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La Jolla Playhouse has revealed the cast and creative team for its world-premiere musical The Heart, based on "Réparer les Vivants" by Maylis de Kerangal; book and additional lyrics by Kait Kerrigan (Broadway’s The Great Gatsby); music and lyrics by Anne Eisendrath and Ian Eisendrath (Music Supervisor for Come From Away); choreographed by Mandy Moore (La La Land); and directed by Tony Award winner Christopher Ashley, the Rich Family Artistic Director of La Jolla Playhouse (Come From Away); running August 19 – September 21 in the Sheila and Hughes Potiker Theatre. The cast features Heidi Blickenstaff (Playhouse’s Freaky Friday; Broadway’s Something Rotten) as “Claire,” Lincoln Clauss (Playhouse’s Fly) as “Thomas Driscoll,” Bre Jackson as “Cordelia Owl,”...

The Muny has released photos of its new production of Come From Away, which opened on June 26 and runs through July 2. The star-studded cast includes Heidi Blickenstaff, John Bolton, Ashley Brown, Andréa Burns, Trey DeLuna, Alan H. Green, Adam Heller, Abigail Isom, Jacob Keith Watson, Tamika Lawrence, Jason Tam and Zoe Vonder Haar. Come From Away has book, music, and lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein. The production is led by Seth Sklar-Heyn (director), Jesse Robb (choreographer) and Evan Roider (music director/conductor). The team also includes Edward E. Haynes Jr. (scenic designer); Gail Baldoni (Costume Designer); Rob Denton (lighting designer); John Shivers and David Patridge (sound designers); Kelley Jordan (wig designer); Paige Parkhill (associate choreographer); The Telsey Office/Rachel Hoffman, CSA (casting); and Joanna Battles (dialect coach). When the world stopped on Sept. 11,...

The Muny has released the first teaser for its new production of Come From Away, which opened on June 26 and runs through July 2. The star-studded cast includes Heidi Blickenstaff, John Bolton, Ashley Brown, Andréa Burns, Trey DeLuna, Alan H. Green, Adam Heller, Abigail Isom, Jacob Keith Watson, Tamika Lawrence, Jason Tam and Zoe Vonder Haar. Come From Away has book, music, and lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein. The production is led by Seth Sklar-Heyn (director), Jesse Robb (choreographer) and Evan Roider (music director/conductor). The team also includes Edward E. Haynes Jr. (scenic designer); Gail...

Get a first look at Heidi Blickenstaff sing Me and the Sky in rehearsals for The Muny's production of Come From Away. Come From Away has book, music, and lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein. Heidi Blickenstaff, John Bolton, Ashley Brown, Andréa Burns, Trey DeLuna, Alan H. Green, Adam Heller, Abigail Isom, Jacob Keith Watson, Tamika Lawrence, Jason Tam and Zoe Vonder Haar star in Come From Away when the musical makes its Muny premiere this summer in Forest Park. Come From Away, based on actual events in the aftermath of 9/11, will run June 26-July 2. <iframe allow="accelerometer *; clipboard-write *; encrypted-media *; gyroscope *; picture-in-picture *;...

The Muny has announced the full cast for its premiere production of Come From Away, which runs June 26-July 2 on the James S. McDonnell Stage in Forest Park. Come From Away is based on actual events in the aftermath of 9/11. “This show reminds us of the extraordinary power of community,” said Muny Artistic Director & Executive Producer Mike Isaacson. “Bringing Come From Away to The Muny with this phenomenal cast is both a privilege and a joy.” Joining previously announced principals Heidi Blickenstaff (Beverley & Others), John Bolton (Nick & Others), Ashley Brown (Diane & Others), Andréa Burns (Bonnie & Others), Trey DeLuna (Kevin J. & Others), Alan H. Green (Bob & Others), Adam Heller (Claude & Others),...

