The Nanny is being developed into a Broadway musical, producers Brian Zeilinger and Scott Zeilinger have announced, to be based on the iconic Sony Pictures Television series created by Peter Marc Jacobson and Fran Drescher.
The musical will feature a book co-written by Emmy and Golden Globe Award nominee Drescher and Jacobson, with lyrics by Emmy and Golden Globe winner Rachel Bloom and music by Bloom and three-time Emmy winner and Tony Award nominee Adam Schlesinger. Bloom and Schlesinger most recently won a 2019 Emmy Award together for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics ("Crazy Ex-Girlfriend").
Partly inspired by Drescher's own life growing up in Queens, New York, The Nanny's beloved 146 episodes aired from 1993 to 1999, starring Drescher and earning 12 Emmy Award nominations over 6 seasons. The television show has been aired in over 90 countries and more than 30 languages.
A production timeline for the Broadway-bound musical, additional creative team members, and casting information will be announced at a later date.
A starry, by-invitation-only staged reading of the new Broadway-bound play UNDER MY SKIN will be presented September 17th in the McCune Founders Room at the Granada Theatre, in Santa Barbara, California.
Producers Cameron Mackintosh and Thomas Schumacher are pleased to announce full casting for the Houston engagement of MARY POPPINS.
A starry, by-invitation-only staged reading of the new Broadway-bound play UNDER MY SKIN will be presented September 17th in the McCune Founders Room at the Granada Theatre, in Santa Barbara, California.
One of the most popular annual Hollywood Bowl traditions continues when composer/conductor John Williams returns to share some of his favorite film scores, Friday and Saturday, September 4 and 5, at 8:30 p.m.
One of the most popular annual Hollywood Bowl traditions continues when composer/conductor John Williams returns to share some of his favorite film scores, Friday and Saturday, September 4 and 5, at 8:30 p.m.
Singer, actor, producer, author and all around entertainer, Lorna Luft , comes to The Rrazz Room at The Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason, San Francisco CA. for six shows of 'An Intimate Evening with Lorna Luft,' Aug 25-30.
One of the most popular annual Hollywood Bowl traditions continues when composer/conductor John Williams returns to share some of his favorite film scores, Friday and Saturday, September 4 and 5, at 8:30 p.m.
Singer, actor, producer, author and all around entertainer, Lorna Luft , comes to The Rrazz Room at The Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason, San Francisco CA. for six shows of 'An Intimate Evening with Lorna Luft,' Aug 25-30.
Singer, actor, producer, author and all around entertainer, Lorna Luft , comes to The Rrazz Room at The Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason, San Francisco CA. for six shows of 'An Intimate Evening with Lorna Luft,' Aug 25-30.
Singer, actor, producer, author and all around entertainer, Lorna Luft , comes to The Rrazz Room at The Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason, San Francisco CA. for six shows of 'An Intimate Evening with Lorna Luft,' Aug 25-30.
Seattle Theatre Group (STG) presents Joshua Radin, with special guest The Watson Twins, on Sunday, November 1, 2009 at 8:00pm at Neumos.
Singer, actor, producer, author and all around entertainer, Lorna Luft , comes to The Rrazz Room at The Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason, San Francisco CA. for six shows of 'An Intimate Evening with Lorna Luft,' Aug 25-30.
Universal Pictures Stage Productions, Working Title Films and Old Vic Productions in association with Weinstein Live Entertainment announced today that the 2009 Tony Award-winning Best Musical Billy Elliot the Musical, featuring music by Elton John, book and lyrics by Lee Hall, choreography by Peter Darling and direction by Stephen Daldry, will launch a U.S. national tour with an extended run in Chicago in the spring of 2010 before embarking on a multi-city tour. Performances will begin March 2010 at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts, Oriental Theatre (24 West Randolph, Chicago). Additional cities, dates and casting will be announced at a later date.
Seattle Theatre Group (STG) presents Joshua Radin, with special guest The Watson Twins, on Sunday, November 1, 2009 at 8:00pm at Neumos.
Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) has announced the New York premiere of Theresa Rebeck's new comedy The Understudy, directed by Scott Ellis with Tony Award winner Julie White as 'Roxanne'.
A San Francisco native who has taken New York by storm, an established New York Diva, two irresistible cabaret concerts, one unforgettable day and one beautiful venue. Such is the recipe that Bay Area Cabaret has created for the send-off of its most successful season to date. Bay Area Cabaret concludes its 5th season on Sunday, May 17 at 2pm with Judy Butterfield followed by a 5pm performance by Ann Hampton Callaway; both shows are at the Marines Memorial Club Commandants Room (609 Sutter Street@ Mason). Individual tickets to these shows are available at www.bayareacabaret.org or City Box Office (415) 392-4400. Tickets to Ms. Callaway?s show are $45 general admission/$40 for subscribers. Judy Butterfield tickets are $35 general admission/$20 for subscribers and Callaway ticketholders.
