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Exclusive: Independent Artist Group has signed Countess Luann de Lesseps, one of the original cast members of the majorly popular Bravo series The Real Housewives of New York City.

At one point ranked by TV Guide as the #1 Housewife across all franchised cities, De Lesseps is also known for starring in The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip, a spin-off featuring top talent from across the Housewives franchise. Her most recent series, Luann and Sonja: Welcome To Crappie Lake, premiered on Bravo and Peacock in July of 2023.

Previously guest starring on series like Law & Order: Svu, Royal Pains, and Difficult People, De Lesseps has of late funneled her following as a TV star, author and philanthropist into a successful career in cabaret. In 2017, she made her cabaret debut with #CountessAndFriends, selling out shows across the country. Her hit songs “Money Can’t Buy You Class,” “Chic C’est La Vie,...

Exclusive: Kristin Chenoweth (Schmigadoon!), Kenny Ortega (Julie and the Phantoms) and producers Alan Powell, Steve Barnett and Vicky Patel of Monarch Media are teaming for the docuseries 1300 Miles to Broadway. Inspired by Chenoweth’s Broadway Bootcamp, the series introduces 8th to 12th graders to the world of performing arts through master classes in acting, singing and dancing, and goes on the emotional journey with them as they prepare for a future as performers.

Chenoweth launched Broadway Bootcamp at the Broken Arrow Performing Arts Center in her Oklahoma hometown of Broken Arrow in 2015, to give talented local kids a taste of real Broadway talent, working with them one-on-one. She brought Broadway director, actor and producer Richard Jay-Alexander into the fold four years ago to strengthen the program. All editions of the camp have taken place in-person with the exception of 2021’s, which was held virtually amidst the pandemic, with kids from 33 states and 8 countries participating.

Chenoweth will host the show live from the stage at the Kristin Chenoweth Theatre, in the Broken Arrow Performing Arts Center, and Camp Co- Directors Richard Jay-Alexander and John McDaniel will be on tap with a mighty assist. There are musical numbers, live and pre-taped, and plenty of showcasing and Kristi Awards to go around among these talented young kids.

In this very special QuaranStreams, Ben and Daniel talk to Broadway producer and director Richard Jay-Alexander about 'Hey, Mr. Producer' the 1998 concert honoring Cameron Mackintosh. The concert featured performances by Bernadette Peters, Lea Salonga, Elaine Paige, Colm Wilkinson, Judi Dench, Jonathan Pryce, Ruthie Henshall, Ellen Greene, Michael Ball, Tom Lehrer and many more, including Julie Andrews as host. Richard Jay-Alexander served as Executive Director for the NYC office of producer Cameron Mackintosh and ran the North American operation for over a decade. Richard's recent directorial credits include 'Les Misrables' and 'Guys and Dolls,' both at the Hollywood Bowl. He has also staged concerts for superstars such as Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler, Bernadette Peters, Brian Stokes Mitchell, and Kristin Chenoweth.

'This is a very special episode of Broadway Rewind', says BroadwayWorld's own Richard Ridge.'I was joined by award-winning director Richard Jay-Alexander as my co-host, for the opening night celebration for the Abba musical Mamma Mia, which opened on Broadway on October 18th, 2001 right after 911. The musical enjoyed an amazing 14 year run on Broadway. It's a wonderful episode which features just about everyone connected to the musical. Enjoy'.

'On the 11th day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...' the opportunity to share some real joy with you, from my heart. I'd be crazy not to include this video in my choices of 12, on the penultimate day of this fun feature from BroadwayWorld. Yes... it's Me Last year, my first ever Christmas album was released and this was truly a dream I had fantasized for quite a while, coming to fruition. Richard Jay-Alexander and I produced it during August, like most holiday albums, and Richard played me this song written by Jay Landers and Walter Afanasieff. He insisted we had to do it and I certainly loved it, but wasn't sure I had the right voice for it. Walter, of course, wrote and produced 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' with Mariah Carey and, now, here was a song written by the same guy, this time with Jay Landers.

