John Tartaglia News

Two time Emmy nominee Colleen Zenk who played Barabara Ryan on As The World Turns for 32 years is readying to premiere her new one-woman cabaret show aptly titled COLLEEN ZENK: LIVE! The show will debut on Friday April 8th at Bob Egan's New Hope - one of the country's leading cabaret showrooms.

Actor, producer and puppeteer John Tartaglia will be a keynote speaker at the prestigious International Performing Arts for Youth (IPAY) Showcase in Tampa, Florida January 19 to 22.

Daryl Roth Productions and The Splinter Group have teamed up to create DR Theatrical Management, a new company that will provide general management, executive producing and event production services to Off-Broadway commercial productions in New York and their interests on the road.

Actor, producer and puppeteer John Tartaglia will be a keynote speaker at the prestigious International Performing Arts for Youth (IPAY) Showcase in Tampa, Florida January 19 to 22.

Megan Reinking (HAIR, LESTAT), AJ Shively (LA CAGE AUX FOLLES), Nick Spangler (THE FANTASTICKS, SAVED) and more are set for the reading of LES ENFANTS DE PARIS. The event will be held on January 10, 6PM at Urban Stages.

Megan Reinking (HAIR, LESTAT), AJ Shively (LA CAGE AUX FOLLES), Nick Spangler (THE FANTASTICKS, SAVED) and more are set for the reading of LES ENFANTS DE PARIS. The event will be held on January 10, 6PM at Urban Stages.

LIVE AT BARNES & NOBLE, has announced a series of special performing arts programming to showcase writers, composers, Broadway casts, recording artists, etc. on the occasion of book publications or CD/DVD street dates. These events will launch artist memoirs & bios, original cast recordings, companion books or special compendiums, solo albums and other related merchandise that is available for sale at Barnes & Noble. This is both a re-launch and expansion of the hugely successful series formerly know as 'Live at Lincoln' that will now span various Manhattan locations.

The Drama Desk-nominated Off-Broadway hit John Tartaglia's ImaginOcean has partnered with StudentsLive the premiere Broadway education company, to create a special workshop called Imagine That! to take students behind-the-scenes and under the ocean at New World Stages prior to seeing a performance of the show.

Paramount Home Entertainment releases the Dreamworks Animation movie 'Shrek Forever After' on December 7. The DVD will include a special preview of SHREK THE MUSICAL, as well as '12 Days of Christmas' pop-up book, deleted scenes, interactive games and an insider's look at the film.

The Off Broadway Alliance, the organization of Off Broadway producers, theaters, general managers, press agents and marketing firms, will hold the sixth in its series of seminars focused on the culture, business and history of Off Broadway on Sunday, December 5, 2010.

On December 6, a slew of Broadway favorites, including: Marc Kudisch, Shannon Lewis, Andy Karl, Orfeh, Chris Sieber, Jim Saneck, John Tartaglia, Rachel York, Richard Kind and David Hess will perform in an invitation only reading of the new musical THE PROTAGONISTS.

The Time Out New York Lounge, in association with New World Stages and 21st Century Life, moves on to the finale of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DRAG !

The Time Out New York Lounge, in association with New World Stages and 21st Century Life, moves on to the finale of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DRAG !

Ann Harada returns as Avenue Q's 'Christmas Eve' and will reunite with her on-stage husband, Jordan Gelber, for the one-night-only holiday performance CHRISTMAS EVE WITH CHRISTMAS EVE, a benefit for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS at 7 p.m., Monday, Nov. 29, at The Midtown Theater (163 W. 46th St.)

New York-based singer and puppeteer Alissa Hunnicutt, known for her sweet and spunky cabaret performances, is bringing her latest production, 'THE KID INSIDE,' to Orlando for two entertaining evenings of music and theater on December 4th and 5th, 2010, at Gallery at Avalon Island in Downtown Orlando.

The 84th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, the nation's most cherished procession, returned with a dazzling dose of spectacle, enchantment and tradition as the parade route travels down 7th and 6th Avenue to Macy's Herald Square. This year's parade celebration will air on NBC and CBS from 9:00 a.m.- noon in all time zones. We'll be bringing you videos (hopefully of better quality) as they go up on YouTube! Here's the cast of ELF.

The 84th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, the nation's most cherished procession, returned with a dazzling dose of spectacle, enchantment and tradition as the parade route travels down 7th and 6th Avenue to Macy's Herald Square. This year's parade celebration will air on NBC and CBS from 9:00 a.m.- noon in all time zones. We'll be bringing you videos as they go up on YouTube! Here's the cast of AMERICAN IDIOT performing Good Riddance.

The 84th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, the nation's most cherished procession, returns with a dazzling dose of spectacle, enchantment and tradition as the parade route travels down 7th and 6th Avenue to Macy's Herald Square. This year's parade celebration will air on NBC and CBS from 9:00 a.m.- noon in all time zones.

Ann Harada returns as Avenue Q's "Christmas Eve" and will reuniteswith her on-stage husband, Jordan Gelber, for the one-night-only holiday performance CHRISTMAS EVE WITH CHRISTMAS EVE, a benefit for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS at 7 p.m., Monday, Nov. 29, at The Midtown Theater (163 W. 46th St.)

Joe Lodato and Matthew Morris, The Church of St. Paul the Apostle, GeekNerdWonk Charitable Foundation, and Sing for Hope presented 'You Are Not Alone' a star-studded concert to benefit the Trevor Project last night, November 22. Lea DeLaria hosted the evening with feature performances from Ricky Ian Gordon, Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Marc Kudisch, Aaron Lazar, Erin Quill, Seth Rudetsky, John Tartaglia, Jeanine Tesori, and Tony Yazbeck, as well as Emily Albrink, Jeff Blumenkrantz, Attila Joey Csiki of Lar Lubovitch Dance Company, Constantine Germanacos, Joe Lodato, Matthew Morris, Todd Palmer, Kate Pazakis, Kathleen Tagg, and Nurit Tilles. Michael Rader directed the concert with stage management from David M. Beris.