Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words, the hit show that just won the coveted 2009 Drama Desk Award for Unique Theatrical Experience, returns to Los Angeles for a one-night-only show Monday, June 15 at 8pm at Largo at the Coronet, 366 North La Cienega Boulevard. The evening benefits Loma Linda University Children's Hospital with a cast that includes Craig Bierko, Jennifer Coolidge, Laraine Newman, Eugene Pack, Matthew Perry, Tracee Ellis Ross, Dayle Reyfel, Ryan Reynolds, Bruce Vilanch, Lesley Ann Warren, and Fred Willard.
The show also continues its sit-down, open-ended run at New York?s Triad Theater, 158 West 72 Street, Monday, June 22, at 7:30pm with a cast that includes Rachel Dratch, Jackie Hoffman, Kristen Johnston, Bobby Moynihan, Eugene Pack, Dayle Reyfel, Steve Schirripa, Sherri Shepherd, and Alan Zweibel.
Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words, the hit show that just won the coveted 2009 Drama Desk Award for Unique Theatrical Experience, returns to Los Angeles for a one-night-only show Monday, June 15 at 8pm at Largo at the Coronet, 366 North La Cienega Boulevard. The evening benefits Loma Linda University Children's Hospital with a cast that includes Craig Bierko, Jennifer Coolidge, Laraine Newman, Eugene Pack, Matthew Perry, Tracee Ellis Ross, Dayle Reyfel, Ryan Reynolds, Bruce Vilanch, Lesley Ann Warren, and Fred Willard.
The show also continues its sit-down, open-ended run at New York?s Triad Theater, 158 West 72 Street, Monday, June 22, at 7:30pm with a cast that includes Rachel Dratch, Jackie Hoffman, Kristen Johnston, Bobby Moynihan, Eugene Pack, Dayle Reyfel, Steve Schirripa, Sherri Shepherd, and Alan Zweibel.
With more that 4,000 in attendance, Carol Channing was honored for her unstinting support of the arts in education at the PTA Convention on May 2nd, 2009. The Children's Arts Advocate Award 2009 - the state PTA's first such award - was presented to the First Lady of Musical Theatre during an appearance at the organization's 110th annual convention. She and her husband, Harry Kullijian spoke to a crowd of thousands of PTA members and delegates, representing the organization's nearly 1 million volunteer members in the state of California
Country music star, CMA Winner, ACM Winner and four-time Grammy Nominee Joe Nichols has been offered the role made famous by George Strait in the Broadway production of the hit movie, Pure Country. According to producer Randall L. Wreghitt, the musical is in the process of securing the remainder of its financing and casting, and plans to open in early 2010.
Friends and colleagues including Bruce Vilanch, Valarie Pettiford, Rachel York, Rita McKenzie, Carole Cook, Thom Troupe, Kathryn Jootsen, Lily Tomlin, Florence Henderson, Donna Mills, Jackie Joseph, Channing Chase, Tippi Hedren, JoAnne Worley, Kate Linder and the Los Angeles cast of RENT among others were more than thrilled to turn out for this special engagement of 'The First 80 Years are the Hardest,' that marked Carol Channing's return to the stage after her accident last year that forced her, for the very first time in her 70 year career, to cancel all scheduled performances.
Tony Award-winner Lea Salonga's star turn playing the chimneysweep-turned-princess of the title in the international tour of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella will receive a cast recording.
Mary McCormack, Tony Award nominee for her role in Boeing-Boeing, plays U.S. Marshal in the new USA Series IN PLAIN SIGHT premiering Sunday, June 1st. Enter to win a digital camera prize package!
Producers Randall L. Wreghitt, Chris Presley and Ellen Rusconi announced today that PURE COUNTRY, a brand-new original musical, will have its World Premiere as part of the 2008-2009 Broadway Season.
Famed novelist and Broadway playwright Ira Levin suffered a fatal heart attack last night, Monday November 12, in his Manhattan apartment. He was 78 years old. Ira Levin was the best-selling author of horror classic 'Rosemary's Baby,' thriller 'The Boys from Brazil' and satire 'The Stepford Wives.'
Twelve Angry Men, Roundabout Theatre's national touring production, opened Thursday night at the Ahmanson Theatre in downtown Los Angeles, with a handful of character actors turning out to support the cast which stars former television alums Richard Thomas and George Wendt...
Tony Award-winner Lea Salonga will play the chimneysweep-turned-princess of the title in an upcoming international tour of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella.
Tony Award-winners Carlin Glynn and Cady Huffman will appear in two readings of Pure Country, a new musical, which will be presented September 25th and 26th
San Francisco's KQED has several great Broadway and theatre related broadcasts for the month of September including a two-part series on Barbra Streisand and a special on Leonard Bernstein!