Scores of the brightest lights on stage and screen will turn out in red carpet finery for a celebration of classic Hollywood, Hooray for Hollywood honoring the legendary Oscar winner Patricia Neal, Smith Barney's Shirl Penney and The Count and Countess de Lesseps, Stage 6 at Steiner Film Studios, 15 Washington Avenue at the historic Brooklyn Navy Yard. The gala evening is slated for November 1, with all proceeds going to The Auditory Oral School of New York, a non profit organization which specializes in teaching deaf and hard of hearing children to listen, talk, think and socialize.
Beginning Monday, April 30, Gary Mauer will step into the title role of The Phantom of the Opera- the longest-running show in Broadway history - for three weeks at The Majestic Theatre
High Fidelity lyricist Amanda Green's will be featured on 'here! on Broadway' and share her excitement about the musical's continued life through the Original Cast Recording being released on the Sh-K-Boom label
A memorial service for J.C. Sheets, the actor-turned-dresser who died unexpectedly February 4 at the age of 53, will be held on Monday, April 9th at 4PM at The Majestic Theatre (247 West 44th Street). The event will be open to the public.
On April 4th, The Phantom of the Opera set the unprecedented milestone of becoming the first Broadway show to reach 8,000 performances, and BroadwayWorld was there!
On Monday, March 12th, the National Foundation for Facial Reconstruction (NFFR) presented 'Broadway for Medicine,' a gala concert at New York City Center featuring the best of Broadway!
Betty Buckley (Cats, The Mystery of Edwin Drood), Kate Burton (Hedda Gabler, The Constant Wife), Hugh Panaro (Lestat), Lisa Vroman (The Phantom of the Opera), and Josh Strickland, Jenn Gambatese and Chester Gregory II (Tarzan), have joined the upcoming gala concert Broadway for Medicine, featuring the best of Broadway coming together on one stage to benefit children with craniofacial differences, presented by The National Foundation for Facial Reconstruction.
BroadwayWorld presents the fifth in an eight-part preview series leading up to the 10th Annual Broadway Bears auction, presented by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
The New York Philharmonic presents Lerner and Loewe's My Fair Lady in four semi-staged performances, March 7-10, 2007. The musical - a New York Philharmonic premiere - will star Kelli O'Hara, Kelsey Grammer, Charles Kimbrough, Brian Dennehy, Marni Nixon and Tim Jerome.
Principal cast changes have been announced for the Broadway production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera, the longest-running show in Broadway history
Broadway's Greatest Gifts: Carols for a Cure Volume 8, the annual holiday music CD benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA), is going to be featured Dec. 4th on The View, where the CD
will be a gift for the studio audience.
In this edition: A Baltimore.BroadwayWorld exclusive discount for readers of this column! Murder mysteries circle the beltway! Cockpit has Monty and Plaza Suite! CSC has Lear and Shrew in outdoor venue! Toby’s Baltimore opens a new show! Sissies take on Gay Pride at Spotlighters! Plus some Post-Tony thoughts and a special thank you.
Clocking in over 1400 performances in the longest running musical in Broadway history, Phantom, Howard McGillin talks candidly about his career, performing in the record breaking performance and more while getting made up - plus catch brand new footage of the current cast of The Phantom of the Opera!
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