Piven Vindicated In Broadway Row

October 10th, 2009 DANIEL RADCLIFFE is eyeing a return to the Broadway stage to debut his song and dance skills, in a new production of Tony Award-winning musical HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING. Producers are in the early stages of planning a Broadway revival of the 1961 show and have lined-up Radcliffe for a read-through this December (09), reports Daily Variety.

October 1st, 2009 'Sondheim on Sondheim' set for Broadway in AprilNEW YORK — Get ready for more Stephen Sondheim on Broadway this season — with a little help from Barbara Cook, among others. "Sondheim on Sondheim" will take a look at the man through his music and through film and videotape interviews with the composer.

September 14th, 2009 JEREMY PIVEN has called in lawyers over a stage show mocking his bout of mercury poisoning last year (08). New York's acclaimed Public Theater arts group performed The Piven Monologues on Monday (14Sep09), a spoof look at the events of last December when Piven fell ill from eating too much sushi and pulled out of Broadway play Speed-The-Plow.

September 9th, 2009 R&B singer DEBORAH COX is taking to the stage to star in a Broadway biopic of pioneering African-American performer JOSEPHINE BAKER. The Nobody's Supposed To Be Here star is returning to the theatre to tell the tale of the late singer/actress, who became the first black woman to star in a motion picture and was a leading figure in the U.S.

September 8th, 2009 Michael Feinstein plans a return to BroadwayNEW YORK — Michael Feinstein plans a return to Broadway early next year — his first appearance there in nearly 20 years. The show is tentatively called "All About Me." It will feature the vocalist and pianist accompanied by a small orchestra in an evening of standards.

September 6th, 2009 Defunct Mass. theater's show to open in BroadwayBEVERLY, Mass.

August 27th, 2009 Arbiter rules for Jeremy Piven in contract disputeNEW YORK — Score one for Jeremy Piven. A professional arbiter has ruled Piven did not his breach his contract with the Broadway producers of "Speed-the-Plow" when the actor abruptly left the revival of the David Mamet play last December.

July 14th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Danielle Radcliffe bagged two gongs at Broadway.com Audience Awards for his performance in the New York production of Equus. He won Favorite Leading Actor in a Broadway Play and was also awarded for Favorite Breakthrough Performance, Contactmusic reports.

July 13th, 2009 NEW YORK - American actor Jeremy Piven, who recently recovered from mercury poisoning, was spotted ogling at 'Heroes' star Hayden Panettiere. Piven, 43, was at the premiere of "Entourage" in Los Angeles on July 9, when he was seen eyeing 19-year-old Panettiere.

June 30th, 2009 Jerry Lewis set to direct B'way 'Nutty Professor'NEW YORK — Jerry Lewis — Broadway musical director? The legendary comedian will direct a stage version of "The Nutty Professor," the 1963 film he co-wrote and in which he starred as the nerdy title character. The show will feature music by Marvin Hamlisch and a book and lyrics by Rupert Holmes.

June 22nd, 2009 'Memphis' musical coming to Broadway in OctoberNEW YORK — The musical "Memphis" is coming to Broadway. It will open Oct.

June 19th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Hollywood actor Ashton Kutcher is set to make his stage debut on Broadway, it has emerged. The Just Married star is expected to grab a role in Neil LaBute's Fat Pig, which is having a great run in London's West End, reports Contactmusic.

June 17th, 2009 'Irena's Vow' to close on BroadwayNEW YORK — "Irena's Vow" won't be kept on Broadway. Producers announced Tuesday that the play will have its final performance at the Walter Kerr Theatre on June 28.

June 12th, 2009 'Fela!' makes the move from off-B'way to BroadwayNEW YORK — "Fela!" — one of off-Broadway's big hits last summer — is coming to Broadway. The musical, based on the life of African composer and activist Fela Anikulapo Kuti, will open Nov.

May 12th, 2009 James Spader set to star in 'Race' on BroadwayNEW YORK — James Spader is trading in Boston for Broadway. Producer Jeffrey Richards says the star of TV's "Boston Legal" as well as the film "sex, lies and videotape," will make his Broadway debut in the world premiere of David Mamet's "Race." The play, which Mamet will direct, has also found a New York home — the Ethel Barrymore Theater — and will go into rehearsal a week earlier than previously announced.