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21 June : Shuler has sent some interesting updates! -
You can read more about Babes in Arms here and about Sick Bastard here. More info about Paradise Found can be read in News, 6 Sept 2008 (below). And just a reminder about upcoming movie After.Life (see News, 8 Feb). IMDB still has its release date listed as 9 October, 2009.
8 Feb 2009 : First news of the year! Shuler is currently rehearsing Wozzeck for the Curtis Opera Theatre. The opera has 3 performances (13, 15 and 18 March) at the Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, and is billed as a "powerful, psychological thrill ride wrought with emotionally gripping music and drama that's sure to keep you on the edge of your seat" (wow!) - Buy your tickets here! He also plays a sheriff in upcoming movie After.Life, a psychological thriller filmed in the New York area and starring Liam Neeson and Christina Ricci. The film is scheduled for release in October 2009. A note of special interest - it also stars great young actor Justin Long, a regular in the Ed TV series which Shuler appeared in a few years back.
3 Nov 2008 : Next Monday, Shuler will take part in a public performance of the reading of a new drama, to be directed by Joanne Woodward. Entitled They Knew What They Wanted, the play was the basis of Frank Loesser's Most Happy Fella which Shuler has appeared in previously. More detail at Playbill and BroadwayWorld. 20 Oct : Good news for fans, friends and family in the UK - Shuler's episode of Law & Order : Special Victims Unit will soon get its first airing on terrestrial TV, and is currently on track to be shown Friday 14 November on FIVE. 6 Sept : Shuler is one of the hot favorites tipped to star in Paradise Found, an exciting new project heading to Broadway next year with renowned director/producer Hal Prince at the helm. Read all about the show at Playbill, BroadwayWorld, and (where it was originally scooped!) the New York Post. 9 Aug : Three great backstage photos of Shuler with his friend and pop hero Phil Collins can be found at Broadway.com 28 July : Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta today revealed a new 13-category student competition for excellence in high school musical theatre which is to be named after Shuler! Read all about the Shuler Hensley Awards (or "the Shulers"!) in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. 26 July : The NJ Star-Ledger has an entertaining write-up of Broadway Barks with mention of Shuler's family and their "apso-poos"! 21 July : More great pics of Shuler and Broadway Barks at BroadwayWorld here and here 20 July : Lovely photos of Shuler, Paula and Skyler at last weekend's Broadway Barks charity event can be found at Broadway.com and Theatermania. 8 July : Next March Shuler is to play Wozzeck in the opera of the same name at the Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia, where he was a student in the early '90's. Full details here. And an update about the article (News 21 May) "Shuler Hensley is a scream in his own mansion" - here is a better link, with delightful photo of the family, plus a further link to a gallery of fabulous shots offering a peek at Shuler's "Monster lifestyle". Photos and story from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, which has published some great interviews with Shuler over the years. 26 June : Teri Garr, who played Inga in the 1974 film of Young Frankenstein, put in a surprise visit to the show recently, presenting Bruce Glikas of Broadway.com with another wonderful photo op! View all 6 photos here. The show's Inga, Sutton Foster, will leave the cast soon, as will Andrea Martin and Megan Mullally, to be replaced by Kelly Sullivan, Beth Leavel and Michele Ragusa respectively. Shuler and the other male leads all remain with the show. The Young Frankenstein TV special shown earlier this year (see News 9 February) will be repeated on NYC FOX 5 WNYW, 29 June at 5pm. 22 June : Shuler will again be taking part in the annual Broadway Barks charity event. The time 12 July, from 3:30 to 6:30 - the place Shubert Alley, NYC. 13 June : Keep an eye out for Shuler in a new T-mobile ad about the feuding Hatfields and McCoys (thanks Paul!) He's also in an ad for Lyrica (a fibromyalgia treatment) but I've not been able to find either on YouTube. 21 May : Shuler will be Seth Rudetsky's guest tomorrow night at the Broadway Chatterbox, and the good news is that you can listen to the interview afterwards on BroadwayWorld Radio. There was also a great article recently in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution : Shuler Hensley is a Scream in His Own Mansion. Results for both the Outer Critics Circle and Drama Desk awards have been announced and Shuler has lost out to Danny Burstein (South Pacific) and Boyd Gaines (Gypsy) respectively, but huge congratulations to him on being nominated, it's the thought that counts!
15 April : Please note that Shuler has extended his vacation and will now be out of the show from Tuesday, 22 April to Wednesday, 30 April inclusive. 16 March : View Broadway World.com's photo coverage of the recent Byron Janis concert (with some great shots of Shuler and Paula) here 1 March : This is fun! - Enjoy the very first YF TV commercial, together with a video of the cast filming the commercial - only on Broadway.com! here ..... and here 22 Feb : On Monday, 10 March Shuler will appear at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in a special concert to celebrate the 80th birthday of pianist Byron Janis. Tickets are free! Full details here
9 Feb : Young Frankenstein will be Alive on TV tomorrow night at 7pm, when My9 WWOR airs a 1-hour YF special featuring interviews with the cast and showing Shuler being transformed into the Monster. Watch the very exciting preview here 3 Feb : Discover what Shuler loves about New York in this great new feature from Broadway.com. 28 Jan : Throughout this week, Shuler will talk on Playbill Radio's Center Stage program about the fun that he's had playing villains. This is an online program and the scheduling is : 7pm ET Tuesday 29 Jan, with the same program repeated at 2am & 11pm on Wednesday 30 Jan, 2pm Thursday 31 Jan, 11am Saturday 2 Feb, and 4pm Sunday 3 Feb. It also appears that edited versions of Center Stage are available as podcasts. Listen to Playbill Radio here 27 Jan : Shuler is about to take part in the reading of a brand new musical, Paradise Found, which he says should be fun. Check out Playbill for all the details. And don't forget you can watch Shuler online in NJN's State of the Arts show, which is currently to be found at this link 18 Jan : News of another great upcoming program! Shuler can be seen both at home and in the theatre on NJN's State of the Arts show, Friday 25 January at 8:30 pm (repeated Wed 30 January at 11:30 pm) - and happily it seems you can also watch online. Full details here 16 Jan : Just a reminder that Shuler is presenting some of his favourite show songs and artists (plus anecdotes!) on Sirius Radio this week, from noon to 1pm EST (5-6pm in the UK). If you've missed it, there are 2 days still to go, and not to worry if you don't have Sirius Satellite Radio - you can get a free 3-day trial to Sirius Internet Radio here and listen online. When you have connected to the Sirius Media Player, select MUSIC > STANDARDS > BROADWAY'S BEST. Songs Shuler has chosen so far include Patti LuPone's Don't Cry For Me Argentina, Michael Crawford's Music of the Night, and Ethel Merman's Rose's Turn. 2 Jan 2008 : Shuler's resolution and a terrific large photo of Shuler Monster feature prominently in the Post's article about the New Year resolutions of notable New Yorkers!
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Great feature
article: 
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Feb : This adorable Monster Bear, signed by Shuler and Mel Brooks,
raised an impressive $4000 at the annual Broadway Bears auction for the
benefit of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids. Full story and beary cute
photos 
