Gregg Barnes News

It was announced today that Nicolette Hart (Rent) and Kate Rockwell (NBC's 'Grease: You're The One That I Want) will join the cast of LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL in May. Ms. Hart will take over the role of Brooke Wyndham on Wednesday, May 7, 2008 and Ms. Rockwell will perform the role of Margot starting Wednesday, May 14, 2008.

Legally Blonde star Laura Bell Bundy joined the ranks of the many Broadway legends whose portraits hang on the walls of the famous 44th Street restaurant Sardi's, when her caricature was unveiled on April 24th, 2008.

Energetic and talented cast can't overcome tiresome book and score in this touring production currently on stage at The Opera House in Boston

Disney Live! Presents 'Three Classic Fairy Tales' to have worldwide premiere in Shanghai making it the first ever Disney Live! production to debut in Asia.

LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL paints the city pink as it celebrates its first year anniversary on April 29, 2008 with a week of events.

SHN is pleased to announce that THE DROWSY CHAPERONE, the five-time Tony Award-winning musical within a comedy, will play the Orpheum Theatre beginning Tuesday, July 22nd through Sunday, August 17th. THE DROWSY CHAPERONE is presented as a part of the 2007-2008 Citibank Best of Broadway season under the direction of Carole Shorenstein Hays. Tickets go on sale Sunday, May 18th.

'Trip of Love' a new Broadway bound musical begins pre-Broadway engagement in Japan.

It was announced today that Broadway's 'mega- hit' (Wall Street Journal) LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL, will kick off its first national tour in Rhode Island at The Providence Performing Arts Center, PPAC on September 23, 2008.

Broadway In Chicago presents the most celebrated musical of the 2006 Broadway season, The Drowsy Chaperone, a completely original musical comedy, at the Cadillac Palace Theatre for a limited two-week engagement April 1 - 13, 2008.

The nominations were just released for the 2008 Olivier Awards and Haispray is leading the pack with 11 nominations.

Legendary designers John Conklin and Robert Fletcher are among the recipients of the 2008 TDF/Irene Sharaff Awards. For his achievements as both a costume and set designer, John Conklin will receive the TDF/Irene Sharaff Awards' special Robert L. B. Tobin Award for Lifetime Achievement in Theatrical Design. Acclaimed costume designer Robert Fletcher, who also produced, performed and designed sets, will receive the 2008 TDF/Irene Sharaff Lifetime Achievement Award at a ceremony on Friday, March 28, at the Hudson Theatre in New York City.

It was announced today that the seven original stars of Legally Blonde The Musical, Laura Bell Bundy as Elle Woods, Christian Borle as Emmett, Orfeh as Paulette, Richard H. Blake as Warner, Kate Shindle as Vivienne, Nikki Snelson as Brooke and Michael Rupert as Professor Callahan, have all extended their contracts through Spring 2008.

Trip of Love, a Broadway bound dance musical inspired by and set to the hit songs of the 1960's, will play an unprecendented world premiere, pre-Broadway engagement in Osaka, Japan.

Mame rings in the New Year at The 5th Avenue Theatre. Producing Artistic Director David Armstrong directs this Broadway musical, starring three-time Tony nominee Dee Hoty

The Original Broadway Cast Recording of Legally Blonde (Ghostlight Records) currently leads the Billboard Cast Album Chart.

Ghostlight Records, a division of Sh-K-Boom Records, will release the Original Broadway Cast Recording of Legally Blonde on Tuesday, July 17, 2007.

The London production of The Drowsy Chaperone, which opened at the Novello Theatre on 14 May, will have its final performance on Saturday 4 August 2007, following a decision made by the Producers.