Jackie Hoffman News

Broadway's JACKIE HOFFMAN, acclaimed for her hysterical scene-stealing performances in such shows as Hairspray, Xanadu and currently as 'Grandma' in The Addams Family, will bring her all-new solo show Jackie Five-Oh!

Pre-orders of Broadway's Carols for a Cure, Volume 12 are being taken now for November 1st delivery.

La MaMa E.T.C. presents award-winning neo-vaudevillian performance artist Poor Baby Bree (Bree Benton) in I Am Going to Run Away. Musical director and pianist Franklin Bruno leads a three-piece ensemble for six performances at The Club at La MaMa Oct. 1-10.

Two more casts have added their voices to Broadway's Carols for a Cure, the annual holiday music CD benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA). Promises, Promises cast members sing 'Oh Come, Oh Come Emmanuel,' and Joey Curatolo, who plays Paul McCartney in RAIN - A Tribute To The Beatles On Broadway, wrote and recorded an original song 'Wishing You a Very Merry Christmas.'

La MaMa E.T.C. presents award-winning neo-vaudevillian performance artist Poor Baby Bree (Bree Benton) in I Am Going to Run Away. Musical director and pianist Franklin Bruno leads a three-piece ensemble for six performances at The Club at La MaMa Oct. 1-10.

Broadway headliners are coming in droves to record the 2010 Broadway's Carols for a Cure, the annual holiday CD benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA). Featured voices include Bernadette Peters and the cast and orchestra from A Little Night Music, Kelsey Grammer, Douglas Hodge, Christine Andreas and the cast of Tony Award winning La Cage aux Folles; Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley, from Next to Normal; plus the casts from Memphis, Wicked, Elf, and In the Heights. Jackie Hoffman and the cast of The Addams Family sing 'It's Chanukah,' a Jackie Hoffman/Lon Hoyt original song written during their time together at Hairspray.

THE BROADWAY CHALLENGE, a new and unique app for theatre trivia, was launched through the Apple App Store this weekend. Created by Dramatic Forces, the App functions on iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch devices. THE BROADWAY CHALLENGE is a must have app for every theatre fan. It's a multi-layered, multi game, all theatre trivia immersion with gorgeous graphics and sound effects. Play against yourself, your friends, the rest of the world. With 10 challenge games, eight unique question categories, and over 4000 original questions, you can play non-stop for an entire Broadway season and still not hit every question. The Broadway Challenge App will be updated with special new trivia packages throughout the year.

MICHAEL CYRIL CREIGHTON'S online sitcom about a down on his luck theatre Box Office Manager, "JACK IN A BOX" was awarded Best Web Series at the Sixth Annual New York Television Festival. The awards ceremony took place on September 26, 2010 at the SVA Theatre.

Broadway headliners are coming in droves to record the 2010 Broadway's Carols for a Cure, the annual holiday CD benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA). Featured voices include Bernadette Peters and the cast and orchestra from A Little Night Music, Kelsey Grammer, Douglas Hodge, Christine Andreas and the cast of Tony Award winning La Cage aux Folles; Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley, from Next to Normal; plus the casts from Memphis, Wicked, Elf, and In the Heights. Jackie Hoffman and the cast of The Addams Family sing 'It's Chanukah,' a Jackie Hoffman/Lon Hoyt original song written during their time together at Hairspray.

Many of everyone's Broadway and off-Broadway favorites, including Michael Urie, Wesley Taylor, Jennifer Damiano, Karen Olivo, Mitchell Jarvis and more have teamed up on the webisode project Billy Green. BroadwayWorld last brought you the fourth episode in the series, entitled 'The Mother' and today brings you the latest installment, 'The Stage Door' below, starring Broadway's Wesley Taylor, Jackie Hoffman, Andre Ward, Kyle Beltran, Courtney Reed, Hunter Ryan Herdlicka, Gregory Jbara, Terrence Mann, Adam Riegler, Zachary James, Carolee Carmello, Alysha Umphress, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Van Hughes, Leslie McDonel, Adam Dannheisser, and Mitchell Jarvis.

Acclaimed director Jonathan Warman will direct IN LOCO PARENTIS by Michael DeVito, as part of the 2010 New York International Fringe Festival (August 13-29), at the Fourth Street Theatre, dates to be announced soon.

La MaMa E.T.C. presents award-winning neo-vaudevillian performance artist Poor Baby Bree (Bree Benton) in I Am Going to Run Away. Musical director and pianist Franklin Bruno leads a three-piece ensemble for six performances at The Club at La MaMa Oct. 1-10.

Many of everyone's Broadway and off-Broadway favorites, including Michael Urie, Wesley Taylor, Jennifer Damiano, Karen Olivo, Mitchell Jarvis and more have teamed up on the webisode project Billy Green. BroadwayWorld last brought you the third episode in the series, entitled 'The Agent' and today brings you the latest installment, 'The Mother' below, starring Jackie Hoffman, Wesley Taylor, Adam Dannheisser, and Mitchell Jarvis.

The complete lineup for the Bard SummerScape Festival 2010 has been announced. The festival will feature diverse events, including dance, theater, opera and operetta, film, cabaret, and music.

In the latest installment of Celebrity Autobiography at the Triad Theater, Mario Cantone, Sherri Shepherd and Jackie Hoffman took on Beyonce Knowles, Kelly Rowland, and Michelle Williams, respectively - the trio that made up one of pop music's most legendary outfits, Destiny's Child - reciting passages from their book: Soul Survivors, The Official Autobiography of Destiny's Child. Click below for the Cantone-Shepherd-Hoffman interpretation!

MICHAEL CYRIL CREIGHTON'S online sitcom about a down on his luck theatre Box Office Manager, 'JACK IN A BOX', premieres Episode 15: The Buzz. In this episode, Jack is bombarded with phone calls, goes to a terrible audition and then has a 'physical' altercation with his agent, Gloria (played by Lusia Strus of Enron, The NY Neo-Futurists, Gus Van Sant's Restless). There are too many women in his life. The episode also features Hannah Bos (Founding Member of The Debate Society), Desiree Burch (The NY Neo-Futurists/The Soup Show), Livia Scott ('Live & Let Livia') and Mary Testa (Xanadu, Guys and Dolls, 42nd Street, On The Town). The episode is shot & edited by Jim Turner.

A new developmental production of Platinum (www.PlatinumTheMusical.com) starring Tony Award nominee Liz Larsen (The Most Happy Fella, A New Brain) and Sarah Litzsinger (Beauty and the Beast, Amour) will be presented by UnsungMusicalsCo. Inc. as part of the 2010 New York International Fringe Festival.

Marc Geller joins the cast of Michael DeVito's IN LOCO PARENTIS in FringeNYC. Accomplished actor and director Marc Geller has joined the cast of IN LOCO PARENTIS in the pivotal role of Oliver Price.

A new developmental production of Platinum (www.PlatinumTheMusical.com) starring Tony Award nominee Liz Larsen (The Most Happy Fella, A New Brain) and Sarah Litzsinger (Beauty and the Beast, Amour) will be presented by UnsungMusicalsCo. Inc. as part of the 2010 New York International Fringe Festival.

ADDAMS FAMILY cast members Carolee Carmello, Jackie Hoffman, Zachary James, Wesley Taylor, Adam Riegler and Krysta Rodriguez, in addition to ADDAMS FAMILY composer Andrew Lippa celebrated the release of THE ADDAMS FAMILY cast album with a performance and autograph signing at Barnes and Noble in Lincoln Square last week. BroadwayWorld was on hand and brings you photo coverage below.