Joel Blum News

30 Days of NYMF, DAY 3: by Charlie Gilbert, composer/lyricist of 'Gemini The Musical.'

The New York Musical Theatre Festival and The University of the Arts present Gemini the Musical, by Albert Innaurato (book & lyrics) and Charles Gilbert (music & lyrics), based on the 1977 play, also by Innaurato, which ran for four sold-out years on Broadway. Directed by Mark Robinson with choreography by Rhonda Miller, this production will play six performances from September 18 to October 1 at The Acorn Theater.

Full casting has been announced for the Washington, D.C. premiere of Meet John Doe, which will be presented from March 16th through April 29th at Ford's Theatre.

An intimate new version of The Mystery of Edwin Drood will be presented to industry insiders on Wednesday, October 16th featuring Sally Struthers, Brian d'Arcy James upcoming and Leah Hocking as Drood

Donna Lynne Champlin, James Moye, Patrick Ryan Sullivan, Melanie Vaughan and more have been cast in Goodspeed Musicals' upcoming production of the new musical Meet John Doe

Make an appointment to see Dr. Dolittle, staged by and starring Tommy Tune, in Chicago at the Cadillac Palace Theatre for a limited engagement July 18-30, 2006. The Internet, video games…These days, all this 'interactive' entertainment can get in the way of actually interacting with your kids.

The national tour of Doctor Dolittle, starring director Tommy Tune and Dee Hoty, will launch in Houston, TX on January 17th

On December 30, 2005, the Blue Heron Arts Center closed its doors.

Dee Hoty will star opposite Tommy Tune in the new national tour of Doctor Dolittle, for which full casting is now complete

'Let the merriment and the mirth prevail!' From November 30 through December 26, The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey presents the regional theatre premiere of Illyria, an exuberant new musical adapted from Shakespeare's Twelfth Night by Peter Mills and Cara Reichel, with book, music and lyrics by Peter Mills.