Paper Mill Playhouse (Mark S. Hoebee-Artistic Director, Mark W. Jones-Executive Director) is proud to welcome eleven new members to the Paper Mill Playhouse Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees assists Paper Mill in achieving its artistic mission, financial goals, and national prominence. Their combined extensive management experience and dedication to the arts establish a diverse and prominent Board of Trustees for Paper Mill Playhouse.
A San Francisco native who has taken New York by storm, an established New York Diva, two irresistible cabaret concerts, one unforgettable day and one beautiful venue. Such is the recipe that Bay Area Cabaret has created for the send-off of its most successful season to date. Bay Area Cabaret concludes its 5th season on Sunday, May 17 at 2pm with Judy Butterfield followed by a 5pm performance by Ann Hampton Callaway; both shows are at the Marines Memorial Club Commandants Room (609 Sutter Street@ Mason). Individual tickets to these shows are available at www.bayareacabaret.org or City Box Office (415) 392-4400. Tickets to Ms. Callaway?s show are $45 general admission/$40 for subscribers. Judy Butterfield tickets are $35 general admission/$20 for subscribers and Callaway ticketholders.
Kaitlin Hopkins, currently on tour with the pre-Broadway tour of Dirty Dancing, has been named Head of Musical Theatre at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas according to John Fleming, Chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance at Texas State. Her husband, Jim Price, will also be joining her on the faculty.
Producer Debbie Bisno and Ars Nova (Jason Eagan, Artistic Director; Jon Steingart and Jenny Wiener Steingart, Executive Producers) announce a by-invitation only Equity staged reading of new musical Big Money by Kyle Jarrow and Nathan Leigh, presented at Ars Nova on April 13 and 14.
The Tony Award® -winning McCarter Theatre Center in Princeton, NJ, has announced the complete cast for the world premiere of Tarell Alvin McCraney's landmark trilogy The Brother/Sister Plays.
Presented in two parts, the production will be presented with a single cast and performed in repertory in McCarter's Berlind Theatre. The Brother/Sister Plays is co-produced with New York's Public Theater.
Producer Debbie Bisno and Ars Nova (Jason Eagan, Artistic Director; Jon Steingart and Jenny Wiener Steingart, Executive Producers) announce a by-invitation only Equity staged reading of new musical Big Money by Kyle Jarrow and Nathan Leigh, presented at Ars Nova on April 13 and 14.
The international stage, film and television leading man Mike Burstyn stars in 'Lansky,' a new one-man drama written by Richard Krevolin and Joseph Bologna that begins previews Off-Broadway on Friday January 23 at the St. Luke's Theatre, 308 West 46th Street.
Variety is reporting that two-time Tony Winner Donna Murphy has landed a recurring role on the TNT series TRUST ME.
In 1994, she won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance as Fosca in Stephen Sondheim's and James Lapine's Passion. In 1996, she appeared as Anna Leonowens in the Broadway revival of The King and I alongside Lou Diamond Philips. The role earned her another Tony for Best Actress in a Musical.She also appeared in a revival of Wonderful Town (from 2003 to 2005) and in Lovemusik (2007) as Lotte Lenya, opposite fellow Tony winner Michael Cerveris as Kurt Weill. She also appeared in the recent presentation of Follies by Encores and in the BC/EFA Benefit concert of Pamela's First Musical.
Murphy's recent film roles include The Nanny Diaries as Scarlett Johansson's mother and Spider-Man 2 as Rosalie Octavius, wife of Dr. Otto Octavius, the movie's villain. Murphy is perhaps best known to film viewers for her role as Anij in Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) as the love interest of Captain Jean-Luc Picard.
THE BOWERY BOYS, the world premiere new musical which runs through February 15 Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive; is featuring a promotion to honor both the 2009 Presidential Inauguration and President's Day in February. Since THE BOWERY BOYS celebrates the indomitable 'American Spirit,' anyone who arrives to the theater to pick up their tickets wearing red, white and blue from January 18 through February 15 will receive a certificate valid for two tickets to a Marriott production of their choice in 2009 (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, The Light in Piazza, Hairspray, or My Fair Lady). To obtain their certificate, customers wearing patriotic attire should visit the box office 30 minutes prior to the show.
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