Centre Stage Invites The Public To 'A Midsummer Night's Steam' Fundraiser 7/30
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jul 7, 2009
Centre Stage cordially invites you to a sizzling summer fundraiser at Saffron's Sidewalk Cafe on July 30 beginning at 6 p.m. This casual attire event features live music by Puzzle, dancing, open bar, Chef Glenn Sawicki's delectable hors d'oeuvres and free valet parking ... plus silent and live auctions!
NaTasha Yvette Williams to Star in Cleveland Play House's 'Mahalia: A Gospel Musical'
by Robert Diamond - Jan 18, 2009
Returning to Cleveland after acclaimed performances in The Color
Purple on Broadway and Gone with the Wind in London?s West End, NaTasha Yvette Williams takes the
stage in the lead role of The Cleveland Play House production of Mahalia: A Gospel Musical. Since 1997,
when she performed in The Play House production of (I Could) Stop On a Dime and Get Ten Cents
Change, Williams has also played in several Broadway national tours and performed her gospel music all
over the world. Kent Gash, Associate Artistic Director of The Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, GA, is directing
Williams in this musical tribute to the most celebrated gospel singer of all time. Mahalia: A Gospel Musical
begins in the Bolton Theatre at The Cleveland Play House on Friday, January 30 and runs through Sunday,
February 22, 2009. Tickets are on sale now at The Cleveland Play House box office by calling
216.795.7000 ext 4 or online at www.clevelandplayhouse.com. Mahalia: A Gospel Musical is presented in
promotional partnership with Time Warner Cable and The Kulus Foundation. The media sponsor for
Mahalia: A Gospel Musical is 107.3 FM The Wave WNMV.
Bergmans Planning Broadway 'Yentl' & More?
by BWW News Desk - Feb 10, 2008
In a feature with lyricists Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman, the LA Times reports the duo is in talks of bringing the movie-musical, Yentl, to Broadway.
