Scott Simon News

The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc. announced today that in celebration of the Statue of Liberty's upcoming 125th Anniversary on October 28th, Macy's has committed the proceeds from the sale of its newly recorded song 'Gift of Light' to benefit the Foundation's non-profit mission for projects at Liberty and Ellis Islands, working in partnership with the National Park Service.

Pantochino Productions Inc, Connecticut's brand new, non-profit, ridiculously entertaining theatre company opens 'Cinderella Skeleton, the Musical' for a limited engagement of eight performances, October 21 - 30 at Arts Hall on Audubon Street in New Haven.

Man and Boy's star Frank Langella will be interviewed by Scott Simon tomorrow on NPR's 'Weekend Edition' tune into WNYC 820AM or 93.9FM between 8-10AM.

Pantochino Productions, Connecticut's brand new ridiculously entertaining theatre company, has launched an online fundraising campaign via Kickstarter to bring theatre for the entire family to New Haven.

Pantochino Productions Inc, Connecticut's brand new, non-profit, entertaining theatre company will present 'Cinderella Skeleton, the Musical' for a limited engagement of eight performances, October 21 - 30 at Arts Hall on Audubon Street in New Haven.

Pantochino Productions Inc, Connecticut's brand new, non-profit, ridiculously entertaining theatre company will present 'Cinderella Skeleton, the Musical' for a limited engagement of eight performances, October 21 - 30 at Arts Hall on Audubon Street in New Haven.

Pantochino Productions has announced an Open Call for it's upcoming production of 'Cinderella Skeleton, the Musical.'

On Twitter Watch, Follies Broadway wrote 'Elaine Paige will be on NPR's Weekend Edition with Scott Simon tomorrow morning at 8:40am! Elaine Paige will return to Broadway joining Bernadette Peters,Jan Maxwell, Danny Burstein and Ron Raines in the Broadway transfer of the Kennedy Center's acclaimed production of James Goldman and Stephen Sondheim's FOLLIES, directed by Eric Schaeffer, with choreography by Warren Carlyle and music direction by James Moore. FOLLIES will begin previews on Sunday, August 7, 2011 and opens on Monday, September 12, 2011 at the Marquis Theatre (1535 Broadway). Tickets went on sale today and are now available through www.Ticketmaster.com online or at 877-250-2929, and in person at the Marquis Theatre box office. '

Pantochino Productions, Connecticut's brand new ridiculously entertaining theatre company, has launched an online fundraising campaign via Kickstarter to bring theatre for the entire family to New Haven. If successful, producers Bert Bernardi and Jimmy Johansmeyer will open an original musical in October.

FEINSTEIN'S AT LOEWS REGENCY, the nightclub proclaimed 'Best of New York' by New York Magazine and 'an invaluable New York institution' by The New York Post, will continue its Spring 2011 season with the debut of Billboard "World Music" artist GAY MARSHALL in June for two concerts.

FEINSTEIN'S AT LOEWS REGENCY, the nightclub proclaimed 'Best of New York' by New York Magazine and 'an invaluable New York institution' by The New York Post, will continue its Spring 2011 season with the debut of Billboard "World Music" artist GAY MARSHALL in June for two concerts.

Grab that poodle skirt, slick back your hair and get ready to rock ‘n' roll -- 50's style -- when the 2010-2011 national tour of the new Broadway production of the hit musical GREASETM makes its way to Boston's Citi Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre and will close on Sunday, May 1. Leading the 50's fun-fest will be Eddie Mekka (Laverne & Shirley's Carmine) as DJ Vince Fontaine.

Grab that poodle skirt, slick back your hair and get ready to rock 'n' roll -- 50's style -- when the 2010-2011 national tour of the new Broadway production of the hit musical GREASE™ makes its way to Boston's Citi Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre for one week only, playing Wednesday, April 27 through Sunday, May 1.

One of the stars of the recent Broadway production of GREASETM, singer/actor Dominic Fortuna, has joined the cast as 'Vince Fontaine' and 'Teen Angel.' Dominic starred on Broadway and in the first national tour (with Taylor Hicks) of GREASETM as 'Vince Fontaine.'

The 2010-2011 national tour of the new Broadway production of GREASETM closes in Indianapolis at Clowes Memorial Hall, March 227th.

The 2010-2011 national tour of the new Broadway production of GREASE™ opens in Indianapolis at Clowes Memorial Hall, March 22nd and runs through the 27th as part of the Broadway Across America 10/11 Season.

Pantochino Productions, Connecticut's brand new ridiculously entertaining theater company, has launched the first of it's young audience productions, THE BOOKWORMS by Bert Bernardi.

Grab that poodle skirt, slick back your hair and get ready to rock 'n' roll -- 50's style -- when the 2010-2011 national tour of the new Broadway production of the hit musical GREASE™ makes its way to Boston's Citi Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre for one week only, playing Wednesday, April 27 through Sunday, May 1.