Quincy Jones News

Pop legend Lesley Gore and Broadway and pop star Deborah Gibson are the latest additions to the upcoming benefit concert- 'Rockers on Broadway - Jersey Style.'

As part of its continuing commitment to nurture new American musicals, The ASCAP Foundation is seeking new musicals for the 12th annual ASCAP Foundation/Disney Musical Theatre Workshop in Los Angeles.

Since its first preview on November 1, 2005 THE COLOR PURPLE has the highest cumulative attendance figures of any new Broadway show of the 2005-2006 season. Nearly 750,000 audience members from across the country and around the world have seen the production.

The smash hit musical, The Color Purple, nominated for eleven 2006 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and the recipient of a Best Actress Tony Award, for LaChanze (as Celie), celebrates its first year anniversary on Broadway

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Chicago native Felicia P. Fields will reprise her 2006 Tony-nominated role of Sofia in the national tour of the hit musical The Color Purple, while NaTasha Yvette Williams will succeed her on Broadway

Tickets for The Color Purple in Chicago will go on sale to the general public on Friday, October 20

After the Emmy Awards, stars showed up at TV Guide's party sponsored by Olay at the Social Nightclub in LA

Valarie Pettiford, Tony Award-nominee for Fosse, will make her NYC cabaret debut on Wednesday, July 19th, with shows at 7:30 pm and 10:30 pm at The Metropolitan Room

The Color Purple will begin the casting process in Chicago July 14 - 18 for the National Tour of the Broadway smash hit musical, which will kick off at the Cadillac Palace Theatre April 17, 2007

The Color Purple has broken the Broadway Theatre's house record for the week ending July 2

Signature Theatre Company (James Houghton, Founding Artistic Director; Kathryn Lipuma, Executive Director) announces complete casting for SEVEN GUITARS, the first play of its 2006-2007 three-play tribute to the works of August Wilson.

Signature Theatre Company (James Houghton, Founding Artistic Director; Kathryn Lipuma, Executive Director) announces complete casting for SEVEN GUITARS, the first play of its 2006-2007 three-play tribute to the works of August Wilson.

On Thursday, May 25th, Queer Songbook presented an evening of songs by Glen Roven, featuring Donna McKechnie, Douglas Sills, Sandy Duncan and more, at the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center

Donna McKechnie, Douglas Sills, Sandy Duncan and Kaitlin Hopkins will be among the stars performing in the Queer Songbook's Glen Roven concert on May 25th

Simone, daughter of Nina Simone, celebrates' her mothers' musical legacy with an concert at Town Hall on April 21st.

The Producers of THE COLOR PURPLE are proud to announce that the National Tour of the Broadway smash hit musical will premiere April 2007 at Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theatre in association with Broadway In Chicago.