Michael Cerveris News

On the heels of its successful opening run, The New School for Drama has announced that applications are now being accepted for its Summer Music Theater Immersion Experience.

Manhattan Theatre Club's production of Translations by Brian Friel opened January 25th, at the Biltmore Theatre after beginning previews on January 4th

Lately, it's been Spring (Awakening) Fever on Broadway with fans, celebrities and more coming to see the new show - not to mention that it received the best reviews of the 2006/2007 theatre season. In this first of a three part series, we check in with the second of the show's talented young stars - Lea Michele, who created the role of Wendla in Spring Awakening - 7 years ago!

Irish student Jayne Wisener has landed the dream role of Johnny Depp's daughter in the upcoming movie of the Sondheim musical, 'Sweeney Todd'. Though not widely broadcast, the casting was reported in the Irish press at the end of December and a spokesperson for Warner Bros. confirmed that the 19 year old second year student at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow had been cast.

The Public Theater's Artistic Director Oskar Eustis and Executive Director Mara Manus announce casting for The Public's new production of Shakespeare's King Lear directed by Tony Award-winning James Lapine.

19-year old Jayne Wisener will play imperiled ingenue Johanna in Tim Burton's upcoming film version of Sweeney Todd

Weimar New York, with Michael Cerveris and Justin Bond, will play Joe's Pub on January 19th

After Spring Awakening opened at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre on December 10th, a star-studded after-party was held at Tavern on the Green

Spring Awakening, after beginning previews on Thursday, November 16th, opened on Sunday, December 10th at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre

Stage and screen star Alan Rickman will play the villainous Judge Turpin in the upcoming DreamWorks film version of Sweeney Todd

Michael Cerveris, Marin Ireland, Mike Myers and Peter Dinklage are among the performers set to play 'The Father' in the hit Off-Broadway play an oak tree.

A star-studded after-party celebrated the Broadway revival of Company, which opened at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on November 29th

The new revival of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's classic musical Company opened on Broadway on Wednesday, November 29, 2006 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre (243 W. 47th Street), and BroadwayWorld was there!

Tamara Tunie, Brooke Smith, Michael Cerveris and more will guest star in 'an oak tree'

The world premiere of LoveMusik, a new musical featuring the songs of Kurt Weill presented by Manhattan Theatre Club, will star Tony Award-winners Michael Cerveris and Donna Murphy

Sacha Baron Cohen--whose film Borat has become a pop culture phenomenon over the last 2 weeks--has been confirmed to play the role of duplicitous barber Pirelli in the upcoming DreamWorks film version of Sweeney Todd.

More stars have joined the line-up of rotating actors playing the role of 'The Father in Tim Crouch's an oak tree

Ken Davenport and Robyn Goodman proudly announce the long running off-Broadway show, Altar Boyz (now also in the midst of a National Tour), has endorsed Attorney General Eliot Spitzer for Governor of New York. No other musical has ever endorsed a candidate.

A song list has been announced for The Country Music Association (CMA)'s second annual 'Broadway Meets Country' gala benefit concert, featuring a star-studded line-up of Broadway talent and country music stars

Variety reports that Helen Bonham Carter has signed on to the Sweeney Todd film to star opposite Johnny Depp as the devilish Mrs. Lovett.