April 26- April 26, 2005 Today in Theater History Some highlights: 1926: Mae West's show SEX opens. She's arrested for eight days for indecency. 1967: Tony-winning musical Hallelujah, Baby opens. 1970: Stephen Sondheim's Company opens, and Broadway is never the same.http://www.mermaniac.com/archives/002373.html links for 2005-04-22- April 22, 2005 Light in the Piazza To Be Recorded by Nonesuch April 25 (Playbill.com) Adam Guettel's first Broadway show. (tags: Broadway music musicals cast-album) "Sondheim Sings" CD Series Reveals Gold (Playbill.com) Street date is May 10 (tags: Broadway music musicals cast-album Sondheim PSClassics) Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Gives Away 50,000 Cast Albums (Playbill.com) Innovative attempt to get the cast album into the hands of the public. (tags: Broadway music musicals...http://www.mermaniac.com/archives/002372.html links for 2005-04-12- April 12, 2005 Dessa Rose Will Sing on Cast Recording by JAY Records (Playbill.com) The 2-CD recording will preserve the entire show (dance music, book scenes). Every Ahrens and Flaherty score has been recorded to date, thank goodness. (tags: Broadway music musicals cast-album ahrensandflaherty)http://www.mermaniac.com/archives/002371.html links for 2005-04-07- April 7, 2005 Stars Sing Sondheim on Breakfast with the Arts (Playbill.com) A&E show will play songs on April 10. Set your Tivos! (tags: musicals music broadway Sondheim) New Fred Ebb Award to Honor Aspiring Musical Theatre Songwriters (Playbill.com) I love Fred Ebb's work so much. (tags: musicals music broadway kanderandebb) Jenny Made Her Mind Up: Neuwirth Vehicle Will Play San Fran Starting May 1 (Playbill.com) Sounds like a potentially entertaining evening of Kurt Weill songs,.http://www.mermaniac.com/archives/002370.html links for 2005-04-05- April 5, 2005 (SF Chron) With trash in gutters, graffiti on walls and extras in punk chic, San Francisco dresses up as New York for the filming of 'Rent' On-location with the Rent film. (tags: film musicals film-musicals sf)http://www.mermaniac.com/archives/002369.html |