A Little Night Music will be closing its doors after June 20th and therefore, won’t be recasting its lead women. It’s too bad.  We were having so much fun at surmising the possibilities. We know we were rooting for Betty White as Madame Armfeldt.

The Drama League and Drama Desk honored very different performances this year. We all know what this is leading up to, a massive battle of who will win the coveted MTV Movie Award (Best Kiss) this year?

Rumors were confirmed that Sutton Foster would appear as the new Reno Sweeney in an upcoming revival of Anything Goes, following in the footsteps of Ethel Merman and Patti Lupone. To which we wonder if soon Foster will soon be venting, half of America loves me, and half hates me.

Beyonce, Jay-Z, and Will and Jada Pinkett Smith attended an after party thrown by 11-time Tony Nominee FELA! at the Palm last week. To which, Memphis replied, we got the guy from…Bon Jovi.

The guest appearances on Glee grew even more Broadway-ier with Neil Patrick Harris singing Aerosmith’s Dream On with Matthew Morrison. We really can’t wait to hear Boyd Gaines and Jonathan Groff’s duet of Love in an Elevator.

Finally, Pee Wee Herman comes to Broadway. Nah, too easy.

Winner 2009 Lortel Awards
Outstanding Musical
Outstanding Choregrapher: Bill T. Jones
Outstanding Costume Design: Marina Draghici

Drama Desk Award Nominations
Outstanding Musical
Outstanding Actor in a Musical: Sahr Ngaujah
Outstanding Choreographer: Bill T. Jones
Outstanding Orchestrations: Aaron Johnson and Antibalas

Drama League Nominations
Distinguished Production of a Musical
Distinguished Performance: Sahr Ngaujah

New York Magazine: Best Play 2008

TONY Award Nominations
Best Musical
Best Actor in a Musical: Constantine Maroulis
Best Direction of a Musical: Kristin Hanggi
Best Costume Design: Gregory Gale
Best Sound Design: Peter Hylenski

Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations
Outstanding New Broadway Musical
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical: Wesley Taylor

Drama League Nominations
Distinguished Production of a Musical
Distinguished Performance: Constantine Maroulis

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Awards Season is in full swing for the theatre! Congrats to our fab clients for their noms:

Distinguished Production of a Musical

• The Slug Bearers of Kayrol Island, Libretto by Ben Katchor, Music by Mark Mulcahy, Vineyard Theatre

• Xanadu, Book by Douglas Carter Beane, Music and Lyrics by Jeff Lynne and John Farrar, Helen Hayes Theatre

Distinguished Performance Award

• Kerry Butler, Xanadu

• Elizabeth Franz, The Piano Teacher

• Terrence Howard, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

• Cheyenne Jackson, Xanadu

• Anika Noni Rose, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

• Bobby Steggert, The Slug Bearers of Kayrol Island

Read who else got the noms here: Playbill.com

Update 04/25: Title of post changed to reflect the fact that the awards announced were not, in fact, for Drama Desk (which will be announced on the 28th, but rather Drama League. Whoops! -kmk