Monday, December 01

CURTAIN CALL Welcomes Danny Calvert to Splash 12/15 BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Splash Bar is proud to present a belting-filled edition of Curtain Call" with Danny Calvert on 12/15!...

Catch Bernadette Peters In Your City This Holiday Season BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Bernadette Peters is keeping busy this holiday season, and this gives you plenty of chances to catch her signing books and appearing on TV. Tuesday, December 2nd -- book signing at New York City's Lord & Taylor on Fifth Avenue at 4pm as part of the store's all-day Benefit Bash in support of the Fund for Public Schools....

PS122 Presents Edit Kaldor's POINT BLANK 12/11-12/14 BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) The definitive spy-ware performance, Point Blank is a voyeur's paradise. Edit Kaldor invites the 19-year-old Nada to present her incredibly large collection of photographs: specifically 75,000. For years, Nada has been observing people, taking 'spy-photos' of them, capturing their private moments. The core of Nada's obsession is to trace the various life-strategies that people follow. Driven ? perhaps consumed ? by curiosity, she becomes witness...

GYPSY OF THE MONTH: Kelly Sheehan of 'White Christmas' BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Tap dancing is a family tradition for Kelly, who's in 'White Christmas' for the fourth straight holiday season....

Creative Team of Altar Boyz to Hold Talkback December 14 BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Ken Davenport and Robyn Goodman proudly announce that Altar Boyz, the acclaimed musical comedy at New World Stages, will have a talk back with its creative team on Sunday December 14th, following the matinee performance....

'Patti LuPone at Les Mouches' Reaches #25 on Billboard's Heatseeker Chart BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Patti LuPone reaches #25 on this week's Billboard Heatseekers Chart with the Ghostlight release of 'Patti LuPone at Les Mouches'. This marks the first time in Ms. LuPone's storied career that she's charted on Billboard under her own name, and it marks Ghostlight's highest Heatseeker chart debut-to-date.... Posted: 12/01/08 @ 04:00 AM

Murphy, Creel and Burns Among Instructors for 'MAKING IT ON BROADWAY!' Intensives BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Donna Murphy, Marc Kudisch, Andrea Burns, Larry O'Keefe, Jose Llana, Gavin Creel, Dave Clemmons, Erin Dilly, Marcy Heisler and Zina Goldrich, Geri Mcintyre, Jay Binder Casting, Gerard Alessandrini and the cast of Forbidden Broadway, songwriters Pasek and Paul and a yet to be named Broadway Agent will all be a part of the winter intensives at Making it on Broadway! ...

Sher to Direct Revival of Wilson's 'JOE TURNER'S COME AND GONE' For Lincoln Center in '09 BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Lincoln Center Theater (under the direction of Andre Bishop, Artistic Director, and Bernard Gersten, Executive Producer) has announced that it will present a new production of August Wilson's award-winning play Joe Turner's Come And Gone, to be directed by Bartlett Sher this spring , while its production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific continues its run at the Vivian Beaumont Theater. ...

Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/30 BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 11/30/2008... Posted: 12/01/08 @ 03:00 AM

Billy Elliot Headed BACK to the Big Screen... Eventually BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Baz Bamigboye in the UK Daily Mail spoke with the creative team of BILLY ELLIOT at the show's NY premiere and asked each about the prospect of the film-based stage show going BACK to the big screen....

A Robot Takes The Stage In Japanese Play 'Hataraku Watashi' BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) A new play at Osaka University in Japan has cast its first robot actor! The work is called Hataraku Watashi (I, worker) and is set in the near future. Each robot was specially programed to speak their lines and move around the stage with human actors. The play is one of Japan's first robot-human theater productions. ... Posted: 12/01/08 @ 02:00 AM

THE SEAGULL'S Carey Mulligan Appears On NY1 11/29, 11/30 BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) The 2009 Miss America Pageant promises to be an exciting event with the announcement of the strikingly diverse panel of national judges. ...

Footlight Records Extends Closing Sale Through Thursday; Save 60% on Many CDs BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Footlight Records, which previously transitioned to an online only shop selling theatre related CDs, DVDs, record albums, collectibles and more from around the world is now set to close its Internet shop as well, this Sunday....

