Joe Calarco News

Once in a while you have the good fortune of catching a musical in the works that reminds you how wonderful this art form can truly be. Such is the case with the abbreviated concert version of 'Liberty Smith' which had two performances at the Beckett Theatre as part of NYMF.

LIBERTY SMITH, a musical comedy about the American Revolution, will be presented in two readings during the 2005 New York Musical Theatre Festival.

LIBERTY SMITH, a musical comedy about the American Revolution, starring Kevin Earley (Thoroughly Modern Millie) in the title role and directed by Joe Calarco, will receive two readings during the 2005 New York Musical Theatre Festival.

Celia Keenan-Bolger, Hunter Foster, Stephanie D'Abruzzo and other stars have been cast in the eight National Alliance for Musical Theatre Festival of New Musicals, which will be held on September 25th and 26th

David Southerland (Exec. Dir. of AWOL Theatre Project) gives us the scoop on The Mistress Cycle at NYMF!

The National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT) and Executive Director Kathy Evans announced the Directors Slate for its 17th Annual FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS, to be held at Dodger Stages.

Mary Bond Davis, Lynne Wintersteller, Sally Wilfert, Lisa Brescia and Stephanie Bast will comprise the cast of the new musical The Mistress Cycle, which will run from September 15th through 24th as part of the New York Musical Theatre Festival

The Arden Theatre Company's staging of Sweeney Todd earned the most Barrymore nominations this season; Bill Irwin and Bronson Pinchot are also nominees