Jason Robert Brown News

The American Theatre Wing's SpringboardNYC, an intensive summer boot camp for actors, is now seeking applications for the 2007 summer program, (June 4 to 15), limited to 35 participants. For the first time, the American Theatre Wing will award multiple scholarships to accepted students in need.

After the Mark Taper Forum's current '06-'07 season, the Los Angeles theatre will close for summer renovations and will open next year.

Jason Robert Brown will conduct and perform in a production of his acclaimed song cycle Songs for a New World at the Strathmore Center in Bethesda, MD on May 16th and 17th.

Thursday January 18 saw the premiere of Jason Robert Brown's 'Songs For A New World' by the Young Opera Company at the E-Werk theatre in Freiburg, Germany. On an opening night when a raging storm ravaged the German countryside, the cast of Martina Muhlpointer, Miriam Lotz, Tobias Weis and Kit Orton raised their own on stage storm of high energy and vocal power, sweetness and dexterity which was superbly complemented by clever and astute staging.

Broadway song and dance man Jeffrey Denman will debut his cabaret act 'Jazz Turns' on Birdland on Monday, February 19th at 7 PM

On January 22nd, the acclaimed series, 'Monday Nights, New Voices,' will celebrate the start of its third year at the Duplex Cabaret Theatre

Another year draws to a close and a new year beckons. Almost as the clock turns between the years we say adieu to Idina and say hello to Kerry, wave a fond goodbye to Caroline or Change and The Producers and welcome the brief return of The Rocky Horror Show and The History Boys. As we sing Auld Lang's Syne, it gives cause to look back on and look forward to the respective years in London theatre.

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Broadway at Birdland, a series of Monday night concerts featuring top theater and nightclub stars and songwriters, has announced the January/February schedule

Christmas in New York, the latest instalment in the West End's critically acclaimed 'Notes from New York' series, will now take place at the Apollo Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue on Sunday 10 December 2006 at 7.30pm and not at the Lyric Theatre as previously advertised

Baltimore's downtown welcomes the renovation of the Town Theater

Samsara Theatre Company will present Jason Robert Brown's acclaimed song cycle Songs for a New World at Theatre at St. Luke's on December 4 and 11

Manoel Felciano, Mandy Gonzalez and others will join Julie Reiber for the benefit concert 'Will Sing for Food' on December 17th

Casting has been announced for the world premiere production of the new Jason Robert Brown musical 13

Priscilla Lopez, Mandy Gonzalez and Karen Olivo will star in In the Heights, which is now set to open Off-Broadway on February 8th

A Hot Toronto Director, A Talented Cast and a Revered Composer combine in the highly anticipated production of SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD.

Peter Nero and the Philly Pops will present Holiday POPS! at Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia. This year's show will feature special guest Lauren Kennedy.

The Light in the Piazza Opening night photos from backstage at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles...