Kara Lindsay News

iTheatrics and the Educational Theatre Foundation have partnered to launch JTF Secret Santa. Now through January 3, 2021, those who love theatre may make a tax-deductible donation to ETF’s Jumpstart Theatre to allow a JumpStart-affiliated-student or teacher to attend the 2021 Junior Theater Festival Online Extravaganza! on the individual track.

The event will feature appearances from Tony-winner James Monroe Iglehart, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Julia Murney, Kara Lindsay, Colin Donnell, Patti Murin, Aaron J. Albano, Nikisha Williams, Hayley Podschun, Elliott Mattox, Kelvin Moon Loh, Jeremy Abram, Jay Schmidt and more.

92Y has announced Lyrics & Lyricists Preludes: THE THEME FROM…: SONGS WRITTEN FOR FILM, hosted by Tony- nominated actor Beth Malone, and featuring appearances from Nikki Renée Daniels, Brandon Victor Dixon, Kara Lindsay, Julia Murney, and more!

In these hard times, we could all use some good advice! I reached out to some in the theatre community, and here’s what they had to say...

It is said that Jule Styne published over 1,500 songs in his lifetime, a staggering number that spans decades and includes some of the biggest hits in the history of popular song. His lyricists were such names as Frank Loesser ('I Don't Want To Walk Without You'), Sammy Cahn ('It's Magic'), Betty Comden & Adolph Green ('Just in Time'), and more.

Join the party tonight (8pm) with special guests: Bobby Conte Thornton, James Snyder, Charl Brown, Kara Lindsay, Christine Pedi and Justin 'Squigs' Robertson.

Jim Caruso's Cast Party, the mother of all open mic night/variety shows has taken to the web, and it's required watching for lovers of Broadway, jazz and cabaret.

2020 Tony Award nominees and Grammy Award nominees Elizabeth Stanley (Jagged Little Pill, On the Town) and Celia Rose Gooding (Jagged Little Pill) are the latest special guests on the theatre and entertainment podcast DRAMA. with Connor & Dylan MacDowell. The stars of Jagged Little Pill are featured as part of DRAMA.’s Tony nominees series.

Jim Caruso's Cast Party, the mother of all open mic night/variety shows has taken to the web, and it's required watching for lovers of Broadway, jazz and cabaret.

New York-based musical theatre writing team Bird & Mirabella have announced new episodes of their free musical podcast “What Will She Do Next?”.

In a loose song cycle format, this program will weave his work with the charming and witty creations of daughter Mary Rodgers (Once Upon a Mattress) and the complex and extraordinary palette of grandson Adam Guettel (The Light in the Piazza, Floyd Collins ), as we look toward the progression of musicals over the decades and into the future.

Tony Award® nominee Keala Settle (The Greatest Showman, Hands on a Hardbody, Waitress) is the special guest on the one year anniversary episode of the theatre and entertainment podcast DRAMA. with Connor & Dylan MacDowell.

Kara Lindsay steps into the Batter's Box for Episode 58 of Break a Bat!

Tony-nominee Brandon Victor Dixon has joined the ensemble of Lyrics & Lyricists Preludes - Tom Jones & Harvey Schmidt: Simple Little Things at 92Y.

Broadway stars, historical women, and family-friendly showstoppers. Musical theatre writing team Bird & Mirabella present, 'What Will She Do Next?'; a musical podcast focused on key, decision making moments in the lives of history's greatest women.

When Dylan and Michael started THE 5:30 QUARANTINI it was for fun. Now it's an online network with three popular chat shows. WERQ!

92Y has announced its upcoming programming featuring Judy Gold, Billy Crystal, the cast of The Queen’s Gambit and much more.

As most live performance venues have remained closed, the Rochester Broadway Theatre League like so many venues in Rochester and across the country, have embraced the opportunity of presenting virtual entertainment and virtual education in multiple forms, such as live streamed concerts and Zoom Master Classes with Broadway professionals.

Today we asked our readers to share their fond memories of regional theater productions!

Drama Desk nominee Aaron Lazar (Les Misérables, 'Filthy Rich' on FOX), Jackie Cox ('RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 12), and Deedee Magno Hall ('Steven Universe,' Wicked, If/Then), and are the latest Broadway favorites to appear with Connor & Dylan MacDowell on their podcast DRAMA.