Heidi Blickenstaff, John Bolton, Ashley Brown, Andréa Burns, Trey DeLuna, Alan H. Green, Adam Heller, Abigail Isom, Jacob Keith Watson, Tamika Lawrence, Jason Tam and Zoe Vonder Haar will star in Come From Away when the musical makes its Muny premiere this summer in Forest Park. Come From Away, based on actual events in the aftermath of 9/11, will run June 26-July 2. The production is led by Seth Sklar-Heyn (director), Jesse Robb (choreographer) and Evan Roider (music director/conductor). The team also includes Edward E. Haynes Jr. (scenic designer); Gail Baldoni (Costume Designer); Rob Denton (lighting designer); John Shivers and David Patridge (sound designers); Kelley Jordan (wig...

Fans of Freaky Friday shouldn't hold their breath when it comes to seeing one original franchise star making a cameo appearance in the sequel, Freaky Friday. Nisha Ganatra, the sequel's director, revealed how hard she tried to get the actor to return.

Long before Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis starred in the 2003 theatrical film, a young Jodie Foster launched the franchise as Annabel Andrews in the original Disney adaptation of Mary Rodgers' 1972 novel. Despite being the star that catapulted Freaky Friday to worldwide recognition, Foster doesn't seem to have any interest in returning. "We begged her," Ganatra told Entertainment Weekly. "She's not going to do it."

People went on to report how Ganatra had a plan ready for Foster to make a nostalgic cameo in Freakier Friday. "We were going to make her the principal at the school," the filmmaker explained. "Honestly, we tried everything." She also claimed that...

Chad Michael Murray is open to returning to the Freaky Friday sequel and reprising his role of Jake alongside Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan.

In a new interview, the actor said he would like to be involved in the sequel film currently being developed by Disney.

“If Jake has a story to tell, I’d be there in a heartbeat,” Murray told E! News while promoting Mother of the Bride. “Are you kidding me? Just to watch Jamie and Lindsay, to go back to work… To watch all that energy that Jamie brings to set… Hollywood royalty, period.”

Murray said he “learned so much” from Curtis on the set of the 2003 film and added, “If I had the opportunity, I would just dial in.”

Nisha Ganatra has been tapped to direct the sequel film, which is set to shoot this summer in Los Angeles. Jordan Weiss wrote the script,...

After 21 years, one of Disney’s most bizarre yet memorable comedies is getting a sequel. The 2003 version of Freaky Friday, starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan, is getting a long-awaited follow-up. It was announced last year that the pair were hoping to reunite for another go, and now the film is entering pre-production with Nisha Ganatra (Director of Welcome to Chippendales) set to direct.

To celebrate the occasion Curtis shared a picture of her, along with Lohan, to her Instagram with the text “Duh! Ffdeux!” in the description.

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The story of Freaky Friday began with the 1972 novel of the same name by author Mary Rodgers. Not long after, Disney scooped up the film rights and has since made multiple adaptations. The first film was made in 1976 and starred Jodie Foster and Barbara Harris, with Rogers as the screenwriter.

Late Night's Nisha Ganatra will direct the sequel Freaky Friday 2. Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan are currently in talks to reprise their original roles. Curtis shared the news on Instagram with a caption hinting at the return of the stars.

Freaky Friday 2 has found a director while circling its key returning stars. The movie will be a sequel to the 2003 Mark Waters movie, which was the third adaptation of the 1972 Mary Rodgers novel of the same name. The movie followed psychiatrist Tess Coleman (Jamie Lee Curtis) and her surly teenage daughter Anna (Jamie Lee Curtis) having their bodies swapped by a magic fortune cookie and being forced to walk a mile in each other's shoes while navigating love, school, work, and their relationship with one another.

Per The Hollywood Reporter, Emmy-nominated director Nisha Ganatra has been tapped to direct the upcoming Freaky Friday 2. Additionally, both Curtis and Lohan...

Lindsay Lohan’s iconic flick Freaky Friday is all set to get a modern reboot as the actress shared her excitement in a recent interview. Ever since its release in 2003, Freaky Friday has garnered cult classic status among the audience.

