LES MISERABLES 25TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT & More Added to BroadwayHD
Kicking off the month on January 1st is the 1945 musical comedy film Ziegfeld Follies, featuring Fred Astaire, Lucille Ball, Gene Kelly, Judy Garland, Fanny Brice, Lena Horne and more. The How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying film, based on the musical of the same name, is set to debut on January 4th.
Photo Coverage: Remembering Valerie Harper
As BroadwayWorld previously reported, stage and screen star, Valerie Harper, passed away following a decade-long battle with cancer. She was 80 years old. Today BroadwayWorld remembers Harper with a look back into our archives.
GoFundMe Started for MARY TYLER MOORE Star Valerie Harper's Cancer Treatment
A GoFundMe page has been started for "Mary Tyler Moore" star Valerie Harper, who has been fighting lung cancer that began in 2009 and became brain cancer in 2013, according to ShowBiz411. Harper's husband, Tony Cacciotti, started the page because the cost of home healthcare and prescriptions has exceeded anything insurance and savings can handle.
Valerie Harper to Star in Alzheimer's Film MY MOM AND THE GIRL
Susie Singer Carter (Soul Surfer, Bratz), founder of Go Girl Media and producer Tony Cacciotti are proud to announce the start of pre-production on Singer Carter's short film, My Mom and The Girl, a “Joyous” and unexpected look at Alzheimer's starring five-time Emmy award winning actress Valerie Harper.
Matthew Lombardo Speaks Out on Valerie Harper Lawsuit
Yesterday, BWW reported that beloved Broadway veteran Valerie Harper was facing a lawsuit from 'Looped' playwright Matthew Lombardo. The scribe claims that during rehearsals for the Broadway production, the actress began to slur her speech and forget her lines. When she went to the doctor, it was discovered that her lung cancer had spread to her brain. Lombardo was forced to replace Harper at the last minute, which he claims cost him $500,000.
Photo Coverage: Inside CASA VALENTINA's Opening Night Theatre Arrivals
Manhattan Theatre Club's world premiere of Casa Valentina, the play by four-time Tony Award winnerHarvey Fierstein, directed by two-time Tony Award winner Joe Mantello just opened last night, April 23, 2014 at MTC's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (261 West 47th Street). Check out photos from the star-studded theatre arrivals below!
Valerie Harper Set for Cancer Foundation of America's 'Day at the Races' Today
Actress and lung cancer advocate Valerie Harper and her husband Tony Cacciotti will join with other lung cancer advocates and supporters at the Lung Cancer Foundation of America's 'Day at the Races' event, the only event of its kind in the USA to support lung cancer research, at Del Mar Race Track, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd, Del Mar, Calif., today, July 28, 2013 from 2 PM - 6 PM. Ms. Harper, who is currently fightinglung cancer that hasoccurred inthe lining of her brain, ishelping to bring attention to lung cancer,the USA's number one cancer killer for both men and women, accounting for nearly 30% of all cancer deaths.
Photo Coverage: The Stars Arrive for THE ASSEMBLED PARTIES Opening Night!
Tony winner Richard Greenberg (Take Me Out, The American Plan) and MTC begin their 10th collaboration with the world-premiere production of The Assembled Parties. MTC Artistic Director Lynne Meadow (Wit, Collected Stories) directs the cast that includes Tony nominee Jessica Hecht (A View from the Bridge, Harvey), Tony and 2-time Emmy winner Judith Light (Other Desert Cities, Lombardi) and Tony nominee Jeremy Shamos (Glengarry Glen Ross, Clybourne Park).
Stefanie Powers to Replace Valerie Harper in National Tour of LOOPED
Emmy Award nominee Stefanie Powers will now play the role of legendary actress Tallulah Bankhead on the national tour of LOOPED. She replaces Valerie Harper, who was advised by doctors to take an immediate medical leave after having recently been hospitalized; she has flown back to Los Angeles with her husband Tony Cacciotti where she will receive continuing treatment and medical care.
Valerie Harper Kicks Off LOOPED National Tour in Hartford Tonight
Four-time Emmy Award-winner and Tony Award nominee Valerie Harper returns to Hartford to kick off the National Tour of Matthew Lombardo's madcap comedy LOOPED, tonight, January 24-February 6, 2013 at The Belding Theatre at The Bushnell. The original Broadway production will again be directed by Rob Ruggiero.
LOOPED Moves Bushnell Opening to 5/7
Four-time Emmy Award Winner & Tony Award Nominee Valerie Harper was hospitalized last week, interrupting rehearsals for the national tour of LOOPED. She is currently being treated in Manhattan and is expected to make a full recovery within weeks.
LOOPED, Starring Valerie Harper, Comes to Boston 4/30-5/5
Four-time Emmy Award Winner & Tony Award Nominee Valerie Harper triumphantly returns to Boston in the National Tour of Matthew Lombardo's madcap comedy LOOPED, April 30 -May 5, 2013 at The Majestic Theatre. The production will again be directed by Rob Ruggiero.