Tom Sawyer News

Outstanding performances are the highlight of Garland Civic Theatre's presentation of Big River.

Tour dates have been announced for the upcoming national tour of Pippin, which recently played the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, CT

Manoel Felciano and Megan Lawrence will join the composer for 'The Songs of Deborah Abramson' on October 2nd

Jason Robert Brown, Julia Murney, Jeff Daniels and more will perform at Birdland as part of the 'Broadway at Birdland' series

Jason Alexander, Richard Dreyfus, Nathan Lane, Cyndi Lauper, Robert Redford, Paul Reiser, Mercedes Ruehl and Jonathan Silverman will be on hand to salute Neil Simon at the Kennedy Center's Ninth Annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor ceremony

The Goodspeed Opera House's production of the medieval coming-of-age musical Pippin has been extended for 4 performances through September 29th

For J. Robert Spencer, the journey from eager kid with a drum set and aspirations of rock super-stardom to a leading role in one of the biggest Broadway smashes of recent years was one of hard work, humor, inspiration and a dollop of irony. Long before he received accolades for his on-stage portrayal of a rock star, Spencer longed to be a rock star himself.

Ars Nova will present Broadway leading ladies Sarah Litzsinger and Kate Reinders in the debut of their new band TastiSkank on Monday, August 7 at 10:00 PM at Ars Nova

It's a Hoot, a Holler, and Heck of Good Time: 'A Murder, A Mystery And a Marriage'.

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Neil Simon--whose The Odd Couple and Barefoot in the Park were recently revived on Broadway--has been announced as this year's recipient of the Kennedy Center's ninth annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor

James Royce Edwards, Mickey Dolenz, Andre Ward and Shannon Lewis are among the complete cast of Pippin, running at the Goodspeed Opera House from July 14 - September 24

Joshua Park will star as the young prince who longs to be extraordinary in the Goodspeed Opera House's upcoming stage of Pippin, running from July 14th through September 24th

'Bright Lights,' a new concert series presented by Dreamlight Theatre, will feature the music of Georgia Stitt and Sam Davis on Monday, June 5th

Today, May 30th, Kate Reinders will start performances as Glinda in Broadway's Wicked

Lauren Kennedy, Will Chase, Andrea Burns and more will sing songs by Georgia Stitt as well as Sam Davis in the concert Bright Lights on June 5th

Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schoenberg's THE PIRATE QUEEN, the spectacular new musical from the authors of Les Miserables and Miss Saigon, will play a pre-Broadway, World Premiere engagement in Chicago from October 3rd through November 26th, 2006.

Kate Reinders, who originated the role of Glinda in the Chicago production of Wicked, will join the Broadway company of the smash-hit musical at the Gershwin Theatre, beginning Tuesday, May 30; she replaces Megan Hilty as the popular witch

Hal Luftig, Fox Theatricals and Dori Berinstein, in association with MGM Onstage, Darcie Denkert and Dean Stolber, are psyched to announce LEGALLY BLONDE, the musical, based on the novel by Amanda Brown and the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer motion picture. Previews begin on March 30, 2007 and opening night is set for April 26, 2007 at a Broadway theatre to be announced. LEGALLY BLONDE will play a world premiere, pre-Broadway engagement in San Francisco at The Orpheum Theatre January 2007.

Danny Gurwin and Sally Wilfert will be among the performers celebrating the songs of the musically versatile Arthur Schwartz in the New-York Historical Society's March 6th benefit concert