Roger Miller News

On Friday April 11th and April 18th, 2008 Sheldon Forrest (pianist) and Douglas Cochrane (vocals) will be performing at the The Music Box Room at Broadway Baby Bistro. This is the last in a series of three 'entertainment empire retrospectives' (the first two being the James Bond and the Muppet franchises)--covering seven decades of Disney film music from 1937's 'Snow White' to 2007's 'Enchanted,' featuring songs written by Sammy Cahn, Sammy Fain, Peggy Lee, Roger Miller, Henry Mancini, Randy Newman, Barry Mann, Alan Menken, Stephen Schwartz, Elton John, and Phil Collins.

Full cast and creative team has been announced for William Hauptman's Domino Courts, to be presented at the WorkShop Theater Mainstage March 20-29. The production, directed by Michael Mislove, will open officially on March 20.

Now that the 50th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony is history, and before the Tony Awards season sneaks up on us, it might be a good time to do a little investigating into the relationship between the category that both award shows recognize-Best Musical, of course.

We meet with Jim Wann, the composer/lyricist/co-author of the book, and with director/producer, Kate Middleton. Daniel Bailey accompanies Mariand Torres and Richard Binder in three songs: 'Tippo', 'Lockdown Blues', and Come on Down to Tippo'. This is Jim Wann's first musical since the award-winning Pump Boys and Dinettes, which launched the career of Debra Monk, among others. A little bit love story, a little bit courtroom drama, the musical comedy is set in Tippo, Geroge. It's about the trial of Mona Mae Kitt, who owns a popular hangout in town, and is charged with her husband's murder. If she's convicted, she will have to go to jail, and her attorney has never won a case against the prosecutor -- who is also his fiancee. This production marks its New York premiere. It is playing at the Abingdon Theatre (312 West 36th Street), and opened July 18th.

This week we talk to Daniel Jenkins who plays George Banks in 'Mary Poppins.' Not only does he talk about 'Mary Poppins' but we also hear his performances of 'Leavin's Not the Only Way to Go' from 'Big River' and 'Coffee, Black' from 'Big.'

Outstanding performances are the highlight of Garland Civic Theatre's presentation of Big River.

A limited number of tickets for the November 12th Broadway Meets Country concert, with Donna Murphy, Idina Menzel, Ben Vereen and others, are onsale

Chad talks about his life as a cow, surfer, rock icon, entrepreneur and

The Deaf West Theatre Production of Big River takes bold and inventive steps to breathe life into an American classic.

The acclaimed national touring company of the recent Broadway revival brings The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn to life through words, music, movement and sign.