Reuters - In these recessionary times, it might take more than the imprimatur of celebrity presenters Elton John and David Furnish to make "Next Fall" viable for a Broadway run.
Playbill - Sheldon Epps, artistic director of the Pasadena Playhouse, will direct Unchain My Heart, the Ray Charles Musical, on Broadway. It will begin previews Oct. 8 at a Shubert theatre to be announced with an official opening scheduled for Nov. 7.
Playbill - Tony Award-winning lyricist-librettist Steven Sater told Playbill.com that the film version of Spring Awakening, his Tony-honored musical with composer Duncan Sheik, could begin production in Europe as early as this fall. The picture is one of many projects on Sater's plate at the moment.
Playbill - Jamuna Yvette Sirker's Hell and High Water, or Lessons for When the Sky Falls, directed and produced Lorca Peress, will get its world premiere in Manhattan April 1-18.