John Treacy Egan News

Bye Bye Birdie creators Charles Strouse and Lee Adams joined the stars and creative team on Tuesday, July 28th to cut the ribbon outside the new Henry Miller's Theatre. The group celebrated with a ceremony that inaugurated the new theatre on the 1st day of Bye Bye Birdie rehearsals. BroadwayWorld/com was there for the festive event!

After a 48 year absence, Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) presents the first new Broadway production of Bye Bye Birdie as the inaugural production of the new Henry Miller's Theatre (124 West 43rd Street) beginning Thursday, September 10th, 2009 with an official opening on Thursday, October 15th, 2009. This will be a limited engagement through January 10th, 2010.

Tonight, Friday, July 10th THE AFTER PARTY is thrilled to welcome back Guys and Dolls' TITUSS BURGESS plus we say goodbye (but only for five months!) to ALYSHA UMPHRESS. Alysha has been cast in the new Green Day musical American Idiot. She leaves us to begin rehearsals before heading to Berkeley Repertory Theatre, which is where the show will premiere.

After a 48 year absence, Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) will present the first new Broadway production of Bye Bye Birdie as the inaugural production of the new Henry Miller's Theatre (124 West 43rd Street) beginning Thursday, September 10th, 2009 with an official opening on Thursday, October 15th, 2009. This will be a limited engagement through January 10th, 2010.

The John W. Engeman Theater at Northport is pleased to present Tony Award nominee Michael McGrath and Broadway veteran Jim Poulos in Neil Simon's hilarious comedy The Odd Couple.

The John W. Engeman Theater at Northport is pleased to present TONY AWARD nominee Michael McGrath and Broadway veteran Jim Poulos in Neil Simon's hilarious comedy THE ODD COUPLE.

The John W. Engeman Theater at Northport is pleased to present Tony Award nominee Michael McGrath and Broadway veteran Jim Poulos in Neil Simon's hilarious comedy The Odd Couple.

The John W. Engeman Theater at Northport is pleased to present TONY AWARD nominee Michael McGrath and Broadway veteran Jim Poulos in Neil Simon's hilarious comedy THE ODD COUPLE.

The Laurie Beechman Theatre is pleased present Broadway's AARON LAZAR (Impressionism, A Tale of Two Cities, Les Miserables, The Light in the Piazza) in his solo cabaret debut. On Monday, April 6, Lazar will take to the stage with special guest, JENNY POWERS (Grease, Little Women). Musical Direction and Arrangements are by ANDY EINHORN, and MICHAEL BERRESSE (title of show, A Chorus Line, The Light in the Piazza, Kiss Me, Kate, etc.) serves as Dramaturg.

This year's recipient, of the Bob Fitzsimmons Scholarship is Thomas DiCarlucci, a senior at Archbishop Stepinac High School in White Plains, NY. He has been a member of Stepinac's stage crew since he was a freshman, serving as cue coordinator and stage manager for eight full-length productions. In addition to the drama club productions, Thomas has served as a crewmember for Stepinac's alumni theater productions and almost every performance, event, and fundraiser, which takes place in Stepinac's Major Bowes Theater.

The Laurie Beechman Theatre is pleased present Broadway's AARON LAZAR (Impressionism, A Tale of Two Cities, Les Miserables, The Light in the Piazza) in his solo cabaret debut. On Monday, April 6, Lazar will take to the stage with special guest, JENNY POWERS (Grease, Little Women). Musical Direction and Arrangements are by ANDY EINHORN, and MICHAEL BERRESSE (title of show, A Chorus Line, The Light in the Piazza, Kiss Me, Kate, etc.) serves as Dramaturg.

The music of Bobby Cronin will be showcased on Monday, March 30 at the Bruno Walter Auditorium at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center. The event which starts at 6pm will be hosted by Erica Ruff and John Zindarsic.

The Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center has announced that there will be an Equity reading of the new show Wonderland: Alice's New Musical Adventure on Friday, March 20, in New York. While an invited audience will attend, the reading is not open to the public or members of the press.

Westchester Broadway Theatre Presents A Special Performance to Benefit The Bob Fitzsimmons Memorial Scholarship Fund Tuesday, April 21, 2009 HEADLINERS- John Treacy Egan And Christine Pedi Featuring Jeff Schlotman (Speaker), Dorina DiLullo, Paulette Oliva and Peter McClung, Jenna and Danielle Dallacco, Kristin DaCosta, Joe Venice And His Band, The Lighthouse Prot?g? Choral Ensemble, Special Performance by the STEPINAC HIGH SCHOOL Cast of CURTAINS!

The Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center has announced that there will be an Equity reading of the new show Wonderland: Alice's New Musical Adventure on Friday, March 20, in New York. While an invited audience will attend, the reading is not open to the public or members of the press.

Musicals Tonight! continues its ongoing salute to Broadway and Off-Broadway Standbys and Understudies with its next editions of At This Performance... to be held on Monday, March 9th at the McGinn/Cazale Theatre, 2162 Broadway, (above the Promenade Theatre- Broadway at 76th Street), 3rd Floor at 8 PM.

Stars from the Broadway stage will travel to Seattle to participate in an evening of elegant cabaret to benefit the Broadway Bound Children's Theatre.

The music of Bobby Cronin will be showcased on Monday, March 30 at the Bruno Walter Auditorium at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center. The event which starts at 6pm will be hosted by Erica Ruff and John Zindarsic.

Musicals Tonight! continues its ongoing salute to Broadway and Off-Broadway Standbys and Understudies with its next editions of At This Performance... to be held on Monday, March 9th at the McGinn/Cazale Theatre, 2162 Broadway, (above the Promenade Theatre- Broadway at 76th Street), 3rd Floor at 8 PM.

Best-selling author Alan Lightman will be on hand to introduce the cast of Broadway stars -- including John Treacy Egan ('Little Mermaid'), Alison Fraser ('Gypsy'), Kate Shindle ('Legally Blonde'), Amy Justman ('Company'), John Bolton ('Curtains') and Jim Weitzer ('Phantom of the Opera') -- who will perform the new musical EINSTEIN'S DREAMS, based on Lightman's best-selling novel, for one performance only on Monday, February 23 at 7:30 p.m. at Symphony Space (2537 Broadway at 95th St.) in New York City.