Nominated for 4 Tony Awards and a record 15 Drama Desk Awards including Best Musical, Broadway's side-splitting, take-charge triumph, 9 To 5: The Musical stars four-time Emmy Award winner and two-time Tony Award nominee Allison Janney, Stephanie J. Block, Megan Hilty, and three-time Tony Award nominee Marc Kudisch, and opened Thursday, April 30, 2009, at the Marriott Marquis Theatre (1535 Broadway). 9 To 5: The Musical marks the Broadway debut of seven-time Grammy Award winning singer, songwriter and musician Dolly Parton as composer and lyricist.
CBS The Early Show's Harry Smith hosts a line-up of performances from musicals of the 2008-2009 Broadway Season. The Visa Signature Tony Awards Preview Concert will air in New York on WCBS-TV (Channel 2) on May 30th at 7:00 p.m.and on CBS affiliates and O&O's nationwide from May 29th - June 6th.
The 54th Annual Drama Desk Awards were held, Sunday, May 17, 2009 in the LaGuardia Concert Hall at Lincoln Center. Drama Desk nominees received their official Nomination Certificates at a cocktail reception on Friday, May 1st at Il Bastardo restaurant, 191 Seventh Avenue (between 21st and 22nd Streets).
The new Broadway musical-comedy, 9 To 5: The Musical starring four-time Emmy Award winner and Tony Award nominee Allison Janney, Stephanie J. Block, Megan Hilty, and two-time Tony Award nominee Marc Kudisch began preview performances on Tuesday, April 7, 2009 and opened on Thursday, April 30, 2009, at the Marriott Marquis Theatre (1535 Broadway).
The McCoy Rigby Conservatory of the Arts (MRCA) will launch the nation's only 'Summer Stock' for talented young musical theatre performers, selected by audition from Southern California and throughout the United States, to be held in Orange County, California from July 13 through August 15, 2009
Who says it's all takin' and no givin'? $36.50 tickets avaliable by lottery for every performance of 9 to 5: The Musical at Broadway's Marriott Marquis theatre
Dolly Parton also has a new title. 'Just think, I am Dr. Dolly!' she said Friday after receiving an honorary doctorate of humane and musical letters from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.
9 To 5: The Musical star Stephanie J. Block is set to release her debut CD, 'This Place I Know' on Tuesday, June 2nd on the PS Classics label. The CD is now available on iTunes beginning today May 12th. Stephanie J. Block performed at a special Good Housekeeping Mother's Day lunch on Friday, May 8th, and BroadwayWorld.com was there to celebrate the festive afternoon.
9 To 5: The Musical star Stephanie J. Block is set to release her debut CD, 'This Place I Know' on Tuesday, June 2nd on the PS Classics label. It will be available on iTunes on May 12th.
The McCoy Rigby Conservatory of the Arts (MRCA) will launch the nation?s only ?Summer Stock? for talented young musical theatre performers, selected by audition from Southern California and throughout the United States, to be held in Orange County, California from July 13 through August 15, 2009. Sixty exceptionally talented young singers and dancers with aspirations for careers on Broadway and in the entertainment industry, ages 14-21, will participate in this intensive five week repertory program consisting of master classes, workshops and rehearsals and culminating in the performance of three fully-staged musical theatre productions.
Jim Caruso's Cast Party presents Composer and Lyricist Scott Alan as part of the Broadway at Birdland Concert series, June 15th, for an intimate evening of his work.
Awards were handed out for 14 categories and 2 special awards are announced by the Off-Broadway League for the Lucille Lortel Awards recognizing Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway.
The New York Post's Cindy Adams reveals in her column today that B'way producer James L. Nederlander, whose Marriot Marquis Theatre is home to the new musical '9 to 5' wants Dolly Parton for 'Hello Dolly.'
Marc Kudisch debuted the new Broadway 'Break-a-Leg' tradition with Stephanie J. Block, Allison Janney and Megan Hilty during the Gypsy Robe Ceremony and BroadwayWorld.com's cameras caught all the action!
The colorful Gypsy Robe, embellished with mementos from Broadway musicals, is presented to the cast member who has the most Broadway chorus credits. Recent Gypsy Robe honoree, ROCK OF AGES' star Andre Ward passed the special Broadway garment on to Paul Castree backstage before the opening night performance and BroadwayWorld.com was there to cheer him on!
Awards were handed out for 14 categories and 2 special awards are announced by the Off-Broadway League for the Lucille Lortel Awards recognizing Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway. This year?s ceremony benefits The Actors Fund. A list of nominees follows below.