Erik Liberman News

CENTERSTAGE and Westport Country Playhouse have announced casting for their co-production of Into the Woods, and Broadway fans will be excited to hear that the original Little Red Ridinghood, Danielle Ferland, is making her way back Into the Woods. The production is set to run March 7-April 15 at CENTERSTAGE before moving to Westport Country Playhouse in May. Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's beloved fairy tale musical will be directed by Westport Country Playhouse's Artistic Director Mark Lamos, who directed A Little Night Music in 2008.

CENTERSTAGE and Westport Country Playhouse announced today casting for their co-production of Into the Woods, and Broadway fans will be excited to hear that the original Little Red Riding Hood, Danielle Ferland, is making her way back Into the Woods. The production is set to run March 7-April 15 at CENTERSTAGE before moving to Westport Country Playhouse in May. Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's beloved fairy tale musical will be directed by Westport Country Playhouse's Artistic Director Mark Lamos.

Shakespeare & Company Artistic Director Tony Simotes proudly welcomed a packed house at the benefit performance of Broadway in the Berkshires on Monday, August 15th at 6:00pm in the Company's Founders' Theatre. The event raised over $60,000, which will go towards Shakespeare & Company's internationally-acclaimed Education and Training Programs. Producer and Company member, Deborah Grausman (actor and founder of Berkshire Musical Theater Workshop) assembled an all-star cast and first-rate creative team for this spectacular, one-night event. Broadway's Chip Zien (Into the Woods-the original Baker, Les Miserables, The Country Girl, People in The Picture, Falsettos, Grand Hotel, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, The Boys from Syracuse, etc.) was the host. Director Sam Scalamoni (Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Lestat) and Music Director Paul Staroba (A L ittle Night Music, Next to Normal , Grey Gardens ) headed up the creative team.

Shakespeare & Company Artistic Director Tony Simotes proudly announces the benefit performance of Broadway in the Berkshires Monday, August 15th at 6:00pm, Founders' Theatre, 70 Kemble Street , Lenox , MA . Proceeds will go to Shakespeare & Company's internationally-acclaimed Education and Training Programs. Producer and Company member, Deborah Grausman (actor and founder of Berkshire Musical Theater Workshop) has assembled an all-star cast and first-rate creative team for this spectacular, not to be missed, one-night event. Broadway's Chip Zien (Into the Woods-the original Baker, Les Miserables, The Country Girl, People in The Picture, Falsettos, Grand Hotel, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, The Boys from Syracuse, etc.) will host. Director Sam Scalamoni (Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Lestat) and Music Director Paul Staroba (A Little Night Music, Next to Normal, Grey Gardens) will head up the creative team.

The Sundance Institute Theatre Program today announced it will be workshopping from May 17-29, 2011 PAPER DOLLS, a new play written by the Program's Producing Artistic Director Philip Himberg and directed by Mark Brokaw.

The Sundance Institute Theatre Program today announced it will be workshopping from May 17-29, 2011 PAPER DOLLS, a new play written by the Program's Producing Artistic Director Philip Himberg and directed by Mark Brokaw.

The Sundance Institute Theatre Program today announced it will be workshopping from May 17-29, 2011 PAPER DOLLS, a new play written by the Program's Producing Artistic Director Philip Himberg and directed by Mark Brokaw.

'MERTON OF THE MOVIES' a new Musical Comedy by Donald Brenner and Doug Katsaros will receive a private, invitation-only presentation on Wednesday, April 27 at 7:00 P.M.

'MERTON OF THE MOVIES' a new Musical Comedy by Donald Brenner and Doug Katsaros will receive a private, invitation-only presentation on Wednesday, April 27 at 7:00 P.M.

An invitation-only reading of the musical Hello Out There will be held Friday March 4 at Playwrights Horizons.

On February 28, Golden Rivet Productions and Irondale Ensemble will hold an industry backers audition for the new musical adaptation of TREASURE ISLAND. The production began previews February 15 and will open March 5.

An invitation-only reading of the musical Hello Out There will be held Friday March 4 at Playwrights Horizons.

On February 28, Golden Rivet Productions and Irondale Ensemble will hold an industry backers audition for the new musical adaptation of TREASURE ISLAND. The production began previews February 15 and will open March 5.

Treasure Island, A New Musical will hold a backers' audition in November of 2010. BroadwayWorld.com has learned that in the workshop will be....

Erik Liberman (LoveMusik on Broadway, Reefer Madness in LA - Ovation Award-winner) and Michelle Pruiett (The Little Mermaid) are set to star in the 2010 New York Musical Theater Festival production of THE MOST RIDICULOUS THING YOU EVER HOID, a satirical Marx Brothers musical romp which will run at Urban Stages from September 30th thru October 12th.

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) has announced casting for the 2010 festival. Some of Broadway's and Off-Broadway's favorites are participating in the three week festival including Adinah Alexander (The Wedding Singer), Farah Alvin (Nine)

Erik Liberman (LoveMusik on Broadway, Reefer Madness in LA - Ovation Award-winner) and Michelle Pruiett (The Little Mermaid) are set to star in the 2010 New York Musical Theater Festival production of THE MOST RIDICULOUS THING YOU EVER HOID, a satirical Marx Brothers musical romp which will run at Urban Stages from September 30th thru October 12th.

ERIK LIBERMAN, who earned raves for his performance as 'Motel' opposite three theatrical legends - Topol, Harvey Fierstein and Theodore Bikel - in the 2009-2010 North American Tour of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, will star as 'Groucho Marx' in the New York Musical Theatre Festival's MOST RIDICULOUS THING YOU EVER HOID, playing September 31 through October 12 at Off-Broadway's Urban Stages.