Georgie News

The revival of Clifford Odets's 'The Country Girl' opened on April 27th, at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre directed by Mike Nichols and starring Morgan Freeman, Frances McDormand and Peter Gallagher.

Pittsburgh CLO's Summer Season 2008 will feature an outstanding array of Broadway stars and musical theater's most respected directors and choreographers.

Mike Nichols returns to Broadway this spring to direct Morgan Freeman, Frances McDormand and Peter Gallagher in Clifford Odets's The Country Girl. The production will play a limited engagement on Broadway at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre (242 West 45th Street) beginning Thursday, April 3 and open on Sunday, April 27.

Jennifer Naimo, from the Tony Award-winning Jersey Boys, will star in an encore performance of 'Many the Miles (a Cabaret)' at The Triad Theatre (158 West 72nd Street between Broadway & Columbus) on Sunday, January 27 at 8:30 PM.

The range of opinions on the strike from affected tourists, Broadway actors and crew, and New Yorkers ranged from disappointed, to understanding, to angry, to humorous. Here's a brief sampling of what BroadwayWorld.com heard on the street (with more to come).

Jennifer Naimo, who plays Mary Delgado, Frankie Valli's wife, in the Tony Award-winning Best Musical Jersey Boys, will perform in 'Many the Miles' (a Cabaret) at The Laurie Beechman Theatre on Sunday, November 11 at 9:30 PM.

OBIE winner Donna Lynne Champlin brings her acclaimed one-woman show 'Finishing The Hat' back to Birdland on Sunday, September 30 at 7PM, in continuation of 'Broadway at Birdland.'

Oscar-winners Morgan Freeman and Frances McDormand are likely to make their Broadway debut in a revival of Clifford Odets' 1950 backstage drama The Country Girl this spring

An interview with the two stars of The Full Monty at Toby's in Baltimore. Monty plays through March 25th. See article for BWW discount information!

Tuesday, January 16 will see the opening of the revue 'And The World Goes Round' at one of London's most atmospheric and intimate pub theatres, the Landor. The show draws its material from the songbook of John Kander and Fred Ebb, one of the greatest of all musical theatre song-writing duos, whose resume boasts the scores for such musicals as 'Cabaret', 'Chicago', 'Kiss Of The Spider Woman', 'Woman Of The Year', 'The Rink', and 'Flora, The Red Menace'.

River's End Offers a Standout Performance in the New York Musical Theater Festival telling a tale of honeymooners gone missing.

The New York Musical Theater Festival will present River's End, a new musical with book and lyrics by Cheryl Coons and music by Chuck Larkin, from September 21st through October 1st.

WHO: Cockpit-in-Court WHAT: An Inspector Calls WHEN: Fri, Sat at 8PM, Sun at 2PM through August 6th WHERE: CCBC – Essex

Bush is Bad: The Musical Cure for the Blue-State Blues, now playing Off-Broadway at The Triad Theatre, 158 West 72nd Street (between Broadway and Columbus), will add special performances for the Saturdays in July at 7:00 pm in addition to the regular Thursday and Friday performances

WHO: Cockpit-in-Court Summer Theatre WHAT: Yazbek and McNally's The Full Monty WHEN: Fridays and Saturdays at 8PM, Sundays at 3PM through July 2. Special Thursday Performance June 29. WHERE: Essex Community College HOW MUCH: $18, $16 discount for seniors, students, faculty and staff of CCBC. No children's tickets will be sold for this production.

On Saturday, June 24th, the eve of the city's Gay Pride March, Joe's Big Gay Luau will be held at Joe's Pub

The Fourth Annual Fresh Fruit Festival, a celebration of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) arts and culture will take over New York from Tribeca to Soho, from Chelsea to Midtown, July 10th- July 23rd

You'll be full of regrets if you miss it!

Manhattan Theatre Club's 2006-2007 season will feature plays by Charles Busch, David Harrower, Simon Mendes da Costa, Paul Rudnick and Clifford Odets