adam Stout adds live music to the production--a first for the KVPAC Company!

Barnes & Noble has announced its guests and events for the month of April for its various stores in New York City. Set to appear are Carol Burnett, John Tartaglia, Gene Wilder, the casts of Broadway's Memphis and Enron, and many more!

The theatrical definition of a triple threat is someone who can act, sing and dance, but Lee Roy Reams takes this definition to even greater heights by not only being a great performer, but director and choreographer as well.

Barnes & Noble has announced its guests and events for the month of April for its various stores in New York City.

Carol Burnett, the six-time Emmy Award-winning actress, comedienne, singer and author will appear in a special evening, 'Laughter and Reflection: A Conversation with Carol Where the Audience Asks the Questions,' at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at Hennepin Theatre Trust's State Theatre in Minneapolis.

La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts and McCoy Rigby Entertainment present the fourth production and the 'rocking-est' show of La Mirada Theatre's 2009-2010 season, BUDDY - The Buddy Holly Story, written by Alan Janes & Rob Bettinson with choreography by Dana Solimando, musical direction by Darryl Archibald and directed by Glenn Casale.

As previously reported, Broadway star, Tony, Grammy and Golden Globe Award winner, Bernadette Peters will pen a second children's book, Stella is a Star, set for publishing and release this spring by Blue Apple Books. The book, inspired by Peters' dog Stella, will feature illustrations by Liz Murphy. Proceeds will go to Broadway Barks, the charitable organization co-founded by Peters and Mary Tyler Moore over over 10 year ago in support of animal shelters.

Don't miss your chance to see the JHU Barnstormers' excellent production of ONCE UPON A MATTRESS, playing through April 11 on the campus of Johns Hopkins University.

The Off Broadway Alliance, the organization of Off Broadway producers, general managers, venue owners, press agents and marketing personnel, will hold the second in a series of seminars focused on the culture, business and history of Off Broadway theater.

The Off Broadway Alliance, the organization of Off Broadway producers, general managers, venue owners, press agents and marketing personnel, will hold the second in a series of seminars focused on the culture, business and history of Off Broadway theater.

Tony Award winner Michele Pawk is set for a reading of Joan Crawford In...'Flesh and Blood!', written by Joe Major. The event is invitation only, and will take place April 8 -9 in Manhattan. With direction by Richard Roland, the show features Liz McCartney (South Pacific), Marcus Neville (The Full Monty), Roger Rifkin (Early to Bed), Ed Romanoff (Hairspray), Graham Rowat (The Boys in the Band) and Sarah Stiles (Vanities).

The Off Broadway Alliance, the organization of Off Broadway producers, general managers, venue owners, press agents and marketing personnel, will hold the second in a series of seminars focused on the culture, business and history of Off Broadway theater.

The Tony® Award-winning actress will once again be gracing the stage of The Orange County Performing Arts Center's Samueli Theater to close out this year's Broadway talent-heavy Cabaret Series from April 8 thru 11. Besides her winning performance as Ms. Adelaide in the critically-acclaimed revival of Guys and Dolls, she has been balancing a rich career in film and television with a string of iconic shows on the Great White Way, which include Tony-nominated turns in A Catered Affair, Bells Are Ringing, and Jerome Robbins' Broadway. Most recently she hung up her tentacles playing the final Ursula in Disney's stage adaptation of The Little Mermaid before it closed on Broadway last year. But before she makes her triumphant cabaret return to Orange County, Ms. Prince spoke with BroadwayWorld about her upcoming show, her Tony ceremony woes, and her mission to inspire the next generation of theater actors to live out their dreams.

Tony Award winner and stage legend Carol Burnett will host a book-signing for her new memoir, This Time Together: Laughter and Reflection, at Barnes & Noble Union Square on Thursday, April 8 at 7pm. In addition to signing books for fans, Burnett will discuss the book and highlights from her career.