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Paige Davis to Host Solstice at Times Square Dance Event
by BWW News Desk - June 2, 2006


On June 18th, Paige Davis will host 'Solstice at Times Square,' featuring over 30 dance companies and 200 dancers from late afternoon until dusk

Bates, Harden, Etc. Star in 6/12 Necessary Targets Reading
by BWW News Desk - June 2, 2006


Kathy Bates, Jane Fonda, Marcia Gay Harden, Shiva Rose, Marian Seldes and Kerry Washington will be among the starry line-up taking part in a reading of Eve Ensler's Necessary Targets on June 12th

Photo Coverage: Shout! The Mod Musical Press Preview
by Ben Strothmann - June 2, 2006


Shout! The Mod Musical, a new musical tracking five young women coming of age in 1960s England, opens in July, and BroadwayWorld was there for the press preview!

Hip-Hop Theater Festival Runs Off-Bway June 20-24
by BWW News Desk - June 2, 2006


The Hip-Hop Theater Festival is set to slam New York from June 20th through June 24th

'Early Show' Auction Offers Memorabilia, Bway Shows, Etc.
by BWW News Desk - June 2, 2006


CBS News' 'The Early Show' and the League of American Theatres and Producers are offering an eBay auction to raise money for BC/EFA

Summer Play Festival Tickets Go On Sale June 5
by BWW News Desk - June 2, 2006


Tickets go onsale this Monday, June 5th for the 3rd Annual Summer Play Festival (SPF) featuring 15 shows which will play at Theatre Row from July 15th-July 30th

Review: Kennedy Center 'Mame' Rises Above Miscast Star
by Maya Cantu - June 2, 2006


In the famous Act One finale of Mame, the musical's irresistible title character single-handedly revives the drowsy South, sending its courtly gentlemen and Georgia peaches into an ecstatic serenade of acceptance and very high octaves. It's a rousing number in the Kennedy Center's gorgeously-mounted production, but it's hard to find the same kind of enthusiasm with Christine Baranski filling Mame's jodhpurs

Songs by Rockwell, Etc. Featured in 'Camp' Musical in July
by BWW News Desk - June 2, 2006


Songs by Eric Rockwell and more will be featured in the TADA! Youth Theater musical Everything About Camp (Almost) this July

Photo Flash: Chicago Wicked's Fundraising Success
by BWW News Desk - June 2, 2006


The Chicago company of Wicked earned the top fundraising honor in the 20th Annual Easter Bonnet Competition, a national effort on behalf of the charity Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS

Lamb's Theatre Company to Vacate Building in September
by BWW News Desk - June 2, 2006


The Lamb's Theatre Company--currently playing host to the hit Off-Broadway show A Jew Grows in Brooklyn--has received an eviction notice for September

Michael Siberry: Shakespeare to Sondheim to ... SPAMALOT?
by Mark Andrew Lawrence - June 5, 2006


Michael Siberry is enjoying life on the road as he tours the U.S. and Canada playing King Arthur in Monty Python's SPAMALOT.

Mint Presents Selections from Gordon & Rodgers Shows, 6/19
by BWW News Desk - June 2, 2006


Mary Testa, Judith Blazer and more will take part in the Mint Theater Company's June 19th evening of negelected work by female writers; it will feature selections from works by Ruth Gordon and Mary Rodgers

Bridge & Tunnel Extends Broadway Run Through August 6
by BWW News Desk - June 2, 2006


Sarah Jones--who was chosen as the recipient of a 2006 Special Tony Award for playing a mosaic of women in her one-woman play Bridge & Tunnel--is now set to perform the show through August 6th

Shanley's Defiance to End Limited Run on June 4
by BWW News Desk - June 2, 2006


The Manhattan Theatre Club world premiere production of John Patrick Shanley's Defiance begins its final weekend of performances tonight at New York City Center - Stage I

Joshua Park Cast as Goodspeed's Pippin, 7/14-9/24
by BWW News Desk - June 2, 2006


Joshua Park will star as the young prince who longs to be extraordinary in the Goodspeed Opera House's upcoming stage of Pippin, running from July 14th through September 24th

London's Sunday in the Park Extends Through Sept. 2
by BWW News Desk - June 2, 2006


Sunday in the Park with George will be spending more time on the West End; the hit Menier Chocolate Factory revival of the Stephen Sondheim-James Lapine classic is now set to run through September 2nd after a six-week extension was announced

Inishmore Star Wilmot Interviewed on 'On Stage' & On Radio
by BWW News Desk - June 2, 2006


David Wilmot of The Lieutenant of Inishmore will be featured in two upcoming interviews--with 'On Stage' from June 3rd to 5th and on radio's 'Studio A' on June 5th

'Regis & Kelly' to Feature Tony-Nominated Shows, 6/5-6/9
by BWW News Desk - June 2, 2006


From June 5th through 9th, 'Live with Regis and Kelly' will spotlight Tony-nominated shows in anticipation of the 60th Annual Tony Awards on June 11th

Benanti, Testa, Etc. Lined Up for 7/10 Little Fish Concert
by BWW News Desk - June 2, 2006


Laura Benanti, Mary Testa, Alice Ripley and Lisa Howard will star in a Joe's Pub concert of Michael John LaChiusa's Little Fish on July 10th

'Lost' Rodgers & Hart Show Launches Summer Stock on Bway
by BWW News Desk - June 2, 2006


Symphony Space's Summer Stock series will launch with The Manhattan Madcaps of 1924, featuring a score by Rodgers and Hart and a book by esteemed librettist Jerzy Turnpike

Playten, Myers, Etc. Complete Cast of Bway Backwards, 6/5
by BWW News Desk - June 2, 2006


The star-studded benefit concert Broadway Backwards is now fully cast, with Alice Playten, Pam Myers and more having signed on

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