The Frogs - 2004 - Broadway Articles Page 10

A Chorus Line, the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning musical, proudly announces the 2006 cast.

Hal Luftig, Fox Theatricals and Dori Berinstein, in association with MGM Onstage, Darcie Denkert and Dean Stolber, are psyched to announce LEGALLY BLONDE, the musical, based on the novel by Amanda Brown and the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer motion picture. Previews begin on March 30, 2007 and opening night is set for April 26, 2007 at a Broadway theatre to be announced. LEGALLY BLONDE will play a world premiere, pre-Broadway engagement in San Francisco at The Orpheum Theatre January 2007.

PS Classics, the nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation of American musical theatre, will release the world premiere recording of Ricky Ian Gordon and Tina Landau's Dream True on May 23

BroadwayWorld offers an exclusive never-before-seen video interview with Stephen Sondheim that was cut from Broadway: The Golden Age

Oprah has taught him: 'All things 'Purple' are divine.' You might say his entire career so far has been blessed.

A new recording of Maury Yeston's song cycle December Songs, with new orchestrations as well as interpretations by Yvette Georges, will be released by PS Classics in March of 2006

On November 7th, Primary Stages held its 21st Anniversary Gala honoring Tony Award-winning Choreographer and Director, Susan Stroman at Tavern On The Green. On hand for the festivities were Nathan Lane, Charles Grodin, Karen Ziemba, Boyd Gaines and many more.

Primary Stages has announced that Tony Award winning Director/Choreographer Susan Stroman is to be honored at Primary Stages 21st Season Anniversary Gala at Tavern on the Green on Monday, November 7 at 6:30pm.

Primary Stages (Casey Childs, Executive Producer; Andrew Leynse, Artistic Director; Elliot Fox, Managing Director) has announced that Tony Award wining Director/Choreographer Susan Stroman is to be honored at Primary Stages 21st Season Anniversary Gala at Tavern on the Green on Monday, November 7 at 6:30pm.

Harold Prince will present five-time Tony Award-winner Susan Stroman with an Elan Award at the gala awards ceremony on October 10th

Geoffrey Doig-Marx, Bruce Robert Harris and Dance Spirit Magazine will present the 6th Annual Elan Awards, honoring Susan Stroman, presented by Hal Prince. This amazing event will take place on Monday, October 10, 2005 at FIT's Haft Auditorium (227 West 27th Street), beginning 7PM.

Maria Friedman, the leading lady of the British musical theatre, makes her Broadway debut in London's smash hit musical, THE WOMAN IN WHITE, opening on Broadway Thursday, November 17th at the Marquis Theatre (211 W 45th St).

The complete cast for the upcoming, and highly anticipated revival starring Patti LuPone and Michael Cerveris has now been anounced. Previews begin on October 3, for a November 3, 2005 opening.

LESTAT stars Hugh Panaro in the title role, Carolee Carmello as Gabrielle, Jack Noseworthy as Armand, Jim Stanek as Louis, Roderick Hill as Nicolas, Michael Genet as Marius and Allison Fischer as Claudia.

Tony Award-winner Cady Huffman has signed on to replace Kimberlin Brown as Dr. Paige Miller on One Life to Live

The 2004-2005 Broadway theatre season boasted thriving grosses and a terrific number of Tony-eligible plays and musicals

A Tribute to Stephen Sondheim will feature the Boston Pops and Marin Mazzie, Gregg Edelman and Faith Prince from June 16th to 18th

Doubt, Twelve Angry Men, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, La Cage and Norbert Leo Butz take home awards.

The Drama League is pleased to announce the nominees for The 71st Annual Drama League Awards, which will be presented at its annual luncheon and ceremony on Friday, May 13, 2005.

PS Classics will record the cast album of the recent much-acclaimed production of Lone Star Love on March 2nd. Directed by Michael Bogdanov (Olivier Award-winner for The War of the Roses), LONE STAR LOVE is inspired by the play The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare, conceived and adapted by John L. Haber, with music and lyrics by Jack Herrick, and contributions from Michael Bogdanov, Bland Simpson and Tommy Thompson. Randy Skinner (2001 Tony® nominee, 42nd Street) is choreographer. Discussions are underway for a commercial transfer.

The Honorable William Jefferson Clinton and Barbra Streisand (Honorary Chairs), with Young Playwrights Inc. and producers Richard Maltby, Jr., Kevin Stites and Sheri M. Goldhirsch are proud to present 'CHILDREN AND ART,' a spectacular musical gala evening in celebration of Stephen Sondheim's 75th birthday, for one performance only at Broadway's New Amsterdam Theatre (214 West 42nd Street) on Monday, March 21, 2005 (7:30 p.m. curtain), the eve of Sondheim's birthday.

PS Classics will record the cast album of the new Broadway production of PACIFIC OVERTURES on February 1, and anticipates a May release. The production, presented by Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) in association with Gorgeous Entertainment (Kumiko Yoshii & Michael Wolk, Producers), began performances at Studio 54 on November 12, 2004, and plays through January 30, 2005.

The New York Times fourth annual Arts & Leisure Weekend will be held January 7 - 9, 2005. This year's event will be the largest in the four-year history of the event with more than 1,300 cultural institutions participating throughout the United States and Europe. The weekend is the newspaper's annual signature event, a national and international celebration of art and culture.

'Let the merriment and the mirth prevail!' From November 30 through December 26, The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey presents the regional theatre premiere of Illyria, an exuberant new musical adapted from Shakespeare's Twelfth Night by Peter Mills and Cara Reichel, with book, music and lyrics by Peter Mills.