The short-lived 1981 Strouse & Adams sequel to Bye Bye Birdie gets a second chance.

The short-lived 1981 Strouse & Adams musical was a sequel to Bye Bye Birdie.

Reese Witherspoon, who won the Academy Award for her performance as June Carter Cash in "Walk the Line," will play another singer/songwriter onscreen, Peggy Lee, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

Hello, diva lovers. I'd like to dedicate today's column to one of the most gifted comedic actresses of her time, Madeline Kahn, who lost her battle with ovarian cancer last week. Kahn, who received a Tony Award for her riotous portrayal of Dr. Gorgeous Teitelbaum in Wendy Wasserstein's The Sisters Rosensweig, was equally at home on the stage or on screen, earning Tony nominations for her work in In the Boom Boom Room, On the Twentieth Century and Born Yesterday while meriting Academy Award nominations for such screen roles as "Blazing Saddles" and "Paper Moon." Though difficult to choose from her eclectic array of characters, I think my favorite Kahn performance was in the aforementioned "Paper Moon" as the good-bone-structured Trixie Delight, opposite the father-and-daughter team of Ryan and Tatum O'Neill. The operatically-trained performer had the ability to make you laugh with a simple inflection of the voice, and she could also move you in both song and the spoken word. This unique, multi-talented actress will be much missed. In lieu of flowers, Kahn's family asks that donations be made to the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund (One Penn Plaza, Suite 1610, New York, NY 10001).

Hello, diva lovers. I'd like to dedicate today's column to one of the most gifted comedic actresses of her time, Madeline Kahn, who lost her battle with ovarian cancer last week. Kahn, who received a Tony Award for her riotous portrayal of Dr. Gorgeous Teitelbaum in Wendy Wasserstein's The Sisters Rosensweig, was equally at home on the stage or on screen, earning Tony nominations for her work in In the Boom Boom Room, On the Twentieth Century and Born Yesterday while meriting Academy Award nominations for such screen roles as "Blazing Saddles" and "Paper Moon." Though difficult to choose from her eclectic array of characters, I think my favorite Kahn performance was in the aforementioned "Paper Moon" as the good-bone-structured Trixie Delight, opposite the father-and-daughter team of Ryan and Tatum O'Neill. The operatically-trained performer had the ability to make you laugh with a simple inflection of the voice, and she could also move you in both song and the spoken word. This unique, multi-talented actress will be much missed. In lieu of flowers, Kahn's family asks that donations be made to the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund (One Penn Plaza, Suite 1610, New York, NY 10001).

"Enterrrrrr!!" commands Willie Clark, to Al Lewis' dismay in The Sunshine Boys. But should Mr. Lewis be so upset? After a build-up like that, he could have come in grandly and made a Big Star Entrance.

"Enterrrrrr!!" commands Willie Clark, to Al Lewis' dismay in The Sunshine Boys. But should Mr. Lewis be so upset? After a build-up like that, he could have come in grandly and made a Big Star Entrance.

Playbill.com digs into its archives to explore past articles. In the next installment, child stars and their parents share stories of starring on Broadway while balancing homework and first dates.

The cast of the 1999 Broadway revival of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown was filled with many stars-to-be just starting their careers, like Kristin Chenoweth, Roger Bart and BD Wong. Find out what the whole cast as been up to with this edition of Where Are They Now!

This week's column is an informal look-back at some of the great--and not so great--moments in Tony Award history: