The Off-Broadway cast album of Queen of the Mist, starring Tony Award nominee Mary Testa as the first woman to survive the plunge over Niagara Falls, will be released by Ghostlight Records June 19.

The Transport Group production of Michael John LaChiusa's Queen of the Mist, the world-premiere musical about a woman who risks her life in a plunge over Niagara Falls, has extended through Dec. 4.

Tony Award nominee Mary Testa stars in Queen of the Mist, the world-premiere Michael John LaChiusa musical about a female turn-of-the-century daredevil who survived the plunge over Niagara Falls, which officially opens Nov. 6 at The Gym at Judson Memorial Church.

Tony Award-nominated composer-lyricist-librettist Michael John LaChiusa takes on an American icon in Queen of the Mist, starring Tony nominee Mary Testa as Anna Edson Taylor, the first person to survive the plunge over Niagara Falls. The Transport Group's environmental staging begins performances Oct. 18 at The Gym at Judson Memorial Church.

Off-Broadway's Transport Group announced complete casting for the fall world premiere of Queen of the Mist, the Michael John LaChiusa musical about a lady daredevil who survives a plunge over Niagara Falls.

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If you're not booking work, create your own. Singer-dancer-actors at Pace University learn to write their own musicals.

Cast members Colton Ryan, Austin Scott, and more share their thoughts on the Broadway opening night red carpet.

In 2016, Dear Evan Hansen opens on Broadway.

We page through Judi Dench's book of memoirs; three books celebrating the Tennessee Williams Centennial; Andrew Gerle's "Enraged Accompanist's Guide to the Perfect Audition"; Dan Dietz's massive "Off Broadway Musicals"; and much more.

We page through Judi Dench's book of memoirs; three books celebrating the Tennessee Williams Centennial; Andrew Gerle's "Enraged Accompanist's Guide to the Perfect Audition"; Dan Dietz's massive "Off Broadway Musicals"; and much more.

What bar did Al Pacino go to for a post-show drink? Where did Florenz Ziegfeld drown his sorrows when he thought his show was a failure? Take a tour through Broadway's history of watering holes and hamburgers, remembering 10 unofficial landmarks that no longer exist.

A week in the life of actor, writer, music director and Chatterbox host Seth Rudetsky.

A week in the life of actor, writer, music director and Chatterbox host Seth Rudetsky.

Actor James Cromwell, currently starring in Tom Stoppard's The Invention of Love at the American Conservatory Theatre (A.C.T.) in San Francisco is an active actor. Nominated for an Oscar for his role in the 1995 film, "Babe," Cromwell has always distinguished himself -- both onstage and off -- with action. He runs the Hecel Oyakapi Foundation [www.lakotastory.org] to benefit the Lakota (Sioux) Tribe in South Dakota and can trace his activist roots back to the civil rights movement of the '60s when he witnessed many of the dramatic changes that took place in this country firsthand. On one occasion, in the Deep South, Cromwell recalled an audience that was involved in a post-performance question and answer period on Waiting for Godot. Cromwell remembered how a local woman, possibly visiting the theatre for the first time, raised her hand to answer the question, "How did you know Godot wasn't coming?" "She said, 'I knew it because he wasn't listed in the program,'" Cromwell said. "It was remarkable because even though these people were trying to come to terms with what the play was all about, they refused to be intimidated by it." The anecdote reflects on the actor himself; in many ways, James Cromwell has embraced many difficult challenges in his acting career by refusing to be intimidated -- whether it was demonstrating (and being arrested) in the American civil rights movement or coming to terms with his role in Tom Stoppard's new play at San Francisco's A.C.T. Playbill On-Line spoke with Cromwell about the challenges involved with his new role and his future plans in theatre.

Actor James Cromwell, currently starring in Tom Stoppard's The Invention of Love at the American Conservatory Theatre (A.C.T.) in San Francisco, is an active actor. Nominated for an Oscar for his role in the 1995 film, "Babe," and currently appearing in such films as "The Green Mile" and "Snow Falling on Cedars," Cromwell has always distinguished himself -- both onstage and off -- with action. He runs the Hecel Oyakapi Foundation [www.lakotastory.org] to benefit the Lakota (Sioux) Tribe in South Dakota and can trace his activist roots back to the civil rights movement of the '60s when he witnessed many of the dramatic changes that took place in this country firsthand. On one occasion, in the Deep South, Cromwell recalled an audience that was involved in a post-performance question and answer period on Waiting for Godot. Cromwell remembered how a local woman, possibly visiting the theatre for the first time, raised her hand to answer the question, "How did you know Godot wasn't coming?" "She said, 'I knew it because he wasn't listed in the program,'" Cromwell said. "It was remarkable because even though these people were trying to come to terms with what the play was all about, they refused to be intimidated by it." The anecdote reflects on the actor himself; in many ways, James Cromwell has embraced many difficult challenges in his acting career by refusing to be intimidated -- whether it was demonstrating (and being arrested) in the American civil rights movement or coming to terms with his role in Tom Stoppard's new play at San Francisco's A.C.T. Playbill On-Line spoke with Cromwell about the challenges involved with his new role and his future plans in theatre.