Tom McGowan News

The 2nd North American tour of the worldwide smash WICKED launches at the Barbara B Mann Performing Arts Hall in Fort Myers, FL on March 7, and runs through March 29, 2009. A limited number of seats are still available for all performances and can be purchased at the box office, by calling (239) 481-4849 or online at www.bbmannpah.com. Stephen Schwartz discusses the story behind the story of WICKED with Florida Weekly Online, you can read it by clicking here.

The 2nd North American tour of the worldwide smash WICKED launches at the Barbara B Mann Performing Arts Hall in Fort Myers, FL on March 7, and runs through March 29, 2009.

Marcie Dodd comes directly from the Broadway company of WICKED, where she appeared as Elphaba. She has also performed on the North American tour and the Los Angeles companies of WICKED, where she was the standby for Elphaba. Other tours include Hairspray, We Will Rock You, and Grease as well as multiple projects and recordings with Disney Entertainment and Universal Studios

The 2nd North American tour of the worldwide smash WICKED launches at the Barbara B Mann Performing Arts Hall in Fort Myers, FL on March 7, and runs through March 29, 2009. A limited number of seats are still available for all performances and can be purchased at the box office, by calling (239) 481-4849 or online at www.bbmannpah.com.

Several short plays by the late Pulitzer Prize-winning writer William Inge, never before publicly performed, will premiere April 22 at the annual William Inge Theatre Festival in his Kansas hometown. The 28th annual William Inge Theatre Festival celebrates the legacy of great American playwrights and honors Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt April 22-25. They will receive the coveted Distinguished Achievement in the American Theatre Award, joining the list of previous Inge Festival honorees such as Arthur Miller, August Wilson, Wendy Wasserstein, Neil Simon, and Stephen Sondheim.

The Producers of the worldwide smash WICKED announced casting for the 2nd North American Tour today. The role of Elphaba will be played by Marcie Dodd and the role of Glinda will be played by Helene Yorke. Playing the role of Madame Morrible will be Marilyn Caskey and The Wizard will be played by Tom McGowan.

The Williamstown Theatre Festival has announced complete casting for A Flea in Her Ear, a new version of George Feydeau's farce by David Ives, directed by Tony Award-winner John Rando (Urinetown).

The Williamstown Theatre Festival has announced complete casting for A Flea in Her Ear, a new version of George Feydeau's farce by David Ives, directed by Tony Award-winner John Rando (Urinetown).

The Williamstown Theatre Festival has announced complete casting for A Flea in Her Ear, a new version of George Feydeau's farce by David Ives, directed by Tony Award-winner John Rando (Urinetown).

Tom McGowan has joined the cast of the upcoming Bay Street production Things Being What They Are.

Kevin Richardson has been added to the all-star star alumni cast of the gala 10th anniversary performance of Chicago at the Ambassador Theatre on November 14th

Sharon Lawrence, John O'Hurley, Tom Wopat, Paige Davis, Chuck Cooper, Lynda Carter and more have signed on to the gala 10th anniversary performance of Chicago on November 14th

Betty Buckley, Doug Sills, Len Cariou, Jean Louisa Kelly and more will star in the Hollywood Bowl's staged reading of Sunset Boulevard on August 6th

Anne Heche, Christian Slater, Andre De Shields, Thora Birch, Michael York and others led the all-star cast of the Actors' Fund's benefit reading of Casablanca on October 2nd

John Rubinstein, Michael York and opera star Suzanna Guzman will join Anne Heche, Christian Slater and other stars in the October 2nd LA Actors' Fund benefit reading of Casablanca