Mike Stoller News

Corky Hale, renowned Jazz pianist, harpist and vocalist, will be a judge for the 8th Annual World Soundtrack Awards, sponsored by the World Soundtrack Academy as the closing event of the 35th Annual Ghent Film Festival, to be held in Ghent, Belgium from October 7 - 18, 2008

The Wilshire Theatre Beverly Hills, 8440 Wilshire Boulevard; Beverly Hills, CA 90211, will open its doors to the general public on Sunday, September 21, 2008, after being closed for several months for completion of Phase I of the historic venue's Revitalization Project. Corky Hale Productions will present a star-studded musical event, entitled, 'It's Magic! A Tribute to Sammy Cahn' celebrating the life and lyrics of one of Hollywood's greatest Academy Awardâ-winning songwriters.

Award-winning showbiz entertainers, Corky Hale and Charlotte Rae, will perform in a show emceed by Carl Reiner, with Jeff Lass serving as Music Director. The show, 'A Festive Evening For Westside Center for Independent Living,' is a benefit for WCIL.

Now that the 50th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony is history, and before the Tony Awards season sneaks up on us, it might be a good time to do a little investigating into the relationship between the category that both award shows recognize-Best Musical, of course.

American Musical Theatre of San Jose will sizzle and shake with 'Smokey Joe's Café,' the longest running musical revue in Broadway history. This rollicking show recreates 40 chart-topping hits from the legendary creative team of Jerry Leiber (lyrics) and Mike Stoller (music). Opening April 10 with performances through April 22.

The lifeline of Smokey Joe's Café, that long-running Broadway revue, resides in its high-energy delivery. With a purely song driven format, the Cabrillo Music Theatre staged the crowd pleaser at the Countrywide Performing Arts Center in Thousand Oaks in a limited engagement which ends April 1...

Altar Boyz, the acclaimed musical comedy at Dodger Stages, winner of the coveted Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Musical Off-Broadway, will have its 3rd anniversary Off-Broadway March 1st.

Altar Boyz, starring Matthew Buckner (as Matthew), Ryan J Ratliff (Mark), Jesse JP Johnson (Luke), Jay Garcia (Juan) and Nick Blaemire (Abraham) will kick off a two-week engagement at The Wadsworth Theatre in Los Angeles tonight.

Meryl Streep stars in Charlie Kaufman play whilst Alfie steps from screen to stage and Sharon makes Vagina a family affair..