Signature Theatre's First You Dream: The Kander & Ebb Concert Sept. 10-27 in Arlington, VA, will feature Broadway stars Norm Lewis, Julia Murney, James Clow, Heidi Blickenstaff and more. The cast...performance is Sept. 12 at 8 PM. Tickets for First You Dream are $60 and $65 and are available by calling Ticketmaster at (703) 573-SEAT (7328) or visiting www.signature-theatre.org. Source

It's official! Will Chase will join the cast of Billy Elliot . Chase will play the role of Tony, Billy's older brother, a hot-tempered miner. He succeeds original cast member Santino Fontana beginning... DisneyonBroadway website . Production is nearly complete on a music video of the song, to be released in the coming weeks. Source 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

Broadway composer, lyricist and performer Lin-Manuel Miranda had many dreams fulfilled. Last year, he won Tony Awards for Best Musical and Best Original Score for In the Heights. On a much smaller...pop. "We're all sort of actors in a way," says Miranda. "We figure out the motivation, the beat, and then we sit down and get to work." Source You can download the interview at the source.

A comparison of the original cast albums from this season’s two most Tony-decorated new Broadway shows, “Billy Elliot: The Musical” and “Next to Normal,” with those of the most acclaimed revivals...young men to have fun without fear of being labeled gay. Musical-theater snobs may turn up their noses at this inevitable onslaught, but producers, scenting the future, can smell money. Source

New Vineyard Season Features Works by Rapp, Kander & Ebb and Domingo The Vineyard Theatre has announced its 2009-2010 season, which will feature works by Colman Domingo, Adam Rapp and John Kander...and one another, under the direction of Anne Kauffman. The Vineyard Theatre is embarking on a new collaboration with St. Ann's Warehouse in Brooklyn with another show still to be announced. Source

SHELF LIFE: Books by Chenoweth, Suskin, Plummer, Laurents, and About Irving, Terry, Kander & Ebb Playbill.com's new monthly look at theatre-related books pages through the memoirs of Kristin Chenoweth...crumble, the four friends are forced to confront a sea of deceit, infidelity, and betrayed trust in their journey to answer that oh-so-American question: How much is pretty worth?" Source