David Hyde Pierce News

Filed under: animals , events , events: nyc - Michael DuDell @ 11:35 am Like Broadway? Like rescued dogs? Then keep on readin'!A Mary Tyler Moore and Bernadette Peters will host the eleventh annual BROADWAY BARKS!, a star-studded dog and cat adopt-a-thon benefiting New York City animal shelters and adoption agencies.

A pre-taped version of the hit musical Forever Plaid will get a one-night screening in over 350 theaters nationwide on Thursday, July 9. The story follows a 1960s quartet of close harmony singers who, on their way to their first real gig, are wiped out by a bus full of Catholic schoolgirls .

Forever Plaid, one of Off-Broadway's most popular and critically acclaimed musicals, is making its first appearance on the big screen in the Forever Plaid 20th Anniversary Special event on Thursday, July 9. As film producer Ermanno Barone calls Kelowna home for part of the year, he offered the Central Okanagan Foundation a once in a lifetime chance ...

For two decades, people have been drawn to Stuart Ross' "Forever Plaid," the story of a quartet of guys whose dreams of musical fame were snuffed out by an accident on the way to a concert they were sure would be their big break.

Manhattan Theatre Club's production of Samson Raphelson's rueful showbusiness comedy, Accent on Youth , ends its limited engagement June 28 at Broadway's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre after 24 previews and 71 regular performances.

The line-up has been announced for the Broadway Close Up series at the Merkin Concert Hall at the Kaufman Center.

Currently: Starring as Dickie Reynolds, a Broadway actor who woos his co-star , not realizing she's already involved with their famous playwright , in the Broadway revival of Accent on Youth .

Mary Catherine Garrison and David Hyde Pierce star in "Accent on Youth" at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, 261 W. 47 St.

IFFB: Stingray Sam In fairness, I should admit up front that this review of Stingray Sam , Cory McAbee's musical space serial will be slight, slighter even than the premise upon which he hangs swinging tunes and improbable set pieces.

Gay actor David Hyde Pierce has blasted Californian lawmakers for threatening the legality of his marriage.

Former Frasier star David Hyde Pierce has admitted he tied the knot with his long term boyfriend Brian Hargrove last autumn.

Nathan Lane will visit " The View " next week. He's not going to make as many headlines as Fox News' Glenn Beck did last week.

The Love, Peace & Marriage Equality rally, featuring Tony winners Audra McDonald, Cynthia Nixon and David Hyde Pierce as well as the cast of Hair , is held in Manhattan May 17.

Under a beautiful spring sky, the new revival of Accent on Youth opened on Broadway.

Come to the Cabaret is inspired by last year's smash concert, The Ladies Who Sing Sondheim which starred Angela Lansbury leading a cast of Broadway favorites performing signature Sondheim songs.

There really is no such thing as a New York theatre season without director Daniel Sullivan.

With an eagerly anticipated Gossip Girl spinoff in the offing, as well as a number of other spinoffs and remakes, the 2009-2010 television fall schedule feels awfully familiar.

On Sunday, May 17th, Broadway Impact will present a rally in support of love, peace, and marriage equality for all people.

According to The Broadway League and Playbill.com; Accent on Youth, starring David Hyde Pierce, increased it's grosses 15.2% over last week. It turns out to be one of the largest jumps on the Broadway boards in the last week. The 49% showing the week of opening was likely due to the large number of comps given and really wasn't reflective of the shows true audience. The day I visited the show, the house was packed. For more information on last weeks grosses,visit Playbill.com.

For New Yorkers, getting stuck in the subway is a familiar scenario. A train halts, an incoherent voice blares over the tinny loudspeaker, and we wait - usually with a slight panic.