Rob Evan & Neil Berg Host Holiday Concert In Irvington 12/7 BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Irvington Town Hall Theater Rob Evan & Neil Berg host an All Star Broadway Holiday Concert, presented By Leftfield Productions For ticket information visit: www.irvingtontheater.com or call: (914) 591-6602 December 7th, 2008 - 7:30pm...

Disney's High School Musical 2: On Stage Now Available for Licensing BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Disney Theatrical Productions announced today that licenses are now available for DISNEY'S HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2: ON STAGE via Music Theatre International (MTI), Disney's licensing partner. Schools, community theatres and professional theatres around the world can now produce the musical in full-length or one-act versions. HSM2: ON STAGE joins the impressive array of titles already available from Disney....

BOOTH & PAT Return to the Duplex December 5 & 6th BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) On December 5th Kristin Chenoweth will appear on the Martha Stuart Show. On October 14, 2008 Sony BMG Masterworks released Kristin Chenoweth's new Christmas CD A LOVELY WAY TO SPEND CHRISTMAS. For her third album, Chenoweth covers a wide range of Christmas songs from "Christmas Island," popularized by The Andrews Sisters to Kristin's personal favorite "Come On Ring Those Bells." A Lovely Way To Spend Christmas is an eclectic combination of ful...

Dec. Events Announced for Lincoln Triangle Barnes & Noble BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Music and theater related events taking place at Lincoln Triangle Barnes & Noble, 66th St. and Broadway. Our performances are free and open to the public. Seating priority will be given to those who purchase the featured book or CD....

Christine Pedi's Holly Jolly Christmas Folly Opens 12/1 BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Posted: 12/01/08 @ 01:00 AM

BC/EFA Announces Auction Package For 'Spring Awakening' BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA) is proud to announce the latest in their series of "Extraordinary EBay" online auction packages aimed at the ultimate SPRING AWAKENING fan. For one lucky winner, BC/EFA has created an extraordinary night on Broadway enriched by numerous experiences and take-home treasures.....

Johnny Mathis To Perform At The Avalon 3/27/09 BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Johnny Mathis, one of the most successful recording artists of all time, will perform two shows in the Avalon Theatre at the end of March 2009 to close out the winter concert line-up at Fallsview Casino Resort. Fallsview will open the month of March in style with a pair of solo performances by former Supertramp lead singer Roger Hodgson.... Posted: 12/01/08 @ 12:00 AM

Seasonal Events Announced At Westchester Broadway Theatre BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) A WONDERFUL LIFE A Heart-Warming Musical for the whole Family! Frank Capra's classic film has been brought to vibrant theatrical life through the remarkable collaboration of librettist & lyricist, Sheldon Harnick and Composer, Joe Raposo. The delightful Musical, A Wonderful Life, faithfully follows the plot of the beloved 1946 film which starred Jimmy Stewart. Filled with lots of heart & good-natured optimism Dinner & Show for ONE LOW PRICE!! ...

'CAPTURE NOW' To Close Off-Broadway Production 12/6 BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Play ends 8-week run at The Theatres at 45 Bleecker Street National tour to theatres and colleges, and film version being planned...

The Guthrie Announces Casting For 'A Delicate Balance' 1/10 BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) The Guthrie today announced complete casting for its first-ever staging of A Delicate Balance, Edward Albee's 1966 Pulitzer Prize-winning portrait of upper-upper-middle-class suburban WASP culture. Under the direction of eight-time A Christmas Carol director Gary Gisselman, actors Margaret Daly (Jane Eyre) and Tom Tammi (Richard III, 1965) return for their second Guthrie productions, teaming to play Agnes and Tobias, the dysfunctional suburban co... Posted: 12/01/08 @ 11:00 AM

Photo Flash: 'Season's Greetings' BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) It's the "bloody" holidays...when toys and marriages break down and in-laws become out-laws! Alan Ayckbourn's SEASON'S GREETINGS makes its return to the New York stage for the first time in over 20 years as Hudson River Repertory Company brings this hilarious and cynical comedy to the McGinn/Cazale Theatre....

Photo Coverage: 'LIZA'S AT THE PALACE...!' Marquee Unveiled BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) The dynamic theatre marquee for 'Liza's at the...Palace!' is now on full view in Times Square, BroadwayWorld snaps some shots to celebrate Liza's return to the Palace....

