The Corsair - 1857 - Broadway Articles Page 751

Tonight's The Night - the hit West End musical inspired by the songs of Rod Stewart - is touring the UK throughout 2006

WHO: Chesapeake Shakespeare Company WHAT: Shakespeare's King Lear and Taming of the Shrew in Repertory WHEN: June 2 - July 9 WHERE: PFI Historic Park in Ellicott City, MD HOW MUCH: Ticket details TBA.

Keira Naughton, Jana Robbins and more will join the previously-announced F. Murray Abraham and Deborah S. Craig in the March 27th reading of Charles L. Mee's The Mail Order Bride

The Ravinia Festival in Chicago has announced its 2006 summer season; Elaine Stritch, Audra McDonald and others are set to join previously-announced stars such as Patti LuPone in the festival's starry line-up

Jason Celaya has been cast as the new Matthew in Altar Boyz; he will star performances on April 3

Amazon.com is listing a special features-packed DVD of 'Liza with a 'Z' as being available for pre-sale; the DVD will be released on April 4th, three days after the legendary concert airs on Showtime for the first time in over twenty years

Today, March 23, the musical version of Tolkien's Lord of the Rings opens in Toronto

The Disney Channel's wildly popular 'High School Musical' has once again reached the top of the Billboard charts.

Franc D'Ambrosio, who's most known for playing the title role in The Phantom of the Opera for most of the show's five-year run in San Francisco is going solo at Joe's Pubon Sunday night, April 30th at 7:00 pm.

Olympia Dukakis & Charlotte Rae star in 70, Girls, 70, the upcoming New York City Center Encores! musical, running March 30 - April 2 at NY City Center.

THEATREWORKS/NYC is concluding its 2005-06 season with the revival of its hit musical SARAH, PLAIN AND TALL running March 19 - April 30, 2006 at its home at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, 121 Christopher Street.

CONTEST CLOSED! In the wonderfully revealing new play THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS GARLAND starring Tony Award-nominee ADRIENNE BARBEAU (the original Rizzo in Broadway's Grease; Carol in TV's classic sit-com 'Maude'; Ruthie in HBO's 'Carnivale') you're invited backstage to the legendary Judy Garland's dressing room as she prepares for what will be her final concert appearance in Copenhagen, 1969.

Acclaimed comic genius Jackie Hoffman is set to appear in the presentation of Addictions, three new one-act plays by Tricia Walsh-Smith, on Monday, April 3 at 6:30 p.m.

On Monday, March 27th at 9:30pm, The Duplex Cabaret Theatre will welcome the nominees for the 2006 MAC (Manhattan Association of Clubs and Cabarets) Award to its stage

Jenn Colella will join Jason Robert Brown and the Caucasian Rhythm Kings for his previously-announced April 4th concert at Birdland

WABC 7 will present 'Broadway Backstage: Spring Preview,' co-hosted by Kelli O'Hara, on Saturday, March 25th; the half-hour special will feature Broadway's hottest shows including The Threepenny Opera, Tarzan, The Pajama Game, The Drowsy Chaperone, Ring Of Fire, Jersey Boys, Well, Shining City and The History Boys