York Theatre Company's MY VAUDEVILLE MAN! Opens 11/7by BWW News Desk - November 7, 2008The YORK THEATRE COMPANY (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director) and Melanie Herman, who produced The Musical Of Musicals (The Musical!) announces the Off-Broadway Premiere of My Vaudeville Man!, a new musical based on the life of legendary eccentric tap star Jack Donahue. MY VAUDEVILLE MAN! Begins Performances Friday at Yorkby BWW News Desk - November 6, 2008The YORK THEATRE COMPANY (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director) and Melanie Herman, who produced The Musical Of Musicals (The Musical!), are proud to announce the Off-Broadway Premiere of My Vaudeville Man!, a new musical based on the life of legendary eccentric tap star Jack Donahue. THE AFTER PARTY Goes 'Early' with Richards and Wheatley This Week Only!by Eddie Varley - November 6, 2008Friday, November 7th, features a special PRE-PARTY edition of THE AFTER PARTY. This one night only event will present THE AFTER PARTY from 7:30pm to Midnight, rather than its usual time of 10:30pm to 4am. THE AFTER PARTY's PRE-PARTY will feature Avenue Q's SHARON WHEATLEY and Tale of Two Cities' DEVIN RICHARDS. All will be on hand to greet fans and perform as only they can. Les Freres to Premiere DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION at the Ohio Starting 12/3; Hansis to Starby Faetra Petillo - November 5, 2008Les Freres Corbusier, creators of Hell House, Heddatron, Boozy, and A Very Merry Unauthorized Children's Scientology Pageant, will present their latest show, the world premiere of Dance Dance Revolution, created by the company, directed by Alex Timbers, and featuring original songs by Gary Adler (Altar Boyz) and Phoebe Kreutz. TRU LOVE BENEFIT to Honor Davenport and Romoff 11/9by Faetra Petillo - November 3, 2008Theater Resources Unlimited, in association with sponsors Theatrical Rights Worldwide, Elysabeth Kleinhans, C2 - Caption Coalition, Sound Associates and the Players Theatre, announces the eighth annual TRU LOVE BENEFIT. NYMF To Honor Goodman At Fifth Anniversary Awards Gala 11/2by BWW News Desk - November 2, 2008The New York Musical Theater Festival will honor producer Robyn Goodman at its fifth Anniversary Season Awards Gala on Sunday, November 2nd at The Hudson Theatre (145 West 44th Street). The winners of The NYMF 2008 Awards for Excellence, which will be announced later this month, will also be honored at the gala. Photo Flash: Nick Adams in Lyric's THE ROCKY HORROR SHOWby Eddie Varley - October 31, 2008Nick Adams is playing the role of 'Rocky' at the Lyric Theatre in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The show runs through November 1st, 2008. Adams, 25, recently starred in Broadway's A Chorus Line as Larry -- opposite Mario Lopez -- and soon will be recognized for his upcoming 2(x)ist underwear campaign. Esparza Joins List of Performers for NYMF Fifth Season Awards Gala by Eddie Varley - October 30, 2008The New York Musical Theater Festival today announced that Raul Esparza, currently starring in Speed the Plow, will perform at the Fifth Season Awards Gala honoring Robyn Goodman; Goodman produced tick...tick...BOOM which launched Esparza's career in New York. Alan Cumming to be Series Regular in New Logo Show 'Rick & Steve' by Faetra Petillo - October 29, 2008Logo, a division of Viacom Inc.'s (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B) MTV Networks, today announced the season premiere of its animated hit series: Rick & Steve The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World on Tuesday, November 11, 2008 on Logo's digital cable channel and LOGOonline.com at 10:00 PM ET/PT.
NYPL Shines Light on Female Theatrical Designers in New CURTAIN CALL Exhibit by Faetra Petillo - October 27, 2008Everyone loves a backstage story, and none so much as the one about the brilliant but unsung talent who finally makes it into the spotlight. The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts and the League of Professional Theatre Women bring that long-deserved moment to 140 of those stories in Curtain Call: Celebrating a Century of Women Designing for Live Performance. TOP 8 , the MySpace Musical, to Have Special Industry Reading 10/27 by BWW News Desk - October 27, 2008TOP 8, the new musical by Jordan Beck and Jonathan May which is currently optioned for production by Martian Entertainment (Naked Boys Singing!), will have two industry-only presentations on Monday October 27th and Tuesday October 28th at the Kirk Theatre on Theatre Row. TOP 8 , the MySpace Musical, to Have Special Industry Reading 10/27 by Faetra Petillo - October 23, 2008TOP 8, the new musical by Jordan Beck and Jonathan May which is currently optioned for production by Martian Entertainment (Naked Boys Singing!), will have two industry-only presentations on Monday October 27th and Tuesday October 28th at the Kirk Theatre on Theatre Row. BWW Special Offer: Save 40% on SHREK THE MUSICALby Reynard Loki - October 23, 2008Starting on November 8, 2008, New York's 106.7 LiteFM invites all theatergoers to save over 40% on tickets to SHREK THE MUSICAL at the Broadway Theatre for a limited time. Plus, a free dowload of 'I Know It's Today' featuring Sutton Foster as Princess Fiona is also available. All-Star Cast Announced for 'CHARLIE BROWN' Benefit Show 12/15by Reynard Loki - October 22, 2008Friends in Theater Company has announced the casting of YOU'RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN, a one-night only benefit production for the Make-A-Wish Foundation to be presented Monday, December 15, 2008 at 8:00pm at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College 899 10th Ave. NY, NY. Photo Flash: Rob Reiner and Celeste Holm Visit ENTER LAUGHINGby Reynard Loki - October 22, 2008ENTER LAUNGHING was visited by Oscar winner Celeste Holm and actor/director Rob Reiner, whose father Carl wrote the book upon which the show is based. The YORK THEATRE COMPANYrecently announced that ENTER LAUGHING: THE MUSICAL will be extended. Performances will now continue through October 26th; all performances will be at the company's home at The Theatre at Saint Peter's. The New Group Delays Previews of Mouth to Mouth Until 10/22by BWW News Desk - October 22, 2008The New Group has pushed back the first preview of the U.S. premiere of Kevin Elyot's Mouth to Mouth directed by Mark Brokaw, to October 22nd for technical reasons. Mouth to Mouth will open the New Group's season and run through December 27 Friedman to Lead Cast of UK's Annual CHRISTMAS IN NEW YORK Celebrationby Faetra Petillo - October 21, 2008Multi-award-winning leading lady Maria Friedman returns to the West End for one night only to headline this year's instalment of Christmas in New York, the annual celebration of classic carols and seasonal show-stoppers, at the Lyric Theatre on Sunday 7 December 2008, alongside Avenue Q's Julie Atherton, Wicked's Oliver Tompsett and Ashleigh Gray, Spamalot's Michael Xavier and a full supporting cast including Adrian Hansel, Zoe Rainey, Richard Reynard and Lorna Want.
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