Let's Put On A Show - 2004 - Off-Broadway Articles Page 7

The temperature's rising with 'Hot Summer Nights at the Kennedy 2007' as Broadway stars (and off-stage couple), Alan Campbell and Lauren Kennedy have taken the creative reigns for the up-coming season!

The June line-up for Broadway at Birdland, featuring some of Broadway's most acclaimed performers and songwriters, has been announced.

We talk to Three Time Tony Award Winning Producer Dori Berinstein about the new documentary she directed,'ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway.' She also talks about her new production 'Legally Blonde' and the changing role of the Broadway producer.

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.

This week we have an interview with Kevin Cahoon where he discusses his new CD, 'The Wedding Singer', 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch' and more about his life and varied career.

When Grey Gardens transferred to Broadway, the cast album had already been recorded for the Off-Broadway production. However, the authrs wrote three new songs that don't appear on that recording. Scott Frankel came by the Broadway Bullet studio along with actors, Matt Cavenaugh and Erin Davie to chat about the show, and sing the new songs

Andy's eye-catching Broadway stunts have included swinging on jungle vines, kicking up his high heels and flying ominously through Oz and Transylvania.

Joe Drymala and Eric Svejcar aren't a songwriting team, but they have a few things in common besides the fact that they both write musicals. The songs of both men will be sung by performers such as Euan Morton, Robert Cuccioli, Tyler Maynard, Kate Wetherhead and Amanda Watkins on April 26th for their Stuck in the Zipper concert at the Zipper Theatre, and it's safe to say that both like to take risks with their shows...

The former child star of 'The Wizard of Oz' is now playing Polly Browne in 'The Boy Friend,' directed by Broadway's original Polly, Julie Andrews.

Laurence Maslon authored the companion coffee table book to the recent hit PBS series, BROADWAY: The American Musical. For that special, he also wrote two of the episodes, and the accompanying booklet for the CD set. It seemed a perfect time to check in with this theater historian on the book, the TV special, and of course - about Broadway.

Click to read 63 of the funniest adlibs Jackie Hoffman said during her run in Hairspray

A one-night benefit for Animal Haven celebrated the exotic artist who popularized fan dancing

What do YOU think about when the curtain goes up on a brand new musical? Of course, the actors and directors get the lion's share of the praise, but we're about to get some first-hand insight as to what goes on with a musical - from the months of advance preparation through each nightly performance.

As with any big hit show on Broadway, before long the touring companies are sure to follow, which is a good thing. How else could the rest of the country enjoy what takes place on Broadway?