Judy McLane News

'Broadway on Broadway,' the free outdoor cabaret held annually in Times Square, took place on Sunday, September 10 at 11:30 a.m., and BroadwayWorld was there to capture the excitement!

Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus' global smash hit musical MAMMA MIA! welcomes Pearce Bunting, Carolee Carmello, Michael Mastro and David McDonald to Broadway at the Cadillac Winter Garden Theatre (1634 Broadway at 50th Street). MAMMA MIA!'s fifth anniversary will be marked by a special performance and celebration on Wednesday, October 18th at 7PM.

In celebration of Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus' global hit musical Mamma Mia! playing five sold-out years on Broadway, the Mamma Mia! 5th Anniversary Special Edition CD with bonus CD recording will be released by Decca Broadway on Tuesday, October 17th, 2006

The women of Mamma Mia! recently took the Hop On Hop Off bus around NYC

Mamma Mia! stars Leah Hocking and Olga Merediz will be featured during pledge break segments during PBS' WLIW Channel 21 fundraising drive airing of 'ABBA In Concert' tomorrow - Friday, August 11th from 2:30 - 3:30pm and 7:30pm - 8:30pm

Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus' global hit musical Mamma Mia! will celebrate five years on Broadway on Wednesday, October 18th, 2006 at 7:00 p.m. at the Cadillac Winter Garden Theatre with all proceeds to benefit the Phyllis Newman Women's Health Initiative of The Actors' Fund of America, a nationwide human services organization that helps all professionals - both performers and those behind the scenes - in performing arts and entertainment

Mamma Mia!'s Leah Hocking and Olga Merediz appeared at the WLIW PBS station in Long Island, New York to help with an ABBA-themed pledge drive

Brian D'Arcy James, Barrett Foa, Robert Cuccioli and more will take part in this year's Camp Broadway from August 7th through 11th

A week-end in NYC: a play, a musical, an opera and a free concert!

The '106.7 Lite fm Presents Broadway in Bryant Park 2006' series continued on Thursday, July 13th with performances by cast members from Mamma Mia!, Beauty and the Beast, and The Drowsy Chaperone, and BroadwayWorld was there for the show!

Almost three dozen stars joined founders Bernadette Peters and Mary Tyler Moore for 'Broadway Barks 8!, which will took place on Saturday, July 8th in Shubert Alley, and BroadwayWorld was also there!

Gary Beach, Christian Borle, John Treacy Egan, Sutton Foster, Jenn Gambatese, Crystal Hunt, Beth Leavel, Nellie McKay, Judy McLane, Bebe Neuwirth, Kate Reinders, Angie Schworer, Josh Strickland, Russell Tovey, Jacob Young, and the cast of Tails: The Musical will join founders Bernadette Peters and Mary Tyler Moore for Broadway Barks 8!, which will take place on Saturday, July 8th in Shubert Alley

On June 7th, the Broadway production of Mamma Mia! will welcome Leah Hocking as Donna Sheridan

Michele Pawk has departed the Broadway production of the hit ABBA musical Mamma Mia!

On February 8th, Michele Pawk will rejoin the Broadway cast of Mamma Mia!

On January 9th, The Phantom of the Opera made Broadway history by becoming the longest-running production ever. The lavish musical, which will also reach its 18th anniversary on January 26th, reached its 7,486th performance on January 9th, overtaking Cats, the previous record-holder.

The off-Broadway musical Bingo, starring Klea Blackhurst, Liz McCartney, Janet Metz and others, opened on November 7th

On October 23rd at 9:30PM, at Joe's Pub, Broadway favorite and New Orleans resident, Bryan Batt hosted a concert benefiting the victims of Hurricane Katrina. With Love, From Broadway to the Bayou's proceeds went to The Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana.

John Dossett and Michele Pawk, as well as other performers, will join the cast of Mamma Mia! on October 19th

Mamma Mia! is supporting the Breast Cancer Research Foundation with 'Rocktober;' a 'Rocktober' calendar can also be downloaded on the show's website