Kristin Chenoweth will return to the Broadway stage in a live concert celebrating the release of her new album For The Girls Concord Records, produced by Steve Tyrell, with Music Direction by Mary-Mitchell Campbell, Directed by Richard Jay-Alexander and Presented by James L. Nederlander. We're celebrating Cheno's return to the Broadway stage by taking a look back at some of her best duets...

Kristin Chenoweth will return to the Broadway stage in a live concert celebrating the release of her new album For The Girls Concord Records, produced by Steve Tyrell, with Music Direction by Mary-Mitchell Campbell, Directed by Richard Jay-Alexander and Presented by James L. Nederlander. The limited engagement begins November 8, 2019 at the Nederlander Theatre 208 West 41st Street and will run through November 17, 2019 8 performances only.

Kristin Chenoweth will return to the Broadway stage in a live concert celebrating the release of her new album For The Girls Concord Records, produced by Steve Tyrell, with Music Direction by Mary-Mitchell Campbell, Directed by Richard Jay-Alexander and Presented by James L. Nederlander. The limited engagement begins November 8, 2019 at the Nederlander Theatre 208 West 41st Street and will run through November 17, 2019 8 performances only.

Kristin Chenoweth will return to the Broadway stage in a live concert celebrating the release of her new album For The Girls Concord Records, produced by Steve Tyrell, with Music Direction by Mary-Mitchell Campbell, Directed by Richard Jay-Alexander and Presented by James L. Nederlander. The limited engagement begins November 8, 2019 at the Nederlander Theatre and will run through November 17, 2019 8 performances only.

Kristin Chenoweth will return to the Broadway stage in a live concert celebrating the release of her new album For The Girls Concord Records, produced by Steve Tyrell, with Music Direction by Mary-Mitchell Campbell, Directed by Richard Jay-Alexander and Presented by James L. Nederlander. The limited engagement begins November 8, 2019 at the Nederlander Theatre and will run through November 17, 2019 8 performances only. Kristin has made her voice heard on the Broadway stage, earning herself a Tony Award for her performance in you're A Good Man, Charlie Brown. However, it was her show-stopping performance in Wicked as Glinda that kickstarted her killer career on Broadway. Kristin has continued to engage her audiences with her astonishing vocals and irresistible charm, having been described, aoeshe's like a singing ray of sunshine,a by New York Times critic Charles Isherwood, following her most recent performance in My Love Letter To Broadway.

Norm Lewis opens his 4th consecutive year tonight at Feinstein's 54 Below with Nutcracker Cool. What has now become an annual Holiday Residency, debuted in 2015. It was an instant success and he changes it up every year, with Musical Director, Joseph Joubert, and his band of merry-making men, George Farmer and Perry Cavari. The Party is helmed by Norm's longtime friend and collaborator, Richard Jay-Alexander.

Last month, Broadway baritone Norm Lewis released his latest album, The Norm Lewis Christmas Album. Don't let the title deceive you though. While there are are great number of classic holiday tracks, there is also a healthy sprinkling of theater classics. The 18-track album reaches far and wide into the catalog of holiday standards. Lewis produced the album with Richard Jay-Alexander, with Jeremy Katz executive producing.

BroadwayWorld is proud to bring you an exclusive conversation between two legends - London's Frances Ruffelle now a New Yorker and Broadway's Richard Jay-Alexander. Both of these longtime pros share a very special experience, being part of the legendary history of Les Miserables. The two friends got together on the stage of The Green Room 42 in the heart of midtown Manhattan, where Jay-Alexander had just seen her show, Frances Ruffelle LIVEs In New York. There were no rules and nothing 'off-limits' as neither of them prepared or pre-discussed what they would talk about, prior to walking into the venue on a recent hot New York afternoon. It's very informative and just as entertaining. Ruffelle's final show of the season is Saturday, June 23rd at 700 P.M.

As the date for Emmy voting nears, For Your Consideration season is coming to an end, and Netflix will close out its FYSee events with a conversation between Jamie Foxx and Barbra Streisand.

