Stewart F. Lane News

On Monday, May 5th, The Actors Fund will host its 2008 Annual Gala which will honor four individuals whose combined careers represent the diversity and range of the entertainment industry: acclaimed actor Alec Baldwin will be receiving the Nedda Harrigan Logan Award; international opera sensation Renée Fleming will be receiving the Lee Strasberg Artistic Achievement Award; and Tony Award-winning Broadway producers and theater owners Stewart F. Lane and Bonnie Comley will be receiving The Actors Fund Medal of Honor.

Enter now to win a copy of Broadway producer, Stewart F. Lane's, new book 'Let's Put On A Show!'

The 2007 Theatre Museum Awards for Excellence, hosted by Jim Dale, were held Monday, October 29, 2007 from 6PM-9PM at The National Arts Club. The Theatre Museum Awards honored Ellen Burstyn, Carmen de Lavallade, Arts Horizons and Ben Brantley.

Tony Award-winning producer, Stewart F. Lane (Thoroughly Modern Millie, La Cage aux Folles) and co-owner of The Palace Theatre, introduces his new book 'Let's Put on a Show!' an engaging and entertaining reference guide for theatrical producing novices.

On Thursday, June 7th at Barnes & Noble Lincoln Center, 2007 Tony Award-nominee, and three-time Tony Award-winning Broadway Producer Stewart Lane, joined by Tony-winner Leslie Uggams, Tony-nominee Dee Hoty and acclaimed vocalist Julie Budd, took part in a performance, discussion and signing.

On Thursday, June 7th at Barnes & Noble Lincoln Center, 2007 Tony Award-nominee, and three-time Tony Award-winning Broadway Producer Stewart Lane, joined by Tony-winner Leslie Uggams, Tony-nominee Dee Hoty and acclaimed vocalist Julie Budd took part in 'Let's Put on a Show!.'

In the week leading up to the Tony Awards, Barnes & Noble's popular 'Live at Lincoln' series that has brought Broadway casts of Company, Grey Gardens, and many others up close and personal with their audiences--will present three Tony-filled musical events.

Acclaimed solo show Jay Johnson: The Two and Only! will embark on a national tour this fall.

Stewart F. Lane, a three-time Tony Award-winning producer (Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Will Rogers Follies, La Cage Aux Folles) and co-owner and operator of New York City's Palace Theater, has just written a new book, Let's Put On a Show! Lane, who also wrote Off Broadway shows In The Wings and If It Was Easy, draws on personal experience in his new book, which serves as a show-creating guide from inception to its final curtain.

Times Square Theatres: A New Century/A New Style, which provides a unique glimpse into the varied architectural styles of 20th century Broadway theatres, will run from January 11 through March 7, 2007, at the Municipal Art Society, 457 Madison Avenue at 51st Street in New York City

Playwright Tricia Walsh-Smith and her husband Shubert president Philip J. Smith, recently held a holiday party in the stunning penthouse apartment of the late J.J. Shubert

Jay Johnson: The Two and Only, an acclaimed blend of one man-show and ventriloquism, closed at the Helen Hayes Theatre after its November 26th performance; a tour is also on the way

The producers of Jay Johnson: The Two and Only!, entering its final performances, have announced that the critically acclaimed Broadway show will begin a national tour in Spring 2007 at the Majestic Theatre in Dallas

Tina Maddigan, Jay Johnson and more performed at The Theatre Museum's 2006 Awards for Excellence, which were presented at the Millennium Broadway Hotel's Hudson Theatre on October 16th

Jay Johnson: The Two and Only!, featuring the famed ventriloquist, opened on Broadway Thursday, September 28 at the Helen Hayes Theatre

Jay Johnson, soon to appear on Broadway in Jay Johnson: The Two and Only!, will help usher in the new season as he hosts the pre-show festivities for 'Broadway on Broadway,' this Sunday, September 10th

JAY JOHNSON: THE TWO AND ONLY! will open on Broadway Thursday, September 28, 2006, at the Helen Hayes Theatre (240 West 44th Street), it was announced by the show's producers.

Jay Johnson: The Two and Only! is now set to open on Broadway after Labor Day; exact dates and a theatre will be announced shortly

Jay Johnson: The Two and Only! has added on a second California engagement prior to its Broadway run in the fall; the ventriloquy show will now play Burbank's Colony Theatre from April 22nd through May 21st

Jay Johnson: The Two and Only!, which was prepared to begin previews on March 21 at Broadway's Helen Hayes Theatre, will postpone its engagement there to allow Sarah Jones's Bridge & Tunnel to extend.