Kenneth Posner News

WHO: Maureen McGovern and the First National Touring Company WHAT: Little Women: The Musical WHEN: Now through April 23rd HOW MUCH: $24 - $69 + $2 restoration fee

Hairspray will spritz the Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth, TX from April 18th through 23rd.

Contrary to a report in the Las Vegas Sun, John Goodman will not be playing Edna Turnblad in the Las Vegas production of Hairspray; Paul Vogt will begin performances as Edna on May 1st while Eddie Mekka will begin to play Wilbur that day

Auditions for an 'adapted musical production of Wicked' to play Universal Studios in Osaka, Japan will be held in Hollywood on March 20th

Carole Shelley, the original Broadway Madame Morrible, will step into the Chicago production of Wicked from April 25th through June 25th while Rondi Reed performs in another play

Today, March 8th, Julia Murney, Alma Cuervo, P.J. Benjamin and Jennifer Waldman will join the national tour of Wicked

Today, March 8th, Julia Murney, Alma Cuervo, P.J. Benjamin and Jennifer Waldman will join the national tour of Wicked

WICKED, the untold story of the Witches of Oz, went on sale to the general public yesterday (Sunday 5 March) at 9am and sold a record-breaking £100,000 of tickets in the first hour alone. Ticket buyers braved freezing temperatures and started queuing at the Box Office from 6.30am. The total advance now stands at over £1,700,000.

The box office of the Apollo Victoria Theatre, where Wicked will oen on September 27th, opens on March 5th

HAIRSPRAY, BROADWAY'S MUSICAL COMEDY PHENOMENON MAKES ITS RETURN TO SOUTH FLORIDA AT THE JACKIE GLEASON THEATER IN MIAMI BEACH FEBRUARY 21 - 26 AND KRAVIS CENTER IN PALM BEACH MARCH 7 - 12

The streamlined Las Vegas production of Hairspray starring Harvey Fierstein and Dick Latessa will begin previews on February 6th and open on February 15th

In preparation for the Broadway run, Jonathan Butterell has joined the production as creative consultant to provide an objective overview as it undergoes revisions. To accommodate these revisions, LESTAT will now begin previews at the Palace Theatre (1564 Broadway at 47th Street) on Saturday, March 25, 2006, and open on Tuesday, April 25, 2006.

On January 25th, Wicked reached it 300th performance in Chicago

Beginning March 8 (when performances begin at the Aronoff Center in Cincinnati), Julia Murney will assume the role of Elphaba, Alma Cuervo will become Madame Morrible, P.J. Benjamin will step into the role of the Wizard, Sebastian Arcelus will be Fiyero, and Jennifer Waldman will be Nessarose. Beginning March 28 (when the show will be playing at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia), K. Todd Freeman assumes the role of Dr. Dillamond.

Tickets for the upcoming West End transfer of Wicked, opening September 27th, will go on sale on March 5th

Through January 22nd, Brad Garrett will fill Nathan Lane's role as The Odd Couple's Oscar while the latter actor recovers from laryngitis