Hottest Articles on BWW from Tuesday, May. 26

1) TONY Awards Announce Roster of Star Presenters for June 7th Awards Telecast

Presenters for the 63rd Annual Antoinette Perry Tony Awards® were announced today. Presenters will not only introduce the evening's various performances, but will also present the Tony Awards to the winners in each of the 27 competitive categories. Lucie Arnaz, Kate Burton, Kristin Chenoweth, Jeff Daniels, Hope Davis, Edie Falco, Will Ferrell, Carrie Fisher, Jane Fonda, Hallie Foote, James Gandolfini, Lauren Graham, Colin Hanks, Marcia Gay Harden, Nicole Kidman, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Lange, Frank Langella, Angela Lansbury, Audra McDonald, David Hyde Pierce, Piper Perabo, Oliver Platt, Susan Sarandon, Kevin Spacey, John Stamos, Chandra Wilson, and many others will take the stage in celebration of Broadway's biggest night. (more...)

2) Photo Flash: 'IDOL' Star Adam Lambert Visits CBS's Early Show

Adam Lambert is now a household name thanks to his exposure on "American Idol", the singing sensation has hit New York City and the Season 8 runner-up will be making the media rounds all this week. Lambert taped a performance of 'Mad World' this morning for the CBS Early Show, the segment will air on Thursday, May 28th. Lambert was a true stand out this season, the young Los Angeles based singer usually had the audience in the palm of his hand with one swooning performance after another. (more...)

3) TIVO RED ALERT: IN THE HEIGHTS Special on PBS Great Performances May 27

On Wednesday, May 27th at 8pm (check local listings for details), Great Performances on PBS presents a dazzling documentary "In the Heights: Chasing Broadway Dreams". This special will go down as the greatest commercial of all time for a Broadway musical, that took an enormous risk, moving from Off-Broadway to Broadway and running off with the 2008 Tony Award for Best Musical. (more...)

4) STAGE TUBE: Jamie Pugh Sings 'Dream' on 'TALENT' Semi-Finals

Jamie Pugh's "Impossible Dream" of winning it all on Britain's Got Talent ended last night as he was voted off the program. The singer - who performed The Impossible Dream on the live reality show yesterday - is now set to back to work as a van driver and pizza delivery man. (more...)

5) Photo Flash: JOSEPH & THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT At Pittsburgh CLO

Hitch a rainbow ride through ancient Egypt when Pittsburgh CLO kicks off its 63rd Summer Season with Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Cheer for the kid in the coat May 26 through June 7 at the Benedum Center in the heart of downtown Pittsburgh's Cultural District. (more...)

6) Photo Coverage: Signature Theatre's 'See What I Wanna See'

Signature Theatre is currently presenting the Washington area premiere of the innovative musical See What I Wanna See, a fascinating exploration of three stories of lust, greed, murder, faith, and redemption. Written by Michael John LaChiusa, considered one of today's most intelligent and innovative musical theater composers. (more...)

7) BWW INTERVIEWS: WICKED's Natalie Anderson

London's new Nessa-Rose talks to Carrie Dunn about her West End debut, wheelchairs and ensuring her career stays family-friendly... (more...)

8) Zakrin, Bundy Share The Spotlight As Elle In TPAC's LEGALLY BLONDE 6/15-6/29

LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL, presented by BMI, premieres at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center's Andrew Jackson Hall, June 23-28, 2009, as part of HCA/TriStar Broadway at TPAC. (more...)

9) Benanti, Pasquale and Maroulis Honored at 'Broadway Beacon Awards' 6/25

Rock Of Ages Tony-nominated star Constantine Maroulis, Tony Award-winner (for Gypsy) Laura Benanti and her husband Steven Pasquale (Reasons To Be Pretty) and Tony-nominated Judy Kuhn (Les Miz, Chess, Rags, She Loves Me) are among the Broadway honorees and performers at the Thursday June 25 Inside Broadway Broadway Beacon Awards at 5:30 PM at The Players Club, 16 Gramercy Park South, New York, NY. (more...)

10) Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/24

Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 5/24/2009 (more...)

11) Liza's At BroadwayWorld.com... Send in YOUR Questions Now for the Legendary Star

New York critics and theatre audiences fell under the spell of Liza Minnelli's unmatchable magic when she returned to Broadway's legendary Palace Theatre and played a recent sell-out engagement. Now, the Tony-nominated star is going to take YOUR questions for a BroadwayWorld.com TV interview exclusive! (more...)

12) Hamlisch and Hirson to Collaborate on Broadway Bound Liberace Musical

It is anticipated that the creative team will include composer Marvin Hamlisch (Chorus Line), and playwright Roger O. Hirson (Pippin), as well as Ms. Sickmen, who has written the original concept and lyrics. (more...)

13) HAIR Cast Recording Now Avaliable On iTUNES, Released In Store 6/23

The new Broadway Cast Recording of the hit musical HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical, featuring never-before-released tracks from the show's iconic score, is available on iTUNES, beginning TODAY (May 26th). (more...)

14) Adam Pascal _c_joan_marcusm3.jpg" border="0" align="right" class="fotgal" width=75 hspace=5> Pascal, Rapp, Stewart Return To RENT: The Broadway Tour 10/6-18 At The Curran

Producers Jeffrey Seller, Kevin McCollum and Allan S. Gordon have announced that stars Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp and Gwen Stewart will reprise the roles they originated on Broadway in "RENT: The Broadway Tour". (more...)

15) Hoffman, Dafoe, Ortiz, Sellars and Parks Among Talents For Public Theater's 2009/2010 Season

The Public Theater's Artistic Director Oskar Eustis and Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson announced today that the 2009-2010 Season will feature premieres by Peter Sellars, Richard Foreman, Tarell Alvin McCraney, Mike Daisey, and Suzan-Lori Parks and include performances by John Ortiz, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Willem Dafoe. (more...)

16) Tony Award-Winner Phylicia Rashad Joins 'OSAGE' 5/26

August: Osage County, which, on Friday, May 22nd, surpassed The Heidi Chronicles in the list of Broadway's longest running plays, welcomes Tony Award-winner Phylicia Rashad to The Cast tonight, Tuesday, May 26th. Ms. Rashad will star as Violet Weston. (more...)

17) Amy Morton Returns To Role Of Barbara Fordham In AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY 5/26

August: Osage County, winner of five 2008 Tony Awards as well as the 2008 Pulitzer Prize, is proud to welcome back Original Cast member and Tony Award nominee Amy Morton to the role of "Barbara Fordham" on Tuesday, May 26th, 2009 @ 7:00pm. (more...)

18) DESTINY'S CHILD Star Williams Set for West End Debut as 'Roxie' in CHICAGO

Michelle Williams will make her West End stage debut starring as ?Roxie Hart' in the smash hit West End musical "CHICAGO" at the Cambridge Theatre from Monday 13 July until 22 August. Michelle Williams, the Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, record producer and actress, rose to fame as one third of Destiny's Child. Destiny's Child, comprising Michelle Williams, Beyoncé Knowles and Kelly Rowland, is the top selling female group of all time. (more...)

Next summer, from 26 May to 30 August 2009, a new production of JM Barrie's Peter Pan will be performed in the specially commissioned Neverland Pavilion in London's historic Kensington Gardens. (more...)

20) Breen, Corman, Dugan Cast In Naked Angels' NEXT FALL 5/26-6/3

New York?s Naked Angels (Geoffrey Nauffts, Artistic Director; Brittany O?Neill, Managing Director) has announced complete casting for its World Premiere production of Geoffrey Nauffts? new play Next Fall (formerly titled TheGospel According To Adam), directed by Sheryl Kaller. The Cast will feature Patrick Breen, Maddie Corman, Sean Dugan, Patrick Heusinger, Connie Ray, andCotter Smith. (more...)