Laurie Beechman News

The West Bank Café announces upcoming performances to be presented in The Laurie Beechman Theatre. The West Bank Café is located at 407 West 42nd. St., at Ninth Avenue. For reservations, please call 212.695.6909.

Moments with Ravi, written and performed by Ravi Roth, will play Monday, August 1 at 9:30pm at the Laurie Beechman Theatre, 407 West 42 Street.

The National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT) announced today the eight musicals selected to be part of the 23rd Annual Festival of New Musicals on Thursday, October 27 and Friday, October 28 at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street).

The Laurie Beechman Theatre is very pleased to announce two very special performances of a brand new venture, SIMPLY STREISAND, a celebration of Ms. Barbra Streisand, her legendary career and the music she made famous. SIMPLY STREISAND will take place for two very special performances only, Wednesdays, August 10 and 24 @ 7pm. The Laurie Beechman Theatre is located within The West Bank Cafe, 407 West 42nd St., in the heart of New York's theatre district. There is a $20 cover charge, as well as a $15 food/beverage minimum (a full dinner menu is available). For reservations, which are necessary for this event, please call 212 695 6909.

Lucio Fernandez, 2008 MAC Award nominee and winner of the ITRA Award, Star Award, and Premio ARTE Award, will be performing his new show 'Lucio...Less Cuban Than Ever' opening on October 15, 2011 at The Laurie Beechman Theatre in the heart of New York City on 42nd Street.

TriArts Sharon Playhouse (Sharon, CT) presents Whiskey Songs: A Night with Joe Iconis and Family for two shows only on Saturday, July 30 at 5pm and 8pm.

Direct from her NY engagement of 'Confessions of a Prairie Bitch' at the Laurie Beechman Theatre, Book Soup offer patrons a chance to meet the face behind one of America's greatest wicked icons-Ms Alison Arngrim.

Award-Winning vocalist ERIC MICHAEL GILLETT will extend his run of CAST OF THOUSANDS: Gillett Sings Carnelia at the Laurie Beechman Theatre, Mondays, July 11 & 18 & Tuesdays, August 2 & 23, all at 7pm. He will be accompanied by Musical Director Jeff Cubeta, with arrangements by Cubeta & Christopher Denny. CAST OF THOUSANDS is directed by Arthur Masella.

Following fifteen sold out shows, The Laurie Beechman Theatre will continue their hit series, SONDHEIM UNPLUGGED, for a sixteenth installment, Monday, July 25 at 7pm. In this special addition to the series, we'll be celebrating our ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY, having begun this journey of celebrating Sondheim in July of 2010.

Barrington Stage Company, under the leadership of Julianne Boyd, Artistic Director, and Tristan Wilson, Managing Director, announced today the complete Stage 2 season- the Musical Theatre Lab premiere of Mormons, Mothers and Monsters, two cabarets Surviving the Avalanche and Hell Raisers, and the Berkshire premiere of Chaim Potok's My Name is Asher Lev-as well as the previously announced productions of Zero Hour and Going to St. Ives.

Oscar winner and acclaimed comedian Mo'Nique -- as embodied by RuPaul's Drag Race sensation Stacy Layne Matthews -- comes to NYC to tape a gay version of her popular B.E.T. talk show for the very low budget G.E.T. (the fictional Gay Entertainment Television).

Elena Shaddow, Jeremy Jordan (Bonnie and Clyde), Jason Michael Snow (The Book of Mormon) and more will sing the songs of composer-lyricist Caleb Hoyer Monday, August 8 at 7PM at The Laurie Beechman Theatre.

After opening Whistling Away The Dark last year at Feinstein's, singer/actress Shana Farr (www.shanafarr.com) is now bringing it back for a summer run at The Metropolitan Room.

A concert honoring the life and career of the late David Gurland has been scheduled for this coming Monday. The event, DAVID GURLAND: A Celebration, will take place Monday, July 11th, at 7:00 PM in the Laura Pels Theatre at the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre at 111 West 46th Street.

A concert honoring the life and career of the late David Gurland has been scheduled for this coming Monday. The event, DAVID GURLAND: A Celebration, will take place Monday, July 11th, at 7:00 PM in the Laura Pels Theatre at the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre at 111 West 46th Street. The concert, originally by invitation only, will now have a limited number of tickets available to the public.

Award-Winning vocalist ERIC MICHAEL GILLETT will extend his run of CAST OF THOUSANDS: Gillett Sings Carnelia at the Laurie Beechman Theatre, Mondays, July 11 & 18 & Tuesdays, August 2 & 23, all at 7pm. He will be accompanied by Musical Director Jeff Cubeta, with arrangements by Cubeta & Christopher Denny. CAST OF THOUSANDS is directed by Arthur Masella.

Mark Winkler is set to host a double CD Release Party in Hollywood & NYC! Wednesday Aug., 17th Catalina's & Thur., Sept. 8th Laurie Beechman Theatre

Splash's Musical Mondays is proud to present a special Independence Day edition of 'Curtain Call' with the 'new-old-school-diva' Molly Pope! On July 4th, directly following the video clip extravaganza, host Emily McNamara welcomes Molly back to bring the screens to the stage with a full set of live Broadway tunes!

Legendary comedian JOAN RIVERS returns to The Laurie Beechman Theatre in Times Square for an additional show on Saturday, July 2 at 8pm.

On July 25th, the acclaimed series 'Monday Nights, New Voices,' produced by composer Scott Alan, will continue it's celebration of new talent at the Duplex Cabaret Theatre.