Michael Lavine News

It's December, and the first standings of the month have been announced as of Tuesday, December 5th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Cabaret Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Let's take note of some very notable Broadway musicals remembered by some notable Broadway performers in a notable concert series. It was a feast of fond memories to be remembered.

Next week, 54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club and 2022 Tony Awards Honoree for Excellence in the Theatre, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. 54 Below celebrates Broadway musicals and writers of the past and present, promoting an ongoing engagement with their work. 

Join Christian Noll, Elena Shaddow, and Lee Roy Reams as they celebrate the final performance of 50 key stage musicals at 54 Below. Don't miss this incredible night of musical theater nostalgia.

The last edition of the critically acclaimed 54 Below series FIFTY KEY STAGE MUSICALS will play on Monday, November 20th, 2023 at 7:00pm.

Winter Rhythms @ Urban Stages has announced two very special upcoming events as part of its “2023 Winter Rhythms” series, the award-winning music festival at Urban Stages Theater.

'For Once in My Life I have someone who needs me...' goes the song. Now there's the show we need, packed with entertainment and insight, that tells about the songs of its lyricist, Ron Miller.

These three evenings at 54 Below celebrated what some might cavalierly dismiss as missable musical theatre “also-rans,” but they’d be missing out

Next week at 54 Below, the cast of 'Here Lies Love' will be performing the songs of J. Oconer Navar. Don't miss this incredible musical experience!

'For Once in my life, I have someone who needs me...' and WE need to hear this and more written by the man who wrote those words sung by Stevie Wonder, Frank Sinatra, and a zillion others, including his daughter (whom we interview) and her son. (Both will be in the show on October 8.)

Check out the lineup of incredible performances at 54 Below this month!

The International Mental Health Foundation (IMHF) launches with a variety show on World Mental Health Day, featuring live performances and online streaming.

The International Mental Health Foundation has announced its official launch on World Mental Health Day. With a mission of bringing awareness to mental health and disabilities through the performing arts, IMHF is having a live in-person and online streaming extravaganza. Learn more about the upcoming event here!

54 Below will be presenting the fourth edition of Broadway Bound: The Musicals That Never Came To Broadway on Friday, October 13th, at 7:00pm at 54 Below.

Vue 180 Rooftop Bar & Lounge, located at 525 8th Avenue, has panoramic views of some of NYC's most iconic landmarks.

The choices made for a satisfying potpourri that didn’t seem to be trying to overdo the “think outside the box” approach or check every possible box to ensure variety in every possible way.

The saga of the seemingly ubiquitous Charles Kirsch continues: He's everywhere: hosting shows on stage, all over YouTube, in the air or on the air with over 150 podcasts of 'Backstage Babble' with his interviews of show people, and maybe sitting next to you at a cabaret or Broadway theatre or just dashing around New York City.

Presenter of variety shows with Broadway stars and podcast 'Backstage Babble' interviewER becomes our interviewEE as we learn about his early start, the current agenda of activities, and look forward to a future celebrating theatre's past (his favorite pastime---and job).

Lyricist Tom Jones, who passed away on August 11th, 2023, will be honored at the beginning of 54 Below's Fifty Key Stage Musicals: Vol 4, on Thursday, August 17th, at 9:30pm.

Broadway legends Nikki Renee Daniels (Company) and Steve Rosen (Guys and Dolls) are joining the cast of Fifty Key Stage Musicals: Vol 4, which will celebrate the rich tapestry of diversity woven through the American Musical Theater.