Jimmy Ray Bennett News

SHINE! The Horatio Alger Musical with a Book by Richard Seff; Music by Roger Dean Anderson and Lyrics by Lee Goldsmith is being presented by Other Side Productions (Peter Mercurio, Chuck Blasius - Co-Artistic Directors) as part of the New York Musical Theatre Festival at The Theater at St. Clements, 423 West 46th Street. The director is Peter Flynn and the choreographer is Devanand Janki. Michael Bottari & Ronald Case are the set and costume designers and the lighting designer is Jeff Croiter. Greg Anthony is the music supervisor, arranger, orchestrator; Annbritt duChateau is the music director and the associate musical directors are Danny Percefull and Sue Anschultz. www.shinethemusical.com

The producers of WHITE'S LIES have announced a series of weekly talkbacks, 'Meet the White's Liars,' on Wednesday nights, beginning with the Wednesday, May 26th performance. Currently running at New World Stages, WHITE'S LIES is written by Ben Andron & directed by Bob Cline.

The award-winning York Theatre Company presents the musical, JESUS' KID BROTHER, May 25th at 3 p.m. The musical is part of the York Theatre Company's Development Reading Series which announced the cast for two other new musicals: THE AGE OF INNOCENCE with a reading on May 27th and LA LLARONA with a reading on June 2nd. All reading take place at York Theatre at Saint Peter's Church, enter on 54th Street Just East of Lexington.

The producers of WHITE'S LIES have announced a series of weekly talkbacks, 'Meet the White's Liars,' on Wednesday nights, beginning with the Wednesday, May 26th performance. Currently running at New World Stages, WHITE'S LIES is written by Ben Andron & directed by Bob Cline.

The producers of WHITE'S LIES have proclaimed every Thursday 'Lawyers' Night at White's Lies,' beginning with the Thursday, May 20th performance. Currently running at New World Stages, WHITE'S LIES is written by Ben Andron & directed by Bob Cline.

On Monday morning, playwright Ben Andron flew to California where he is currently in negotiations to turn WHITE'S LIES into a sitcom. Producer Aaron Grant isn't surprised. 'I can't get into specifics for obvious reasons,' Grant commented. 'But it's not surprising, especially since so many people likened the play to a sitcom, our audiences rarely stop laughing & the cast list reads like a who's who of television talent & history.'

Last night, May 6, WHITE'S LIES starring Betty Buckley, opened at New World Stages. BroadwayWorld was on hand to capture the curtain call and after party!

Tonight, May 6, is the Opening Night Party for WHITE'S LIES starring Betty Buckley, Tuc Watkins, Peter Scolari, Christy Carlson Romano, Rena Strober, Andrea Grano & Jimmy Ray Bennett. See below for a first look at the show! .

Producers Aaron Grant, Jana Robbins, Jeremy Handelman, Craig Haffner & Karl E. Held open WHITE'S LIES, the new comedy by Ben Andron and directed by Bob Cline, tonight, May 6, at New World Stages. The show began previews on Monday, April 12, 2010.

BroawayWorld recently caught up with stage legend and screen star Betty Buckley, who is preparing to open the world premiere of Ben Andron's debut play, WHITE'S LIES, at New World Stages on Thursday, May 6, 2010.

Producers Aaron Grant, Jana Robbins, Jeremy Handelman, Craig Haffner & Karl E. Held have announced new dates for WHITE'S LIES, the new comedy by Ben Andron & directed by Bob Cline. The show is now scheduled to begin previews on Monday, April 12, 2010, with opening night set for Thursday, May 6, 2010, at New World Stages.

Producers Aaron Grant, Jana Robbins, Jeremy Handelman, Craig Haffner & Karl E. Held have announced new dates for WHITE'S LIES, the new comedy by Ben Andron & directed by Bob Cline. The show is now scheduled to begin previews on Monday, April 12, 2010, with opening night set for Thursday, May 6, 2010, at New World Stages.