While fans have been waiting for a sequel patiently for 21 years, any advancement for a sequel has been met with positive reception. Albeit to the audience’s disappointment nothing ever materialized for the much-awaited sequel.

However, recently in Andy Cohen’s Sirius Xm show, Lohan confirmed that a sequel to the 2003 flick is in the works.

Lohan and Curtis On-Board?

Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis | Source: Freaky Friday (2003)

Though Lindsay Lohan refrained from revealing any more details about the production, she did state that both Jamie Lee Curtis and she were excited to be on board the creative endeavor.

Earlier in October 2022, Jamie Lee Curtis was asked to share...

Rumors of a Freaky Friday sequel starring Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis have been circulating for years and it seems like a movie is finally happening.

While being interviewed on Andy Cohen’s SiriusXM show, Lohan confirmed that a follow-up to the 2003 film was in the works.

“I won’t say that yet. I don’t want to say too much,” Lohan told the host after he asked if there was a timeline for production to start on the film.

She added, “We are both excited. I’m gonna speak for Jamie.”

Lohan and Curtis have been open to starring in a sequel. Back in October 2022, Curtis was asked on The View if she would reprise her role opposite Lohan and said she was “creatively wide open” to do so.

Curtis even had an idea as to what the Freaky Friday sequel could look like, saying, “Let me be the grandma,...

There are more versions of "Freaky Friday" than the casual reader may realize. The original 1972 novel by Mary Rodgers ("Once Upon a Mattress") is about a 13-year-old girl named Annabel and her put-upon mother as they are currently living through a period of antagonism. In what might be considered a grand cosmic joke, Annabel and her mother magically swap bodies for a day -- a freaky Friday -- forcing them to live one another's lives and see how difficult the other has it. They eventually swap back having learned important lessons. The book borrows its premise from an 1882 fantasy novel by F. Anstey called "Vice Versa, or a Lesson to Fathers." Rodgers wrote two sequels, "A Billion for Boris" in 1974 and "Summer Switch" in 1982.

"Freaky Friday" was first adapted to film in 1976 by director Gary Nelson in a celebrated version starring Jodie Foster and Barbara Harris. Thanks to heavy rotation on TV,...

Jamie Lee Curtis is open to the possibility of reprising her 2003 Freaky Friday role opposite Lindsay Lohan in a sequel.

While visiting The View to promote her new movie Halloween Ends, Curtis was asked by Sarah Haines if she would participate in a follow-up to the film that earned her a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy.

“I’ve already written to Disney — my friends at Disney, I’m in their new Haunted Mansion movie,” she said on the ABC talk show.

“I’m 64 years old today — not today, soon, in a month or whatever. My point is I’m wide open, creatively I am wide open,” she added.

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Curtis then pitched ideas on what her and Lohan’s characters could be doing in the possible sequel.

“Lindsay Lohan and me back in Freaky Friday.

On Saturday, January 25th, Walt Disney World Resort in Florida will feature a special livestream presentation of the Disney on Broadway Concert Series, featuring performances by Broadway stars Alton Fitzgerald 'The Lion King', Kissy Simmons 'The Lion King', Heidi Blickenstaff 'The Little Mermaid' and Gavin Lee 'Mary Poppins'. Check back tomorrow at 755pm to watch live...

Performers from across the spectrum of Disney’s stage productions will participate in a one-night benefit concert marking Disney’s 25th anniversary on Broadway and benefitting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Whoopi Goldberg has also signed up to appear.

Called “Celebrating 25 Magical Years of Disney on Broadway,” the concert will feature performers from Frozen, Tarzan, Beauty and the Beast, along with such other non-Disney Broadway hits as Hamilton and Mean Girls.

The benefit is set for Monday, November 4, at Broadway’s New Amsterdam Theater, currently home to Disney’s Aladdin.

The performer line-up includes Jelani Alladin, Heidi Blickenstaff, Sierra Boggess, Ashley Brown (Mary Poppins), Merle Dandridge, Susan Egan, The View‘s Goldberg, Mandy Gonzalez, Adam Jacobs (Aladdin), Beth Leavel (The Prom), Kara Lindsay Ashley Park (Mean Girls), Krysta Rodriguez, Michael James Scott (Aladdin), Kissy Simmons (The Lion King), Josh Strickland (Tarzan), Rema Webb and Alton Fitzgerald White (The Lion King).

