Paul McCartney News

As the 21st Century chugs along toward completing its first decade, perhaps Broadway's new role in American theatre with emerge as the place where talented composers and lyricists with interesting projects will premiere their less-inspired shows while their exciting, adventurous and better-written work continues to hide in the under-publicized shadows of Off- and Off-Off Broadway, festivals and the occasional cabaret appearance.  Just as Legally Blonde, the Broadway debut of composer/lyricists Lawrence O'Keefe (Bat Boy, Sarah, Plain and Tall) and Nell Benjamin (Pirates!, Sarah, Plain and Tall) doesn't match the quality of their Off-Broadway and regional work, last season composer Tom Kitt made his first main stem appearance with the catchy-tuned and enjoyable, but not especially notable, High Fidelity while musical theatre lovers in the know were anxiously awaiting a production of Feeling Electric, his substantially superior collaboration with bookwriter/lyricist Brian Yorkey, first seen at the 2005 New York Musical Theatre Festival.

Maureen McGovern returns to the Manhattan cabaret scene with her new show A Long and Winding Road at New York City's Metropolitan Room at 7:30PM on February 13-16 and February 21-23.

Maureen McGovern returns to the Manhattan cabaret scene with her new show A Long and Winding Road at New York City's Metropolitan Room at 7:30 p.m. on February 13-16 and February 21-23.

'Close Your Eyes' and you'll hear them. RAIN gets 'A Little Help from their Friends' in this multi- media, multi-dimensional event.

Bay Street Theatre, a not-for-profit professional regional theatre located in the Hamptons on the Long Wharf in Sag Harbor, recently announced its 2008 Target Mainstage Season. Charles Busch and Julie Halston will star in the revival of Shanghai Moon, by Charles Busch, June 3 - June 29.

RAIN-The Beatles Experience comes to Newark's NJPAC for one show Wednesday November 14 at 7:30PM

The Brentwood Theatre will present John Fugelsang: All the Wrong Reasons for two nights only, on November 15 and 16 and 8 p.m...

Broadway and TV celebrities have visited Charles Busch's 'The Lady in Question,' now playing the Bay Street Theatre through September 2.

On Monday evening Labor Day, September 3, 2007, an exclusive screening of Julie Taymor's upcoming film Across The Universe will take place at The Sony Building Screening Room followed by a conversation with the film's director. Proceeds from this event will benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA).

The Barrow Street Theatre presents, in a limited engagement, All the Wrong Reasons, written and performed by Drama League nominated John Fugelsang, with direction by Pam Mackinnon on Sunday, July 15th and Sunday, July 22nd at 8:00 p.m. at the Barrow Street Theatre, 27 Barrow St. at 7th Ave.

LoveMusik and 110 in the Shade orchestrator Jonathan Tunick chats with BroadwayWorld in our Tony Award nominee interview series

Gretchen Wyler, the Broadway and TV actress who became a leading animal rights activist, has died at the age of 75

Four new principals will join the cast of Les Miserables, beginning Tuesday, April 24th at the Broadhurst Theatre

New York Theatre Workshop has announced the final production of the 2006-2007 season, the world premiere of All the Wrong Reasons: A True Story of Neo-Nazis, Drug Smuggling, and Undying Love, written and performed by John Fugelsang, directed by Pam MacKinnon.

Darren Holden, the talented singer/songwriter and stage performer, formed his own band at the age of 16 - and continues to rock as the Piano Man in the national tour of Movin' Out

Legendary former Beatles member Paul McCartney will be involved with a new stage show

PREPARE TO BE ROCKED, TORONTO! David and Ed Mirvish and The Kimsa Group, in association with Queen Theatrical Productions, Phil McIntyre Entertainment and Tribeca Theatrical Productions, present the Canadian premiere of the hit international musical WE WILL ROCK YOU.

The Boston Symphony Orchestra will present its annual Labor Day Weekend Tanglewood Jazz Festival September 1-3 at the Orchestra's summer home in the Berkshire Mountains in Lenox, Massachusetts.

The Wedding Singer is the first Broadway show to participate on ksolo.com, and is the proud sponsor of the site's entire catalog of 80s tunes.

The track listing for the upcoming cast recording of The Wedding Singer has been announced