Lawrence Leritz News

The 17th annual Broadway Barks fundraiser was held July 11 in Shubert Alley. Broadway's brightest were in attendance, including Tony Award-winner Lena Hall. Below, check out a photo of Hall with Lawrence Leritz with their newly-adopted pups!

New York City's Drama Book Shop hosted a panel discussion on the life & career of Madeline Kahn (1942-99), the Oscar-nominated, Emmy & Tony-winning actress on June 11, 2015. Star of such hit films as Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, Paper Moon & Clue & Broadway shows On the Twentieth Century, The Sisters Rosensweig & Two by Two, Kahn is the subject of a new biography, MADELINE KAHN: Being the Music • A Life (University Press of Mississippi) by William V. Madison, moderated the panel.

New York City's Drama Book Shop will host a panel discussion on the life & career of Madeline Kahn (1942-99), the Oscar-nominated, Emmy & Tony-winning actress, at 6pm tonight, June 11, 2015. Star of such hit films as Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, Paper Moon & Clue & Broadway shows On the Twentieth Century, The Sisters Rosensweig & Two by Two, Kahn is the subject of a new biography, MADELINE KAHN: Being the Music • A Life (University Press of Mississippi) by William V. Madison, who will moderate the panel.

New York City's Drama Book Shop will host a panel discussion on the life & career of Madeline Kahn (1942-99), the Oscar-nominated, Emmy & Tony-winning actress, at 6pm on June 11, 2015. Star of such hit films as Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, Paper Moon & Clue & Broadway shows On the Twentieth Century, The Sisters Rosensweig & Two by Two, Kahn is the subject of a new biography, MADELINE KAHN: Being the Music • A Life (University Press of Mississippi) by William V. Madison, who will moderate the panel.

Generations around the world have grown up with Fiddler on the Roof and such unforgettable, iconic songs as 'If I Were a Rich Man' and 'Sunrise, Sunset.' But getting to the 'final Fiddler' was a fascinating process, and last night at the 92Y's last presentation of the Lyrics & Lyricists season-lyricist Sheldon Harnick took the 92Y audience inside the creation and history of this cultural landmark. Check out photos from the event below!

Monday's Dancers Over 40's Tribute honored Chicago Ballet's superstar Ruth Page in 'A World Apart' at Off-Broadway's St. Luke's Theatre, March 23, 2015. Check out photos below!

A special tribute from New York City Ballet's ballerina Patricia McBride and Dance Theatre of Harlem's Karen Brown will join the Dancers Over 40's Tribute to honor Chicago Ballet's superstar Ruth Page, 'A World Apart' at St. Luke's Theatre, 308 West 46th St., NYC at 7PM.

Dance Theatre of Harlem and Alvin Ailey dance star Mel A.Tomlinson joins Dancers Over 40 tribute of Chicago Ballet superstar Ruth Page in the tribute, 'A World Apart' at St. Luke's Theatre, 308 West 46th St., NYC at 7PM. A dance innovator who refused to be pigeon-holed into just one type of dance, Ruth was the first American to dance with Diaghilev'€s Ballets Russes in 1925, first American to dance with Anna Pavlova's company, first to commission George Balanchine to choreograph and the first to present Rudolf Nurevev in America. Prokofiev, Gershwin and Ravel played for her, Isamu Noguchi designed her costumes and she commissioned Aaron Coplandâ€s first ballet score. She dedicated her life to making dance and ballet accessible to everyone. Ruth's work on Broadway includes her professional stage debut in Jerome Kern and Victor Herbertâ€s Miss 1917, a leading role in Irving Berlin's Music Box Revue 1923-24 edition, and choreographing 1947's Music in My Heart. A double-bill of her famous opera ballets Revenge and The Merry Widow had a six-day a sell-out run at the Broadway Theater in 1955.

Dancers Over 40 honors the Chicago Ballet superstar Ruth Page in the tribute, 'A World Apart' on March 23, 2015 at St. Luke's Theatre, 308 West 46th St., NYC at 7PM.

I LIKE YOUR STYLE: A TRIBUTE TO JOE LAYTON, hosted by six-time Emmy Award winner Bruce Vilanch, took place Monday, October 20th, 2014, at 7 pm, St. Luke's Theater, 308 West 46th St., NYC. Featuring performances by Loni Ackerman, Jill O'Hara, Walter Willison, rare video footage of Layton shows, and a gaggle of gypsies to discuss Joe's Life and Legacy.

