In 1940, Pal Joey opens on Broadway, starring Vivienne Segal and Gene Kelly.

In 1966, Cabaret premieres on Broadway.

Girl From the North Country becomes the final Broadway show to open before theatres are closed in 2020.

In 2008, Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's Road Show opens at the Public Theater.

“All of that training, study, and wonder never left me,” says the Tony winner, now appearing in the Metropolitan Opera’s Così fan tutte.

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.

Hello, diva lovers. Quite a few items this week. . .enjoy!

Hello, diva lovers. Quite a few items this week. . .enjoy!

The Not At This Performance concert series returns to New York City.

Hercules, starring Jelani Alladin, begins at the Delcorte Theater in 2019.

The musical opened at the Virginia Theatre December 11, 1989.

Sydney Dance Company will tour the U.S. from March 2-31 (its ninth visit), giving its final performances under artistic director Graeme Murphy and associate artistic director Janet Vernon, who recently resigned after nearly 30 years at the company's helm.

BERNADETTE PETERS
Two-time Tony winner Bernadette Peters has been cast in an upcoming film for Showtime that will begin shooting in Ireland later this month; in Bobbie’s Girl, Peters will co-star with Rachel Ward and Jonathan Silverman. Due to filming, Peters has canceled a few of her upcoming concert dates, including those in Toronto, Pennsylvania, Minnesota and Dallas, Texas. The former Song & Dance star has, however, rescheduled her Minneapolis, MN, performances for June 8 and 9 and her Johnstown, PA, performance for June 23. . . The dazzling performer will also make another guest appearance on FOX TV’s “Ally McBeal” on Monday, April 16, and the independent film in which she stars, "Let it Snow" (aka "Snow Days"), will finally be released this August in ten major cities across the country, and will eventually be aired on HBO, too. You can also catch BP next Thursday, April 12 on Channel 2’s “Live at 4” program, where she will promote the upcoming event, “Art for Animals.” And, as if all this weren’t enough, Peters heads back into the recording studio this summer to wrap her golden vocals around the classic songs of Rodgers and Hammerstein for a new solo CD on the Angel Records label. Stay tuned for more details. . .

I have a confession to make," Jerry Herman told a couple of Carnegie Hall audiences recently. "All these years that I've been writing Broadway musicals, whenever I've had to write a real hit-'em-in-the-gut show tune, I always pictured it in the voice of Judy Garland. Invariably, my work came out more theatrical and exciting because of that little trick. So I've come here tonight with this special lyric, not only to honor the greatest entertainer of this century but to say thank you to Judy for all the years she has been my secret muse." With that, he walked to the piano and socked across his "That's Entertainment" rewrite: "For years, there's a debt I have owed/To the girl from the yellow-brick road . . ."