Today's birthdays include Nell Carter, Claudette Colbert, and Roald Dahl.

The stream benefits Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and Born This Way Foundation.

Plus, watch Broadway alum Brad Gibson's powerful new music video, "Fool."

Michael Arden directs the West Coast production of the Stephen Sondheim musical.

The regional premiere will star Jimmy Bain, Bart Shatto, John Paul Almon and Danny Bolero.

This week's column discusses the soundtrack recording of the NBC television event, "Peter Pan Live!" featuring Allison Williams and Christopher Walken.

This month's column looks at Zero Mostel in Richard Lester's motion picture version of "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum;" the classy film adaptation of Terrence Rattigan's Separate Tables; and Bob Fosse's remarkable "All That Jazz."

We view 1950s TV adaptations of Kiss Me, Kate and Anything Goes; the 40th Anniversary Blu-ray of "Fiddler on the Roof"; "The Ernie Kovacs Collection"; and TV's vintage sitcom "Car 54 Where Are You?"

We view 1950s TV adaptations of Kiss Me, Kate and Anything Goes; the 40th Anniversary Blu-ray of "Fiddler on the Roof"; "The Ernie Kovacs Collection"; and TV's vintage sitcom "Car 54 Where Are You?"

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.

RCA/BMG has continued its periodic series of CD transfers of long out-of-print original cast albums, bringing us two titles from the winter of 1967-68. Let us say, first and foremost, that RCA is to be admired for continuing to send this series of reissues our way. Some of them, presumably, make a little money, while others probably don't. RCA has maintained a strong presence in the current-day musical theatre -- next up, I understand, is Marie Christine -- and they seem to feel an obligation to give fans these little gifts; for this, we can be grateful. Other labels owned by international media conglomerates (as RCA is) seem not to be interested in spending time and money on obscure cast albums with little earning potential, thereby keeping some important scores out of the hands of the post-vinyl generation. RCA's present releases will surely please aficionados, although their overall appeal might be somewhat limited.

RCA/BMG has continued its periodic series of CD transfers of long out-of-print original cast albums, bringing us two titles from the winter of 1967-68. Let us say, first and foremost, that RCA is to be admired for continuing to send this series of reissues our way. Some of them, presumably, make a little money, while others probably don't. RCA has maintained a strong presence in the current-day musical theatre -- next up, I understand, is Marie Christine -- and they seem to feel an obligation to give fans these little gifts; for this, we can be grateful. Other labels owned by international media conglomerates (as RCA is) seem not to be interested in spending time and money on obscure cast albums with little earning potential, thereby keeping some important scores out of the hands of the post-vinyl generation. RCA's present releases will surely please aficionados, although their overall appeal might be somewhat limited.

The musical is inspired by the life of The Lion King star Manye.

The new holiday musical features original music and holiday carols reimagined through pop, jazz, and gospel.

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

Do you count raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens amongst your favorite things? You might just be a fan of "The Sound of Music," which is currently celebrating its 50th anniversary! Learn more about the show's roots in real-life events and its journey to the stage and silver screen in this history of The Sound of Music.