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Webber Among Kennedy Center Honors Recipients
by BWW News Desk - September 6, 2006


This year's group of Kennedy Center Honor recipients includes composer Andrew Lloyd Webber

Carmello, Etc. Stars in Reading of Anna Christie Musical
by BWW News Desk - September 6, 2006


Tony Award-nominees Carolee Carmello and Gregg Edelman, as well as Falsettos star Heather MacRae, will star in a September 14th reading of a new musical based on the Eugene O'Neill classic Anna Christie

Billy Elliot to Dance Into the Imperial in Summer '08
by BWW News Desk - September 6, 2006


The London smash Billy Elliot will open at the Imperial Theatre in summer of 2008

Grease Revival Equity Auditions Held Sept. 18-21
by BWW News Desk - September 6, 2006


Equity auditions for roles in the upcoming Grease revival will be held this month

30 Days of NYMF Day 6: NYMF at Nite Concerts
by BWW News Desk - September 6, 2006


Jess McLeod talks about the New York Musical Theatre Festival's upcoming series of concerts--including one with Ben Folds

Dietz's 'Lonely Planet' Orbits Alliance Theatre Lab
by Beau Higgins - September 6, 2006


'Flower Drum Song' Special DVD Edition Coming November 7
by BWW News Desk - September 6, 2006


The Long Awaited Gem Includes All New Digitally Remastered Picture and 5.1 Surround Sound and New Bonus Material - Coming November 7, 2006 From Universal Studios Home Entertainment

Melba Moore Debuts Concert at SF's Plush Room, Sept. 12 - 17
by Eugene Lovendusky - September 6, 2006


Melba Moore, the Tony Award-winning Broadway star, is making her debut at San Francisco's Plush Room in 'The Return of Peach Melba Tour.'

Aida at Alameda Civic Light Opera, Sept. 9 - 24
by Eugene Lovendusky - September 6, 2006


Aida, the Tony Award-winning musical by Elton John and Tim Rice, runs September 9 through 24 at the Alameda Civic Light Opera.

The Ten Tenors Croon SF Oct. 6 - 8
by Eugene Lovendusky - September 8, 2006


The international sensation, The Ten Tenors, give a special concert engagement at San Francisco's Orpheum Theatre for only four shows, October 6-8.

Photo Flash: Usher Stars in Chicago
by BWW News Desk - September 6, 2006


Five-time Grammy Award-winning R&B star Usher is currently starring as Chicago's Billy Flynn through October 1st

Liberti's Almost Made to Move East for Off-Bway Premiere
by BWW News Desk - September 5, 2006


After an extended sold out West Coast run, Louie Liberti's show Almost Made will move back east to be closer to its roots

NYMF to Offer Free Concerts of New Musicals, Sept. 6-25
by BWW News Desk - September 5, 2006


The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) will present a series of free concert events in partnership with the Times Square Virgin Megastore (1540 Broadway, between 45th & 46th Streets), giving audiences a sneak peek of the shows opening each week of the Festival

Political Satire Nixon's Nixon Starts at MCC, Sept. 20
by BWW News Desk - September 5, 2006


MCC Theater will present the 10th anniversary production of their critically-acclaimed political satire, Nixon's Nixon, by playwright Russell Lees

High School Musical to Have Pro Stage Premiere in Atlanta
by BWW News Desk - September 5, 2006


The Fox Theatre in Atlanta will be the site of the regional theatre premiere of the stage adaptation of Disney's High School Musical

Barbra Streisand Adds 2nd Toronto Show Oct. 20
by BWW News Desk - September 5, 2006


Fans who missed out on tickets for the diva's Oct. 17 show can now try to catch her on Oct. 20 at Toronto's Air Canada Centre.

Lansbury to Toast Houseman Award-Winner LuPone
by BWW News Desk - September 5, 2006


Angela Lansbury will toast fellow Lovett Patti LuPone, who will be presented with the John Houseman Award

Neuwirth, Rapp, Etc. Set for Flea Market Celebrity Table
by BWW News Desk - September 5, 2006


The theatre luminaries who will take part in the Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS' 20th Annual Broadway Flea Market and Grand Auction have been announced

Lansbury Returns to Bway for 11/5 'Dorothy Parker' Benefit
by BWW News Desk - September 5, 2006


Four-time Tony Award winner Angela Lansbury makes a return to the Broadway stage heading the cast of This is on Me, An Evening of Dorothy Parker, a staged reading adapted by Tom Fontana to benefit The Acting Company on Sunday, November 5, 7pm at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, 236 West 45th Street. Boyd Gaines, Harriet Harris, Lisa Banes and Lynn Collins complete the cast.

Photo Coverage: Fences Opens at Pasadena Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - September 5, 2006


The Pasadena Playhouse production of August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning Fences, featuring Angela Bassett and Laurence Fishburne, opened on September 1st

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