On Thursday, May 10th at Heckscher Softball Fields in Central Park at 11:15 AM, some of Broadway's best opened the 53rd season of the Broadway Softball League!

The company of Legally Blonde, as well as show producers Hal Luftig and Dori Berinstein, are offering theatre fans the chance to have a walk-on role in the new hit musical, as well as the chance to see Legally Blonde for special VIP Houses and meet star Laura Bell Bundy and cast after the show.

An array of stars attended the film premiere of Dori Berinstein's documentary ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway on Tuesday, May 1st at the Film Center Cafe, and BroadwayWorld was there!

This week we talk with Georgia Stitt who just released her first solo CD, 'This Ordinary Thursday,' on PS Classics. She discusses the making of the CD and her role as vocal coach on 'Grease: You're the One That I Want.' Plus, to top it off, we get to hear two songs from the CD.

The 21st Annual Easter Bonnet Competition was a great success with a near record, $3,345,997 being raised this year by the over 60 participating Broadway, Off-Broadway, and National Tour companies to benefit Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS!

A near record was achieved by performers taking part in The 21st Annual Easter Bonnet Competition, with the second-highest total raised in the event's history.

Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS presented the first part of the 21st Annual Easter Bonnet Competition on Monday, April 23, and BroadwayWorld was there!

Laura Bell Bundy, Hugh Dancy, Ashley Brown and many more will co-host BC/EFA's 21st Annual Easter Bonnet Competition

Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS will present the 21st Annual Easter Bonnet Competition on Monday, April 23 (4:30 PM) and Tuesday, April 24 (2 PM) at the Minskoff Theatre (200 West 45th Street) to benefit BC/EFA.

On Sunday, April 15th at 9:30 PM, Joseph John Productions and the cast of Mel Brooks' Tony Award-winning Broadway musical The Producers presented their cabaret benefit show: The Big Bang Blowout, to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS

New York's only fine art and craft fair featuring the work of theatre professionals, Actorcrafts!, will take place Saturday, May 5, 2007 in the gymnasium of the Holy Cross School

Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS will present the 21st Annual Easter Bonnet Competition on Monday, April 23 (4:30 PM) and Tuesday, April 24 (2 PM) at the Minskoff Theatre to benefit BC/EFA.

The cast of 'The Producers' presents THE BIG BANG BLOWOUT, to benefit BC/EFA, April 15 at 9:30PM at Helen's Hideaway Room.

This week on Broadway Beat catch up with the cast and creative of Some Men, watch a touching tribute to Patrick Quinn and catch highlights from the 2007 Nothing Like a Dame concert for BC/EFA featuring Jennifer Holliday singing 'And I Am Telling You!'

I don't think that we've ever given out so many four and five star reviews and there's a lot of exciting reading and buying of books, as well as gift-giving ahead...

The Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS benefit 'Nothing Like A Dame 2007,' presented at the Marquis Theatre, raised $300,000 for the Phyllis Newman Women's Health Initiative of The Actors' Fund of America on March 19th.

On March 19, 2007 at 8:00 PM at the Marquis Theatre (1565 Broadway), Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS presented The 12th Annual 'Nothing Like a Dame' benefit, and BroadwayWorld was there!

On March 19, 2007 at 8:00 PM at the Marquis Theatre Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS presented The 12th Annual 'Nothing Like a Dame' benefit, and BroadwayWorld was there!

Rebecca Luker, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Ann Harada and Dana Ivey will perform at an upcoming memorial to honor late actor and Actors' Equity President Patrick Quinn. It will take place at the St. James Theatre on March 26th at 2 PM.

BroadwayWorld.com presents the sixth in a series of Broadway profiles leading up to the 12th Annual 'Nothing Like a Dame' benefit, presented by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS on March 19, 2007 at 8:00 PM at the Marquis Theatre (1565 Broadway). 'Nothing Like a Dame' benefits the Phyllis Newman Women's Health Initiative of The Actors' Fund of America

BroadwayWorld.com presents the fifth in a series of Broadway profiles leading up to the 12th Annual 'Nothing Like a Dame' benefit, presented by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS on March 19, 2007 at 8:00 PM at the Marquis Theatre (1565 Broadway). 'Nothing Like a Dame' benefits the Phyllis Newman Women's Health Initiative of The Actors' Fund of America.

BroadwayWorld.com presents the fourth in a series of Broadway profiles leading up to the 12th Annual 'Nothing Like a Dame' benefit, presented by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS on March 19, 2007 at 8:00 PM at the Marquis Theatre

BroadwayWorld.com presents the third in a series of Broadway profiles leading up to the 12th Annual 'Nothing Like a Dame' benefit, presented by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS on March 19, 2007 at 8:00 PM at the Marquis Theatre

BroadwayWorld.com presents the first in a series of Broadway profiles leading up to the 12th Annual 'Nothing Like a Dame' benefit, presented by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS on March 19, 2007 at 8:00 PM at the Marquis Theatre

BroadwayWorld.com presents the first in a series of Broadway profiles leading up to the 12th Annual 'Nothing Like a Dame' benefit, presented by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS on March 19, 2007 at 8:00 PM at the Marquis Theatre