Cast members from The 25^th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and Legally Blonde will help the contemporary dance company dre.dance celebrate its fifth anniversary on Dec 14^th.  The event, entitled Broadway Celebrates dre.dance, will be held at New World Stages.  Brian d’Arcy James, Celia Keenan-Bolger (…Spelling Bee), Steven Pasquale, Lauren Kennedy, Eric Jordan Young, Tracy Jai Edwards (Legally Blonde), Asmeret Ghebremichael (Legally Blonde) and Jennifer Prescott are scheduled to perform.  Call Telecharge for details.

You can enjoy …Spelling Bee and Legally Blonde by ordering the cast albums now!

Sh-K-Eric

The New York Philharmonic will present Sondheim: The Birthday Concert, packed with stars associated with the work of the composer-lyricist, March 15 and 16 at 7:30 PM.  Michael Cerveris, Victoria Clark, Jason Danieley, Nathan Gunn, George Hearn, Patti LuPone, Marin Mazzie, Audra McDonald, Donna Murphy, Mandy Patinkin, and Bernadette Peters are set to take the stage to celebrate Sondheim’s 80^th birthday.

You can enjoy LuPone’s voice by ordering Patti LuPone at LesMouches.

Sh-K-Eric

Rosie O’Donnell will host A Broadway Extravaganza at the Palace Theater on November 23rd.  Proceeds from the concert will benefit Rosie’s Broadway Kids.  This evening will feature performances by Gavin Creel, Nikki Blonsky, Melinda Doolittle, Montego Glover, Norm Lewis, Judy Gold, the cast of Jim Henson’s Emmet Otter and Rosie’s Broadway Kids.

To hear more from Creel, order the Hair cast album or pre-order the special edition vinyl album!

Sh-K-Eric

Good news for all your British Broadway fans! It has been announced that the 2009 Tony Award winning production of “Hair” will open on the West End next spring! Starting April 1, 2010, you can “let the sunshine in” at the Gielgud Theatre.

Until then order yourself a copy of the Broadway cast album — you can also pre-order the special edition vinyl album right now so you can be one of the first to get your copy!

Sh-K-Allie

New York City Christmas is a holiday CD to benefit ASTEP, and features some of your favorite Broadway stars singing tons of holiday music; what’s not to love?

To commemorate the CD release and also benefitting ASTEP, there will be a concert at Joe’s Pub on December 14th at 9:30pm. Raul Esparza, Sherie Rene Scott, Orfeh, Sierra Boggess, Chester Gregory II, Andy Karl, Tyler Maynard, Lindsey Mendez, Tory Ross, Anya Singleton and Sally Wilfert are scheduled to perform.

Preorder the CD and get more information on the concert here!

-Sh-K-Danielle

Mary Poppins star Ashley Brown will be releasing her first solo album, entitled Speak Low on Ghostlight Records. It is currently available digitally, and the CD release date is January 12, 2010. Preorder your hard copy now!

-Sh-K-Danielle

The new cast recording of 13, the Musical, is now available for preorder on the Sh-K-Boom website! This new release is two discs, featuring new/cut songs from the show, original demo tracks from Jason Robert Brown, and karaoke versions of some of your favorite songs. You can order the CD set alone, or take advantage of the CD and sheet music combo.

-Sh-K-Danielle

The highly anticipated national tour of In The Heights has released its schedule!

And, of course, let’s revisit the great Run This Tour promo video:

-Sh-K-Danielle

Calling all Glory Days fans! The cast and creative team will hold a record release reunion concert at Joe’s Pub on November 23rd at 11:30pm. An exciting night for those fans who miss Nick Blaemire’s music and lyrics, and James Gardiner’s book. Get more information here, and be sure to pre-order the CD on our website by clicking here!

-Sh-K-Danielle!

Nope, Avenue Q at New World Stages has not rewritten the show to include rap. But Lin-Manuel Miranda will be on Sesame Street!

Will Miranda coax Big Bird into a new, greener habitat? Here’s a sneak peak of Miranda’s guest spot:

Read the PlayBlog article here.

-Sh-K-Danielle!