William Finn News

Ann Harada, John Tartaglia and Stephanie D'Abruzzo - who were among the original cast members of the long-running Broadway hit Avenue Q - were on hand to celebrate the opening of the National Asian American Theatre Company's production of Falsettoland on Sunday, June 17 at The Dimson Theatre

Broadway veteran Chip Zien will take over the role of Thenardier in Les Miserables at the Broadhurst Theatre (235 West 44th Street) beginning Friday, June 29

In this comical video on Mo Rocca's blog, the 25th Annual County Spelling Bee star asks New Yorkers whether they'll be watching The Tony Awards or the series finale of 'The Sopranos' this Sunday - and if those planning on watching the Tonys might be persuaded to change their tune once a certain HBO-loving mobster appears before them!

Asia Society and National Asian American Theater Festival (NAATF) will host 'Double Exposure: Connecting Arts Presenters with the Asian American Theater Community' -- a panel discussion moderated by Mark Russell to encourage a deeper understanding of the vibrancy and history of Asian American theater and to develop strategies to encourage a broader presentation of this work

This week, we talk to Jenni Barber and Stanley Bahorek about their move to Broadway in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee from regional productions.

June 1, Former President Bill Clinton with his daughter Chelsea and mother-in-law Dorothy Rodham attended 'The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.'

The Connecticut Critics Circle Awards - selected by Connecticut-based theatre critics - have been announced. A ceremony will be held at East Haddam's Goodspeed on Monday, June 4th

William Finn's modern classic musical Falsettoland, about a an extended family of gay, straight and bisexual New Yorkers preparing for a son's bar mitzvah, will be presented by the Obie Award-winning National Asian American Theatre Company (NAATCO) in June 2007 in NYC.

'Saturday Night Live's' Darrell Hammond will make his Broadway debut this summer when he joins the cast of the acclaimed Broadway musical The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee for a limited engagement, June 12 - July 19.

Bernstein, Laurents and Sondheim, Shaffer and Chekhov headline Barrington Stage Company's 2007 summer MainStage season: West Side Story (June 13 - July 14), Black Comedy (July 19 - August 4) and Uncle Vanya (August 9 - 26) will be presented in the company's fully renovated theatre at 30 Union Street in Pittsfield.

Producer David Stone sought to capture magic in a bottle twice with his Tony Award winning musical The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, reuniting the entire original cast for the show's Los Angeles premiere, and judging Sunday's opening performance, his plan was a S-U-C-C-E-S-S...

Mo Rocca, the special correspondent to 'The Tonight Show' and alumnus of 'The Daily Show,' has extended his stay in the hit Broadway musical The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee for two weeks.

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.

'Hairspray' film Featured on Oprah and Travolta Calls His Performance an Homage to Baltimore.

Federico Garcia Lorca's classic play The House of Bernarda Alba, about a household of women repressed by a domineering mother, and William Finn's modern classic musical Falsettoland, about a gay/straight/divorced/married extended family of New Yorkers preparing for a son's bar mitzvah, will be presented by the Obie Award-winning National Asian American Theatre Company (NAATCO) in June 2007 in NYC.

WHO: Fells Point Corner Theatre WHAT: William Finn's Falsettos WHEN: Through June 10; Fri and Sat at 8PM, Sun at 2PM HOW MUCH: $20.00 general; $17.00 students, seniors. INFORMATION: www.fpct.org or 410-276-7837

Producer David Stone has announced that the acclaimed Tony Award-winning musical comedy The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, will come to Los Angeles starring its complete original Broadway cast, reunited for the first and only time since the production began two years ago in New York.

The cast of Broadway's The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee presented an Adults Only performance on Sunday, May 6

Two special guests from Scores will join Spelling Bee on May 6th

New York City is hosting the first-ever NATIONAL ASIAN AMERICAN THEATER FESTIVAL (NAATF) from June 11-24, 2007, featuring more than 25 Asian American performing arts companies and solo artists convening for two weeks of performances at venues throughout the city.