Dominic Chianese News

Shakespeare Festival will feature two works by Shakespeare, Twelfth Night and Coriolanus, along with Edmond Rostand's celebrated classic, Cyrano de Bergerac. The three productions will be performed in nightly rotation in the Globe's outdoor Lowell Davies Festival Theatre June 13 - September 27, 2009.

The Old Globe's acclaimed 'Classics Up Close' series continues with this stunning and moving drama by one of our greatest American playwrights, Arthur Miller (All My Sons, Death of a Salesman). A protective wife watches as her husband, a policeman nearing retirement, and his brother, a successful brain surgeon, face the truth about themselves when they meet to sell their late father's possessions.

The Old Globe is pleased to announce the addition of James Sutorius (Who?s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Lincolnesque) to cast of The Price by Arthur Miller, directed by Richard Seer (All My Sons), to run in the Globe?s Arena Stage at the San Diego Museum of Art?s James S. Copley Auditorium. May 9 ? June 14. James will be replacing John Prosky in the role of ?Walter Franz.? Mr. Prosky will be leaving the cast due to personal reasons.

Old Globe Executive Producer Lou Spisto is pleased to announce the cast of The Price by Arthur Miller, directed by Richard Seer (Al My Sons), to run in the Globe?s Arena Stage at the San Diego Museum of Art?s James S. Copley Auditorium May 9 ? June 14 (press opening: Thursday, May 14 at 8pm). Tickets are available by calling (619) 23-GLOBE, online at www.TheOldGlobe.org, or by visiting the Globe Box Office at 1363 Old Globe Way in Balboa Park.

At their 20th Annual Festival of New Musicals today, the National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT) announced the launch of the National Fund for New Musicals, a new program which will provide grants to support producers and writers during the process of creating, developing, and producing new musicals.

On Thursday, May 1st 2008 The Friars Club hosted their celebrity luncheon in honor of Len Cariou. Len is best known as the Tony-award winner for his performance in 'Sweeney Todd'.

Former 'Sopranos' cast members Aida Turturro and Vincent Pastore, who are currently starring in Chicago, welcomed fellow 'Sopranos' co-stars - Dominick Chianese, Frank Pellingrino, Tony Darrow, Anthony Rubestello, and Vince Curratolla - to their Sunday, January 6 performance. In addition, Vincent Pastore arranged for 17 veterans from the Bronx VA Hospital, where he volunteers, to enjoy the matinee

Dozens of stars from the stage and screen joined roast-master Lisa Lampanelli in kicking-off this year's Friars Club Roast of Pat Cooper on Friday October 19 at the New York Hilton, (1335 Avenue of the Americas).

Comedian Jerry Seinfeld will perform in concert and host 'Stand Up for a Cure,' a benefit for lung cancer research for the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, on October 11 at 8:30PM at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. Today Show's Al Roker will co-host the evening and Grammy Award winning special guest Trisha Yearwood will perform.

Heather Randall and The Board Of The Tony Randall Theatrical Fund honored this year's recipient of The Tony Randall Theatrical Fund, the Mint Theater for their production of Leo Tolstoy's The Power Of Darkness, directed by Martin Platt.

For J. Robert Spencer, the journey from eager kid with a drum set and aspirations of rock super-stardom to a leading role in one of the biggest Broadway smashes of recent years was one of hard work, humor, inspiration and a dollop of irony. Long before he received accolades for his on-stage portrayal of a rock star, Spencer longed to be a rock star himself.

On June 30th, Dennis Chambers--the winner of a mentoring program sponsored by Jersey Boys' J. Robert Spencer--enjoyed lunch at Sardi's, a free voice lesson, acting and scene work with Dominic Chianese, and more!

J. Robert Spencer, currently starring as Nick Massi in JERSEY BOYS, one of the hottest show on Broadway, is sponsoring a mentoring program for an aspiring male actor from the Red Bank Regional High School in Little Falls, New Jersey.

The 21st Annual Lucille Lortel Awards for Oustanding Achievement Off-Broawday were presented on Monday, May 1st at New World Stages (formerly Dodger Stages, 340 West 50th Street) at 7 PM.

Bebe Neuwirth, Paul Rudd, Veanne Cox and Carol Kane will be among the presenters of the Lucille Lortel Awards on May 1st

On March 23rd, Billy Van Zandt's play The Property Known as Garland --starring Adrienne Barbeau--opened off-Broadway

Hal Holbrook, Ben Kingsley, Julianna Marguiles and other theatre veterans will be featured on the new season of HBO's 'The Sopranos'

The Actors' Fund's benefit reading of the musical version of Wonderful Life was presented at the Shubert Theatre on December 12th

BroadwayWorld was there for the after-party of The Actors' Fund of America's benefit reading of the musical version of Wonderful Life, which was presented at the Shubert Theatre on December 12th

Karen Ziemba, Phylicia Rashad, Chuck Cooper and Nancy Anderson will appear in the Actors' Fund benefit reading of the musical version of It's a Wonderful Life on December 12th