Sly Fox - 2004 - Broadway Articles Page 3

AEG Live & Fox Concerts present An Evening with LEONARD COHEN LIVE at the Fox Theatre.

AEG Live & Fox Concerts present An Evening with LEONARD COHEN LIVE at the Fox Theatre.

Producers Ben Sprecher and Louise Forlenza announced today the formation of GLOBAL BROADWAY PRODUCTIONS INC., a new production entity created to develop and produce new musicals for Broadway, the road, and international stages.

Gretchen Wyler, the Broadway and TV actress who became a leading animal rights activist, has died at the age of 75

Veteran stage, screen and television star John Rubinstein is announced to play The Wizard in the new Los Angeles production of WICKED, which begins performances on February 10, 2007, at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood. Rubinstein joins stars Eden Espinosa and Megan Hilty, who play Elphaba and Glinda, and Carol Kane, who plays Madame Morrible. Kane appeared in the role during the sold out engagement of WICKED at the Pantages Theatre last summer, and then went on to play the part on Broadway.

The show, will begin previews on April 3, 2006 and will open on May 1, 2006.

The production will play a pre-Broadway engagement at San Francisco's Curran Theatre September 13th to October 9th.

Both I Am My Own Wife and Wicked will have productions in LA in June and July, with the former at the Wadsworth Theatre and the latter at the Pantages

The Playwright's Horizon production of Julia Cho's BFE will begin previews on May 19th before opening at the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre on May 19th

See the stars at the 18th Annual Flea Market & Grand Auction!

The National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT) has announced the casting for its 16th Annual Festival of New Musicals, which will be held at the new DODGER STAGES on Sunday, October 3 and Monday, October 4, 2004.