After the five-week FYSee showcase, which kicked off on May 6, Foxx will moderate an in-depth talk with the iconic performer on June 10. The two will discuss Streisand’s Netflix special “Barbra: The Music… The Mem’ries… The Magic!,” which Foxx appeared in, and dive into her extensive TV and film career, music, and plans for the future.

The special event, held at Netflix’s FYSee exhibition space at Raleigh Studios, joins previous discussions hosted by the streamer for Emmy season, including events for “The Crown,” “Stranger Things,” “Black Mirror,” “Glow,” “Mindhunter” and “BoJack Horseman.”

Streisand’s concert film, which was released on the streamer Nov. 22, follows her return to the concert stage for a select few tour...

Last night The York Theatre Company honored the musical theatre writing team of Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt in a Fantastick gala concert and award ceremony directed by Richard Jay-Alexander. The 2017 Oscar Hammerstein Award for Lifetime Achievement in Musical Theatre was presented to the legendary team The Fantasticks, I Do, I Do, 110 in the Shade, Celebration at the event held at the Asia Society on Park Ave in NYC and BroadwayWorld was there. Check out photo coverage below...

Last night all eyes were on New York City and the 71st Tony Awards, but in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma at the Kristin Chenoweth Theater at Broken Arrow Performing Arts Center the hometown girl hosted a Tony viewing party to launch her Broadway Bootcamp this week. In attendance were 45 students who will participate in a series of classes and performance led by industry professionals who flew in and are arriving for the week's activities. They include, fresh from her Isabelle Stevenson Award win, Broadway's Baayork Lee, Tony winner, Faith Prince, Tony nominees, John Tartaglia and Lara Teeter, director, Richard Jay-Alexander, music directors, Michael Orland and Mary-Mitchell Campbell, Broadway photographer, Bruce Glikas, and even Craig Burns from Telsey Casting who will be participating via satellite.

Jennifer Diamond is set to make her Joe's Pub solo debut on March 27th, at 930 P.M. After selling out at Feinstein'S54 Below, with her debut act, It My First Time Please Be Gentle, she's bringing it to the Les's music hot-spot with It's My First Time Downtown Edition. Both were directed by longtime pal Richard Jay-Alexander. They first worked together on Les Miserables and a number of benefits, and Jay-Alexander found her uniquely talented and versatile enough to put a special spin on a debut act for her, visiting her arrival into the business, her story as an up-and-coming actress and all the good and bad and bad that goes with it. New material has been added and, of course, new stories continue in the saga of Girl comes to New York to Take Broadway By Storm.

It's official: Gio Benitez is a married man! The ABC newsman said "I do" to fiancé Tommy Didario in Miami Saturday, the happy couple exclusively confirms to People.

Surrounded by 160 friends and family, Benitez and Didario exchanged self-written vows before sunset at the historic Walton House, a secluded English cottage framed by tropical gardens.

"It's so special to see how excited our friends and family have been about this wedding," says Benitez, 30. "It truly is a celebration of love – our own, and what love means in their own lives. We are so moved and humbled to celebrate together."

Adds Didario,...

It's official: Gio Benitez is a married man! The ABC newsman said "I do" to fiancé Tommy Didario in Miami Saturday, the happy couple exclusively confirms to People. Surrounded by 160 friends and family, Benitez and Didario exchanged self-written vows before sunset at the historic Walton House, a secluded English cottage framed by tropical gardens. "It's so special to see how excited our friends and family have been about this wedding," says Benitez, 30. "It truly is a celebration of love - our own, and what love means in their own lives. We are so moved and humbled to celebrate together." Adds Didario,...

It's official: Gio Benitez is a married man! The ABC newsman said "I do" to fiancé Tommy Didario in Miami Saturday, the happy couple exclusively confirms to People. Surrounded by 160 friends and family, Benitez and Didario exchanged self-written vows before sunset at the historic Walton House, a secluded English cottage framed by lush tropical gardens. "It's so special to see how excited our friends and family have been about this wedding," says Benitez, 30. "It truly is a celebration of love - our own, and what love means in their own lives. We are so moved and humbled to celebrate together.

On the heels of their Billboard Top 10 Classical Crossover album, Well-Strung returns to New York with a A Well-Strung Christmas at 54 Below on December 9, 10, and 14. The new show has been devised by Well-Strung, Mark Cortale and director Richard Jay-Alexander, and features the group's own unique pop-classical spin on some of the most beautiful and traditional holiday favorites, such as 'Silent Night' and irreverent newly-observed versions of songs like 'I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus' and 'Sleighride,' all the way to George Michael's 'This Christmas' and everything in between. For tickets and information please visit http54below.comartistwell-strung.

Just last night, Feinstein's54 Below presented the debut of Jennifer Diamond, currently co-starring in the smash hit musical Ruthless. Jennifer's new show It's My First Time Please Be Gentle was directed by Broadway veteran Richard Jay-Alexander. The two first worked together on Les Miserables and a number of benefits and Jay-Alexander found her uniquely talented and versatile enough to put a special spin on a debut act for her, recounting her arrival in the business, her story as an up-and-coming actress and all the good and bad that goes with it.

Abingdon Theatre Company just celebrated its 2015-2016 Season with Abingdon Reflections Of Starlight, last night, October 26 at Espace 635 West 42nd Street in Manhattan. Richard Jay-Alexander, best known for directing Barbra Streisand and other artists in concert, directed the event, honoring Tony Award-winning costume designer Jane Greenwood, who designed Abingdon's acclaimed production of Hellman v. McCarthy Abingdon Theatre Company's Vice Chair and former Managing Director, Heather Henderson and one of New York's most prominent lawyers in entertainment, Mark Sendroff.

Abingdon Theatre Company just celebrated its 2015-2016 Season with Abingdon Reflections Of Starlight, last night, October 26 at Espace 635 West 42nd Street in Manhattan. Richard Jay-Alexander, best known for directing Barbra Streisand and other artists in concert, directed the event, honoring Tony Award-winning costume designer Jane Greenwood, who designed Abingdon's acclaimed production of Hellman v. McCarthy Abingdon Theatre Company's Vice Chair and former Managing Director, Heather Henderson and one of New York's most prominent lawyers in entertainment, Mark Sendroff.

Well-Strung has been establishing a growing presence amongst Broadway fans. The all-male, singing string quartet whose members are Chris Marchant, Daniel Shevlin, Trevor Wadleigh and Edmund Bagnell, was the brainchild of Manager Mark Cortale and Marchant. They first came on to BroadwayWorld's radar when they appeared onstage for the Opening Gala of the Walt Disney Theater in Orlando, part of the new Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. The gala was directed by Richard Jay-Alexander and conducted by Mary-Mitchell Campbell, with members of the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra. But check out who they shared the stage with Sierra Boggess, Deborah Voigt, Chris Mann, Norm Lewis amp more. We then saw them at the Hirschfeld Theatre in another stellar line-up that included Rob McClure, Julie Haltson, Tituss Burgess, Lena Hall, Florence Henderson, Norm Lewis, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Lillias White, Lily Tomlin and more Broadway favorites for Broadway Backwards, on March 9th,...

BroadwayWorld.com prides itself on monitoring the Internet 247 for things of interest to our audience. On the 29th of January, Miami's local ABC affiliate interviewed Andy Seor Jr. and his production of Rent while covering the change of United States policy meetings in Havana. We were very excited to find this, and we hope you will look forward to BroadwayWorld.com's upcoming Special Feature Dreams Do Come True, Richard Jay-Alexander Talks to Andy Seor Jr., about Cuba and Rent. Richard sat down with Andy after his return from the opening, in Havana. Richard amp Andy are both of Cuban descent and the in-depth interview will also have exclusive content.

BroadwayWorld.com is, once again, celebrating the Holiday Season with a special 'countdown' which will reveal some favorite holiday-themed performances For the 5th Anniversary of this Exclusive Feature, we've invited directorproducer Richard Jay-Alexander to be our first-ever Guest Editor, to share with us His holiday favorites. His list will be composed of holiday songs and boasting performances with artists we know and love from Broadway and beyond. We'll bet that this countdown will surely get you into the holiday spirit, as the big day rolls around on December 25th, but we won't forget Chanukkah and Kwanza either. This is sure to be a 'Must Check-In Daily' event to see what's on Rja's list, while we wish you Happy Holidays from all of us at BroadwayWorld.com...

