Laurie Beechman News

The Laurie Beechman Theatre is very pleased to announce a special performance on Tuesday, April 19 @ 7pm featuring performances from the three shows nominated for Special Production in the 2011 MAC Awards.

Veteran actress, singer and comedienne Andrea Wolff will star in "Loose Screws," an original musical comedy beginning on Friday, May 6th (7PM) at the Laurie Beechman Theatre (407 West 42nd Street, located in the lower level of the West Bank Cafe on Theatre Row).

Producers John Forslund & Electric Playground Inc. present 'THEATRE OF ROCK' People You Know Singing Songs You Dont, featuring the music of Chris Blissett & Matt Uremovich

The Broadway at Birdland concert series is proud to present the return of composer/lyricist Scott Alan to the stage on Monday, April 18 at 7pm.

Splash's Musical Mondays is proud to present a very special edition of 'Curtain Call' with Broadway star Leslie Kritzer. On April 25th, directly following the video clip extravaganza, host Emily McNamara welcomes Leslie back to bring the screens to the stage with a full set of live Broadway tunes!

Award winning vocalist ERIC MICHAEL GILLETT will close out the 2010/2011 season of CABARET CARES, with I WON'T SING A SONDHEIM SONG...or will I? at the Laurie Beechman Theatre, Sunday, April 17th at 7pm. The evening will be presented as a benefit for Cabaret Cares.

Libra Theater Company presents The Entropy Songs, written by 2011 Jonathan Larson Grant-winner Joshua H. Cohen. The production will play three performances at the Laurie Beechman Theatre on May 4 at 7:00 pm, May 5 at 9:30 pm, and May 8 at 4:00 pm.

Following twelve sold out shows, The Laurie Beechman Theatre will continue their hit series, SONDHEIM UNPLUGGED, for a thirteenth installment, Monday, April 25 at 7pm. Included in the cast are an array of Broadway and cabaret alums.

TONY nominee, Brenda Braxton (Smokey Joe's Cafe), Felicia Finley (Aida, Wedding Singer), Joe Iconis (Things to Ruin, Bloodsong of Love) & Chris Jackson (In the Heights) will be featured performers in Theatre of Rock: People You Know Singing Songs You Don't! that will be taking place at the Laurie Beechman Theatre on Monday April 18th at 7pm.

The Geisha Gig, a benefit for Japan is an evening of music with an all female line up featuring some of Broadway's hottest leading ladies. The evening, which takes place at The Laurie Beechman Theater, www.westbankcafe.com/beechman_theatre.html, on Sunday, April 10th at 8pm will be donating all of the $30 ticket price to The Japanese Red Cross Society.

FringeNYC will celebrate its 15th Anniversary with 15 hit shows over 15 weeks from May 5 - August 11 at The Laurie Beechman Theatre.

The Laurie Beechman Theatrehas announced the line-up for their upcoming benefit for Japan: THE GEISHA GIG. The event will take place April 10 at 8PM.

Award winning vocalist ERIC MICHAEL GILLETT will close out the 2010/2011 season of CABARET CARES, with I WON'T SING A SONDHEIM SONG...or will I? at the Laurie Beechman Theatre, Sunday, April 17th at 7pm. The evening will be presented as a benefit for Cabaret Cares.

Join Composer and producer, Scott Alan, for another night of 'Monday Nights, New Voices' April 25th at the Duplex Cabaret Theatre.

Unity Center for Practical Spirituality is proud to present an upcoming musical extravaganza: 'Hear Our Song,' to be held at the Norwalk City Hall, Concert Hall at 125 East Avenue, Norwalk, on Friday April 8, 2011 at 8 pm.

Unity Center for Practical Spirituality is proud to present an upcoming musical extravaganza: 'Hear Our Song,' to be held at the Norwalk City Hall, Concert Hall at 125 East Avenue, Norwalk, on Friday April 8, 2011 at 8 pm.

The Laurie Beechman Theatre is very pleased to announce a special performance on Tuesday, April 19 @ 7pm featuring performances from the three shows nominated for Special Production in the 2011 MAC Awards.

Acclaimed character actress, comic, and YouTube sensation Nadya Ginsburg will present the New York premiere of her solo comedy MADONNALOGUES.

David Elzer &Peter Schneider, producers of the smash-hit, award-winning productions of The Marvelous Wonderettes and Life Could Be A Dream, are thrilled to announce that their critically-acclaimed, smash-hit, Ovation Recommended, world premiere original musical, HAVING IT ALL, music by John Kavanaugh, book by David Goldsmith & Wendy Perelman, lyrics by David Goldsmith, conceived by Wendy Perelman, with musical direction by Greg Nabours and directed by Richard Israel is EXTENDING through Sunday, May 29 at the NoHo Arts Center, 11136 Magnolia Blvd. (at Lankershim) in North Hollywood.

Negin Farsad and Amy Albert present the brand new weekly standup show, Comedy School Dropout. In the grand tradition of East Village 'alternative' rooms, Comedy School Dropout brings top-notch standup comics, the occasional comedy musical act, subversive duo, or extremely talented threesome, to the stage for the cut-rate price of zero dollars!