Grant Turner

Ensemble member Grant Turner will play 'Zach' for three from 13 May 2008 in the Broadway musical A Chorus Line, stepping in for Mario Lopez who returns to the show on 3 Jun 2008. The musical is currently selling tickets through to 7 Sep 2008 at the Schoenfeld Theatre.
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Mon 12 May 2008

New York Drama Critics' Circle Award: August: Osage County is awarded Best Play of the 2007-2008 season, and Passing Strange is awarded Best Musical
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2008 Outer Critics Circle Awards : South Pacific leads with four awards, August: Osage County wins Outstanding New Broadway Play, while Young Frankenstein and Xanadu tie for Outstanding New Broadway Musical.
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Nancy Lemenager

Nancy Lemenager is to play 'Velma Kelly' from 18 May 2008 in the Tony Award winning Broadway musical Chicago, currently selling tickets through to 4 Jan 2009 at the Ambassador Theatre.
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Off & Off Off Broadway

Elfqueen Productions present Heist, a comedy by Paul Cohen, at the American Theatre of Actors' Sargent Theatre from 6 - 28 Jun 2008.
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Living Image Arts present Coming Home, an evening of three short plays, at Theatre Row's Lion Theatre from 29 May - 14 Jun 2008.
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Sat 10 May 2008

Kyle Riabko

Canadian musician Kyle Riabko and ensemble member Alexandra Socha are to assume the roles of 'Melchior' and 'Wendla,' respectively, in the Broadway musical Spring Awakening, currently selling tickets through to 30 Aug 2008 at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre
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Off & Off Off Broadway

The Broken Watch Theatre Company present The Framer, by Edward Allan Baker, at the Michael Weller Theatre from 31 May - 22 Jun 2008.
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Fri 9 May 2008

An advert in New York Times states that Nathan Lane's final performance in David Mamet's new play November, a contempory political comedy, will be on 13 Jul 2008, the same date the show is currently booking through to.
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The 2008 Tony Awards ceremony will be hosted by Whoopi Goldberg at at Radio City Music Hall on the 15 Jun 2008. The ceremony will be broadcast on CBS-TV..
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Off & Off Off Broadway

The first preview of Playwright Horizons's world premiere of Saved has been canceled due to technical problems. The musical, which was to have began previews this evening (9 May 2008), will now have its first preview on 10 May 2008
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Nicu's Spoon presents Elizabeth Rex, by Timothy Findley, at Center Stage from 13 Aug - 6 Sep 2008
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Thu 8 May 2008

The Broadway production of Caryl Churchill's Top Girls, opened last night (7 May 2008) at the Biltmore Theatre to mixed reviews.
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Off & Off Off Broadway

Women's Expressive Theater presents A Perfect Couple, by Brooke Berman, at DR2 Theatre, from 9 Jun - 12 Jul 2008.
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Wed 7 May 2008

Curtis Holbrook

Curtis Holbrook will step into the role of 'Sonny Malone' from 1 - 27 Jul 2008 in the Broadway musical Xanadu, filling in for Cheyenne Jackson. The musical, playing at the Helen Hayes Theatre, is currently booking through to 7 Sep 2008.
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Tracy Letts' comic-drama, August: Osage County its initial $2,560,000 investment, the musical is currently booking through to 7 Sep 2008 at the Music Box Theatre.
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The Broadway musical Glory Days, by Nick Blaemire and James Gardiner, played its final performance at Broadway’s Circle in the Square Theatre on 6 May 2008, the show's opening night!
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Nicolette Hart

Nicolette Hart assumes the role of Brooke Wyndham this evening in the Broadway musical Legally Blonde. The musical is currently booking through to 5 Oct 2008 at the Palace Theatre.
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The Broadway musical Glory Days, opened last night (6 May 2008) at the Circle in the Square to poor reviews.
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Tue 6 May 2008

Robert Petkoff

Robert Petkoff assumes the role of Sir Robin this evening in the Broadway production of Monty Python's Spamalot. The musical is currently booking through to 2 Nov 2008 at the Shubert Theatre.
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Rob Ashford

A new production of Brigadoon will have its world premiere at the Colonial Theatre in Boston from 14 Oct - 9 Nov 2008, prior to opening on Broadway in Spring 2009 at a theatre to be announced. The musical will be directed & choreographed by Rob Ashford, with a revised book by John Guare.
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Off & Off Off Broadway

