Dixie Carter News

If theatergoers were to be polled about what they felt was the most memorable scene in musical comedy, most would probably cite the moment when the curtains part atop the stairs of the Harmonia Gardens Restaurant and Dolly Gallagher Levi appears in her red Freddy Wittop gown and begins her descent to 'rejoin the human race.'

WESTCHESTER BROADWAY THEATRE IS PROUD TO PRESENT 42ND STREET Book by Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble, Lyrics by Al Dubin and Music by Harry Warren 9/24/09 - 11/29/09 and resuming: 1/7/10 - 2/6/10

Tony Award Winner Betty Buckley will be stepping in for Dixie Carter, Emmy-award nominated actress, Broadway and cabaret luminary, who was slated to star as Zelda Fitzgerald in a concert reading of Tennessee Williams' 'Ghosts from a Summer Hotel' at this year's Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival.

Tickets for the upcoming Broadway return of Tony Award® nominated hit musical IRVING BERLIN'S WHITE CHRISTMAS will go on sale via phone and internet this Saturday, September 12, 2009.

Tickets for the upcoming Broadway return of Tony Award® nominated hit musical IRVING BERLIN'S WHITE CHRISTMAS will go on sale via phone and internet this Saturday, September 12, 2009.

42ND STREET, 'The Song and Dance Fable of Broadway,' is based on the novel by Bradford Ropes and the subsequent 1933 film adaptation.

Tony Award Winner Betty Buckley will be stepping in for Dixie Carter, Emmy-award nominated actress, Broadway and cabaret luminary, who was slated to star as Zelda Fitzgerald in a concert reading of Tennessee Williams' 'Ghosts from a Summer Hotel' at this year's Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival.

The Tony Award® nominated hit musical IRVING BERLIN'S WHITE CHRISTMAS, the new stage reinvention of the beloved classic film, returns to Broadway at the Marquis Theatre this holiday season for 61 performances only - guaranteeing New York a white Christmas!

Multi-talented entertainer Tony Danza may be adding a new title to his resume; Teacher. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Danza is planning to star in a new reality show called 'Teach.'

A Broadway revival of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart's BABES IN ARMS is in the works, according to Variety. The production will be directed and choreographed by Randy Skinner (recently Tony nominated Choreographer of 'Irving Berlin's White Christmas') and will utilize a new book by Joe DiPietro ('I Love You, You're Perfect...Now Change!', 'The Toxic Avenger' and 'Memphis'). The production will star Rosie O'Donnell.

BroadwayWorld Congratulates Peter Darling, 2009 Tony Award Winner, 'Best Choreography'

BroadwayWorld Presents The 2009 Tony Award Nominees: 'Best Choreography'

Hal Holbrook in 'Mark Twain Tonight' Saturday, March 21 - 7:30pm A LIVING, BREATHING, AMERICAN MASTERPIECE! The actor was Hal Holbrook. The man was Mark Twain. It is, quite simply, one of the most acclaimed and enduring performances in the history of theatre. Nearly 50 years ago, a young actor took the stage in a tiny off-Broadway theatre and introduced the world to a man they'd never forget. The actor was Hal Holbrook. The man was Mark Twain. (Mark Twain biography attached).

Hal Holbrook in 'Mark Twain Tonight' Saturday, March 21 - 7:30pm A LIVING, BREATHING, AMERICAN MASTERPIECE! The actor was Hal Holbrook. The man was Mark Twain. It is, quite simply, one of the most acclaimed and enduring performances in the history of theatre. Nearly 50 years ago, a young actor took the stage in a tiny off-Broadway theatre and introduced the world to a man they'd never forget. The actor was Hal Holbrook. The man was Mark Twain. (Mark Twain biography attached).

Tony Winner John Rando returns to Houston's Alley Theatre to direct Two-time Tony Nominee Josie de Guzman as Maggie Cutler, Theatre World Award Winner James Black as Sheridan Whiteside and Alley Company Member Elizabeth Heflin as Lorraine Sheldon in Kaufman and Hart's classic comedy The Man Who Came to Dinner, beginning performances on February 20 on the Alley's Hubbard Stage.

Tony Winner John Rando returns to Houston's Alley Theatre to direct Two-time Tony Nominee Josie de Guzman as Maggie Cutler, Theatre World Award Winner James Black as Sheridan Whiteside and Alley Company Member Elizabeth Heflin as Lorraine Sheldon in Kaufman and Hart's classic comedy The Man Who Came to Dinner, beginning performances on February 20 on the Alley's Hubbard Stage.

Shakespeare Theater Company has announced the line-up for their 2009-2010 season. Phedre, Mrs. Warren's Profession, and The Liar will come to the Shakespeare Theater stages. As You Like It, Rickard II And Henry V, and The Bacchae have been previously announced. Phedre will star Helen Mirren, and Dixie Carter will star in Mrs Warren's Profession. Ion by Euripides is currently playing at Sidney Harman Hall and will run through 4/12/09.

Tony Winner John Rando returns to Houston's Alley Theatre to direct Two-time Tony Nominee Josie de Guzman as Maggie Cutler, Theatre World Award Winner James Black as Sheridan Whiteside and Alley Company Member Elizabeth Heflin as Lorraine Sheldon in Kaufman and Hart's classic comedy The Man Who Came to Dinner, beginning performances on February 20 on the Alley's Hubbard Stage.

Following acclaimed engagements in San Francisco, Boston, Detroit, Toronto, Los Angeles and St. Paul, IRVING BERLIN'S WHITE CHRISTMAS, a new stage adaptation of the beloved classic film, will arrive at the Marquis Theatre on Broadway this holiday season - guaranteeing that New York will have a white Christmas! The production is directed by Walter Bobbie with a book by David Ives and choreography by Randy Skinner.

FEINSTEIN'S AT LOEWS REGENCY, the nightclub proclaimed 'Best of New York' by New York Magazine and 'an invaluable New York institution' by The New York Post, will continue the Spring 2008 season with the return engagement of entertainer TONY DANZA from June 3 - 14. His new show 'I Could Have Danced All Night' - featuring his usual mix of music, comedy and dance - includes songs like 'Dancing in The Dark,' 'Let's Face The Music and Dance,' 'The Last Dance' and 'At The Hop.' All shows take place at the Regency Hotel (540 Park Avenue at 61st Street).