Rita Gardner News

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'A Life in the Theatre--Onstage and Off,' a star-studded tribute to Anne Jackson and Eli Wallach, took place on June 19th at Symphony Space

Judy Kaye will be available for lunch as part of the starry silent auction that will be featured in 'A Life in the Theatre--Onstage and Off,' a tribute to Anne Jackson and Eli Wallach that will take place on June 19th

Two-time Academy Award nominee Marsha Mason (The Goodbye Girl) will fly from Chicago to New York next Monday, to join the cast honoring Anne Jackson and Eli Wallach in 'A Life in the Theatre--Onstage and Off;' The event will take place on June 19th at Symphony Space

The Wedding Singer will launch its national tour in Minneapolis in September of 2007, while other news has also recently been announced for the hit show

The track listing for the upcoming cast recording of The Wedding Singer has been announced

On May 19th, Jeff Blumenkrantz will perform at the Duplex

At the April 29th performance of The Wedding Singer, Robbie Hart's marriage proposal to waitress Julia wasn't the only one taking place onstage. Audience member Andrew Wolfe, of Whitestone, Queens, asked Debbie Hirsch to be his wife.

With its arch sense of humor and intentional tackiness, this new musical comedy proudly exalts its awkwardness in the most entertaining way imaginable

Rita Gardner, who originated the role of Luisa in The Fantasticks and is on the stage of the Al Hirschfeld Theatre in The Wedding Singer over 45 years later, will appear at Lincoln Center Tower Records on Wednesday, May 10th at 6 PM as part of the 'Any Wednesdays' series of free live performances

Singer/pianist Charles Cochran will give a free half hour performance at Tower Records on May 3rd at 6 PM as part of the weekly 'Any Wednesday at Tower' series; he will also perform at Danny's the same month

The Wedding Singer--the new Broadway musical based on the hit Adam Sandler movie--marched down the aisles of the Al Hirschfeld Theatre on April 27th for its opening night and BroadwayWorld was there!

Masterworks Broadway proudly releases the original cast recording of the new Broadway musical The Wedding Singer on June 6, 2006, marking the first CD from this new label.

On March 30th, The Wedding Singer will play its first Broadway preview at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre

BroadwayWorld.com is pleased to bring you this first look video of scenes from 'The Wedding Singer' currently playing in Seattle!

The Wedding Singer, starring Stephen Lynch and Laura Benanti, is currently playing Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre

Rebecca Luker, Victoria Clark and Judy Blazer will perform The Jeff Blumenkrantz Songbook on February 13th