Tickets On Sale Now for 'ABC and SOAPnet Salutes BC/EFA' BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) The curtain rises for the fifth consecutive year as the spotlight shines center stage on stars from ABC's "All My Children," "One Life to Live" and "General Hospital" who will be singing and dancing on Broadway for one night only in support of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. The show, hosted by Cameron Mathison, will be held on Monday, March 9 at Town Hall (123 West 43rd Street) at 8:00 PM. ...

Christina Fontanelli Sings Italy's Most Beloved Songs 12/7 BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) International singing sensation Cristina Fontanelli will sing a program of Italy's best-loved songs, arias, Neapolitan and Christmas classics during her fifth-annual "Christmas in Italy," concert at Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center, Sunday, December 7th at 8:00 p.m. Called a "vocal genius" by the New York Sun, Ms. Fontanelli's 5th-annual "Christmas in Italy" concert is a "love letter" and a tribute to her grandparents and her wonderful and c...

Hugh Jackman to Appear on Jimmy Kimmel 12/4, The View 12/5 BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Hugh Jackman is scheduled to appear on Jimmy Kimmel December 4th and The View December 5th in promotion of his new film 'AUSTRALIA.' The film takes place in northern Australia prior to World War II. An English aristocrat inherits a cattle station the size of Maryland. When English cattle barons plot to take her land, she reluctantly joins forces with a rough-hewn stock-man to drive 2,000 head of cattle across hundreds of miles of the country's...

'SHREK' To Appear On The Today Show 12/9 BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) The cast of 'Shrek' The Musical will visit the Today Show on December 9th. Dripping with the sophisticated wit of William Steig's book and the Oscar-winning DreamWorks film, SHREK THE MUSICAL tells the story of a swamp-dwelling orge who goes on a life-changing adventure.... Posted: 12/01/08 @ 10:00 AM

Cover Released for Kristin Chenoweth: A Little Bit Wicked - Life, Love and Faith in Stages Memoir BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Kristin Chenoweth and her publishers have announced the title of her memoir, "A Little Bit Wicked: Life, Love and Faith In Stages". ...

Marcovicci Sings Movies at the Oak Room BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Andrea Marcovicci celebrates Hollywood's best songs in her latest show at the Oak Room....

Britney Spears Visits IN THE HEIGHTS on MTV's 'For The Record' BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Britney Spears visits In The Heights during her MTV 90-minute documentary "Britney: For the Record", Spears catches a performance of the Tony Winning musical, stops backstage to congratulate the cast and has a post show dinner withThe pop-star gushes about the show and star Lin-Manuel Miranda during the segment....

Photo Flash: THE UNCANNY APPEARANCE OF SHERLOCK HOLMES BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) North American Cultural Laboratory (www.NACL.org), Brad Krumholz and Tannis Kowalchuk, Co-Artistic Directors, will present the Manhattan premiere of "THE UNCANNY APPEARANCE OF SHERLOCK HOLMES," based on a story written by Mr. Krumholz and created by NACL in collaboration with the ensemble. Krumholz also directs. Performances begin on December 2 at HERE Arts Center (www.here.org), 145 Sixth Avenue (between Spring and Broome Streets, enter on Domin...

Chinese Theater Group Brings New Entertainment To Asia BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) The Shanghai Peoples Comedy Group is teaming up with Yoshimoto Kogyo to present several comedy shows. Scheduled to begin in mid-December, these shows will take place in Shanghai. ...

'YOUNG FRANK' Star Ragusa Debuts Hat Collection at the Farmhouse Store 12/8 BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Michele Ragusa, who is currently starring in Young Frankenstein as Elizabeth, will debut her collection of handmade hats at The Farmhouse Store in Westfield NJ on Monday, December 8th. There will be a wine & cheese reception. The event is open to the public, the time for the event is 6pm to 8pm....

59E59 Theatres to Present NY Premiere of Edmund White's 'Terre Haute' Jan 13-Feb 15 BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) The New York Times reports that 59E59 Theaters will present the New York premiere of Edmund White's 'Terre Haute' from January 13 - February 15, 2009. The show which originated at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival has also been performed throughout England and in San Francisco....