Bated Breath Theatre Company presents A Doll's House, by Henrik Ibsen, in a new version by Helene Kvale, at the Gene Frankel Theatre, from 6 - 21 Jun 2008.
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Mainspring Collective presents Legends, Myths and Hieroglyphs, by Demetrius Wren, at the Sonnet Theatre at the Producer's Club, from 9 - 13 May 2008.
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The US premiere of David Greig’s Damascus, part of Brits off-Broadway at 59E59 Theaters, postpones first and second previews, due to a Visa processing delay. First preview will now be on 8 May, opening night has been moved to 14 May 2008.
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Lucille Lortel 2008 Awards: Betrayed awarded Outstanding Play, Adding Machine is awarded Outstanding Musical.
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Mon 5 May 2008

Harry Connick, Jr

Harry Connick, Jr. is to star in a new Gershwin musical, Nice Work If You Can Get It, to be directed and choreographed by Kathleen Marshall. The musical comedy will begin performances on Broadway in Feb 2009 at a theatre to be announced.
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Will Chase

Will Chase assumes the role of 'Roger'in the 1996 Tony Award winning musical Rent this evening. The musical opened at the Nederlander Theatre on 29 Apr 1996, where it will play its final performance at the Nederlander Theatre on 4 Sep 2008.
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The Broadway revival of Marc Camoletti's farce, Boeing-Boeing, opened last night (4 May 2008) at the Longacre Theatre to very mixed reviews.
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Off & Off Off Broadway

Welcome Home Marian Anderson, a play with music by Vanessa Shaw, at St. Luke's Theatre from 13 - 25 2008 .
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Jamie deRoy

Jamie deRoy & Friends: Lucie Arnaz, Ivy Austin, Stephen Bogardus, Donna Lynne Champlin, Penny Fuller, Gay Marshall and Jane Stroll, at the Metropolitan Room on 14 May 2008.
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The Puerto Rican Traveling Theater present Dinner for Two, by Santiafo Moncada, translated by Charles Philip Thomas, at the Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre from 8 May - 1 Jun 2008.
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Sun 4 May 2008

Off & Off Off Broadway

Musicals Tonight 2008/09 Season will present five musical: Irma La Douce, Tovarich, Cabaret Girl, Early to Bed, and You Never Know at the McGinn Cazale Theatre.
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MCC Theater 2008/09 Season will present three world premiere.
Fifty Words by Michael Weller
The Break of Noon by Neil LaBute
Coraline: Music and lyrics by Stephin Merritt, book by David Greenspan amd based on the Novel by Neil Gaiman.
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Sat 3 May 2008

The Broadway musical Mamma Mia has extended its booking period. The show, playing at Winter Garden, is now selling tickets through to 26 Oct 2008.
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Fri 2 May 2008

Yasmina Reza's comedy, God of Carnage, currently playing in London, plans to bow on Broadway in 2009.
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The Tony Award Nominations will be announced on 13 May 2008 by David Hyde Pierce and Sara Ramirez at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center.
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The Broadway revival of Christopher Hampton's dark-comedy, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, opened last night (1 May 2008) at the American Airlines Theatre to mostly good reviews.
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Off & Off Off Broadway

Atlantic Theater Company present the world premiere of Annie Baker's cmedy Body Awareness, at Atlantic Stage Two from 28 May - 2 Jun 2008.
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Cheyenne Jackson

Cheyenne Jackson, Randy Graff and Ana Gasteyer will join previously announced cast members Sean Hayes and Jane Krakowski in second of New York City Center’s Encores! Summer Stars series production of Damn Yankees, playing at New York City Center from 5 - 27 Jul 2008.
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F.A.B. Theatre presents Blink, by Ian Rowlands, at the 59E59's Theater C from 21 May - 8 Jun 2008 as part of the Brits off-Broadway.
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Nabokov and the Bush Theatre presents Artefacts, by Mike Bartlett, at the 59E59's Theater B from 21 May - 8 Jun 2008 as part of the Brits off-Broadway.
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Thu 1 May 2008

The Broadway drama Thurgood, starring Laurence Fishburne, opened last night (30 Apr 2008) at the Booth Theatre, to mostly good reviews.
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Off & Off Off Broadway

Theater Resources Unlimited present the TRU Voices New Plays Reading Series, at the Players Theatre from 2 - 16 Jun 2008.
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