Jesse Tyler Ferguson News

Today's the day the Teddy Bears had their picnic! And they brought along all their Broadway-loving friends for another successful and entertaining Broadway Bears auction, presented by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS! To the thrill of bear and fan-boy alike, the 11th Annual event raised over $127,000! Top winners were 'Cyrano de Bergerac,' 'The Lion King' and 'Spamalot.'

Last night, the 24 Hour Company partnered with The Exchange to produce 'The 24 Hour Musicals', 4 new 15-minute musicals written, rehearsed, and performed in 24 hours; presented as a one-night benefit at Joe's Pub. The star-studded evening was full of stirringly provocative theatre.

On January 21, 2008, The 24 Hour Company presented The 24 Hour Musicals, rehearsed and performed at Joe's Pub in a single day, featuring an all-star line up of Broadway performers, great composers, writers, directors, choreographers and musical directors.

On January 21, 2008, The 24 Hour Company will team with the Exchange to produce The 24 Hour Musicals. Brooks Ashmanskas, Adam Bock, Jonathan Butterell, John Ellison Conlee, Raul Esparza, Joe Iconis, Steve Pasquale and Jesse Tyler Ferguson have recently joined the event.

Presented as the second and final part of Shakespeare in the Park's 'Summer of Love,' The Public Theater's A Midsummer Night's Dream began previews at the Delacorte Theatre in Central Park on Tuesday, August 7th and opened Thursday, August 23rd. Performances continues through September 9th.

Somebody on the producing staff, or the directing pool, loves musicals...

'Broadway Stands Up for Freedom!,' a benefit concert to support the youth programs of the New York Civil Liberties Union, took place on Monday, July 16th at 7:30 pm at the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts

Drama Desk-winners Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Spelling Bee), Kathleen Chalfant (Wit) and Shoshana Bean (Wicked) join the already starry group of performers taking part in 'Broadway Stands Up for Freedom!,' a benefit concert to support the youth programs of the New York Civil Liberties Union.

Martha Plimpton will play 'Helena' in Shakespeare in the Park's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare.

More stars have signed on to the '4th Meal Productions Benefit Concert,' which will take place Monday, July 2 at 11:30 PM at Joe's Pub

Ars Nova announced today that Jason Eagan has been named the award-winning theater company's first Artistic Director, effective immediately.

Producer David Stone sought to capture magic in a bottle twice with his Tony Award winning musical The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, reuniting the entire original cast for the show's Los Angeles premiere, and judging Sunday's opening performance, his plan was a S-U-C-C-E-S-S...

Steve Rosen and David Rossmer stop by to discuss the new Theatre-Insider Improv comedy night, Don't Quit Your Night Job, now Off-Broadway at the Ha! Comedy Club.

Don't Quit Your Night Job has become one of the 'must see' and 'it' things to do in New York City since its debut at Joe's Pub last year. The show has now moved uptown and opened at HA! Comedy Club. BroadwayWorld was there on May 17th to bring you this exclusive opening night video featuring scenes from the show and interviews with cast, creative and special guests including Jane Krakowski, Sutton Foster, Tovah Feldshuh, Hunter Foster, and more. Click now to watch!

Don't Quit Your Night Job, Broadway's new star-studded after hours revue, opened at HA! Comedy Club (163 46th St. at 7th Ave.) on Thursday, May 17th, and BroadwayWorld was there!

Producer Jed Bernstein has leaked the line up of special celebrity guest stars for this week's performances of Don't Quit Your Night Job.

Producer David Stone has announced that the acclaimed Tony Award-winning musical comedy The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, will come to Los Angeles starring its complete original Broadway cast, reunited for the first and only time since the production began two years ago in New York.

UPRIGHT Cabaret celebrates two years of providing vibrant entertainment in West Hollywood. Producers Chris Isaacson, Shane Scheel and music director Trapper Felides walk down memory lane, along with Sean McDermott, Stephen Spinella and Tracie Thoms who pick their favorite memories from the show.

Jed Bernstein, producer of Don't Quit Your Night Job, Broadway's new after hours revue, has announced the complete company of Broadway and comedy performers that will join the show

Jed Bernstein, producer of Don't Quit Your Night Job, Broadway's new after hours revue, has announced the complete company of Broadway and comedy performers that will join the show created and devised by Steve Rosen (Monty Python's Spamalot), David Rossmer (Nerds), Sarah Saltzberg (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee) and Dan Lipton (The Coast of Utopia), on stage beginning April 26th