Jordan Leeds News

Usdan Center For the Creative and Performing Arts, one of America's largest not-for-profit summer arts camps, whose alumni include Natalie Portman, Seth Rudetsky, Mariah Carey, Jordan Leeds, Lisa Gay Hamilton, jazz singer Jane Monheit and other performers, and which was named a "Best Of Classes and Camps for 2010" by TimeOutNY/Kids, is now preparing an array of new programs and calendar options for the summer of 2011, Usdan's 44th season.

Usdan Center For the Creative and Performing Arts, one of America's largest not-for-profit summer arts camps, whose alumni include Natalie Portman, Seth Rudetsky, Mariah Carey, Jordan Leeds, Lisa Gay Hamilton, jazz singer Jane Monheit and other performers, and which was named a "Best Of Classes and Camps for 2010" by TimeOutNY/Kids, is now preparing an array of new programs and calendar options for the summer of 2011, Usdan's 44th season.

Usdan Center For the Creative and Performing Arts, the renowned summer arts day camp whose alumni include Natalie Portman, Mariah Carey, Seth Rudetsky, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Jordan Leeds and jazz singer Jane Monheit, announces three new members of its Board of Directors: Playwright Michele Lowe, whose Smell Of the Kill and String Of Pearls were produced on Broadway, and whose newest work, the Iraq-set Inana just opened at the Denver Center Theatre (her Map Of Heaven will premiere there during the 2010-2011 season); Lesley Friedman Rosenthal, Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary of Lincoln Center For the Performing Arts; and James R. Wacht, President of Sierra Realty Corporation.

The award-winning York Theatre Company ended its limited engagement of THE TIMES on January 17, 2010. The production was presented as part of the York's New2NY series.

The award-winning York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director) announces further casting of an upcoming weekend of concert performances of the new musical, The Times.

The award-winning York Theatre Company has announced further casting of an upcoming weekend of concert performances of the new musical, The Times. This extremely limited engagement of five performances will be presented as part of the York's New2NY series (which stages new musical works in concert style with 'book-in-hand' and minimal props and costumes) from January 15th through January 17th, 2010.

On Monday, May 19, 2008, the original Off-Broadway cast of the acclaimed 2006 musical comedy I LOVE YOU BECAUSE will reunite for a special one-night only concert presentation at the Cherry Lane Theatre (38 Commerce Street, NYC).

Producer Jeff Gardner presented a star-studded reading of his Broadway-bound Grumpy Old Men: The Musical on November 1 & 2.

Theatrical Producer Jeff Gardner is pleased to announce that he has assembled an all-star cast for the reading of his upcoming production of Grumpy Old Men: The Musical, which will be presented in New York City in early November. To include Christopher Lloyd and George Hearn.

'Voices of Broadway,'on July 16, with cast members of The Producers, Avenue Q, Chicago, Les Miserables and Seussical, are among the featured performers at Usdan Center's Festival Concerts series -- educational performances for students at the nationally acclaimed summer arts camp.

Tomorrow, October 27th, The York Theatre Company will begin performances for Plain and Fancy, the third and final show in its 'Musicals in Mufti' series -- the York's acclaimed series of musical theatre gems in staged concert performances

The York Theatre Company has announced casting for Plain and Fancy, running as part of the 'Musicals in Mufti' series from October 27th through 29th

I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change, the longest-running Off-Broadway musical on the boards, celebrated its 10th anniversary on Tuesday, August 1 at the Westside Theatre

The new musical I Love You Because, with its acclaimed score by Ryan Cunningham and Joshua Salzman, will be preserved on disc, in a recording to be released in the fall by PS Classics

Ron Bohmer will take a brief hiatus from the cast of the Off-Broadway hit I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change to join two other former Phantom of the Opera stars--Chris Groenendaal and Craig Schulman--in Three Phantoms in Concert in Taiwan, June 16 - 20

I Love You Because will offer the talkback 'He Said...She Said' on March 30th; it will feature advice from relationship experts Ian Kerner and Jillian Strauss

Liz Larsen, Jordan Leeds and Patrick Quinn will be among the stars performing in a free reading of the musical The Times on March 6th

BroadwayWorld was there to capture the opening night excitement of I Love You Because, featuring Stephanie D'Abruzzo, on February 14th

In this romantic musical comedy Ryan Cunningham's laugh-filled book and cleverly constructed lyrics matched with Joshua Salzman's light jazz/pop score is a winning combination

I Love You Because, with Stephanie D'Abruzzo and others, opens tonight, February 14th, off-Broadway