The evening, featuring stories and songs from Jones’ career, is currently playing Kansas’ New Theatre.

Have You Met Miss Jones? will make its premiere this fall in Kansas City.

The pop-culture icon made a celebrated 1993 Broadway return, co-starring with half-brother Shaun Cassidy in Blood Brothers.

Currently represented on Broadway by Side Show and around the country by a touring revival of Dreamgirls that may wind up on Broadway in 1998, Henry Krieger is a composer with a rare gift, that of being able to put the sounds of pop music to successful theatrical use. In most of his scores, Krieger favors the sound of hard-driving, intense '70s pop, the Motown sound mixed with some rock 'n' roll and other influences. But he's able to take these styles and feed them through a genuine theatrical sensibility, coming up with real theatre scores that take advantage of the sounds of the pop charts.

Currently represented on Broadway by Side Show and around the country by a touring revival of Dreamgirls that may wind up on Broadway in 1998, Henry Krieger is a composer with a rare gift, that of being able to put the sounds of pop music to successful theatrical use. In most of his scores, Krieger favors the sound of hard-driving, intense '70s pop, the Motown sound mixed with some rock 'n' roll and other influences. But he's able to take these styles and feed them through a genuine theatrical sensibility, coming up with real theatre scores that take advantage of the sounds of the pop charts.

Vera Lynn, who made the song popular in the ‘30s, paid tribute to the theatre during the COVID-19 pandemic.

As award season gets into full gear, congratulations are in order for Bernadette Peters and Kristen Chenoweth, who both won Outer Critics Circle Awards earlier this week. Peters won for Outstanding Actress in a Musical for her work in Annie Get Your Gun, which was also voted Outstanding Revival of a Musical, and Chenoweth won the Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical honors for her breakout performance as Sally Brown in You're a Good Man Charlie Brown . . . And, don't forget the almighty Tony Award nominations will be announced this Monday, May 3 at 8:30 AM at Sardi's.

As award season gets into full gear, congratulations are in order for Bernadette Peters and Kristen Chenoweth, who both won Outer Critics Circle Awards earlier this week. Peters won for Outstanding Actress in a Musical for her work in Annie Get Your Gun, which was also voted Outstanding Revival of a Musical, and Chenoweth won the Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical honors for her breakout performance as Sally Brown in You're a Good Man Charlie Brown . . . And, don't forget the almighty Tony Award nominations will be announced this Monday, May 3 at 8:30 AM at Sardi's.

The 36th annual awards, celebrating theatre in the Boston area, will be held May 21.

It was recently reported that the Shubert Organization plans to build a new state-of-the-art Broadway theatre between West 45th and 46th Streets. With this possibility, Playbill.com wanted to know after whom our readers thought the new Broadway house should be named.

This week's column features the songs of two Greens: the late Adolph (Fade Out—Fade In) and daughter Amanda ("Put a Little Love in Your Mouth").

This week's column features the songs of two Greens: the late Adolph (Fade Out—Fade In) and daughter Amanda ("Put a Little Love in Your Mouth").

Playbill.com writer Harry Haun provides the latest insight into the buzz Off-Broadway and beyond.

Alan Alda made a giant leap for mankind Dec. 14, graduating from Man — the first man, Adam — in 1966's The Apple Tree to The Voice of God, Who begins the revival of this sprightly Jerry Bock-Sheldon Harnick-Jerome Coopersmith musical at Roundabout's Studio 54.

Alan Alda made a giant leap for mankind Dec. 14, graduating from Man — the first man, Adam — in 1966's The Apple Tree to The Voice of God, Who begins the revival of this sprightly Jerry Bock-Sheldon Harnick-Jerome Coopersmith musical at Roundabout's Studio 54.

