Peter James Zielinski News

Atlantic Theater Company (Neil Pepe, Artistic Director; Jeffory Lawson, Managing Director) is proud to announce casting and dates for the world premiere production of Academy Award winning film maker Ethan Coen's OFFICES, directed by Neil Pepe (Speed-the-Plow).

Off-Broadway's The Play Company brings together some of NYC's top chefs and theater artists for its sixth annual gala CABARET GOURMET 2009 -- a unique evening hosted by Broadway's Richard Kind (THE TALE OF THE ALLERGIST'S WIFE and THE PRODUCERS) and featuring musical entertainment by cabaret legend Karen Akers (NINE and GRAND HOTEL), along with savory and sweet dishes prepared by chefs from several of the city's most celebrated restaurants -- on Monday, April 27 at 7 p.m. at the American Airlines Theatre Penthouse (227 West 42nd Street) in Manhattan.

On Monday, April 27th 11:30pm 'Scott Nevins' Curtain Call' welcomes Chris Dilley to Splash.

Concertgoers can expect to see some original numbers, comedy sketches, campy Broadway gems, video shorts, a premiere of Nick Blaemire's 'All About Me' from Episode 11 of THE BATTERY'S DOWN, and most importantly - some improvised musical numbers from audience suggestions!

FEINSTEIN'S AT LOEWS REGENCY, the nightclub proclaimed 'Best of New York' by New York Magazine, and 'an invaluable New York institution' by The New York Post, continues its 10th Anniversary season with the return engagement of Tony Award winning Broadway legend Barbara Cook from April 14 to May 2 in her new show 'Here's To Life.' In an exclusive three-week run, Ms. Cook will perform selections from the worlds of theater, swing, pop and jazz. Songs include 'What A Wonderful World,' 'Written In The Stars,' 'I Want To Be Happy' and numbers from her newest CD, Rainbow ?Round My Shoulder. The show - featuring Lee Musiker heading an all-star quintet - runs at the Regency Hotel (540 Park Avenue at 61st Street).

In addition to previously announced 2009 Summer Season cast members, including Tony winner Beth Leavel, Tony nominee Robert Cuccioli and Broadway veterans Shoshana Bean, Tony Yazbeck, Fred Inkley, Kevin Earley, Jennifer Cody, Jacquelyn Piro Donovan, Matthew Scott and Tim Hartman, Pittsburgh CLO is pleased to welcome the following performers to the Benedum Center stage this summer.

BROADWAY FOR A NEW AMERICA, a gala benefit for The Jewish Alliance for Change (Doni Remba, President) will take place on Monday, April 13th at 7:00 pm at Peter Norton Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway (at 95th Street). The concert will feature a host of stars from Broadway, screen and music as well as prominent political leaders, progressive and LGBT activists.

LINDA LAVIN, MALCOLM GETS, JOHN BOCCHINO and THE BROADWAY TENORS have been added as performers at the BROADWAY FOR A NEW AMERICA gala on on Monday, April 13th at 7:00 pm at Peter Norton Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway (at 95th Street). The concert will feature a host of stars from Broadway, screen and music as well as prominent political leaders, progressive and LGBT activists.

The Award-winning Broadway musical Mary Poppins and ADVENTURES BY DISNEY, a leader in guided family vacations, partnered to celebrate the show's historic 1000th performance at the New Amsterdam Theatre on Thursday April 9th. To a shower of confetti following the curtain call, the Moore family of Marlboro, NJ were brought on stage, visibly moved, as Thomas Schumacher, producer and president of Disney Theatrical Productions, presented them with a 6-night/7-day vacation to London and Paris.

Primary Stages concludes the 2008-2009 season with the world premiere of the comedy Chasing Manet by Tina Howe (March 24, 2009 - May 2, 2009), featuring Tony Award-Winner Jane Alexander and Lynn Cohen. Also featured in the cast are Vanessa Aspillaga, Jack Gilpin, Julie Halston, David Margulies and Robert Christopher Riley.

Legally Blonde's Bailey Hanks has just been cast to appear on two episodes of the hit CBS soap opera, Guiding Light. Hanks will appear as Amy, the Governor's daugher on episodes scheduled to shoot next week and air April 8-9, 2009.

Emmy and Tony Award winner Tyne Daly, most recently on Broadway in the Pulitzer Prize-winning Rabbit Hole, will preview her upcoming cabaret evening on Sunday, April 26, as a benefit for Abingdon Theatre Company. Joined by musical director/accompanist John McDaniel, this special performance will precede her debut May 12-16 at Feinstein's at Loews Regency. The demand for tickets have left only a few remaining for her first cabaret performance.

The Toxic Avenger, the brand new musical about New Jersey's first superhero, features a score by Bon Jovi's David Bryan and Joe Di Pietro. The cast includes Nancy Opel, Sara Chase, Nick Cordero, Demond Green and Matthew Saldivar. Tony Award-winner John Rando directs.

Sony Masterworks announced the upcoming release of the New Broadway Cast Recording of West Side Story. The recording will be available nationwide on June 2, 2009. The official opening of West Side Story, which took place at the Palace Theatre in New York City on Thursday, March 19, 2009, has been greeted with great critical acclaim and sold-out performances. The opening followed a pre-Broadway engagement at the National Theatre in Washington, D.C., where the musical made its original world premiere in 1957. The talented and dynamic West Side Story cast headed to Manhattan's Clinton Studios on Monday April 6th to take part in the historic recording of the classic score. BroadwayWorld's cameras joined them as they brought the glorious music to life!

Legally Blonde's Bailey Hanks has just been cast to appear on two episodes of the hit CBS soap opera, Guiding Light. Hanks will appear as Amy, the Governor's daugher on episodes scheduled to shoot next week and air April 8-9, 2009.

Scottish born actor Alan Cumming served as Grand Marshall of New York's Tartan Day Parade. On April 4th, Cumming lead the parade of bagpipers, Scottish-American organizations, dignitaries, and even Scotties and Westies, up 6th Avenue.

Sutton Foster performs live at Feinstein's at the Loews Regency on April 6 and 20.

New York Musical Theater Festival will kick of its sixth season with a Gala Celebration of its first five years, called BEST OF THE FEST, on Monday, April 20th at 7 PM at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues). Tickets are NOW ON SALE at Telecharge.com or by phone at 212/239-6200.

The original cast of The Old Vic's critically acclaimed revival of Alan Ayckbourn's comedy trilogy, The Norman Conquests, are readying for the production's upcoming Broadway bow. The cast and creative team met the press on Thursday morning April 2nd at the Circle in the Square Theatre (235 West 50th Street, between Broadway and Eighth Avenue) and BroadwayWorld.com's cameras were there!

'The Battery's Down,' the hit online television series, returns for a second season. Filmed in a style similar to 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' or 'The Office,' 'The Battery's Down' chronicles The Life of young actor Jake Wilson in New York City. Each twenty-minute, two-part episode will premiere at 12:01AM the first of every month.