Fun Facts About All 41 Broadway Theatres
by Nicole Rosky - May 11, 2019
What makes a Broadway theatre? Technically any venue with 500 seats or more, located along Broadway in New York City's Theatre District is a Broadway theatre, and the art that is produced in these special places is widely considered the highest form of theatrical entertainment in the world. Today, forty-one theatres are technically Broadway houses, each with their own rich history. Below, we're giving you the scoop on the life of every one of them!
Meet ELTC's Will Rogers at After-Show Q&A
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 6, 2017
For those who didn't have the opportunity to meet Tom Byrn, the actor portraying the title role in East Lynne Theater Company's 'Will Rogers' U.S.A.' at the after-show party at The Washington Inn, another chance is to be had on Friday, June 23 at an after-show Q&A. It's a wonderful opportunity for patrons to ask the actor and the director such questions as how characters are created, what goes into selecting a season of plays, and where they have previously worked.
East Lynne Theater Company to Launch Summer Season with WILL ROGERS' U.S.A.
by BWW News Desk - May 30, 2017
The award-winning Equity professional East Lynne Theater Company is pleased to offer several evenings with Rogers, as portrayed by Tom Bryn, in 'Will Rogers' U.S.A.' This funny and smart show runs from June 14 through July 22, Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8:30 p.m.
Randy Rainbow, Ziegfeld Follies and More Slated for Birdland This January
by BWW News Desk - Dec 16, 2016
Birdland Jazz Club has announced its January 2017 schedule, featuring The Marcus Roberts Trio, Joey DeFrancesco Quartet, Natalie Douglas, John Abercrombie Quartet, Randy Rainbow, Danny Bacher, Nicolas King, Jim Caruso's Cast Party, and more. Scroll down for details!
13th Street Rep to Hold EDDIE CANTOR DAY, 11/24
by Sally Henry Fuller - Nov 23, 2014
Monday, November 24th will be "Eddie Cantor Day" at "One Night with Fanny Brice," the long-running musical play at the 13th Street Repertory Theater (50 W. 13th Street, NYC).
Benjamin Sears's THE IRVING BERLIN READER Published by OUP this April
by James T Harding - Apr 11, 2012
Noted performer and music historian, Benjamin Sears has an unprecedented familiarity with both Irving Berlin's work and the writings about him, much of which he has brought together in the new, The Irving Berlin Reader, part of the Readers on American Music Series from Oxford University Press, available in stores on April 6, 2012.
Broadway To Dim Lights Tonight In Honor Of Doris Eaton Travis
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 12, 2010
The Broadway community mourns the loss of Doris Eaton Travis, who died yesterday at the age of 106. The marquees of Broadway theatres in New York will be dimmed in her memory tonight, Wednesday, May 12th, at exactly 8:00pm for one minute.