Mike Stoller News

Mike Stoller, the Grammy Award winning composer who is one half of the legendary songwriting team of Leiber and Stoller, will be honored with Chapman University's 30th Annual American Celebration Lifetime Achievement in the Arts Award at a Black-tie Gala to be held on Saturday, November 5, 2011 from 6:00 - 11:30 p.m. at Chapman Auditorium in Memorial Hall; Chapman University; One University Drive; Orange, CA 92866.

Jimmy Webb, Chairman of the Songwriters Hall of Fame has announced the slate of 2012 nominees for induction. The organization, which is dedicated to recognizing the work and lives of those composers and lyricists who create popular music around the world, holds annual elections to determine those who will make up the roster of inductees for the following year.

Corky Hale, the Jazz pianist, harpist and vocalist will make her vocal debut at Lincoln Center as part of The 22nd New York Cabaret Convention, to be presented by the Mabel Mercer Foundation in the Rose Theater, Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, 33 West 60th Street (at Broadway), New York, NY 10023-7905.

Suervision Media and Broadway Worldwide have plans to bring a handful of Broadway favorites to the big screen in the near future- Memphis, Jekyll & Hyde, Putting It Together, and Smokey Joe's Cafe will all make there way to theatres around the world. Memphis will reach the UK and Ireland in November, and South Africa and Hong Kong later this year. The other three shows will reach Europe January- March 2012, and then the rest of the world in April.

NARAL Pro-Choice America's 2011 Power of Choice Summit & Reception held on Thursday, September 15th honoring 2011 Champion of Choice, renowned pianist, harpist and singer, Corky Hale Stoller, were both sold out, standing room only events.

The Recording Academy has released a statement on Jerry Leibler, who has passed away from cardiopulmonary failure. He was 78 years old.

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THE PEOPLE IN THE PICTURE concludes its limited Broadway run today, as originally announced. The show stars two time Tony Award-winner Donna Murphy and is directed by Leonard Foglia. THE PEOPLE IN THE PICTURE features book & lyrics by Iris Rainer Dart and music by Mike Stoller and Artie Butler.

The Drama Desk Awards ceremony was hosted by Harvey Fierstein on May 23 at the Hammerstein Ballroom in Manhattan Center. This year, for the first time, a 90-minute Highlights Special of the Drama Desk Awards Ceremony will be televised nationally on OVATION, the national cable network dedicated to presenting creative arts programming to national TV audiences. The ceremony will be given two primetime broadcasts plus four other airings between June 4 and June 19, 2011.

While Vista patrons will undoubtedly be hearing the latest Britney Spears and Katy Perry tunes blasting from speakers in bars and clubs this summer, Trustus Theatre will be opening their doors on a new production that will be inviting entertainment-seekers into a rocking evening that gives them the most extraordinary "night on the town" they can imagine.

While Vista patrons will undoubtedly be hearing the latest Britney Spears and Katy Perry tunes blasting from speakers in bars and clubs this summer, Trustus Theatre will be opening their doors on a new production that will be inviting entertainment-seekers into a rocking evening that gives them the most extraordinary 'night on the town' they can imagine. The songs of hit-writers Leiber and Stoller are the fare at Trustus as Smokey Joe's Café sizzles and pops onto the Main Stage. The show opens June 17th at 8:00pm, and runs through July 23rd, 2011.

Roundabout Theatre Company's The People in the Picture star Donna Murphy will take WNBC's "LX-NY" backstage tonight between 5-6PM on channel 4.

The Awards ceremony was hosted by Harvey Fierstein last night at the Hammerstein Ballroom in Manhattan Center! BroadwayWorld was updating the winners list live throughout the evening.

Nominations for The 56th Annual Drama Desk Awards were announced on Friday, April 29, 2011, at 9:30 AM at the New York Friars Club, 57 East 55th Street, in Manhattan. Amongst the shows with multiple nominations were THE BOOK OF MORMON with 12, ANYTHING GOES with 10, THE MERCHANT OF VENICE with 7, BENGAL TIGER AT THE BAGHDAD ZOO, CATCH ME IF YOU CAN, SEE ROCK CITY & OTHER DESTINATIONS and WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN with 6.