Harvey Weinstein News

Chicago native Felicia P. Fields will reprise her 2006 Tony-nominated role of Sofia in the national tour of the hit musical The Color Purple, while NaTasha Yvette Williams will succeed her on Broadway

Tickets for The Color Purple in Chicago will go on sale to the general public on Friday, October 20

Oscar-winning director Ron Howard (Cinderella Man, A Beautiful Mind) will bring the Donmar Warehouse hit Frost/Nixon to the screen

DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS will play its final performance at Broadway's Imperial Theatre on Sunday, September 3, 2006 at 3:00 pm. The show began previews on Monday, January 31, 2005, and played 36 preview performances. It will have played 666 regular performances since its opening night Thursday, March 3, 2005.

Tony Award-nominee Hunter Foster will reprise his performance as Leo Bloom opposite John Treacy Egan's Max Bialystock in The Producers beginning July 27th

The Color Purple will begin the casting process in Chicago July 14 - 18 for the National Tour of the Broadway smash hit musical, which will kick off at the Cadillac Palace Theatre April 17, 2007

The Color Purple has broken the Broadway Theatre's house record for the week ending July 2

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Is a second film version of Gypsy on the way...with Oscar-winner Catherine Zeta Jones as ultimate stage mother Rose?

Tony Award-winner Roger Bart will reprise the role of Leo Bloom in Broadway's The Producers beginning Tuesday, May 16th

A new musical based on the life of Bruce Lee--possibly featuring the songs of rock titan David Bowie--is headed for Broadway

Bob and Harvey Weinstein have purchased the rights for the book series that inspired the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and are developing the property into a Broadway-bound stage spectacle

The Producers of THE COLOR PURPLE are proud to announce that the National Tour of the Broadway smash hit musical will premiere April 2007 at Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theatre in association with Broadway In Chicago.

The Color Purple will soon spread across the country in a national tour, which will kick off in Chicago in April of 2007

On February 25th, The Color Purple reaches its 100th performance at the Broadway Theatre

The Dirty Rotten Producers are proud to announce that the National Touring Company of the Broadway smash hit will premiere Sunday, August 6th, 2006 at Seattle's Paramount Theatre. The Seattle run will continue through August 12th, followed by engagements across the country (to-be-announced).

THE COLOR PURPLE set a new house record, grossing $1,394.446.28 for the week ending January 1, 2006 at the Broadway Theatre, besting La Boheme's previous record set three years ago by more than 40%.

Understudies Julie Barnes and Julie Tolivar will go on for pregnant star Erin Dilly during the final three weeks of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang's run

Erin Dilly, Rick Hilsabeck, Kurt Von Schmittou, Dirk Lumbard and cast of CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG will perform 'Toot Sweets' on the Macy's 79th Annual Thanksgiving Day Parade national broadcast on NBC on Thursday, November 24, 2005 from 9:00 a.m. to noon. They will perform live in the 9 a.m. hour.

The producers of CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG announced today that the Broadway musical will play its final performance Saturday, December 31, 2005 at 2pm.