John Jellison News

A promising Fringe musical protesting Wal-Mart labor practices loses its bite after being revised for Off-Broadway.

Walmartopia, the musical with a mission, presents its irreverent political satire of big business and eternal smiley faces, written by Catherine Capellaro (Book) and Andrew Rohn (Music and Lyrics), opening Labor Day, September 3 at 7PM at The Minette Lane Theatre (18 Minetta Lane).

Walmartopia begins performances August 21st at The Minetta Lane Theatre (18 Minetta Lane), with opening night set, appropriately, for Labor Day 2007 - Monday, September 3rd at 7:00 p.m.

Andrew Rohn (music/lyrics) and Catherine Capellaro (book) are weeks away from opening their original musical 'Walmartopia' off-Broadway at the Minetta Lane Theatre on September 3. Having debuted their material in Madison, Wisconsin and at the FringeNYC last summer, this married-team chat about their new work and inspirations.

The producers of Walmartopia, 'the musical with a mission,' have announced casting for the upcoming Off-Broadway premiere.

Wendy C. Goldberg, Artistic Director of the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's National Playwrights Conference announced the actors cast in 2007 NPC projects

The American Musicals Project (AMP) presents its annual benefit gala: George Gershwin's Song-book, on March 5th at the New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West (at 77th Street). Featured was Victoria Clark along with Jeffry Denman, Laura Griffith and John Jellison

Isabella Rossellini starred as legendary German singer and actress Lotte Lenya in the American Musical Project's 'Kurt and Lenya in Their Own Words' on February 5, 2007, 7 p.m. at the New-York Historical Society

Paper Mill presents Sheldon Harnick and Joe Raposo's musical adaptation of a Frank Capra classic

The Paper Mill Playhouse's production of the Joe Raposo-Sheldon Harnick musical Wonderful Life, based on the classic holiday film, opened on November 12th after beginning previews on November 8th

Given a fine and well-sung premiere production by The York Theatre, this new musical about the widowed first lady is by turns engaging in its successes and frustrating in its failures

Carolann Page, John Jellison, Joy Lynn Matthews and more will head the cast of the York Theatre Company's Asylum: The Strange Case of Mary Lincoln

A national tour of All Shook Up will launch in Milwaukee in September of this year

The producers of ALL SHOOK UP announced today that it will play its final performance on Sunday, September 25, 2005.

Fresh from being interviewed on 'Breakfast with the Arts,' All Shook Up's Cheyenne Jackson will appear with Jenn Gambatese on Good Morning America on August 10th and on 'All My Children' on September 14th

All Shook Up's Cheyenne Jackson and Jenn Gambatese will perform 'Follow That Dream' on an episode of All My Children on September 14th

Cheyenne Jackson will serve as the emcee for the latest Monday Nights, New Voices concert at the Duplex, where All Shook Up ensemble members will perform on July 25th

Currently getting 'All Shook Up' eight times a week is Jenn Gambatese.

The cast of the Elvis musical All Shook Up will be at the Virgin Mega Store in New York for a CD signing

A new Times Square billboard went up today featuring ASU star Cheyenne Jackson.