Raise The Roof News

America's only honor recognizing excellence in dance on both stage and film, the Fred & Adele Astaire Awards will honor some of the greatest talents in dance on Monday, June 2nd at a gala evening at the Grand Ballroom, Manhattan Center Studios (311 West 34th Street).

The Public Theater announced today that post-show discussions will follow performances of 'The Good Negro' by Tracey Scott Wilson on Wednesday, May 28 and Saturday, May 31.

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Mara Manus) announced today that post-show discussions will follow performances of THE FEVER CHART: THREE VISIONS OF THE MIDDLE EAST by Naomi Wallace on Tuesday, April 29 and Sunday, May 11. Both discussions will immediately follow performances of THE FEVER CHART and no additional tickets are necessary.

March 14, 2008 - Grand Opening Night Gala at The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts in Worcester featured a catered Black Tie Soirée and a concert worthy of a Broadway stage

Select performances of Catherine Filloux's Killing The Boss - a new dark comedy about an altruistic woman's unexpected transformation into a vigilante, opening February 12 at The Studio at Cherry Lane Theatre (38 Commerce Street) - will be followed by talkbacks.

TheatreWorks, the nationally-acclaimed theatre of Silicon Valley, announced its 2008-09 season, including 'Grey Gardens, 'Doubt, 'Radio Golf' and new works by Stephen Schwartz and GrooveLily.

New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) presents 'Liberty City,' written by Jessica Blank and April Yvette Thompson, performed by Thompson, and directed by Blank; to begin performances Friday, February 15, at NYTW. Opening night is scheduled for Tuesday, March 4 at 7PM. The production will run through Sunday, March 16.

Leading lady Anna-Jane Casey returns to the West End to headline Christmas in New York, the West End's unique celebration of contemporary seasonal show tunes and festive favorites, for one night only at the Lyric Theatre on Sunday, December 9.

The National Asian American Theatre Company (NAATCO), best known for its revivals of classics and new works starring all Asian-American casts including its recently acclaimed production of The House of Bernarda Alba, presents the New York premiere of Jorge Ignacio Cortinas' play Blind Mouth Singing

Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, writers of the 2006 Tony Award-winning Best Musical, Jersey Boys, are the librettists for THE ADDAMS FAMILY, Drama Desk Award-winning composer/lyricist Andrew Lippa (The Wild Party) is writing the score, and Improbable Theater founders Phelim McDermott and Julian Crouch (Shockheaded Peter) will direct and design. EET plans to premiere THE ADDAMS FAMILY in the 2009-2010 Broadway season, preceded by an out-of-town tryout.

Lippa's 'The Wild Party' raises the roof at New Rep while North Shore Music Theatre embraces Gershwin with 'Crazy for You'

Work by Anne Nelson, Heather Raffo, Israel Horowitz and more will be featured in a reading of The Middle East, In Pieces on August 17th

On Sunday 16th July, the King?s Head Theatre Islington will present a very special musical tribute Gala to the theatre?s founder, entrepreneur and producer, Dan Crawford who died last July at the age of 62.

Reviews of 'Harry On Broadway, Act I', Murney's 'I'm Not Waiting' & Friedman's 'Now and Then'

Wendell Pierce and J. Kyle Manzay will headline the Classical Theatre of Harlem's Waiting for Godot, running from May 18th through June 25th

Grammy-nominated recording label Sh-K-Boom Records proudly announces the release of Julia Murney's debut solo album, I'm Not Waiting, on Tuesday, May 9, 2006.

The Future of Broadway: A Generation of Genius will showcase songs by some of the leading composers and lyricists of musical theatre in the New-York Historical Society's March 20th benefit concert

BJ Crosby and Danny Zolli will perform at the Eastern PAC in New Jersey on February 11th in An Evening of Jazz, Blues and Ballads

Raise the Roof, a benefit concert held on October 30th at St. Clement's Theatre (423 W. 46th St. between 9th & 10th), featured performances by Frenchie Davis (Rent), Jessica Boevers (In My Life), Justin Patterson (All Shook Up), Susan Derry (Wonderful Town), Jayne Paterson (Les Miserables, Jane Eyre), Josh Walden (La Cage Aux Folles, 42nd Street) and many more.

Raise the Roof, a benefit concert on October 30th, will feature performances by Frenchie Davis, Jessica Boevers, Justin Patterson and more