Thomas Meehan News

Leapin' Lizards! The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati opens its 89th MainStage season with a production of 'Annie JR.' at the Taft Theatre tonight, October 18-20 & 26, 2013.

The Boiler Room Theatre, Williamson County's original and longest-running professional theatre company, will stage Mel Brooks The Producers featuring a classic score that audiences will be singing out the door. This story of two shysters trying to make a buck on Broadway, adapted from the classic movie by the same name, won more Tony Awards than any other musical, including Best Book, Best Score, and Best Musical. The production will run from October 18th through November 16th at the theatre's iconic namesake venue in the historic Factory at Franklin, 230 Franklin Rd., Building Six, in Franklin, Tennessee.

October is Adopt-a-Dog month, and ANNIE on Broadway is celebrating by showing support for those who adopt shelter dogs. From October 15 through 31, at participating shelters around the city, individuals who adopt a dog from a participating shelter will receive a voucher for two tickets to see ANNIE in November, while supplies last. ANNIE has partnered with a select number of shelters and rescue groups in NYC, all of which are members of the Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals, to participate. Participating shelters include The Humane Society of NY, New York Animal Care & Control, Animal Haven, Sean Casey Animal Rescue and Louie's Legacy. More shelters will be announced via social media.

Palo Alto Players follows up on its successful season premiere with the hilarious comedy of manners (without the manners!), God of Carnage. Written by Yasmina Reza (and translated by Christopher Hampton), this brilliant farce won three Tony Awards and will run for 11 performances (November 1-17, 2013) at the Lucie Stern Theater, located at 1305 Middlefield Road in Palo Alto. Tickets are on sale now by ordering online at www.paplayers.org or calling 650.329.0891.

Repertory Philippines presents its 76th theater season's closing production, Tony Award-winning musical "The Producers," which opens on Friday, November 15 at Onstage Theater in Greenbelt 1, Makati City.

The creative team and cast of Repertory Philippines' 76th theater season finale, Mel Brooks' Tony Award-winning musical comedy "The Producers," met with the press earlier today.

The German cast of ROCKY, led by Drew Sarich, recently performed a a medley of 'Eye Of The Tiger,' 'Fight From The Heart,' Gonna Fly Now' on national television and had a little help from the original heavyweight, Sylvester Stallone - click here to check it out!

The sun will come out tomorrow on Food Network's CUPCAKE WARS, but four bakers had better get their cupcakes out faster than that if they want to make it to the Great White Way!

Continuing with its season of silliness, the historic Woodlawn Theatre stages a four-week run of Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein on its main stage, opening tonight, October 4. This wickedly inspired re-imagining of the Frankenstein legend, based on the 1974 classic comedy film of the same name, follows bright young Dr. Frankenstein (that's Fronkensteen to you) as he attempts to complete his grandfather's masterwork and bring a corpse to life - with both scary and hilarious complications.

The sun will come out tomorrow on Food Network's CUPCAKE WARS, but four bakers had better get their cupcakes out faster than that if they want to make it to the Great White Way!

ANNIE, the critically acclaimed new production of the Tony Award-winning musical, celebrates one year on Broadway with this evening's performance. ANNIE began preview performances at the Palace Theatre (Broadway and 47th Street) on October 3, 2012, and opened on November 8, 2012.

Musical Theatre West at the Richard and Karen Carpenter Performing Arts Center in Long Beach, CA proudly opens its 61st season with Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein, a musical comedy from the creative team of the 12-time Tony Award winning smash hit The Producers. The production, with music and lyrics by Brooks and a book by Thomas Meehan, marks the regional theater premiere of this hilariously tuneful show based on the 1974 smash hit film Young Frankenstein which was a wickedly inspired re-imagining of the Mary Shelley classic from the comic genius of Mel Brooks.

Musical Theatre West at the Richard and Karen Carpenter Performing Arts Center in Long Beach, CA opens its 61st season with Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein, a musical comedy from the creative team of the 12-time Tony Award winning smash hit The Producers. The production, with music and lyrics by Brooks and a book by Thomas Meehan, marks the regional theater premiere of this hilariously tuneful show based on the 1974 smash hit film Young Frankenstein which was a wickedly inspired re-imagining of the Mary Shelley classic from the comic genius of Mel Brooks.

Deadline reports that Dorian Missick (Southland) has joined the ANNIE remake alongside Tracie Thoms as Annie's 'fake parents'. The new film inspired by the classic Broadway musical with a modern spin also stars Quvenzhane Wallis in the title role with Jamie Foxx, Cameron Diaz, Rose Byrne, Bobby Cannavale, as well as the recently announced David Zayas. The film is currenly filming on-location in New York City.

NETworks Presentations, LLC have confirmed casting for the upcoming national tour of ELF THE MUSICAL, lead by THE BOOK OF MORMON's Will Blum as 'Buddy.'

Upstairs Landing Productions kicks off season two of 'Standing By with Caskey Hunsader' today, October 1st at www.standingbytv.com/annie. Swings Skye Alyssa Friedman (Orphans & Annie) and David Rossetti discuss life standing by for the hit revival of Annie now playing at the Palace Theatre. Watch the interview below!

Announcing SBCT's 2014 Season - a year filled with incredible stories all played out live on stage. Stories to make you laugh with joy, cry in pain, shudder in terror, and smile in wonder. 2014 offers some new and rare opportunities to experience theatre in exciting ways:

Zayas will take on the role of 'Lou, the local bodega owner who is a friend to Annie and has a crush on Miss Hannigan.'

Broadway In Detroit in association with NETworks Presentations, LLC, Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures and Unique Features, bring the Broadway musical ELF to the Detroit Opera House, December 3 - 15, 2013. Tickets will go on sale today, September 29 at noon at all Ticketmaster locations, by phone at 1-800-982-2787, online atwww.ticketmaster.com or www.broadwayindetroit.com, and at the Fisher Theatre box office. Tickets will be available at the Detroit Opera House box office starting at 10 a.m. on Monday, September 30.

The modern movie musical remake of beloved children's classic ANNIE is currently in production, on location filming on the streets of New York City and stars Quvenzhane Wallis and Jamie Foxx were spotted on the set earlier this week, with Wallis providing updates to fans and followers via social media.