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Photo Flash: Saturday Intermission Pics - Dec. 14 - Part 2 - Final SIP from Re-Imagined SIDE SHOW at La Jolla Playhouse; Plus CINDERELLA, BEAUTIFUL & More!

Yesterday's shots include the final SIP from the re-imagined production of SIDE SHOW, which closes at La Jolla Playhouse today before heading to the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. for a limited engagement in the spring. Plus, check out photos from Broadway's CINDERELLA and BEAUTIFUL, the national tours of WHITE CHRISTMAS and EVITA, and a slew of regional productions!

Photo Flash: First Look at La Jolla Playhouse's Re-Imagined SIDE SHOW!

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will produce, in association with La Jolla Playhouse, a re-imagining of Henry Krieger and Bill Russell's Side Show. Directed by Academy Award winning director Bill Condon, the musical will play at La Jolla Playhouse now through December 17 and will open at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater in spring 2014. The musical features book and lyrics by Bill Russell and music by Henry Krieger who will revise the show before its debut at La Jolla. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

Emily Padgett & Erin Davie to Play Daisy and Violet Hilton in La Jolla Playhouse and Kennedy Center's SIDE SHOW- Full Cast Announced!

La Jolla Playhouse, in association with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, has announced casting for its re-imagining of Henry Krieger (music) and Bill Russell's (book and lyrics) Side Show, produced in association with the Kennedy Center. Helmed by Academy Award-winning director Bill Condon and choreographed by Anthony Van Laast, the production will run in the Playhouse's Mandell Weiss Theatre November 5 - December 15, 2013 and will run in the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater June 14 - July 13, 2014. Tickets for the Playhouse run go on sale September 8 and are available atLaJollaPlayhouse.org or by calling Patron Services at (858) 550-1010.

Photo Flash: Tony Kushner, Jessica Hecht, Ming Cho Lee and More at TCG's 2013 Gala

On Monday, May 13 Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for Theatre honored Ruth and Stephen Hendel and Ming Cho Lee at their Gala Evening. The evening was held at the Angel Orensanz Foundation (172 Norfolk Street) in New York City, cocktails started at 6pm and dinner started at 7pm. Jessica Hecht was the emcee of the evening; the Gala co-chairs were playwright Lydia R. Diamond and interior designer Jasmine M. Keller. The Gala honorary chairs were Anne Kaufman, Obie award-winning director; Nelle Nugent, Broadway producer; Judith O. Rubin, chairman of the board of Playwrights Horizons; and Liz Smith, gossip columnist. The event hosted 200 guests and surpassed its financial goal. Scroll down for photos from the gala!

BROADWAY SESSIONS to Reunite Cast of HAIR and More, 4/25

BROADWAY SESSIONS is described as an evening of musical performances, games and open mic featuring a new Broadway guest each week. The show is created and hosted by Ben Cameron (Bway Wicked, Aida and Footloose) and features musical director Joshua Stephen Kartes on piano. This Thursday, April 25th, Broadway Sessions will reunite cast members from the recent Broadway revival of Hair and more.

BWW Exclusive: Behind-the-Scenes Scoop on the Big LES MIS Oscars Performance - Special Interview with Julie Garnye; Photos & More

The performance from the cast of LES MISERABLES began with Hugh Jackman taking the stage to perform the new original song 'Suddenly' from Tom Hooper's adaptation, where he was then joined by Russell Crowe, Amanda Seyfried, Samantha Barks, Aaron Tveit, Helena Bonham Carter, Sacha Baron Cohen and Eddie Redmayne - as well as numerous members from the show's various productions - to perform the Act One Finale 'One Day More', while Anne Hathaway will sing a section of 'I Dreamed A Dream'. Can this happen every year? Check out the clip below!

Photo Flash: Sneak Peek at Spencer Kiely, Bernard Dotson & More in ReVision Theatre's PIPPIN, Opening Tonight

ReVision Theatre Presents PIPPIN, with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, book by Roger O. Hirson and Bob Fosse (uncredited) and directed by Bob Angelini with choreography by Mark Moreau, musical direction by Andrew Hertz and casting by Erin Brautigan. The show features Brett Colby, Bernard Dotson, Spiro Galiatsatos, Spencer Kiely, Jeanne Montano, Katherine Pecevich, and Hannah Shankman at Theatre at St. George, 700 Grand Ave, Asbury Park, NJ. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the cast below.

ReVision Theatre Presents PIPPIN, Now thru Aug 12

Not seen on Broadway since its five year run in the 1970's; a workshop production just announced at American Repertory Theater with buzz of Broadway producers closely watching - Revision Theatre presents a revival of Pippin starting tonight, July 26, 2012.

ReVision Theatre Presents PIPPIN, July 26-Aug 12

Not seen on Broadway since its five year run in the 1970's; a workshop production just announced at American Repertory Theater with buzz of Broadway producers closely watching - Revision Theatre presents a revival of Pippin starting July 26, 2012.

The Artist Series Presents LES MISERABLES, 5/1-6

Tickets are on sale for Cameron Mackintosh's New 25th Anniversary Production of Les Miserables at Jacksonville's Times-Union Center from May 1st - 6th for eight performances only.

Peter Lockyer, Timothy Gulan, Lauren Wiley. et al. Join Cast of LES MISERABLES Tour

Cameron Mackintosh's new 25th anniversary production of Les Miserables welcomes Peter Lockyer to the role of Jean Valjean beginning in East Lansing, MI, at Wharton Center on April 5, 2012. This week also marks the debut of Timothy Gulan as Thenardier, Lauren Wiley as Cosette, and Jason Forbach as Enjolras. The all new production of Les Miserables features glorious new staging and spectacular reimagined scenery inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo. The production plays Wharton Center through April 8 followed by Indianapolis, IN at Clowes Memorial Hall April 10-15 and Greenville, SC at The Peace Center April 17-22.

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