John Kander News

Harvey Evans and more performers have been added to the starry cast of Encores! upcoming 70, Girls, 70

Carleton Carpenter, Carole Cook, Bob Dishy, Olympia Dukakis, Anita Gillette, George S. Irving and Charlotte Rae are among those who will play the lively senior citizens of 70, Girls, 70, presented at Encores! from March 30th through April 2nd

On March 13th, the Liza Minnelli concert 'Liza with a 'Z' will receive a benefit screening for BC/EFA at the Ziegfeld Theatre

Robin Givens has extended her engagement as Roxie Hart in the Broadway company of Chicago at the Ambassador Theatre through April 16th

John O'Hurley, who currently plays Billy Flynn in Chicago, will now be seen in the show through April 16th after extending his engagement

Robin Givens and Michele DeJean will switch places as Roxie Hart in the touring company and Broadway production of Chicago from February 16th through March 6th

A reissued soundtrack of 'Liza with a Z' will hit stores on March 7th, three weeks before the concert is aired on Showtime for the first time in decades

The Oscar-winning film versions of West Side Story, My Fair Lady and Chicago will be seen at the Ziegfeld Theatre from February 19th through 16th

West Coast Ensemble Theatre presents And the World Goes 'Round, starring Erika Amato, in February and March

To celebrate the release of her latest CD 'The Sweetest of Nights,' Karen Mason will perform at Tower Records on February 1st

Liza Minnelli's 'Liza with a Z' concert, which has not been shown on TV since 1973, will be aired on Showtime on April 1st

Debra Monk, Karen Ziemba and Edward Hibbert will join David Hyde Pierce in the pre-Broadway world premiere of Kander and Ebb's Curtains at the Ahmanson Theatre in LA this summer

Opening last week at the Baliwick Theatre in Chicago is the Bailiwick Repertory's production of Kiss of the Spider Woman.

Deborah Gibson is returning to the role of Sally Bowles in the North Carolina Theater's production of Cabaret Feb. 25 - March 5. Previews start on Feb. 24.

Showtunes! Theatre Company continues their season with a concert version of the rarely seen Flora, the Red Menace January 14th and 15th.

Curtains, the long-in-development Kander and Ebb murder mystery musical comedy, will play a pre-Broadway run at the Ahmanson Theatre in L.A. this summer; David Hyde-Pierce will star

On January 16th, John O'Hurley and Robin Givens will join the Broadway company of Chicago, which will reach its 10-year anniversary this year

On January 30th, Tony Award-winner Lillias White will become the next actress to play Mama Morton in the Broadway company of Chicago

Bruce Winant, and then Raymond Bokhour, will appear as Amos Hart in the Broadway company of Chicago in upcoming months