Doug Besterman News

Production photos of The New Mel Brooks Musical 'Young Frankenstein,' a new musical comedy which opens on Broadway November 8, 2007 at the Hilton Theatre.

One of the Broadway's Young Frankenstein stars, Fred Applegate, who will play Inspector Kemp, recently spoke, in between rehearsals in Seattle, to BroadwayWorld's James Sims about the monster musical and his experiences working with Mel Brooks in The Producers...

Tickets for Young Frankenstein at the Hilton Theatre on Broadway will go on sale to the general public on Saturday, July 28th, following an exclusive American Express cardholder pre-sale beginning Sunday, July 11th

Robert F.X. Sillerman and Mel Brooks present The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein, a new musical comedy from the creative team of the 12-time Tony Award winning smash The Producers, opening on Broadway November 8th 2007 at the Hilton Theatre

The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein, a new musical comedy from the creative team of the 12-time Tony Award winning smash The Producers, will open on Broadway November 8th 2007 at the Hilton Theatre (213 W 42nd St). Previews begin October 11th 2007. The production stars Roger Bart (Dr. Frederick Frankenstein), Megan Mullally (Elizabeth), Sutton Foster (Inga), Shuler Hensley (The Monster), Fred Applegate (Kemp) and Christopher Fitzgerald (Igor).

In celebration of Tarzan's first anniversary on Thursday, May 10th, Phil Collins will join author Michael Lassell and stars Josh Strickland, Jenn Gambatese and Chester Gregory at Barnes & Noble for a special event beginning at 12:30pm.

In celebration of Tarzan's one-year anniversary, stars Josh Strickland, Jenn Gambatese and Chester Gregory will join author Michael Lassell at Barnes & Noble (Broadway and 66th Street) at 12:30pm on Thursday, May 10th, where Lassell will read from his recently released Tarzan: The Broadway Adventure.

Hats!, a new musical previously seen in Denver and New Orleans, opened at the Royal George Theatre in Chicago on April 29th for a run through June 10th.

Disney Editions, an imprint of Disney Book Group, has announced the release of the book Tarzan: The Broadway Adventure by Michael Lassell.

BroadwayWorld.com's New and Updated Who's Who Entries for the Week of 3/25/2007. Updates include: Erika Amato, Doug Besterman, Ruben Brache, Donald Brenner, Kurt Domoney, Emily Drennan, J. Austin Eyer, Mary Ann Lamb, Jeffrey Landman, Aaron Mark, Lea Michele, Rori Nogee, Andrew Samonsky, Max von Essen, Catherine Walker, Jason Watson.

BroadwayWorld.com's New and Updated Who's Who Entries for the Week of 3/18/2007. Updates include: Doug Besterman, Ruben Brache, Jonathan Castillo, Emily Drennan, Allison Fischer, Jeffrey Landman, Jamie McGonnigal, Eric Nelsen, Jim Stanek, Max von Essen, David Weitzer, Darryl Winslow.

MARY POPPINS star Ashley Brown and TARZAN star Josh Strickland will be featured on ABC's 'All My Children' on Tuesday, March 6th. 'All My Children' airs nationally on ABC (channel 7, locally).

Tarzan stars Josh Strickland, Jenn Gambatese and Merle Dandridge will be featured on FOX's 'The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet' on Monday, March 5th

Melissa Manchester, one of the composers involved in Hats!, will be featured as a star of the new musical's Chicago premiere.

The Producers will play its final performance on Sunday, April 22, 2007, after playing 33 preview performances and 2,502 regular performances at Broadway's St. James Theatre.

The world premiere production of Hats!, currently a hit in its world premiere at the New Denver Civic Center, will go on hiatus for a few months. During that time, a production of the musical will be staged in New Orleans

The Pasadena Playhouse has announced that Sister Act the Musical's tickets sales have set a theatre record, surpassing their last record set by August Wilson's Fences, which starred Laurence Fishburne and Angela Bassett...

Tony Award-winner Mel Brooks stated at a recent press conference that the upcoming Las Vegas production of his smash musical The Producers will clock in at a tidy 88 minutes

The Pasadena Playhouse presents the world premiere of Sister Act the Musical, by a Tony, Emmy and Academy Award-winning team...

The world premiere production of Hats! a, 'musical for the rest of your life inspired by The Red Hat Society,' has been extended through December 31st at the New Denver Civic Center