West End actors Norman Bowman and Laura Pitt-Pulford will star in the title roles of a new London fringe production of Jerry Herman and Michael Stewart's 1974 Broadway musical Mack and Mabel, beginning performances July 5 at Southwark Playhouse's The Vault, prior to an official opening July 11, for a run through Aug. 25.

Hello, diva lovers! Well, I must admit it was a bit daunting to open a blank Word Perfect document this past Tuesday morning to attempt to write a millennium-based diva column while finishing our January subscription issue and starting our February theatre edition. At one point I decided I would just write a regular weekly column and not deal with the approaching 2000 mark, but then I thought I would simply list many of the women of the musical theatre/cabaret worlds who have brightened our lives throughout the past few decades. So, in alphabetical order, here they are. (I’m sure I’ve left out many of your favorites, so please excuse any omission!) Following this grand diva list are more detailed thoughts and musings about some (but not all) 25 of my very favorite gals (alphabetically, of course). I hope you enjoy reading this column, and may the New Year bring every diva lover out there much joy and happiness, and may it also be diva-filled!

Hello, diva lovers! Well, I must admit it was a bit daunting to open a blank Word Perfect document this past Tuesday morning to attempt to write a millennium-based diva column while finishing our January subscription issue and starting our February theatre edition. At one point I decided I would just write a regular weekly column and not deal with the approaching 2000 mark, but then I thought I would simply list many of the women of the musical theatre/cabaret worlds who have brightened our lives throughout the past few decades. So, in alphabetical order, here they are. (I’m sure I’ve left out many of your favorites, so please excuse any omission!) Following this grand diva list are more detailed thoughts and musings about some (but not all) 25 of my very favorite gals (alphabetically, of course). I hope you enjoy reading this column, and may the New Year bring every diva lover out there much joy and happiness, and may it also be diva-filled!

Signature Theatre, keeper of the flame of Stephen Sondheim in the Washington, DC, area, begins its new production of Sondheim and George Furth's Merrily We Roll Along Sept. 4 in Arlington, VA.

Signature Theatre's new production of Merrily We Roll Along, starting Sept. 4 in Arlington, VA, will feature Will Gartshore as composer Franklin Shepard, Erik Liberman as lyricist Charlie Kringas and Tracy Lynn Olivera as writer Mary Flynn.

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.

Here is a list of shows that opened on Broadway during the 2000-2001 season and beyond. (Information as of June 15, 2001.) Schedule subject to change. For more details, please see separate news stories on each show. The 2000-2001 Broadway season began June 1, 2000 and ended May 27, 2001. The 2000-2001 Tony season began May 4, 2000 and ended May 2, 2001.

Here is a list of shows announced to open on Broadway during the 2000-2001 season and beyond. (Information as of Feb. 13, 2001.) Schedule subject to change. For more details, please see separate news stories on each show. The 2000-2001 Broadway season began June 1, 2000. The 2000 2001 Tony season began May 4, 2000. Tony eligibility cut-off is May 2, 2001.

Performances by Florence Lacey, Jennifer Hope Wills and Gary Mauer will punctuate the June 16 Goodspeed Musicals benefit gala honoring songwriter Jerry Herman.

Lynne Wintersteller is Norma, Martin Vidnovic is Max and Benjamin Eakeley is Joe in the new Pioneer Theatre Company production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Bouvelard, April 29-May 14 in Salt Lake City.

Lynne Wintersteller is Norma, Martin Vidnovic is Max and Benjamin Eakeley is Joe in the new Pioneer Theatre Company production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Bouvelard, now in rehearsal for an April 29-May 14 run in Salt Lake City.

Billed as "a biblical bonanza," Jesus Christ Superstar will by staged by the Gallery Players of Brooklyn, NY, Jan. 11-Feb. 2. The show, about the last seven days in the life of Christ, features such rock-pop numbers as "I Don't Know How To Love Him," "Superstar" and "Herod's Song."

Eric Schaeffer directs the world premiere.

Two-time Tony Award winner Bernadette Peters will soon add another Stephen Sondheim role to her ever-growing resume.

Signature Theatre, the Tony Award-honored resident theatre in Arlington, VA, has announced titles for its 2013-14 season, which includes four world-premiere productions.

The Village Theatre's "Village Originals" season in Issaquah, Washington, hosts a developmental production of the new biographical musical, Ya Got Trouble!, focusing on Music Man actor Robert Preston May 26-June 12.