THEATRE/ "YANK!" HEADING TO BROADWAY: The new musical "Yank!," which was recently extended through April 4 at The York Theatre Company, is heading to Broadway. Co-producers will bring the acclaimed musical to Broadway during the 2010-11 season. In a statement, the co-producers said: "While "Yank!" is not an overtly political musical, we’ve been mindful of 'don’t ask, don’t tell' moving right to the center of the national discussion. There has never been a better time on Broadway for a musical wartime love story that just happens to involve 2 G.I.’s." Press notes describe "Yank!": "The show tells the story of Stu, a scared Midwestern kid who gets drafted for World War II in 1943, and becomes a photographer for Yank Magazine, the journal 'for and by the servicemen.' "Yank!" has a score that pays homage to the 1940s and explores what it means to be a man, and what it is to fall in love and struggle." Neither casting nor theatre has been announced.
MUSIC/ JACKSON & FRANKLIN EARN APOLLO HONORS: Michael Jackson and Aretha Franklin are to be inducted into the hall of fame at the Apollo Theatre in New York. Franklin, 68, best known for hits including "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" and "Respect," will attend a ceremony at the Harlem theatre on June 14. Jackson will be inducted posthumously. Past inductees include Smokey Robinson, Quincy Jones and James Brown. Singer and actress Jennifer Lopez and her husband Marc Anthony, meanwhile, are to be presented with the theatre's arts and humanitarian award. The historic ApolloTheatre is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year.
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