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E. Faye Butler on the Joy and the Business of Acting
by James Howard - Mar 1, 2007

Butler is currently starring in Alice Childress' Trouble in Mind at Baltimore's CenterStage through March 4. Go to www.centerstage.org for tickets and information.

Jersey Boys to Receive Las Vegas Production?
by BWW News Desk - Feb 24, 2007

Jersey Boys may be the latest Broadway smash to receive a Las Vegas production.

Chicago Engagement of Jersey Boys Extended for 4 Weeks
by BWW News Desk - Feb 20, 2007

Broadway In Chicago has announced that due to record-breaking advance sales, Jersey Boys will add four weeks to its highly-anticipated Chicago engagement, even before tickets go on sale to the general public

Jersey Boys Win Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album
by BWW News Desk - Feb 12, 2007

Jersey Boys (on Rhino records) was just announced as the winner of a 2007 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album in Los Angeles.

La Jolla Playhouse Announces 2007/8 Season; No Sheik Show
by BWW News Desk - Feb 8, 2007

La Jolla Playhouse Artistic Director Des McAnuff is proud to announce the complete line-up of shows in the compelling 2007/2008 season.

Tickets for Jersey Boys in Chicago Go On Sale 2/23
by BWW News Desk - Feb 6, 2007

Tickets for the Chicago Production of Jersey Boys go on sale Friday February 23rd.

McAnuff Takes Top Honors at San Diego Theatre Awards
by BWW News Desk - Jan 31, 2007

La Jolla Playhouse Artistic Director Des McAnuff was the leading honoree Monday evening (January 29) at the San Diego Theatre Critics Circle's annual presentation of the Craig Noel Awards for Theatrical Excellence.

Jimmi Simpson Tackles Sorkin's Farnsworth
by James Sims - Jan 25, 2007

Simpson took time out of rehearsals to talk about his working with McAnuff again, having been in the La Jolla Playhouse production of Tartuffe in 2002, along with his experiences with Sorkin and his upcoming films set for release later this year...

McAnuff Announces Cast of Sorkin's The Farnsworth Invention
by BWW News Desk - Jan 17, 2007

La Jolla Playhouse Artistic Director Des McAnuff has announced the cast of his upcoming Page To Stage Workshop Production of The Farnsworth Invention, written by Aaron Sorkin. Headlining the cast are Jimmi Simpson as Philo T. Farnsworth and Stephen Lang as David Sarnoff.

La Jolla Playhouse and Macy's to Fight Illiteracy
by BWW News Desk - Jan 11, 2007

La Jolla Playhouse and Macy's join forces for the POP Tour Literacy Drive, a book drive benefiting San Diego's Monarch School.

La Jolla Playhouse Raises $375,000 at 2006 Gala
by BWW News Desk - Jan 4, 2007

Photos from A Winter Fantasy, La Jolla Playhouse's 2006 Gala, are now available for download!

Broadway Hit 'Jersey Boys' Sets New House Record
by BWW News Desk - Jan 2, 2007

'Jersey Boys' sets new house record in New York and San Francisco.

Jersey Boys Featured on Dick Clark New Year's Eve Concert
by BWW News Desk - Dec 29, 2006

The stars of Jersey Boys will perform on 'Dick Clark's Rockin' New Year's Eve' show this Sunday, December 31 from 10:12pm to 10:18pm (Eastern) on ABC

Short Plays by Minghella, Weller, Etc. Performed 1/19-2/10
by BWW News Desk - Dec 27, 2006

Short plays by Anthony Minghella, Michael Weller, Amy Fox, and Lisa Ebersole will be performed at Urban Stages this month

Jersey Boys on XM-28 Satellite Radio 12/29
by BWW News Desk - Dec 27, 2006

The leads of Broadway's Tony Award winning musical, JERSEY BOYS, can be heard on XM Satellite Radio's XM-28 On Broadway Friday, December 29 at 12:00 Noon Broadway Time (Eastern) on John Von Soosten's daily program (which airs from Monday-Friday 7:00 AM-2:00 PM) and again at 9:00 PM Broadway Time the same day.

Jersey Boys Tour Breaks House Record in S.F.
by BWW News Desk - Dec 21, 2006

The national tour of Jersey Boys, which opened at San Francisco's Curran Theatre on December 10th, has broken that theatre's house record,

Jersey Boys Stars to Host '3 Men & a Chick Flick,' 12/23
by BWW News Desk - Dec 19, 2006

The leads from Broadway's hit Jersey Boys, will host the WE Network's '3 Men and a Chick Flick' this Saturday night/Sunday morning, December 23 at 12:00am when WE broadcasts the film Private Benjamin

Will Power's 'Honey Bo' to Tour San Diego-Area Schools
by BWW News Desk - Dec 18, 2006

La Jolla Playhouse will once again take theatre to the schools of San Diego with its latest incarnation of the Performance Outreach Program (POP) Tour: Honey Bo and the Gold Mine

Sorkin and McAnuff Collaborate on LaJolla's 'Invention'
by BWW News Desk - Dec 15, 2006

La Jolla Playhouse Artistic Director Des McAnuff collaborates with 'The West Wing' and 'Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip' creator/writer Aaron Sorkin to shape his new play about the advent of television

Review: Those Darn Boys from Jersey, I'm Tellin' Ya!
by Eugene Lovendusky - Dec 15, 2006

The first national tour of 'Jersey Boys,' had unsurprising Opening Night success at San Francisco's Curran Theatre. Over-flowing with fantastic tunes and heart-racing performances, audiences literally bounce out of their seats with this well-received hit.

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