Sandra Reaves-Phillips News

New musical LOW DOWN DIRTY BLUES by Randal Myler and Dan Wheetman to be performed for one-night-only at Cherry Lane Theatre in NYC Monday, October 19 at 7 p.m.

New musical LOW DOWN DIRTY BLUES by Randal Myler and Dan Wheetman to be performed for one-night-only at Cherry Lane Theatre in NYC Monday, October 19 at 7 p.m.

New York: Amas Musical Theatre (Donna Trinkoff, Producing Artistic Director; Rosetta LeNoire, Founder), will celebrate its 40th Anniversary with a Benefit Gala on Monday, March 30th, 2009. The evening will feature a special 'Blast from the Past' concert of songs and numbers from four decades of Amas Musicals, including Bubbling Brown Sugar, Zanna Don't!, Barrio Babies, Bobos, SHOUT! The Mod Musical, Four Guys Named Jose, Latin Heat, Starmites, Langston Hughes's Little Ham, From My Hometown, Lone Star Love, and Wanda's World. The director and choreographer for the evening is Amas Artist-in-Residence Maria Torres, with musical direction by Doug Oberhamer. The event will take place at the Lighthouse International, 111 East 59th Street, at 7pm.

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New York: Amas Musical Theatre (Donna Trinkoff, Producing Artistic Director; Rosetta LeNoire, Founder), will celebrate its 40th Anniversary with a Benefit Gala on Monday, March 30th, 2009. The evening will feature a special 'Blast from the Past' concert of songs and numbers from four decades of Amas Musicals, including Bubbling Brown Sugar, Zanna Don't!, Barrio Babies, Bobos, SHOUT! The Mod Musical, Four Guys Named Jose, Latin Heat, Starmites, Langston Hughes's Little Ham, From My Hometown, Lone Star Love, and Wanda's World. The director and choreographer for the evening is Amas Artist-in-Residence Maria Torres, with musical direction by Doug Oberhamer. The event will take place at the Lighthouse International, 111 East 59th Street, at 7pm.

Celebrating its 10th Anniversary, It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues was originally produced by in 1998 and went directly from Crossroads to New York where it was nominated for four Tony Awards including Best Musical. Opening with African chant and moving through some three dozen musical numbers, this rousing show traces the roots of the blues-America's cultural treasure.

Norm Langill, Seattle-based artistic director of Teatro ZinZanni, announced today that the ten-year-old cabaret phenomenon will serve its 1,000,000th and 1,000, 001st guests sometime in the next two weeks.

'Sweet Mama Stringbean', an entertaining jukebox musical based on the life of Ethel Waters, produced by Woodie King's New Federal Theatre, has a brilliantly talented cast that more than make up for the script's weaknesses.

Woodie King Jr.'s New Federal Theatre will present the world premiere of Beth Turner's new musical, SWEET MAMA STRINGBEAN (based on the life of Ethel Waters, the legendary star of stage, film and television) April 3, 2008 through April 27, 2008. The production will have its official opening on Wednesday, April 9, 2008. Elizabeth Van Dyke Directs.

Slammer!, a new women-in-prison musical, will make its world premiere at FringeNYC from August 20 - 25 at The Skirball Center for the Performing Arts by Steve Adams and Chan Chandler.

Amas Musical Theatre 'As the World Turns' star Elizabeth Hubbard and international dancer and choreographer Sarita Allen will present awards at Amas Musical Theatre's November 13th Gala benefit evening featuring 'Broadway Soul,' a star-studded tribute to America's great jazz composers

Amas Musical Theatre will celebrate its 38th year with a Gala evening on November 13th featuring a special 'Blast from the Past' performance of 'Broadway Soul,' a star-studded concert of song and dance in tribute to America's great jazz composers; Maurice Hines will also be honored

Sunday, July 23rd will be the final performance for the dance musical Hot Feet, which features the music of Earth, Wind & Fire