Also planned for the evening is a reunion of the Newsies cast. The musical, based on the 1992 film, ran on Broadway from 2012 to 2014.

Disney on Broadway began in 1993 with Beauty and the Beast, the first of 10 Disney titles, so far, to hit the stage.

Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS was founded in 1998 and has raised more than $300 million for essential services for people with HIV/AIDS and other critical illnesses across the United States.

The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center will honour John Logan at the 19th Annual Monte Cristo Awards.

The Monte Cristo Award is presented to a prominent theater artist each year in recognition of a distinguished career exemplifying Eugene O’Neill’s “pioneering spirit, unceasing artistic commitment, and excellence.” Past recipients of the Award include Lin-Manuel Miranda, Judith Light, Meryl Streep, Michael Douglas, James Earl Jones, Nathan Lane, Harold Prince, and George C. Wolfe.

The O’Neill is the country’s preeminent organization dedicated to the development of new works and new voices for the American theater. Founded in 1964, and named in honor of Eugene O’Neill, four-time Pulitzer Prize-winner and America’s only playwright to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. The Launchpad of the American theater, the O’Neill has been home to more than 1,000 new works for the stage and thousands more emerging artists. Scores of projects developed...

A-d-d-d-d-f-a were the first notes of the show last Monday night,as the Actors Fund brought back the beloved fan favorite and critically acclaimed musical title of show in a reunion concert at The Broadhurst Theatre. This one-night only reunion starred original cast members Hunter Bell, Susan Blackwell, Heidi Blickenstaff and Jeff Bowen along with musical director Larry Pressgrove. All proceeds will benefit The Actors Fund.Check out highlights from the big night below...

A-d-d-d-d-f-a were the first notes of the show last night as the Actors Fund brought back the beloved fan favorite and critically acclaimed musical title of show in a reunion concertat The Broadhurst Theatre. This one-night only reunionstarred original cast members Hunter Bell, Susan Blackwell, Heidi Blickenstaff and Jeff Bowen along with musical director Larry Pressgrove. All proceeds will benefit The Actors Fund.

The Actors Fund announced today that the beloved fan favorite and critically acclaimed musical title of show will once again be heard on Broadway in a reunion concert on Monday, March 11, 2019 at 730 pm at The Broadhurst Theatre 235 W 44th Street, NYC. This one-night only reunion will star original cast members Hunter Bell, Susan Blackwell, Heidi Blickenstaff and Jeff Bowen along with musical director Larry Pressgrove. All proceeds will benefit The Actors Fund.

Roundabout Theatre Company Todd Haimes, Artistic DirectorCEO has just announcedthat Heidi Blickenstaff 'Mickey', Ted Louis Levy 'Mr. Magix', Michael Park 'Prince Nicolai' and Lance Roberts 'Rev. J.D. Montgomery' have joined Sutton Foster 'Edythe Herbert' and Gavin Creel 'Captain Billy Buck Chandler' in a special one-night-only Benefit Musical Performance of My One and Only, the award-winning musical comedy by Peter Stone and Timothy S. Mayer with music and lyrics by George and Ira Gershwin.

Disney Channel's musical film adaptation of Freaky Friday officially aired on Friday, August 10. The musical featured an original score written by Broadway veterans Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey Next to Normal, IfThen. The pair penned nine original songs for the musical and you can watch the cast, including Heidi Blickenstaff and Cozi Zuehlsdorff, sing six of them in the clips from the film below...

“Freaky Friday” first introduced its mother-daughter body-switching narrative as a novel by Mary Rodgers in 1972 and has since been adapted multiple times. At this point, crying out against remakes is a fruitless endeavor. No matter which version of a beloved property one may deem is the ultimate adaptation, another is bound to come along. It’s the nature of having an intriguing story with timeless themes, such as “Freaky Friday’s” parent-child dynamics.

