The producers of the Tony Award nominated new Broadway production of GREASE are proud to announce that 'American Idol' Season Five winner, Taylor Hicks, will make his Broadway debut when he joins the cast in the role of 'Teen Angel' on Friday, June 6, 2008 at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre.http://www.broadwayworld.com/contests.cfm http://www.broadwayworld.com/contests.cfm
This summer, Northwestern University's American Music Theatre Project (AMTP) and the Theatre and Interpretation Center will present the Summer 2008 musical theatre programs on the Evanston campus.
Northwestern University's Summer Music Theatre Festival 2008 announces line-up.
The producers of the Tony Award nominated new Broadway production of GREASE are proud to announce that 'American Idol' Season Five winner, Taylor Hicks, will make his Broadway debut when he joins the cast in the role of 'Teen Angel' on Friday, June 6, 2008 at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre.http://www.broadwayworld.com/contests.cfm http://www.broadwayworld.com/contests.cfm
Performers include Nellie McKay (The Threepenny Opera), Kerry Butler (Xanadu), John Lloyd Young (Jersey Boys), Sarah Steele (Speech & Debate), Susan Blackwell (Speech & Debate, [title of show]), Lauren Pritchard (Spring Awakening), Tony Yazbeck (Gypsy), Ben Walker (Les Liaisons Dangerouses), Jenny Powers (Grease), Jessica Grové (Sunday in the Park with George), Telly Leung (Rent), Skylar Astin (Spring Awakening), Matt Schreiber with 'Nicky' (Avenue Q), and Matt Doyle (Spring Awakening) with more to come! All celebrity appearances are subject to change.
Last night, April 17th 2008, A Catered Affair opened at the Walter Kerr Theatre. A Catered Affair has a book by four-time Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein, score by John Bucchino and direction by Tony Award-winner John Doyle.
It has been announced that CARMEN will have its world premiere October 2, 2008 in Prague, Czech Republic. The book is by Norman Allen, the lyrics by Jack Murphy and it is directed Gabriel Barre who also did the NY workshop.
The acclaimed New York series, Monday Nights New Voices, now in its fourth season, makes its official debut in Chicago April 21st at Gentry On State.
New York City Center Encores! celebrated the closing night of its 2008 season opener, the 1970 Tony Award-winning hit, Applause, directed and choreographed by Kathleen Marshall with Music Direction by Rob Berman. Applause played five performances, from February 7-10 at New York City Center
On Wednesday, January 16, 2008, The Pink Ladies of Grease: Jenny Powers, Lindsay Mendez, Kirsten Wyatt and Robyn Hurder performed the National Anthem at Madison Square Garden for the NY Rangers vs. Buffalo Sabres game.
Max Crumm and Laura Osnes, stars of the new Broadway revival of Grease, rehearsed a few numbers in Chelsea Studios with the rest of their spirited cast on Thursday, November 29 to brush-up on their routines. The cast returns to the Brooks Atkinson Theatre 19-days after their musical was halted by the stagehands' strike.
Dozens of Broadway, TV and film stars tended the bar at the annual 'Celebrity Bartending Night' at Frank's on Monday November 19 from 7PM-11PM.
Dozens of Broadway, TV and film stars will tend the bar at the annual 'Celebrity Barte nding Night' at Frank's (410 West 16th Street, between 9 the and 10th Avenues) on Monday November 19 from 7PM-11PM.
The Broadway cast of Grease performed 'We Go Together' and 'You're the One That I Want' on ABC'S 'Good Morning America' Monday, October 29, 2007.
The Broadway cast of Grease will perform nationally on ABC'S 'Good Morning America' Monday, October 29, 2007 between the 8 and 9AM. hour.'GMA' airs in New York City on WABC channel 7.
A staged reading of The Jerusalem Syndrome, an original musical comedy with book and lyrics by 2006 Kleban Award winners Laurence Holzman and Felicia Needleman and a score by Kyle Rosen, will take place Monday, October 22 at 7:30PM at the York Theatre as part of their Developmental Reading Series.
The 2007 New Broadway Cast Recording of Grease, directed and choreographed by two-time Tony Award-winner Kathleen Marshall, available nationwide on October 2, 2007.
BroadwayWorld continues its three part video series introducing you to the cast of GREASE. In this second part, Jenny Powers (Rizzo) introduces the Pink Ladies...and Patty. Featuring highlights from this brand new revival starring Max Crumm and Laura Osnes, winners of 'Grease: You're the One That I Want,' you won't want to miss this special series!
Grease is by no means the best musical ever to play on Broadway, but director/choreographer Kathleen Marshall's revival suggests that it might be the most indestructible one.
On August 25, Richie Sambora visited Max Crumm and Laura Osnes backstage after a performance of Grease at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre.
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