Joe Mantello News

Open calls will be held in Chicago for the Broadway, Chicago, Los Angeles and First National Companies of the smash hit musical Wicked.

Wicked continues to go international, with upcoming productions planned for Japan and Germany

David Harrower's 2007 Olivier Award-winning show Blackbird will begin performances tomorrow, Thursday March 15, at New York City Center, Stage 1.

Erich Bergen stars as Bob Gaudio in the first national tour of 'Jersey Boys.' Only 21 years-old, Erich already has his foot deep in the door of the theatre business! Before his big-break with 'Jersey Boys,' he played at the NYMF, sold Broadway merchandise, and hosted an original podcast interviewing theatre celebs.

For the week ending Sunday, March 4, WICKED broke the house record at the Pantages Theatre - with a box office take of $1,768,110 - and became the highest grossing attraction in Los Angeles theatre history. The previous record holder was The Producers, June 2003 at the Pantages.

A new musical, BIG TENT, based on the life of Tammy Faye Bakker, currently being developed by Ryan J. Davis, Jeffery Self, Ben Cohn, & Sean McDaniel, will have a private reading on Tuesday, February 27th.

Let the games begin. That is games of ticket scalpers and daily lottery drawings for those impossible to snag seats, as Broadway's smash hit Wicked has finally landed in Hollywood for a presumably lengthy run...

The new production of WICKED is being mounted specifically for Southern California and stars Eden Espinosa and Megan Hilty as Elphaba and Glinda.

The winners are currently being announced for the 2007 Laurance Olivier Awards, the UK's most prestigious theatrical awards.

The National Tour of Wicked plays Baltimore's Hippodrome Theatre through February 18th.

Complete casting has been announced for the upcoming Los Angeles sit-down production of Wicked, which will begin previews on February 10, 2007 at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood.

Alison Pill, who received a Tony nomination for her performance in The Lieutenant of Inishmore, will join Jeff Daniels in the American premiere of David Harrower's drama Blackbird, which will begin previews on March 15th, 2007, and open on April 10th on Manhattan Theatre Club's Stage I

Madame Alexander and the Broadway hit Wicked have conjured up a line of Wicked dolls.

The nominations have been announced for the 2007 Laurance Olivier Awards, the UK's most prestigious theatrical awards. The awards will be presented on February 18, 2007 at the Grosvenor House Hotel.

On Tuesday, January 9, three new principal cast members joined Broadway company of the smash-hit musical Wicked at the Gershwin Theatre

The Ashland, Kentucky Daily Independent Newspaper reports that Megan Hilty has been handpicked by country music singer/songwriter Dolly Parton for the upcoming Nine to Five Broadway-bound musical.

Veteran stage, screen and television star John Rubinstein is announced to play The Wizard in the new Los Angeles production of WICKED, which begins performances on February 10, 2007, at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood. Rubinstein joins stars Eden Espinosa and Megan Hilty, who play Elphaba and Glinda, and Carol Kane, who plays Madame Morrible. Kane appeared in the role during the sold out engagement of WICKED at the Pantages Theatre last summer, and then went on to play the part on Broadway.