Skitch Henderson News

The New York Pops will open its 26th season at Carnegie Hall on Friday, October 17 at 8:00PM.

On Monday, May 19, the CHICAGO company is pleased to welcome Broadway veteran Nancy Lemenager to the starring role of merry murderess Velma Kelly.

Pittsburgh CLO's Summer Season 2008 will feature an outstanding array of Broadway stars and musical theater's most respected directors and choreographers.

Westchester Broadway Theatre presents The Amazing Kreskin, the world's foremost mentalist for one night only on Tuesday, April 29th. The price is $73 per person, which includes dinner and the show!

The producers of Hairspray have announced that Karen Mason will join the Broadway company on Tuesday, April 8 in the role of Velma Von Tussle at Broadway's Neil Simon Theatre, 250 West 52 Street. (Mary Birdsong plays Velma through Sunday, April 6.)

Stars from popular music, Broadway, film and television took the Carnegie Hall stage with The New York Pops in support of the orchestra and its education programs and free Summermusic concerts on Monday, April 30, and BroadwayWorld was there!

Women's Project, the 28-year-old theater company dedicated to producing and promoting theater created by women, has appointed Julie Crosby its new Producing Artistic Director.

The New York Philharmonic presents Lerner and Loewe's My Fair Lady in four semi-staged performances, March 7-10, 2007. The musical - a New York Philharmonic premiere - will star Kelli O'Hara, Kelsey Grammer, Charles Kimbrough, Brian Dennehy, Marni Nixon and Tim Jerome.

On May 8th, Elaine Stritch will host the New York Pops 23rd Birthday Gala concert at Carnegie Hall, while Liza Minnelli will make a guest appearance

I LOVE YOU BECAUSE stars Farah Alvin, David A. Austin, Tony Award nominee Stephanie D'Abruzzo (Avenue Q) and Colin Hanlon.

CAMP BROADWAY, the award-winning theater arts education company, of 480 performance-loving kids, ages 9-13, will perform live in the Opening Number of the 79th Annual Macy*s Thanksgiving Day Parade® which will be televised live on NBC this November 2005.

Debbie Gravitte, Christiane Noll and Jan Horvath will take center stage at Carnegie Hall on October 21st to perform a concert called Broadway: The 20th Century with the New York Pops

Stephanie D'Abruzzo will perform her solo cabaret at Birdland on May 23rd

Tony and Drama Desk nominee, Theatre World Award winner, and current star of the Tony-winning Broadway hit Avenue Q, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, will cross Eighth Avenue to make her long-awaited solo cabaret debut on Monday, May 23, at 7 p.m. at Birdland.

The Duplex Cabaret Theatre is proud to welcome acclaimed composer STEVEN LUTVAK back their stage. This special one-night-only concert event will feature Steven's most recent compositions, as well as the beloved standards that have endeared him to a loyal following at The Duplex and in venues throughout the country.

Karen Mason, one of Broadway and cabaret's most powerful performers, is bringing her acclaimed yearly holiday concert, Christmas! Christmas! Christmas!, to Birdland (315 West 44th Street) on Monday, December 13th at 7pm. Cover charge is $30 with a $10 food/drink minimum.