In three days, the Orlando arts community will be forever changed as The Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts presents its inaugural show, Broadway amp Beyond. Directed by theatrical legend Richard Jay-Alexander Executive Producer for the original Broadway productions of Les Miserables and Miss Saigon, the performance will feature stars from all imaginable entertainment disciplines, including Broadway's current Phantom of the Opera, Central Florida native Norm Lewis Broadway's Little Mermaid, Sierra Boggess star of stage and screen Michael Urie and many more. To check out the full list of stars performing in the event, click here.

On Monday night, January 20, 2014 BroadwayWorld.com kicked off its 10th Anniversary Celebration with the first in a series of concerts to be presented this year- BroadwayWorld.com Visits Oz. Tonight, join producer Lynn Pinto, editor Nicole Rosky, director Richard Jay-Alexander, and BroadwayWorld.com's Robert Diamond for a behind-the-scenes look at how we produced the concert in 'Capturing and Editing a Concert BroadwayWorld.com Visits Oz'.

Norm Lewis makes his eagerly anticipated solo debut at American Songbook on Saturday night at 830pm. The show is Sold Out, and has been for weeks, and he has been in what he calls 'training' for the last few months. His musical director is Joseph Joubert Motown, The Color Purple, Violet, Leap of Faith and the evening is directed by Richard Jay-Alexander., for whom Norm did 'Javert' along with Hugh Panaro as 'Valjean' in last summer's blockbuster success of Les Miserables at The Muny in St. Louis.

Today we are talking to a terrifically talented triple-threat diva known for her legendary Broadway performance as the title character in the iconic original production of Annie as well as notable appearances on Broadway since in Starlight Express, Les Miserables, State Fair and more - the engaging and passionate Andrea McArdle. Opening up about her life after 'Tomorrow' as well as sharing memories of her time in Annie, McArdle sheds some light on her idiosyncratic showbiz career and shares sensational stories from her past and present while also looking ahead to the future. Additionally, McArdle looks back on many of her most famous roles to date, including her roller skating days in Starlight Express and her recent stint as Mame herself, as well as her various Judy Garland-related properties, too - the TV biopic Rainbow and the stage adaptation of Meet Me In St. Louis among them, not to...

Tony and Emmy Award-winning sensation Kristin Chenoweth will perform a special New Year's Eve concert inside Reynolds Hall at The Smith Center in Las Vegas beginning at 730 p.m. The star and her cast have been rehearsing in New York and are planning special content for this One Night Only affair, to help 'ring in' the New Year. BroadwayWorld was there to capture this personal invite from Kristin to come join the party. We'll be there for sure. Tickets are almost gone, but you can still score some, if you act fast. Ms. Chenoweth, her Musical Director Mary-Mitchell Campbell and Director Richard Jay-Alexander are also promising some surprises.

Some of Broadway's best will take the stage at New York's Symphony Space on 7 October 2013 to celebrate the American music of Kurt Weill. Hosted by Ted Chapin, the evening will highlight songs from Venus as well as favorites from other Weill shows, including Street Scene, Lady in the Dark, Love Life, Lost in the Stars, Knickerbocker Holiday, The Threepenny Opera, and Happy End. The starry cast features Melissa Errico, Brent Barrett, Judy Blazer, and Ron Raines alongside Lotte Lenya Competition winners Richard Todd Adams, Douglas Carpenter, Cooper Grodin, Justin Hopkins, Zachary James, Analisa Leaming, Jacob Keith Watson, and Maren Weinberger. Weill specialist James Holmes, who conducted a fully staged production of Venus at England's Opera North in 2004, music directs, and Richard Jay-Alexander directs.

