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Date of Death: June 22, 1987 (88)

Birth Place: Omaha, NE, USA

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STAGE TUBE: Doyle's TEN CENTS A DANCE Rehearses at Wiliamstown Theatre Festival
by Lauren Wolman - Aug 10, 2011


John Doyle's latest project, TEN CENTS A DANCE, will play August 11-28 at the Williamstown Theatre Festival. TEN CENTS A DANCE, conceived and directed by John Doyle, features music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Lorenz Hart.

ENNIO: THE LIVING PAPER CARTOON Opens At NYC's 47th Street Theatre
by Gabrielle Sierra - Aug 10, 2011


ENNIO: The Living Paper Cartoon, returns to New York for the first time in over a decade. For nine performances only, September 27th - October 12th, The New York Musical Theatre Festival presents the Jonathan Reinis (two-time Tony Award-winner for Dame Edna: The Royal Tour and Russell Simmon's Def Poetry Jam) and Glynis Henderson (international producer of Stomp) production featuring international sensation Ennio Marchetto at the 47th Street Theatre (304 West 47th Street).

NYMF Features ENNO, 9/27-10/12
by Nicole Rosky - Aug 4, 2011


after having performed in over 70 cities through the world, internationally acclaimed ENNIO: The Living Paper Cartoon, returns to New York for the first time in over a decade. For nine performances only, September 27th - October 12th, The New York Musical Theatre Festival presents the Jonathan Reinis (two-time Tony Award-winner for Dame Edna: The Royal Tour and Russell Simmon's Def Poetry Jam) and Glynis Henderson (international producer of Stomp) production featuring international sensation Ennio Marchetto at the 47th Street Theatre (304 West 47th Street). ENNIO: The Living Paper Cartoon is directed and designed by Ennio Marchetto and Sosthen Hennekam.

CATCH ME IF YOU CAN Hosts Talk Back with Aaron Tveit Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Aug 4, 2011


On Thursday, July 21, and Thursday, August 4 audience members at the new, Tony Award Nominated Broadway musical CATCH ME IF YOU CAN will get the chance to chat up the young star Aaron Tveit, who stars as Frank Abagnale, Jr. Immediately following the 7pm performance, Mr. Tveit will host an on stage post-show talk back and Q&A. Tickets for these performances can be purchased through Ticketmaster.com and at The Neil Simon Box Office (250 West 52nd Street). Only ticketholders for that evening's performance will be able to attend the Talk Back.

Colony Hotel Palm Beach Presents DARYL SHERMAN & JAY LEONHART
by Beau Higgins - Jul 30, 2011


Equally at home in the world of jazz and cabaret, singer/pianist Daryl Sherman is internationally acclaimed for a stellar 14-year run at the Waldorf-Astoria where she played Cole Porter's Steinway. Last June, she headlined the annual Cole Porter Festival in his hometown of Peru, IN. Sherman has performed at The Algonquin's Oak Room where the Village Voice touted her as 'someone who fits the room like Derek Jeter fits the Yankees.' She's also worked at Feinstein's, Rose Hall with Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Dizzy's Coca Cola and 59E59 Theaters where she was lauded for her band singer role in a centennial tribute to Artie Shaw.

CYCLOPS, BIG BANK, et al. Set for 2011 NYMF; Full Line-Up Announced!
by Nicole Rosky - Jul 29, 2011


The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) has announced a full slate of musical productions, a developmental reading series and special events for their eighth annual festival. This year's Festival will begin September 26th and continue through October 16th.

BWW Interviews: Nashville Ballet's EDDIE MIKRUT, This Dancer's Life
by Jeffrey Ellis - Jul 28, 2011


Eddie Mikrut is one of the leading lights of Nashville Ballet's professional company of dancers, taking on some of the most challenging roles in the dancer's repertory and consistently delivering awe-inspiring performances. Paired with some of the exceptional women in the company, Mikrut shows a superb command of his talent and his abilities, in so doing lifting (both literally and figuratively) the women to greater heights and showing off the various choreographic challenges cast upon him.

BWW Interviews: High-Flying NICOLAS DROMARD Charms 'MARY POPPINS'
by Michael L. Quintos - Jul 28, 2011


Triple-threat Nicolas Dromard seems to be on a roll. Already a burgeoning performer since his days as a toddler in his native Ontario, Canada, the charming actor-singer-dancer is currently wowing audiences across the country playing Bert in the National Tour of MARY POPPINS. The stage version of the beloved Disney film is now in the middle of its four-week extended engagement in Orange County, California at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa through August 7. Before arriving in the O.C., Dromard--while literally driving down the coast of California on the 4th of July--chatted for a bit with BroadwayWorld's Michael Lawrence Quintos about his early theater history, his influences, and how he morphed quickly from Chimney Sweep to WICKED's Winkie Prince then back again.

