Ilene Kristen News

TV icon, film actress, and Broadway star Marilu Henner may have been playing 54 Below last night, but the regulars of THE LINEUP got a fun preview on Tuesday.

Fists fly and cultures clash atop a tenement building in New York’s Lower East Side in playwright Tony DiMurro’ 1-2-3 Manhunt, where two outsiders on the edge of different generations pledge allegiance to a combustible mentorship to save what’s sacred.

1-2-3 Manhunt, a new play by Tony DiMurro ((The Coyote Bleeds, Moe Green Gets It In The Eye) and directed by William Roudebush (Equus; Glengarry Glen Ross) will play The Theater for the New City (155 First Avenue between Ninth and Tenth Streets) for a limited engagement from October 7-24.

It's time to celebrate, as LIVE FROM SKYLIGHT RUN turns one-year-old with a special concert by founder Carole Demas.

Lifelong pals, Misses Demas and Kristen are together again and making music on the LIVE FROM SKYLIGHT RUN online concert series.

On Thursday, May 13th, Gale Brewer, City Council Candidate in District 6, will host “Broadway & Beyond for Brewer”, a star-studded virtual fundraiser with performances and appearances by fan favorites from the screen and Broadway stage.

NY State Senator Brad Hoylman, who is currently running to be the next Manhattan Borough President, has a long history supporting the performing arts and cultural institutions in New York City. André De Shields, Judy Kuhn, Liz Calloway, Ryann Redmond, Telly Lueng, Seth Rudetsky, and more have come together signing a letter of endorsement.

Carole Demas has had a varied career with a plethora of parts... but one role is still special to her, and she will be remembering that role when her new show debuts on February 5th.

Since 1978, West Bank Cafe has been one of the epicenters of New York City’s theatre community, and due to the pandemic, it is on the verge of permanently closing. With Broadway dark, tourism down, indoor dining closed, and no relief plan in sight, 2020 has created a plethora of financial problems for the beloved theater district institution. 

Actor and cabaret star Stephen S. Miller, the host of the internet TV show 'The Mama Rose Show,' for his birthday returned to London-based Harold Sanditen's Open Mic Party on December 3rd where he performed the song “Cabaret” from the beloved musical of the same name.

New York City-based actor and cabaret star Stephen S. Miller, the host of the internet TV show 'The Mama Rose Show,' for his birthday will be returning to perform on London-based Harold Sanditen's Open Mic Party on Thursday, December 3rd. Watch the livestream that day at 2:10pm New York City time/7:10 p.m. London time on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/user/HaroldSanditen/live and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/haroldsanditen.

Bayonne, NJ-based filmmaker Jayleen S. Perez is this week's special guest on Forest Hills, Queens, NYC-based actor and cabaret star Stephen S. Miller's 'The Mama Rose Show.' The new episode aired yesterday and can be viewed by clicking here.

The Long Island International Film Expo is the premiere filmmaker community on Long Island, and one of the most respected festivals of its kind in the world; showing almost 200 short and feature-length films in many different genres each year.

The Seattle-based filmmakers of the documentary PERSONHOOD, Jo Ardinger, director, and Rosalie Miller, producer, appeared on this week's new episode of New York City-based actor and cabaret star Stephen S. Miller's 'The Mama Rose Show.'

Actress, singer and sketch comedian Christine Aziz, who can currently be seen on 'The Homemade Sketch Show,' is this week's special guest on Forest Hills, Queens, NYC-based actor and cabaret star Stephen S. Miller's 'The Mama Rose Show.'

Award-winning Bayonne, NJ-based actor Dan Gregory is this week's special guest on New York City-based actor and cabaret star Stephen S. Miller's 'The Mama Rose Show,' on which Gregory revealed exclusively that he has been cast in the lead role in the horror film 'Cult of Blood' that is set to start production in spring 2021.

New York City-based actor and cabaret star Stephen S. Miller, the host of the internet TV show 'The Mama Rose Show,' will be making his London cabaret debut via London-based Harold Sanditen's Open Mic Zoom on Thursday, July 30, titled a?oeA Midsummer Night's Stream,a?? which is the last show of the summer.

Brooklyn Heights-based artist, singer, poet, dancer, actress and jump roper Maia Nero, who originally hails from Rochester, New York, is this week's special guest on New York City-based actor and cabaret star Stephen S. Miller's 'The Mama Rose Show.'

Matthew Scott Montgomery, who TV audiences fondly remember from such Disney Channel hits as 'Sonny With a Chance,' 'So Random!,' 'Shake it Up!' and 'Austin & Ally,' was this week's special guest for another LGBTQ+ Pride edition of New York City-based actor and cabaret star Stephen S. Miller's 'The Mama Rose Show.'

'The Mama Rose Show' host Stephen S. Miller (aka 'Mama Rose'), in a letter to America and our government, responded to the Supreme Court of the United States' (SCOTUS) ruling that the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits sex discrimination, now also applies to protecting LGBTQ+ workers from job discrimination.