Celia Keenan-Bolger News

Tony Award-winners Audra McDonald (Ragtime, Carousel), Michael Cerveris (Sweeney Todd, Assassins), and Cady Huffman (The Producers) will be among the many Broadway stars participating in 'Broadway Stands up for Freedom!,' a benefit show to support the youth programs of the New York Civil Liberties Union that will be held on July 24th

Ars Nova (voted 'Best of New York' by New York Magazine) continues its acclaimed UNCHARTED series with BENJ PASEK AND JUSTIN PAUL on Monday, July 17 at 8:00 PM at Ars Nova (511 West 54th Street). All tickets are $15.

The San Francisco sit-down production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is set to conclude its run at the Post Street Theatre on September 3rd

A number of patriotic theatre stars will take part in 'Broadway Stands for Freedom!,' a benefit concert that will be presented at the Peter Norton Symphony Space on July 24th

On June 12th, The York Theatre Company presented some of Broadway's brightest stars singing the songs of emerging composers and lyricists in 'NEO2,' and BroadwayWorld was there for the event!

An all-star cast----including several performers who were in the original Off-Broadway production--will swim into Joe's Pub for the July 10th concert of Michael John LaChiusa's Little Fish

Barrett Foa, currently appearing on Broadway as Princeton/Rod in Avenue Q, will assume the role of Leaf Coneybear in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at Circle in the Square, beginning Tuesday, July 25

Tonight at York Theatre Company, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty will host two sold-out performances of 'NEO2' at 6:00pm and 9:00pm; the evening will feature some of Broadway's brightest stars

Laura Benanti, Mary Testa, Alice Ripley and Lisa Howard will star in a Joe's Pub concert of Michael John LaChiusa's Little Fish on July 10th

Due to overwhelming demand, and with the 9pm performance sold out, York Theatre Company has announced an additional performance of 'NEO2,' a benefit concert celebrating emerging musical theatre writers, at 6:00pm on Monday June 12th

Orfeh, Andy Karl and Jeremy Kushnier will star in Paul Scott Goodman's Bright Lights, Big City at the Prince Music Theatre in Philadelphia from June 14th through July 2nd

On June 12th, the York Theatre Company's NE02 benefit concert will feature the work of emerging musical theatre songwriters, as performed by stars such as Stephanie J. Block, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Phylicia Rashad and Michael Rupert

The American Musical Voices Project's presentation of composer grants and Leadership Awards took place on Monday, May 15, at a cocktail reception at New World Stages; Michael John LaChiusa, Ricky Ian Gordon and Audra McDonald were among those honored

'Become'--a showcase of the music of Justin Paul and Benj Pasek featuring some of Broadway's biggest stars--was a sold-out success on May 14th, and BroadwayWorld was there!

Gavin Creel, Karen Mason and Kenita R. Miller have joined the cast of the sold-out Become concert on May 14th; in addition, a new performance was announced for the summer (dates TBA)

Laura Benanti, Cheyenne Jackson, Celia Keenan-Bolger and Megan Hilty will be among the stars featured in Become, a May 14th showcase of music by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul that will be presented for two performances at Joe's Pub

Clifford Odets' classic drama Awake and Sing!, directed by Bartlett Sher, opened on Monday, April 17th, on Broadway at the Belasco Theatre, the very theatre where the play had its world premiere in 1935.

The national tour of the Tony Award-winning William Finn musical The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is now set to pollinate America; dates and venues have been set for its previously-announced national tour.

On Tuesday, March 28 and Wednesday, March 29, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee will open its doors to the contestants, organizers and audience members of the 42nd Annual Daily News Citywide Spelling Bee

The hit series returned to Town Hall last week, kicking off its sixth season celebrating the musicals of 1930.