GYPSY's Larkin to Appear on NBC's Lipstick Jungle December 5 BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) GYPSY's Dainty June, Leigh Ann Larkin is set to appear on NBC's Lipstick Jungle on Friday, December 5th at 9pm. Larkin will appear playing Pepper, a fresh-faced actress in her early twenties.... Posted: 12/01/08 @ 09:00 AM

EQUUS Star Radcliffe Appears on 'Inside the Actors Studio' Tonight, December 1 BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Daniel Radcliffe, currently starring in the hit Broadway production of EQUUS, will appear on Bravo?s ?Inside the Actors Studio? tonight, December 1 at 8 p.m. (ET). Check local listings. Hosted by James Lipton, ?Inside the Actors Studio? is the Emmy-nominated, longest-running original series on the Bravo television channel. ...

Johnston, McElroy, Lawson, Hart and Stewart Join Pascal/Rapp RENT Tour BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) The new national tour of RENT kicks off on January 6, 2009 in Cleveland, Ohio and runs through August 30, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan has just announced additional cast members for the highly anticipated tour....

Shubert Organization Meets on Tuesday to Select New Leader BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Bloomberg News is reporting today that the board of directors for The Shubert Organization will meet tomorrow, Tuesday, December 1, 2008 to select a successor for Gerald Schoenfeld....

Kate Pazakis: Unzipped! to Be Recorded for Live Album BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Downtown diva Kate Pazakis headlines her first Zipper show, KatePazakis: Unzipped! on December 9th, 2008 at 7:00pm and again at 10:30pm. The show will be recorded for Pazakis' first live album. Downtown diva Kate Pazakis headlines her first Zipper Factory show, Kate Pazakis: Unzipped! December 9th, 2008 at 7:00pm and again at 10:30pm. This brand new show uses a mix of pop, rock, country and musical theatre to reveal the woman behind the powerhous... Posted: 12/01/08 @ 08:00 AM

Foiled Again appearing at Wilmette Theatre Education Project BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) FOILED AGAIN, a cabaret act featuring Allison Bazarko, Rob Lindley, Anne Sheridan Smith and Jeff award-winning Doug Peck as musical director, will perform for the WILMETTE THEATRE EDUCATION PROJECT’s holiday benefit: December 15, 2008, at 7:30 PM...

Too Hot to Handel at the Auditorium Theatre BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Brett Batterson, executive director of the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University (ATRU), is pleased to announce the return of Too Hot to Handel: The Jazz-Gospel Messiah to Chicago’s National Historic Landmark Auditorium Theatre. For two performances only, Friday, December 12 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, December 14 at 3 p.m., the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, 50 East Congress Parkway, will be filled with the sounds of this soulful ...

FAREWELL TO 1229:Bailiwick Bids Adieu To A Performance Space BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Bailiwick Repertory artists and friends will gather at the Bailiwick Arts Center , 1229 West Belmont, on December 29th to bid FAREWELL TO 1229: Fifteen Years of Great Musicals from POPE JOAN to HUNCHBACK. The special benefit performance features musical selections POPE JOAN, PARADE, A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE, DR. SEX, Q, KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN, JERRY SPRINGER ? THE OPERA, THE CHRISTMAS SCHOONER and THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME. ...

World Premiere Of 'FINDING BILLY' Airs On Ch. Thirteen 12/1 BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Tune in to Thirteen (WNET/Ch. 13) on Monday, December 1st at 8pm for the world premiere of "Finding Billy," a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the nationwide search for the three actors who play the lead role in Billy Elliot the Musical on Broadway. During the broadcast, stars David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik, Kiril Kulish and Carole Shelley will be present in the Thirteen studio to talk about the show. ...

Strawdog Seasonal Benefit and Holiday Edition Performance BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Strawdog Theatre Company?s annual holiday benefit, ?Strawdog Yuletacular 2008,? will feature a retro-style variety show with comedic sketches, a holiday cooking demonstration, a raffle and silent auction, and live, big-band style music provided by Strawdog?s guest band, The Jenn Rhoads Project....

