During the performance week of December 26 - December 31, 2007, Grease set a new box office record at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre by grossing $1,140,813.46.
Luba Mason's 'Collage' Tour is back by popular demand at the Metropolitan Room in New York February 27 - March 3; and the San Francisco Bay Area February 9 & 10.
On Monday, December 10 at 7PM, The New School for Drama hosted a cocktail reception celebrating the residency of visiting artist and award-winning director Doug Hughes, hosted by New School President Bob Kerrey and Director Robert LuPone.
Christine Ebersole and applauded pianist Billy Stritch concluded their four-day, sold-out, celebrity-packed 'Winter Wonderland' concert at Broadway at Birdland on Saturday, December 8.
The Las Vegas production of Mel Brooks' 12-time Tony Award-winning musical, The Producers is announced to close at the Paris on February 9, 2008. Tony Danza will continue to portray down-on-his-luck theatrical producer Max Bialystock through the remainder of the production's run.
The Lerner and Loewe 1951 hit Broadway musical, Paint Your Wagon, will be launched by co-producers Christopher Allen, D. Constantine Conte (48 Hours, Persido), and Larry Spellman (Say Goodnight Gracie), for a cross-country tour to open on Broadway followed by a London production starting with Utah's Pioneer Theatre Company September 28 thru October 13, 2007.
MANHATTAN THEATRE CLUB (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Executive Producer; Daniel Sullivan, Acting Artistic Director 2007-2008 Season) is pleased to announce upcoming productions for its 2007-2008, including the two shows on Broadway at the Biltmore Theatre (261 West 47th Street) and the four productions at MTC's Off-Broadway theatres at Stage I and Stage II at New York City Center (131 West 55th Street).
More casting has been announced for Atlanta's Theater of the Stars's 25th Anniversary production of Dreamgirls, with Jennifer Holliday reprising her iconic Tony-winning performance as Effie.
The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein, a new musical comedy from the creative team of the 12-time Tony Award winning smash The Producers, will open on Broadway November 8th 2007 at the Hilton Theatre (213 W 42nd St). Previews begin October 11th 2007. The production stars Roger Bart (Dr. Frederick Frankenstein), Megan Mullally (Elizabeth), Sutton Foster (Inga), Shuler Hensley (The Monster), Fred Applegate (Kemp) and Christopher Fitzgerald (Igor).
Today, Executive Producers Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner announced additional names who will be joining the already stellar line-up of presenters at the 61st Annual Tony Awards