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PS Classics Celebrates 'One Ounce of Truth' At Joe's Pub
by BWW News Desk - April 7, 2008


PS CLASSICS is proud to announce the release of ONE OUNCE OF TRUTH: THE NIKKI GIOVANII SONGS, the extraordinary new collaboration from the team of vocalist Capathia Jenkins and songwriter/performer Louis Rosen. The new disc will be available in stores and online on May 13, 2008. They will celebrate the release with four concerts at Joe's Pub at the Public Theater in New York on May 12, 18, 19 and 26.

'Brigadoon' To Premiere In Boston Followed By B'way Run
by BWW News Desk - April 7, 2008


It was confirmed today that new production of 'Brigadoon will be having its world premiere in Boston followed by an opening on Broadway in the Spring of 2009. The show features original book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe.

New Contest: Win Music and Photos from Brendan James
by Contests Broadway - April 8, 2008


Win Limited Edition Music and Photos from singer songwriter Brendan James!

Another Corner of the Sky: "Pippin" at JHU
by James Howard - April 7, 2008


REVIEW: The Stephen Schwartz classic receives a more traditional staging by the JHU Barnstormers.

Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 4/6
by BWW News Desk - April 7, 2008


Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 4/6/2008

'Saved' To Begin Rehearsals 4/8, Tickets On Sale 4/11
by BWW News Desk - April 7, 2008


Rehearsals will begin on Tuesday, April 8 for the Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) World Premiere production of the new musical SAVED.

'Rendezvous' Comes To Reprise Room at Dillon's 4/10
by BWW News Desk - April 7, 2008


Following highly successful performances at Feinstein's & The Reprise Room, RENDEZVOUS…An Evening with Piaf, Brel, Aznavour & Friends will add one additional show at The Reprise Room at Dillon's, on Thursday, April 10th at 7:30pm.

'The Body Beautiful' To Make Recording on 4/7
by BWW News Desk - April 7, 2008


The cast of the York Theatre's recent revival of The Body Beautiful - including Tony winner Cady Huffman (The Producers) and Tony nominees Brad Oscar (The Producers) and Megan Lawrence (The Pajama Game) - will go into the recording studio on April 7 to preserve Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick's inaugural Broadway score set to a book by Joseph Stein and Will Glickman.

LuPone and Benanti Won't Peform In 'Sondheim' Benefit
by BWW News Desk - April 7, 2008


A spokeswoman for Patti LuPone has announced that due to illness, the actress will no longer be able to perform tonight in 'Ladies Who Sing Sondheim'. According to reports Laura Benanti has also pulled out of the event due to illness also, Raul Esparza, Barbara Walsh and Donna McKechnie have jumped aboard as part of the evenings entertainment.

American Girls: Who Would Jesus Do?
by Duncan Pflaster - April 7, 2008


'American Girls', the new play by Hilary Bettis, is a fascinating but inconclusive look into the psyche of America's youth, exemplified by two 14-year-old Christian girls who enter the adult sex industry.

Special Photo Blog Exclusive #19: Marissa Jaret Winokur 'Dancing With The Stars'
by Marissa Jaret Winokur - April 7, 2008


Tony Award-winning star of Hairspray, Marissa Jaret Winokur, will be one of the contestants this season on 'Dancing with the Stars.' When news broke of her involvement, she couldn't wait to share that experience with BroadwayWorld.com and its readers. Marissa will be checking in from now until she wins (YAY!) or is eliminated (BOO!) with exclusive photos and a glimpse into what's going on as she takes on the other celebrities in the ultimate 'dance off!'

Steppenwolf Presents 'Miyumi Project'
by BWW News Desk - April 7, 2008


Steppenwolf Theatre Company continues its 2008 Traffic Series with Tatsu Aoki's Miyumi Project: East Meets the Rest - Friday, May 9, 2008 in the Steppenwolf Downstairs Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted St.

42nd Street Moon Presents Tribute to Harburg
by BWW News Desk - April 7, 2008


42nd Street Moon offers a glorious musical salute to lyrical whiz, E. Y. Yip Harburg, with the world premiere of Peddling Rainbows, a revue celebrating Harburg's poetry and songs. It previews May 15 and 16, opens May 17 and runs through May 25.

Michael Frayn's Award Winning 'Benefactors'
by Beau Higgins - April 7, 2008


'Benefactors' was first staged in London in 1984 winning the Olivier Award for Best New Play before its Broadway premiere in 1985. The original Broadway cast included Glenn Close, Mary Beth Hurt, Simon Jones and Sam Waterston and was nominated for two Tony Awards.

Photo Coverage: 'The Little Flower of East Orange' Opening
by Peter James Zielinski - April 7, 2008


LAByrinth Theater Company (Artistic Director John Ortiz; Co-Artistic Director Philip Seymour Hoffman; Co-Artistic Director and Executive Director John Gould Rubin) and The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Mara Manus)'s world premiere of Stephen Adly Guirgis' The Little Flower of East Orange will run through Sunday, May 4. The production, directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman, opened on Sunday, April 6.

Baltimore/Washington Backstage - April 7, 2008
by Charles Shubow - April 7, 2008


With apologies for a little self-promotion, I will be a guest on 'Mid-Day with Dan Rodricks' radio program between 1-2 p.m. (WYPR-FM, 88.1) on Tuesday, April 8, 2008 for a discussion on theater coming this spring to the Baltimore/Washington area and Broadway. You can access the program live on www.wypr.org or for about a month after the program on the WYPR web site. I hope to hear from many of my readers. You may call during the program at 410-662-8780 or long-distance at 866-661-9309.

BSF's "Winter's Tale": Mostly Cloudy
by James Howard - April 6, 2008


REVIEW: Shakespeare's comedy, The Winter's Tale, is really a 2-sided story.

Recreating the Spider Woman: Chase, Diaz & Foster
by Jena Tesse Fox - April 8, 2008


Will Chase, Natascia Diaz and Hunter Foster talk about creating and recreating a new production of one of Kander and Ebb's darkest musicals.

Musical Mondays at Drury Lane Theatre Water Tower Place
by Chicago News Desk - April 6, 2008


Barbara Gaines Stages 'The Comedy of Errors' @ CST
by Chicago News Desk - April 5, 2008


Chicago Shakespeare Artistic Director Barbara Gaines Stages William Shakespeare's 'The Comedy of Errors.' Second City's Ron West Brings Additional Comedic Twist

The Midwest Premiere of Julia Cho's 'Durango!' @ Silk Road
by Chicago News Desk - April 5, 2008


Steep Theatre premieres 'Greensboro-A Requiem'
by Chicago News Desk - April 5, 2008


Steep Theatre Engages the Racial Divide in Emily Mann's 'Greensboro - A Requiem.'

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