tick, tick... BOOM! - 2005 - London Fringe Articles Page 17

Sarah Litzsinger will succeed Ashley Brown as Beauty and the Beast's Belle on May 30th

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.

Patrick Cassidy received top honors winning the Best Actor in a Touring Production for his title role performance in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Joseph) in the annual Golden Icon Awards announced Friday by Travolta Family Entertainment.

Molly Ringwald will headline the national tour of Sweet Charity, which will launch in September of 2006

The 2006-2007 at the Hippodrome Theatre at the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center has been announced. The seven-show season ranges from $156 - $615, and sales begin Sunday. Call 800-343-3103 or go online at www.broadwayacrossamerica.com.

No Doubt they'll be no Angry Men (or Women) now that the HIPP has a Wicked Scoundrel of a Bee Season with lots of Spam and Charity

Stephen Schwartz will appear at Ford's Theatre in D.C. on January 30th to play piano for his son Scott Schwartz' play-with-music adaptation of Willa Cather's My Ántonia

Acting Up Stage Theatre Company presents the Toronto premiere of the international hit, john & jen opening January 26 to February 11, 2006 at the Walmer Centre Theatre in Toronto.

I LOVE YOU BECAUSE stars Farah Alvin, David A. Austin, Tony Award nominee Stephanie D'Abruzzo (Avenue Q) and Colin Hanlon.

Director Doug Hughes and choreographer Christopher Gattelli were presented with Callaway Awards on November 14th

Country Music superstar and top CMA Awards nominee Lee Ann Womack and Broadway leading man, Tony Award Winner, Brian Stokes Mitchell, will co-host the Nov. 12 'Broadway Meets Country' concert, a benefit performance celebrating the universality and crossover appeal of these two popular genres and their performers.

This December, DISNEY LIVE! WINNIE THE POOH will play a special month-long holiday engagement at New York's legendary Beacon Theatre (2124 Broadway at West 74th Street), December 8-28, 2005.

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.

The heat of the summer closes three plays, Branagh reunites with the Right Size for Ducktastic and the Menier invites us to the Park with George.

'Laugh Whore', nominated for a 2005 Tony Award for Best Theatrical Special Event will debut on Showtime on May 28 at 9pm.

The online cult hit Silence! The Musical will be premiered as one of the shows in this year's New York International Fringe Festival, which runs from August 12th to 28th