Tom Sawyer News

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Mara Manus) announced today that Christopher J. Hanke will join the cast of HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical at the Delacorte Theater for the final two week extension of the run (August 17 to August 31, 2008).

Emerging Artists Theatre's annual Spring EATfest presents 5 new one-act plays.

Tony Award winner Mandy Patinkin returns to Broadway for one night only to benefit off-Broadway's Classic Stage Company on Monday, May 19.

A Village Theatre 2006 Festival of New Musicals favorite and recipient of the Richard Rodgers Award for best score by Kim Oler and Alison Hubbard, Little Women is an all new musical version of Louisa May Alcott's beloved novel that brings the timeless tale of the March family to vivid life.

Tony Award-winner Victoria Clark will be joined by Conrad John Schuck, Dermot Crowley, Celia Keenan-Bolger and Michael Arden in Marc Blitzstein and Joseph Stein's Juno, the second Encores! production of New York City Center's 2008 season, performances are March 27-30.

Classical music commentator Rob Kapilow presents an engaging exploration of some of George Gershwin's most beloved songs in Rob Kapilow's What Makes it Great? The Songs of George Gershwin. Kapilow is joined by soprano Sally Wilfert and tenor Michael Winther for the first What Makes it Great? program of the season, taking place on Saturday, February 2 at 8PM at NEC's Jordan Hall

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey launches the Fall portion of its 2007 season with a rarely-performed modern American classic by William Saroyan, author of the novel and screenplay The Human Comedy

'New York Theatre Barn in the D-Lounge' will be presented at the Daryl Roth D-Lounge (101 East 15 Street) on Monday, July 23, 2007

The final show in The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center's In Concert series, previously scheduled for Monday, May 21st at 7 PM, has been canceled.

Stage and screen legend Celeste Holm recently visited five-time Billboard award-winning 106.7 Lite FM host Valerie Smaldone at the latter's midday radio show.

This week we talk to Daniel Jenkins who plays George Banks in 'Mary Poppins.' Not only does he talk about 'Mary Poppins' but we also hear his performances of 'Leavin's Not the Only Way to Go' from 'Big River' and 'Coffee, Black' from 'Big.'

Richard M. Sherman and George Stiles' Mary Poppins interview is now online

Stage, screen and TV legend Celeste Holm celebrated her 90th birthday at Tony's DiNapoli on April 29th, and BroadwayWorld was there!

The American Theatre Wing and XM Satellite Radio are presenting an interview with composers Richard M. Sherman (Disney's The Jungle Book, The Parent Trap, Bedknobs and Broomsticks) and George Stiles (Moll Flanders, Tom Jones, The Three Musketeers) on XM's On Broadway's weekly theatrical interview show, 'Downstage Center' (XM Channel 28).

The final show in The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center's In Concert series will feature Tony Award winner Michael Rupert and Tony Award Nominee Alison Fraser, on Monday, May 21, at 7PM.

It was announced earlier today that the much 'rumored about' European concert tour of the star became 'official.' Talk of this trans-Atlantic tour had been circulating ever since Streisand's enormously successful 2006 concert tour ended. The other rumor that's been buzzing, mostly among the Broadway community, and as far as L.A., was that four Broadway actor/singers would be going with her. We've spoken to them all...

We got the chance to talk with Jim Brochu and Steve Schlachlin the creators, songwriter, book writer, and stars of the, relatively, new Off-Broadway show 'The Big Voice: God or Merman'. The discuss whether they are characters or not, and what happens when they are replaced... We also hear them perform two songs from the show in an exclusive, in-studio performance!

Producer Katie Riegel will present two free readings of Isaac Oliver's new play, Eddie Goshen is Dead, on Monday, March 19, at the Rock Theatre in Manhattan.

The Laurie Beechman Theatre, located within The West Bank Café, will continue The After Party with a visit by Sally Wilfert on Friday, March 2nd.