Brooke Shields returns to Broadway this month in the musical comedy The Addams Family at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. She will succeed Bebe Neuwirth in the role of Morticia beginning June 28. Shields said, I am delighted to be joining The Addams Family this summer. When the producers asked me to come see the show a few months ago, I found it to be wonderfully entertaining, … [Read more...] about Brooke Shields as Morticia Addams – publicity photos released
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Actors Fund Gala will honour Bebe Neuwirth and Al Pacino
The Actors Fund presents its annual gala on May 23 at the New York Marriott Marquis. The evening honours Tony and Emmy Award-winning actress and current star of The Addams Family, Bebe Neuwirth and Tony, Emmy and Academy Award-winning actor Al Pacino. Neuwirth will receive The Actors Fund Medal of Honor, and Pacino will receive the Lee Strasberg Artistic Achievement … [Read more...] about Actors Fund Gala will honour Bebe Neuwirth and Al Pacino
Susan Stroman, Norbert Leo Butz and Sutton Foster win Astaire Awards
The winners of the 29th Annual Fred & Adele Astaire Awards have been announced. The prizes were presented in a ceremony held on May 15 at the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. Bebe Neuwirth and Lee Roy Reams were the hosts for the ceremony. Susan Stroman has won the award for Best Choreographer on Broadway for her work on The Scottsboro Boys. Sutton Foster has … [Read more...] about Susan Stroman, Norbert Leo Butz and Sutton Foster win Astaire Awards
Jacques d’Amboise to receive Lifetime Achievement Award at the Astaires
Bebe Neuwirth and Lee Roy Reams will host the 2011 Fred & Adele Astaire Awards, honoring excellence in dance on Broadway and in film, which will be presented May 15 at the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. Len Cariou and Brian Stokes Mitchell will co-present the Douglas Watt Lifetime Achievement Award to Jacques d'Amboise. Additional presenters include Bill Irwin, … [Read more...] about Jacques d’Amboise to receive Lifetime Achievement Award at the Astaires