| Spacey, Redgrave, Angel, Gray and More Are Stars in the Alley June 6
Among those scheduled to appear are Hairspray's Ashley Parker Angel, Rent's Tamyra Gray, Heartbreak House's Swoosie Kurtz, Chicago's Joey Lawrence, The Year of Magical Thinking's Vanessa Redgrave and A Moon for the Misbegotten's Kevin Spacey. The morning event features performances and/or appearances from most every production currently playing on Broadway. Among this year's participating shows are Beauty and the Beast, Chicago, Company, Coram Boy, Curtains, The Drowsy Chaperone, Frost/Nixon, Grey Gardens, Hairspray, Heartbreak House, Inherit the Wind, Jersey Boys, Journey's End, Legally Blonde The Musical, Les Misrables, The Lion King, The Little Dog Laughed, Mamma Mia!, A Moon for the Misbegotten, Monty Python's Spamalot, The Phantom of the Opera, The Pirate Queen, Radio Golf, Rent, Spring Awakening, Talk Radio, Tarzan, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Wicked, Xanadu and The Year of Magical Thinking.
ShowBusiness Opens at NYC's Pioneer Theater, June 6
"ShowBusiness: the Road to Broadway", a new film by Dori Berinstein featuring the Broadway casts and creators of Wicked, Avenue Q, Taboo, and Caroline, or Change, will play the Pioneer Theater (E. 3rd Street between Avenue A and B) beginning June 6th. Regent Releasing and Liberation Entertainment are releasing the film, and its distribution will be platformed to many markets around the country throughout the Spring and Summer, including Los Angeles on June 1st. Among those featured in the film are Rosie O'Donnell, Boy George, Alan Cumming, Sarah Jessica Parker, John Lithgow, Kristin Chenoweth, Idina Menzel, John Tartaglia, Tony Kushner, Jeanine Tesori, Tonya Pinkins, George C. Wolfe, Harvey Fierstein, Anika Noni Rose, Euan Morton, Bobby Lopez, Jeff Marx and Cyndi Lauper. "ShowBusiness follows four high-profile productions that eventually became Tony Award-nominees: a lavish musical prequel to The Wizard of Oz, Wicked; the controversial O'Donnell/Boy George collaboration, Taboo; the highly anticipated Kushner/Tesori musical, Caroline, or Change and the irreverent musical sleeper hit with puppets, Avenue Q.
Andrea Martin Joins `Young Frankenstein'
Broadway ticket availability and capsule reviews of shows as of June 25. Unless otherwise noted, tickets are available at the theaters' box offices for the shows listed. Details about how to obtain tickets appear at the end. _"110 in the Shade." Audra McDonald stars in the Roundabout Theatre Company revival of the Tom Jones-Harvey Schmidt musical based on the N. Richard Nash's play "The Rainmaker." Studio 54. 212-719-1300. Closes July 29. _"A Chorus Line." Michael Bennett's classic musical about dancers auditioning for a big Broadway show is back. Gerald Schoenfeld. Telecharge. _"Avenue Q." Love blossoms among the 20-something set — a group that includes puppets — in this very funny, adult musical comedy. Golden. Telecharge.
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