'BALLROOM DANCESPORT EXTRAVAGANZA SHOW' Returns 12/1 BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) The highly successful We Are The Champions "Ballroom DanceSport Extravaganza show" returns to the Westchester Broadway Theatre tonight, Monday evening Dec. 1st, showcasing current World and American Ballroom dance champions in new showcase performances. All forms of DanceSport will be in the spotlight alternating from International Latin and Standard to American style, all to be seen in cabaret and theater arts presentations....

Behind the Scenes of The Snow Queen 12/4 BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Victory Gardens Theater is offering two chances to go behind-the-scenes of The Snow Queen, the company?s smash hit holiday musical, sledding back into town for her third go-around as Chicago's #1 alternative to traditional holiday fare....

Norm Lewis to Celebrate CD Release Live at Joe's Pub December 1 BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Norm Lewis will celebrate the release of his solo debut album, This Is the Life with a special concert at Joe's Pub on Monday, December 1, 2008 at 9:30 PM. ...

ASTEP@NYU Hosts A Benefit Concert At The Triad 12/1 BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Monday December 1st ASTEP@NYU will host a benefit concert at the Triad Theater. This exciting cabaret style show will feature the talents of 'Tale of Two Cities' alum Anne Tolpegin, Rebecca Robbins, Alison Cimmet, Michael Halling, Randy Glass, and Kevin Greene as well as Autumn Hurlbert (Legally Blonde), Andy Kelso (Mamma Mia), Colin Donnell (Jersey Boys, Pride & Prejudice), Alice Lee, Emma Hunton, Gabe Violett, and Zach Reiner-Harris (Spring Awa...

'BASIC TRAINING' Ends Run At Barrow St. 12/1 BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) BASIC TRAINING, a new comedy created by and starring Kahlil Ashanti and produced by Josephson Entertainment, Erich Jungwirth/VoiceChair Productions and Richard Jordan Productions Ltd will play its final Off Broadway performance Dec. 1st. ...

Adam Gwon To Be Presented The Fred Ebb Award On 12/1 BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) The Fred Ebb Foundation (Mitchell S. Bernard, Trustee) in association with the Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) announced today that Adam Gwon has been awarded the fourth annual Fred Ebb Award. The invitation only award presentation and cocktail reception will take place on Monday, December 1, 2008 at 6:00 p.m. at The American Airlines Theatre's Penthouse Lobby (227 West 42nd Street). ...

Celebrity Memorabilia Auction Honors World AIDS Day 12/1 BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Bidding begins at noon EST on eBay for BID 2 BEAT AIDS, a massive annual auction of rare and autographed items from stars in music, film, Broadway, sports, and television. Broadway fans can bid on tickets to the opening night of Hair and the post-show party, a backstage visit with Hairspray star Harvey Fierstein, signed Playbills, a "For Rent" sign autographed by the cast of Rent, or even a signed can of hairspray by the cast of Hairspray; concer...

Joyce Theater Presents 'Dance Talks With Mr. Millepied' 12/1 BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) In advance of the highly anticipated return of Benjamin Millepied Danses Concertantes at The Joyce Theater (December 9-14), there will be a special Dance Talks with Mr. Millepied on Monday, December 1 from 6:00 - 8:00pm at Joyce SoHo (155 Mercer Street, between Houston and Prince). Moderated by Linda Szmyd Monich, this event is free and open to the public, however reservations are required and can be made by calling (646) 792-8377....

Dorothea Roschmann Sings In The MET'S 'DON GIOVANNI' 12/1 BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Dorothea Roschmann will sing Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni on December 1, 5, 9, 13, and 19, replacing Petra-Maria Schitzer, who has withdrawn. German soprano Roschmann has previously sung three roles at the Met, all in operas by Mozart. Her company debut in 2003 as Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro was followed by Pamina in the new production of Die Zauberfl?te directed by Julie Taymor in 2004. Her most recent Met appearances were in 2006 as Ilia i...

Kerry Ellis Returns to London WICKED 12/1 BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Kerry Ellis will be returning to WICKED London on Monday 1 December after leaving the Broadway production of the show....

Peter French In Concert At Pizza On The Park 12/1 and 12/2 BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Monday the 1st & Tuesday the 2nd of December SHOW 8.30pm ( Doors 7.00pm ) Box Office 0845 6027017 Open : 9am-5pm Mon-Sat. Tickets ?18.50 Advance ?20.00 Door...