What does matter, however, is the thought and quality put into updating the story. In the case of Disney Channel’s latest adaptation, dusting off “Freaky Friday” to reimagine it as a full-blown, Broadway-inflected musical is more than worth the effort thanks to its talented cast, infectious songs, and lively musical numbers.

Bright but disaffected Ellie Blake (Cozi Zuehlsdorff) is a sophomore who wants nothing more than to participate in The Hunt, an annual all-night scavenger hunt...

If you just watched the premiere of Disney Channel’s Freaky Friday and thought star Heidi Blickenstaff looked right at home in the role of straight-laced Katherine Blake, it’s because she is.

Prior to being cast opposite Cozi Zuehlsdorff in the TV movie, Blickenstaff originated the role of Katherine in the stage production of Freaky Friday, which opened in Washington, D.C. in Oct. 2016. She and co-star Emma Hunton (soon to appear on Freeform’s Fosters spinoff Good Trouble) then brought the show to San Diego, Cleveland and Houston from Jan. to July 2017.

So, yeah, when Blickenstaff sings her...

Disney knows a good thing when it sees it. The studio has adapted Mary Rodgers’ 1972 children’s novel “Freaky Friday” into a feature film three times, a stage musical once and now a TV movie for Disney Channel, premiering Aug. 10 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt.

And the company can identify a good team too. When Disney Theatrical Prods. developed the stage version in 2016, producers turned to the Pulitzer Prize- and Tony-winning composing team of Tom Kitt (music) and Brian Yorkey (lyrics). The book was written by Bridget Carpenter. Disney decided to keep the collaborators together for the TV adaptation.

“Tom and Brian are the perfect team for ‘Freaky Friday,’” says Thomas Schumacher, president and producer of Disney Theatrical. “Their connection to the Mary Rodgers novel was deep, and they’ve provided the show with a score that’s funny, moving and wise.”

Indeed, Kitt and Yorkey had been longtime fans of the material.

August 10 will be Freaky Friday for Disney Channel. The cable net has set that midsummer date for the premiere of its musical version of the classic mother-daughter body-swap.

Directed by Steve Carr, the latest take on Mary Rodgers’ classic book stars Heidi Blickenstaff, who played the mom role in the stage version, and Cozi Zuehlsdorff of the Dolphin Tale films as the bickering mother and daughter who both wish they could switch places with the other for a day. But be careful what you wish for: they magically wake up one freaky Friday in each other’s body and begin a journey of self-discovery and empathy neither one could have imagined.

Disney also made Freaky Friday theatrical features in 1976 starring Jodie Foster and Barbara Harris, and in 2003 with Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis. Its 1995 telefilm version starred Gaby Hoffmann and Shelley Long.

Bridget Carpenter wrote the Freaky Friday screenplay based on her stage adaptation,...

After a mini-tour around the United States beginning in 2016, the new musical adaptation of Freaky Friday will be coming to the Disney Channel over the summer. As it did on stage, the TV movie will starBroadway favorite Heidi Blickenstaff as one half of the mother-daughter duo at the center of the body-swapping story. She will be joined by Cozi Zuehlsdorff as the other half of the pair. Check out the first look at the film below...

The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center honored multi-discipline creative artist Lin-Manuel Miranda with the 18th Monte Cristo Award, last week at a private dinner at the Edison Ballroom in New York City.

An alumnus of the O’Neill, Miranda’s first professional production was at the O’Neill’s National Music Theater Conference with In The Heights in 2005. The gala dinner featured a conversation with the honoree and raised $575,000 to support the Center’s commitment to developing new work and new artists for the stage.

The O’Neill annually bestows its Monte Cristo Award on a prominent theater artist whose work has had an extraordinary impact on American theater, in memory of its namesake.

The evening featured performances of some of Miranda’s work – including a performance of “It Won’t Be Long Now,” from In the Heights, by Karen Olivo, Perry Young, and Mateo Ferro as well as a performance of “I’m Out,...

