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Is it the end of an era? After playing for hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers and to people from across the country and around the world, award-winning singer/songwriter David Ippolito announces that he will perform a one-night concert commemorating 25 years as "That Guitar Man® from Central Park" on April 1st at 7:30PM in the Peter J. Sharp Theater at Symphony Space. The concert is both a celebration and a look back at a uniquely New York musical career, as the singer/songwriter begins to transition to a new career as a playwright. Tickets are $45 & $35 and can be purchased online at http://www.symphonyspace.org/event/9126/Music/that-guitar-man-from-central-park-25-years

With the April 28th Tony Award eligibility deadline looming, there are seven big new shows to get excited about.

Comedian Mo Rocca recently attended Disaster! The Musical on Broadway, where he posed with star Jennifer Simard backstage. Check out photos from the visit below!

Unser Broadway Roundup diesen Monat konzentriert sich vor allem auf die neu angelaufenen Musicals und Schauspiele. Die Saison der Broadway-Premieren ist jetzt, 6 Wochen vor der Bekanntgabe der Tony Nominierungen, offiziell in Schwung. In den letzten 4 Wochen gab es mit ECLIPSED, DISASTER!, BLACKBIRD und SHE LOVES ME gleich vier große Premieren. Außerdem hat WICKED gleich zwei große Meilensteine langlaufender Broadway Musicals erreicht. Lest selbst:

Broadway's new musical comedy DISASTER!, directed by Jack Plotnick with a book by three-time Emmy Award nominee and Grammy Award nominee Seth Rudetsky and Jack Plotnick, officially opened last night, March 8, 2016, for a limited engagement through Sunday, July 3, 2016. BroadwayWorld was there for the special night and we're taking you inside the after party with the full company below!

Broadway's new musical comedy DISASTER!, directed by Jack Plotnick with a book by three-time Emmy Award nominee and Grammy Award nominee Seth Rudetsky and Jack Plotnick, officially opened last night, March 8, 2016, for a limited engagement through Sunday, July 3, 2016. BroadwayWorld was there for the special night and you can check out photos from the red carpet arrivals below!

From earthquakes to tidal waves to shark attacks, it wasn't safe to go to the movies that decade.

Broadway's new musical comedy DISASTER!, directed by Jack Plotnick with a book by three-time Emmy Award nominee and Grammy Award nominee Seth Rudetsky and Jack Plotnick, officially opened last night, March 8, 2016, for a limited engagement through Sunday, July 3, 2016. BroadwayWorld was there for the special  night and you can check out photos from the curtain call below!

Broadway's new musical comedy DISASTER!, directed by Jack Plotnick with a book by three-time Emmy Award nominee and Grammy Award nominee Seth Rudetsky and Jack Plotnick, officially opened last night, March 8, 2016, for a limited engagement through Sunday, July 3, 2016. BroadwayWorld was there for the special night and you can check out photos from inside the after party below!

Seth Rudetsky and Jack Plotnick's musical send-up of 1970s disaster flicks has a solid company of pros having fun.

Broadway's new musical comedy DISASTER!, directed by Jack Plotnick with a book by three-time Emmy Award nominee and Grammy Award nominee Seth Rudetsky and Jack Plotnick, officially opens tonight, March 8, 2016, for a limited engagement through Sunday, July 3, 2016. Let's see what the critics had to say...

Broadway's new musical comedy DISASTER!, directed by Jack Plotnick with a book by three-time Emmy Award nominee and Grammy Award nominee Seth Rudetsky and Jack Plotnick, officially opens tonight, March 8, 2016, for a limited engagement through Sunday, July 3, 2016.

Charles Schulz's beloved comic comes to life in Clark Gesner's classic musical, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown. The whole gang is here: bossy Lucy is hopelessly in love with piano prodigy Schroeder who doesn't give her the time of day, perfectionist Sally is still mocking blanket-toting Linus, Snoopy is in the doghouse, and 'blockhead,' himself, Charlie Brown, is in rare form. Brief vignettes span the months from Valentine's Day to Beethoven Day, from wild optimism to utter despair. In this revised version, with additional music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa, the sweet, joyful innocence of the Peanuts gang is maintained, but a fresh insouciance and playfulness is revealed. Though considered a 'good man' by his friends, Charlie Brown can't seem to win the heart of the Little Red-Haired Girl, nor his friend Lucy, her crush, the piano-playing Schroeder. Meanwhile Snoopy and Linus daydream and the rest of the friends battle with kites, school, baseball and misunderstandings before finally coming to realize what makes them truly happy.

Broadway's new musical comedy DISASTER! opens tonight, March 8, at the Nederlander Theatre (208 West 41st Street), directed by Jack Plotnick with a book by three-time Emmy Award nominee and Grammy Award nominee Seth Rudetsky and Jack Plotnick. DISASTER! will play a limited engagement through Sunday, July 3, 2016. Scroll down to learn more about the company, plus watch footage of the cast onstage below!

After making stops with Adam Pascal, Seth Rudetsky, Kevin Chamberlin, Faith Prince, Kerry Butler, Roger Bart, Jennifer Simard and Baylee Littrell, The Road to DISASTER! winds down as the show heads into to opening night this Tuesday.

Is it the end of an era? After playing for hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers and to people from across the country and around the world, award-winning singer/songwriter David Ippolito announces that he will perform a one-night concert commemorating 25 years as "That Guitar Man® from Central Park" on April 1st at 7:30PM in the Peter J. Sharp Theater at Symphony Space. The concert is both a celebration and a look back at a uniquely New York musical career, as the singer/songwriter begins to transition to a new career as a playwright. Tickets are $45 & $35 and can be purchased online at http://www.symphonyspace.org/event/9126/Music/that-guitar-man-from-central-park-25-years

Showbiz runs in the family! 13 year-old Baylee Littrell, son of Backstreet Boys member, Brian Littrell, is making his Broadway debut with not one, but TWO roles in the hilarious new musical DISASTER!

Five big shows open on Broadway this March. Which ones are you most excited for?

Broadway's new musical comedy Disaster! is currently in previews at the Nederlander Theatre (208 West 41st Street), directed by Jack Plotnick with a book by three-time Emmy Award nominee and Grammy Award nominee Seth Rudetsky and Jack Plotnick. Disaster! officially opens on Tuesday, March 8, 2016 for a limited engagement through Sunday, July 3, 2016. BroadwayWorld brings you highlights of the cast in action below!

Tony Award® nominee Kerry Butler was on a roll in her last appearance on The Road to DISASTER! (Click here for Kerry's episode). Now, she's putting her DISASTER! co-star Roger Bart in the dog house-and they promise it has nothing to do with the Tony Award® he picked up for his portrayal of Snoopy in You're A Good Man Charlie Brown.