Scott Wittman News

BroadwayWorld.com and Ghostlight Records are giving away 5 copies of Patti LuPone's latest cd, 'The Lady With The Torch'.

Hairspray will spritz the Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth, TX from April 18th through 23rd.

Tony and Olivier Award winning actress-singer Patti LuPone, currently starring to critical acclaim in the hit Broadway production of Sweeney Todd, will return to the Vivian Beaumont Theater (150 W 65 Street), to perform a special one-night only concert of her critically acclaimed one-woman show The Lady With The Torch on Monday, May 22 at 8 PM to benefit Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS.

According to 'Entertainment Tonight,' Billy Crystal will star opposite John Travolta as Wilbur Turnblad in the film version of Hairspray

Contrary to a report in the Las Vegas Sun, John Goodman will not be playing Edna Turnblad in the Las Vegas production of Hairspray; Paul Vogt will begin performances as Edna on May 1st while Eddie Mekka will begin to play Wilbur that day

Malcolm Gets, Stephen Bogardus, John Glover, Barbara Walsh and more have been cast in the Philly premiere of Terrence McNally's new play Some Men, running from May 12th through June 11th

Casting has been completed for the new Broadway-bound musical Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me. Joining the Tony award-winning star are Brooks Ashmanskas, Mary Birdsong, Capathia Jenkins and Nicole Parker.

San Francisco heralds in a highly-anticipated season of pre-Broadway premieres and special engagements, including 'Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake,' 'Slava's Snowshow,' and 'A Chorus Line.'

NETworks will send off new national tours of The Producers and Hairspray in the 2006-2007 theatre season

The sixth season of the Broadway by the Year series began at Town Hall on Monday, March 6 'The Broadway Musicals of 1930,' with a cast that included a rich array of theater and cabaret stars.

John Travolta and Queen Latifah have signed on to star in New Line Cinema's upcoming feature film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical 'Hairspray.'

On March 7th, Martin Short-soon to be seen on Broadway in Fame Becomes Me-will be featured on the 'Ellen DeGeneres Show'

Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me will play Toronto's Canon Theatre from May 27 - July 2, 2006.

For it is in act two that HAIRSPRAY has its finest moments in the duet Timeless to Me and in the diva moments given to the character of Motormouth

HAIRSPRAY, BROADWAY'S MUSICAL COMEDY PHENOMENON MAKES ITS RETURN TO SOUTH FLORIDA AT THE JACKIE GLEASON THEATER IN MIAMI BEACH FEBRUARY 21 - 26 AND KRAVIS CENTER IN PALM BEACH MARCH 7 - 12

BroadwayWorld.com, the Premiere Theatre Site on the Net, Boasts Over 175 Stars and Pros - Choosing their Most Memorable or Favorite Romantic Love Songs from a Broadway Show...in An Expanded and Updated Version of Last Year's Top-Rated Feature.

The streamlined Las Vegas production of Hairspray starring Harvey Fierstein and Dick Latessa will begin previews on February 6th and open on February 15th

North Shore Music Theatre's 2006 season will include a revised production of Damn Yankees and the regional theatre premiere of Hairspray