Ethel Merman News & Updates

Review – The Ethel Merman Disco Album

Bad ideas really don’t come much worse than this, now do they? In 1979 — the very tail-end of th...

Mar 26, 2003 • Orlando Weekly

56 Years Ago Tonight, Ethel Merman Opened in Gypsy See the Playbill and Read the Reviews!

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May 20, 2015 • Playbill

Klea Blackhurst To Celebrate Stage Icon Ethel Merman In Person, Online

Klea Blackhurst is paying tribute to famed stage personality Ethel Merman at Chelsea Table + Stage. ...

Mar 04, 2024 • Forbes

Ethel Merman’s life and songs showcased

“There’s no business like show business” is a song that Ethel Merman belted out like nobody’...

Mar 02, 2016 • Arizona Daily Star

On Theater: Ethel Merman hits Playhouse

In Laguna Beach, Broadway (the street) stops just before it gets to the Laguna Playhouse, whereupon ...

Mar 10, 2014 • Los Angeles Times

Feature: Klea Blackhurst's Ethel Merman Playbill Project Provides Theater History Buffs With Delightful Diversion

1 Review: SILENT FILMS IN SOUND Is a Wonderful Trip Through History at Joe's Pub "I have an idea! Wh...

Apr 28, 2020 • BroadwayWorld

Cocaine and Ethel Merman: The New Homo Guide Leaves the Audience Wanting More

The set-up: What an intriguing title for playwright/performer L. Robert Westeen’s one-man show: Co...

Jul 06, 2014 • Houston Press

Ethel Merman's Broadway Off-Broadway Original Cast

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Feb 07, 2026 • BroadwayWorld

Ethel Merman

Ethel Merman (January 16, 1908 – February 15, 1984) was an American actress and singer. Known prim...

Jan 15, 2026 • Moviefone

Ethel Merman gets loving tribute in Triangle's 'The Book of Merman'

Triangle Productions presents "The Book of Merman," a tribute to Ethel Merman/parody of "The Book of...

Nov 24, 2015 • Oregonian

From Anything Goes to Hello, Dolly!: Look Back at Ethel Merman on the Stage

Ethel Merman, who made her Broadway debut in 1930 in Girl Crazy, was born January 16, 1908. Merman w...

Jan 15, 2020 • Playbill

Ethel Merman’s Granddaughter Recalls ‘Happiest’ Memories: She ‘Didn’t Take S–t From Anybody’

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Nov 24, 2023 • Yahoo

Rescuing Ethel Merman

Ethel Merman is a victim of Bloated-Elvis Syndrome. For many who came of age in the early ’70s or ...

Apr 29, 2003 • Mountain Xpress

The Musical Theater Project to Present ETHEL MERMAN: LOUD BUT HONEST, 10/12

2 OH, MARY! Reveals Tour Dates and Cities For 2026-27 3 OPERATION MINCEMEAT Reveals 2026-27 Tour Dat...

Sep 14, 2014 • BroadwayWorld

Cocaine & Ethel Merman: The New Homo Guide

It started off as a chance encounter with a drug-addicted female impersonator and turned into a pers...

Jun 13, 2012 • Houston Press

Megan Sikora to Star as Ethel Merman in MERMAN Developmental Reading

Ethel Merman was the most important musical theatre star who ever took to the stage. A powerful woma...

Mar 24, 2024 • BroadwayWorld

Ethel Merman’s back in town this summer

She may have died 31 years ago, but Ethel Merman’s coming to the ACT’s Geary Theater this summer...

May 29, 2015 • SFGate

'THE ETHEL MERMAN DISCO PROJECT' WITH CARLY OZARD & FRIENDS! is Coming to The Green Room 42

The Green Room 42 will present “The Ethel Merman Disco Project with Carly Ozard & Friends!'. The E...

May 19, 2026 • BroadwayWorld

VIDEO: BWW Exclusive: Ethel Merman Performs GYPSY Showstopper on PBS' JFK: THE LOST Inaugural Gala

Ethel Merman from Paulson Productions on Vimeo. In celebration of John F. Kennedy's upcoming 100th b...

Jun 05, 2017 • BroadwayWorld

Ethel Merman had the whole of Astoria on a plate

Edward Zimmermann married Agnes Gardner on Aug. 2, 1905 in Queens. Their only child, Ethel Agnes, wa...

Apr 30, 2026 • Queens Chronicle

Who could ask for anything more (than an Ethel Merman tribute)?

She’s got rhythm and music, so who could ask for anything more from a singer performing an Ethel M...

Nov 18, 2010 • The Brooklyn Paper

Who Played Performer in Together on Broadway (Mary Martin & Ethel Merman)

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Mar 06, 2025 • BroadwayWorld

How Heart began career as Ethel Merman cover band

SAN JOSE, Calif. — One thing immediately catches Nancy Wilson’s eye when she joins our Zoom call...

Aug 22, 2025 • The Columbian

Novelty Reigns on Ethel Merman Revival CD

Ethel Merman's brass-band voice ruled Broadway from the 1930s on through the 1960s. In 1950 and 1951...

Aug 21, 2005 • LAist

Ethel Merman, William Gaxton and Victor Moore in "Anything Goes"

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Nov 02, 2016 • insider.si.edu

Ethel Merman : a life / Brian Kellow

A biography equal to the outsized personality of one of Broadway's best-loved stars. From her breako...

Aug 16, 2025 • insider.si.edu

How rock group Heart began its career as an Ethel Merman cover band

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MARCH 07: Nancy Wilson (L) and Ann Wilson of Heart performs onstage during th...

Aug 07, 2025 • Mercury News

ETHEL – A Tribute To The Great Ethel Merman Comes to The Drama Factory

Lisa Bobbert pays brilliant tribute to Broadway's original brassy broad in ETHEL, a fast, funny, and...

Jan 19, 2026 • BroadwayWorld

June Squibb Says “Gypsy ”Costar Ethel Merman Was 'More Human' Than People Realized, Despite 'Cold Reputation'

Squibb corrected some misconceptions about Merman, who died in 1984 at 76 years old, and shared her ...

Apr 13, 2026 • Yahoo