James D. Stern News

Hairspray will spritz the Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth, TX from April 18th through 23rd.

On March 30th, The Wedding Singer will play its first Broadway preview at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre

HAIRSPRAY, BROADWAY'S MUSICAL COMEDY PHENOMENON MAKES ITS RETURN TO SOUTH FLORIDA AT THE JACKIE GLEASON THEATER IN MIAMI BEACH FEBRUARY 21 - 26 AND KRAVIS CENTER IN PALM BEACH MARCH 7 - 12

Tickets for The Wedding Singer are now on sale to holders of American Express cards, and will go on sale to the public on February 12th

The Wedding Singer has been announced for the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, with previews to begin on March 30, 2006 and opening night to be April 27, 2006.

SEATTLE ­ Audiences at The 5th Avenue Theatre will travel back in time ­ to 1985 ­ for the pre-broadway world premiere of THE WEDDING SINGER. Tickets are on sale now.

Felicia Finley, Rita Gardner, Kevin Cahoon and more will join Stephen Lynch and Laura Benanti in the Wedding Singer, which begins its pre-Broadway run in Seattle in January

THE PRODUCERS the new MEL BROOKS musical proudly announces that John Treacy Egan will become the newest 'Max Bialystock' on Broadway, beginning Tuesday, October 25. In other casting news, 'Queer Eye For The Straight Guy' culture maven, Jai Rodriguez, returns to Broadway, stepping into the role of 'Carmen Ghia', beginning Tuesday, November 1.

Brad Oscar will mark his one thousandth performance as Max Bialystock in The Producers on September 1st

The Producers has just recouped its £5,500,000 capitalisation and the musical has now been seen by well over 550,000 people in London since it started performances on 25 October 2004.

Brad Oscar and Hunter Foster will once again charm audiences as Bialystock and Bloom in The Producers, beginning on July 5th

CanStage's Urinetown and the resident Canadian production of Hairspray led the Dora Mavor Moore Award nominations, with 10 and 8 respectively

Tony-winner Bart will reprise his 'Leo Bloom' opposite Richard Kind's Max Bialystock beginning May 3, 2005