Scott Wittman News

The producers of Hairspray have announced that Karen Mason will join the Broadway company on Tuesday, April 8 in the role of Velma Von Tussle at Broadway's Neil Simon Theatre, 250 West 52 Street. (Mary Birdsong plays Velma through Sunday, April 6.)

On Thursday, March 27th the musical Gypsy opened at the St. James Theater. The after party was held ad the NYC club 'The Mansion' Gypsy tells the dramatic musical tale of the legendary stage mother of Gypsy Lee Rose and June Havoc, a woman who drove her two daughters into show business with a misguided and terrifiying passion. The classic musical is a journey that travels from the slowly fading vaudeville venues of yesterday to backstages of it's often unseemly replacement the strip-tease house. Gypsy starsTony Award winner Patti LuPone. The Broadway production reunites LuPone with her City Center co-stars Boyd Gaines and Laura Benanti.

The producers of Hairspray have announced that Jenifer Lewis will join the Broadway company on Tuesday, April 22, in the role of Motormouth Maybelle at Broadway's Neil Simon Theatre, 250 West 52 Street.

There will be access performances for the smash hit award-winning musical 'HAIRSPRAY' on 3, 10 and 17 April.

Welcome to the return of special new series on BroadwayWorld.com - 4 time Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein's personal MySpace blog of bringing A Catered Affair to Broadway. 'After a five month hiatus, we are back in rehearsals. And look... Our names are up in lights on the great white way.'

Shannon Durig who stars as Tracy Turnblad in the Broadway hit Hairspray, celebrates a tremendous career achievement - her 1,000th performance - on Thursday, March 13, 2008 at Broadway's Neil Simon Theatre.

On February 9, 'Saturday Night Underground' with Ben Rimalower welcomed an array of New York talent, including: David Burnham (Wicked) and Annie Golden (Xanadu).

The nominations were just released for the 2008 Olivier Awards and Haispray is leading the pack with 11 nominations.

Telsey + Co. Casting is casting the new musical Catch Me If You Can. Open calls may be coming to a city near you.

Michael Ball has extended his run in the hugely popular role of 'Edna Turnblad' in the smash hit award-winning musical Hairspray by six months. He will now be starring in the role until Saturday 25 October 2008.

Marc Shaiman, Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz are among the composers whose songs are eligible for Best Song Academy Award.

Christine Ebersole and applauded pianist Billy Stritch concluded their four-day, sold-out, celebrity-packed 'Winter Wonderland' concert at Broadway at Birdland on Saturday, December 8.

The DVD of Big Fat MOVIE Hit, 'Hairspray' will line the shelves of stores around the country on Tuesday, November 20th. To whet your appetite for this feature-filled DVD release, BroadwayWorld has this NATIONWIDE video exlusive of the alternate ending of HAIRSPRAY! Click now to watch!

Primary Stages honored Broadway producer Daryl Roth and Tony Award-winning director Jack O'Brien at Primary Stages' 23rd Anniversary Gala Benefit at a private club in Manhattan on Monday, November 12 at 6:30PM.

Primary Stages honored Broadway producer Daryl Roth and Tony Award-winning director Jack O'Brien at Primary Stages' 23rd Anniversary Gala Benefit at a private club in Manhattan on Monday, November 12 at 6:30PM.

After years of fruitless speculation, the long overdue and hotly anticipated transfer of Broadway smash Hairspray has finally arrived in the Shaftsbury Theatre. And for a venue that has recently been plagued by a stream of short-run productions with poor box office success, what a blessing this must be. For surely here is a show that is set to run and run.

On October 23, Producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron received the Hollywood Film Festival's Producers of the Year Award for Hairspray from their Chicago Oscar-winning star Catherine Zeta-Jones at the Awards Gala Ceremony held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

John Travolta and producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron celebrated the Great Britain DVD release of Hairspray last week at a high tea reception at the SoHo Hotel in London.

The movie-musical Hairspray garnered three prestigious awards from the 11th Annual Hollywood Film Festival held October 17-22. The Hollywood Awards Gala Ceremony will be held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Monday, October 23. Winners include Craig Zadan and Neil Meron (Producers), John Travolta (Supporting Actor) and the Ensemble.

Nominees for the 2007 American Music Awards, produced by Dick Clark Productions, Inc., were announced today during a press conference at The Beverly Hills Hotel. The three nominees in the Soundtrack - Favorite Album category are Dreamgirls, Hairspray and High School Musical 2.