Mickey Rooney News

After playing The Mute and understudying Matt in THE FANTASTICKS, Daniel Rowan will take leave of the show to play Chris in MISS SAIGON at Fort Worth's Casa Manana.

Director Chad-Alan Carr presents the GCT youth performers in an outstanding new play by Katie Pellegrino based on Gettysburg's Civil War children

The Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza Foundation presents Musical Theatre Guild's GIRL CRAZY in the Janet & Ray Scherr Forum Theatre at 3:00 p.m. today, June 16, 2013. This performance will conclude the Musical Theatre Guild's 17th season.

Broadway Icon and nine time TONY Award winner, Tommy Tune, hosted The Actors Fund's 17th Annual Tony Awards Viewing Party at the Taglyan Cultural Complex on Sunday, June 9th, 2013. Produced and written by David Rambo and directed by Luke Yankee, the event featured the only approved live TONY Award feed direct from New York to California, allowing guests of the Actors Fund to view the awards before the rest of West Coast viewed the delayed broadcast.

Off-Broadway's ITALIAN BRED welcomes Janine and Dominick Detore in guest starring cameo roles at tonight's June 11th show. This performance will support GUYON RESCUE. The Detores are major supporters of the Staten Island based charitable organization.

Esther Williams, who starred in more than two dozen MGM 'aquamusicals' during the 1940s and '50s died today in her sleep in Beverly Hills. She was 91.

Esther Williams, who starred in more than two dozen MGM “aquamusicals” during the 1940s and '50s died today in her sleep in Beverly Hills. She was 91.

Off-Broadway's ITALIAN BRED welcomes Janine and Dominick Detore in guest starring cameo roles at the June 11th show. This performance will support GUYON RESCUE. The Detores are major supporters of the Staten Island based charitable organization.

Image Entertainment, an RLJ Entertainment (NASDAQ: RLJE) brand, announces the box set release of Naked City: The Complete Series starring Paul Burke, Horace McMahon, Harry Bellaver, James Franciscus, John McIntire and an incredible cast of guest stars. Naked City: The Complete Series will be available on DVD for an SRP of $179.98, but can currently be pre-ordered at a special price on Amazon.com.

The Laguna Playhouse is thrilled to present film great Leslie Caron (An American In Paris, Gigi, Fanny) in a comic and heartfelt valentine to the human condition, SIX DANCE LESSONS IN SIX WEEKS, written by Richard Alfieri and directed by Michael Arabian (Waiting for Godot). Additional exciting casting news to be announced shortly! SIX DANCE LESSONS IN SIX WEEKS will begin previews on Tuesday, November 26 and will open on Saturday, December 7 at 7:30pm and run through Sunday, December 29, 2013 at the Laguna Playhouse, 606 Laguna Canyon Road in Laguna Beach.

THE SONG OF EDDIE KING, a modern day Oedipus, will be presented as a reading by FRIENDS ALWAYS CREATING (FACT) THEATRE as part of a benefit evening being held tonight, May 20th at 7:00PM at Roy Arias Theatre, 300 West 43rd Street. The evening will consist of an hour long reading of the new play, an auction and raffle and wine and a talk back with the author of the play, Jamesai Schempp.

Southern Rep Theatre concludes its 26th Season Mainstage Series with NEXT TO NORMAL with book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt. Directed by Blake Coheley and musical direction by Jefferson Turner. Featuring: Leslie Castay, Richard Hutton, Madison Kerth, Clint Johnson, Matthew Thompson and Michael Krikorian.

THE SONG OF EDDIE KING, a modern day Oedipus, will be presented as a reading by FRIENDS ALWAYS CREATING (FACT) THEATRE as part of a benefit evening being held Monday, May 20th at 7:00PM at Roy Arias Theatre, 300 West 43rd Street. The evening will consist of an hour long reading of the new play, an auction and raffle and wine and a talk back with the author of the play, Jamesai Schempp.

Acclaimed writer/performer Candice Guardino appears in the outrageous premiere of ITALIAN BRED Off-Broadway, produced by Bull By The Horns Productions & 22Q Entertainment LLC.

Geva Theatre Center's 40th Anniversary Season concludes with A Midsummer Night's Dream directed by Mark Cuddy and Skip Greer. This most popular of Shakespeare's comedies and suitable for the entire family, begins performances on May 8 and runs in the Elaine P. Wilson Mainstage through June 2.

Southern Rep Theatre concludes its 26th Season Mainstage Series with NEXT TO NORMAL with book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt. Directed by Blake Coheley and musical direction by Jefferson Turner. Featuring: Leslie Castay, Richard Hutton, Madison Kerth, Clint Johnson, Matthew Thompson and Michael Krikorian.

Dana Carvey is best known for his Saturday Night Live characters the Church Lady; Hans, of the Hans and Franz body building duo; Garth, Wayne Campbell's (Mike Myers) "Excellent Co-Host" on the immensely popular sketch "Wayne's World," and Weekend Updates Grumpy Old Man. In addition to these characters, Dana has received widespread praise for his uncanny comedic impersonations of such political figures as Ex- President George Bush, H. Ross Perot, Jerry Brown, David Duke and Bob Dole.

Acclaimed writer/performer Candice Guardino appears in the outrageous premiere of ITALIAN BRED Off-Broadway, produced by Bull By The Horns Productions & 22Q Entertainment LLC.

The Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza Foundation presents Musical Theatre Guild's GIRL CRAZY in the Janet & Ray Scherr Forum Theatre at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 16, 2013. This performance will conclude the Musical Theatre Guild's 17th season.

Southern Rep Theatre announces the cast for NEXT TO NORMAL with book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt. Directed by Blake Coheley and musical direction by Jefferson Turner.