John Dempsey News

As part of the Makor Around Town series, Makor will present 'The New Face of Drama: Eight Rising Theater Stars,' featuring a discussion between an octet of upcoming playwrights.

Playwrights Horizons (Artistic Director, Tim Sanford; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) has announced additional creative team members for the World Premiere of the new musical Saved, which will be the sixth and final production of its upcoming 2007/2008 Season.

Producers Stuart Oken, Michael Leavitt and Five Cent Productions announced today that Elephant Eye Theatrical has reached its full capitalization of $8,000,000, added ten new strategic members and has three new musicals in advanced stages of development.

Today, July 3rd, Masterworks Broadway releases the Original Broadway Cast Recording of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg's epic new musical The Pirate Queen

Contrary to previous reports, Signature Theatre's American Premiere production of The Witches of Eastwick, starring Emily Skinner, Christiane Noll, Jacquelyn Piro-Donovan and Marc Kudisch, will not be extended an additional week.

All-Star Team Assembled by Director Eric Schaeffer for American Premiere

Signature Theatre's American Premiere production of The Witches of Eastwick, starring Emily Skinner, Christiane Noll, Jacquelyn Piro-Donovan and Marc Kudisch, has extended its run for one week through July 22nd

Broadway stars Emily Skinner, Christiane Noll, Jacquelyn Piro-Donovan and Marc Kudisch headline Signature Theatre's American Premiere production of the musical The Witches from Eastwick!

Stephanie J. Block, star of Alain Boublil & Claude-Michel Schönberg's The Pirate Queen will be honored with her caricature unveiling at the world famous Broadway eatery, Sardi's Restaurant

Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg's THE PIRATE QUEEN will play its final performance on Broadway at the Hilton Theatre (213 West 42nd Street, NYC; A Live Nation venue) on June 17, 2007 following 85 performances and 32 previews.

The cast of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg's The Pirate Queen, led by Stephanie J. Block and Hadley Fraser, will perform a special arrangement of 'If I Said I Loved You/The Wedding Ring,' live on NBC's 'The Today Show,' Thursday, May 31 during the 9:00AM hour

Masterworks Broadway will release the Original Broadway Cast Recording of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg's epic new musical The Pirate Queen

Stephanie J. Block, star of Alain Boublil & Claude-Michel Schönberg's The Pirate Queen is featured on the Associated Press Radio 'On Broadway' entertainment newsfeed and podcast, beginning today, Wednesday, May 23

Stephanie J. Block, star of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg's The Pirate Queen will perform live at AIDS Walk New York on Sunday, May 20, during the opening ceremony in Central Park, beginning at 9AM.

BroadwayWorld.com goes to the high seas with these highlights from The Pirate Queen!

The Pirate Queen author Alain Boublil and star Stephanie J. Block will be featured on Sirius Satellite Radio's 'Broadway's Best' beginning Friday, May 11 on Channel 77.

Stephanie J. Block, star of Alain Boublil & Claude-Michel Schönberg's The Pirate Queen, gives FOX-5 'Good Day New York' reporter Anne Craig an exclusive back stage tour at Broadway's Hilton Theatre, airing this Wednesday, May 9 between 8:30am and 9:00am

The authors of The Pirate Queen, Alain Boublil & Claude-Michel Schönberg will be interviewed on XM Radio's 'Downstage Center' on Friday, May 4th, at 6PM, the interview will be repeated on Saturday, May 5th at noon and Sunday, May 6th at 7PM on channel 28.

The new musical is not so much a horribly bad one as it is an exceedingly dull one, despite the efforts of some talented artists who try to create something entertaining out of material that's inescapably bland.

The Pirate Queen stars Stephanie J. Block and Hadley Fraser will perform a live, 3-song medley with 20 cast members on ABC's 'The View' on Tuesday, April 17th at 11:00AM-12:00PM on channel