Sheldon Harnick News

Arena Stage will present the American Artist Award to Tony Award-winning playwright, performer, activist and author Eve Ensler, one of Arena's Power Play commissioned artists. The award will be presented Wednesday, November 14, 2018 as part of the opening night celebration for the gold standard musical Anything Goes, directed by Molly Smith. 

The 104-year old National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene's (NYTF) critically-acclaimed Yiddish language production of Fiddler on the Roof, playing at the Museum of Jewish Heritage (MJH), is extending its run through December 30 to meet the high demand for tickets. The unprecedented success of the Yiddish language Fiddler on the Roof has inspired the production, presented with English and Russian supertitles, to be extended four times since its July 4th debut due to sold-out audiences. This is the final extension.

Tickets will go on sale Friday, October 19, 2018 at 10 a.m. for the Orlando premiere engagement of the Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning hit musical Fiddler on the Roof.

Elmwood Playhouse of Nyack NY will be presenting "She Loves Me', written by Joe Masteroff (Book), Jerry Bock (Music), Sheldon Harnick (Lyrics), based on a play by Miklos Laszlos and directed by Larry Gabbard. 'She Loves Me' is considered the most charming musical ever written. 'She Loves Me' runs November 9th thru December 8th Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 2pm with an additional Thursday performance on December 6th at 8pm and an additional matinee on Saturday December 8th at 2pm. Tickets are $29 / $27 Seniors and Students.

Amas Musical Theatre (Donna Trinkoff, Artistic Producer) in celebration of its 50thseason, will present The Algonquin Kid, a musical revue about growing up in the Algonquin Hotel, written by Michael Colby.

The 104-year old National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene's (NYTF) critically-acclaimed Yiddish language production of Fiddler on the Roof, playing at the Museum of Jewish Heritage will dedicate its special 104th performance on November 10 to celebrating its 104th season, and to the resiliency of Jewish culture on the 80th Anniversary of Kristallnacht. Due to the unprecedented success of the Yiddish language Fiddler on the Roof, presented with English and Russian supertitles, performances have been extended through November 18.

The North American tour of the Tony Award - nominated Broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof in underway. A beloved theatrical classic from Tony-winner Joseph Stein and Pulitzer Prize-winners Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick, Fiddler on the Roof is directed by Tony-Award winner Bartlett Sher (South Pacific, The King and I) and choreographed by the acclaimed Israeli choreographer Hofesh Shechter.

The final Children's Theatre production of Conejo Players Theatre's 60th Anniversary Season kicks off October 20, when a cast of talented Conejo Valley kids and teens takes to the stage in The Phantom Tollbooth, Jr.

The Dramatists Guild Foundation (DGF) will honor writer, lyricist and composer Sheldon Harnick at their annual DGF Gala on Monday, November 12 at Manhattan Center in NYC. In addition to celebrating one of American theater's most-beloved creators, the evening will shine a light on two esteemed patrons of the arts: Estee Lauder Companies' Executive Group President John Demsey and Chairman of Douglas Elliman's Retail Group Faith Hope Consolo.

As BroadwayWorld reported last week, Joseph Masteroff, the Tony-winning librettist of the international musical classics, Cabaret and She Loves Me, died on September 28th 2018 at the Actors Fund Home in Engelwood, New Jersey. He was 98 years old.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that Joseph Masteroff, the Tony-winning librettist of the international musical classics, Cabaret and She Loves Me, died on September 28th 2018 at the Actors Fund Home in Engelwood, New Jersey. He was 98 years old.

The Fox Cities Performing Arts Center is proud to present the Fox Cities engagement of the Tony Award-nominated Broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof November 27-December 2, 2018. The tour will launch in October 2018.

Runway Theatre is proud to announce an incredible cast and creative team for the season opening production, She Loves Me! Featuring talented stage veterans from our local theatrical community, the cast and crew are already at work on the production which opens September 28th and runs for four weekends. Tickets for She Loves Me go on sale September 1st.

PS CLASSICS will release the groundbreaking new recording Philip Chaffin: Will He Like Me? online and in stores November 9, 2018.

The American Music Theatre Project (AMTP) at Northwestern University has announced the new season of workshop readings written by award-winning music theater creators, directed by leading regional theater and Broadway directors and performed by students in the Music Theatre program.

Shea's Performing Arts Center is proud to present the Buffalo engagement of the Tony Award-nominated Broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof at Shea's Buffalo Theatre from October 30 to November 4. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. this Thursday, September 27, with a pre-sale offer beginning Tuesday, September 25. The pre-sale code is: FAMILY.

Just last night, The American Theatre Wing celebrated 101 Years of supporting strong and fearless voices in the American Theatre with a tribute to Andrew Lloyd Webber's unrivaled body of work amassed over five decades. Performers included Tony Award winner and Emmy Award nominee Brandon Victor Dixon, Tony winner and Grammy Award nominee Heather Headley, Tony winner Katrina Lenk, Tony and Grammy nominee Norm Lewis, Webber muse Sierra Boggess, two-time Andrew Lloyd Webber Initiative recipient Sydney Lopes, and a mega-band that includes School of Rock alumni Evie Dolan, Ethan Khusidman, Raghav Mehrotra, and Brandon Niederauer.

When Runway Theatre opens their thirty-sixth season with perennial favorite, She Loves Me later this week, they'll have a sweet story to share both on and off stage. During the rehearsal process, director Jenny Tucker contacted Parfumelle, a custom fragrance shop in Fort Worth, looking for support. What she found was kismet.

Shea's Performing Arts Center is proud to present the Buffalo engagement of the Tony Award-nominated Broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof at Shea's Buffalo Theatre from October 30 to November 4. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. this Thursday, September 27, with a pre-sale offer beginning Tuesday, September 25. The pre-sale code is: FAMILY.

Town Hall announces that this year's FRIEND OF THE ARTS AWARD - it's 97th annual - will honor Multimedia Performance Artist, LAURIE ANDERSON; TheaterWorksUSA Co-Founder, CHARLES HULL; and Nonesuch Records' Long-Time President, ROBERT HURWITZ.