Peter James Zielinski News

Roundabout Theatre Company's Broadway production of Bye Bye Birdie has been recently featured in the news.

Bye Bye Birdie celebrated Opening Night, yesterday evening, Thursday, October 15th at the new Henry Miller's Theatre (124 West 43rd Street). Bye Bye Birdie stars John Stamos, Gina Gershon, Bill Irwin & Nolan Gerard Funk with Jayne Houdyshell, Dee Hoty, Matt Doyle, Jake Evan Schwencke and Alllie Trimm.

Bye Bye Birdie celebrated Opening Night, yesterday evening, Thursday, October 15th at the new Henry Miller's Theatre (124 West 43rd Street). Bye Bye Birdie stars John Stamos, Gina Gershon, Bill Irwin & Nolan Gerard Funk with Jayne Houdyshell, Dee Hoty, Matt Doyle, Jake Evan Schwencke and Alllie Trimm.

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) is proud to present the New York premiere of Theresa Rebeck's new comedy The Understudy, directed by Scott Ellis featuring Mark-Paul Gosselaar (TNT's 'Raising the Bar') as 'Jake', Justin Kirk (Showtime's 'Weeds') as 'Harry' and Tony Award winner Julie White as 'Roxanne'.

The Dramatists Guild of America will honor the winners of their annual awards at their annual benefit ceremony on Monday, November 2, 2009 at The Players Club in New York.

Restore NYC On Broadway has added performers. Rozz Morehead (Once on This Island, Urban Cowboy) and Summer Boggess on cello (sister of Sierra Boggess). 'Ryness' (Bryce Ryness's band) will also be performing.

Broadway's Lauren Kennedy, most recently seen as Mary in Second Stages production of 'Vanities,' will host the October 26th Monday Nights, New Voices concert at the Duplex Cabaret Theatre.

Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words, the hit show that won the coveted 2009 Drama Desk Award for Unique Theatrical Experience, continues its sit-down, open-ended run at New York's Triad Theater, 158 West 72 Street, Monday, October 12, at 7:30pm with a cast that includes Scott Adsit, Craig Bierko, Rachel Dratch, Kristen Johnston, Carol Kane, Eugene Pack, Dayle Reyfel, Steve Schirripa, Claudia Shear, Sherri Shepherd, and Alan Zweibel.

Manhattan Theatre Club's upcoming New York premiere of NIGHTINGALE, the new play written and performed by Lynn Redgrave and directed by Joseph Hardy, begins rehearsals today.

A new version of HAIR's iconic dance-party finale, created to motivate New Yorkers to join in the National Equality March, was presented at the matinee performance on Wednesday, October 7th at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre - 302 West 45th Street. The producers of the Tony Award-winning revival of HAIR previously announced that, in an unprecedented move, they are canceling the show's Sunday, October 11th performance so that the entire cast can join the National Equality March in Washington, D.C.

The John F. Kennedy Center's new production ofTerrence McNally, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty's Tony Award® winning musical RAGTIME, based on the E.L. Doctorow novel, features direction and choreography by Marcia Milgrom Dodge, and a majestic 28-piece orchestra led by musical director James Moore. The production held a rehearsal sneak peek of the anticipated Broadway revival and BroadwayWorld's cameras were there.

Primary Stages (Casey Childs, Founder & Executive Producer; Andrew Leynse, Artistic Director; Elliot Fox, Managing Director) continues its 25th anniversary season of new works celebrating the female playwright with the New York premiere of The Night Watcher, written and performed by Charlayne Woodard.

Lower Manhattan, once known for music and merriment, later for formality and frugality, has finally returned to it roots as the city's newest cabaret hotspot; 'There's a new cabaret supper club in downtown New York that, with luck, may become a regular fixture.

Some things aren't only for now! Announced from the stage tonight by producer Kevin McCollum was the unprecedented news that AVENUE Q was making theatre history by moving BACK off Broadway and that it will re-open on October 9, 2009 at New World Stages. The show will be presented in its entirety and from the same production, design and producer team as its current Broadway incarnation. An official announcement is expected tomorrow.

A slew of stellar performers has been added to the True Colors Cabaret lineup, a new monthly cabaret show playing Feinstein's at the Loews Regency. Cyndi Lauper will host the upcoming October 26 concert, featuring Hair star Gavin Creel; Van Hansis will host the November 29 concert, featuring Lea Michele, Jonathan Groff, and Rufus Wainwright, and Jason Mraz and the Broadway Inspirational Voices will perform at the December 21 concert.

To celebrate AVENUE Q's return to Off-Broadway BWW Discounts is offering you the chance to purchase tickets at a very special 'Housewarming Celebration' price! After more than 6 years of delighting audiences at Broadway's Golden Theatre, this deliciously naughty musical has taken its irresistible charm to New World Stages!

Tomorrow, Tuesday, October 6th, Bye Bye Birdie's John Stamos will appear on ABC's 'Live with Regis and Kelly.' Tune in to watch John discuss his lovable role as Albert Peterson in the first ever revival of Bye Bye Birdie on Broadway.

MCC Theater (Robert LuPone, Bernard Telsey, Artistic Directors; William Cantler, Associate Artistic Director; Blake West, Executive Director) presents the world premiere of Alexander Dinelaris' Still Life, directed by Will Frears. The cast will feature Dominic Chianese, Halley Feiffer, Ian Kahn, Adriane Lenox, Kelly McAndrew, Sarah Paulson, Matthew Rauch and Frederick Weller. Performances began at the Lucille Lortel Theatre (121 Christopher Street, NYC) on September 16 and continue through November 1, 2009.

Playwright/Actress Charlayne Woodard - currently seen in the solo play THE NIGHT WATCHER at Primary Stages - will join previously announced Colman Domingo (currently seen in his one man play A BOY AND HIS SOUL at the Vineyard); Sherie Rene Scott (of last season's one woman show EVERYDAY RAPTURE at Second Stage) and Becky Mode (author of the highly successful one-person show FULLY COMMITTED, which debuted at the Vineyard and transferred on to a commercial Off-Broadway run at the Cherry Lane Theatre) for the inaugural VINEYARD VOICES -- a new series of panel discussions featuring artists and theatre professionals connected to the Vineyard Theatre, including casting directors, performers, playwrights, etc. to discuss topics of interest to theatre-goers and artists alike

Playwright/Actress Charlayne Woodard - currently seen in the solo play THE NIGHT WATCHER at Primary Stages - will join previously announced Colman Domingo (currently seen in his one man play A BOY AND HIS SOUL at the Vineyard); Sherie Rene Scott (of last season's one woman show EVERYDAY RAPTURE at Second Stage) and Becky Mode (author of the highly successful one-person show FULLY COMMITTED, which debuted at the Vineyard and transferred on to a commercial Off-Broadway run at the Cherry Lane Theatre) for the inaugural VINEYARD VOICES -- a new series of panel discussions featuring artists and theatre professionals connected to the Vineyard Theatre, including casting directors, performers, playwrights, etc. to discuss topics of interest to theatre-goers and artists alike