NYMF has just announced the winners of their Best of Fest awards! Set to perform at this year’s gala are the casts of the winning shows, as well as Sh-K-Boom’s own Sherie Rene Scott, Alice Ripley, Gavin Creel, and Kelli O’Hara! In addition, the evening will honor Sh-K-Boom/Ghostlight Records “for their dedication to the preservation of new musicals and their support of new musical theatre artists.”

This year’s NYMF Best of Fest Awards will be presented on Sunday, November 22nd, at 6:30pm at the Edison Ballroom. Tickets start at $200. To purchase, call 212-664-0979 x12 or email gala@nymf.org. Read the full story, including the list of winners, here.

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Craig Bierko, Dick Latessa, and our very own Sherie Rene Scott are the members of dysfunctional family at the center of Little Miss Sunshine, which is being developed as part of the Sundance White Oak Lab. Running Oct. 25 to Nov. 7, Sundance White Oak Lab in Yulee, Florida, the musical adaptation of the 2006 film features a score by William Finn with book and direction by James Lapine.

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Kate Wetherhead of Legally Blonde is currently starring in Adam Gwon’s Ordinary Days, which just opened at the Roundabout Underground last night.  To hear more from Kate, purchase the Legally Blonde cast album now!

Cast members from HAIR will join Meryl Streep and Kevin Kline in the Public Theater’s Courage in Concert this evening!  Tony nominees Will Swenson and Gavin Creel will host a viewing party at Joe’s Pub, where the concert will be broadcast live.  This one-night-only benefit will support American Jewish World Service and Partners in Health.  To hear more from Will, Gavin, and the cast of HAIR, order the cast album now!

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Yesterday, the cast of HAIR took to the streets, joining the National Equality March in Washington DC.  The cast performed “Let the Sun Shine In” during the rally!  To this and more songs from HAIR, order the cast album now!

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And this last screen shot – hilarious!  We’re so excited for the tour of IN THE HEIGHTS!

The Tony award nominated duo, Gavin Creel and Will Swenson of “Hair” were honored this week as their portraits were unveiled at Sardis. You can click right here to see photos of their celebration with fellow “Hair” tribe members and other friends!

Be sure to check out their performances in Hair, playing now at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre. You can also buy a copy of the cast album from our website right now! 

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Michael John LaChiusa’s musical Little Fish will make it’s European debut this month at London’s Finborough Theatre. For anyone out in England, this is an absolutely must see production! For more details check out this article.

The world premiere cast album is available on our website, so go ahead and order your copy today!

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If you entered a question for Will Swenson for Broadway.com’s Ask a Star, now is the time to check and see if your question was answered! Hair star Swenson’s answers are now posted and you can watch the video right here.

If you want to hear more of Will, just order a copy of the Hair cast album from our website right now!

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In an unprecedented move, the producers of the Tony award winning revival of “Hair” cancelled the October 11th performance of the show in order to allow their cast to join the National Equality March in Washington DC.

With the support of the whole Broadway community and Hair star Gavin Creel’s organization Broadway Impact, the New York theatre community will be well represented!

For more information on the march and Hair’s involvement read this awesome article! Also get yourself a copy of the Hair cast album which is available on our website!

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