Donna McKechnie News

John Patrick Shanley--who won the Pulitzer and the Tony, among other awards, for Doubt--has been named as the New School's Distinguished Artist-in-Residenc

Ten years after serenading Carol Channing on Broadway and tour, Roger is now waiting on Tovah Feldshuh in 'Dolly!' at N.J.'s Paper Mill Playhouse.

In 1987, a British actress in a shabby brown trenchcoat, newsboy cap and with a dirt-smudged face, sang of her solitude. Breaking all but the stoniest hearts of the Imperial Theatre's audiences, she scored numerous awards--including the Tony--before returning to the UK. Two decades later, Frances Ruffelle has come back to New York to perform a cabaret show

On July 7th and July 8th at 8:00pm, nine stars--including Donna McKechnie--will be on hand for Neil Berg's retrospective concert 104 Years of Broadway at the Lenape PAC in New Jersey

'Broadway Under the Stars,' a tribute to Harold Prince featuring a galaxy of Broadway's brightest, took place on Monday, June 26th at Central Park's Great Lawn at 8 PM, and BroadwayWorld was there!

Broadway Under the Stars, featuring a galaxy of Broadway's brightest, will take place on Monday, June 26th at Central Park's Great Lawn at 8 PM

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NYC & Company and The League of American Theatres and Producers today announced the full cast for Broadway Under the Stars, a free public concert presented by Target on Monday, June 26th at 8pm at Central Park's Great Lawn. A fireworks finale will follow the performance.

Over three decades after opening on Broadway, the nostalgic 40s-set musical Over Here will be jumping across the pond this November to open in a new West End production with Donna McKechnie among its stars

Over a dozen of Broadway's brightest took part in the gender-blind concert Broadway Backwards: Songs of Love and Survival on June 5th, and BroadwayWorld was there!

On Thursday, May 25th, Queer Songbook presented an evening of songs by Glen Roven, featuring Donna McKechnie, Douglas Sills, Sandy Duncan and more, at the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center

Donna McKechnie has gone from stage to page, with an autobiography due in September

On October 23rd, Career Transition for Dancers will present Chita Rivera with the Rolex Dance Award at their annual gala

Donna McKechnie, Douglas Sills, Sandy Duncan and Kaitlin Hopkins will be among the stars performing in the Queer Songbook's Glen Roven concert on May 25th

BroadwayWorld was there as nominations for the 51st Annual Drama Desk Awards were announced by Donna McKechnie and Marvin Hamlisch

Nominations for the 51 st Annual Drama Desk Awards were announced today at The New York Friars Club by theater notables Marvin Hamlisch and Donna McKechnie, who revealed the nominees for the 2005/2006 theater season in front of a crowd of theater professionals at the press conference this morning.

Nominations for the 51st Annual Drama Desk Awards will be announced on Thursday, April 27 at the New York Friars Club

Questions, comments, news tidbits, or story ideas about Baltimore area theatre are always welcome! Please contact me at jameshoward@broadwayworld.com. And you can always respond and post for everyone at www.BroadwayWorld.com, selecting Regional Sites, then Baltimore.

A weekly theater column for the Baltimore/Washington area

Questions, comments, news tidbits, or story ideas about Baltimore area theatre are always welcome! Please contact me at jameshoward@broadwayworld.com. And you can always respond and post for everyone at www.BroadwayWorld.com, selecting Regional Sites, then Baltimore.