John Rodgers News

?Executive Director Elaine Gatchell announces a Showcase event at Leddy Center in January! Aspiring playwright, Donald Tongue of Londonderry and an actor with Leddy Center for many years, has written a "dramedy", his word to describe this dramatic comedy written about a backstage situation.

The Tony Award-winning musical lovingly ripped off from the motion picture MONTY PYTHON and the HOLY GRAIL stars John Cauthen (King Arthur), David Sebren (Patsy) and JJ Rodgers (The Lady of the Lake). Cauthen was last seen in Richard III and A Midsummer Night's Dream with the Virginia Shakespeare Festival. JJ Rodgers was last seen on the Kimball Theatre stage as Cindy Lou in The Marvelous Wonderettes. Her previous credits include the world premieres of Ginger and Me and Scream Queens and the regional premiere of Leaving Iowa. Her TV credits include Nashville, Two and a Half Men, The Hank Azaria Show and Third Rock from the Sun.

Major musical theatre licensing house The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization has posted a loving and lovely tribute to phenomenally talented and copiously accomplished composer/lyricist/playwright Michael John LaChiusa in honor of his birthday this week.

Life and Music is a new series of three intimate live concerts hosted by the prolific and eclectic multi-instrumentalist composer, arranger and improviser John Rodgers.

Expressions Dance Company's (EDC's) Helpmann and Australian Dance Award winning production, where the heart is returns to the Playhouse, Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) for a strictly limited season from the 10 to 18 August 2012.­

The annual Helpmann Awards® recognise distinguished artistic achievement and excellence in the many disciplines of Australia's vibrant live performance sectors, including musical theatre, contemporary music, comedy, opera, classical music, theatre, dance and physical theatre. The Helpmann Awards also incorporates the JC Williamson Award for outstanding contribution to the Australian live performance industry.

The critically acclaimed Broadway production of EXIT THE KING will begin the final two weeks of its limited engagement, set to end Sunday, June 14 at the Barrymore Theatre (243 West 47th Street). The production will have played 21 previews and 93 regular performances.

BroadwayWorld Congratulates Gregory Clarke, 2009 Tony Award Winner, 'Best Sound Design of a Play'

EXIT THE KING's Tony nominated Geoffrey Rush is currently featured in the July issue of Vanity Fair, now on stands. Rush was photographed by Howard Schatz for the magazine's ?In Character' feature.

The critically acclaimed Broadway production of EXIT THE KING will begin the final two weeks of its limited engagement, set to end Sunday, June 14 at the Barrymore Theatre (243 West 47th Street). The production will have played 21 previews and 93 regular performances.

EXIT THE KING's Tony nominated Geoffrey Rush is currently featured in The New Yorker's new video series, Conversations with John Lahr.

EXIT THE KING's Susan Sarandon will be a live guest on 'Live with Regis & Kelly' this Thursday, May 21 between 9-10AM. EXIT THE KING is a limited engagement, through June 14 only.

EXIT THE KING's Tony nominated Geoffrey Rush will be a featured guest on 'CBS2 News Sunday' this Sunday, May 17 at approximately 6:50AM. For his portrayal of ?King Berenger,' Rush has been nominated for the Tony, Drama Desk and Drama League Awards and won the Outer Critic Circle and Theatre World Awards. EXIT THE KING is a limited engagement, through June 14 only.

BroadwayWorld Presents The 2009 Tony Award Nominees: 'Best Sound Design of a Play'

Geoffrey Rush will be a featured guest on this weekend's edition of 'Theater Talk.' Rush, who recently received rave reviews for his performance in Broadway's EXIT THE KING, sat down with hosts Susan Haskins, and New York Post columnist Michael Riedel to talk about the production.

Lauren Ambrose, star of Broadway?s critically acclaimed Exit the King is featured in today?s issue of Women?s Wear Daily.

EXIT THE KING which stars Geoffrey Rush, Susan Sarandon,Lauren Ambrose, Andrea Martin, William Sadler and Brian Hutchison, is just one of many of the current productions on Broadway that feature big name celebrities making starry bows on the New York stage.

Geoffrey Rush and Susan Sarandon, who just received rave reviews in Broadway's EXIT THE KING will be featured guests on 'CBS2 News Sunday' this Sunday, March 29 at approximately 7:52am.

Geoffrey Rush and Susan Sarandon, who just received rave reviews in Broadway's EXIT THE KING will be featured guests on 'CBS2 News Sunday' this Sunday, March 29 at approximately 7:52am.

EXIT THE KING which stars Geoffrey Rush, Susan Sarandon, Lauren Ambrose, Andrea Martin, William Sadler and Brian Hutchison, officially opened on Broadway, Thursday, March 26 at the Barrymore Theatre (243 West 47th Street). BroadwayWorld.com's cameras were there to cover the opening night party as the cast celebrated!