Kenneth Posner News

Michael Ball has extended his run playing the role of 'Edna Turnblad' in the smash hit award-winning musical 'HAIRSPRAY' by another six months. He will now be starring in the role until Saturday 25 April 2009, marking the longest continuing contract that Michael, one of the UK's leading stage stars, has ever performed.

The producers of Hairspray, winner of eight Tony Awards® including Best Musical, have announced that Charlotte Crossley will take over the role of Motormouth Maybelle beginning Tuesday, September 2 at Broadway's Neil Simon Theatre.

The producers of Hairspray, winner of eight Tony Awards® including Best Musical, have announced that teen idol Ashley Parker Angel will play his final performance as dreamy Link Larkin on Sunday, September 14 at the Neil Simon Theatre after more than a year and half with the musical. Angel played his first performance, and made his Broadway debut, Friday, January 19, 2007.

The producers of the smash hit Broadway production of GREASE are proud to announce that 'American Idol' Season Five finalist, Ace Young, will make his Broadway debut when he joins the company in the role of 'Kenickie' on Tuesday, September 9, 2008 at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre. Ace Young achieved widespread fame in 2006 as a finalist on the hugely successful FOX singing competition 'American Idol.' With weekly exposure to the 40 million plus viewers of America's most widely watched television program, Ace quickly became one of the most recognizable male faces ever to appear on 'Idol.'

The producers of LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL, who announced previously that original Broadway cast member and Elle understudy Becky Gulsvig had been cast as Elle Woods in the First National Tour, are delighted to announce that full casting has been completed. The tour will kick off in Rhode Island at The Providence Performing Arts Center, PPAC on Sunday, September 21, 2008.

Theresa Rebeck's scathing new play that mixes comedy with Kafka receives its world premiere in an excellent production at the Williamstown Theatre Festival

Broadway mega-hit and seven-time Tony® nominee Legally Blonde The Musical will headline Pittsburgh CLO's 2009 Summer Season June 9-14 at the Benedum Center.

Bailey Hanks, the winner of MTV's 8-episode reality show 'Legally Blonde The Musical: The Search for Elle Woods', will make her Broadway debut in Legally Blonde.

On Monday, June 2, 2008, MTV premiered the reality show 'Legally Blonde The Musical: The Search for Elle Woods' to find a talented singer/actress/ dancer to take over for Broadway star and Tony Nominee Laura Bell Bundy.

Max Crumm and Laura Osnes played their last performance as Danny and Sandy in Grease on Sunday, July 20th 2008. The gang at Rydell High will get a new 'class couple' on Tuesday, July 22, 2008 when Derek Keeling and Ashley Spencer join the cast in the lead roles of 'Danny' and 'Sandy.'

The smash musical WICKED continues to break box office records worldwide when its latest international production opened on July 12 at the Regent Theatre in Melbourne, Australia.

The producers of Hairspray, winner of eight 2003 Tony Awards® including Best Musical, have announced that Aubrey O'Day of Danity Kane will make her Broadway debut as Tracy Turnblad's stuck-up arch-nemesis Amber Von Tussle on Friday, July 18, at Broadway's Neil Simon Theatre, 250 West 52 Street.

The producers of Hairspray, winner of eight 2003 Tony Awards® including Best Musical, have announced that Aubrey O'Day of Danity Kane will make her Broadway debut as Tracy Turnblad's stuck-up arch-nemesis Amber Von Tussle on Friday, July 18, at Broadway's Neil Simon Theatre, 250 West 52 Street.

The producers of the Tony Award nominated Broadway revival of GREASE announced today that the gang at Rydell High will get a new 'class couple' on Tuesday, July 22, 2008 when Derek Keeling and Ashley Spencer join the cast in the lead roles of 'Danny' and 'Sandy.'

The producers of the Tony Award nominated Broadway revival of GREASE announced today that the gang at Rydell High will get a new 'class couple' on Tuesday, July 22, 2008 when Derek Keeling and Ashley Spencer join the cast in the lead roles of 'Danny' and 'Sandy.' Max Crumm and Laura Osnes will play their final performances as the high school sweethearts on Sunday, July 20, 2008.

Cast members from the Tony nominated Broadway production of GREASE performed on home plate at 'Broadway Night at Shea Stadium'

Cast members from the Tony nominated Broadway production of GREASE will perform on home plate at 'Broadway Night at Shea Stadium' when the Mets take on the Seattle Mariners on Monday, June 23, 2008. Max Crumm, along with the T-Birds and Pink Ladies will perform Greased Lightnin and We Go Together.

Cast members from the Tony nominated Broadway production of GREASE will perform on home plate at 'Broadway Night at Shea Stadium' when the Mets take on the Seattle Mariners on Monday, June 23, 2008. Max Crumm, along with the T-Birds and Pink Ladies will perform Greased Lightnin and We Go Together.

The smash hit award-winning musical HAIRSPRAY at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London has recouped its entire £3.5 million capitalization in a record-breaking 29 weeks.

SHN is pleased to announce the 2008-2009 Best of Broadway season.