Jane Krakowski News

'Broadway Under the Stars,' a tribute to Harold Prince featuring a galaxy of Broadway's brightest, took place on Monday, June 26th at Central Park's Great Lawn at 8 PM, and BroadwayWorld was there!

Broadway Under the Stars, featuring a galaxy of Broadway's brightest, will take place on Monday, June 26th at Central Park's Great Lawn at 8 PM

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NYC & Company and The League of American Theatres and Producers today announced the full cast for Broadway Under the Stars, a free public concert presented by Target on Monday, June 26th at 8pm at Central Park's Great Lawn. A fireworks finale will follow the performance.

Michael Cerveris, Sutton Foster, Christine Ebersole and Bebe Neuwirth will be among the perfomers taking part in Broadway Under the Stars on June 26th

Patrick Swayze--who will make his West End debut in Guys and Dolls on July 10th--joined co-stars-to-be Claire Sweeney, Adam Cooper and Kelly Price for a press meet and greet on July 10th

Patrick Swayze will make his West End debut in Guys and Dolls, as Nathan Detroit, beginning July 10th; Claire Sweeney will join the cast the same day

Two hit West End musicals--the revival of Guys and Dolls and the Queen musical We Will Rock You--have extended their runs

The cities and dates for the previously announced UK national tour of the smash London Guys and Dolls revival have been announced

Variety reports that the smash London revival of Guys and Dolls is likely to bow on Broadway sometime during the 2006-2007 season

The Drowsy Chaperone, starring Tony Award-winner Sutton Foster, charleston-ed across the stage of the Marquis Theatre for its Broadway opening on May 1st and BroadwayWorld was there!

BroadwayWorld was there for the starry opening night of Alan Bennett's The History Boys, which opened at the Broadhurst Theatre on April 23rd

On April 24 and April 25, the New Amsterdam Theater will host the 20th Annual Easter Bonnet Competition. What started out in 1987, backstage at the Palace Theater, raising 18 thousand dollars, has grown into an event which has raised over 20 million dollars (in total) for BC/EFA. Here is a special look at Bonnets past featuring such favorites as Joel Grey, Bernadette Peters, Idina Menzel, Laurie Beechman, Nancy LaMott, Jerry Lewis, Jane Krakowski, Gwen Verdon, Tom Hulce, Elaine Stritch, Johnny Mathis, Barbara Cook, and more.

Dozens of stars--among them Harry Connick Jr., Kelli O'Hara, Denis O'Hare and Natasha Richardson--turned out for the Roundabout Theatre Company's 2006 spring gala on April 3rd

Kelli O'Hara, Harry Connick Jr. and Alan Cumming will be among the many stars performing at the Roundabout Theatre Company's 2006 spring gala on April 3rd

The hit Broadway musical, JERSEY BOYS, the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, which has taken Broadway by storm, will launch a National Tour in San Francisco beginning in December, 2006. JERSEY BOYS, which opened to rave reviews on November 6, 2005, continues to set new weekly box office records at the August Wilson Theatre and has been among the top grossing shows on Broadway ever since.

Orfeh, Anastasia Barzee and Jane Krakowski will be among the stars taking part in Love and Revenge, a one-night-only benefit event for LAByrinth Theatre Company taking place on April 24th

The Roundabout Theatre Company's 2006 spring gala will be a starry one, with The Pajama Game stars Kelli O'Hara and Harry Connick Jr. and The Threepenny Opera star Alan Cumming among those set to perform; the event will take place on Monday, April 3rd at Chelsea Piers at 7pm

This year's glittering awards ceremony, the casts of Billy Elliot and Guys And Dolls, Jane Krakowski, Derren Brown, William Bergers and Sarah-Jane Davies all performed, while Billy Elliot and Hedda Gabler were the big winners on the night.

Sally Ann Triplett, Kelly Price, Adam Cooper and Neil Morrissey will take over as the four leads of Guys and Dolls on March 6th