San Francisco Fringe Festival Accepting Applications Starting on 12/1 BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) The San Francisco Fringe Festival, the second oldest such festival in the U.S., begins accepting applications on December 1, 2008 for its 18th season, scheduled for September 9-20, 2009 in various downtown venues. Deadline for receipt of applications is midnight, January 23, 2009. Produced by the EXIT Theatre, the San Francisco Fringe Festival is 100% uncensored, 100% unjuried, and 100% of the box office earnings go directly to the artists involv... Posted: 12/01/08 @ 07:00 AM

Broadway's Kelso, Donnell, Hurlbert, Violett, Halling Sing in NYC Cabaret Benefit Dec. 1 Playbill (read) (discuss)

"Complete Lyrics" of Hammerstein, in Stores Now, Required Climbing Ev'ry Mountain Playbill (read) (discuss)

MTC Adds Humor Abuse to Season, Announces Casting for Ruined, Accent on Youth Playbill (read) (discuss)

Brennan, McCarthy, McLenigan, Page and Pryor Create Wonderful Life Radio Play in Philly Playbill (read) (discuss)

Patricia Marand, Tony-Nominated Star of It's a Bird…, Dies at 74 Playbill (read) (discuss)

Joe's Pub Welcomes Norm Lewis and LaChanze Dec. 1 Playbill (read) (discuss)

Martin, Groff, Kudisch, Slezak, Seldes and More Set for Project Shaw's Saint Joan Playbill (read) (discuss)

Bean, Burgess, Murney, Hoffman and More Help Alan Celebrate "Keys" CD Dec. 1 Playbill (read) (discuss)

Symphony Space Offers Dancing for Jerry: Memories of Jerome Robbins, with D'Amboise Family, Dec. 1 Playbill (read) (discuss)

Jennifer Holliday and Piper Laurie Join San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus for Dec. 1 Holiday Concert Playbill (read) (discuss)

Cutrell Is Feelin' Frosty at Feinstein's Dec. 1 Playbill (read) (discuss)

Bacharach to the Future, with Butler, Kennedy, Roberts, Callaway, Presented Dec. 1 Playbill (read) (discuss)

"Finding Billy," Documentary About the Casting of Billy Elliot, Debuts Dec. 1 Playbill (read) (discuss)

Ashanti's Basic Training Ends Off-Broadway Run Dec. 1 Playbill (read) (discuss)

Murney and Hicks Join Broadway Boys for Not So Silent Night Concert Dec. 1 Playbill (read) (discuss)

Composer-Lyricist Gwon Receives Fourth Annual Fred Ebb Award Dec. 1 Playbill (read) (discuss)

Pedi Offers a Holly Jolly Christmas Folly! at the Beechman Beginning Dec. 1 Playbill (read) (discuss)

Deven May Joins Las Vegas Cast of Tony-Winning Jersey Boys Dec. 1 Playbill (read) (discuss)

Wintry Musical Snow Queen, by Galati and Smith, Opens Dec. 1 in Chicago Playbill (read) (discuss) Posted: 12/01/08 @ 12:00 AM

Krauz, Mason and Saloff To Play Metropolitan Room 12/1 BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) On Monday, Dec. 1 at 7PM the Metropolitan Room will host a rare evening of 'Jazz & Booze' featuring sets by LAURIE KRAUZ, LUBA MASON and SPIDER SALOFF...

'FEELIN' FROSTY!' With Brandon Cutrell 'Jingles' at Feinsteins 12/1 BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) FEELIN' FROSTY, One Night Only Holiday Event! Monday December 1st @ 8:30pm, The After Party's BRANDON CUTRELL and RAY FELLMAN return to Feinstein's. Directed by LISA ASHER. ...

Melissa Driscol: Twenty Years of Dating BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Duplex regular Melissa Driscol recently premiered the first draft of her smart and sexy one-woman show....

Kristin Chenoweth to Perform on THE VIEW Monday, December 1 BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Kristin Chenoweth will be performing on The View, Monday, December 1, 2008. She will be performing a song off of her newly released holiday album A LOVELY WAY TO SPEND CHRISTMAS....