Producers Aaron Grant, Jana Robbins, Jeremy Handelman, Craig Haffner & Karl E. Held have announced that TUC WATKINS, well known to TV audiences as Bob Hunter on 'Desperate Housewives' and as con artist & ladies man David Vickers on ABC's 'One Life to Live,' for which he won a Soap Opera Digest Award, will play the lead role of Joe White in WHITE'S LIES.

The production of WHITE'S LIES, originally scheduled to begin off-Broadway previews March 22nd, will be postponed until April 12th, with an official opening night of May 6th. The production has been delayed due to scheduling conflicts.

Producing company New Make Do would like to announce an industry presentation of WALKER IN BABYLON, a musical immersion experience that will have two readings March 19th at The Monkey Space. The cast includes Caissie Levy (Sheila in HAIR, WICKED), David Larsen (BILLY ELLIOT, GOOD VIBRATIONS), Asmeret Ghebremichael (LEGALLY BLONDE, SPAMALOT), and recording artist and cast member of last year's cancelled GODSPELL, Celisse Henderson. Music and lyrics written by David Reiser, book by Jimmy Ray Bennett. WALKER IN BABYLON is produced by New Make Do and general managed by Martian Entertainment (ALTAR BOYZ, Broadway's upcoming BARE, THE TEMPERAMENTALS). The first presentation of WALKER took place in July '09 at the 45th Street Theatre.

Producing company New Make Do would like to announce the full cast for their industry presentation of WALKER IN BABYLON, a musical immersion experience. Recent additions to the cast include Jared Gertner (...SPELLING BEE, ORDINARY DAYS) and Blake Whyte (WICKED) as Walker Isaac Chariot, along with Caissie Levy (HAIR, WICKED), David Larsen (BILLY ELLIOT, GOOD VIBRATIONS), Asmeret Ghebremichael (LEGALLY BLONDE, SPAMALOT), Jimmy Ray Bennett (DAMN YANKEES), Donell James Foreman, and recording artist Celisse Henderson.

Producing company New Make Do would like to announce an industry presentation of WALKER IN BABYLON, a musical immersion experience that will have two readings March 19th at The Monkey Space. The cast includes Caissie Levy (Sheila in HAIR, WICKED), David Larsen (BILLY ELLIOT, GOOD VIBRATIONS), Asmeret Ghebremichael (LEGALLY BLONDE, SPAMALOT), and recording artist and cast member of last year's cancelled GODSPELL, Celisse Henderson. Music and lyrics written by David Reiser, book by Jimmy Ray Bennett. WALKER IN BABYLON is produced by New Make Do and general managed by Martian Entertainment (ALTAR BOYZ, Broadway's upcoming BARE, THE TEMPERAMENTALS). The first presentation of WALKER took place in July '09 at the 45th Street Theatre.

Tickets are now available for the exciting season at MSW! Start your summer off right with the funny and extremely entertaining Broadway musical.

Producers Aaron Grant, Jana Robbins, Jeremy Handelman, Craig Haffner & Karl E. Held have announced that for its first eight weeks, WHITE'S LIES will star BETTY BUCKLEY as Mrs. White.

Sonnet Repertory Theatre (SRT) has announced its scheduled line-up for 'Sonnet Sings the Bard' concert, which takes place on November 16 at the 92YTribeca. Contributing composers to this one-night-only benefit event include: Tony, Grammy, Emmy and Drama Desk Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated composers and lyricists Marc Shaiman and Scott Whittman (Hairspray, Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me, Patti LuPone on Broadway), Tony, Grammy and Emmy-nominated and Academy Award-winning composer David Shire (Baby, Closer Than Ever, Big, Saturday Night Fever), Georgia Stitt (This Ordinary Thursday: The Songs Of Georgia Stitt with Sara Ramirez, Kelli O'Hara, Faith Prince, and many more), Ray Leslee (Avenue X, Educating Rita, Standup Shakespeare), Karl Mansfield (conductor and keyboardist for Broadway's Xanadu, La Boheme, 13, Dracula, Corum Boy, Sweet Charity, and Off-Broadway's Grey Gardens, Toxic Avenger, Shafrika the White Girl and Alter Boyz), and Wade McCollum (composer and lyricist for ONE, and award-winning performance in Hedwig and the Angry Inch).