Will Rogers News

The streamlined Las Vegas production of Hairspray starring Harvey Fierstein and Dick Latessa will begin previews on February 6th and open on February 15th

Betty Garrett, Tonya Pinkins, Bruce Vilanch and others will headline Do Re Mi--Comden and Green's Broadway in LA on March 10th, 11th and 12th

The 1997 Tony award winning musical by Peter Stone and Maury Yeston toured the USA, but has never played Hogtown...until now!

Stars such as Tonya Pinkins, Bruce Vilance, Betty Garrett and Karen Mason will headline the tribute benefit Do Re Mi--Comden & Green's Broadway in LA, which will be presented for three performances this March

The national tour of Doctor Dolittle, starring director Tommy Tune and Dee Hoty, will launch in Houston, TX on January 17th

David and Ed Mirviish are pleased to announce Sandy Wilson's THE BOY FRIEND, directed by Oscar and Emmy Award-winner Julie Andrews, will play a strictly limited engagement at Toronto's Royal Alexandra Theatre, January 10 - February 18, 2006.

Harvey Fierstein, Dick Latessa and Susan Anton are among the cast members who have been announced for the Luxor Las Vegas production of Hairspray, which opens on February 15th

Dee Hoty will star opposite Tommy Tune in the new national tour of Doctor Dolittle, for which full casting is now complete

Tommy Tune is likely to star in Doctor Dolittle on Broadway after playing tour dates in Houston, Hollywood and other cities across the country

On November 18th, Elaine's Domain, a musical with a score by the late Cy Coleman, will receive a private rehearsal in his studio before a private industry reading on the 21st

The producers of Dr. Dolittle announced today that nine-time Tony Award-winner Tommy Tune will star and direct as the beloved veterinarian who talks to the animals in an extraordinary new musical based upon Leslie Bricusse's 1967 Oscar-winning movie of the same name, and 'The Doctor Dolittle Stories' by Hugh Lofting. Performances begin on January 17, 2006 at the Hobby Center in Houston.

Sutton Foster will make her solo concert debut on January 16th, 2006 at Joe's Pub with June in January

The First Annual Broadway Cabaret Festival, comprised of A Tribute to Kander and Ebb, Euan Morton and Eden Espinosa Sing Broadway and Broadway Originals, will be presented at Town Hall from October 21st through 23rd

Variety reports this morning that the nine-time Tony-winner is expected to take over the recently closed touring production of Dr. Dolittle, both as a performer and on the creative team.

Aruba Productions and Buddy & Sally Productions will present the New York premiere of BINGO, a winning new musical opening Monday, November 7, 2005 at Off-Broadway's St. Luke's Theatre (308 West 46th Street).

The first annual Broadway Cabaret Festival will be at Town Hall from October 21st through 23rd as will stars like Brent Barrett, Euan Morton, Eden Espinosa and Rachel York

Danny Burstein, Lenny Wolpe, Beth Leavel and other performers complete the cast of the Broadway-bound The Drowsy Chaperone, opening at LA's Ahmanson Theatre on November 18th

BINGO begins preview performances on Friday, October 21

An extra performance on September 30th has been added to the sold-out run of the NYMF hit Richard Cory

After the driver of a tractor trailer was tragically killed in a fiery accident and sets were damaged, the national tour of The Will Rogers Follies will postpone performances until September 23rd