John Lee Beatty News

Tickets for The Color Purple in Chicago will go on sale to the general public on Friday, October 20

The Manhattan Theatre Club American premiere production of Simon Mendes da Costa's Losing Louie will open tonight Thursday, October 12 at the Biltmore Theatre

Brian d'Arcy James, Marc Kudisch and Walter Charles have been announced to join Kristin Chenoweth in the Roundabout's new production of The Apple Tree.

John Cullum, Kaitlin Hopkins and Michael McCormick will join Patrick Page in How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical

Broadway veteran Patrick Page will play 'The Grinch' in the upcoming musical version of the popular Dr. Seuss fable How the Grinch Stole Christmas!- the Musical.

Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, artistic director; Barry Grove, executive producer) is pleased to announce full casting for the American premiere of Simon Mendes da Costa's LOSING LOUIE at the Biltmore Theatre. Previews for LOSING LOUIE begin Thursday, September 21 for a Thursday, October 12 opening.

The American Theatre Wing's Henry Hewes Design Awards Committee has nominated 57 theater artists for recognition of their outstanding work in 39 productions presented during the 2005-2006 New York theater season

Adriane Lenox, Chris McGarry and Lisa Joyce will join Cherry Jones in the upcoming national tour of Doubt

The Color Purple will begin the casting process in Chicago July 14 - 18 for the National Tour of the Broadway smash hit musical, which will kick off at the Cadillac Palace Theatre April 17, 2007

Swoosie Kurtz, Lily Rabe, Byron Jennings and more will join Philip Bosco in the Roundabout Theatre Company's Heartbreak House, which opens on October 11th

Confirming reports in the Broadway Pulse here on BroadwayWorld.con on June 5, the official announcement has been made that the musical adaption of How the Grinch Stole Christmas will make its Broadway debut at the Hilton Theatre, running from November 8 through January 7.

The world premiere of Richard Greenberg's new play The House in Town, presented by Lincoln Center Theatre and directed by Doug Hughes, opens at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre on Monday, June 19th at 6:45 PM

Marking 60 years of excellence on Broadway, The Tony Awards were being broadcast live from Radio City Music Hall on CBS, Sunday, June 11th, and we've got the winners here! The History Boys led the pack with 6 wins, followed by The Drowsy Chaperone with 5, Jersey Boys with 4 and The Pajama Game, Sweeney Todd, and Awake and Sing with 2.

Watch the Tonys this Sunday at 8PM on Channel 13 (Baltimore) or Channel 9 (Washington)! And send us your thoughts at the regular email addresses!

Elisabeth Withers-Mendes--who is currently Tony-nominated for her performance in The Color Purple--will release her debut solo CD in late June

On Sunday, May 21st at 3 PM, The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial will have its final performance at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre

Announced this morning and reported on live at BroadwayWorld.com, we've got all the nominees for the 2006 Tony Awards, which will be broadcast on CBS on Sunday, June 11th.

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, starring Kathleen Turner, and Bill Irwin, is headed back to the United States.

Tonight, April 26th, PBS will air a presentation of the Carnegie Hall South Pacific concert starring Brian Stokes Mitchell and Rebe McIntire

'The Pajama Game' Heads the List with 8 Nominations followed by 'Grey Gardens' with 7 Nominations and 'The Drowsy Chaperone' and 'Jersey Boys' with 6 Nominations