Date of Birth: April 29, 1946 (80)
Birth Place: Baltimore, MD, USA
San Francisco Playhouse has revealed the full cast and creative team for Hairspray, the eight-time Tony Award-winning musical featuring songs including “You Can’t Stop the Beat” and “Good Morning Baltimore.
Australian musical theatre lovers have been eagerly awaiting this day, when ‘Waitress’ would finally clock in down under, ten years after it first set up shop on Broadway, to great acclaim from audiences for its originality and deeply human story.
In most, if not all, other mountings of “Hairspray: The Broadway Musical,” Tracy Turnblad is tucked under her bedcovers when audiences first see the young heroine, ready to show off her high-teased bouffant and let loose with the first notes of the rousing opener, “Good Morning, Baltimore.
Lyric Arts Company of Anoka has revealed its upcoming season, featuring eight productions including Merrily We Roll Along, Twelve Angry Men, and She Kills Monsters.
The Muny announced the principal cast for HAIRSPRAY, opening its 108th season at Forest Park.
The Plaza Theatre continues the rollout of its highly anticipated 2026–2027 season with the addition of two iconic tribute performances celebrating legendary voices of American music.
Thalian Hall announced its 26-27 Main Attractions Season, featuring John Waters, the Barricade Boys, American Ballet Theatre, and a Community Day open house at the historic Wilmington, NC venue.
On Thursday, the red carpet premiere of the new animated series Kevin was held at Metrograph in New York.
La Mirada Theatre For The Performing Arts has unveiled its 2026/2027 season of shows! The season will feature a new productin of Little Shop of Horrors, Hairspray, and more.
In an exclusive clip from the animated series Kevin, Patti LuPone voices an alternate universe, equine version of herself: Patti LuPoney.
The Plaza Theatre continues the rollout of its highly anticipated 2026–2027 season with a new slate of performances spanning world-class classical music, iconic pop tributes, theatrical storytelling, and beloved artists.
Multi-platinum, BRIT Award-winning, and GRAMMY-nominated global pop star MIKA is bringing his kaleidoscopic live show back to North America this month.
MUSE/IQUE will present BACK TO OZ, tracing Oz from the 1939 MGM film to THE WIZ to WICKED, at the Mark Taper Forum in April 2026, led by Artistic Director Rachael Worby.
Broadway alums Patti LuPone and Joe Locke are among the newly confirmed guest stars lending their voice to the upcoming adult animated comedy series, Kevin.
DERBY DINNER PLAYHOUSE will present the Broadway musical HAIRSPRAY, opening April 1, 2026, in Clarksville, Indiana.
GOING TO EXTREMES: A JOHN WATERS 80TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION will take place at The Luckman Fine Arts Complex at Cal State LA.
After its London premiere and a series of sold-out Australian seasons — including a five-star run at the Sydney Opera House – producers have announced a one-off performance of Kadimah Yiddish Theatre's Yentl.
OFC Creations Theatre Center in Rochester, NY, will present its 2026-2027 Broadway in Brighton Series featuring shows like HAIRSPRAY, MISS SAIGON, and the regional premiere of THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK.
SEO Blurb: The Melbourne child cast has been announced for WAITRESS, with Stevie Denton, Lola Inman, Ruby Marshall, and Evie Papas sharing the role of Lulu.
The Beverly Hills Film Festival will return April 12–19, 2026 with a record 450 films from more than 65 countries.
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