Slava's Snowshow - Dreamgirls casting call - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Broadway Voices For Change

Starting December 2nd, Slava's Snowshow will come to Broadway for a 5-week holiday engagement at the Helen Hayes Theatre. The production has been called the Cirque du Soleil of clowning and has been created and staged by Slava Polunin, widely considered to be the greatest clown in the world, and his snowshow--which played off-Broadway for three years--has traveled the world, picking up awards (Olivier, Drama Desk, and Stanislavksi Awards, among others) wherever it's gone.

For one night only, the New Amsterdam Theater will host Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, a benefit concert surrounding the 35th anniversary of the Elton John album of the same name. The concert will benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, Elton John's AIDS Foundation, and Friends In Deed. Tickets are currently on sale.

Sex In The City's Sarah Jessica Parker and her Tony Award-winning husband Matthew Broderick will host Broadway Voices For Change at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre on October 19th. The concert will benefit America Votes, the largest grassroots voter mobilization effort in the country. The production will feature Tony Award-winners Barbara Cook and Audra McDonald, as well, under the musical direction of Ted Sperling and lee Musiker. Tickets range from $50-$99.

The national tour of Dreamgirls will be holding open auditions at the legendary Apollo Theater in Harlen on November 1. These are no meager roles up for grabs: the starring roles of Deena, Lorrell, and Effie. Sign-ups for the audition will run from 9:30am to 11am and the place is likely to fill up fast, so get there early.

Finally, the cast of A Tale Of Two Cities will join the United Nations in a stand against global poverty tomorrow. The event will feature performances by the cast to help raise awareness of poverty and benefit the UN Millennium Campaign's STAND UP Initiative and will be part of an expected 67 million people around the world engaging in events and demonstrations to voice their commitment to a more urgent response to inequality and global poverty. For more information, visit Stand Against Poverty.

Tags:   al hirschfeld theatre, apollo theater, barbara cook, broadway, casting, dreamgirls, elton john, matthew broderick, open audition, sarah jessica parker, tale of two cities, united nations

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Posted on 10/16/2008 ( Permanent Link )
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