Fran Weissler News

Broadway's 'Chicago' debuts Brian McKnight as Billy Flynn October 8 - November 18. Prior to Broadway, McKnight appears in a 2-week engagement at Washington DC's Warner Theatre with the Chicago national touring company, September 25 - October 7.

Husband and wife show business couple Harry Hamlin and Lisa Rinna danced their way onto the Great White Way to make their Broadway debuts in the hit musical Chicago, and BroadwayWorld was there!

The multi-talented Tom Wopat will step into the shoes of master attorney Billy Flynn in the touring production of Chicago when it makes a stop at the Orange County Performing Arts Center for a limited one week engagement June 26 to July 1 in Segerstrom Hall...

Television and recording star Duncan James will make his stage debut starring as 'Billy Flynn' in the smash hit West End musical 'CHICAGO' at the Cambridge Theatre on Monday 2 July for a limited seven-week season, finishing on 18 August.

Tony Award-winners Carol Channing, James Earl Jones and Tommy Tune were honored by the American Theatre Wing in a benefit at Cipriani 42nd Street on Monday, June 4th

Joey Lawrence, who portrays Clay Dobson on the hit CBS series 'CSI: NY,' is making his Broadway debut as Billy Flynn in the smash musical Chicago, which plays the Ambassador Theatre.

The Actors Fund celebrated their 125th Anniversary with its Annual Gala at the Waldorf Astoria on April 30th, and BroadwayWorld was there!

Joey Lawrence, who portrays Clay Dobson on the hit CBS series 'CSI: NY,' will soon step onto the Broadway stage as Billy Flynn in the smash musical Chicago

On April 16th, Christine Ebersole hosted the Touring Broadway Awards and performed at Playwrights Horizons' High Standards Gala Benefit

The League of American Theatres and Producers announced the winners of the Touring Broadway Awards today at its annual Spring Road Conference.

The American Theatre Wing's Producing and The Theatre Business: Working in the Theatre, a collection of advice and anecdotes from many of the most influential and successful producers working in theatre today, will be available in bookstores on May 14, 2007.

Husband and Wife, Harry Hamlin and Lisa Rinna, will dance their way onto the Great White Way making their Broadway debuts in the hit musical CHICAGO.

Disgraced beauty queen Tara Conner will not take to the Broadway stage as Roxie Hart in the smash revival of Chicago.

Bebe's back in town and to celebrate her return to the Great White Way, we are pleased to bring you this supersized episode dedicated to the longest running musical revival, CHICAGO! Catch highlights and interviews from the 10th Anniversary performance, rehearsal footage from before the revival began its impressive run, clips from the out-of-town tryout in 1974, and so much more! You won't want to miss this special show filled with stars such as Gwen Verdon, Ann Reinking, Bebe Neuwirth, Chita Rivera, James Naughton, Joel Grey, John Kander, Fred Ebb, Karen Ziemba, Sandy Duncan, Brooke Shields, Melanie Griffith, Walter Bobbie, Marcia Lewis Bryan, Fran & Barry Weissler, Christopher McDonald, Gregory Harrison, Roz Ryan, Ben Vereen, Kevin Chamberlain, Paige Davis, Marilu Henner, Carol Woods, Rob Bartlett, Caroline O'Connor and more!

Mario Lopez, of 'Saved by the Bell' and 'Dancing with the Stars' fame, may be the next star to join the cast of Broadway's The Producers

The revival of Chicago celebrated its 10th year on Broadway in a star-studded gala event on Tuesday, November 14th at the Ambassador Theatre, and the performance was followed by a glamorous after-party!

After a stunning dress rehearsal, the revival of Chicago celebrated its 10th year on Broadway in a star-studded gala event on Tuesday, November 14th at the Ambassador Theatre!

The revival of Chicago celebrated its 10th year on Broadway in a star-studded gala event on Tuesday, November 14th at the Ambassador Theatre!

The American Theatre Wing and XM Satellite Radio will present an interview with renowned theatre producers and five-time Tony Award recipients Barry and Fran Weissler, on their weekly theatrical interview show, 'Downstage Center,' on XM's On Broadway

As part of the week celebrating the 10th year of Chicago, Bebe Neuwirth, James Naughton and Joel Grey signed Chicago Special Edition CD/DVD Box Sets at Virgin Records Times Square on November 8th