Once The Music Played, a new film by writer/director J. Niles, has just released an IndieGoGo campaign to partially fund the upcoming film.

I LIKE YOUR STYLE: A TRIBUTE TO JOE LAYTON, hosted by six-time Emmy Award winner Bruce Vilanch, will take place Monday, October 20th, 2014, at 7 pm, St. Luke's Theater, 308 West 46th St., NYC. Featuring performances by Loni Ackerman, Jill O'Hara, Walter Willison, rare video footage of Layton shows, and a gaggle of gypsies to discuss Joe's Life and Legacy.

Dancers Over 40 honors prolific director/choreographer Joe Layton, who crossed all mediums to create memorable musicals, TV specials, concerts and much more, including Two by Two, Sail Away, Once Upon a Mattress, Sound of Music, No Strings, Dear World, George M!, and Barnum, just to name a few. DO40 members who have worked with Joe on multiple shows and will be panelists include Nicole Barth, James Dybas, Dorothy Frank Danner, Carolyn Kirsch, Sondra Lee, Lawrence Leritz, Patti Mariano, Lawrence Merritt and Mary Zahn.

Dancers Over 40 raised $3,500 for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS at this year's 2014 Broadway Flea Market, held yesterday, Sunday, September 21. Scroll down for photos of the team!

Broadway's Chad Kimball (Memphis), Mary Beth Peil (Follies, The Good Wife), Elizabeth Morton (Death Of A Salesman) and Academy Award winner James Lecesne (The Best Man, Trevor) join Matt Doyle (Book Of Mormon, War Horse),Jennifer Cody (Shrek, Urinetown) and Sheffield Chastain (Is He Dead?) lead an industry reading of Ron Pallilo's play,The Lost Boy at the Manhattan Theatre Club Studios, 311 West 43rd St on September 15 and 16. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you an exclusive look at the cast together below!

Broadway's Chad Kimball (Memphis), Mary Beth Peil (Follies, The Good Wife), Elizabeth Morton (Death Of A Salesman) and Academy Award winner James Lecesne (The Best Man, Trevor) join Matt Doyle (Book Of Mormon, War Horse), Jennifer Cody (Shrek, Urinetown) and Sheffield Chastain (Is He Dead?) in a industry reading of Ron Pallilo's play,The Lost Boy at the Manhattan Theatre Club Studios, 311 West 43rd St. The Lost Boy will be performed tonight, Sept. 15th at 6:30 pm and on Tuesday, Sept. 16th at 12:30pm.

Broadway's Chad Kimball (Memphis), Mary Beth Peil (Follies, The Good Wife), Elizabeth Morton (Death Of A Salesman) and Academy Award winner James Lecesne (The Best Man, Trevor) will join the previously announced Matt Doyle (Book Of Mormon, War Horse), Jennifer Cody (Shrek, Urinetown) and Sheffield Chastain (Is He Dead?) in a industry reading of Ron Pallilo's play,The Lost Boy at the Manhattan Theatre Club Studios, 311 West 43rd St. The Lost Boy will be performed Monday, Sept. 15th at 6:30 pm and on Tuesday, Sept. 16th at 12:30pm.

Dancers Over 40....And Friends will celebrate its 20th Anniversary season with a full roster of exciting events, including:

Broadway's Matt Doyle (Book Of Mormon), Jen Cody (Shrek), Sheffield Chastain (Is He Dead?) and Roberta Maxwell (Brokeback Mountain) will star in a industry reading of Ron Pallilo's play, The Lost Boy at the Broadway's Matt Doyle (Book Of Mormon), Jen Cody (Shrek), Sheffield Chastain (Is He Dead?) and Roberta Maxwell (Brokeback Mountain) will star in a industry reading of Ron Pallilo's play, The Lost Boy at the Manhattan Theatre Club Studios, 311 West 43rd St. The Lost Boy will be performed Sept. 15th at 6:30 pm and on Sept. 16th at 12:30pm.

Classic 1970s sitcom 'Welcome Back, Kotter,' which introduced the masses to The Lost Boy's playwright Ron Palillo and actor John Travolta, will join the Me-TV line-up beginning on Monday, April 14. 'Kotter,' which produced 95 episodes on ABC from 1975-79, will replace 'F Troop' in the Monday to Thursday 9:30 p.m. half-hour.