Freddie News

Stage and television actor Lane Davies will star as Professor Henry Higgins in Lerner and Loewe's My Fair Lady, the season opening production of Smyrna's Lamplighters Theatre.

If you're on the Internet today, it's all abuzz with last night's debut of what appears to be a dazzling production of Guys & Dolls in Concert at the legendary Hollywood Bowl. Weekend attendees will list like a 'who's who' of Hollywood and theatre folk. Lots of stars and celebrities have already attended, as well as industry insiders. Abe Burrows' daughter, Laurie Burrows Grad, with her husband Peter, visited rehearsals and Jo Loesser will be attending as well - with MTI head honcho Freddie Gershon.

If you're on the Internet today, it's all abuzz with last night's debut of what appears to be a dazzling production of Guys & Dolls in Concert at the legendary Hollywood Bowl. Weekend attendees will list like a 'who's who' of Hollywood and theatre folk. Lots of stars and celebrities have already attended, as well as industry insiders. Abe Burrows' daughter, Laurie Burrows Grad, with her husband Peter, visited rehearsals and Jo Loesser will be attending as well - with MTI head honcho Freddie Gershon.

Brian Stokes Mitchell, Jessica Biel, Scott Bakula, Ellen Greene, and Beau Bridges star in Guys and Dolls in concert at the Hollywood Bowl. There will be three performances only, Friday and Saturday July 31 and August 1 at 8:30 pm and Sunday, August 2 at 7:30 pm.

SAYCON (of HAIR) featuring Kojo Modibo Sun is coming to Joe's Pub on Sunday, August 30 at 9:30 PM.

By September 2008, unemployment was the highest it had been since 2003 (84,000 lost jobs in August 2008); Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were under Government conservatorship; the Bank of America acquired Merrill Lynch; Lehman Brothers was about to declare bankruptcy; and our economy had been reeling from the sub-prime mortgage crisis for over a year. Theatre Facts 2008 reports that the not-for-profit theatre field although also shaken by the state of the union, increased its contribution to the economy to 1.9 billion and offered 202,000 performances that attracted 32 million attendees.

Mark Nadler, prominent singer/pianist, cabaret performer, and actor brings a new show to The Rrazz Room, Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason, SF July 30-August 2. All shows are at 7 PM. Tickets are $35- $40 and can be purchased at www.therrazzroom.com or directly through www.ticketweb.com or 866 468 3399.

The critically acclaimed PULSE ENSEMBLE THEATRE, now celebrating its 20th season, will present its 5th season of HARLEM SUMMER SHAKESPEARE with free performances of Shakespeare's 'A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM' beginning on August 6th, 2009. The company will perform in various venues all over Harlem during the month of August.

The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF), in association with the National New Play Network and the National Center for New Plays at Stanford University, will host the fourth annual MFA Playwrights' Workshop, July 25 to August 2, 2009. Eight playwrights have been invited, selected from 57 Master of Fine Art graduate students nominated by the heads of playwriting programs across the nation.

The Music of 'Queen' Fills Baltimore's Inner Harbor at the Pier VI Pavilion

R&B singer Freddie Jackson comes to The Rrazz Room at the Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason, San Francisco CA. for five shows, Aug 5-9. Performances are at 8 PM with the Sunday Aug 9 show at 7 PM. Tickets are $40-$45, and can be purchased at www.therrazzroom.com or directly through ticketweb.com or at 866 468 3399.

The 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' New York City premiere at the Ziegfeld Theatre last night, Thursday July 9th, brought out the stars of stage and screen. Recent EQUUS leading man Daniel Radcliffe, 'Harry Potter' himself, lead the way as the starry audience arrived.

Celebrating his new release 'Lovers, Tales, and Dances,' trumpeter Dominick Farinacci presents music from Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, Jacques Brel, Astor Piazzolla, and others in concert at Birdland on Monday, July 6 at 7pm.

The ETC Theatre Company and Encore Entertainment Productions Proudly Present REED IN THE WIND An Unusual Irish Love Story, Written by JOE MCDONALD. Starring HEATHER SNOW CLARK, NIC TYLER*, DOUGLAS B. GIORGIS*, BOB ADRIAN* *Performing courtesy of Actors? Equity Association. AEA approved Showcase.

Mark Nadler, prominent singer/pianist, cabaret performer, and actor brings a new show to The Rrazz Room, Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason, SF July 30-August 2. All shows are at 7 PM. Tickets are $35- $40 and can be purchased at www.therrazzroom.com or directly through www.ticketweb.com or 866 468 3399.

Atlanta Lyric Theatre presents the Tony-Award winning musical CABARET June 12th through the 28th, 2009 at the Earl Smith Strand Theatre, Home of Atlanta Lyric Theatre (117 N. Park Sq., Marietta).

Celebrating his new release 'Lovers, Tales, and Dances,' trumpeter Dominick Farinacci presents music from Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, Jacques Brel, Astor Piazzolla, and others in concert at Birdland on Monday, July 6 at 7pm.

Debbie Reynolds, the beloved, iconic and award-winning actress received The Friars Club honors by friends and colleagues in a star-studded tribute on Monday, June 15th at The Friars Club (57 East 55th St). BroadwayWorld.com was there to cheer the iconic screen favorite on as she was honored by the starry crowd!

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) is pleased to announce the full cast for the New York premiere of the new musical The Tin Pan Alley Rag, written by Mark Saltzman, with Music & Lyrics by Irving Berlin & Scott Joplin, directed by Stafford Arima.

The celebrated Jewish philanthropist Ernest W. Michel will be honored at Town Hall, 123 West 43rd Street, on Monday, June 8, 2009 at 7:30pm, in a gala concert presented by the Drama Desk Award-winning National Yiddish Theatre - Folksbiene. Folksbiene's musical celebration, entitled 'Fun Dor Tsu Dor - From Generation to Generation,' brings together a multi-generational cast of stars from both the Yiddish and mainstream theatre worlds.