Tony Award nominated actress Jane Summerhays, last seen on Broadway in The Wild Party, will join the cast of the new musical Sympathy Jones, which will debut at this year's New York Musical Theatre Festival.
We talk to, and hear from, Kris Stewart, the founder and executive director of The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF), the world's largest musical theatre event. We discuss how far the festival has come, favorite memories from past festivals, and the state of the smaller, off-Broadway musical.
The Public Theater announced complete casting for the 40th anniversary concert celebration of HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical at The Delacorte Theater in Central Park. Directed by Diane Paulus with book and lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni and music by Galt MacDermot, HAIR will play for three-nights-only, September 22, 23 & 24 at 7PM as part of Joe's Pub in the Park.
The New York Musical Theatre Festival 2007 boasts a list of several Broadway and Tony Award-winning performers in the casts of this season's musical debuts!
The full cast and crew has been announced for the world premiere of the new musical Sympathy Jones, which will debut at this year's New York Musical Theatre Festival
The York Theatre Company presented 'NEO3,' a benefit concert celebrating emerging musical theatre writers tonight, on Monday, June 11th at its home in the Theatre at Saint Peter's
The York Theatre Company will present 'NEO3,' a benefit concert celebrating emerging musical theatre writers tonight, beginning at 6:00 pm at its home in the Theatre at Saint Peter's
On March 19th, Roundabout Theatre Company hosted the '2007 Spring Gala' - a one night only event to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Studio 54, and BroadwayWorld was there!
Megan Lawrence, who was recently Tony-nominated for her role in the Broadway revival of The Pajama Game, has replaced the previously announced Ana Gasteyer for composer/lyricist Andrew Lippa's return engagement of 'Andrew Lippa, Asphalt Beach and Assorted Divas' at the Metropolitan Room this Monday, February 26, 2007 at 9:30pm
Kevin Cahoon, Megan Lawrence, Constantine Maroulis, Catherine Brunell and other stars performed in the Gotham Stage Company's (GSC) first annual benefit performance, A Night in Gotham, which took place on October 9th at the Lucille Lortel Theatre
The Wedding Singer's Constantine Maroulis, formerly a finalist on 'American Idol,' has joined the Gotham Stage Company's (GSC) first annual benefit performance, A Night in Gotham, which will be hosted by Paige Davis and directed by Jason Eagan
Gotham Stage Company (GSC) will present its first annual benefit performance, A Night in Gotham, hosted by Paige Davis and directed by Jason Eagan, on October 9th
Previously announced plans for a transfer of the Roundabout Theatre Company's recent smash revival of The Pajama Game are no more, although the hit revival will be seen in an upcoming national tour