Hello, diva lovers! . . . Okay, so it had nothing to do with musical theatre or fabulous singing, but wasn't "All My Children" star Susan Lucci's acceptance speech this past Friday night at the "Daytime Emmy Awards" one of the most exciting, stirring diva moments of the year? I watched "AMC" from second grade through high school and, like most of the soap-viewing public, have waited years to see the always engaging Lucci nab the Emmy for Best Actress. It may have taken her 19 years, but it was certainly worth the wait to watch both Lucci's reaction and the Madison Square Garden audience's response: a standing, cheering ovation that erupted as soon as Lucci's name was announced bringing many in the audience, particularly Broadway cheerleader Rosie O'Donnell, to tears. After struggling to fight back her own tears, Lucci delivered a heartfelt and extremely moving speech that began with a somewhat humorous nod to her 18 years of watching other people win the coveted award: "I truly never believed that this would happen . . . I want to thank each and every one of you in this room. This is a room full of such talented, hard-working people, and the fact that you have thought that my work was worthy of notice 19 times is something that I will treasure always." Lucci then went on to thank "God for the many, many blessings in my life," including her parents ("who have been in every audience of my entire life, including tonight"), "AMC" creator Agnes Nixon ("for changing the face of the medium we work in. . .thank you so much for creating the part of Erica Kane and for allowing me to be part of your writing full of such humanity, passion and vision"), the company of "AMC" ("who I have the privilege to play these scenes every day -- you inspire me), her children ("I wasn't meant to get this award before tonight because if I had I wouldn't have that collection of poems and letters and drawings and chocolate cakes you made me all this time to make me feel better") and her husband ("who has been with me every step of the way"). But, I must admit, my favorite part of Lucci's speech was a somewhat over-the-top, yet sincere nod to her fans: "I was only supposed to be on every other Tuesday, but thanks to you I'm here, and I promise I will try my best never to let you down. I'm going back to that studio on Monday, and I'm going to play Erica Kane for all she's worth! Thank you so much." . . . Congratulations, Ms. Lucci. Now that you've nabbed the Emmy, how about a stint on Broadway? . . .

Hello, diva lovers! . . . Okay, so it had nothing to do with musical theatre or fabulous singing, but wasn't "All My Children" star Susan Lucci's acceptance speech this past Friday night at the "Daytime Emmy Awards" one of the most exciting, stirring diva moments of the year? I watched "AMC" from second grade through high school and, like most of the soap-viewing public, have waited years to see the always engaging Lucci nab the Emmy for Best Actress. It may have taken her 19 years, but it was certainly worth the wait to watch both Lucci's reaction and the Madison Square Garden audience's response: a standing, cheering ovation that erupted as soon as Lucci's name was announced bringing many in the audience, particularly Broadway cheerleader Rosie O'Donnell, to tears. After struggling to fight back her own tears, Lucci delivered a heartfelt and extremely moving speech that began with a somewhat humorous nod to her 18 years of watching other people win the coveted award: "I truly never believed that this would happen . . . I want to thank each and every one of you in this room. This is a room full of such talented, hard-working people, and the fact that you have thought that my work was worthy of notice 19 times is something that I will treasure always." Lucci then went on to thank "God for the many, many blessings in my life," including her parents ("who have been in every audience of my entire life, including tonight"), "AMC" creator Agnes Nixon ("for changing the face of the medium we work in. . .thank you so much for creating the part of Erica Kane and for allowing me to be part of your writing full of such humanity, passion and vision"), the company of "AMC" ("who I have the privilege to play these scenes every day -- you inspire me), her children ("I wasn't meant to get this award before tonight because if I had I wouldn't have that collection of poems and letters and drawings and chocolate cakes you made me all this time to make me feel better") and her husband ("who has been with me every step of the way"). But, I must admit, my favorite part of Lucci's speech was a somewhat over-the-top, yet sincere nod to her fans: "I was only supposed to be on every other Tuesday, but thanks to you I'm here, and I promise I will try my best never to let you down. I'm going back to that studio on Monday, and I'm going to play Erica Kane for all she's worth! Thank you so much." . . . Congratulations, Ms. Lucci. Now that you've nabbed the Emmy, how about a stint on Broadway? . . .