Tony Award winner Donna McKechnie and noted theatre columnist Michael Riedel joined two-time Tony Award winner Donna Murphy in the eagerly anticipated benefit performance of PAMELA'S FIRST MUSICAL, a new musical with music by Tony Award winner Cy Coleman, lyrics by Tony Award winner David Zippel, book by Tony & Pulitzer Award winner Wendy Wasserstein and directed by Tony Award® nominee Graciela Daniele.
On May 14th, 2008, RENT hosted a benefit event at The Canal Room for Ubuntu Education Fund.
Yesterday the winners of this years Drama League awards were announced. The awards ceremony was held at the Marriott Marquis Hotel (Broadway and 46th Street) in the Broadway Ballroom.
On Thursday May 15th, 2008 Xanadu (and Tony Nominated) star Kerry Butler appeared at Barnes and Noble and performed songs off her new solo album, 'Faith, Trust and Pixie Dust'.
Today, May 16th, the winners of this years Drama League awards were announced with big wins for Patti LuPone, A Catered Affair, August: Osage County, Macbeth and South Pacific
New Dramatists honored Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein with their 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award at their 59th Annual Spring Luncheon tribute.
Composer Peter Melnick and lyricist Christopher Durang joined the original cast of the hit off-Broadway musical ADRIFT IN MACAO at a free event at Barnes and Noble on May 14th.
According to recent rumors, August: Osage County by Tracy Letts, currently running on Broadway is in talks to be made into a feature film. According to Jeffrey Wells of Hollywood Elsewhere, 'I've been told that producer Jean Doumanian is partnering with the Weinstein Co'
Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words,' the acclaimed, long-running L.A-based comedy sensation has taken New York by storm and played its final Spring performance on Monday12th (7:30PM) at The Triad Theater (158 West 72nd Street).
Nominations in 26 competitive categories for the American Theatre Wing's 62nd Annual Antoinette Perry 'Tony' Awards were announced today by Tony Award Winners Sara Ramirez and David Hyde Pierce at the Tony Award Nominations Announcement sponsored by IBM. The nominees were selected by an independent committee of 23 theatre professionals appointed by the Tony Awards Administration Committee. The 2008 Tony Awards are presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing.
Emmy and Tony-winner Tyne Daly joins the cast of 'Here To Stay,' a Gala evening featuring performances by Susan Graham, Judy Kaye, Anna Christy, John Musto, Bruce Adler and Vince Giordano, in celebration of New York Festival of Song's (NYFOS) 20th Anniversary season, on Wednesday, May 21. Ms. Daly has graciously stepped in to replace the previously announced Frederica von Stade, who is not able to perform due to family matters. The concert takes places at Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall at 7:00pm, and is followed by a dinner and additional musical surprises at the Rainbow Room at 9:00pm.
On May 5th and 6th the cast recording of Gypsy took place starting Patti LuPone, Boyd Gaines and Laura Benanti.
On May 5th Rachel Dratch, Will Forte, Kristen Johnston, Richard Kind, Eugene Pack, Dayle Reyfel, Sherri Shepherd, Kristen Wiig appeared on Celebrity Autobiography.
When HAIR, The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical, opened on Broadway at the Biltmore theatre on April 29, 1968 the musical, with book and lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado, music by Galt MacDermot and directed by Tom O'Horgan, broke new ground in musical theatre and the genre of the 'rock musical' was born.
'Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words', has extended its run to include two more performances on Mondays, May 5 & 12th (7:30PM) at The Triad Theater.
Legally Blonde star Laura Bell Bundy joined the ranks of the many Broadway legends whose portraits hang on the walls of the famous 44th Street restaurant Sardi's, when her caricature was unveiled on April 24th, 2008.
The cast of Broadway's Grease performed at the NBA Store's Annual Spring Jam on Thursday April 24th 2008.
Edie Falco, Grammy winner Mya, the Cast of CHICAGO and Tons of Adoptable Puppies came to the world-famous FAO Schwarz toy store to help North Shore Animal League America, the world's largest no-kill animal shelter, celebrating the Grand Finale of the 2008 'Tour For Life,' a national initiative saving the lives of more than 600 orphaned pets.
Currently running at The Theatres at 45 Bleecker Street, Ethan Coen's 'Almost an Evening' sold out before performances began in its first home at the Atlantic Theater Company. Here, actor Del Pentecost sits down with BWW and talks about his experiences working with Ethan Coen, doing his first nude scene, and his favorite parts of the show.
On Monday, April 21st the Outer Critics Circle Awards Nominees were announced at the Algonquin Hotel in Manhattan. The Outer Circle Awards are chosen by a group a theater critics and writers covering Broadway for publications outside of the New York City area. This year, Young Frankenstein picked up the most nominations scoring a total of ten. The revival of Les Liasons Dangereuses came in at nine, South Pacific just below at eight. Glory Days was the only production in the nominating committee that was unable to attend because they missed the cut-off, and will therefore be considered for next years nominations. On Thursday, May 22 2008 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m the Outer Critics Circle annual awards celebration dinner will be held at Sardi's Restaurant. For a complete list of nominees please visit http://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=27109
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