Derek Johnson News

In celebration of the 15th anniversary of "The Lion King" on Broadway, "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire," with Emmy Award-winning host Meredith Vieira, will host two principal actors from the hit musical as contestants today, December 10. Chantel Riley (Nala) and Ben Jeffrey (Pumbaa) will play "Millionaire" as a two-person team and will donate their winnings to The Actors Fund, a national human services organization that helps professionals in performing arts and entertainment in times of need, crisis or transition. The duo is guaranteed to win a minimum of $10,000 for The Actors Fund.

In celebration of the 15th anniversary of "The Lion King" on Broadway, "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire," with Emmy Award-winning host Meredith Vieira, will host two principal actors from the hit musical as contestants on Monday, December 10. Chantel Riley (Nala) and Ben Jeffrey (Pumbaa) will play "Millionaire" as a two-person team and will donate their winnings to The Actors Fund, a national human services organization that helps professionals in performing arts and entertainment in times of need, crisis or transition. The duo is guaranteed to win a minimum of $10,000 for The Actors Fund.

In celebration of the fifteenth anniversary of Broadway's landmark musical event The Lion King, cast members Alton Fitzgerald White, Chondra La-Tease Profit and Lindiwe Dlamini 'flipped the switch' and lit the world-famous Empire State Building's tower lights with the signature color of the production. The lights will shine yellow in honor of the anniversary today, December 4, 2012. Check out photos of the cast at the Empire State Building below!

In celebration of the fifteenth anniversary of Broadway's landmark musical event The Lion King, cast members Alton Fitzgerald White, Chondra La-Tease Profit and Lindiwe Dlamini will 'flip the switch' and light the world-famous Empire State Building's tower lights with the signature color of the production. The lights will shine yellow in honor of the anniversary on Tuesday, December 4, 2012.

Broadway's landmark musical event THE LION KING celebrated its 15th Anniversary Sunday evening with a one-night only celebratory performance benefitting The Actors Fund. Virtually the entire creative team, who collectively won six Tony® Awards for their work on the show, reunited for the sold out performance.

Disney's landmark musical event, The Lion King, celebrates 15 years on Broadway today, November 13th at the Minskoff Theatre (200 West 45th Street, New York City). Virtually the entire creative team, who collectively won six Tony Awards for their work on the show, will reunite for a one-night only celebratory performance Sunday, November 18th as a benefit for The Actors Fund.

Disney's landmark musical event, The Lion King, celebrates 15 years on Broadway Tuesday, November 13th at the Minskoff Theatre (200 West 45th Street, New York City). Virtually the entire creative team, who collectively won six Tony® Awards for their work on the show, will reunite for a one-night only celebratory performance Sunday, November 18th as a benefit for The Actors Fund. For information on purchasing those seats, with 100% of proceeds benefitting the organization, visit: http://www.actorsfund.org/performances-and-events/lion-king-5.

Once again, the Ocean State Theatre Company has assembled a very talented cast of musical theatre performers, and 'How to Succeed's' song-and-dance numbers are this production's greatest strength.

The Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, which recently enjoyed a tremendously successful revival on Broadway, opens at Theatre By The Sea on August 15.

TADA! YOUTH THEATER has announced the production of THE HISTORY MYSTERY. Book by Janine Nina Trevens, music by Eric Rockwell, and lyrics by Margaret Rose, THE HISTORY MYSTERY will be directed by Janine Nina Trevens.

TADA! YOUTH THEATER's original production, The History Mystery, is running now at the TADA! Youth Theater (15 West 28th Str. 2nd Floor). With book by Janine Nina Trevens, music by Eric Rockwell and lyrics by Margaret Rose, The History Mystery is directed by Ms. Trevens. Starring members of TADA!'s Resident Youth Ensemble, this limited engagement runs now through February 19th.

TADA! YOUTH THEATER has announced the production of THE HISTORY MYSTERY. Book by Janine Nina Trevens, music by Eric Rockwell, and lyrics by Margaret Rose, THE HISTORY MYSTERY will be directed by Janine Nina Trevens.

TADA! YOUTH THEATER has announced the production of THE HISTORY MYSTERY. Book by Janine Nina Trevens, music by Eric Rockwell, and lyrics by Margaret Rose, THE HISTORY MYSTERY will be directed by Janine Nina Trevens.

TADA! YOUTH THEATER has announced the production of THE HISTORY MYSTERY. Book by Janine Nina Trevens, music by Eric Rockwell, and lyrics by Margaret Rose, THE HISTORY MYSTERY will be directed by Janine Nina Trevens.

TADA! YOUTH THEATER has announced the production of THE HISTORY MYSTERY. Book by Janine Nina Trevens, music by Eric Rockwell, and lyrics by Margaret Rose, THE HISTORY MYSTERY will be directed by Janine Nina Trevens.

The Bang on a Can All-Stars, New York's renowned electric chamber music ensemble, take the stage at Carnegie Hall's Zankel Hall on Saturday, November 5, 2011 at 9pm to perform the New York premieres of Louis Andriessen's Life with film by Marijke Van Warmerdam (postponed from a previous season due to the unpronounceable volcano in Iceland) and David Lang's sunray, plus Michael Gordon's for Madeline, Kate Moore's Ridgeway, three pieces commissioned by Bang on a Can from David Longstreth of the Dirty Projectors (Instructional Video, Matt Damon, Breakfast at J&M), and Lukas Ligeti's Glamour Girl.

The Bang on a Can All-Stars, New York's renowned electric chamber music ensemble, take the stage at Carnegie Hall's Zankel Hall on Saturday, November 5, 2011 at 9pm to perform the New York premieres of Louis Andriessen's Life with film by Marijke Van Warmerdam (postponed from a previous season due to the unpronounceable volcano in Iceland) and David Lang's sunray, plus Michael Gordon's for Madeline, Kate Moore's Ridgeway, three pieces commissioned by Bang on a Can from David Longstreth of the Dirty Projectors (Instructional Video, Matt Damon, Breakfast at J&M), and Lukas Ligeti's Glamour Girl.