Richard Jay-Alexander to Appear on QVC for Deluxe New Streisand CD Set
by Robert Diamond - Jul 25, 2011


This Thursday, July 28th, between 7-9 A.M. , Richard Jay-Alexander will appear on The QVC Morning Show to promote and introduce the audience to WHAT MATTERS MOST - Barbra Streisand Sings The Lyrics of Alan & Marilyn Bergman. It will be a unique opportunity to learn behind-the-scenes info and to pre-order the highly anticipated new studio album from the legendary artist, the album that fulfills her historic Columbia Records contract.

Colonial Theatre Presents Tommy Tune in Steps in Time 8/11
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jul 20, 2011


Nine-time Tony Award winner Tommy Tune in Steps in Time: A Broadway Biography in Song and Dance Featuring The Manhattan Rhythm Kings will perform on Thursday, August 11 at 7:30pm at The Colonial Theatre.

CATCH ME IF YOU CAN Hosts Talk Backs with Aaron Tveit, 7/21 & 8/4
by Nicole Rosky - Jul 20, 2011


On Thursday, July 21, and Thursday, August 4 audience members at the new, Tony Award Nominated Broadway musical CATCH ME IF YOU CAN will get the chance to chat up the young star Aaron Tveit, who stars as Frank Abagnale, Jr. Immediately following the 7pm performance, Mr. Tveit will host an on stage post-show talk back and Q&A. Tickets for these performances can be purchased through Ticketmaster.com and at The Neil Simon Box Office (250 West 52nd Street). Only ticketholders for that evening's performance will be able to attend the Talk Back.

CRT's MY FAIR LADY Closes 7/17
by BWW News Desk - Jul 17, 2011


Connecticut Repertory Theatre (CRT), concludes its 2011 Nutmeg Summer Series with My Fair Lady, closing July 17 in the Harriett S. Jorgensen Theatre (lower Jorgensen Auditorium) on the UConn Storrs campus.

Terrence Mann and Eileen Fulton Lead CRT's MY FAIR LADY, 7/7-17
by BWW News Desk - Jul 7, 2011


Connecticut Repertory Theatre (CRT), concludes its 2011 Nutmeg Summer Series with My Fair Lady, running July 7 - 17 in the Harriett S. Jorgensen Theatre (lower Jorgensen Auditorium) on the UConn Storrs campus. CRT is delighted to have soap opera legend Eileen Fulton, who portrayed Lisa Miller Grimaldi on As the World Turns for almost 50 years, starring as Mrs. Higgins in My Fair Lady.

New Streisand Album with Bergman Lyrics Set for 8/23 Release
by Robert Diamond - Jun 27, 2011


The incomparable Barbra Streisand's long-cherished desire to release an album of music with lyrics exclusively written by her collaborators and friends, Alan and Marilyn Bergman, will be achieved with her latest release What Matters Most- Barbra Streisand Sings the Lyrics of Alan and Marilyn Bergman for Columbia Records. The ten song album, and deluxe edition, will be available August 23, 2011.

Broward Stage Door Theatre Announces Summer Shows
by Beau Higgins - Jun 26, 2011


The Stage Door Theatre has announced their summer shows, including a musical for their new venue in North Miami Beach. In Theatre 1 in Coral Springs will be the play 'Crossing Delancey'; in the Theatre 2, the musical 'Song Man, Dance Man', and in Miami at the at it's new location at the Byron Carlyle Theatre will be last season's long running hit, 'Suds'.

AFI Honors Morgan Freeman with Lifetime Achievment Award Today
by Movies News Desk - Jun 26, 2011


American film's finest have confirmed their participation on the American Film Institute (AFI) Gala Benefit Committee honoring 39th Life Achievement Award recipient, Morgan Freeman. Members of this year's benefit committee are Ben Affleck, Jim Carrey, Clint Eastwood, Tom Hanks, Ashley Judd, Helen Mirren, Mike Nichols, Jack Nicholson, Brad Pitt, Sidney Poitier, Robert Redford, Tim Robbins, Steven Spielberg, Hilary Swank, Denzel Washington and Alfre Woodard. AFI will present the 39th AFI Life Achievement Award - America's highest honor for a career in film - to Freeman on June 9th. 'TV Land Presents: The AFI Life Achievement Award Honoring Morgan Freeman' will air on TV Land on Sunday, June 26, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT.

Terrence Mann and Eileen Fulton Lead CRT's MY FAIR LADY, 7/7-17
by Kelsey Denette - Jun 20, 2011


Connecticut Repertory Theatre (CRT), concludes its 2011 Nutmeg Summer Series with My Fair Lady, running July 7 - 17 in the Harriett S. Jorgensen Theatre (lower Jorgensen Auditorium) on the UConn Storrs campus. CRT is delighted to have soap opera legend Eileen Fulton, who portrayed Lisa Miller Grimaldi on As the World Turns for almost 50 years, starring as Mrs. Higgins in My Fair Lady.

Michael Feinstein Releases We Dream These Days June 21
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jun 20, 2011


MICHAEL FEINSTEIN, the platinum-selling vocalist and pianist, will release We Dreamed These Days, his new CD recorded with the Carmel Symphony Orchestra, on June 21. The disc, released through DuckHole Records, is available on iTunes, Amazon.com and in stores.

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