Robert Helpmann News

The Joffrey Ballet presents the Midwest premiere of Ronald Hynd's The Merry Widow for its Winter program in the current 2010-2011 Stars season. Hynd originally choreographed the three-act story ballet for The Australian Ballet in 1975, set to an adaptation of Franz Lehár's 1905 romantic operetta The Merry Widow. This evening-length work, also a company premiere, will be performed at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, 50 East Congress Parkway, February 16 - 27, 2011.

The New York Society Library is pleased to present playwright and screenwriter Ruth Wolff, with Simon Jones, Tina Chen, and actors from The Actors Company Theater, discussing and performing scenes from Ms. Wolff's collection Notable Women-And a Few Equally Notable Men. The performance will take place Monday, January 31, at 6:30 p.m. at the New York Society Library, 53 East 79th Street (just east of Madison Avenue, 6 train to 77th Street).

The spectacular new stage musical begins performances at The Princess of Wales Theatre in Toronto for a twelve-week only, pre-Broadway engagement beginning October 12, 2010 and officially opening on October 26. Tickets are now on sale.

Carmen Pavlovic, C.E.O. of Global Creatures, the company behind the phenomenal world-wide success, Walking with Dinosaurs - the Arena Spectacular, has announced that a creative team has been assembled and work has begun on KING KONG - Live on Stage, an entirely new production conceived for the Broadway stage. KING KONG - Live on Stage is authorized by the estate of Merian C. Cooper (Creator of KING KONG and director of the 1933 film).

The Joffrey Ballet is pleased to announce that it will present the Midwest premiere of Ronald Hynd's The Merry Widow, also a company premiere for The Joffrey, for its Winter program in the upcoming 2010-2011 Stars season.

Olivier Award nominee Tony Sheldon and Tony Award® nominee Will Swenson (Hair) will lead the cast of the pre-Broadway North American company of PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL, written by Stephan Elliott and Allan Scott and directed by Simon Phillips.

Gary Naylor enjoys an evening of unashamed entertainment.

WICKED and Sydney Theater Company's dramatic play 'The War of the Roses' were the big winners at the ninth Helpmann Awards at the Sydney Opera House on Monday, collecting six awards each including best musical for WICKED and best play for 'Roses.'

The Olivier Award-winning SLAVA'S SNOWSHOW On Broadway officially begins its Broadway run tonight at the Helen Hayes Theatre (240 West 44th Street). The limited holiday engagement must end its Broadway run on Sunday, January 4, 2009.

The Olivier Award-winning SLAVA'S SNOWSHOW On Broadway officially began its Broadway run last night, Sunday December 7th at the Helen Hayes Theatre (240 West 44th Street). BroadwayWorld sent in our cameras to catch the 'snowy' celebration!

The Olivier Award-winning SLAVA'S SNOWSHOW On Broadway officially begins its Broadway run tonight at the Helen Hayes Theatre (240 West 44th Street). The limited holiday engagement must end its Broadway run on Sunday, January 4, 2009.

The Olivier Award-winning SLAVA'S SNOWSHOW begins preview performances at the Helen Hayes Theatre (240 West 44th Street)on Tuesday, December 2; opening night is Sunday, December 7. The production must end its Broadway run on Sunday, January 4, 2009.

The Box Office will officially open for the Olivier Award-winning SLAVA'S SNOWSHOW On Broadway this Monday, November 24 at 10:00am at the Helen Hayes Theatre (240 West 44th Street). The limited holiday engagement begins on Tuesday, December 2; opening night is Sunday, December 7. The production must end its Broadway run on Sunday, January 4, 2009Tickets are available through www.Telecharge.com or www.snowshowonbroadway.com or by calling 212-239-6200.

The Olivier Award-winning SLAVA'S SNOWSHOW On Broadway is coming to the Helen Hayes Theatre (240 West 44th Street) for a limited holiday engagement. Previews begin on Tuesday, December 2; opening night is Sunday, December 7. The production must end its Broadway run on Sunday, January 4, 2009. Tickets are available through www.Telecharge.com or www.snowshowonbroadway.com or by calling 212-239-6200.

The Ogunquit Playhouse is please to announce a star-studded cast for its stunning production of the magnificently romantic Lerner and Loewe musical, My Fair Lady, opening on August 13th and running through September 6th. This beloved musical tells the tale of a stringent linguist, Professor Henry Higgins, who bets a colleague he can turn flower vendor Eliza Doolittle from a guttersnipe into a duchess.