Christopher Gattelli News

'Silence! The Musical,' winner of the 2005 Fringe Festival award for Outstanding Musical, will hold a staged reading February 5th at the McGinn/Cazalle Theatre.

The cast of Altar Boyz will record a song for the Songs of Love Foundation, described as 'the only non-profit organization dedicated to providing a source of inspiration, joy and possibly even healing by creating personalized one-of-a-kind songs for sick children.'

The cast and creative team of Adrift in Macao, a new musical with book and lyrics by Christopher Durang and music by Peter Melnick, recently gathered for a press rehearsal

Primary Stages will present the New York premiere of Adrift in Macao, a new musical with book and lyrics by Christopher Durang and music by Peter Melnick. Adrift in Macao begins performances Tuesday evening, January 23, 2007 for a limited engagement through Sunday afternoon, March 4, 2007 at 59E59 Theaters

Ken Davenport and Robyn Goodman, in association with Walt Grossman, Ruth Hendel, Sharon Karmazin, Matt Murphy and Mark Shacket, proudly announce that the cast of ALTAR BOYZ will record a song for the Songs of Love Foundation, the only non-profit organization dedicated to providing a source of inspiration, joy and possibly even healing by creating personalized one-of-a-kind songs for sick children.

Sh-K-Boom Records recently preserved the score of the Broadway musical High Fidelity on an original cast recording of the show

In lieu of the world premiere of Terrence McNally's Deuce, Primary Stages will present the New York premiere of Athol Fugard's Exits and Entrances this spring

The 13th performance of High Fidelity, also being the press performance I attended, wound up being the show's final night on Broadway. A pity. I much prefer reviewing enjoyable musicals than eulogizing them.

The Broadway engagement of Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me will play its final performance on Sunday, January 7, 2007 at 3:00 p.m. at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre

The musical High Fidelity will end its run on Broadway at the Imperial Theatre following the evening performance on Sunday, December 17

Variety reports that the Off-Broadway hit Altar Boyz will take the 'Raise the Praise' tour to Budapest, Hungary

How to Save the World and Find True Love in 90 Minutes, a new musical, will close at New World Stages/Stage 5 on December 31st

A star-studded after-party was held after the opening of High Fidelity at the Imperial Theatre on December 7th

The new Broadway musical High Fidelity opened on December 7th at the Imperial Theatre after beginning previews on November 20th

Broadway's Theater Community Gathers to Raise Funds for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids and Be Entertained

The 18th Annual 'Gypsy of the Year Competition' announced a total of $2,992,800 had been raised by the over 50 participating Broadway, Off-Broadway, and National Tour companies to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS beating last year's total of $2,972,721

Primary Stages has announced casting for the New York premiere of Adrift in Macao, a new musical with book and lyrics by Christopher Durang and music by Peter Melnick

Spamalot co-stars Marin Mazzie and Jonathan Hadary will leave Camelot for a few hours to co-host BC/EFA's 18th Annual Gypsy of the Year Competition

Director Peter DuBois (Measure for Pleasure) and Choreographer Bill T. Jones (Spring Awakening) are the winners of the 2006 Stage Directors and Choreographers FoundationCallaway Awards for 'Excellence in the craft of Direction and Choreography.'

The uninspired book and lyrics of this musical farce about political and romantic antics at the United Nations exercises veto power over the best efforts of a very talented supporting cast and some pleasant and catchy tunes