Henry Kreiger News

The new incarnation of 'Dreamgirls' will arrive at the world famous Apollo Theater in New York City, where it will open for a limited engagement from November 7th through December 5th 2009.

MTG will present Bill Russell and Henry Kreiger's Side Show at the MIT student center from November 6 through November 8. Based on the true story of Siamese twins Violet and Daisy Hilton who became stars during the Depression, Side Show is a portrait of two women joined at the hip whose extraordinary bondage brings them fame but denies them love. Told almost entirely in song, the show follows their progression from England to America, around the vaudeville circuit and to Hollywood on the eve of their appearance in the 1932 movie Freaks.

The National Asian American Theatre Company (NAATCO) will present a one-night-only all Asian-American performance of Terrence McNally's LOVE! VALOUR! COMPASSION!, directed by Alan Muraoka, on Monday, September 14 with a 6:00pm cocktail reception and a 7:00pm performance at the Cherry Lane Theatre (38 Commerce Street) to benefit NAATCO.

The National Asian American Theatre Company (NAATCO) will present a one-night-only all Asian-American performance of Terrence McNally's LOVE! VALOUR! COMPASSION!, directed by Alan Muraoka, on Monday, September 14 with a 6:00pm cocktail reception and a 7:00pm performance at the Cherry Lane Theatre (38 Commerce Street) to benefit NAATCO.

Vassar & New York Stage and Film's Powerhouse season will continue through Sunday, August 2, with the Mainstage play Vera Laughed (through 8/2); the Martel Musical Tina Girlstar (7/31 - 8/1); the ever-popular Readings Festival 2 (7/30 - 8/2); and a free concert reading by the Powerhouse Apprentice Company of the new musical Hello! My Baby.

Vassar & New York Stage and Film's Powerhouse Theater announces the cast for the first of three Mainstage productions of the 25th anniversary season: Ninety, by Joanna Murray-Smith, directed by Maria Mileaf, beginning performances June 30 and running through July 12, and new additions to the star-filled line-up for the 25th anniversary gala benefit, 'Silver Celebration under the Stars,' June 27.

Tony®-winning Broadway hits and blockbuster musical productions pack the Orange County Performing Arts Center?s 2009-2010 Broadway and Curtain Call Series, which are complimented by a line-up of bonus events. Audiences will enjoy Tony Award-winning shows and six Center premieres in a season that holds something for everyone. The Broadway Series includes Monty Python?s Spamalot starring John O?Hurley (October 6 ? 18, 2009); eight-time Tony Award-winning Spring Awakening (November 17 ? 29, 2009); ?80s flashback Xanadu (December 15 ? 27, 2009); a reenvisioned mounting of the Academy® Award-winning Dreamgirls (April 20 ? May 2, 2010); the 2008 Tony Award-winning Best Musical In the Heights (August 3 ? 15, 2010); and Mel Brooks? stage incarnation of his classic film, Young Frankenstein (September 7 ? 19, 2010). The companion Curtain Call Series offers The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber (February 16 ? 21, 2010); the smash-hit Hairspray (April 6 ? 11, 2010); and the runaway-sensation Disney?s The Lion King (May 26 ? June 13, 2010). Three bonus events have also been added to the season ? the return engagement of two Center favorites: Rent (October 20 ? 25, 2009) with original stars Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp; the 30th anniversary tour of Annie (January 29 ? 31, 2010); and Rain ? A Tribute to the Beatles (March 22 ? 29, 2010), which showcases the music of England?s legendary Fab Four.

The new incarnation of 'Dreamgirls' will arrive at the world famous Apollo Theater in New York City, where it will open for a limited engagement from November 7th through December 5th 2009.

Center Theatre Group's 2009-2010 season at the Ahmanson Theatre is a yearlong celebration of big, lush Broadway hits, including four Tony Award-winning musicals, the 2008 winner of the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award for Best Play, and a rare, limited engagement of two stage virtuosos.

A brand new production of ?Dreamgirls,? one of Broadway?s most popular shows, will be the fourth production of the new season at the CTG/Ahmanson Theatre, February 24 through April 4, 2010. Opening is set for February 26.

Westport Country Playhouse will present a Sunday Symposium on 'The Writings of Henry James,' following the October 14 at 3PM matinee performance of The Turn of the Screw, a thriller adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher from the story by Henry James, directed by Loy Arcenas.

LAByrinth Theater Company will present Romantic Poetry: The Musicale, a special one-night-only event to benefit LAByrinth with music by Tony Award and Academy Award nominee Henry Kreiger and book and lyrics by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning Playwright John Patrick Shanley.

Audiences at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival in France will have a sneak peek of 20 minutes from the upcoming Dreamgirls film on May 19th

John Lithgow has been cast as a new character--a ruthless producer--in the upcoming film version of Dreamgirls

The smash Prince Music Theatre production of Dreamgirls in Philadelphia, which will welcome new cast members on February 7th, may have a commerical future in the wings

The Dreamgirls film now has a fuller creative team, with a production designer, costume designer and others on board

The Dreamgirls film is set to be unveiled in theatres nationwide on December 22nd

Tony Award-winning lighting designers Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer have joined the creative team of the Dreamgirls film

The Prince Music Theatre's hit production of Dreamgirls will now close on February 26th

Dreamgirls composer Henry Krieger will show up for an informal discussion after the January 10th performance of the musical at the Prince Music Theatre in Philadelphia