Frederick Zollo News

Understudies Julie Barnes and Julie Tolivar will go on for pregnant star Erin Dilly during the final three weeks of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang's run

Erin Dilly, Rick Hilsabeck, Kurt Von Schmittou, Dirk Lumbard and cast of CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG will perform 'Toot Sweets' on the Macy's 79th Annual Thanksgiving Day Parade national broadcast on NBC on Thursday, November 24, 2005 from 9:00 a.m. to noon. They will perform live in the 9 a.m. hour.

The producers of CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG announced today that the Broadway musical will play its final performance Saturday, December 31, 2005 at 2pm.

A fall workshop of the play will take place in September, and the NY Post reports it'll arrive in New York this Spring.

Kenneth Kantor will temporarily take over for Marc Kudisch as Baron Bomburst in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang from September 24th through November 27th

Film and theatre legend will star in a workshop production of Lyle Kessler's Orphans in Los Angeles in September

The Broadway production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang will play its 100th performance at the Hilton Theatre on July 23rd

Film and stage star Al Pacino will star in a Los Angeles workshop of Lyle Kessler's tense play Orphans in July and August; neither specific dates nor a theatre have been announced

As a more family friendly playing schedule, evening performances move earlier starting in July.

CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG, the most fantasmagorical stage musical in the history of everything, announces a unique Broadway performance schedule. In an unprecedented effort to accommodate family audiences, all Tuesday through Thursday evening performances begin at 7pm.

Stage and television star Brian Conley will play 'Caractacus Potts' in the smash hit musical 'CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG' at the London Palladium for 14 weeks from 15 March. At the same time, hit recording artist Alvin Stardust will take over the role of 'The Childcatcher' for 14 weeks. Jo Gibb will play the role of 'Truly Scrumptious' from 15 March.