Jelly's Last Jam - 2006 - Articles Page 10

Mr. Bojangles, The Ultimate Entertainer is a tribute to the late Sammy Davis Jr. and is being produced by his wife, Altovise Gore Davis.

In March and April, composers (such as Jeff Blumenkrantz and Paul Scott Goodman) will join writers and performers for the 2006 Music Theatre Marathon

HOT FEET will have its pre-Broadway run at DC's National Theatre beginning March 21, opening Tuesday, March 28 and will run through April 9, 2005. It will begin its Broadway previews on April 18, opening night on Sunday, April 30, 2006 at the Hilton Theatre (213 West 42nd Street).

Altovise Gore Davis talks to BroadwayWorld.com about her late husband, Sammy Davis Jr. and 'Mr. Bojangles, The Ultimate Entertainer' which has its World Premiere at Mohegan Sun's Cabaret on February 22, 2006.

Kerry Butler, Tonya Pinkins, Kathy Brier and Renee Elise Goldsberry--who double as theatre and soap stars--will appear in a February 6th ABC Daytime benefit for BC/EFA

New York City Center's 2006 Encores! Season will open on February 9 with the six-time Tony Award-winning Kismet, starring Tony Award winner Brian Stokes Mitchell and Marin Mazzie.

MANHATTAN THEATRE CLUB will present its annual Winter Benefit, 'An Intimate Night,' an evening of cocktails and dinner followed by a special one-night-only cabaret-style show featuring Tony Award winning Broadway stars, Donna McKechnie and Brian Stokes Mitchell.

On February 12th, Bryan Batt will host the ninth edition of the BC/EFA benefit Broadway Bears

Variety reports that 'Hot Feet' will try out at the National Theater in Washington, D.C. from March 18-April 9, followed by previewing on Broadway April 15 for an April 30th opening.

ANDRE BENJAMIN AND ANTWAN PATTON STAR IN LEAD ROLES; ALSO STARRING VING RHAMES, TERRENCE DASHON HOWARD, FAIZON LOVE, MALINDA WILLIAMS, PAULA PARKER, JACKIE LONG, PAULA PATTON AND PATTI LABELLE; WITH MACY GRAY, BEN VEREEN AND CICELY TYSON AWARD-WINNING BRYAN BARBER MAKES THEATRICAL FEATURE FILM DIRECTING DEBUT TONY-WINNER HINTON BATTLE CHOREOGRAPHS DANCE SEQUENCES

The Color Purple, headed to Broadway in 2005 has launched a new web site for the production.