Lynn Ahrens News

Primary Stages (Casey Childs, Executive Producer; Andrew Leynse, Artistic Director; Elliot Fox, Managing Director) has announced that Tony Award wining Director/Choreographer Susan Stroman is to be honored at Primary Stages 21st Season Anniversary Gala at Tavern on the Green on Monday, November 7 at 6:30pm.

On September 26 'Part Of Your World: The Music Of Alan Menken' hosted by Lynn Ahrens played the Merkin Concert Hall with such Broadway notables as Kerry Butler, Brian d'Arcy James, Michael McGrath, Jennifer Hope Wills, Judy Kuhn and Mary Bond Davis.

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels' David Yazbek will be the guest speaker at at BMI Workshop Master Class on September 29th; two new musicals will be analyzed

The League of American Theatres and Producers, Inc. today announced the new fall season, highlighted by big names, up-and-coming talent, classic shows, and new works.

Brian Stokes Mitchell will sing with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center on September 15th, 16th and 17th

VICTORIA CLARK, CELIA KEENAN-BOLGER, BRAD OSCAR, EUGENE LEE, MARSHA NORMAN, DAVID LINDSAY-ABAIRE, LUCY SIMON AND DAVID YAZBEK AMONG PARTICIPANTS IN NEW YORK MUSICAL THEATRE FESTIVAL'S STAR-STUDDED SEMINAR SERIES.

The upcoming show will begin previews on November 23rd, and will open on Broadway on December 11th.

Full casting is now complete for Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life, which will play San Diego this fall before opening on Broadway in December

Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life, the Broadway legend's retrospective of her performing career, is set to begin previews in November for a Decemeber opening at an unannounced Shuberts-owned theatre

Turn-of-the-century figures inspired recent works at Merrimack and Seacoast Reps

Missing Paper Mill's intimate production would be the crime of the century... and it's only 2005

Ragtime opened on June 12th at the Paper Mill Playhouse, and runs through July 17th.

Students in the BMI Workshop will have their work performed in the Art and Artists Stars of Tomorrow concert on May 24th

Rachel York will replace Jayne Patterson as Mother in the Paper Mill Playhouse's production of Ragtime from June 8th to July 17th

The Broadway vet presented an evening of Broadway standards and popular songs at Joe's Pub on May 9.

Paper Mill Playhouse (Michael Gennaro, President and CEO) is pleased to announce the final production of the 2004-2005 season, the Tony Award-winning musical, Ragtime with Book by Terrence McNally (Master Class, The Full Monty, Love! Valour! Compassion!), Music by Stephen Flaherty and Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens (Dessa Rose, Seussical, Once On This Island, My Favorite Year) based on the E.L. Doctorow novel 'Ragtime.'

The ASCAP Foundation is pleased to announce that four new musical works have been singled out for presentation at the ASCAP Foundation Musical Theatre Workshop in New York. The winning proposals were selected from nearly 130 applicants. The workshop will take place at ASCAP's New York offices at One Lincoln Plaza on April 27, 28, May 11, 12, 18 and 19 starting at 7:00pm sharp.

The Broadway vet will present an evening of Broadway standards and popular songs entitled 'Just Chillin' on May 9 at 7pm and 9:30pm.

One of Rosie's Broadway Belters in the April 11 concert, Norm is now appearing in 'Dessa Rose' and preparing for next month's cabaret.

THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA, a new musical with book by Craig Lucas, music and lyrics by Adam Guettel opens on April 18.