Lynn Ahrens News

We talk to producer Adam Epstein about Hairspray, what went wrong with The Wedding Singer, and his upcoming projects: Cry-Baby, and Ever After.

On Monday, June 18, 2007, After the Storm - a non-profit film and theatre project that uses the power of art to raise and distribute money, increase awareness and revitalize the lives of children in the New Orleans community - will present two performances of a very special production of the award-winning musical Once On This Island.

The Mason Street Warehouse in Saugatuck, MI has announced its 2007-2008 season.

On Monday, June 18, 2007, After the Storm - a non-profit film and theatre project that uses the power of art to raise and distribute money, increase awareness and revitalize the lives of children in the New Orleans community - will present two performances of a very special production of the award-winning musical Once On This Island.

A new production of Shakespeare's late-career romance Cymbeline and the new Ahrens and Flaherty musical The Glorious Ones will be presented as part of Lincoln Center Theater's 2007-2008 season.

Brian Stokes Mitchell bathed Harvard University's majestic Sanders Theatre in splendid sound during his triumphant Bank of America Celebrity Series concert debut

Several Broadway stars are coming together Monday, April 30, at 8pm for We Tell The Story: The Songs of Ahrens and Flaherty, a one-night-only benefit concert in which all of the proceeds raised will go directly to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Several Broadway stars are coming together Monday, April 30, at 8pm for We Tell The Story: The Songs of Ahrens and Flaherty, a one-night-only benefit concert in which all of the proceeds raised will go directly to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

BMI today announced that its BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Librettists Workshop is now accepting applications for membership.

TheatreworksUSA, the non-profit professional theatre led by Artistic Director Barbara Pasternack and Managing Director Ken Arthur, announced today that Tony and Emmy Award winner Cynthia Nixon ('Sex and the City') will serve as Honorary Chair for the 19th Annual Free Summer Theatre Program.

Several of Broadway's rising stars will come together on Monday, April 30th at 8pm for 'We Tell The Story: The Songs of Ahrens and Flaherty', a one night only benefit concert for the Make-A-Wish Foundation - which gives hope, strength and joy to New York City children with life-threatening medical conditions

Calvin Berger and Main-Travelled Roads have been selected as the winners of the 2007 Richard Rodgers Awards for musical theatre writing

As part of its continuing commitment to nurture new American musicals, The ASCAP Foundation is seeking new musicals for the annual ASCAP Foundation/Disney Musical Theatre Workshop in New York.

Due to unexpected schedule conflicts of Frank Galati and Graciela Daniele, director and choreographer of City Opera's new production of Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens' Ragtime, the New York City Opera is postponing the presentation of the musical.

More information has been announced on the New York City Opera's upcoming production of the Tony Award-winning musical Ragtime, which will be presented during the company's 2007/2008 season.

According to the New York City Opera's website, the Tony Award-winning musical Ragtime will be presented during the company's 2007/2008 season.

Click in for reviews of Avenue Q: The Book, The Audrey Hepburn Treasures, Mamma Mia! How Can I Resist You?, The Alchemy of Theatre, We Bombed in New London, Somewhere: The Life of Jerome Robbins, Stop The Show, In Their Company: Portraits of American Playwrights, Fantasia: Life is Not a Fairy Tale and The Entertainment Sourcebook 2007.