Carol Channing News

RICHARD SKIPPER AS “CAROL CHANNING' IN CONCERT celebrates the career and persona of the unique theatrical legend. Accompanied by a three-piece band, Skipper blends Channing's standards with original material and other familiar songs sung to spot-on Channing-on-Broadway perfection.

Broadway star Davis Gaines, who has performed the title role in Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera over 2,000 times, will present Music of the Night: An Evening with Davis Gaines.

Broadway, cabaret, and recording star KT SULLIVAN (Threepenny Opera, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, MAC Award-winner), who performed as "Lorelei Lee" in the 1995Broadway revival of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, attended the Wednesday January 26, 2011 performance of the critically-acclaimed Richard Skipper As "Carol Channing"In Concert at Off-Broadway's St. Luke's Theatre.

Broadway star Davis Gaines, who has performed the title role in Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera over 2,000 times, will present Music of the Night: An Evening with Davis Gaines, an intimate concert to benefit SOSMentor, a not-for-profit organization fighting childhood obesity.

Jay Garner, a veteran actor of the stage and screen, passed away Jan. 21 at the age of 82. Mr. Garner died in New York City of respiratory failure resulting from pneumonia, according to friend and La Cage castmate John Weiner.

On Sunday evening January 23, Jason Graae brought his electric 80th birthday tribute to Jerry Herman called Perfect Hermany: The Songs of Jerry Herman to Sterling's Upstairs @ Vitello's. Graae has long been a favorite comic actor/singer, because what he does on stage is totally Graae. No one makes you laugh constantly quite like Graae: he defies description; you must be in a room with him to fully appreciate the breadth and scope of his enormous talent. Adding to the comic anecdotes and songs during the 75-minute set were two solos on the oboe and one on the piano. Lee Tannen directed and John Boswell served as musical director/accompanist extraordinaire.

For two weeks only, Off Broadway will offer $20 tickets twenty minutes before show time during 20at20, the bi-annual celebration of Off Broadway's best shows.

AUSTIN CABARET THEATRE continues its TENTH ANNIVERSARY SEASON with the incomparable Stephanie J. Block! This dynamic star will take our stage for three nights only!

RICHARD SKIPPER AS “CAROL CHANNING' IN CONCERT celebrates the career and persona of the unique theatrical legend. Accompanied by a three-piece band, Skipper blends Channing's standards with original material and other familiar songs sung to spot-on Channing-on-Broadway perfection.

BWW just recently launched a photo store to benefit BC/EFA featuring stunning images of Broadway's brightest stars. The unique feature gives readers a chance to purchase prints of our photos since the web site launched back in 2003. Previously only available at BC/EFA's Flea Markets, where we often sold out of images, we're now making a selection of photos available for purchase online and just like at the Flea Market, a portion of all proceeds will go straight to BC/EFA.

AUSTIN CABARET THEATRE continues its TENTH ANNIVERSARY SEASON with the incomparable Stephanie J. Block! This dynamic star will take our stage for three nights only!

From March 5 through April 25, 2011, the undeniable glamour and irresistible allure of orchids take center stage at The New York Botanical Garden in a dazzling display created by Tony award-winning set designer Scott Pask, image-maker Drew Hodges, and Botanical Garden curators.

AUSTIN CABARET THEATRE continues its TENTH ANNIVERSARY SEASON with the incomparable Stephanie J. Block! This dynamic star will take our stage for three nights only!

Join Emcee Bruce Vilanch, Davis Gaines and former HELLO DOLLY!, DOLLY's Carole Cook, JoAnne Worley and evening's host Phyllis Diller and others as they come together to honor Broadway's original DOLLY with memories, humorous storytelling and, of course, several of her signature tunes. An unplugged evening that follows a simple format, as the Los Angeles theatrical community features three time TONY Award-winner CAROL CHANNING on center stage to celebrate her 90th birthday with one of their highly acclaimed concert series entitled MUSICAL MONDAYS - A series of Cabaret events in the lobby of the historic Pantages Theatre. Produced by John Bowab and Martin Wiviott, the intimate concerts has featured some of theatre's finest performers including Brian Stokes Mitchell, Melissa Manchester, Peter Gallagher, Valarie Pettiford, Alice Ripley, Emily Skinner, Sam Harris and Stephen Schwartz. Proceeds from this evenings benefit will go towards The Dr. Channing/ Kullijian Foundation for the Arts and The Actors Fund's comprehensive programs and services.

I imagine Richard Skipper must approach his embodiment of Carol Channing a bit differently than most successful female celebrity impersonators.  When doing Barbra or Eartha or Ethel there are certain idiosyncrasies one can latch onto and exaggerate as punch lines.  Channing, however, has always presented herself on stage as a sort of self-satire.  To broaden up what is already such an extreme can easily slip into vulgar mockery.

Dear Glenn Beck,

Broadway Speaks OUT and Vig27 are proud to present ANYTHING GOES WITH MARTI hosted by cabaret glamazon Marti Gould Cummings.

Today, the first exhibition to chronicle the career of Tennessee Williams with drawings by legendary artist Al Hirschfeld opens in the French Quarter. On view at The Historic New Orleans Collection's Williams Research Center, 410 Chartres St., 'Drawn to Life: Al Hirschfeld and the Theater of Tennessee Williams' features 125 items, including 50 drawings by the self-described 'characterist' and 75 items from The Collection's permanent holdings relating to the great American playwright.

Nashville's divas proved their mettle and showed their immense talents in 2010 while assaying some of the most challenging and best loved roles in all of musical theater. Ranging from classic musical comedy heroines that any actress would love to play to newer, more contemporary characters, Music City's women were given the opportunity to showcase their multitude of talents on various stages while again proving they are capable of virtually anything - and everything. Here are our choices for the top ten musical performances by an actress in 2010...