Tituss Burgess News

The Meeting* hosted by Justin Sayre - the monthly gathering of the International Order of Sodomites, the centuries-old organization which sets the mythic Gay Agenda - will return to OASIS (298 Eleventh Street, San Francisco CA) for a fifth appearance on Saturday, November 5 at 7:00 PM. The performance will celebrate the release of Sayre's debut comedy album  The Gay Agenda, which is available on iTunes, the show's website and at upcoming appearances. The New York run of The Meeting*, which just opened its eights and final season at Joe's Pub at The Public Theater, has been sold out since the New York Times "Arts & Leisure" piece ran September 2014. Special musical guests for the Oasis performance will be Matthew Martin and Intensive Claire. Tickets are $20 and are available at SFOasis.com.

Laura Hodos, regionally and nationally known for outstanding musical theatre and vocal performances, will premiere her newest solo cabaret named [title of cabaret] in The Winter Park Playhouse Spotlight Cabaret Series November 16 and 17.

The Meeting* hosted by Justin Sayre - the monthly gathering of the International Order of Sodomites, the centuries-old organization which sets the mythic Gay Agenda - will return to OASIS (298 Eleventh Street, San Francisco CA) for a fifth appearance today, November 5 at 7:00 PM. 

Today, Feinstein's at the Nikkoannounced Feinstein's Presents, a new series showcasing world-class performers at larger venues throughout the Bay Area. Kicking off the series, Feinstein's at the Nikkowill partner with The Lesher Center for the Arts to present three of the hottest stars of stage and screen - actor, singer and songwriter Cheyenne Jackson on Friday, January 20, 2017; Tony Award winner and Bay Area native James Monroe Iglehart onFriday, February 3, 2017; and Tony, Emmy and Golden Globe Award nominee Matthew Morrison on Thursday, March 2, 2017. Additional Feinstein's Presents artists and venues will be announced at a later date.

It has been announced that Arielle Jacobs, star of the Australian production of Disney's ALADDIN, will be departing Aggrabah this December 4th. 

Stockings With Care will be celebrating its 25th Anniversary with a Fundraising Gala, November 3rd at the fabulous Bowery Hotel from 7pm-10pm. The Gala event will feature SWC's signature 'Celebrity Bartending' along with cocktails, savory fare, fabulous prizes and music provided by DJ Rose.

Today's big news: KINGDOM COME opens tonight at Roundabout Underground, plus Anna Deavere Smith's 'NOTES FROM THE FIELD' and SWEET CHARITY, starring Sutton Foster, start Off-Broadway!

In her last New York City solo concert of 2016, neo-retro cabarettist Molly Pope celebrates her birthday with a brand new show, comprised entirely of the music of Jerry Herman tonight, November 2 at 9:30 PM at The Duplex.

Dramatists Guild Fund President Andrew Lippa and Executive Director Rachel Routh announce performers of the nonprofit's Benefit Gala Great Writers Thank Their Lucky Stars: The Presidential Edition on November 7th 6:30pm at Gotham Hall in New York.

Abraham.In.Motion will bring a special homecoming presentation of 'Pavement' to its gala at BAM Fisher tonight, November 1, with honorary hosts supermodel Damaris Lewis and actor Tituss Burgess.

International opera star Renee Fleming and Emmy Award nominee Tituss Burgess performed together for the first time, for an audience that includes opera stars Joyce DiDonato, Paul Appleby and Diana Soviero, Ann Ziff, Margie Loeb, Miriam Morales ('Orange Is The New Black'), poker star Beth Shak, Nobel Laureates Dr. Muhammad Yunus and Dr. James Watson, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Mercedes Bass, Dave Gilboa (Warby Parker), Angela Birchett (The Color Purple), Grammy nominee Emily King, and more at Sing for Hope's 10th Anniversary Gala this Monday at Tribeca Rooftop. BroadwayWorld has photos from the performance and the gala below!

International opera star Renee Fleming and Emmy Award nominee Tituss Burgess performed together for the first time, for an audience that includes opera stars Joyce DiDonato, Paul Appleby and Diana Soviero, Ann Ziff, Margie Loeb, Miriam Morales ('Orange Is The New Black'), poker star Beth Shak, Nobel Laureates Dr. Muhammad Yunus and Dr. James Watson, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Mercedes Bass, Dave Gilboa (Warby Parker), Angela Birchett (The Color Purple), Grammy nominee Emily King, and more at Sing for Hope's 10th Anniversary Gala this Monday at Tribeca Rooftop. Scroll down for photos of the stars arriving for the event!

In her last New York City solo concert of 2016, neo-retro cabarettist MOLLY POPE celebrates her birthday with a brand new show, comprised entirely of the music of Jerry Herman on Wednesday, November 2 at 9:30 PM at The Duplex.

The 2016 NewFest, New York's LGBT Film Festival, concluded its 28th anniversary year with a sold-out screening of So Yong Kim's LOVESONG starring Riley Keough and Jena Malone.

Joe's Pub at The Public has announced its nightly performances for October 26 - November 6, 2016. Scroll down and visit www.joespub.com for a complete list of shows!

Tony Award-winning composer and lyricist Jason Robert Brown's wildly successful and acclaimed concert series is returning to SubCulture in 2016, and just announced for this fall and winter are Broadway superstars Eden Espinosa, Norm Lewis and Kelli O'Hara.

NewFest - the Film and Media Arts organization that will present its annual festival of LGBT cinema from tonight, October 20, to October 25 in partnership with Outfest and sponsored by HBO - announced today that Emmy Award-nominated actor Tituss Burgess ('Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt') will be receiving NewFest's very first Voice & Visibility Award during the festival.

The San Francisco Symphony's 2016 holiday season at Davies Symphony Hall offers a festive array of concerts for all ages, from its traditional Christmas classical concerts to classic pop vocalists Gladys Knight and Patti Austin performing with the Orchestra; favorite films like Singin' in the Rain, The Snowman, and a Rodgers and Hammerstein music and film night; family-friendly events like A Charlie Brown Christmas-Live!,the circus feats of Cirque de la Symphonie, and the Orchestra's annual Deck the Hall concerts for children. Traditional Christmas and holiday music lovers can enjoy presentations such as Handel's Messiah, Holiday Brass, and A Classic Christmas. Linda Ronstadt narrates Prokofiev'sPeter and the Wolf with the SF Symphony Youth Orchestra, Mariachi Sol De Mexico® de Jose Hernandez presents A Merri-achi Christmas, and the a cappella group Sweet Honey in the Rock brings its unique and uplifting holiday show. To ring in the new year, television and Broadway stars Jane Krakowski and Tituss Burgess (of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and 30 Rock fame) join the SF Symphony in their first-ever concert collaboration.

The San Francisco Symphony's 2016 holiday season at Davies Symphony Hall offers a festive array of concerts for all ages, from its traditional Christmas classical concerts to classic pop vocalists Gladys Knight and Patti Austin performing with the Orchestra; favorite films like Singin' in the Rain, The Snowman, and a Rodgers and Hammerstein music and film night; family-friendly events like A Charlie Brown Christmas-Live!, the circus feats of Cirque de la Symphonie, and the Orchestra's annual Deck the Hall concerts for children.

Joe's Pub at The Public has announced its nightly performances, running October 19-30, 2016. Scroll down for details, and visit www.joespub.com for a complete list of shows!