Jenny Powers News

The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation presented its annual Born for Broadway benefit, which will take place at the American Airlines Theatre, last night, May 21, 2012. Tony nominated director Marcia Milgrom Dodge (Ragtime) directed alongside Lawrence Yurman (On A Clear Day You Can See Forever, Grey Gardens), who musical directed. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the red carpet and brings you photo coverage below. (more...)

The evening is directed by Joe Langworth and musical direction by Greg Jarrett, the show will run for one night only, June 18, at the Loews Regency Hotel (540 Park Avenue at 61st Street). (more...)

The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation has announced that theater and film stars Julie White (“Transformers,” “Little Dog Laughed”) and Tony Goldwyn (“Ghost,” ABC’s new hit series “Scandal”) will host the third annual Born for Broadway benefit, which will take place at the American Airlines Theatre, 227 West 42nd Street, on Monday, May 21, 2012 at 8 PM. (more...)

The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation has announced the cast for the third annual Born for Broadway benefit, which will take place at the American Airlines Theatre, 227 West 42nd Street, on Monday, May 21, 2012 at 8 PM. Tony nominated director Marcia Milgrom Dodge (Ragtime) will direct; Lawrence Yurman (On A Clear Day You Can See Forever, Grey Gardens) is the Musical Director. (more...)

The Ceremony for the Seventh Annual Kevin Kline Awards took place last night at the Loretto-Hilton Theater, honoring productions in St Louis from 2011. We've got the full list of nominees and winners below. (more...)

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On Monday, March 19, The Town Hall hosted THE BROADWAY MUSICALS OF 1950, as part of the 12th season of The Town Hall’s acclaimed Broadway By The Year® series, created, written and hosted by Scott Siegel for The Town Hall. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the event and brings you photo coverage 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...)

Last night, March 12th, 2012 Roundabout celebrated Rob Marshall, with the 2012 Spring Gala: From Screen to Stage. Rob Marshall began his career with Roundabout working on celebrated musicals such as She Loves Me, Company, Little Me and the Tony Award®-winning Cabaret. When Hollywood beckoned, he directed and choreographed the biggest film musical in years, the Academy Award® winning Chicago, the summer blockbuster Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, and the star studded NINE among others. BroadwayWorld was there for the festivities and brings you full photo coverage 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 Town Hall’s Broadway by the Year's® 12th Season continues with The Broadway Musicals of 1950 on Monday, March 19th at 8PM. 1950 was a year that brought us famous shows by musical theater icons including Frank Loesser, (Guys and Dolls), Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse (Call Me Madam), and Cole Porter (Out of This World), among others. Produced by The Town Hall, The Broadway Musicals of 1950 is created, written and hosted by Scott Siegel. (more...)

StageWrite just launched its new iPad App with lots of theatre veterans in attendance including:Susan Stroman, John Tartaglia, Sierra Boggess, Joshua Henry, Will Swenson, Scott Ellis, Felipe Gamba of Disney Theatricals, Lynn Ahrens/Stephen Flaherty - composer/lyricist team for 'Ragtime', Rebecca Luker, Danny Burstein, Robert Petkoff, Matt Cavenaugh, Jenny Powers, and many more. (more...)

The musical Carrie made her return eagerly awaiting return to New York City last night after the show's notoriously short 1988 run on Broadway. This brand new and revised production, now playing at the Lucille Lortel Theatre (121 Christopher Street), has already extended its run, and will now play performances through April 22, 2012. Check out photos below from the opening night red carpet! (more...)

StageWrite will launch its new iPad App on March 5. Those attending the launch includ Susan Stroman, John Tartaglia, Sierra Boggess, Joshua Henry, Will Swenson, Scott Ellis, Felipe Gamba of Disney Theatricals, Lynn Ahrens/Stephen Flaherty - composer/lyricist team for 'Ragtime', Rebecca Luker, Danny Burstein, Robert Petkoff, Matt Cavenaugh, Jenny Powers, Forrest McClendon, Scott Chaloff, Broadway casting director Tara Rubin, David Thompson - book writer THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS, Broadway Stage Manager Steven Zweigbaum, Brad Oscar, Stacia Fernandez, and a growing list of Broadway celebrities. (more...)

The Broadway at Birdland concert series presented Matt Cavenaugh and Jenny Powers last night, February 13. course, the house was packed with family, friends and fans of the duo, including writer Thomas Meehan and performers Max Von Essen, Hunter Ryan Herdlicka, Donna Bullock, and director Ben West. Check out photos below! (more...)

The Broadway at Birdland concert series has announced that Broadway performers Jenny Powers and Matt Cavenaugh will be performing “Real Good Thing,” in concert at the historic music room on Monday, February 13 at 7pm (more...)

Today in 2005, Little Women opened at the Virginia Theatre (now the August Wilson Theatre), where it ran for 137 performances. Based on Louisa May Alcott's classic 1869 semi-autobiographical novel, it focuses on the four March sisters - brassy, tomboy-like, aspiring writer Jo, romantic Meg, pretentious Amy, and kind-hearted Beth - and their beloved Marmee, at home in Concord, Massachusetts while the family patriarch is away serving as a Union Army chaplain during the Civil War. Intercut with the vignettes in which their lives unfold are several recreations of the melodramatic short stories Jo writes in her attic studio. The Broadway cast included Sutton Foster, Maureen McGovern, Janet Carroll, Jenny Powers, Megan McGinnis, and Amy McAlexander. (more...)

The Broadway at Birdland concert series has announced that Broadway performers Jenny Powers and Matt Cavenaugh will be performing “Real Good Thing,” in concert at the historic music room on Monday, February 13 at 7pm (more...)

After an intense internal auditing process, the results are in for the 2011 Boston Awards! This year's awards broke traffic records and we couldn't be more excited to announce the 2011 BroadwayWorld Boston Award winners! (more...)

The Best in LA Theatre for 2011 (alphabetical listings) (artists performing outside LA may be included in performance categories) (more...)