Des McAnuff News

The National Tour of the Tony® Award-winning Best Musical, JERSEY BOYS, will extend its run through March 25th at the Curran theatre (445 Geary Street) in San Francisco, CA.

'Jersey Boys,' the smash Tony Award-winning Best Musical of 2006, has begun its national tour, which opened yesterday at San Francisco's Curran Theatre, playing through March 25, 2007.

Valarie Pettiford, who was last seen on stage at the La Jolla Playhouse performing in Des McNauff's The Wiz, recently spent the evening in the historic lobby of the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood, singing a handful of showtunes and standards...

Hollywood was alive with the sounds of a bygone era, as Tony nominated actress, dancer and film star Valarie Pettiford dazzled with a cabaret performance in the Pantages Theatre lobby December 4...

Broadway's top performers will tell the stories and sing the songs that made them famous in 'Gimme a Break,' A Benefit Evening for The Transport Group (The Audience, First Lady Suite) honoring Gilbert Parker

The Broadway hit Jersey Boys, winner of the 2006 Best Musical Tony Award about Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, has set a new house record at the August Wilson Theatre, marking the 19th time the show has topped itself since it opened in November, 2005

Jersey Boys, the 2006 Tony Award-winner for Best Musical, might be headed for the big screen

John Lloyd Young, who took home the Tony for Best Actor in a Musical in 2006 is raising money via his official website for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. In addition to several items listed on his site and EBAY, the most recent addition is a limited number of signed DVDs of the exclusive video chronicling his Tony experience created by BroadwayWorld.com!

A press rehearsal featuring the stars of the upcoming Jersey Boys national tour, launching in San Francisco in December, was recently held!

On November 9th, Tony Award-winning director Des McAnuff was honored with a caricature at the legendary Sardi's Restaurant in New York

The 2006 Best Musical Tony Award-winning musical Jersey Boys will celebrate its First Anniversary on Broadway Monday, November 6

On Saturday, December 9, La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego will host 'A Winter Fantasy,' a gala benefit featuring Tony Award-winning actress and singer Patti LuPone

The producers of JERSEY BOYS, winner of this year's Tony® Award for Best Musical, have announced the cast that will launch the National Tour in San Francisco.

La Jolla Playhouse has announced a two-week extension of Des McAnuff's re-imagination of the Tony Award-winning classic, The Wiz

Jersey Boys national tour to play Los Angeles in summer of 2007

The harmonizing stars of Jersey Boys--John Lloyd Young, Christian Hoff, Daniel Reichard and J. Robert Spencer--have extended their contracts in the hit show

According to his blog, Tony Award-winner John Lloyd Young has extended his contract in Jersey Boys

The eagerly anticipated La Jolla Playhouse reimagining of The Wiz began previews on September 26th and opens on October 11th

La Jolla Playhouse Artistic Director Des McAnuff has announced three of the six shows that will be included in the upcoming 2007 La Jolla Playhouse season

The eagerly anticipated La Jolla Playhouse revival of The Wiz begins previews on September 26th for an October 11th opening