In May Gelb told the Associated Press that Zimmerman is to stage Bellini's La sonnambula, in a co-production with the Vienna State Opera, during the 2008-09 season. Booked for the title role is coloratura star Natalie Dessay, currently playing the titular madwoman in Zimmerman's Met Lucia.
"As far as I'm concerned," Gelb told the Tribune, "Mary is bringing so much to the art form of opera [that] ... if it's up to me and the Met, she will be creating as many productions here as she wishes to."
Jeremy Jordan and Eva Noblezada lead the cast of the book-to-stage adaptation.
The show dedicates its ongoing fundraising efforts to Diamond and the one million people in the United States living with Parkinson's disease.
The mid-April evening offered variations on gold, purple, and white.
Anne Kauffman is directing the Amy Herzog play, about a single mom raising an ill child, for Manhattan Theatre Club.
The committee also made eligibility rulings for The Notebook, Harmony, Water for Elephants, and more.
"This is your sign if you're a younger actor wanting to pursue this, that it's possible and you can do it and not to give up."
The album, featuring Broadway cast Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells, is due out in May.
Del Aguila recently went viral for posting a video of offstage antics.
Plus, the opening night attendees included Melissa McCarthy, Sara Bareilles, D'Arcy Carden, Meena Harris, Dylan Mulvaney, and Lin-Manuel Miranda.
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