Christine Andreas News

It's just been announced that Wilson Jermaine Heredia, who famously created the drag queen role of Angel in the 1996 Off Broadway production of RENT before winning a Tony for the same role on Broadway will join LA CAGE AUX FOLLES on Broadway on February 15th. Heredia will replace Robin de Jesus in the part, and joins the production at the same time as new stars Harvey Fierstein and Jeffrey Tambor.

2010 was quite a year for Broadway with some spectacular opening nights. We'll be sharing highlights from the year in photos, videos, interviews and more throughout this final week of the year. First off is a look at some of the star and excitement filled opening night curtain calls of 2010. Photos by Walter McBride / WM Photos / Corbis

LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, the winner of three 2010 Tony Awards including Best Revival of a Musical, is offering a special friends and family 4-pack for seats for all performances from January 11 through February 13.

Six-time Emmy Award nominee Jeffrey Tambor ('Arrested Development,' 'The Larry Sanders Show') will make his Broadway musical debut as Georges opposite four-time Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein as Albin in the Tony Award-winning revival of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES. Tambor and Fierstein will begin performances on Tuesday, February 15 at the Longacre Theatre (220 West 48th Street). Five-time Emmy Award winner Kelsey Grammer and 2010 Tony Award winner Douglas Hodge, the current stars of LA CAGE, will play their final performance on Sunday, February 13.

Sales of Broadway's Carols for a Cure, Volume 12 have been so brisk in New York theaters that it has been difficult keeping up with the demand.

Bob Lappin and The Palm Beach Pops, known for their solid musicianship, polished performers and first-class arrangements, are setting the stage for their annual tribute to Broadway on November 29, 2010. Accomplished Broadway singing stars David Burnham of Wicked and Christine Andreas who is currently performing in La Cage Aux Folles with Kelsey Grammar will team up together with The Palm Beach Pops for an inspired evening of world-class entertainment. The Best of Broadway concerts will feature a buffet of favorites from musicals Fiddler on the Roof, Jekyll & Hyde, La Cage Aux Folles and others.

Bob Lappin and The Palm Beach Pops, known for their solid musicianship, polished performers and first-class arrangements, are setting the stage for their annual tribute to Broadway on November 29, 2010. Accomplished Broadway singing stars David Burnham of Wicked and Christine Andreas who is currently performing in La Cage Aux Folles with Kelsey Grammar will team up together with The Palm Beach Pops for an inspired evening of world-class entertainment. The Best of Broadway concerts will feature a buffet of favorites from musicals Fiddler on the Roof, Jekyll & Hyde, La Cage Aux Folles and others.

Michael Riedel reports in the New York Post this morning that none other than Mike Myers (yes, Austin Powers) may step into Kelsey Grammer's role of Georges alongside Harvey Fierstein in LA CAGE AUX FOLLES after Grammer and Douglas Hodge depart the show in February. Writes Riedel: Hodge's co-star, the excellent Kelsey Grammer, is likely to leave the show in February as well, so the hunt is on for a new Georges...Mike Myers is said to be in the mix.'

Four-time Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein is returning to Broadway, starring as Albin in the 2010 Tony Award-winning revival of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES. Fierstein won the 1984 Tony Award for writing LA CAGE, but this will be his first time appearing in the show. He will debut on Tuesday, February 15 at the Longacre Theatre (220 West 48th Street) for a limited run of 12 weeks only. Fierstein's co-star will be announced soon.

The Most Reverend Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York, will be honored by St. Malachy's - the Actors' Chapel, at the Fifth Annual Father George Moore Benefit Dinner Monday, November 8, at 6:00pm at the Crowne Plaza Times Square Hotel, 1605 Broadway at West 49th Street.

The Most Reverend Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York, will be honored by St. Malachy's - the Actors' Chapel, at the Fifth Annual Father George Moore Benefit Dinner Monday, November 8, at 6:00pm at the Crowne Plaza Times Square Hotel, 1605 Broadway at West 49th Street.

Yesterday, Pussy Cat Doll and Hollywood Bowl Rent star Nicole Scherzinger took in a performance of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES on Broadway. BroadwayWorld was exclusively invited backstage following the performance to snap Nicole with le Cagelles.

The Most Reverend Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York, will be honored by St. Malachy's - the Actors' Chapel, at the Fifth Annual Father George Moore Benefit Dinner Monday, November 8, at 6:00pm at the Crowne Plaza Times Square Hotel, 1605 Broadway at West 49th Street.

Five-time Emmy Award-winner Kelsey Grammer and Tony and Olivier Award-winner Douglas Hodge, the stars of the Tony Award-winning revival of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, will sign copies of the show's critically acclaimed new Broadway cast recording from PS Classics on Thursday, November 4 at Lord & Taylor.

Two more casts have added their voices to Broadway's Carols for a Cure, the annual holiday music CD benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA). Promises, Promises cast members sing 'Oh Come, Oh Come Emmanuel,' and Joey Curatolo, who plays Paul McCartney in RAIN - A Tribute To The Beatles On Broadway, wrote and recorded an original song 'Wishing You a Very Merry Christmas.'

The 2010 Broadway's Carols for a Cure, Volume 12 will be available in Broadway theaters Oct. 22nd. Lovers of Broadway talent can do some early holiday shopping as well as support Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA) through the purchase of this 2-disc, annual CD of original and traditional holiday music from the current 2010 Broadway line-up.

The 2010 Broadway's Carols for a Cure, Volume 12 will be available in Broadway theaters Oct. 22nd. Lovers of Broadway talent can do some early holiday shopping as well as support Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA) through the purchase of this 2-disc, annual CD of original and traditional holiday music from the current 2010 Broadway line-up.

Meet the hilarious door girl of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES who greets audiences daily at the Longacre Theatre. Check out the video below!

Pre-orders of Broadway's Carols for a Cure, Volume 12 are being taken now for November 1st delivery.

Philadelphia's Prince Music Theater (Chesnut Street) has filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11, halting a scheduled sheriff's sale on Tuesday, October 5. The anticipated sale came in the wake of a foreclosure statement made by TD Bank two years ago, in which they cited the Prince for nonpayment of debt. According to The Philadelphia Inquirer, the theater owes TD Bank approximately $4.8 million.