Based on the book Mayor by Edward I. Koch
The Toxic Avenger, winner of 'Best New Off- Broadway Musical' by both the Outer Critics Circle and BroadwayWorld's Theatre Fans, is now on sale through February 21st, 2010. The Joe DiPietro/David Bryan penned musical is currently playing at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street).
Seattle Center Fund and Seattle Center Advisory Commission are pleased to recognize two outstanding community leaders at the Legion of Honor. The award recipients, Korynne and Jeffrey Wright, were honored for their extraordinary contributions at an award ceremony held on April 21 at Seattle Center.
AN EVENING AT LA CAGE has taken its last curtsy after a 24 year run. The cast, led by Frank Marino, were informed of this unfortunate closing after Monday's performance. There are rumors that the producers are trying to negotiate for a TV show and hopes to reopen the show in the future.
La Cage is the fourth longest running show on the Vegas strip.
When An Evening at La Cage opened at the Riviera in 1985, skeptic casino owners gave producer Norbert Aleman and his young star, female impersonator Frank Marino, three months to prove themselves. Obviously, they did a good job of doing just that. It's 20 years later and La Cage and Frank Marino have held up very well - of course, for Marino, a little cosmetic surgery hasn't hurt.
Tony Award-nominee Nancy Opel will be reunited with her Tony Award-winning Urinetown director, John Rando, when she stars in the new musical, The Toxic Avenger. The casting was announced today by the show's producers, Jean Cheever and Tom Polum. Ms. Opel, who created her role in the show's world premiere at George Street Playhouse (New Brunswick, New Jersey), plays the mayor of a mythical small New Jersey town (not dissimilar to a real-life former mayor of a small Alaska town).
Mayor Michael Bloomberg will present the Handel Medallion to Neil Simon at a reception at the Apollo Theatre Monday evening, November 10. The Handel Medallion is the highest official honor given by the City of New York and is presented for outstanding achievement in the arts.
The Signature Theatre has announced the complete cast for 'The Visit' the Kander and Ebb musical starring Chita Rivera and George Hearn.
NEW THIS WEEK: LMP Fundraiser! Helen Hayes Awards Staff Announced! MET Commemorates Holocaust Remembrance Day
When mega-producer Cameron Mackintosh and the Royal Shakespeare Company first produced Les Misérables in 1985, it met with mixed reviews by the British press…
Vincent Sardi, Jr., the late legendary restaurateur known as 'The Mayor of Broadway,' was honored in a memorial held Tuesday, March 13 at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre in New York City.
Tony Danza, Donna Murphy, Neil Simon, Gerald Schoenfeld, the NYPD Mounted Police and the U.S. Marine Corps Color Guard have been added to the lineup of those who will pay tribute to Vincent Sardi, Jr., the legendary restaurateur known as 'The Mayor of Broadway,' in a memorial to be held Tuesday, March 13, 12 noon, at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre in New York City.
Tony Award-winner Bebe Neuwirth, currently starring as Roxie Hart in the revival of Kander and Ebb's Chicago, has joined the lineup of those who will pay tribute to Vincent Sardi, Jr., the legendary restaurateur known as 'The Mayor of Broadway,' in a memorial to be held Tuesday, March 13, 12 noon, at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre in New York City.
A memorial service for Vincent Sardi, Jr., the legendary restraunteur known as 'The Mayor of Broadway,' will be held on Tuesday, March 13, 12 noon, at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre in New York City, it was announced by Schoenfeld, Chairman of The Shubert Organization.
Atlantic Theater Company has announced the grand opening ribbon cutting ceremony and celebration of the brand new 99-seat, state-of-the-art Atlantic Stage 2 theater at 330 West 16th Street on Wednesday, June 14th at 10:00 a.m
His is a career with many firsts, from being the first actor to don a Phantom's mask, to the original Jean Valjean, to the first albums of Evita and Jekyll & Hyde. Now, he's focusing on concerts, and his newest CD - Some of My Best Friends Are Songs.
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