Jerry Herman News

National Corporate Theatre Fund (NCTF) will hold its Annual Chairman's Awards Gala and benefit on Monday, April 14 at New York's Cipriani's Pegasus (30 Rockefeller Plaza).

The producers of Hairspray have announced that Karen Mason will join the Broadway company on Tuesday, April 8 in the role of Velma Von Tussle at Broadway's Neil Simon Theatre, 250 West 52 Street. (Mary Birdsong plays Velma through Sunday, April 6.)

On Thursday, March 27th Broadway star Bernadette Peters will guest co-host with Regis Philbin on 'Live With Regis and Kelly'. on the show that day will be four couples from the new season of 'Dancing with the Stars, the two finalists from 'Celebrity Apprentice' and a look at the most up-to-date concept cars from the New York Auto Show.

NEW DRAMATISTS, Tony Honor recipient and the nation's premiere playwright development workshop, proudly announces that four-time Tony Award-winner HARVEY FIERSTEIN will be honored with their 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award at its 59th Annual Spring Luncheon tribute, to be held Thursday, May 15th at the New York Marriott Marquis. Arthur Laurents is Luncheon Chair. Fiersein's A Catered Affair costar, Faith Prince will be on hand to offer tributes to Mr. Fierstein. New Dramatists 59th Annual Spring Luncheon has been underwritten by Bob Boyett. Jujamcyn Theaters, The Nederlander Group and The Shubert Organization add their support as benefactors for the yearly event.

The New York City Gay Men's Chorus (NYCGMC) will hold their 2008 benefit gala, 'With a Song in Our Heart,' on Monday, April 14 from 6-9:30PM at the elegant Warwick Hotel. Scott Nevins will lead the evening with his signature humor and flare. With entertainment by Broadway notables including Ann Hampton Callaway, Liz McCartney and the Tony-nominated Sharon McNight, the gala will be a night celebrating music, diversity and support for the LGBT community. The honorary host committee includes such famed LGBT supporters as Cyndi Lauper, Charles Busch, Harvey Fierstein, Kelli O'Hara, Roberta Peters, Karen Ziemba and Elaine Stritch.

Join host Florence Henderson as The Actors Fund honors Tommy Tune at their 12th Annual Tony Awards(R) Party with the Julie Harris Award for Lifetime Achievement and featuring a live feed of the Tony Awards as they happen in New York.

The Festival of New American Musicals, a two-month musical theatre festival, will be held in May and June, 2008, throughout Southern California. Marcia Seligson and Bob Klein are the Executive Producers of the Festival.

Bernadette Peters has been knockin' 'em dead with triple standing ovations on her recent concert dates. One of those ovations is for a song she wrote, both music and lyrics called 'Kramer's Song' which is a bonus in her upcoming book BROADWAY BARKS (with illustrations by Liz Murphy), coming out on April 28th.

One of Broadway's most distinctive stars is none other then Carol Channing. She won her Tony as everyone's favorite matchmaker, Dolly Gallagher Levi in the Jerry Herman classic, Hello Dolly. Broadway Beat caught up with Miss Channing during her 1995 return to the role.

The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts delves into its renowned collections for Writing to Character: Songwriters & the Tony Awards, the first exhibition to explore the over 70 Broadway shows that have won Tonys for either Best Musical or Best Score.

The American Musicals Project (AMP), a creative educational curriculum that promotes the study of history and English through musical theater to seventh and eighth grade students, presents a month-full of marvelous show tune and concerts, featuring the best of Broadway actors and veterans. Tributes to John Kander and Fred Ebb, Stephen Sondheim, Jerry Herman and Noel Coward.

The American Theatre Wing, the not-for-profit service organization dedicated to recognizing excellence and supporting education in theatre, will honor acclaimed composer and lyricist Jerry Herman, as well as steadfast corporate partner Visa Inc., at the Wing's Annual Spring Gala on Monday, May 19, 2008.

Now that the 50th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony is history, and before the Tony Awards season sneaks up on us, it might be a good time to do a little investigating into the relationship between the category that both award shows recognize-Best Musical, of course.

Mame opens tonight and runs through March 2 at The 5th Avenue Theatre.

The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts delves into its renowned collections for Writing to Character: Songwriters & the Tony Awards, the first exhibition to explore the over 70 Broadway shows that have won Tonys for either Best Musical or Best Score.

At a special ceremony in the historic El Portal Theater in North Hollywood on Tuesday January 29, nine legendary leading ladies of American motion pictures, television and Broadway productions donated objects from their award-winning careers to the National Museum of American History.

More photos from the dazzling new production of the classic La Cage aux Folles at Toby's Dinner Theatre in Baltimore!