Ann Hould-Ward News

The Stephen Sondheim / George Furth musical Company will open on Broadway on Wednesday, November 29, 2006, at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre

The new A.R. Gurney play Indian Blood, presented by Primary Stages, opened at 59E59 Theaters on August 9th after beginning previews on July 25th

Tony Award-winner John Doyle's acclaimed Cincinnati Playhouse production of Company--which will transfer to Broadway this fall--has been nominated for nine Cincinatti Entertainment Award

The cast & crew of Indian Blood, opening Off-Broadway on August 9th, took part in a meet & greet on June 27th

Opening the 22nd season at Primary Stages (Casey Childs, Executive Producer; Andrew Leynse, Artistic Director; Elliot Fox, Managing Director) is the world premiere of the new play Indian Blood by A.R. Gurney.

Variety reports that John Doyle's staging of Company, recently a hit at the Cincinnati Playhouse, will play the Barrymore Theatre when it opens this November.

John Doyle is nominated for Best Director of a Musical for his work on Sweeney Todd. He tells BroadwayWorld about that show, Company, and his next dream Sondheim show to work on.

Variety reports that the Routh/Frankel/Viertel/Baruch Group has won what the NY Post first called a 'bidding war' to bring the Cincinatti production of Company to Broadway.

According to The New York Post's Michael Riedel, producers are bidding for the rights to produce John Doyle's critically acclaimed Cincinatti production of Company, starring Raul Esparza, in New York during the 2006-2007 season

One of ABC Daytime's most popular stars, Jacob Young ('JR Chandler' on ABC's 'All My Children') will be making his Broadway debut as Lumiere in Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. He will begin performances on Tuesday, May 9th at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (205 West 46th Street) for a limited 10-week engagement.

Company, directed by John Doyle, premieres at Cincinnati's Playhouse today, with Raul Esparza and Barbara Walsh.

BroadwayWorld.com caught up with Disney's current Belle, Ashley Brown as she prepared for one of her evening performances. Click to watch this special video feature filled with laughter, singing and stories direct from her dressing room!

Full casting has been announced for the upcoming New York City Opera production of The Most Happy Fella, starring Paul Sorvino, which will run from March 4th through March 25th

The national tour of Doctor Dolittle, starring director Tommy Tune and Dee Hoty, will launch in Houston, TX on January 17th

Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST set a new box office record at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (205 West 46th Street) for the week of December 26-January 1. The production grossed $1,229,825 over nine performances.

On January 1st, the 50th anniversary production of Beckett's Waiting for Godot will close off-Broadway

Full casting has been announced for John Doyle's upcoming Cincinnati production of Company, in which Barbara Walsh will play Joanne to Raul Esparza's Bobby

Dee Hoty will star opposite Tommy Tune in the new national tour of Doctor Dolittle, for which full casting is now complete

The 50th anniversary production of the epochal Beckett play Waiting for Godot will open off-Broadway on November 16th

Raul Esparza will star in a new production of Company, directed by John Doyle, that will run in Cincinatti from March 14th through April 14th, 2006