Brandon Cutrell: Away from 'Home' for the Holidays BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Brandon Cutrell is returning to Feinstein's at Lowes Regency for a special holiday concert. ... Posted: 11/30/08 @ 11:00 AM

SHREK Sets Box Office Record at Broadway Theatre BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) SHREK is already breaking box office records on the Great White Way. While still in preview performances, before an official opening at the Broadway Theatre on December 14, SHREK THE MUSICAL grossed a massive $1,052,975 for the 8-performance week ending November 30, and set a single performance house record grossing $184,320 for the Saturday, November 29 matinee.... Posted: 11/30/08 @ 10:00 AM

Photo Coverage: Jonathan Tunick and Barbara Cook at Birdland BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Jim Caruso's Cast Party presented orchestrator, musical director and composer Jonathan Tunick in concert, as part of the Nightlife Award-winning series Broadway at Birdland on Monday, November 24th. Winner of the Oscar, Tony, Emmy, and Grammy Awards, Jonathan Tunick brought back the sound of the big bands with the debut performance of The Broadway Moonlighters, featuring New York's finest musicians. Broadway legend Barbara Cook joined the evening...

Project Shaw's Saint Joan to Feature Groff, Kudisch, Seldes, Slezak & Wyman on December 22 BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Produced and directed by David Staller, Project Shaw has announced its latest offering - Saint Joan, written by George Bernard Shaw on December 22 at 7pm.... Posted: 11/30/08 @ 09:00 AM

ASTEP@NYU Hosts Cabaret Benefit for Kids on December 1 at Triad with Broadway Talent BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) ASTEP@NYU utilizes the diverse and rich pool of talent in its community to support ASTEP's mission and sustain the arts in underprivileged communities.... Posted: 11/30/08 @ 07:00 AM

Ne-Yo, Queen Latifah and Beyonce Reported to Pay Tribute to Streisand at Kennedy Center Honors BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) EOnline.com is reporting that amongst those paying tribute to Barbra Streisand on December 7 at the Kennedy Center Honors will be Queen Latifah, Ne-Yo and Beyonce Knowles....

Double Nominee Streep, Shanley, Morgan, Doubt, Mamma Mia!, Frost/Nixon & More Amongst Satellite Awards Nominees BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) The International Press Academy has announced the nominees for the 13th Annual Satellite Awards. The Satellite Awards are an annual award given by the International Press Academy. The awards were originally known as the Golden Satellite Awards. The awards, given by the Intl. Press Academy, will take place Dec. 14 at Century City's InterContinental Hotel....

ASTEP@NYU Hosts Cabaret Benefit for Kids on December 1 at Triad with Broadway Talent BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) ASTEP@NYU utilizes the diverse and rich pool of talent in its community to support ASTEP's mission and sustain the arts in underprivileged communities....

Christine Pedi Opens Holly Jolly Christmas Folly on December 1 BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Do you hear what I hear? Patti's in Gypsy, Liza's at the Palace, Bab's is hosting a fundraiser, and longtime Forbidden Broadway diva Christine Pedi is lovingly lampooning them all and more starting MONDAY, DEC 1st in CHRISTINE PEDI'S HOLLY JOLLY CHRISTMAS FOLLY!... Posted: 11/30/08 @ 06:00 AM

Allen, Mullally, Grammer, Dutton & Neuwirth Join FAME Film Remake BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Variety is reporting that Debbie Allen, Charles S. Dutton, Kelsey Grammer, Megan Mullally and Bebe Neuwirth have signed on for the roles of instructors and supervisors in the upcoming film remake of FAME. Filming is set to start on Tuesday, with a release date of September 25, 2009.... Posted: 11/30/08 @ 05:00 AM

Coming Up This Week in Theatre - 11/30/2008 BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) BroadwayWorld.com's Upcoming Events calendar for the week - updated on 11/30/2008. ...

Coming Up This Week in Theatre - 11/30/2008 BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) BroadwayWorld.com's Upcoming Events calendar for the week - updated on 11/30/2008. ...

Coming Up This Week in Theatre - 11/30/2008 BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) BroadwayWorld.com's Upcoming Events calendar for the week - updated on 11/30/2008. ...

