John Battagliese News

The Muny announced today the cast for its production ofHairspray. Winner of the 2003 Tony® Award for Best Musical, it features music by Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman with a book by Mark O'Donnell & Thomas Meehan. The Muny's production of Hairspray is directed and choreographed by Dan Knechtges and music directed by Charlie Alterman.

After a sold-out first edition, Broadway's best writers and performers teamed together again to help raise funds for children with special needs in New York City and around the world. Victor Legra, Anthony Crouchelli & M.O.V.E for Autism presented 'Putting the Pieces Together: Volume 2' featuring the music of Carner and Gregor, Rosser and Sohne, Maglione and Ruiz, Joey Contreras, Justin Anthony Long, Jonathan Lee & Joanna Burns; David Dabbon, and Will Van Dyke. The concert played 54 Below on April 24. Click below to watch all of the performances!

After a sold-out first edition, Broadway's best writers and performers teamed together again to help raise funds for children with special needs in New York City and around the world. Victor Legra, Anthony Crouchelli & M.O.V.E for Autism presented 'Putting the Pieces Together: Volume 2' featuring the music of Carner and Gregor, Rosser and Sohne, Maglione and Ruiz, Joey Contreras, Justin Anthony Long, Jonathan Lee & Joanna Burns; David Dabbon, and Will Van Dyke. The concert played 54 Below on April 24, and BroadwayWorld has a look at the show below!

After a sold-out first edition, Broadway's best writers and performers team together again to help raise funds for children with special needs in New York City and around the world. Victor Legra, Anthony Crouchelli & M.O.V.E for Autism present Putting the Pieces Together: Volume 2 featuring the music of Carner and Gregor, Rosser and Sohne, Maglione and Ruiz, Joey Contreras, Justin Anthony Long, Jonathan Lee & Joanna Burns; David Dabbon, and Will Van Dyke at 54 Below April 24 at 9:30pm.

Broadway dreams come true for sixty-four students from across the country when they perform alongside their Broadway idols in The Broadway Dreams Foundation's Circle of Dreams NYC Showcase at New World Stages (340 W 50th Street) tonight, November 25, 2013 at 6:30 pm. Under the direction of Olivier Award-nominated director Stafford Arima and musical direction by Roberto Sinha, sixty-six rising stars will take center stage at the popular Off-Broadway venue home to the Tony Award-winning showsPeter and the Starcatcher and Avenue Q.

Broadway dreams will come true for sixty-four students from across the country when they perform alongside their Broadway idols in The Broadway Dreams Foundation's Circle of Dreams NYC Showcase at New World Stages (340 W 50th Street) on Monday, November 25, 2013 at 6:30 pm. Under the direction of Olivier Award-nominated director Stafford Arima and musical direction by Roberto Sinha, sixty-six rising stars will take center stage at the popular Off-Broadway venue home to the Tony Award-winning showsPeter and the Starcatcher and Avenue Q.

The evening was hosted by Andrew Kober and Danielle Wade. Andrew Kober made his Broadway debut in the 2009 Tony Award winning revival of Hair after originating the roles of Father and Margaret Mead in the Shakespeare in the Park production. He also played the roles in the West End revival in 2010. He has also appeared on television in 'Boardwalk Empire,' 'Pan Am' and 'House of Cards.'

Tonight, August 5th at 8pm, Sam Carner and Derek Gregor's Barely Legal Showtune Extravaganza V will play (le) Poisson Rouge (158 Bleecker Street). This marks the fifth installment of the four-­?time sold-­?out concert series by the Richard Rodgers Award winning composers.

Vicki and Chris Le Vine, along with The Broadway Dreams Foundation, presented the third annual White Christmas at Sweetwater Farm and Grace Winery (50 Sweetwater Road, Glen Mills, PA) on Sunday, December 16. The festive old-fashioned piano party and cabaret featured performances by Broadway's brightest stars and talented local BDF students. Each year hundreds of students received valuable musical theatre training through BDF programs offered in partnership with Philadelphia's Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts. Check out photos from the event below!

BARELY LEGAL, a night of new music and budding talent, took place on July 23rd at Le Poisson Rouge at 158 Bleecker Street, New York, NY .

BARELY LEGAL, a night of new music and budding talent, will take place tonight, July 23rd at Le Poisson Rouge at 158 Bleecker Street, New York, NY . Doors open at 6:30pm and performance begins at 7:30pm. Tickets are $15 (plus processing fee) and available at lepoissonrouge.com. For more information please visit www.candgbarelylegal.com.

BARELY LEGAL, a night of new music and budding talent, will take place on Monday, July 23rd at Le Poisson Rouge at 158 Bleecker Street, New York, NY . Doors open at 6:30pm and performance begins at 7:30pm. Tickets are $15 (plus processing fee) and available at lepoissonrouge.com. For more information please visit www.candgbarelylegal.com.

Ah, the age-old story of forbidden love. What youngster could possibly resist the lure of a romance with the child of a feuding family? At least, that's what the fathers are counting on, in The Players Club of Swarthmore Theater's production of The Fantasticks - starting January 7th. Yes, it's a musical case of reverse psychology - wherein two fathers pretend to be enemies in an attempt to push their children together.

The Players Club of Swarthmore Theater is ringing in the new year with an intimate musical about a girl and a boy - and the Spanish gaucho hired by their fathers to whip up a romance. Theatergoers around the globe have fallen in love with songs like 'Try to Remember' and 'Soon it's Gonna Rain' in The Fantasticks - coming to the Swarthmore stage starting January 7th.

Ah, the age-old story of forbidden love. What youngster could possibly resist the lure of a romance with the child of a feuding family? At least, that's what the fathers are counting on, in The Players Club of Swarthmore Theater's production of The Fantasticks - starting January 7th. Yes, it's a musical case of reverse psychology - wherein two fathers pretend to be enemies in an attempt to push their children together.

The Players Club of Swarthmore Theater is ringing in the new year with an intimate musical about a girl and a boy - and the Spanish gaucho hired by their fathers to whip up a romance. Theatergoers around the globe have fallen in love with songs like 'Try to Remember' and 'Soon it's Gonna Rain' in The Fantasticks - coming to the Swarthmore stage starting January 7th.