Can-Can 2004 - Articles Page 38

Wicked was the #1 theatrical production of 2004 in terms of dollar value of secondary ticket sales, according to data released today by StubHub.com, a leading online ticket marketplace. The Lion King and The Producers rounded out StubHub.com's top 3.

The New Group will present the first New York revival of Hurlyburly by David Rabe as the second show of its 2004-2005 mainstage season.

The smash hit musical, MAMMA MIA!, which in 2004 surpassed a worldwide gross of $1 billion dollars since opening in London five years ago, broke another record this week at the Cadillac Winter Garden Theatre.

Jake looks back at 2004 in the UK theatre industry, including the summer's disastrous closing trend and the 'big 3' winter..

Broadway-bound MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT, a new musical lovingly ripped off from the motion picture 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail,' is being honored by Hormel Foods with the introduction of a limited edition flavor, SPAM golden honey grail in a 'SPAMALOT collector's edition' can. 'SPAM is the holy grail of canned meats,' says Eric Idle, Python alum and the show's lyricist and book writer. 'We're thrilled to dine on SPAM golden honey grail at the round table of SPAMALOT.'

The most interesting suggestion of a show they can secure rights to perform will receive 2 free tickets to any performance on their 2005 schedule.

Cy Coleman, composer extraordinaire passed away on November 18, 2004 at the age of 75. He was honored earlier in the week, receiving the Johnny Mercer Foundation Award, photos inside.

Through the years, the GYPSY OF THE YEAR COMPETITION has become one of the hottest and most anticipated tickets of the fall season. New York's most talented 'gypsies,' chorus members from Broadway and Off-Broadway shows, join in a competition/variety show as six weeks of intensive fundraising by the community come to a close with the 16th ANNUAL GYPSY OF THE YEAR COMPETITION. This year's competition will take place at the Neil Simon Theatre (250 West 52nd Street) on Monday, December 6 at 4:30PM and Tuesday, December 7 at 2:00PM. A limited number of VIP ($350) and Priority ($200) tickets are available. Tickets range from $20-90.

The Zipper Theatre and Bill Coyle will present Euan Morton in Concert for five shows only beginning Wednesday November 10 through Sunday, November 14, 2004.

On Sunday, November 7th, 2004, Leah Hocking, who is currently in rehearsal for the new Broadway musical comedy ALL SHOOK UP, will sing the National Anthem to start the 2004 ING New York City Marathon. WNBC (channel 4 in the tri-state area) will cover the event from 9:00 a.m. till 2:00 p.m.

CBS has selected Brooklyn The Musical to perform 'Once Upon A Time,' featuring Eden Espinosa, on CBS' 'Thanksgiving Day Parade' on Thursday, November 25, 2004 between 9:00AM-12:00PM. The performance will be broadcast nationally, and can be seen in New York on WCBS-TV Channel 2.

The third of the new Fall season of the American Theatre Wing 'Working In The Theatre' Seminars continues on Thursday, November 4th. Playwrights, puppets and not for profit theatre companies are all major components of an exciting theatre season on Broadway and Off. This season, on a new set and in a new larger facility, the popular 'Working in the Theatre' Seminars have been expanded. The American Theatre Wing continues to provide a unique, enlightening, behind-the-scenes theatrical experience with these star-studded panels comprised of Broadway and Off-Broadway's major theatre personalities. Once again the ATW Seminars will provide some of the most entertaining and informative discussions on theatre today.

Gulfshore Playhouse, Naples' Newest Professional Theater, announces its formation with its Premiere Performance entitled '3 Men and a Diva', on Tuesday, October 19th, 2004, at 7:30pm, at the Sugden Community Theatre, 701 Fifth Avenue South in Naples. Broadway Veteran Carol Lawrence will headline an evening of music and song entitled '3 Men and a Diva' featuring Tony-nominated actor and singer Brian Lane Green, pianist and singer Johnny Rodgers, and Master of Ceremonies Jim Caruso. The performance will be followed by an exclusive After-Party called 'Under the stars with the Stars', where invitees can meet the performers, on the Rooftop of Inn on Fifth, courtesy of Phil McCabe.

Catch George Dvorksky and Michele Ragusa in She Loves Me at Paper Mill Playhouse.

See the stars at the 18th Annual Flea Market & Grand Auction!

Father and son creative team Marshall and Al Pailet will present a concert of their songs on Sunday October 3, 2004, at NYMF at The Tank, 432 West 42nd Street, New York, New York.

Stephanie J. Block, currently co-starring as Liza Minnelli opposite Hugh Jackman in The Boy From Oz, will make her nightclub debut at Birdland on Monday, August 2 at 8pm. The show's musical director is Billy Stritch, with direction by Jim Caruso.

Bryant Park came alive with the sound of musicals when TimeWarner, NYC & Company and the League of American Theatres and Producers presented Broadway Under The Stars on June 14th. Click to see pictures from this spectacular event!

108 Waverly features the lives of 2 gay couples, one set in 1928 the other in 1998. The 1928 couple is deciding whether or not they can move in together, while the 1998 couple is discussing adopting a child. The show featured Jamie McGonnigal, Chris Weikel, Patrick Porter and Alex Quiroga.

BroadwayWorld.com, the premier theater site on the internet, announced today the start of voting for the Second Annual Theater Fans' Choice Awards. Celebrating the site's one year anniversary on the Internet, new site features are available as well, providing visitors the most complete theater resource on the web.

Jason Alexander will host the 2004 annual Tony Awards Party as the Julie Harris Award for Lifetime Achievement is presented to James Earl Jones, by Henry Winkler on behalf of Hollywood's theatrical community at the eighth annual Tony Awards Party to benefit AID FOR AIDS and THE ACTORS' FUND OF AMERICA.

On Sunday May 2, 2004 @ 7:30pm, Tony & Emmy Award winning actress Debra Monk ('NYPD Blue', Steel Pier, Picnic, 'The Devil's Advocate', Redwood Curtain) will star in a reading of a new play by Jeff Whitty (co-author of Avenue Q), Suicide Weather.

Join BroadwayWorld this year's AIDS walk on Sunday May 16, 2004! Click for more information to join this worthy cause.

See what you can expect to see on-stage in the coming year in Los Angeles and throughout Southern California!