MTC To Present World Premiere of Pisoni's HUMOR ABUSE, Opens 3/10 BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Manhattan Theatre Club announced today that they will be presenting the world premiere of Humor Abuse, the new one-man-show created by performer Lorenzo Pisoni (Equus, Last Dance) and director Erica Schmidt (Debbie Does Dallas). Humor Abuse will begin previews on Thursday, February 19 and open Tuesday, March 10 in a limited engagement at New York City Center - Stage II (131 West 55th Street)....

Entire Chicago Cast of RUINED Will Be Featured in MTC Run, Begins 1/21 BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) The MTC and Goodman Theatre world premiere co-production of Lynn Nottage's RUINED confirms the critically acclaimed cast from Chicago will appear at MTC at New York City Center - Stage I (131 West 55th Street).... Posted: 11/30/08 @ 03:00 AM

Banes, Garrison and Jennings Join MTC's ACCENT ON YOUTH BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Executive Producer) is pleased to announce that Lisa Banes, Mary Catherine Garrison and Byron Jennings will join the previously announced David Hyde Pierce and Charles Kimbrough in its upcoming Broadway production of Samson Raphaelson's Accent on Youth. ... Posted: 11/30/08 @ 02:00 AM

A History of Broadway's Greatest Photos Debut on Google Images from LIFE Magazine BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) The overall collection of photos range from the Zapruder Film of the Kennedy assassination to Dahlstrom glass plates of New York but also included are thousands of photos from Broadway's Golden Age.... Posted: 11/30/08 @ 12:00 AM

Jim Henson's EMMET OTTER's JUG-BAND CHRISTMAS Premieres on Stage at Goodspeed Dec. 7 BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Goodspeed Musicals, the only two time Tony Award winning theatre in the country, is proud to announce the cast of its upcoming world premiere production of Jim Henson's classic holiday favorite Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas, adapted for the stage. Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas will run December 7, 2008, through January 4, 2009, at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, Connecticut....

Footlight Records Closes This Sunday; Save 60% on Many CDs BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Footlight Records, which previously transitioned to an online only shop selling theatre related CDs, DVDs, record albums, collectibles and more from around the world is now set to close its Internet shop as well, this Sunday.... Posted: 11/30/08 @ 11:00 AM

Zadan and Meron Aquire Rights to 80s Film 'The Idolmaker' to Bring to Stage BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) The New York Post is reporting that producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, who are behind such hit films as Chicago, Hairpsray, A Raisin in the Sun and others have optioned the 1980 Taylor Hackford film, The Idolmaker for the Broadway stage.... Posted: 11/30/08 @ 10:00 AM

'Break Out' to Extend at Union Square Theatre Through 11/30 BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Due to popular demand, the limited engagement of Break Out, the extreme dance comedy from the creative team of the recent Off Broadway hit JUMP, will now play through Sunday, November 30, 2008, it was announced today by the show's producers, Show and Arts Inc. (Executive Producer, Kyung-Ah Han/Artistic Director, Won-Kil Paek). ...

World Premiere Of 'LEWIS FOREVER: Freak The Room' 11/30 BroadwayWorld.com (read) (discuss) Performance Space 122 presents the world premiere of LEWIS FOREVER: Freak the Room. LEWIS FOREVER is the incredibly talented, hyper-charismatic multinational performing family - think the Von Trapps - but infinitely hipper. Depending on how you slice it, LEWIS FOREVER is comprised of three sisters and a brother; a director, two dancers and a musician; a family living half in New York and half in Berlin; half Dominican and half Jewish American; a ... Posted: 11/30/08 @ 07:00 AM

Simon Green Sings Coward at Christmas: A Cabaret for Noël to Arrive at 59E59 Dec. 14 Playbill (read) (discuss)

Black Monk, with Austin Pendleton, Begins Previews Nov. 30 Playbill (read) (discuss)

Break Out Ends Off-Broadway Run Nov. 30 Playbill (read) (discuss)

Sister's Christmas Catechism to Play Long Wharf Holiday Engagement Playbill (read) (discuss)

THE DVD SHELF: "Studio One" Hits, Columbia Oscar Winners, "Wall-E" and "Dolly!" and Three From WWII Playbill (read) (discuss)

Daisey's If You See Something Say Something Ends Joe's Pub Engagement Nov. 30 Playbill (read) (discuss) Posted: 11/30/08 @ 12:00 AM