2008 08-15 Kelli O’Hara - Mary Testa - Ricky Ian Gordon - Film Stage and ShowBiz Expo - In The Heights - Christopher Hanke - Hair

Aug 15, 2008 — Posted by Valerie SmaldoneAdd Comment

Kelli O’Hara and Mary Testa will perform the works of Rick Ian Gordon at Joe’s Pub. The show, which will take place October 6th, will feature Gordon’s works from The Grapes of Wrath, Dream True and My Life with Albertine, among others. Tickets are $30. For more information, visit JoesPub.com

The annual Film, Stage and ShowBiz Expo will take place at the Hilton Hotel in New York City on September 21st. At this year’s event, Telsey and Company will hold auditions for both Broadway and touring productions, including Spider-Man, Legally Blonde and Hairspray. The expo will also feature workshops, Q&A sessions and information about unions, guilds and other organizations. Visit ShowBizExpo.com for registration information.

Cast Members from In The Heights will perform and sign autographs at the Lincoln Triangle Barnes and Noble on September 16th at 4:30 p.m. The bookstore will also host Alec Baldwin, who will discuss his book “A Promise To Ourselves,” on September 23rd, and Alan Alda, who will sign copies of his book “Things I Overheard While Talking To Myself” on September 9th.

Cry-Baby’s Christopher J. Hanke is set to take over the role of Claude in the Shakespeare in the Park production of Hair. Hanke, who will take over for Jonathan Groff on August 16th, will play Claude through August 31st.

2008 08-14 Brenda Braxton - Chicago - Orfeh - Jonathan Groff - Liev Schreiber - Taking Woodstock - August: Osage County

Aug 14, 2008 — Posted by Valerie SmaldoneAdd Comment

Brenda Braxton has returned to the role of Velma in Chicago. Braxton, who has played Velma in over 1,200 performances, joins Tom Wopat and Kevin Chamberlin, who are currently starring in the show. Chicago will celebrate its 12th anniversary (and 5,000th performance) on November 14th.

Orfeh, Legally Blonde’s Paulette, will release a solo pop record this fall. Orfeh’s “What Do You Want From Me” will hit stores September 30th.

Broadway Stars Jonathan Groff and Liev Schreiber, along with Emile Hirsch, Eugene Levy and Jeffrey Dean Morgan, will join director Ang Lee’s cinematic memoir Taking Woodstock. The film is aiming for a summer 2009 release, which would also mark the 40th anniversary of the Woodstock Music and Arts Festival.

Playwright Tracy Letts is hard at work on a film adaptation of the Tony and Pulitzer price winning play August: Osage County. No cast or filming schedule has been announced, however, Jam Theatricals along with Jeffrey Richards and Jerry Frankel are set to produce this dysfunctional masterpiece for the silver-screen.

2008 08-13 Frank Langella - A Man For All Seasons - Frost/Nixon - Broadway Flea Market - Norbert Leo Butz - Fifty Words

Aug 13, 2008 — Posted by Valerie SmaldoneAdd Comment

Three-time Tony Award winner Frank Langella has joined the cast of A Man For All Seasons. Presented by the Roundabout Theatre Company, A Man For All Seasons explores the life of Sir Thomas More and his objection to King Henry VIII’s decision to leave the Catholic Church. This new  production will begin previews September 12th at the American Airlines Theatre with an opening night set for October 7th.

Frank Langella’s former production, Peter Morgan’s Frost/Nixon, will take its act on the road next spring. The production will star screen actor Stacy Keach as President Nixon and Alan Cox as David Frost. Frost/Nixon will hit the road in May of 2009.

The 22nd Annual Broadway Flea Market has been scheduled for September 21st in the Shubert Alley on West 44th Street. This all-day event benefits Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and will feature a celebrity autograph table, a grand auction, and everything from costume sketches to cast recordings for sale.

Manhattan Theatre Club’s production of Fifty Words will star the multi-talented and adorable Tony winner Norbert Leo Butz. Fifty Words will begin previews September 10th at the Lucille Lortel Theatre on Christopher Street. Written by Michael Weller, Fifty Words is a look at modern marriage as seen through the looking glass of one couple’s long night’s journey into day.

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