There are more than a few streaming services in the marketplace — far more than 200, in fact — but a service billing itself as the first streaming network dedicated to the world of theater is planning to debut in late summer.

Stage will launch in August with a free version before phasing in a subscription-based variant in October. It will feature original scripted, variety and reality series, live theater, documentaries, talk shows, concerts and Broadway shows, films and international stage productions. The free version will preview of original programming in production, micro-series and licensed films. The subscription launch (with no price specified as yet) will expand the amount of programming to 500 total hours. Initially, Stage will be available only in the U.S., though an international rollout is planned in 2019. No distribution partnerships with streaming gateways like Roku, Chromecast or Apple were mentioned in the official launch announcement.

“Much like the time...

Actresses Heidi Blickenstaff 'The Little Mermaid' and 'Something Rotten' on Broadway and the stage production of 'Freaky Friday' and Cozi Zuehlsdorff 'Dolphin Tale,' 'Liv and Maddie' will Star in an update of the American classic 'Freaky Friday,' a Disney Channel musical comedy set to begin production this fall for a 2018 debut as part of the Disney Channel Original Movie franchise. See the brand-new trailer below...

Betty Buckley is playing mom to a world killer.

The veteran actress, whose TV credits include Eight Is Enough and Oz, will guest-star during Season 3 of Supergirl as the adoptive mother of Odette Annable’s Samantha (aka Reign), TVInsider.com reports.

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Buckley’s Patricia Arias — who makes her first appearance in Episode 7 — and her future-villain daughter have been estranged since Sam became a teen mom. Their relationship is complicated by the secrets Patricia holds… about Sam’s otherworldly origins?

Supergirl Season 3 premieres Monday, Oct. 9 at 8/7c on The CW.

Actresses Heidi Blickenstaff 'The Little Mermaid' and 'Something Rotten' on Broadway and the stage production of 'Freaky Friday' and Cozi Zuehlsdorff 'Dolphin Tale,' 'Liv and Maddie' will star in an update of the American classic 'Freaky Friday,' a Disney Channel musical comedy set to begin production this fall for a 2018 debut as part of the Disney Channel Original Movie franchise.

One day after Disney Channel announced a new take Hocus Pocus comes word that its next redo will be a musical version of Freaky Friday. It’s based on the company’s stage adaptation of Mary Rodgers’ classic 1972 novel, which Disney made into features 41 and 14 years ago. The new show will star Heidi Blickenstaff, who played the mom role in the stage version, and Cozi Zuehlsdorff of the Dolphin Tale films as the bickering mother and daughter who both wish they could switch…...

Disney Channel's remake game is strong. Just a day after the network announced that they'd be remaking the beloved Halloween film Hocus Pocus, they're making more news by putting a musical version of another classic film—Freaky Friday, this time—into production. Based on the Disney Theatrical Productions' stage adaptation of the celebrated novel by Mary Rodgers and Disney's popular feature films of the same name, Freaky Friday will debut on the network in 2018 as a part of the Disney Channel Original Movie franchise. Stepping into the roles of mom Katherine and daughter Ellie are Broadway actress Heidi Blickenstaff—who originated the role when it debuted at the Signature...

Vineyard Theatre's Artistic Directors Douglas Aibel and Sarah Stern announce that Joanna Gleason and Chris Sarandon are set to host the 2017 Gala Fundraiser celebrating the 10th anniversary of Vineyard Theatre's hit musical title of show with Hunter Bell, Jeff Bowen, Susan Blackwell, Heidi Blickenstaff, and a toast to Broadway producer Kevin McCollum. Michael Berresse will direct the gala show. Larry Pressgrove will be the music director. The annual Gala Fundraiser will take place on Monday, March 13, 2017, beginning at 630pm, at Edison Ballroom 240 West 47th Street between Broadway and Eighth Avenue.

