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Esteemed composer Philip Glass makes his Hollywood Bowl debut with his own Philip Glass Ensemble, joined by the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Los Angeles Master Chorale in the world premiere of a new arrangement of the score for Koyaanisqatsi: Life Out of Balance for ensemble, orchestra and choir, commissioned by the LA Phil.

John Dossett and Tony Award winner Beth Leavel will be joining the cast of the Broadway production of MAMMA MIA!, playing at the Winter Garden Theatre since 2001. Leavel will play Donna Sheridan, while Dossett will star opposite her as Sam Carmichael. The two take over the roles starting September 22.

Jersey Boys, the Tony, Olivier and Grammy Award-winning international hit musical, opened ?down under? to critical acclaim at The Princess Theatre in Melbourne, Australia on Saturday, July 4th.

obby Fox, Scott Johnson, Glaston Toft and Stephen Mahy star in Jersey Boys - The story of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, Broadway's multi-award winning musical opening in Melbourne's Princess Theatre on July 4. Rehearsals began in Melbourne in April. Previews started June 20, the cast celebrates the official opening tonight.

Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus' global smash hit musical MAMMA MIA! officially became the 15th longest-running show in Broadway history on Saturday, June 27th when it played its 3,183 performance, surpassing the record previously held by the play Tobacco Road.

BroadwayWorld gave the talented Mr. Krill a FLIP video camera and set him free backstage and beyond, he captured so much fun 'Spring Fling' footage we decided to make it a four part series, get set to watch as 'Father Flips Out' at the Winter Garden Theatre. We bring you episode 4, the 'Final Flip' from Sean Allan Krill, right here on BWW TV!

BroadwayWorld gave the talented Mr. Krill a FLIP video camera and set him free backstage and beyond, he captured so much fun 'Spring Fling' footage we decided to make it a four part series, get set to watch part three as 'Father Flips Out' at the Winter Garden Theatre. Stay tuned for the Final Flip from Sean Allan Krill next week on what is now known as 'Mamma Mia! Mondays', right here on BWW TV!

MAMMA MIA! producer Judy Craymer spoke with the UK's Daily Mail about her inspired journey in bringing the ABBA musical to the stage and screen.

Sean Allan Krill is making his Broadway debut as 'Sam Carmichael' in Mamma Mia! after playing the role in the North American tour for two years, as well as starring in the first national tour of Thoroughly Modern Millie.

Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus' Broadway smash hit musical MAMMA MIA! was honored with a Tony's DiNapoli 'Broadway Wall of Fame' portrait on Wednesday, March 25th, 2009 at the Times Square restaurant (147 West 43rd Street at Broadway).

Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus' Broadway smash hit musical MAMMA MIA! was honored with a Tony's DiNapoli 'Broadway Wall of Fame' portrait on Wednesday, March 25th, 2009 at the Times Square restaurant (147 West 43rd Street at Broadway).

Benny Andersson and Bj?rn Ulvaeus' Broadway smash hit musical MAMMA MIA! will be honored with a Tony's DiNapoli 'Broadway Wall of Fame' portrait to be unveiled on Wednesday, March 25th, 2009 at the Times Square restaurant (147 West 43rd Street at Broadway).

Benny Andersson and Bj?rn Ulvaeus' Broadway smash hit musical MAMMA MIA! will be honored with a Tony's DiNapoli 'Broadway Wall of Fame' portrait to be unveiled on Wednesday, March 25th, 2009 at the Times Square restaurant (147 West 43rd Street at Broadway).

Sean Allan Krill is making his Broadway debut as 'Sam Carmichael' in Mamma Mia! after playing the role in the North American tour for two years, as well as starring in the first national tour of Thoroughly Modern Millie.

Benny Andersson and Bj?rn Ulvaeus' Broadway smash hit musical MAMMA MIA! will be honored with a Tony's DiNapoli 'Broadway Wall of Fame' portrait to be unveiled on Wednesday, March 25th, 2009 at the Times Square restaurant (147 West 43rd Street at Broadway).

Benny Andersson and Bj?rn Ulvaeus' Broadway smash hit musical MAMMA MIA! will be honored with a Tony's DiNapoli 'Broadway Wall of Fame' portrait to be unveiled on Wednesday, March 25th, 2009 at the Times Square restaurant (147 West 43rd Street at Broadway).

Bobby Fox, Scott Johnson, Glaston Toft and Stephen Mahy will star in JERSEY BOYS - The story of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, Broadway's multi-award winning musical opening in Melbourne's Princess Theatre on July 4. Rehearsals begin in Melbourne in April. Bobby Fox will play Frankie Valli, Scott Johnson is Tommy DeVito, Glaston Toft is Nick Massi and Stephen Mahy is Bob Gaudio - The Four Seasons. JERSEY BOYS is the story of how four boys from the wrong side of the tracks became one of the biggest American pop music sensations of all time. Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi wrote their own songs, invented their own sounds and sold 175 million records worldwide - all before they were thirty. JERSEY BOYS features their hit songs Sherry, Big Girls Don't Cry, Rag Doll, Oh What a Night and Can't Take My Eyes Off You, among many others.

The Jersey Boys are coming to Australia! Experience the sheer joy of JERSEY BOYS - Broadway's multi Award-winning smash hit musical that charts the story of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons - opening in Melbourne at the Princess Theatre in July 2009.

This week, the cast of Jersey Boys Las Vegas welcomed Frankie Valli and Rick Elice, co-writer of Jersey Boys, as together they proudly introduced the cast of the upcoming Australian company in a private event at the Jersey Boys Theatre at the Palazzo Resort-Hotel-Casino. This was the first time Frankie Valli has been back to see the Las Vegas company since the grand opening performance on Frankie's birthday, May 3, 2008. After only nine months on The Strip, Jersey Boys has found a wonderful new home in Las Vegas and was even named ?Number One Show of 2008' by the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

Benny Andersson and Bj?rn Ulvaeus' global smash hit musical MAMMA MIA! welcomed Brandi Burkhardt to the Broadway cast as bride-to-be 'Sophie Sheridan' when she began performances at the Winter Garden Theatre on Tuesday, January 27th, 2009. Burkhardt was a guest on WGHT Radio's 'CURTAIN CALL with Teisha Bader'. Burkhardt made her Broadway debut earlier this season when she created the role of 'Lucie Manette' in the world premiere musical A Tale of Two Cities. She also starred as 'Daisy Mae' in Lil' Abner for the Los Angeles Reprise series and as 'Emma' in the international touring production of Jekyll & Hyde: Resurrection.