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San Franciscos award-winning AfroSolo Theatre Company presents the 16th annual AfroSolo Arts Festival, celebrating African American artists giving voice to the Black experience. Paying homage to and exploring the rich legacy of African Americans and people of African descent, Festival events (August 1-October 15) featuring live music, visual art, and new works for the stage will take place in San Francisco at Yerba Buena Gardens, the Main San Francisco Public Library, the African American Art and Culture Complex, and the Ella Hill Hutch Community Center. Most events, unless otherwise noted, are free and open to the public. For more information, the public may visit afrosolo.org or call 415-771-AFRO (2376).

WESTCHESTER BROADWAY THEATRE is Proud To Present FUNNY GIRL with music by JULE STYNE Lyrics by BOB MERRILL, book by ISOBEL LENNART runs March 26, 2009 - June 14, 2009 Starring JILL ABRAMOVITZ and GRANT NORMAN

Westchester Broadway Theatre production of FUNNY GIRL, which stars Jill Abramovitz as Fanny Brice and Grant Norman as the dashing, high flying gambler, Nicky Arnstein, begins previews tonight, March 26, 2009. The musical plays though to June 14, 2009

The cast has been announced for the Westchester Broadway Theatre production of FUNNY GIRL, which runs from March 26, 2009 - June 14, 2009 with an official press opening on April 4, 2009.

Producer David Shor has announced he is developing Sleepless in Seattle-The Musical through his entity Sleepless in Seattle Management, LLC. Shor acquired the rights to produce a play based on the hit TriStar motion picture and has brought in his longtime partner Jeff Arch, who penned the film's original story and co-wrote the screenplay, sharing 1994 Oscar, BAFTA and WGA nominations with Nora Ephron and David Ward. Arch will write the book for the show.

The San Francisco Chronicle is reporting that TV, film and Broadway star Patty Duke will be joining the company of WICKED San Francisco, replacing Carole Kane as Madame Morrible after her final show on March 22. Kane was only in San Francisco on an 8 week contract.

Masterworks Broadway celebrates the unparalleled Rodgers & Hammerstein catalogue and makes available these gems on all digital service providers and on CD exclusively through ArkivMusic.com CAROUSEL - 1965 Broadway Revival Cast Recording OAKLAHOMA! - 1952 Studio Cast Recording RODGERS CONDUCTS RODGERS The 1965 Music Theater of Lincoln Center recording of CAROUSEL, featuring its original star John Raitt, is extended with tracks from Raitt's 1952 studio recording of excerpts from CAROUSEL, as well as a 1955 studio recording of the musical with opera stars Robert Merrill and Patrice Munsel, led by one of Broadway's most authoritative maestros, Lehman Engel. Digital booklet to include exclusive rare recording session photographs shown for the first time.

The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization is thrilled to announce that the first complete recording of Rodgers & Hammerstein's ALLEGRO will be released by Sony Masterworks Broadway on February 3, 2009. The CD is produced by David Lai, Bruce Pomahac and Ted Chapin.

The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization is thrilled to announce that the first complete recording of Rodgers & Hammerstein's ALLEGRO will be released by Sony Masterworks Broadway on February 3, 2009. The CD is produced by David Lai, Bruce Pomahac and Ted Chapin.

Experience the passion, romance and excitement of the most electrifying music ever written for Broadway, when Pittsburgh CLO proudly presents West Side Story August 5 through August 17 at the Benedum Center. This classic musical is filled with jet-propelled dancing, melodious songs and the poignancy of youthful heartbreak.

42nd Street Moon begins its 16th season of uncommon musicals with a gala concert at the Alcazar Theatre on Monday, June 30, 2008. 'You've Got Possibilities!' celebrates the great musicals of the 1960s, and will offer a special 80th birthday salute to the prolific Award-winning composer Charles Strouse, who will be in attendance.

The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein, a new musical comedy from the creative team of the 12-time Tony Award winning smash The Producers, will open on Broadway November 8th 2007 at the Hilton Theatre (213 W 42nd St). Previews begin October 11th 2007. The production stars Roger Bart (Dr. Frederick Frankenstein), Megan Mullally (Elizabeth), Sutton Foster (Inga), Shuler Hensley (The Monster), Fred Applegate (Kemp) and Christopher Fitzgerald (Igor).

Legendary composer/lyricist Stephen Sondheim will no longer appear before the Ravinia Festival in Chicago's August 11th performance of Gypsy, starring Tony Award-winner Patti LuPone as Rose.

Full casting has been announced for Ravinia's Gypsy, running August 11th through 13th; in addition, Sondheim will appear for a pre-show discussion on August 11th

Broadway veterans Ken Page, Jenny Powers, Bruce Adler and Robert Westenberg will star in the upcoming St. Louis Muny staging of the Charles Dickens-based musical Oliver!, which will be presented from July 31st through August 6th

Deborah Lew, Maureen Brennan, Terry Burrell, Natalie Joy Johnson, Joyce Chittick and more will be featured in North Shore Music Theatre's upcoming staging of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, which will run from August 22nd through September 10th at the theatre in Beverly, MA

Celebrated choreographer, director and performer Tommy Tune has been honored with the Distinguished Lifetime Service Award by the League of American Theatres and Producer at the League Awards on May 8th

The UK press is reporting this morning that Andrew Lloyd Webber is partnering up with the BBC for a talent show to search for an unknown to star as Maria in The Sound of Music.

Paper Mill's production of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical fairy tale uses contemporary material from the 1997 TV adaptation

Eighteen rarities sung by legendary composer/lyricist Stephen Sondheim have been assembled for the CD Sondheim Sings II, which will be released by PS Classics on October 25th

Angela Gaylor and Paolo Montalban will star as Cinderella and the Prince in the Paper Mill Playhouse's staging of Cinderella, which will run from October 19th to December 4th

A 40th anniversary 2-disc DVD of The Sound of Music will be released by Twentieth Century Fox in November

Eddie Albert, perhaps most recognizable for his role in Green Acres, passed away on Thursday at his home at age 99.

In the tradition of the theatre's most celebrated musical comedy performers, four-time Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein stars as Tevye, and three-time Emmy Award winner, and Tony Award winner Andrea Martin stars as his wife, Golde in the Broadway production of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, with an official press opening of Thursday, January 20, 2005, at the Minskoff Theatre (200 West 45th Street).

The lavish, new production of Rodger's & Hammerstein's The King & I, starring Sandy Duncan and directed by Baayork Lee, will grace the stage of Boston's Wang Theatre for one week only, when it opens on Tuesday, October 12 and plays through Sunday, October 17, 2004. Press night is scheduled for Wednesday, October 13 at 7:00 PM.