Jonathan Larson News

AUDITIONS FOR HIT MUSICAL 'RENT' Broad Brook Opera House, Broad Brook, CT. The Opera House Players announces open auditions for the Pulitzer and Tony Award Winning Musical RENT by Jonathan Larson.

Full casting has been announced for the upcoming THE JOE ICONIS CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR. The event will include Broadway vets Susan Blackwell, Annie Golden, and Mary Testa. The event will take place at Ars Nova on December 5th and 6th.

Join Joe Iconis and his merry band of musical theater punks in their Second Annual insane celebration of all things red and green, wherein Joe and his friends learn the true meaning of Christmas. Featuring brand new holiday songs, old favorites, tiny elves, enormous reindeer, an inebriated Mr. and Mrs. Claus, and an ungodly number of candy canes, this promises to be the happiest and wildest holiday hoedown you've ever seen.

Megan Hilty (9 to 5, Wicked) and 2009 Olivier Award Winner Lesli Margherita (Zorro) join multi-award winning composer and lyricist Ryan Scott Oliver to bring sexy schoolteachers, provocative rent-boys, obsessive homicidal teenagers, and fairy dust to rock out at Theatre at Boston Court on Dec. 4 (8pm) and Dec. 5 (4pm and 8pm).

Musical Theatre West's regional premiere of the Jonathan Larson Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-Winning smash Rent, featuring Jai Rodriguez, star of Bravo TV's 'Queer Eye for the Straight Guy' opens December 11 and runs for only 10 performances through December 20, 2009 at the Richard and Karen Carpenter Performing Arts Center located at 6200 Atherton Street, Long Beach, CA 90815.

As we wait for the first snowflakes to transform our nation's capital into a winter wonderland, the DC area theatres are giving families so many holiday-themed shows to choose from. Here are some productions which will make the holidays very jolly indeed!

Megan Hilty (9 to 5, Wicked) and 2009 Olivier Award Winner Lesli Margherita (Zorro) join multi-award winning composer and lyricist Ryan Scott Oliver to bring sexy schoolteachers, provocative rent-boys, obsessive homicidal teenagers, and fairy dust to rock out at Theatre at Boston Court on Dec. 4 (8pm) and Dec. 5 (4pm and 8pm).

To honor the release on iTunes of the hotly anticipated cast album of ROOMS a rock romance, Celina Carvajal, Broadway starlet and ROOMS a rock romance cast member, will be performing a one night concert of songs by composer Paul Scott Goodman on December 7, 2009 at Sweet Caroline's Piano Bar in midtown.

The American Theatre Wing has announced that today marks the official publication date of its new book, "The Play That Changed My Life," as well as the latest additions to its unparalleled online archive of free audio and video programming on americantheatrewing.org.

As the curtain falls on another successful season in Kettering, Playhouse South Community Theatre is thrilled to announce their 50th anniversary season. The 2010 season celebrates the fun and magic of 50 years of live theater in South Dayton. There is something for adults and children alike.

On Monday, January 25, 2010 multi award-winning composer and lyricist Ryan Scott Oliver will bring his buzzed-about concert RATED RSO: The Music & Lyrics of Ryan Scott Oliver (www.facebook.com/ratedrso) back to Joe's Pub.

AUDITIONS FOR HIT MUSICAL 'RENT' Broad Brook Opera House, Broad Brook, CT. The Opera House Players announces open auditions for the Pulitzer and Tony Award Winning Musical RENT by Jonathan Larson.

Broadway stars Lisa Brescia and Kristy Cates have been announced as artists for the upcoming New York Public Library Songbook Series, taking place November 30th. Additional casting includes Elizabeth Brackenbury, Deborah S. Craig, Autumn Hurlbert, Matt Lutz, Tracy McDowell, Brooke Sunny Moriber and Zachary Prince.

Join Joe Iconis and his merry band of musical theater punks in their Second Annual insane celebration of all things red and green, wherein Joe and his friends learn the true meaning of Christmas. Featuring brand new holiday songs, old favorites, tiny elves, enormous reindeer, an inebriated Mr. and Mrs. Claus, and an ungodly number of candy canes, this promises to be the happiest and wildest holiday hoedown you've ever seen.

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Musical Theatre West is proud to announce that Jai Rodriguez, star of Bravo TV's 'Queer Eye for the Straight Guy' is featured in the cast line up for their production of the Jonathan Larson Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-Winning smash Rent are available now.

The Providence Performing Arts Center is pleased to announce that there will be a ticket lottery for RENT: THE BROADWAY TOUR; the lottery will take place two hours before each curtain time at the PPAC Box Office, located at 220 Weybosset Street.

The Tony Award-winning Signature Theatre continues the celebration of its 20th anniversary season with a series of cabaret evenings November 17 - 22 spotlighting the exciting Helen Hayes Award-winning actress/singer Natascia Diaz and the acclaimed Scottish singer Euan Morton, whose performances have been called 'sensational' by The New York Times.

Jeffrey Seller, Kevin McCollum and Allan S. Gordon are pleased to announce that Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal and Gwen Stewart will reprise the roles they originated in RENT: THE BROADWAY TOUR, coming to the Providence Performing Arts Center, November 17 - 22, 2009.

Playhouse South, A Community Theater, in partnership with the AIDS Resource Center Ohio announces open auditions for Jonathan Larson's multi-award winning sensation, Rent.