Richard Rodgers News

Artistic Director Robert Lyons proudly presents the 17th annual Ice Factory summer festival of new work. Ice Factory 2010 opens July 7th, presenting six New York premieres in six weeks, and wraps up August 14th.

Pittsburgh CLO and Nederlander Alliances LLC announced today Kathie Lee Gifford will host the 2nd Annual National High School Musical Theater Awards (NHSMTA) on Monday, June 28 at the Marquis Theatre (1535 Broadway).

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Denzel Washington and Viola Davis may be heading to London in FENCES, according to Baz Bamigboye in the U.K. Daily Mail.

To open its 30th anniversary summer season, Moonlight Stage Productions presents the most American of American musicals, Rodgers and Hammerstein's OKLAHOMA! from July 14-31 at the Moonlight Amphitheatre.

Pittsburgh CLO is pleased to announce the 2010-2011 Cabaret Subscription Series and the Pittsburgh premiere of Triple Espresso.

IN THE HEIGHTS, winner of four 2008 Tony Awards® and the 2008 Grammy® Award for Best Musical Show Album, is coming to the Civic Theatre in San Diego from July 27 - August 1, 2010; as a Broadway/San Diego ~ A Nederlander Presentation.

various In celebration of the publishing of Brooke Berman's memoir 'No Place Like Home' The New Dramatists is hosting 'Seventh Heaven is for Lovers' on June 17. Joining Berman will be Glen Berger, Lucy Thurber, Karen Hartman, Liz Duffy Adams, Michael Hollinger, Sherry Kramer, Marcus Gradley, Caridad Svich, Kelly Stuart, Rinne Groff, Michael John Harces, Carson Kreitzer, Ruth Margrass and Carlos Murrillo.

It's that time of the year again for the recognition of some amazing up and coming talent on the theatre scene, specifically, the 20th Annual Kleban Awards. The Kleban Foundation is pleased to announce that the 20th Annual Kleban Prize for the most promising musical theater lyricist has gone to Peter Mills and the award for the most promising musical theater librettist has gone to Barry Wyner. The 2010 awards will be presented on June 21, 2010, in a private ceremony (by invitation only) at ASCAP.

As BroadwayWorld reporter Tim Shawver first reported on June, 8, Lin-Manuel Miranda will be joing the IN THE HEIGHTS tour early, playing Tempe's Gammage Auditorium in Arizona June 15 - 20. Miranda was originally scheduled to join the tour in Los Angeles following the Arizona run.

Jim Caruso is delighted to announce the return of ANNALEIGH ASHFORD to the stage of Birdland on Monday, July 12 at 7pm. This event is part of the long-running Broadway at Birdland concert series. Musical director and arranger for the show will be JAMES SAMPLINER.

The first Broadway revival of August Wilson's 1987 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play FENCES, which won the Tony Award last night for Best Revival of a Play, broke the box office record for the third time at the Cort Theatre (138 West 48th Street, NYC) for the week ending June 13, 2010, grossing $1,057,268.50.

The University of Miami's Department of Theatre Arts presents its 2010-2011 Season which kicks off on September 29, 2010 with Urinetown, a Tony award winning musical comedy. Other season highlights include Big Love and Carousel for a total of five plays that highlight the talent of UM's performing students.

The American Theatre Wing's 64th Annual Antoinette Perry 'Tony' Awards were held at Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 13, 2010 and broadcast on the CBS Television Network. For more information visit tonyawards.com.

On June 14, 2010, four of today's best and brightest young Broadway performers will share the stage with students who represent the next generation of artists, in recognition of the 40th Anniversary of Harbor Conservatory for the Performing Arts, a division of Boys & Girls Harbor and the only multi-disciplinary performing arts school serving East Harlem.

The American Theatre Wing's 64th Annual Antoinette Perry 'Tony' Awards were held at Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 13, 2010 and broadcast on the CBS Television Network. For more information visit tonyawards.com.

The YALE INSTITUTE FOR MUSIC THEATRE (Mark Brokaw, Artistic Director; Beth Morrison, Producer) announces the full creative teams and casting for THE DAUGHTERS and STUCK ELEVATOR, the original music theatre works receiving two-week workshops in New Haven, June 13-27.

As BroadwayWorld reporter Tim Shawver first reported on June, 8, Lin-Manuel Miranda will be joing the IN THE HEIGHTS tour early, playing Tempe's Gammage Auditorium in Arizona June 15 - 20. Miranda was originally scheduled to join the tour in Los Angeles following the Arizona run.

Kevin McCollum, Jeffrey Seller and Jill Furman Willis, the producers of the 2008 Tony and Grammy Award-winning Best Musical In The Heights, announced today that Bianca Marroquin will take over the role of 'Daniela' for 9 weeks only from Saturday, June 12, through Sunday, August 15, 2010 at Broadway's Richard Rodgers Theatre (226 West 46th Street). In The Heights currently stars Corbin Bleu (through August 17), and beginning August 19 will star American Idol winner Jordin Sparks.

Corbin Bleu, who recently a final 3 weeks to his critically acclaimed run in In The Heights has been hard at work documenting his life backstage for BroadwayWorld.com with a Flip camera... Here's part 3.