Britney Spears recently performed three nights of her 'CIRCUS' Tour to sell out crowds at Madison Square Garden. In her spare time, Britney has become a 'Broadway Baby,' hitting the town with her children - Sean, age 3, and Jayden, age 2 - to see Rialto family favorites 'The Little Mermaid' and 'SHREK The Musical.' Word even has it that Spears quietly snuck in to a performance of 'Wicked.'
The Associated Press reports that screen and stage stars Christina Applegate, Debra Messing, Anneliese van der Pol and Cedric the Entertainer are among those lined up to star in Sesame Street's 'Shalom Sesame'.
The Tony Award® nominated hit musical IRVING BERLIN'S WHITE CHRISTMAS, the new stage reinvention of the beloved classic film, returns to Broadway at the Marquis Theatre this holiday season for 61 performances only - guaranteeing New York a white Christmas!
While publicists and studio executives tire themselves out today making calls and greasing the marketing wheels, celebrities took things into their own hands on Twitter. Here are a few 140-character messages that showed up this morning from those internet savvy celebs ? or possibly their overpaid ghost tweeters...
Chicago's acclaimed Jefferson Award nominated actress, winner of the After Dark Award for 'Outstanding Cabaret Artist' and one of the genres nationally celebrated performers, Suzanne Petri stars in her one-woman tribute to screen legend Marlene Dietrich.
Once again, On 3 Productions will produce the official host & presenters gift lounge, backstage at the Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on Sunday June 7th. Celebrity host Neil Patrick Harris and presenters Anne Hathaway, Jane Fonda, John Stamos, Edie Falco, Colin Hanks and many more will have an opportunity to choose from 'must-haves' in the official Lipton Gift Lounge. Some of the hot items include: an annual membership to New York Health & Racquet Club, Ultimate Ears custom molded headphones, luggage from Vera Bradley, the newest coffee/espresso maker from Nespresso and so much more.
Broadway Sessions w/ Ben D, the weekly musical theater themed evening at midtown nightclub Therapy, continues May 26th with special guests Rhett George and Alysha Umphress.
Rhett George is currently featured in The Little Mermaid at the Lunt-Fontanne Theater.
Chicago's acclaimed Jefferson Award nominated actress, winner of the After Dark Award for 'Outstanding Cabaret Artist' and one of the genres nationally celebrated performers, Suzanne Petri stars in her one-woman tribute to screen legend Marlene Dietrich.
Neil Simon's Tony Award-winning musical Sweet Charity opens this weekend at the Palace Theatre in Manchester, New Hampshire. Sweet Charity follows the misadventures of love encountered by the gullible and guileless Charity Hope Valentine, a dance hall hostess who always gives her heart and dreams to the wrong man.
Variety is reporting that ABC has canceled the Christina Applegate lead 'Samantha Who?' , which had been expected to return, but got caught up in this year's belt-tightening trend at the networks.
Shakespeare Festival/LA (SF/LA), a professional and community-based non-profit theater company, is auctioning off a speaking role alongside Rita Wilson and Tom Hanks in the 2009 Simply Shakespeare adaptation of ?The Comedy of Errors? under the direction of Ben Donenberg, founding Artistic Director, SF/LA. The winner will participate in rehearsal, gain admission to the VIP post-show party and take a group photo with the cast, which the cast will all sign. The auction began May 1 and will end at 7pm PDT on May 11, 2009.
Shakespeare Festival/LA (SF/LA), a professional and community-based non-profit theater company, is auctioning off a speaking role alongside Rita Wilson and Tom Hanks in the 2009 Simply Shakespeare adaptation of ?The Comedy of Errors? under the direction of Ben Donenberg, founding Artistic Director, SF/LA. The winner will participate in rehearsal, gain admission to the VIP post-show party and take a group photo with the cast, which the cast will all sign. The auction began May 1 and will end at 7pm PDT on May 11, 2009.
Neil Simon's Tony Award-winning musical Sweet Charity opens this weekend at the Palace Theatre in Manchester, New Hampshire. Sweet Charity follows the misadventures of love encountered by the gullible and guileless Charity Hope Valentine, a dance hall hostess who always gives her heart and dreams to the wrong man.
New York Festival of Song (NYFOS), called by The New York Times 'A national treasure when it comes to the art of song,' will present musical stars Tyne Daly, Amanda Green, Walter Bobbie, Darius de Haas, Jason Danieley and surprise guests in its 21st-Season Gala, titled CARRIED AWAY (with the Lyrics of Comden & Green), a celebration of legendary musical comedy writers Betty Comden and Adolph Green, on Tuesday, April 14 at 7 PM at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall.
Broadway Sessions w/ Ben D, the weekly musical theater themed evening at midtown nightclub Therapy, continues this Tuesday April 7th. The special guests for this evening include Frankie James Grande and LaQuet Sharnell.
A One-Night Only Evening of Classic and Contemporary Dance including Choreography by Artistic Director John Prinz, Michael Chernov and Gelsey Kirkland, James Kinney, Vasily Vainonen, and staging by Elena Kunikova. 'John Prinz and Friends' will take place on Sunday April 5 at 7:30 PM at The Ailey Citigroup Theater/The Joan Weill Center for Dance, 405 W 55 St.