Jack Cummings News

Heather MacRae, Anne L. Nathan and Clifford David will star in Disorder: A Mother-Daughter Vaudeville at Barrington Stage Company

Barrington Stage Company has announced updates in its Musical Theatre Lab schedule, including the extension of The Burnt Part Boys and the addition of Travels with My Discontent and Disorder: A Mother/Daughter Vaudeville

Songs for a New World, with Liz McCartney, Barbara Walsh and more, will begin performances at the George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick on June 24th

The Transport Group presented 'An Evening with John Doyle' on June 5th, featuring interviews with the Sweeney Todd director and performers Manoel Felciano and Raul Esparza, and BroadwayWorld was there for the event!

Songs for a New World--Jason Robert Brown's song cycle of love, life and seizing the moment--will be performed by Barbara Walsh, Liz McCartney and more in New Jersey from June 24th through July 9th

Jack Cummings III, the co-artistic director of the Transport Group, will interview acclaimed director John Doyle, as well as Manoel Felciano, Raul Esparza and Mary-Mitchell Campbell on Monday, June 5th

We've all heard that some actors really want to direct. But the multi-talented John Cariani--whose play cul-de-sac runs at the Transport Group through May 13th--belongs to a somewhat smaller group of thespians: those who have carved out successful second careers as playwrights.

The world premiere of John Cariani's new play cul-de-sac will begin performances on April 20th

An impressive new musical has a mother dealing with her daughter's anorexia

Normal, a new dramatic musical featuring Barbara Walsh, will be presented by The Transport Group from October 20th through November 12th

Transport Group artistic directors Robyn Hussa and Jack Cummings III have announced that the world premiere of a new American musical, Normal, with book by Yvonne Adrian, lyrics by Cheryl Stern, and music by Tom Kochan, will begin performances on Thursday, October 20 at 8pm at the Connelly Theatre, 220 East 4 Street.

A CD with songs from the first Broadway Unplugged concert, which was held at Town Hall in 2004, will be released on September 12th

Barbara Walsh will star in the new off-Broadway musical Normal from October 20th through November 12th

The 50th Annual Drama Desk Awards Ceremony took place on Sunday, May 22. The big winners of the night were Doubt and The Light in the Piazza, each of whom received 5 awards. Outstanding Musical however, went to Spamalot.

The Official Drama Desk Cocktail Reception honoring this year's nominees was held on May 3. The awards ceremony takes place on Sunday, May 22.

Spamalot leads the pack with 12 nominations, followed by Light in the Piazza with 11, and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels with 10. Click in to see all the nominees.

Audra McDonald will star in a special two performance concert of the First Lady Suite by Michael John LaChiusa.

Broadway and TV actress Audra McDonald will star in a special two performance concert of the Transport Group's Drama Desk nominated production of the OBIE award-winning musical First Lady Suite by Michael John LaChiusa, Tony Award nominated composer-lyricist ('Marie Christine' and 'The Wild Party') on Monday, May 2nd & Tuesday, May 3rd, 7:00 p.m. at the New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West at 77th Street.