Jesse Vargas News

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Rehearsals will begin on Tuesday, April 8 for the Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) World Premiere production of the new musical SAVED.

GLORY DAYS, a new musical by Nick Blaemire (Music and Lyrics) and James Gardiner (Book) will open at Broadway's Circle in the Square Theatre (235 West 50th Street, NYC) on Tuesday, May 6 at 6:45PM. Previews will begin on Tuesday, April 22 at 8PM.

Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) has announced additional casting for the sixth and final production of its 2007/2008 Season, the World Premiere of the new musical SAVED.

Composer and lyricist Scott Alan celebrated the release of his debut album, Dreaming Wide Awake: The Music of Scott Alan, on Monday, January 7, 2008 at 7:30PM, as part of the long-running, critically-heralded and popular concert series Broadway at Birdland.

Composer and lyricist Scott Alan celebrated the release of his debut album, Dreaming Wide Awake: The Music of Scott Alan, on Monday, January 7, 2008 at 7:30PM, as part of the long-running, critically-heralded and popular concert series Broadway at Birdland.

Jim Caruso's Cast Party and TheaterMania.com are proud to announce the Official CD Release Party for composer and lyricist Scott Alan's debut album, Dreaming Wide Awake: The Music of Scott Alan, on Monday, January 7, 2008 at 7:30PM.

Composer Scott Alan's debut CD, 'Dreaming Wide Awake: The Music of Scott Alan' is now available.

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF), now in its fourth year, is a three-week event in NYC that has premiered over 90 musicals in its first three years, becoming the largest musical theatre event in America. Tickets for NYMF productions are available at www.nymf.org or by calling 212-352-3101. This year's Festival will run from September 17 through October 7 with the following schedule of events...

Composer Scott Alan will head back into the studio on September 12 & 13 to finish recording his debut CD, 'Dreaming Wide Awake: The Music of Scott Alan,' with a large collection of Broadway stars collaborating to sing his original songs.

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) announced today the 2007 NYMF Developmental Series, Special Events and Ars Nova Concert Series.

The Leopold Group, a new Chicago-based modern dance company, will present a concert version of Green Eyes, a new song cycle fusing musical theatre, pop/folk music, modern dance, and video-dance.

Joe's Pub has just announced the Green Eyes concert, featuring performers Nick Blaemire (Altar Boyz), and Megan Reinking (Lestat, Dracula) and musical director Jesse Vargas.

'Seth's Broadway 101,' billed as 'A Master Class in Belting, Divas, and Hostile Opinions,' was presented Monday, April 16, 7:30PM at New World Stages, and BroadwayWorld was there!

A revised version of Paul Scott Goodman's musical Bright Lights, Big City will have its premiere at Harvard University as a free semi-staged reading.

The 2006 Barrymore Awards, celebrating achievement in Philadelphia-area theatre, were announced on October 23rd at the Merriam Theatre

Tony-nominee Mary Testa, Alton Fitzgerald White, and Todd Buonopane will star in a 45-minute excerpt of Sunfish, the winner of the 2005 Jonathan Larson award, which will be presented as part of the National Alliance for Musical Theatre's Festival of New Musicals on October 9th

Christopher Durang, Frank Wildhorn, Lauren Kennedy and Jarrod Emick were among those who scored Barrymore Award nominations

'The Early Revue with Scott Nevins' features Award winning Host Scott Nevins showcasing some of today's brightest stars from the worlds of Broadway and beyond.

Musical director and producer Brian J. Nash shares the diary that he wrote aboard Rosie's Family Cruise, which featured performances by Audra McDonald, Cyndi Lauper and more!