Carole Shelley News

Wicked, Broadway's blockbuster musical, welcomed two new witches beginning Tuesday, October 9: Stephanie J. Block as Elphaba and Annaleigh Ashford as Glinda.

BroadwayWorld.com's New and Updated Who's Who Entries for the Week of 9/18/2007. Updates include: Ryan Duncan, Adriana Gaviria, Halley Wegryn Gross, Matthew Gumley, Jeffrey Landman, Troy Magino, Brian Charles Rooney, Dante Russo, Carole Shelley, Ben Vereen.

Wicked, Broadway's blockbuster musical, welcomes two new witches beginning Tuesday, October 9: Stephanie J. Block as Elphaba and Annaleigh Ashford as Glinda.

Tony Award-winner Carole Shelley, who created the role of Madame Morrible in the Broadway blockbuster, Wicked, will return to the hit musical, beginning performances on Broadway on Tuesday, August 28.

Stage, screen and TV legend Celeste Holm celebrated her 90th birthday at Tony's DiNapoli on April 29th, and BroadwayWorld was there!

Carole Shelley will assume the role of Lady Bracknell for the one-night-only performance of Oscar Wilde's classic comedy of manners The Importance of Being Earnest on Monday, March 19 with a 6:00pm reception and a 7:30pm performance at Theatre Row (410 West 42nd Street) to benefit Resonance Ensemble's 2007 season.

Due to other engagements, Tony Award-winner Donna McKechnie will no longer be taking on the title role of Mame in a semi-staged concert version of the Jerry Herman classic at the Barrington Stage Company in Pittsfield, MA

Carole Shelley, Christopher Innvar and more will star in Ring Round the Moon for Barrington Stage Company, running from August 10th through 27th

The Chicago cast of Wicked celebrated the 150th birthday of The Wizard of Oz author L. Frank Baum on May 15th

Langley and Homer Collyer - renowned for their New York brownstone packed with 136 tons of collectibles, including 14 pianos, an X-ray machine, chandeliers, a horse-drawn carriage and a labyrinth of newspapers -- bring their bravado, intrigue and clutter to Barrington Stage Company.

Carole Shelley will step in for Rondi Reed in the Chicago production of Wicked from April 25th through June 25th

Carole Shelley, the original Broadway Madame Morrible, will step into the Chicago production of Wicked from April 25th through June 25th while Rondi Reed performs in another play

To say that WICKED is enchanting, is not enough. For through its exuberance, its heart and mind, its exhilaration and its spectacle, WICKED truly enchants. This is a show for the ages

Donna McKechnie has been cast in the title role of Mame, which will run at the Barrington Stage Company from October 4th through 15th

To say that WICKED is enchanting, is not enough. For through its exuberance, its heart and mind, its exhilaration and its spectacle, WICKED truly enchants. This is a show for the ages.

Beginning March 8 (when performances begin at the Aronoff Center in Cincinnati), Julia Murney will assume the role of Elphaba, Alma Cuervo will become Madame Morrible, P.J. Benjamin will step into the role of the Wizard, Sebastian Arcelus will be Fiyero, and Jennifer Waldman will be Nessarose. Beginning March 28 (when the show will be playing at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia), K. Todd Freeman assumes the role of Dr. Dillamond.

Absurd Person Singular Alan Ruck will appear on WB11's Morning News on November 7th

The revival of Alan Ayckbourn's Absurd Person Singular will open tonight, October 18th, at the Biltmore Theatre