Tim Rice News

Host Star Jones ('The View') and special guest Deborah Cox (Aida) will join Tony Award nominee Michael McElroy (Big River) and The Broadway Inspirational Voices for the return of BROADWAY GOSPEL CELEBRATION: 11 a special evening of gospel music to benefit BROADWAY CARES/EQUITY FIGHTS AIDS on Sunday, October 16 at 8 PM at Town Hall (123 West 43rd Street).

Producers for the upcoming spring 2006 London revival of Evita are desperately seeking Madonna for the title role

LESTAT stars Hugh Panaro in the title role, Carolee Carmello as Gabrielle, Jack Noseworthy as Armand, Jim Stanek as Louis, Roderick Hill as Nicolas, Michael Genet as Marius and Allison Fischer as Claudia.

A world premiere concert version of The Likes of Us, the first collaboration between Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, will be aired on BBC Radio 2 on September 30th

Ashley Brown is making her Broadway debut as the newest Belle in Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST on Tuesday, September 20.

The New Jersey Performing Arts Center will present productions of The King and I, Evita, Cats, Chicago and Thoroughly Modern Millie for its 2005-2006 season

Tony Award-winner Rob Ashford will choreograph the London revival of Evita, which will open in spring of 2006

On the Record's Ashley Brown will succeed Brooke Tansley as Belle in Beauty and the Beast on September 20th

A concert production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's and Tim Rice's first collaboration, The Likes of Us, will be presented in the UK on July 12th and will be recorded for a September BBC broadcast

Ryan Link and Jeremy Kushnier will rock out as Jesus and Judas in the Kansas City Starlight Theatre's production of Jesus Christ Superstar, which will run from July 11th to 17th

Sally Struthers will descend the Harmonia Gardens staircase in the title role of Hello, Dolly!, which will run from July 5th to 9th at Oklahoma City's Lyric Theatre

Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, the sixth longest running show of all time and Broadway's current longest running American musical, celebrates its 11th anniversary on Broadway next week. The production originally opened on April 18th, 1994.

Patrick Cassidy, recently tagged to star in a new Troika-produced U.S. tour of the family-friendly Broadway musical, has been named one of the World's Top Five ranked stars of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, which is the sixth longest running show of all time and Broadway's current longest running American musical, will celebrate its 4,500th performance on Friday, April 8th.

Brooke Tansley, who started her run as Belle in Disney's Beauty and the Beast in September 2004 has been extended through September 18, 2005.

Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts today announced details of the 2005-06 Kimmel Center Presents Broadway at the Academy series. Four spectacular family musicals, including two of Broadway's biggest smash hits, will highlight the 2005-2006 season. The new 2005-06 Broadway at the Academy season will include: DOCTOR DOLITTLE (Sept. 21 - 25, 2005); ANNIE (November 22 - 27, 2005); WICKED (limited engagement begins March 22, 2006; subscribers' week March 22 - 26) and THE LION KING (limited engagement begins June 8, 2006; subscribers' week June 13 - 18).

Photos from the SOLD-OUT Benefit Concert.

Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST had its highest gross ever in its 11-year history on Broadway for the week of December 27-January 2. The production grossed $1,044,028, filling the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre to 100% capacity, and breaking last year's record for BEAUTY AND THE BEAST for $986,950 for the same New Year's Eve holiday week.

'Be Our Guest' and fall under our spell this holiday season as Seacoast Repertory Theatre presents Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Broadways Smash Hit Musical. Enjoy the special Disney magic in the intimate setting of the Seacoast Repertory Theatre where audiences young and old are sure to be thrilled as one of the most enchanting love stories ever told vibrantly comes to life on the SRT stage for the holidays.

Montego Glover is stunning as title character in North Shore Music Theatre's strong season ender