BroadwayWorld.com is very excited to announce that we will be returning to Joe's Pub at the Public Theater in 2014, kicking off a year-long celebration of the community and our 10th anniversary with regularly scheduled concerts, live streams and special events in a Big way. The concert series will launch on January 20, 2014 with Broadwayworld Visits Oz, directed by Richard Jay-Alexander and with music direction by Mary-Mitchell Campbell. Tickets will go on sale on October 15, 2013 at 1pm. Below, watch a Very special 10th Anniversary look back at the site's original concert series.

Some of Broadway's best will take the stage at New York's Symphony Space on 7 October 2013 to celebrate the American music of Kurt Weill. Hosted by Ted Chapin, the evening will highlight songs from Venus as well as favorites from other Weill shows, including Street Scene, Lady in the Dark, Love Life, Lost in the Stars,Knickerbocker Holiday, The Threepenny Opera, and Happy End. The starry cast features Melissa Errico, Brent Barrett, Judy Blazer, and Ron Raines alongside Lotte Lenya Competition winners Richard Todd Adams, Douglas Carpenter, Cooper Grodin, Justin Hopkins, Zachary James, Analisa Leaming, Jacob Keith Watson, and Maren Weinberger. Weill specialist James Holmes, who conducted a fully staged production of Venus at England's Opera North in 2004, music directs, and Richard Jay-Alexander directs.

The Muny's Les Miserables opened last night, July 15. The fifth show of The Muny's fantastic 95th Season is directed by Richard Jay-Alexander. Last seen at The Muny in 2007, Les Miserables has been one of the most popular musicals since it opened in London in 1985. With its glorious scenery, grand theatrics and epic Victor Hugo story, Les Miserables is sure to thrill the Muny audience. BroadwayWorld brings you photos of the cast in action below...

Three-time Tony winning director Jack O'Brien's memoir 'Jack Be Nimble The Accidental Education of an Unintentional Director' will be published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux on June 18, 2013. For Jack O'Brien, there's nothing like a first encounter with a great performer, nothing like the sound of an audience bursting into applause. In short, there's nothing like the theater. In the special interview below, director Richard Jay-Alexander chats with his friend about what fans can expect from the new book. Check it out below...

On Friday evening, May 24, Playbill's Blake Ross and BroadwayWorld.com's Rob and Jennifer Diamond co-hosted the only birthday party that took two editors of two major theatre web sites to plan ... DirectorProducer Richard Jay-Alexander's 60th Birthday Bash The party, held on the third floor of theatre district hot spot Angus McIndoe's restaurant, played host to friends, family, colleagues and more, so we couldn't resist sharing some of Linda Lenzi's wonderful pictures with you. Happy 60th Birthday...

When BroadwayWorld.com learned about the exciting Muny Summer Season and about the cast for the upcoming Les Miserables in July, led by Hugh Panaro and Norm Lewis, we couldn't wait to get more information. We sat down, with director and Les Miz vet Richard Jay-Alexander to give us the scoop on this highly anticipated summer production of the legendary musical...

The Muny announced principal casting for the fifth show of its fantastic 95th season, Les Miserables. Broadway veterans Hugh Panaro and Norm Lewis make their Muny debuts starring as Jean Valjean and Javert, respectively. Also starring is Michael McCormick as Thenardier. The production is directed by Richard Jay-Alexander, who served as the associate director and executive producer of the original Broadway, touring and Canadian companies of Les Miserables.

She had a big Oscar night, as both a red-carpet host and an end-of-show performer, but Kristin Chenoweth had another major engagement right before that.

In mid-February, the Tony- and Emmy-winning singing and acting dynamo staged a one-woman program at New York's Lincoln Center, encompassing show tunes made famous by many female stars of the Great White Way. That performance now comes home nationally as PBS' "Live From Lincoln Center" broadcasts the "American Songbook" offering "Kristin Chenoweth: The Dames of Broadway ... All of 'Em!" Sunday, March 24 (check local listings).

"I'd been working pretty hard on it for a couple of months," the ever-spirited star tells Zap2it. "I'm just so glad that I got to do it and that people seemed to be satisfied with it." Indeed, in his review of that evening, Stephen Holden of The New York Times credited Chenoweth with displaying "the metallic radiance of a human sparkler.

