'WALL-E' To Appear On 'TONY' Awards Telecast 6/7
by Eddie Varley
- Jun 2, 2009
Jim Hill Media reveals today that the Living Character Initiative version of WALL-E will be taking part in the Tony Award telecast tribute to composer Jerry Herman at Sunday's awards.
Brockman, Shew Lead An Audition Workshop At Hershey Area Playhouse 6/20
by Gabrielle Sierra
- May 27, 2009
Hershey Area Playhouse is pleased to announce that professional actors Jane Brockman, a Hershey High School graduate, and her husband, Tim Shew, will share their experiences from their Broadway careers and provide an audition workshop to the public on Saturday, June 20, 2009 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm.
Mann, Carmello, Chamberlin, Hoffman, James and More Join Lane and Neuwirth in THE ADDAMS FAMILY
by Robert Diamond
- May 11, 2009
Two-time Tony Award winners NATHAN LANE (The Producers, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum) and BEBE NEUWIRTH (Chicago, Sweet Charity) will star as Gomez and Morticia in THE ADDAMS FAMILY, a new musical based on the bizarre and beloved family of characters created by legendary cartoonist Charles Addams. Produced by Stuart Oken, Roy Furman, Michael Leavitt and Five Cent Productions, by special arrangement with Elephant Eye Theatrical, THE ADDAMS FAMILY will open on Broadway Thursday, April 8, 2010 at a Nederlander theatre to be announced. Previews will begin Thursday, March 4, 2010 following a pre-Broadway engagement at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts, Oriental Theatre in Chicago that begins November 13.
LIARS Presents 8 Comedic Plays By Jones, Mather & More At UNDER St Marks 5/7-23
by BWW News Desk
- May 7, 2009
LIARS is a collection of eight brand-new comedic plays about deceiving, falsifying, fibbing, and stretching the truth. Join us as we set fire to the pants of Hollywood agents and other sleazy hucksters, and expose cons from tofu to Santa Claus. Playwrights featured will include Jesse Jones, Jeremy Mather, Daniel McCoy, Lindsey Moore, Joe Musso, Caroline O'Hare, Matt Sears, and Jeff Sproul.
Jerry Herman, Virginia's Signature Theatre, Shirley Herz and Phyllis Newman Set for Honors at Tony Awards Telecast 6/7
by Eddie Varley
- May 4, 2009
On Monday, May 5, the Tony Administration Committee revealed the names of a quartet of honorees who are to be recognized in the four non-competitive Tony categories. Composer/lyricist Jerry Herman, Virginia's Signature Theatre, and longtime press agent Shirley Herz will be honored at the 63rd annual Tony Awards ceremony on June 7. Actress/writer Phyllis Newman will receive the newest Tony Award for her volunteer work as an advocate for women's health.
Aaron, Boatman, Cobey, Fellner Cast In TIN PAN ALLEY RAG, Begins 6/12
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Apr 27, 2009
Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) is pleased to announce the full cast for the New York premiere of the new musical The Tin Pan Alley Rag, written by Mark Saltzman, with Music & Lyrics by Irving Berlin & Scott Joplin, directed by Stafford Arima.
Patricia Resnick On The Kentertainment Report Sirius/XM 4/23
by Reynard Loki
- Apr 22, 2009
Ken Kleiber of 'That's Kentertainment!' will be welcoming Patricia Resnick (bookwriter of '9 to 5 The Musical') as a guest on 'The Kentertainment Report' segment of the 'Frank DeCaro Show' Thursday April 23rd at Noon on Sirius/XM Satellite Radio, Channel 109. Resnick, also the co-screenwriter of the film '9 to 5', will discuss the upcoming Broadway opening of '9 to 5' The Musical plus other projects inlcuding a Nick, Jr. series she recently wrote and Executive-Produced, plus a new memoir she is currently penning. And, as a happy coincidence, Ms. Resnick wrote the Dolly Parton/James Woods vehicle 'Straight Talk', a film which happens to contain the first on-screen appearance of Ken Kleiber! Tune in to Sirius/XM 109 Thursday Arpil 23rd at Noon.
