Happy Days News

Today, the spotlight falls upon Travis Kendrick, who continues his run as one of the go-to guys at ClarksvilleÂ’s Roxy Regional Theatre in The Wedding Singer, opening tonight. Coming up for Travis is the role of Chachi in Happy Days, which will close the companyÂ’s 2011-2012 season. Not only an actor, Travis is also a certified yoga instructor, teaching classes around Clarksville and at the Roxy, and heÂ’s choreographer of note, having choreographed Just Another High School Musical at ClarksvilleÂ’s Northeast High School, Gallantry for Austin Peay State University Opera and heÂ’ll be doing a number for The RoxyÂ’s 101 Dalmatians the Musical later this year. (more...)

Audiences are invited to discover the magic all over again of the two-time Emmy Award winning, and two-time Tony® Award-nominated production: Cathy Rigby is PETER PAN. Families and fans alike have their chance to “fly”into the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts for this magical production running August 1-5, 2012. Tickets are on sale to the public this Saturday, May 19 at 10am. Tickets start at $25 and are available at the Kravis Center’s official web site www.kravis.org/peterpan; the Kravis Center Box Office (561) 832-7469 or (800) 572-8471, and at all Ticketmaster outlets. (more...)

Katselas Theatre Company will present Tony Abatemarco's BEAUTIFIED, described as "a riotous new romp through four decades in a Massachusetts beauty parlor." (more...)

Philadelphia Theatre Company announces the world premiere of the new musical Stars of David to open its 2012-2013 season this fall. (more...)

A season of high drama and razor-sharp comedy takes to the stage this autumn as Sheffield Theatres unveils its new season from September 2012 – January 2013. The season opens with Sheffield Theatres’ Artistic Director Daniel Evans directing a new production of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, followed by the regional première of Penelope Skinner’s The Village Bike and a major revival of Shelagh Delaney’s seminal work, A Taste of Honey. Other highlights include the world première of DC Moore’s latest play Straight, and a major revival of the classic musical My Fair Lady at Christmas. (more...)

The actor Henry Winkler, best known as the Fonz from Happy Days, may star opposite Cheyenne Jackson as an ageing porn star in THE PERFORMERS, a new comedy about the porn industry by David West Read. (more...)

Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus’ global hit musical MAMMA MIA! will welcome new principals Christy Altomare, Lauren Cohn, Daniel Cooney, Felicia Finley, Aaron Lazar, Graham Rowat and Zak Resnick who will join Judy McLane as “Donna Sheridan” at the Winter Garden Theatre (1634 Broadway) on Monday, June 4, 2012. (more...)

Audiences are invited to discover the magic all over again of the two-time Emmy Award winning, and two-time Tony® Award-nominated production: Cathy Rigby is PETER PAN. Families and fans alike have their chance to “fly”into the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts for this magical production running August 1-5, 2012. Tickets are on sale to the public this Saturday, May 19 at 10am. Tickets start at $25 and are available at the Kravis Center’s official web site www.kravis.org/peterpan; the Kravis Center Box Office (561) 832-7469 or (800) 572-8471, and at all Ticketmaster outlets. (more...)

Bill Haley and his Comets come to the Broadway Theatre of Pitman August 24 at 8 p.m. (more...)

Katselas Theatre Company will presents the world premiere of BEAUTIFIED by multi-award-winner Tony Abatemarco, opening Friday, May 25, 2012 with reception to follow and then 8pm Friday and Saturdays, 2pm Sundays through July 1, 2012 at the Skylight Theatre 1816 N. Vermont, LA 90027. (more...)

“Goodbye grey skies, hello blue!” It’s another regional premiere for TMP's fifth show of the 2011-12 Mainstage Season! Happy Days: A New Musical, based on the original TV series set in 1959 Milwaukee, brings to the stage TV family, the Cunninghams, along with Ralph Malph, Potsie and the “King of Cool” himself, Arthur Fonzarelli, for a family-friendly musical. TMP’s Happy Days, A New Musical runs for 14 performances May 4-27, 2012. (more...)

American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) announced two special events associated with their upcoming production of Samuel BeckettÂ’s Endgame and Play, opening May 9 at the American Conservatory Theater. (more...)

Kritzerland Upstairs at SterlingÂ’s presents BROADWAY BOUND - UNSUNG SONGWRITERS with Zina Goldrich, Marcy Heisler, Alan Chapman, Milt Schaefer, Ira Levin, Michael Leonard, Larry Grossman, Hal Hackady, Brad Ross, Douglas Bernstein, Denis Markell and more. The show will be held Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 7:00 pm. Tom Griep is musical director. (more...)

Actor/writer/director/producer Bruce KimmelÂ’s anticipated book Album Produced ByÂ… hits stores and online this week. (more...)

Lynn Cohen is set to headline the cast of the world-premiere of Rivka Bekerman-GreenbergÂ’s EAVESDROPPING ON DREAMS, presented Off-Broadway by Barefoot Theatre Company with previews that began April 20 prior to an official press opening of Sunday, April 29 at the Cherry Lane Studio Theatre (38 Commerce Street) in Manhattan. Ronald Cohen will direct. (more...)

Now traveling the country playing real-life legend Johnny Cash ("The Man in Black") for the first national tour of the Tony Award-winning MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET--finally landing in Southern California at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa from April 24 through May 6--actor Derek Keeling, best known as a top 3 contender on NBC's Grease: You're The One That I Want, is no stranger to playing well-known icons from the 20th Century. Before arriving to rock the O.C., BroadwayWorld subjected him to a few silly, rapid-fire questions. (more...)

Lynn Cohen headlines the cast, alongside Jake Robards, of the world premiere of Rivka Bekerman-Greenberg's EAVESDROPPING ON DREAMS, presented Off-Broadway by Barefoot Theatre Company. Previews began April 20, prior to an official press opening of Friday, April 27, at the Cherry Lane Studio Theatre (38 Commerce Street) in Manhattan. Ronald Cohen will direct. Joining Ms. Cohen and Mr. Robards in the cast of EAVESDROPPING ON DREAMS will be Stephanie Roth Haberle, Aidan Koehler and Christopher Whalen. See photos of Cohen, Roth Haberle and Koehler in EAVESDROPPING ON DREAMS below! (more...)

Kritzerland Upstairs at Sterling’s presents BROADWAY BOUND – Unsung Songwriters, Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 7:00 pm, starring (in alphabetical order) Melody Hollis (Broadway: Susan in Irving Berlin’s White Christmas) Damon Kirsche (Musical Theatre West: Man of La Mancha; Cabrillo’s Little Shop of Horrors) Jane Noseworthy (Carrie, Reprise’s Carousel; Disney: The Princess and the Frog) Beth Malone (Broadway: Ring of Fire; off-Broadway: The Marvelous Wonderettes) John Massey (Dad, Happy Days; Dave, The Full Monty; Nicely-Nicely, Guys & Dolls); Music Director: Tom Griep; and Special Guest: Tony Award Winner, Daisy Eagen. (more...)

LIVE! with Kelly's upcoming guests include A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE's Blair Underwood, NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT's Matthew Broderick and THE BEST MAN's Candice Bergen. See the full list of upcoming guest stars. (more...)