BroadwayWorld.com noticed something today as we scoured Facebook and it's something that we really liked, so we wanted to share it with you because it's not so often that you find such generosity for actors. This weekend, all roads lead to St. Louis as actors are headed there from all over the country to audition for the Muny's summer production of Les Miserables directed by Richard Jay-Alexander and with music direction by Kevin Stites.

MSNBC anchor Thomas Roberts, himself newly married to Patrick Abner, performed a brief wedding ceremony at the Beach reception, which was attended by the grooms' mothers and about 100 friends and other family members. Broadway Producer-director Richard Jay-Alexander sang Frank Loesser's 'What Are You Doing New Year's Eve' at the ceremony along with custom lyrics and we've got the footage.

The beauty, intelligence, charisma and singular silver voice of Melissa Errico has been wowing audiences since she was plucked out of Yale to star in the first national touring company of Les Miserables. Since then, Broadway has embraced her in My Fair Lady Eliza, 1993 revival, High Society, Amour Tony nomination and, most recently, Irving Berlins White Christmas. Kennedy Center audiences applauded her performance as Dot opposite Raul Esparzas George in Sundayin the Park with George. Having sung throughout the world in some of the most prestigious concert halls, and having released three critically-heralded CDs, Blue Like That, Lullabiesand Wildflowers and A Legrand Affair produced by Phil Ramone, look for Melissa lighting up 54 Below this Fall with a brand new evening of tales and tunes right before she starts rehearsals for the first New York revival of Stephen Sondheims Passion Directed by Richard Jay-Alexander, Musical Direction by John Oddo.

In the opening song on Barbra Streisands stunning new album, Release Me produced by Streisand and Jay Landers- a career-spanning collection of rarities and recordings that have been heretofore hidden away in vast vaults and rarely even referenced, let alone ever heard - she powerfully imparts a lyric from the Betty ComdenAdolph GreenJule Styne score of the Arthur Laurents-directed Tony Award-winning Best Musical of 1968, Hallelujah, Baby, also acting as an oh-so-apt autobiographical summation Ill be the best or nothing at all. Indeed, so goes the legacy of Barbra Streisand - the voice of a generation the greatest living recording artist, bar or, if you prefer, Bar none who, now, today, is in the final stages of preparation before embarking on her new tour in conjunction with the release of this new album, directed by longtime creative collaborator and co-director, Richard Jay-Alexander with musical director and conductor William Ross.

Last night, Melissa Errico blew the roof off of Joe's Pub with another knock-out performance to a sold-out crowd, besting her impressive November show. With plenty of Broadway pals and other luminaries in the audience, Broadwayworld was there and brings you exclusive performance shots and backstage snaps, taken after the show. The concert was Directed by Richard Jay-Alexander and the Musical Director was John Oddo.

Tomorrow, April 17, Broadway favorite Melissa Errico returns again to Joe's Pub, where she will share what she's been up to and how she manages all the things going on in her life these days as a self-described Desperate Housewife of her own design. Directed by Richard Jay-Alexander and Musical Director John Oddo, The special one-night-only event is sure to be an amazing evening with a lot of great music.

New York — Kristin Chenoweth is taking the long way home.

The Tony Award-winning singer and actress announced Wednesday that she'll kick off her first ever concert tour on May 9 in Seattle and it will end June 24 in Broken Arrow, Okla., the town she grew up in.

"I've sung all over the place but I've never committed to a tour because of my schedule," said the petite beauty with the powerful pipes. "So now I'm finally doing it."

Chenoweth's 19-city North America tour will hit Los Angeles, Denver, Detroit, Philadelphia, Boston, Dallas, Toronto, New York, Nashville and Atlanta, among other cities. In her hometown, the main 1,500-seat stage at the Broken Arrow Performing Arts Center will be renamed in her honor.

"For me, it will be very emotional," she said.

Mark Frie, the arts center's executive director, said Broken Arrow has been looking for a way to honor Chenoweth since the...