Nicholaw Replaces Zaks on Feinstein and Edna's ALL ABOUT ME

Broadway vet Casey Nicholaw, will replace Jerry Zaks at the helm of Michael Feinstein and Dame Edna's ALL ABOUT ME, beginning performances at Henry Miller's Theatre (124 West 43rd St.) on Friday, February 19, 2010 and opening on Thursday, March 18, 2010.

Jerry Zaks had been attached to the project, but, as previously reported, stepped down as director to serve as head creative consultant on THE ADDAMS FAMILY project this spring.

On Broadway, Nicholaw directed and choreographed The Drowsy Chaperone, choreographed Monty Python's Spamalot and directed the play To Be Or Not To Be. As a performer, he has appeared in Thoroughly Modern Millie, Seussical, Saturday Night Fever, The Scarlet Pimpernell, Steel Pier, Victor/Victoria, The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public, and Crazy for You. His upcoming projects include the Broadway-bound world premiere of Robin and the 7 Hoods, set to open at the Old Globe Theatre in the summer of 2010.

All About Me is written by Christopher Durang. Tickets will be available through Telecharge.com, or 212-239-6200 at a date to be announced and the box office will openat a later date also to be announced soon.  All About Me is produced by Jeffrey Richards and Jerry Frankel.

Michael Feinstein - the multi-platinum selling, five-time Granny nominated entertainer plays 150 plus shows a year, including at Carnegie Hall, the London Palladium, the Hollywood Bowl and major concert halls, as well as the White House and Buckingham Palace. More than a mere performer, he is nationally recognized for his commitment to the American popular song, both celebrating its art and preserving its legacy for the next generation.Michael has written the score for two new stage musicals: The Day They Saved Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and The Gold Room, and he has just started to work with MGM developing The Thomas Crown Affair into a musical for Broadway. He recently recorded his newest album, The Power of Two in collaboration with Cheyenne Jackson.

Dame Edna Everage (Barry Humphries), housewife, megastar, investigative journalist, social anthropologist, children's book illustrator, diseuse, chanteuse, swami, monstre sacré, polymath, adviser to British royalty, grief counsellor, spin doctor and icon has had a career that spans nearly 50 years. She has starred in such shows as Dame Edna: Back with a Vengeance and Dame Edna: The Royal Tour, for which he won the Drama Desk award for Outstanding Solo Performance and received a Special Tony Award for Live Theatrical Presentation. Her books include Dame Edna's Coffee Table Book, Dame Edna's Bedside Companion, Lost Monasteries of Bulgaria, her autobiography My Gorgeous Life and her new book (in the pipeline) Love Your Husband's Prostate.