Maury Yeston News

According to recent reports, Javier Bardem will no longer be starring in the film 'Nine'.

On Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at the Duplex Cabaret Theater, 61 Christopher Street at Seventh Ave. South in NYC at 9:30pm Dutch singer Sabina Petra makes her NYC cabaret debut, Home/Thuis, an exploration of the concept of being at home from a Dutch singer seeking her home in the U.S., accompanied by an American pianist seeking his home in France.

Karen Akers, international chanteuse and cabaret star, returns for her ninth consecutive spring engagement at the legendary Oak Room at the Algonquin Hotel (59 West 44th Street between 5th & 6th Avenues).

PS CLASSICS, the label dedicated to the heritage of Broadway and American popular song, will commence recording of Jason Danieley and The Frontier Heroes on Thursday, April 10 in a New York studio. The group's critically acclaimed concert, 'Love: A Work in Progress' was most recently performed at New York's famed Birdland Jazz Club in February 2008, and will now make its way to disc.

Soon to be a feature film, see it first at Porchlight Music Theatre!

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Nicole Kidman and Judi Dench will be starring (and singing) in the upcoming film version of the Tony Award Winning musical Nine. The film is being adapted by Rob Marshall and produced by the Weinstein Company.

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The 2007-2008 Reprise! Broadway's Best season will end with Flora, the Red Menace, John Kander and lyricist Fred Ebb's first Broadway musical. Kander and Ebb went on to become among American musical theatre's most important creators. Eden Espinosa stars as Flora, opposite Manoel Felciano as Harry.

The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts delves into its renowned collections for Writing to Character: Songwriters & the Tony Awards, the first exhibition to explore the over 70 Broadway shows that have won Tonys for either Best Musical or Best Score.

On Thursday, February 21, Roundabout Theatre Company officially opened the Broadway revival production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Sunday in the Park with George at Studio 54 (254 West 54th Street). The limited engagement, which began previews January 25, 2008, has been extended through June 1, 2008.

On Wednesday, February 20, 'Words About Music,' a new Songwriters Hall of Fame program, premiered at the Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Peter Norton Symphony Space in New York City

The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts delves into its renowned collections for Writing to Character: Songwriters & the Tony Awards, the first exhibition to explore the over 70 Broadway shows that have won Tonys for either Best Musical or Best Score.

Although referring to Robert Cuccioli, as the 'prince of darkness' might be a stretch, the stage vet is used to the darker roles of Phantom and Jekyll & Hyde. After a run of Man of La Mancha Cuccioli returns to the Westchester Broadway Theater to reprise the title role of Phantom.

Porchlight Music Theatre presents a musical tribute to Tony-Award winning composer and lyricist, Maury Yeston. This magical night of music from the creator of Grand Hotel, Phantom, Nine and Titanic starring some of Chicago's musical theatre and cabaret stars, will take place on Monday, February 11 at 7:30PM at the Lakeshore Theater, 3175 N. Broadway, Chicago. The evening will include performances by cast members from Altar Boyz, Jersey Boys and Wicked.

Ashley Brown, who stars in the title role of Broadway's classic musical, Mary Poppins, will return to her hometown to perform 'An Evening With Ashley Brown' with the 65-member Pensacola Symphony Orchestra and special guests the Pensacola Children's Chorus at the Olive Baptist Church (1836 East Olive Road) in Pensacola, FL on Saturday, February 9 at 8pm.

The BMI Musical Theatre Workshop is a one-of-a-kind program with the soul purpose of fostering creativity in the art of musical theatre, and to provide the footing for tomorrow's composers and lyricists whose music may one day leap from the page and onto the stage. Tony Award-winning composer and lyricist, Maury Yeston, teaches the Advanced Workshop class and shares some of the remarkable history and opportunities BMI offers.

On Wednesday, January 30 at 10PM, 'I Hate New York: A Love Story,' a one-hour cabaret revue of songs of love, hate and ambivalence toward New York City will be presented at The Metropolitan Room, featuring Ben Cherry with Sheldon Forrest.