Rita Moreno News

Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? Today's big news: The Bessie Awards celebrate top dancers tonight, KILL FLOOR opens off-Broadway, and the creators/subjects of ON YOUR FEET! chat with Rita Moreno!

Even EGOT winners don't have a perfect track record in the audition room.

At the Billy Barnes Extended Care Unit of Mt. Palms Hospital in Long Beach, Cal., the staff attends to the needs of female patients who are often “getting on” in years, while dealing with the challenges of a health-care bureaucracy in need of an overhaul.

This melodic, memorable and quirky pop score provides biting social commentary along with a little romance and an outrageously good time for all. You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll cringe.

Hailed in the press as 'the reigning queen of the Broadway party' following 2 prior sold-out performances, Broadway personality andSiriusXM Radio 'On Broadway' host Julie James will present a final encore of her musical comedy, The Julie James Show, on Monday, October 19th at 9:30 PM at Feinstein's/54 Below, it was announced today. To Broadway performers, fans and 'On Broadway' listeners, Julie is best known as the effervescent host of 'Broadway Names with Julie James.' Now Julie utilizes a thrilling 3 ½ octave range with hilarious stories and songs to reveal a childhood obsession with jingles, theme songs and cast albums, as well as a performance background in opera and musical theatre that would ultimately lead her to her role at SiriusXM, where all of these elements combine into one incredible dream job.

This week FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz and beyond. To purchase tickets or for more information, visitwww.54Below.com/Feinsteins or call (646) 476-3551.

Broadway's 40 theatres aren't the only places to catch performances from your favorite stars! Well after Broadway orchestras begin their overtures, ensemble members take their dance breaks, and performers belt out their eleven o'clock numbers, the party continues at various cabaret venues throughout New York City. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you some cabaret highlights for this week as picked by our theatre editors, including: Jessica Keenan Wynn at 54 Below; Bring Him Home: Celebrating Kyle Jean-Baptiste; Lee Roy Reams Salutes His Leading Ladies; Lisa Howard at 54 Below; and Tovah Feldshuh: Aging Is Optional.

This October, FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW presents an exciting lineup of the brightest talent from Broadway and beyond. Located just below the legendary Studio 54 at 254 West 54th Street. For

Berkeley Repertory Theatre is proud to present the West Coast premiere of Disgraced by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Ayad Akhtar.

The great Rita Moreno gets animated with the TODAY anchors about NINA'S WORLD, the new animated show on Sprout in which she supplies the voice of a character called Abuelita. Check out the appearance below!

Rita Moreno returns to music with her first all Spanish Album- Una Vez Mas. The album was produced by Grammy winning producer Emilio Estefan and Nicholas Tovar. The album contains for the first time in Spanish, 'Somewhere' from West Side Story. Rita is the first Hispanic artist to win all four major American entertainment award including an Oscar, an Emmy, a Grammy and a Tony. In December, Rita will receive the Kennedy Center Honor.

La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts and McCoy Rigby Entertainment announce the first show of their 2015-2016 season, FIRST DATE, music & lyrics by Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner, book by Austin Winsberg, musical direction by Brent Crayon, choreography by Lee Martino and directed by Nick DeGruccio. FIRST DATE will preview on Friday, September 18, 2015 (with a press opening tonight, September 19) and run through Sunday, October 11, 2015 at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, 14900 La Mirada Blvd in La Mirada.

NBC's TODAY will host a variety of Broadway vets during the week of September 21st. The network announced the following upcoming guests:

La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts and McCoy Rigby Entertainment announce the first show of their 2015-2016 season, FIRST DATE, music & lyrics by Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner, book by Austin Winsberg, musical direction by Brent Crayon, choreography by Lee Martino and directed by Nick DeGruccio.

The 75th Anniversary of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra kicks of it's  Bank of America POPS concert season with Broadway's Cheyenne Jackson.

Singers and actors Jim Ambler [Footloose (original Broadway cast), Saturday Night Fever, The Producers, Cats] and Pierce Peter Brandt (Les Miserables, Martin Guerre, Jesus Christ Superstar) are making their cabaret debut as a duo in 'Two on the Boards' at Feinstein's at the Nikko in San Francisco on Wednesday, September 9, 2015 (7pm, doors open 5:30).

Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from this weekend Sunday, September 6, 2015 - Sunday, September 6, 2015.

The 2015 La Musa Awards are just over a month away. On Oct. 15 at 7:00PM, the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame will honor notable Latin stars in the arts community, including Rita Moreno, Emilio and Gloria Estefan, and many more. Click here to purchase tickets for the LA MUSA AWARDS in Fillmore, Miami Beach at The Jackie Gleason Theater (1700 Washington Ave Miami Beach, FL 33139).

92Y has announced that EGOT winner Rita Moreno will interview Gloria and Emilio Estefan for the upcoming event on October 19. Moreno is a longtime friend of the Estefans and Emilio produced her new Spanish-language album, Una Vez Mas. 

The Mountain Play - 'A Great Outdoor Theatre Adventure' and the San Francisco Bay Area's most magical outdoor theater experience -  is proud to present the Tony Award© winning musical West Side Story directed by Jay Manley for its 103rd season in 2016.