Signature Theatrepresents the world premiere production of Disney's Freaky Friday. Developed byDisney Theatrical Productionsexpressly for licensing to theatres, Freaky Friday features a book byBridget Carpenter, music byTom Kittand lyrics byBrian Yorkey. This premiere production will be directed byChristopher Ashley with choreography bySergio Trujillo. Freaky Friday will run from October 4 - November 20 inSignature Theatre's Max Theatre. Click below to watch a premiere musical number from the show, starring Broadway favorite Heidi Blickenstaff...

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, Signature Theatre has announced the full cast and creative team for the world premiere production of Disney's Freaky Friday. The production will star Heidi Blickenstaff Broadway's Something Rotten as Katherine Blake and Emma Hunton Broadway's Spring Awakening as Ellie Blake, as well as Jason GotayBroadway's Bring It On The Musical as Adam and Alan H Green Broadway's School of Rock as Mike.

Heidi Blickenstaff Broadway's Something Rotten and Emma Hunton Broadway's Spring Awakening are set to star as mother and daughter in the world premiere production of the new musical Freaky Friday at Signature Theatre. The musical, based on the beloved 1972 novel by Mary Rodgers and hit Disney films and developed by Disney Theatrical Productions expressly for licensing to theatres, features a book byBridget Carpenter, music by Tom Kitt and lyrics by Brian Yorkey. This premiere production will be directed byChristopher Ashley with choreography by Sergio Trujillo. Freaky Friday will run from October 4 - November 13 in Signature Theatre's Max Theatre. Further casting and creative team members will be announced in the coming months.

Producer Kevin McCollum just announced that celebrated Broadway musical theater favorites, Tony Award nominee John Cariani Fiddler on the Roof, Heidi Blickenstaff title of show, Tony Award nominee Brad Oscar The Producers, Kate Reinders Wicked, Tony Award nominee Brooks Ashmanskas Martin Short Fame Becomes Me, Peter BartlettCinderella, Gerry Vichi The Drowsy Chaperone and Michael James Scott The Book of Mormon will join Tony Award nominee Brian d'Arcy James Shrek and Tony Award winnerChristian Borle Peter and the Starcatcher to round out the 30 member cast of the completely original new musical comedy Something Rotten, directed and choreographed by Tony Award winner Casey Nicholaw The Book of Mormon, Aladdin, with music and lyrics by Grammy Award winner Wayne Kirkpatrick and Golden Globe Award nominee Karey Kirkpatrick and a book by Karey Kirkpatrick and best-selling author John O'Farrell.

Lyrics amp Lyricists gets going on the opening show of its 45th season with 'A Good Thing Going The Stephen Sondheimand Harold Prince Collaboration' continuing tonight, January 12. Artistic director David Loud, himself a frequent Sondheim collaborator, explores the 1970-1981 partnership behind the groundbreaking musicals Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, Pacific Overtures, Sweeney Todd and Merrily We Roll Along - with cast members Kate Baldwin, Heidi Blickenstaff, Liz Callaway, James Clow, Jason Danieley, and Jeremy Jordan. Check out photos from the special concert event below...

Lyrics amp Lyricists gets going on the opening show of its 45th season with 'A Good Thing Going The Stephen Sondheim and Harold Prince Collaboration' on January 10, 11 and 12. Artistic director David Loud, himself a frequent Sondheim collaborator, explores the 1970-1981 partnership behind the groundbreaking musicals Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, Pacific Overtures, Sweeney Todd and Merrily We Roll Along - with cast members Kate Baldwin, Heidi Blickenstaff, Liz Callaway, James Clow, Jason Danieley, and Jeremy Jordan.

Lyrics amp Lyricists gets going on the opening show of its 45th season with A Good Thing Going The Stephen Sondheim and Harold Prince Collaboration on January 10, 11 and 12. Artistic director David Loud, himself a frequent Sondheim collaborator, explores the 1970-1981 partnership behind the groundbreaking musicals Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, Pacific Overtures, Sweeney Todd and Merrily We Roll Along - with cast members Kate Baldwin, Heidi Blickenstaff, Liz Callaway, James Clow, Jason Danieley, and Alan H. Green.

