Lynn Ahrens News

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.

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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.

Second Stage Theatre will present the New York premiere of Terrence McNally's Some Men, directed by Trip Cullman

The 18th Annual GLAAD Media Awards nominations have been announced

After The Storm is to perform 'Once on this Island' to benefit the children of New Orleans.

Tony Award-winner Stephen Flaherty will appear at the Bailiwick Repertory Theatre in Chicago on March 19th, 2007 for a benefit

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Full casting has been announced for the national tour of A Dancer's Life, starring Broadway legend and two-time Tony Award-winner Chita Rivera