Richard Maltby News

The Pirate Queen, the epic new musical from the Tony Award-winning authors of Les Misérables and Miss Saigon, will open officially on April 5th, 2007 at the Hilton Theatre

The authors of The Pirate Queen, Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg, will celebrate the release of their new biography, The Musical World of Boublil and Schönberg, today, Tuesday April 3rd at 6:00PM at the Barnes & Noble Lincoln Center

Stephanie J. Block and Hadley Fraser, the stars of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg's The Pirate Queen, will be interviewed on WABC's 'Eyewitness News this Morning' on Sunday, March 25th between 9:30-10AM on channel 7

Mask, a new musical drama based on the 1985 Peter Bogdanovich film about a facially deformed boy and his tough biker mother, will have its premiere at the Arizona Theatre Company as part of the theatre's 2007-2008 season.

Take Flight, a new musical by Richard Maltby Jr. and David Shire 'about flying, about the invention of the airplane, about creativity, and about the human need to take risks' will have its world premiere at London's Menier Chocolate Factory.

Erich Bergen stars as Bob Gaudio in the first national tour of 'Jersey Boys.' Only 21 years-old, Erich already has his foot deep in the door of the theatre business! Before his big-break with 'Jersey Boys,' he played at the NYMF, sold Broadway merchandise, and hosted an original podcast interviewing theatre celebs.

Andrew Lloyd Webber, in his quest to become arguably one of the most prolific modern musical theatre composers, produced his fair share of absolute tragedies, including the extremely disjointed Song and Dance, which originally ran in London under the title Tell Me On a Sunday, both to critical brow beatings...

Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg's The Pirate Queen, will be featured on NY1 on Wednesday February 14th beginning at 11:15AM and repeated throughout the day

The new Boublil and Schonberg musical The Pirate Queen, starring Stephanie J. Block as the swashbuckling title character, will begin previews at the Hilton Theatre on Broadway beginning March 6, 2007 for an opening night on April 5th!

There are moments in musical theatre when the sets become cumbersome and staging simply hampers the works on stage, which might explain the popularity of Reprise! Broadway's Best's Marvelous Musical Monday series at UCLA...

Castcom, featuring the upcoming Broadway musical The Pirate Queen by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg, will be launched on Tuesday, January 30th, 2007, leading up to the first preview on March 6th, 2007

On Monday, March 12 at 9 pm, WLIW21 New York Public Television will air the world broadcast premiere of 'The Making of The Pirate Queen.'

Graham Rowat has joined the cast of Reprise! Broadway's Best's upcoming staged concert presentation of Baby, which will be performed one night only, Monday, February 5 at 8:00pm at the Freud Playhouse at UCLA.

Reprise! Broadway's Best announced today that Tony Award-nominee Alice Ripley (Broadway's Side Show, The Dead) will star as Pam, Christopher McDonald (Broadway's Chicago) will star as Alan, Daniel Tatar (The Last Five Years, Elegies) will star as Danny in Baby.

BroadwayWorld.com has learned that Broadway favorite Kerry Butler has been cast as Lizzie in the Reprise! Broadway's Best Marvelous Musical Monday production of Baby.

Tony Award-winner Faith Prince will star as Arlene in the Reprise! Broadway's Best Marvelous Musical Monday production of Baby.

The Rubicon Theatre Company in Ventura, CA will present A Time for Love, a new two-character song cycle by Richard Maltby Jr. and David Shire. It will be presented from February 1st through 25th, 2007

Miss Saigon and The Phantom of the Opera - both international hit musicals originally staged by Cameron Mackintosh - will receive resident productions in Australia next year

Tony Award-winner Richard Maltby Jr. and multi-Tony Award-nominee Graciela Daniele have signed on to the creative team of the Broadway-bound musical The Pirate Queen

PS Classics, the label dedicated to the heritage of Broadway and American popular song, has joined forces with prolific cabaret producer Jamie deRoy on a new CD celebrating songwriters from the worlds of Broadway, pop, country and cabaret.