Elegies - 2006 - Los Angeles Articles Page 13

West 43rd Street will become a little pinker, as will the Easter Parade (and all of New York City in general) when the actor Leslie Jordan arrives to bring his acclaimed solo show, My Trip Down The Pink Carpet, to the Westside Theatre (407 West 43rd Street) this Spring. Producer Bruce Robert Harris announced that performances will begin on Wednesday, April 15, with an official opening night set for Monday evening, April 20. David Galligan directs the 6-week limited engagement.

At the Swansea Grand Theatre on Saturday February 21, the title of 2009 Principality Building Society Welsh Musical Theatre Young Singer Of The Year was awarded to Catherine Mort, a young singer from Swansea who is currently studying at the Guildford School of Acting. The result of the closely fought contest was announced by West End's The Sound Of Music star, Connie Fisher, who was herself the 2006 recipient of the award and who has generously given her time both this year and in 2008 to serve as one of the adjudicators for the contest. Also amongst the list of previous winners of the title are Craig Yates (now a member of BBC's Last Choir Standing winners Only Men Aloud), David Thaxton (the current Enjolras in London's Les Miserables) and Hayley Gallivan (who recently commenced playing the role of Martha in Spring Awakening at the Lyric, Hammersmith).

Passion, piety, and the enticement of power sparks a once in a lifetime historic event. Based on the enduring account of a young scholar's rise to the papacy, and brought to life by the original producer of HAIR on Broadway, this musical extravaganza unleashes one of the most controversial stories in the history of mankind. A cast of 26 professionals, an award winning team, and live music create this stunning premiere, for a limited run at the Stella Adler Theatre in Hollywood.

Michael Rubinoff and Lindsey Steinberg announced today that DOG SEES GOD: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead, the hit off-Broadway play by Bert V. Royal, will have its Canadian premiere at Toronto's Six Degrees, 2335 Yonge Street, beginning March 13 for a limited four week engagement.

Joe's Pub has announced new additions to their upcoming lineup.

JOE'S PUB has added three new additions to their upcoming lineup.

Andrea Martin, Michael Cumpsty and Tony Yazbeck have been cast in On the Town, the opening production of New York City Center's 2008-09 Encores! season, running November 19 - 23. On the Town, the first Broadway musical written by Betty Comden and Adolph Green with a score by Leonard Bernstein, will be directed by John Rando with music direction by Todd Ellison and choreography by Warren Carlyle

Prospect Theater Company's 10th anniversary concert will be held Sept. 21 at Off-Broadway's 37 Arts. Falsettos' Stephen Bogardus will host the 9 PM concert, which will boast the talents of David Abeles, Jim Bauer, Jennifer Blood, Matt Cavenaugh, Gavin Creel, Jennifer Damiano, Malcolm Gets, Piper Goodeve, Adam Jacobs, Jose Llana, Jeff McCarthy, Meghan McGeary, Mark Mozingo, Brian Munn and Liz Power as well as members of the cast of the upcoming Prospect production of Illyria: Dan Sharkey, Ryan Dietz, Jim Poulos and Tina Stafford. 37 Arts is located in Manhattan at 450 West 37th Street, between 9th and 10th Avenues. Tickets, priced $25, can be purchased by calling (212) 352-3101 or by visiting www.nymf.org.

Acting Up Stage Theatre Company presents the Toronto Premiere of Edges running October 20-November 10, 2008 at Revival Bar in Little Italy. Edges is a fresh and hilarious rock song cycle about the trials and tribulations of moving into adulthood and the search for love, commitment and meaning.

Major Theatre openings in the Baltimore area from September - November 2008.

The upcoming Broadway production of IRVING BERLIN'S WHITE CHRISTMAS, a new musical stage reinvention of the beloved classic film, is pleased to announce that Stephen Bogardus, Kerry O'Malley, Jeffry Denman, Meredith Patterson, Charles Dean and Susan Mansur will lead a cast of 33 in the highly anticipated holiday engagement.

Transport Group, the winner of a special 2007 Drama Desk Award and a 2007 Obie Award, has announced its 2008-09 season: Bury the Dead, written by Irwin Shaw and directed by Joe Calarco, and Being Audrey, music and lyrics by Ellen Weiss, book by James Hindman, additional book and lyrics by Cheryl Stern, developed with Jack Cummings III and Adam R. Perlman, and directed by Jack Cummings III.

The world premiere of 'The Mysteries of Harris Burdick', a new musical by Chris Miller and Nathan Tysen, inspired by Chris Van Allsburg's (Jumanji and The Polar Express) illustrative book, opens the third season of Barrington Stage Company's acclaimed Musical Theatre Lab, under the mentorship of William Finn.

London's Player's Theatre will play host in March to the UK premiere of the recent Off-Broadway show, Make Me a Song - a 'songfest' of numbers from the inspirational pen of Tony Award winning composer/lyricist, William Finn.

Further casting has been announced for the two night only concert version of the smash hit London musical Jerry Springer The Opera which will play Carnegie Hall for two nights only on January 29 and 30, 2008. Joining Harvey Keitel are Max von Essen, Emily Skinner, Linda Balgord, Lawrence Clayton, Luke Grooms, Sean Jennes, Patricia Phillips, Sam Kitchin and Laura Shoop.

Acclaimed actress/singer Betty Buckley makes her Town Hall solo concert debut on Saturday, October 20 at 8PM as part of the Third Annual Broadway Cabaret Festival in 'An Evening with Betty Buckley'.

In a Broadwayworld.com exclusive, hot budding star Francesca Jackson, set to play lesbian lawyer Joanne opposite Denise van Outen's Maureen in the upcoming West End 'Remix' of Rent, talks to Robert Gould about her career and her role in the Jonathon Larsen musical.

Make Me A Song, The Music of William Finn will open off Broadway at New World Stages, on Tuesday, November 12 with previews starting on October 30. This musical revue with a cast of four, showcases the songs of composer-lyricist William Finn.

Roslyn Kind makes a Los Angeles engagement on Friday, October 5 and Saturday, October 6 at Catalina's Jazz Bar & Grill in Hollywood, CA.

Junkyard Dog Productions and Larry Hirschhorn announced today that the New York premiere of Make Me a Song: The Music of William Finn will be postponed until the 2007-2008 theatre season, due to scheduling conflicts

Junkyard Dog Productions and Larry Hirschhorn will present the New York premiere of Make Me a Song: The Music of William Finn, a theatrical revue showcasing the songs of one of the most acclaimed composer-lyricists currently writing for the musical theatre.

Another year draws to a close and a new year beckons. Almost as the clock turns between the years we say adieu to Idina and say hello to Kerry, wave a fond goodbye to Caroline or Change and The Producers and welcome the brief return of The Rocky Horror Show and The History Boys. As we sing Auld Lang's Syne, it gives cause to look back on and look forward to the respective years in London theatre.

The George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick, NJ will complete their previously-announced 2006-2007 season with a production of William Finn and James Lapine's Falsettos, which will be presented from April 10th through May 6th, 2007

Tony Award-winner Betty Buckley has lined up a number of upcoming concert engagements across the country

The first national tour of the Tony Award-winning musical comedy The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee will come to The Merriam Theater at 250 S. Broad Street in Philadelphia from Tuesday, October 17 through Sunday, October 22, 2006 for eight performances