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Mark Lamos directs an impressive kickoff at Westport Country Playhouse with a 25th-anniversary production of Stephen Sondhheim's funny and thought-provoking musical INTO THE WOODS. (more...)

A 25th anniversary production of the imaginative, fractured-fairy tale musical "Into the Woods" by James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim will be staged at the theater where Sondheim was an apprentice in 1950, Westport Country Playhouse, in Westport, CT, through May 26. Directed by Mark Lamos, The Playhouse's artistic director, the musical will open the historic theater's 82nd season. It is co-produced with Baltimore's CENTERSTAGE. (more...)

Last night's performance of The Broadway Ballyhoo at Feinstein's (Park & 61st Street) marked the fifth month of this critically acclaimed and popular musical revue series. Betsy Wolfe (Merrily, We Roll Along), Tony DeSare (Nightclub Star), Scott Coulter (The Stephen Schwartz Show) and Mark Aaron James (Guitarist - Singer/Songwriter) starred. (more...)

The creator/producer of The Broadway Ballyhoo, Scott Siegel, announced today that this evening's performance of The Broadway Ballyhoo at Feinstein's (Park & 61st Street) will begin the FIFTH MONTH of this critically acclaimed and popular musical revue series. The show starts at 11pm. (more...)

A 25th anniversary production of the imaginative, fractured-fairy tale musical “Into the Woods” by James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim will be staged at the theater where Sondheim was an apprentice in 1950, Westport Country Playhouse, in Westport, CT, May 1 through May 26. Directed by Mark Lamos, the Playhouse’s artistic director, the musical will open the historic theater’s 82nd season. It is co-produced with Baltimore’s CENTERSTAGE. (more...)

The Warner Theatre (John Bonanni, Executive Director) by special arrangement with Theresa Wozunk will present the world premiere of LIBERTY A Monumental New Musical– with book and lyrics by Dana Leslie Goldstein and music by Jon Goldstein. Directed by Igor Goldin, performances of LIBERTY A Monumental New Musical begin June 30th, 2012 and continue through July 14th at the Warner Theatre in Torrington, Connecticut. (more...)

Another Sondheim musical at Center Stage is a huge success (more...)

Into the Woods began performances at The Pearlstone Theater on March 7, as a coproduction between Westport Country Playhouse and Baltimore Centerstage. Check out production shots below! (more...)

The Town Hall (123 West 43 Street) today announced that Tony Award-winning actress Beth Leavel will perform in THE BROADWAY MUSICALS OF 1950 on Monday, March 19th at 8pm. This concert is part of the 12th season of The Town Hall’s acclaimed Broadway By The Year® series, which is created, written and hosted by Scott Siegel for The Town Hall. (more...)

The folklore passed on from parents to children under the deceptively superficial name of fairy tales is profound. The kitchen drudge who yearns to become a princess, the little girl vanquishing a wolf encountered on the way to grandmother’s house, the simpleton who sells the family cow for a handful of magic beans, and their kindred, are archetypes of each of us, at various moments in the trajectories of our lives. (more...)

The Gallery Players today announced cast and crew for Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun. Directed by Reginald L. Douglas and produced by Brian Michael Flanagan, The Gallery Players’ production of this seminal American play opens Saturday March 17. (more...)

Now in its fouth month at Feinstein's at Loew's Regency, Scott Siegel's BROADWAY BALLYHOO offers its St. Patrick's Day edition on Thursday, March 15th with The Green Goblin, himself, Patrick Page from Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark. He will be joined by Irish Tenor, Bill Daugherty (Brother, Can You Spare a Dime), Elizabeth Stanley (Merrily, We Roll Along), and Amy Warren (The Adding Machine). (more...)

The Town Hall (123 West 43 Street) today announced that Tony Award-winning actress Beth Leavel will perform in THE BROADWAY MUSICALS OF 1950 on Monday, March 19th at 8pm. This concert is part of the 12th season of The Town Hall’s acclaimed Broadway By The Year® series, which is created, written and hosted by Scott Siegel for The Town Hall. (more...)

Now in its fouth month at Feinstein's at Loew's Regency, Scott Siegel's BROADWAY BALLYHOO offers its St. Patrick's Day edition on Thursday, March 15th with The Green Goblin, himself, Patrick Page from Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark. He will be joined by Irish Tenor, Bill Daugherty (Brother, Can You Spare a Dime), Elizabeth Stanley (Merrily, We Roll Along), and Amy Warren (The Adding Machine). (more...)

CENTERSTAGE and Westport Country Playhouse announced today casting for their co-production of Into the Woods, and Broadway fans will be excited to hear that the original Little Red Riding Hood, Danielle Ferland, is making her way back Into the Woods. The production is set to run March 7-April 15 at CENTERSTAGE before moving to Westport Country Playhouse in May. Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s beloved fairy tale musical will be directed by Westport Country Playhouse’s Artistic Director Mark Lamos. (more...)

CENTERSTAGE and Westport Country Playhouse have announced casting for their co-production of Into the Woods, and Broadway fans will be excited to hear that the original Little Red Ridinghood, Danielle Ferland, is making her way back Into the Woods. The production is set to run March 7-April 15 at CENTERSTAGE before moving to Westport Country Playhouse in May. Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s beloved fairy tale musical will be directed by Westport Country Playhouse’s Artistic Director Mark Lamos, who directed A Little Night Music in 2008. (more...)

The first BROADWAY BALLYHOO devoted exclusively to the singers from one Broadway show features three of the stars from GODSPELL: Morgan James, Telly Leung, and Julia Mattison. They will perform an evening of all Broadway show tunes, including a sampling from their hit show, on March 1st at 11pm. (more...)

The Gallery Players today announced cast and crew for Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun. Directed by Reginald L. Douglas and produced by Brian Michael Flanagan, The Gallery Players’ production of this seminal American play opens Saturday March 17. (more...)

NAKED BOYS SINGING!, the fifteen-song celebration of the male form, recently ended its run at New York's New World Stages - Stage 2 on Saturday January 28th after 3,069 performances.The hit show will soon re-open at the Kirk Theatre at Theatre Row beginning Thursday, February 23rd. (more...)