The 26th Annual Festival of New Musicals, presented by the National Alliance For Musical Theatre Namt, kicked off with The 46Th Minute, a concert hosted by Lindsay Mendez and featuring performances by Heidi Blickenstaff, Doreen Montalvo, Mamie Parris, Bryce Ryness, and more. Musical presentations started October 23 at New World Stages 340 West 50th Street and included Beautiful Poison, Cubamor, Great Wall, How To Break, Mary Marie, The Noteworthy Life of Howard Barnes, String and Stu For Silverton. The Festival concluded on October 24, 2014. Scroll down for photos...

The New York City Center Encores production of Frank Loesser's The Most Happy Fella concluded its limited run last night, April 6. Starring Laura Benanti, Shuler Hensley, Cheyenne Jackson,Heidi Blickenstaff, Brian Cali, Bradley Dean, Zachary James, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Jessica Molaskey and Kevin Vortmann, The Most Happy Fella was directed and choreographed by Casey Nicholaw, with music direction by Rob Berman. BroadwayWorld was there for the closing night party and you can check out photo coverage below...

The New York City Center Encores production of Frank Loesser's The Most Happy Fella opened earlier this week on April 2. The production stars Laura Benanti, Shuler Hensley, Cheyenne Jackson,Heidi Blickenstaff, Brian Cali, Bradley Dean, Zachary James, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Jessica Molaskey and Kevin Vortmann. The Most Happy Fella is directed and choreographed by Casey Nicholaw, with music direction by Rob Berman. The production will run until April 6th.

The New York City Center Encores production of Frank Loesser's The Most Happy Fella opened last night. The production stars Laura Benanti, Shuler Hensley, Cheyenne Jackson,Heidi Blickenstaff, Brian Cali, Bradley Dean, Zachary James, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Jessica Molaskey andKevin Vortmann. The Most Happy Fella is directed and choreographed by Casey Nicholaw, with music direction byRob Berman. The Most Happy Fella will run until April 6th.

The New York City Center Encores production of Frank Loesser's The Most Happy Fella, running for seven performances beginning tonight, April 2 - 6, 2014, is set to star Laura Benanti, Shuler Hensley, Cheyenne Jackson,Heidi Blickenstaff, Brian Cali, Bradley Dean, Zachary James, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Jessica Molaskey and Kevin Vortmann. The Most Happy Fella is directed and choreographed by Casey Nicholaw, with music direction by Rob Berman.BroadwayWorld is excited to bring you a first look at the cast in action below...

The New York City Center Encores production of Frank Loesser's The Most Happy Fella, running for seven performances beginning tonight, April 2 - 6, 2014, is set to star Laura Benanti, Shuler Hensley, Cheyenne Jackson, Heidi Blickenstaff, Brian Cali, Bradley Dean, Zachary James, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Jessica Molaskey and Kevin Vortmann. The Most Happy Fella will be directed and choreographed by Casey Nicholaw, with music direction by Rob Berman. BroadwayWorld is excited to bring you a sneak peek at the production below...

The New York City Center Encores production of Frank Loesser's The Most Happy Fella, running for seven performances, April 2 - 6, 2014, is set to star Laura Benanti, Shuler Hensley, Cheyenne Jackson, Heidi Blickenstaff, Brian Cali, Bradley Dean, Zachary James, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Jessica Molaskey and Kevin Vortmann. The Most Happy Fella will be directed and choreographed by Casey Nicholaw, with music direction by Rob Berman. The company met the press last week, but you can check out the first photos of the whole cast together below...

The New York City Center Encores production of Frank Loesser's The Most Happy Fella, running for seven performances, April 2 - 6, 2014, is set to star Laura Benanti, Shuler Hensley, Cheyenne Jackson, Heidi Blickenstaff, Brian Cali, Bradley Dean, Zachary James, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Jessica Molaskey and Kevin Vortmann. The Most Happy Fella will be directed and choreographed by Casey Nicholaw, with music direction by Rob Berman. The company met the press earlier today, and below you can check out interviews with the cast, plus a special performance preview...