Performances of the Disney musical begin August 1 at the Kentucky venue.

BERNADETTE PETERS
Two-time Tony winner Bernadette Peters has been cast in an upcoming film for Showtime that will begin shooting in Ireland later this month; in Bobbie’s Girl, Peters will co-star with Rachel Ward and Jonathan Silverman. Due to filming, Peters has canceled a few of her upcoming concert dates, including those in Toronto, Pennsylvania, Minnesota and Dallas, Texas. The former Song & Dance star has, however, rescheduled her Minneapolis, MN, performances for June 8 and 9 and her Johnstown, PA, performance for June 23. . . The dazzling performer will also make another guest appearance on FOX TV’s “Ally McBeal” on Monday, April 16, and the independent film in which she stars, "Let it Snow" (aka "Snow Days"), will finally be released this August in ten major cities across the country, and will eventually be aired on HBO, too. You can also catch BP next Thursday, April 12 on Channel 2’s “Live at 4” program, where she will promote the upcoming event, “Art for Animals.” And, as if all this weren’t enough, Peters heads back into the recording studio this summer to wrap her golden vocals around the classic songs of Rodgers and Hammerstein for a new solo CD on the Angel Records label. Stay tuned for more details. . .

The Kennedy Center production of Ragtime, which began at the D.C. venue prior to a short-lived Broadway revival this past fall, took top honors at the Helen Hayes Awards April 5 in Washington, D.C.

It's the biggest night of the year for Washington, DC, theatre. Nominees for the 26th Annual Helen Hayes Awards, honoring excellence in DC-area theatre for the year 2009, gather April 5 for the awards ceremony.

Nominations for the 26th Annual Helen Hayes Awards, honoring excellence in Washington, DC-area theatre for the year 2009, were announced Jan. 25. The resident DC Ragtime, which moved to Broadway last fall, is among the nominees.