Joel Grey News

Brian Bedford, star and director of Roundabout Theatre Company's The Importance of Being Earnest, and The New York Times' Ben Brantley will be featured on NY1 'The New York Times Closeup' in an interview with Sam Roberts this Saturday, April 16th at 10PM on Channel 1.

Broadway's Rex Smith (Grease, The Pirates of Penzance) and Kamilah Marshall (Hairspray, Rent) join Carol Channing and the previously announced Eric Kunze (Miss Saigon, Les Miserables), Krysta Rodriguez (The Addams Family, In The Heights) and Tony-Nominated Jonelle Allen (Two Gentlemen of Verona) in BACK WHERE YOU BELONG - a benefit concert celebrating Carol Channing's 90th Birthday, April 16 at The Heritage Forum Theatre of Anaheim.

Anything Goes' Colin Donnell & Laura Osnes will appear live on WNBC's 'Weekend Today in New York' between 9:30AM-10AM on channel 4 tomorrow morning, Saturday, April 16th. Timothy Crouse will be featured on 'Theater Talk' beginning Friday, April 15th at 12:30AM on Channel Thirteen. The interview will repeat on CUNY TV, channel 75 on Saturday, April 23rd at 8:30PM; Sunday, April 24th at 12:30PM; and Monday, April 25th at 7:30 AM, 1:30PM, and 7:30PM.

Hartt celebrates its Jazz alumni on Monday, April 25, when several alumni of Hartt's Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz join together for a concert and evening of fond reminiscence, followed by a special dessert reception.

Roundabout Theatre Company has announced a new block of tickets now on-sale through January 8th, 2012 for Anything Goes. Anything Goes stars Tony Award winner Sutton Foster as 'Reno Sweeney' and Tony and Academy Award winner Joel Grey as 'Moonface Martin,' and is directed and choreographed by Tony Award winner Kathleen Marshall.

Broadway's Rex Smith (Grease, The Pirates of Penzance) and Kamilah Marshall (Hairspray, Rent) join Carol Channing and the previously announced Eric Kunze (Miss Saigon, Les Miserables), Krysta Rodriguez (The Addams Family, In The Heights) and Tony-Nominated Jonelle Allen (Two Gentlemen of Verona) in BACK WHERE YOU BELONG - a benefit concert celebrating Carol Channing's 90th Birthday, April 16 at The Heritage Forum Theatre of Anaheim.

National Corporate Theatre Fund (NCTF) will hold its Annual Chairman's Awards Gala and benefit on Monday, May 2 at the St. Regis New York hotel (2 East 55th Street at Fifth Avenue). This year, NCTF Chairman James S Turley, Chairman and CEO of Ernst & Young, will honor Oscar and Tony Award-winner Joel Grey (on Broadway this season in Anything Goes and director of Broadway's The Normal Heart), Charles Dillingham (Managing Director, Center Theatre Group, Los Angeles) and BNY Mellon. Accepting the award on behalf of Corporate Honoree will be Gerald Hassell, President. All net proceeds of the event will be distributed as the NCTF/BNY MELLON FUND FOR NEW AMERICAN THEATRE.

Roundabout Theatre Company presents Joel Grey and Sutton Foster in Anything Goes in 2011. Directed & choreographed by Tony® Award winner Kathleen Marshall, Anything Goes began performances March 10th, and opened April 7th, 2011 on Broadway at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre (124 West 43rd Street). Below, check out the latest commerical for this highly anticipated revival!

The Museum of the City of New York (MCNY) (1220 Fifth Avenue), in its all-new exhibition Joel Grey / A New York Life, examines the enduring impact that legendary actor Joel Grey and his adopted city have made on each other. Through rare artifacts from his stage and screen career, objects from his personal collection, and his own photography, MCNY offers a unique look at New York through Grey's eyes as well as a visual retrospective of his career. A private opening night reception will take place this evening, which also happens to be Grey's 79th birthday. It will open to the public tomorrow, and remain on display through Sunday, August 14.

Roundabout Theatre Company, L.A. Theatre Works and BY Experience are thrilled to announce dates and venues for the upcoming screening of Roundabout's critically acclaimed Broadway production of Oscar Wilde's comedy The Importance of Being Earnest, directed by and starring Brian Bedford.

Anything Goes opened on Broadway last week to great reviews. BroadwayWorld was there for the Gypsy Robe Ceremony, as usual, and brings you photo coverage below!.

Broadway to the Rescue hopes to raise funds to support the efforts of Pets Alive West (formerly the Elmsford Animal Shelter). We can't forget about the animals and those who care for them, with such dedication, while they wait for their 'forever homes'.

On April 11, 2011, Virginia's Tony Award®-winning Signature Theatre will honor esteemed stage and screen actress Bernadette Peters with the company's second Stephen Sondheim Award. The award, established in 2009 in honor of America's most influential contemporary musical theater writer and composer, will be presented at a black-tie Gala Benefit at the Embassy of Italy. The 2011 Sondheim Award Gala is chaired by Ted and Mary Jo Shen; Honorary Hosts include Stephen Sondheim, Helen Henderson, His Excellency Gary Doer and Ms. Ginny Devine, The Honorable James Moran, His Excellency Giulio Terzi and Ms. Antonella Cinque, and The Honorable Jim Webb and Mrs. Webb. The Sondheim Award Gala will help to benefit Signature Theatre's numerous artistic, education, and community programs. Last year's recipient was stage, screen, and television icon Angela Lansbury.

Lauren Blackman, Glory Crampton, Lisa Gold, Cris Groenendaal, Jennifer Jiles, Dana Moore, Terry Rakov, and Jonathan Stahl and more are set to perform at Broadway to the Rescue. The benefit will be held at the Westchester Broadway Dinner Theatre on Monday, April 11 at 6pm.

The Museum of the City of New York (MCNY) (1220 Fifth Avenue), in its forthcoming exhibition Joel Grey / A New York Life, examines the enduring impact that legendary actor Joel Grey and his adopted city have made on each other. Through rare artifacts from his stage and screen career, objects from his personal collection, and his own photography, MCNY offers a unique look at New York through Grey's eyes as well as a visual retrospective of his career. The exhibition's opening night reception will take place on the evening of Monday, April 11, which is also Grey's 79th birthday. It will open to the public the following day, and remain on display through Monday, August 8.

Roundabout Theatre Company's (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) production of The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore, by Tennessee Williams and directed by Michael Wilson, will play its final performance on Sunday, April 10th at 2:00PM.

Roundabout Theatre Company's Anything Goes stars Tony Award winner Sutton Foster as 'Reno Sweeney' and Tony and Academy Award winner Joel Grey as 'Moonface Martin.' Anything Goes is directed & choreographed by Tony Award winner Kathleen Marshall.

Mark your calendars for an event not to be missed!! The musical Cabaret will be presented at Smiling Rhino Theatre weekends beginning March 18-April 9, 2011. The winner of 12 Tony Awards for both the original and revival productions, Cabaret is a brilliantly conceived musical masterpiece.

The musical Cabaret will be presented at Smiling Rhino Theatre weekends beginning March 18-April 9, 2011. The winner of 12 Tony Awards for both the original and revival productions, Cabaret is a brilliantly conceived musical masterpiece.

Whether you've been living under a rock for the past week, or you're just in the mood for a recap of everything theatre, BroadwayWorld's new feature, ‘This Week in Pictures' is here to satisfy your end of the week fix. Take a look below to catch up on the latest happenings from the Great White Way to the West End (and everywhere in between) with coverage of press events, rehearsals, opening nights and more!