Wayne Cilento News

Molly Ringwald will play the title role in Sweet Charity while Michael York will star as Camelot's King Arthur at the American Musical Theatre of San Jose this season

Cristy Candler will begin performances as Nessarose in Wicked on January 10th, the same day that Eden Espinosa, Carol Kane and Derrick Williams join the Broadway company of the smash musical

For the week ending January 1, 2006, WICKED, the musical that tells the untold story of the Witches of Oz, had the highest weekly box office gross of any show in Broadway history: $1,610,934 (the record was previously held by The Producers, which grossed $1,600,243 for the week ending January 4, 2004, during Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick's return engagement).

After announcing return engagements to Toronto and Denver, the smash touring production of Wicked will play Houston and Dallas for second stints in 2007

Diana Reed has been chosen as the winner of the Sweet Charity Dance on Broadway Contest

Long rumored, the UK press is now officially reporting that Wicked has booked London's Apollo Victoria Theatre, where it's due to begin performances on September 27, 2006.

SWEET CHARITY, starring Tony-nominated Christina Applegate, will play its final Broadway performance at the conclusion of Applegate's scheduled run December 31st at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre (302 W 45th St).

According to Variety, Wicked may open at London's Apollo Victoria Theatre in September of 2006

BroadwayWorld was there as Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life opened, celebrating the long career of the Broadway legend.

On January 24th, Kristy Cates and Stacie Morgain Lewis will begin performances as Elphaba and Glinda respectively in the Chicago production of Wicked

The Insider reports that Britney Spears has turned down an offer to take over for Christina Applegate in Sweet Charity.

Wicked has once again broken the house record at the Gershwin Theatre for the week ending November 27th

On January 10th, Eden Espinosa, Carol Kane and Derrick Williams will join the Broadway production of Wicked

Sporting a thick Italian Jersey accent on stage each night as Tommy DeVito in 'Jersey Boys,' it may surprise people to learn that Christian Hoff grew up thousands of miles away in La Jolla, California. Here, Christian talks candidly about working with Des McAnuff on TOMMY and Jersey Boys, his career and the lessons that he continues to learn every night.

Michael Riedel in today's New York Post adds fuel to the Britney Spears fire.

Christina Applegate and the cast of the hit Broadway revival Sweet Charity will perform 'I'm A Brass Band' on the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade national broadcast on NBC Thursday, November 24 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Access Hollywood reports that the pop star is in negotiations to replace Christina Applegate in Sweet Charity.

Ernie Sabella will return to the role of Herman in the hit revival of Sweet Charity beginning performances on Tuesday, November 22 at the end of Wayne Knight's scheduled run.

The national tour of Wicked will play an extra engagement in Seattle from September 20th through October 1st, 2006