Gary Griffin News

LaChanze has been announced as the star of the upcoming musical The Color Purple, which will begin previews at the Broadway Theatre on November 1st

Geva Theatre Center (Mark Cuddy, Artistic Director) and Five Course Love Company LLC will present the lip-smacking new musical comedy Five Course Love with Book, Music & Lyrics by Gregg Coffin at the Minetta Lane Theatre, 18 Minetta Lane (between Sixth Avenue and MacDougal Street).

The marquee for The Color Purple, which will begin previews on October 25th and open on December 1st, has been put up at the Broadway Theatre

The Associated Press reports that the musical will open later this year at the Broadway Theatre. Casting is currently underway.

Eden Espinosa, Alice Ripley, Cary Shields and Bruce Vilanch will star in a concert presentation of the new musical Helen of Troy on June 13th

The Encores! production of The Apple Tree runs May 12-16 at the NY City Center.

BroadwayWorld brings you a sneak peak at The Apple Tree rehearsals with Kristin Chenoweth, Michael Cerveris, and Malcolm Gets.

The musical adaptation of The Color Purple, which is aiming for a fall Broadway slot, will workshop in New York this summer

Drury Lane Productions and veteran theatre owner Anthony DeSantis will introduce their new state-of-the-art theatre, Drury Lane Theatre Water Tower Place in May, 2005.

New York City Center Encores! Artistic Director Jack Viertel and Music Director Rob Fisher have announced that Tony® Award nominee Malcolm Gets and Tony Award-winner Michael Cerveris will join the previously announced Tony Award-winner Kristin Chenoweth in The Apple Tree, the final Encores! presentation of the 2004-5 Season.

The show runs May 12-16, and features Rob Fisher as Music Director.

More than 50 years after moderate Broadway success, Encores! gives this bountiful Dorothy Fields/ Arthur Schwartz score a much-needed return to Manhattan

This lovely, lively couple have made their mark as one of the few husband and wife Broadway performers and they are having the time of their lives!

The Color Purple, headed to Broadway in 2005 has launched a new web site for the production.