Lawrence Leritz News

Dancers from the film West Side Story posed at the Dancers Over 40's booth at BC/EFA's 2013 Broadway Flea Market on Sunday. Below, check out a photo featuring West Side Story's Harvey Evans, Bert Michaels, David Bean and Eddie Verso sharing Jerome Robbins stories with Fiddler On The Roof's Lawrence Leritz!

The Jenny Wiley Alumni Association and Jenny Wiley Theatre are currently planning the 50th Anniversary Celebration of the Jenny Wiley Theater in Prestonsburg, KY. for summer, 2014. The Alumni Association is currently searching for anyone who has worked as cast or crew at Jenny Wiley Theatre, during it's 50 year history.

Celebrating the wonderful life and career of Ron Palillo today, Playscripts, Inc. has released Ron's brilliant play 'The Lost Boy'. The beloved Welcome Back Kotter star died one year ago, on August 14th, 2012, in West Palm Beach, Fla.

Alumni of the Jenny Wiley Summer Music Theater will celebrate with a reunion, today, July 26-28th, 2013. The main event will include attending a performance of 'The Sound of Music' at the JW Amphitheater on Saturday, July 27th, 2013.

Alumni of the Jenny Wiley Music Theater will celebrate with a reunion, today, July 25-28th, 2013. Events will include attending performances of 'The Sound of Music' and 'Oklahoma' at the JW Amphitheater.

?Alumni of the Jenny Wiley Music Theater will celebrate with a reunion, July 25-28th, 2013. Events will include attending performances of 'The Sound of Music' and 'Oklahoma' at the JW Amphitheater.

Musical theatre and opera star, Lucy Schaufer has just released a new album 'Carpentersville,' featuring the Ruth Wallis hit, 'The Dinghy Song' from Off-Broadway's Boobs! The Musical. Extensively researching her material, Lucy contacted Boobs! The Musical original producer/choreographer Lawrence Leritz for some tips. 'I was more than happy to assist such a wonderfully talented artist. I love her rendition of the song. It's really sensational.'

The School of American Ballet held its annual alumni cocktail reunion at Lincoln Center on June 1st, 2013. Below, check out a photo of attendees Broadway dancer/choreographer Lawrence Leritz, former NYCB dancer Andrea Long-Naidu, former NYCB soloist Carol Sumner and Dance Theatre of Harlem's choreographer Robert Garland!

During June 2013, THE HAMBURG BALLET will celebrate its 40th Anniversary under John Neumeier as the Director and Chief Choreographer with a grand finale, the three week-long Ballet-Days. The Hamburg Ballet is aiming to set a record unprecedented in the world of ballet: To stage 23 different ballets in 19 performances.

In June 2013, THE HAMBURG BALLET will celebrate its 40th Anniversary under John Neumeier as the Director and Chief Choreographer with a grand finale, the three week-long Ballet-Days. The Hamburg Ballet is aiming to set a record unprecedented in the world of ballet: To stage 23 different ballets in 19 performances.

Alumni of the Jenny Wiley Summer Music Theater will celebrate with a reunion, July 26-28th, 2013. The main event will include attending a performance of 'The Sound of Music' at the JW Amphitheater on Saturday, July 27th, 2013.

Carly Rae Jepsen performed her mega hit, Call Me Maybe at NIGHT OF TOO MANY STARS in a new hilarious spoof with Broadway's Harvey Keitel and Lawrence Leritz at New York's Beacon Theatre.

Broadway's Lawrence Leritz will appear in 'Night Of Too Many Stars', performing in 'Call Me Maybe' with Carly Rae Jepsen and Harvey Keitel. Comedy Central has once again joined forces with Jon Stewart's Busboy Productions for its fourth biennial special event, 'Night of Too Many Stars: America Comes Together for Autism Programs.' Taped at the Beacon Theatre in New York City, the benefit features Jon Stewart hosting an evening filled with live performances, sketches and short films from a roster of comedy and celebrity all-stars. This year's event will premiere on Comedy Central on Sunday, October 21, 2012, at 8/7c.

A tribute to honor and celebrate the life and career of Ron Palillo, best known as Horshack on 'Welcome Back, Kotter' has been scheduled for today, October 3, 2012. The 6pm tribute will take place at The Triad Theatre, which is located at 158 West 72nd Street. Palillo died in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., on August, 14, 2012, of a heart attack. Broadway's Tyne Daly, a longtime friend, will host the event.

A tribute to honor and celebrate the life and career of Ron Palillo, best known as Horshack on 'Welcome Back, Kotter' has been scheduled for Wednesday, October 3, 2012. The 6pm tribute will take place at The Triad Theatre, which is located at 158 West 72nd Street. Palillo died in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., on August, 14, 2012, of a heart attack. Broadway's Tyne Daly, a longtime friend, will host the event.

A memorial celebration to honor the life and career of Ron Palillo, best known as Horshack on 'Welcome Back, Kotter' has been scheduled for Wednesday, October 3, 2012. The 6pm tribute will take place at The Triad Theatre, which is located at 158 West 72nd Street. Palillo died in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.on August, 14, 2012 of a heart attack.

Welcome Back, Kotter star Ron Palillo, who died last week unexpectedly at age 63, will be eulogized at a funeral mass scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday, August 22 at the St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Palm Beach Gardens.

WELCOME BACK, KOTTER star and theatre vet Ron Palillo died this morning at his home in Palm Beach, FL from an apparent heart attack. BWW asked Palillo's longtime close friend Lawrence Leritz to share his memories of the beloved star.

Michael Whaley, who co- wrote the book of the long running Off Broadway hit, Boobs! The Musical: The World According To Ruth Wallis, died October 26, 2011 in Las Vegas. The cause of death is unknown.