Dame Edna News

The recent National Theatre hit Coram Boy is set to cross the pond to Broadway after Boyett Ostar extended its producing deal with the famed British theatre company through the end of 2007, according to Variety

Signature Theatre Company honored Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Horton Foote at the company's annual gala on March 13th

In March and April, composers (such as Jeff Blumenkrantz and Paul Scott Goodman) will join writers and performers for the 2006 Music Theatre Marathon

Dame Edna: Back with a Vengeance! will sweep into Chicago from March 14th through 19th

Items signed by Jerry Mitchell, Bebe Neuwirth and Cathy Rigby are among those up for auction on eBay to benefit BC/EFA

On February 12th, Bryan Batt will host the ninth edition of the BC/EFA benefit Broadway Bears

Two of Broadway's most illustrious stars, the legendary CHITA RIVERA (who begins previews at the Schoenfeld Theatre on November 23 in Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life) and the debonair DAVID HYDE PIERCE (currently starring in the smash musical, Monty Python's Spamalot, Broadway's Tony Award-winning 'Best Musical'), will be joined by cast and company members from virtually every Broadway and Off Broadway show to celebrate and share in the joy of the holiday season when they flip the switch to light the 2005 BROADWAY HOLIDAY TREE.

Apparition, a new play by Anne Washburn, will run from December 4th, 2005 through January 7th, 2006 off-Broadway

Broadway In Chicago announces their 2006 Neumann Homes Broadway In Chicago Season Series.

Honky-Tonk Parade, New Yorker critic John Lahr's book of theatre and entertainment profiles, will be released in stores on November 1st

Dame Edna: Back with a Vengeance will visit Toronto, Las Vegas, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles and other cities from fall 2005 to spring 2006

Dame Edna: Back with a Vengeance will play Toronto from October 25th through 30th as part of the show's North American tour

Dame Edna will take her show Dame Edna: Back with a Vengeance to Chicago from March 14th to March 26th

Lynn Redgrave has been cast as Lady Bracknell in the CTG's Ahmanson Theatre production of The Importance of Being Earnest, which runs from January 17th to March 5th in CA

Click in for the complete list of 2005 Tony Award Winners. By the numbers, the Light in the Piazza led the pack followed by Doubt, and Spamalot (which won Best Musical).

The 2004-2005 Broadway theatre season boasted thriving grosses and a terrific number of Tony-eligible plays and musicals

The 50th Annual Drama Desk Awards Ceremony took place on Sunday, May 22. The big winners of the night were Doubt and The Light in the Piazza, each of whom received 5 awards. Outstanding Musical however, went to Spamalot.

The Plymouth Theatre and the Royale Theatre, both on 45th St., will be rechristened after two leaders of the Shubert Organization

The 2005 Tony Award Nominations were announced this morning, and we've got the complete list of nominees.