Friends and stars of stage and screen gathered together for a surprise party at Sardi's Restaurant on January 18 to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Michael Rupert's Broadway debut!
Reached by telephone in Florida on the day after Christmas, Jerry Herman had just taken his morning swim and was enjoying the balmy weather. 'It's beautiful here. You know you take your chances with the weather this time of the year even in Miami, but it's just been beautiful.' After doing considerable reading about the composer and enjoying a lengthy conversation with him, it is quite apparent that much of this man's life has indeed been quite beautiful.
Elaine Joyce is set make the West Coast premiere of 'Second Time Around,' a one-woman play with music written by Elaine Joyce and Neil Simon, to the Empire Plush Room October 22, 23 and 24.
'Not to brag, but I've stood upon some pretty rarified podiums,' writes Glen Roven. 'But to be honest, nothing competes in the thrill department with playing a piano for a Broadway legend who is recreating an original performance. Talk about musical comedy heaven.'
Elaine Joyce is set to make her New York nightclub debut in 'Second Time Around,' a new one-woman play with music written by Elaine Joyce and Neil Simon
Transport Group Artistic Director Jack Cummings III has announced that the company's fourth annual 'Evening With' series will feature a conversation between Mr. Cummings and Broadway legend Tommy Tune on Sunday, June 3, at 7pm at Soho Playhouse,
A revival of the Jule Styne/Bob Merrill musical 'Some Like It Hot' is confirmed to hit the West End in autumn 2007. The show will be produced by Paul Coxwell and directed by Jerry Zaks, whose impressive Broadway track record includes productions as diverse as 'La Cage Aux Folles', 'Little Shop of Horrors', 'A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum', 'Smokey Joe's Café', 'Guys and Dolls' and 'The Front Page'.
Broadway legend and two-time Tony Award-winner Chita Rivera will kick off the national tour of her autobiographical Broadway musical Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life at the Aronoff Theater in Cincinnati December 19 - 31, 2006
Come and meet those dancing feet! Philadelphia's Walnut Street Theater is becoming predictably successful at mounting winning productions just in time for the holidays.
Perhaps the next time A Chorus Line is produced on Broadway, a new director will have a wonderful new vision for the material. But since we lost Michael Bennett 19 years ago at the age of 44, why not re-mount a replica his greatest theatrical achievement while we still have his colleagues around to reproduce his original work?