Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse's Stop The World—I Want to Get Off opens in London on this date in 1961.

Happy birthday to Gertrude Lawrence, Neil Simon, Edie Falco, and more.

Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley's daily series benefits The Actors Fund.

Two former Elphabas take on the mother-daughter roles in the classic musical.

NETworks Presentations, LLC has announced casting for the new national tour of the of the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical A Chorus Line, which begins Oct. 1-3 at the Shubert Theatre in New Haven, CT.

News, views and reviews about the multi-talented women of the musical theatre and the concert/cabaret stage.

News, views and reviews about the multi-talented women of the musical theatre and the concert/cabaret stage.

News, views and reviews about the multi-talented women of the musical theatre and the concert/cabaret stage.

News, views and reviews about the multi-talented women of the musical theatre and the concert/cabaret stage.

DIVA

DIVA

Hello, diva lovers. Because of a few special projects I’m working on, “Diva Talk” will run every other Friday through the Tony Awards. Now, to the divas . . .

Hello, diva lovers. Because of a few special projects I’m working on, “Diva Talk” will run every other Friday through the Tony Awards. Now, to the divas . . .

With the Oct. 30 ceremony only weeks away, Los Angeles' Ovation Awards have announced the creative team dedicated to putting the night together. Michael Michetti, a double Ovation winner for his A Midsummer Night's Dream, directs the event with Eileen T'Kaye and Farrell Hirsch as executive producers and Michael Seel as producer.

Hello, diva lovers! I'll be out of the office all next week, but you can send e-mails beginning Monday, August 30. Have a great week, and enjoy the diva news. . .

Hello, diva lovers! I'll be out of the office all next week, but you can send e-mails beginning Monday, August 30. Have a great week, and enjoy the diva news. . .

BETTY BUCKLEY
Betty Buckley fans will be thrilled with the just-released cast recording of Triumph of Love, the Susan Birkenhead/Jeffrey Stock/James Magruder musical loosely based on the Marivaux play. Buckley sounds terrific on the CD, whether she's belting the opening lines of "This Day of Days," tenderly caressing the notes in the quartet of "Teach Me Not to Love You" or bringing an emotional intensity to her duets with Susan Egan ("You May Call Me Phocion") and F. Murray Abraham ("The Tree"). And, her two solo pieces, "Serenity" and "If I Cannot Love," are masterfully crafted and delivered. Just listen to the way she builds "Serenity" from a quiet remembrance of her youth to a full-voiced declaration of love's surprise arrival. She is also equally effective on "If I Cannot Love," which was unfortunately cut during previews but is thankfully preserved on this JAY Records release.

BETTY BUCKLEY
Betty Buckley fans will be thrilled with the just-released cast recording of Triumph of Love, the Susan Birkenhead/Jeffrey Stock/James Magruder musical loosely based on the Marivaux play. Buckley sounds terrific on the CD, whether she's belting the opening lines of "This Day of Days," tenderly caressing the notes in the quartet of "Teach Me Not to Love You" or bringing an emotional intensity to her duets with Susan Egan ("You May Call Me Phocion") and F. Murray Abraham ("The Tree"). And, her two solo pieces, "Serenity" and "If I Cannot Love," are masterfully crafted and delivered. Just listen to the way she builds "Serenity" from a quiet remembrance of her youth to a full-voiced declaration of love's surprise arrival. She is also equally effective on "If I Cannot Love," which was unfortunately cut during previews but is thankfully preserved on this JAY Records release.

"There's a population that doesn't even know I started in the theater," Linda Lavin says while backstage at the Music Box, where she's doing "The Diary of Anne Frank."

"There's a population that doesn't even know I started in the theater," Linda Lavin says while backstage at the Music Box, where she's doing "The Diary of Anne Frank."