Susan Birkenhead News

Hats!, a new musical previously seen in Denver and New Orleans, opened at the Royal George Theatre in Chicago on April 29th for a run through June 10th.

Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, artistic director; Barry Grove, executive producer) is pleased to announce full casting for the world premiere of LoveMusik, a new musical featuring the songs of Kurt Weill, starring Tony Awardâ winners Michael Cerveris and Donna Murphy.

Melissa Manchester, one of the composers involved in Hats!, will be featured as a star of the new musical's Chicago premiere.

Jeb Brown will replace Will Chase in the one-night only, newly-adapted concert version of Working, a benefit for the Actor's Fund of America, which will take place next Monday, February 19, 2007 at The Zipper Theatre

On Monday, March 5, The Actors Fund will present a one-night-only benefit concert of Working, a unique and extraordinary musical based on the classic Studs Terkel book.

Two-time Tony Award-nominee Mary Testa has been added to the one-night only, newly-adapted concert version of Working, a benefit for the Actor's Fund of America,

The Zipper Theatre, Ryan Hill and John Johnson are pleased to announce a one-night only, newly adapted concert version of WORKING, the 1978 musical adapted from the acclaimed non-fiction book by Studs Terkel. This one-night only premiere concert event to benefit the Actor's Fund of America will take place on Monday, February 19, 2007 at The Zipper Theatre (336 West 37th Street, between 8 th and 9th Avenues).

The world premiere production of Hats!, currently a hit in its world premiere at the New Denver Civic Center, will go on hiatus for a few months. During that time, a production of the musical will be staged in New Orleans

The world premiere production of Hats! a, 'musical for the rest of your life inspired by The Red Hat Society,' has been extended through December 31st at the New Denver Civic Center

Brian Stokes Mitchell, Joanna Gleason and David Henry Hwang will be among the members of the 2006-2007 Tony Award Nominating Committee

The Storefront will continue its 'New Monday' series this Monday, October 16th, when new compositions from Lina Koutrakos, Henry Krieger, Craig Safan and Adam Wagner will be featured

The Storefront will present a special return engagement of their celebrated 'New Mondays' series on October 16th and 23rd

The Storefront has announced a special return engagement of their celebrated 'New Mondays' series

The world premiere of HATS! will take place in Denver beginning this October

The Storefront's 'New Mondays' concert on July 31st will feature songs by Stephen Schwartz, David Zippel and Deborah Abramson

Nora Mae Lyng, Pamela Myers, Cheryl Stern and more will take part in a number of August workshops for the new musical Hats! The Red Hat Society Musical, which will receive its world premiere at the New Denver Civic Center in Colorado in October

Hats! The Red Hat Society Musical, featuring the songs of a variety of acclaimed composers and lyricists, will receive its world premiere at the New Denver Civic Center in Colorado, beginning previews on October 7th and opening on October 11th

Hats! The Red Hat Society Musical, featuring the songs of a variety of acclaimed composers and lyricists, will receive its world premiere at the New Denver Civic Center in Colorado in October

This year there will be no award given in the category of Best Performance by an Actor or Actress in a Recreated Role.