VANITIES Set for NY Premiere at Off-Bdwy's Second Stage 6/30
by Eddie Varley
- Apr 15, 2009
Second Stage Theatre (Carole Rothman, Artistic Director; Ellen Richard, Executive Director) will conclude its 30th Anniversary mainstage season with the New York premiere of VANITIES, a new musical written by Jack Heifner, featuring music and lyrics by David Kirshenbaum, directed by Judith Ivey.
Photo Flash: THE LITTLE MERMAID-A-GO-GO
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Apr 10, 2009
Executive Producer Hugh Hallinan and The Downtown Cabaret Theater Children's Company, the award-winning resident musical theatre for young audiences and families opens its new musical THE LITTLE MERMAID-A-GO-GO on Saturday, April 11th in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
LIARS Presents 8 Comedic Plays By Jones, Mather & More At UNDER St Marks 5/7-23
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Apr 8, 2009
LIARS is a collection of eight brand-new comedic plays about deceiving, falsifying, fibbing, and stretching the truth. Join us as we set fire to the pants of Hollywood agents and other sleazy hucksters, and expose cons from tofu to Santa Claus. Playwrights featured will include Jesse Jones, Jeremy Mather, Daniel McCoy, Lindsey Moore, Joe Musso, Caroline O'Hare, Matt Sears, and Jeff Sproul.
THE FANTASTICKS, MIRACLE ON 34th STREET Set For Porchlight Season
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Mar 31, 2009
Porchlight Music Theatre is growing-up. In celebration of its 15th anniversary Porchlight Music Theatre announces a season of musicals exploring the challenges of growing-up: The Fantasticks, Miracle on 34th Street and Into the Woods. The season opens with the romantic charmer The Fantasticks, previewing September 11, 2009, opening September 13 at 2:30 p.m. and running through November 8, 2009.
Key West Symphony 'Songs For A New World'
by Beau Higgins
- Mar 31, 2009
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Betsy Ross and Mrs. Santa Claus are among the characters who confront critical turning points in their lives amid the musical splendor of Jason Robert Brown's Songs for A New World which will be presented by the Key West Symphony Orchestra on Wednesday, April 15 at 8 p.m. in the Amaturo Theater at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts.
Rubicon Theatre Presents FIDDLER ON THE ROOF 3/21-4/26
by BWW News Desk
- Mar 21, 2009
Rubicon Theatre Company continues its 'Brave New World' Season with FIDDLER ON THE ROOF. The musical begins previews Thursday, March 19, open on Saturday, March 21 at 7pm and run through Sunday, April 26, 2009 at Rubicon Theatre, 1006 E. Main Street in Ventura.
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF is the Tony Award? winning musical that captured the hearts of people all over the world with its universal appeal. The play tells the story of Tevye, a Jewish milkman coping with day-to-day 'shtetl' life, Jewish traditions and the women in his life in pre-Revolutionary Russia.
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Performed At Rubicon Theatre 3/19- 4/26
by Reynard Loki
- Mar 16, 2009
Rubicon Theatre Company continues its ?Brave New World? Season with Fiddler on the Roof. The musical begins previews Thursday, March 19, open on Saturday, March 21 at 7pm and run through Sunday, April 26, 2009 at Rubicon Theatre, 1006 E. Main Street in Ventura.
Don Pippin Talks Herman, Music & More to DC Theatre Scene
by Eddie Varley
- Mar 13, 2009
Legendary musical director Don Pippin, one of the leading conductors in the United States, has taken up the baton to lead the National Symphony Orchestra this week as Kennedy Center honors the accomplishments of Jerry Herman in JERRY HERMAN'S BROADWAY. The gifted Pippin has had a long and rich creative history with Herman as he has collaborated on the composers many works including such musicals as 'Ben Franklin in Paris', 'Mack and Mabel', 'Mame' and 'La Cage Aux Follies'.
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