Norton Herrick

At a press conference for her upcoming summer run of "The Wiz" in New York City, Ashanti performed the musical's signature song "Home." She did a good job of the song, considering she's not the best singer. The borderline shouty tone to her voice may actually help her to be heard on stage.

Ashanti, the Grammy-winning R&B artist who will star as Dorothy in the Encores! Summer Stars production of The Wiz, greeted the press May 19 at City Center.

Youth has always been the engine of this epochal musical from 1957, created by one of the most talented teams in showbiz history: Mr. Laurents (book), Leonard Bernstein (score), Stephen Sondheim (lyrics) and Jerome Robbins (director and choreographer).

Other Drama Desk recipients were...Allison Janney for actress in a musical as Violet Newstead in "9 to 5..."

After reading one particularly negative review for the musical version of 9 to 5, I was girding myself for the worst when stepping inside Broadway's Marquis Theatre.

Actress Megan Hilty Stars In Broadway's "9 To 5" Stage and television actress Megan Hilty spoke to us about starring as Dolly Parton in the new Broadway play "9 To 5".

Typically when actors step into a role another performer made iconic, they don't have said star staring them in the face every day.

The annual publicity boost of the Tony noms helped prompt a rise in Broadway box office last week — but the tuner to post the largest gain of the frame was "9 to 5" ($762,358).

NEW YORK - Don't look for elms on stage. There aren't any. But desire is front and center in the blistering revival of Eugene O'Neill's "Desire Under the Elms" that has barreled its way into Broadway's St. James Theatre.