The 35th annual festival kicks off in California January 15, 2020.

Eric Schaeffer directs the Stephen Sondheim–Hugh Wheeler musical that includes Holly Twyford, Bobby Smith, Will Gartshore, and Broadway vet Florence Lacey.

Eric Schaeffer will direct a cast that also includes Holly Twyford, Bobby Smith, and Will Gartshore.

The Tony-winning musical is directed by Eric Schaeffer.

News, views and reviews about the multi-talented women of the musical theatre and the concert/cabaret stage.

News, views and reviews about the multi-talented women of the musical theatre and the concert/cabaret stage.

The world premiere of Dead Man's Cell Phone took the Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play in the 24th Annual Helen Hayes Awards on April 28 in Washington.

It's the biggest night of year for Washington, DC's professional theatre community. The 24th Annual Helen Hayes Awards — celebrating work seen on DC-area stages between Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 2007 — will be held April 28 at the Warner Theatre.

News, views and reviews about the multi-talented women of the musical theatre and the concert/cabaret stage.

News, views and reviews about the multi-talented women of the musical theatre and the concert/cabaret stage.

News, views and reviews about the multi-talented women of the musical theatre and the concert/cabaret stage.

News, views and reviews about the multi-talented women of the musical theatre and the concert/cabaret stage.

News, views and reviews about the multi-talented women of the musical theatre and the concert/cabaret stage.

News, views and reviews about the multi-talented women of the musical theatre and the concert/cabaret stage.

BERNADETTE PETERS
Bernadette Peters loves Rodgers and Hammerstein.

BERNADETTE PETERS
Bernadette Peters loves Rodgers and Hammerstein. Actually, “Bernadette Peters Loves Rodgers & Hammerstein” is the title of Peters’ eagerly awaited new recording, which will be released on March 12 on the Angel Records label. Produced by Peters’ close friend and director, Richard Jay-Alexander, the 13-track disc boasts arrangements by Jonathan Tunick. Tunick is also the disc’s co-producer and conductor, and he recently commented, “I have always wanted to do a project with Bernadette, and am delighted to have worked with her on this extraordinary recording. Her vocal and acting abilities are the perfect complement to the brilliant work of these two legendary songwriters.” Jay-Alexander, who directed Peters’ now-historic solo Carnegie Hall debut, adds, “Bernadette Peters and Rodgers and Hammerstein together make perfect sense. She is a singer’s singer and an actor’s actor. The way she analyzes a song -- its melody, its lyrics, is an experience one would find difficult to describe. I swear that when she sings, I can actually hear her heart flutter, fly, race or break. I describe it as ‘honest’ and ‘bliss.’” And, what does the Tony-winning actress have to say about the genius of R&H? “We’ve taken these songs for granted all our lives,” Peters explains, “but if you examine them closely, there’s much to discover.”