Ken Davenport News

SH-K-BOOM RECORDS has announced that Gettin' The Band Back Together - Original Broadway Cast Recording has been released in digital and streaming formats today, Friday, September 28.

SH-K-BOOM RECORDS will release the Original Broadway Cast Recording of the new musical comedy Gettin' The Band Back Together in digital and streaming formats today, September 28.

The Original Broadway Cast Recording of the new musical comedy Gettin' The Band Back Together will be available in digital and streaming formats on Friday, September 28. Get an exclusive first listen to the track 'I Just Want Real'!

Uncle Function, one of New York City's premier sketch comedy troupes, will introduce a series of HALLOWEEN sketches in their brand new show: A Very Creepy Uncle Function at The Peoples Improv Theater -123 East 24th St., Manhattan, on Thursday October 25th, 2018 at 8PM. The Uncle will be joined by two very special guests: Standup comedian, Martin Urbano (Jimmy Kimmel) & Michael Hartney (JFL New Faces 2018, School of Rock-Broadway)!

Uncle Function, one of New York City's premier sketch comedy troupes, will introduce a series of new sketches and old favorites at their headlining slot of SKETCHFEST at The Peoples Improv Theater Loft Space -154 West 29th St., Manhattan, Sponsored by Trutv and The Village Voice on Saturday October 20th, 2018 at 8PM.

The American Theatre Wing announced today that its annual Gala, which honored newly minted EGOT recipient Andrew Lloyd Webber last night at Cipriani 42nd Street, raised a record breaking total of $1,652,502 in support of the Wing's programs and the Andrew Lloyd Webber Initiative Legacy Fund, breaking all previous records.

Just last night, The American Theatre Wing celebrated 101 Years of supporting strong and fearless voices in the American Theatre with a tribute to Andrew Lloyd Webber's unrivaled body of work amassed over five decades. Performers included Tony Award winner and Emmy Award nominee Brandon Victor Dixon, Tony winner and Grammy Award nominee Heather Headley, Tony winner Katrina Lenk, Tony and Grammy nominee Norm Lewis, Webber muse Sierra Boggess, two-time Andrew Lloyd Webber Initiative recipient Sydney Lopes, and a mega-band that includes School of Rock alumni Evie Dolan, Ethan Khusidman, Raghav Mehrotra, and Brandon Niederauer.

BroadwayWorld has a first look at The Play That Goes Wron's national tour. Take a look at the cast who's getting it Wrong in cities all across North America. The tour currently is in Hartford, CT, and travels on to Greenville, SC, Nashville, TN, Tampa, FL, and more. Check the show's website for the full tour route.

The Play That Goes Wrong launched its First National Tour on Wednesday September 19th in Pittsburgh. Take peek at photos from the opening performance and party and some production shots below. From Pittsburgh the tour continues on to Hartford, CT, Greenville, NC, and Nashville, TN. Check out the show's website for the full tour route. 

The Play That Goes Wrong launched its First National Tour on Wednesday September 19th in Pittsburgh. Take peek at photos from the opening performance and party and some production shots below. From Pittsburgh the tour continues on to Hartford, CT, Greenville, NC, and Nashville, TN. Check out the show's website for the full tour route. 

DONALD TRUMP DIES IN THE END, a new play by Travis Ferguson has just been added to the FringeNYC lineup with shows 10/31-11/4. This one of a kind Theatrical Experience invites audiences directly into the 'room where it happens', with Trump, his sons, Ivanka and Jared, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, and a few other surprise guests. This is a black-tie event with an evening formalwear dress code that will be enforced and tickets for this special live event are limited. Tickets are $49 and the show has an adult content advisory rating of NC-17. The production will have added security, all bags will be inspected prior to entering the theatre. A portion of proceeds will go to civil rights and free speech causes.

SH-K-BOOM RECORDS will release the Original Broadway Cast Recording of the new musical comedy Gettin' The Band Back Together in digital and streaming formats on Friday, September 28.

The cast of GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER have had many guests from the Broadway community throughout its run. Among those were Lori Tan Chinn, Baayork Lee, Paul Shaffer, Andre De Shields, Denise Burse, Tracie Thoms, Jose Llana, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Marsha Mason, Alex Newell, Daniel K. Isaac, the kids from SCHOOL OF ROCK, Eric William Morris and his cast members from KING KONG.

Following two weeks of sold out previews, The Bloody Deed of 1857 opens tonight at the landmark Colonnade Row for an open ended run. The new play is based on the actual murder of Dr. Harvey Burdell on January 30, 1857 on nearby Bond Street. The scandalous crime captivated the city, filling the columns of every newspaper for months because all evidence pointed at his rejected lover, a devoted mother and conniving widow named Emma Cunningham. But the jury didn't believe a woman could commit such a violent act. Officially, the case remains unsolved, leaving restless ghosts behind to sort through the truth for eternity.

After a sold-out workshop run in March, Paranormal History Productions returns to Colonnade Row with an official limited run of The Bloody Deed of 1857 for the autumn season. The immersive 90 minute play is an adaptation of news accounts which reported the breathless daily developments about a sensational murder that took place on nearby Bond Street. Elise Gainer, author of Ghosts and Murders of Manhattan, credits the nearby Merchant's House Museum with the idea to turn this true-life murder into a play. The work was selected as the featured piece in the Tectonic Theatre Project's Advanced Moment Work Master Class with Moises Kaufman in May 2017. Ken Davenport, the veteran Broadway producer, consulted on this unique immersive experience including script and overall project development.

Andrew Lloyd Webber's smash hit School of Rock - The Musical will welcome back to the halls of Horace Green, Mamie Parris, as Principal Rosalie Mullins beginning on Tuesday, September 25, 2018. She will play the role through the show's final performance on January 20, 2019 and succeeds Katherine McLaughlin, who plays her last performance on Sunday, September 23, 2018.

J. Elaine Marcos debuted her hilarious one woman show What I Did for...a Job at Feinstein's/54 Below on September 5.

Last night, GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER welcomed some high-profile guests, including Jose Llana, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Marsha Mason, Jaygee Macapugay, Nikka Graff Lanzarone and ONCE ON THIS ISLAND's Alex Newell. GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER is playing through September 16 at The Belasco Theatre on Broadway. Scroll down for photos of the visitors backstage.

The Play That Goes Wrong, the hilarious Tony Award-winning hit Broadway comedy, will make its Boston debut at the Emerson Colonial Theatre, an Ambassador Theatre Group Venue, November 7 - 18, 2018 as part of the 2018-2019 Lexus Broadway In Boston Season. Broadway In Boston announced today that tickets for the upcoming Boston engagement will go on sale Sunday, September 9, 2018.