Photo Coverage: Susan Blackwell, Krysta Rodriguez & More Serve Up VOLLEYGIRLS Benefit at 54 BelowJuly 31, 2014Chicago Fire's Monica Raymund of Sisu Theatrical Productions, LLC, Jacob Harvey of Cave 76 Productions, LLC and Jordi Coats presented a cabaret-style concert of VOLLEYGIRLS last night at 54 Below, which included tunes from the breakout hit from the 2013 New York Musical Theatre Festival. The concert, hosted by Susan Blackwell ([title of show]), served as a benefit for the It Gets Better Project. BroadwayWorld brings you photo coverage from the evenet below!
Photo Coverage: It's Time to Start Livin! Backstage with PIPPIN's New 'Berthe'- Priscilla LopezJuly 23, 2014Tony Award winner Priscilla Lopez, who appeared in the legendary original cast of A Chorus Line and was also a replacement for the role of 'Fastrada' in the original production of Pippin in 1973, just joined the all-new Tony Award winning production of Pippin in the role of 'Berthe' last night. BroadwayWorld was at the Music Box Theatre for the special night and you can check out photos from backstage below!
Photo Coverage: Inside BROADWAY SINGS JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE with Lena Hall, Andy Mientus & More!July 23, 2014Broadway Sings Justin Timberlake, the sixth concert of the BROADWAY SINGS concert series, just continued last night at (le) Poisson Rouge. More than 15 Broadway performers were accompanied by a full jazz band playing brand new, original orchestrations of Timberlake's greatest hits. Previous artists honored in the series were Adele, Michael Jackson, Beyonce, Stevie Wonder, and Amy Winehouse. BroadwayWorld brings you photos from inside the concert below!
Photo Coverage: Inside I HAD A BALL Reading with Lesli Margherita, Bruce Vilanch & More!July 22, 2014UnsungMusicalsCo. (UMC) continues its 2014 developmental reading series at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center with a special presentation of I Had a Ball, the 1964 Coney Island musical comedy with a book by Tony Award winner Jerome Chodorov (Wonderful Town) and a score by Stan Freeman & Jack Lawrence. The reading, directed by Ben West (Unsung Carolyn Leigh, The Fig Leaves Are Falling, Make Mine Manhattan), was held earlier this week in the Bruno Walter Auditorium. BroadwayWorld brings you photos from inside the reading below!
Photo Coverage: Arielle Jacobs Brings BACK TO FREE to The Triad!July 1, 2014'Arielle Jacobs: Back to Free' just played last night, June 30, at Stage 72: The Triad. In her debut solo cabaret, Arielle Jacobs, star of Broadway's IN THE HEIGHTS and Disney's HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL, went on a personal journey into the exploration of Freedom; wanting it, fighting it, and questioning what it is - through the music of inspiring female artists such as Sara Bareilles, Joni Mitchell, Linda Rondstadt, Ella Fitzgerald, Melissa Etheridge, India Arie and more. BroadwayWorld brings you photos from inside the concert below!
Photo Coverage: Medal of Honor Recipient Corporal Kyle Carpenter Visits ROCKYJune 25, 2014The cast of ROCKY, including Tony Nominee Andy Karl, Terence Archie and Margo Seibert just welcomed a special guest to the Winter Garden Theatre. Medal of Honor recipient Cpl Kyle Carpenter joined the company on stage during the curtain call, and BroadwayWorld brings you photos from the special night below!
Photo Coverage: Ron Duguay Celebrates the NY Rangers at ROCK OF AGES!June 4, 2014In this town, there are only two crews who truly know how to rock the flow - and finally, the two united as Broadway's Best Party, Rock of Ages, hosts a two-week power play in celebration of the New York Rangers rocking the Stanley Cup Final. The breakaway began last night, June 3, when former Rangers All-Star and current MSG Network hockey analyst Ron Duguay hit the boards and rocked out with the cast in a one-timer cameo in the smash hit musical. BroadwayWorld brings you photos from the special event below!
Photo Coverage: Kate Wetherhead, Andrew Keenan-Bolger and SUBMISSIONS ONLY Cast Plays 54 Below!May 23, 2014Just last night, 'Submissions Only' co-creators Kate Wetherhead and Andrew Keenan-Bolger celebrated the songs of their hit web series at 54 Below. Under the music direction of Michael Croiter, the Submissions Only House Band, along with a number of exciting guest stars, performed a selection of music from all three seasons of the show, including original songs like 'Two Cents,' 'Wrong Spot' and 'Nobody Does Mean Like Me.'
Photo Coverage: Designed to Celebrate: Tony Awards Toasts Creative Arts NomineesMay 23, 2014Tom Kitt (If/Then), William Ivey Long (Bullets Over Broadway), Natasha Katz (The Glass Menagerie), Warren Carlyle (After Midnight) and Leigh Silverman (Violet) were just a few of the guests who attended the celebration for the 2014 Tony Awards® Creative Arts Nominees earlier this week at The Skylark (200 West 39th Street) in New York. The Tony Awards, hosted by Hugh Jackman, will be broadcast in a live, three-hour ceremony from Radio City Music Hall, on the CBS television network on Sunday, June 8, 2014.
BroadwayWorld brings you full photo coverage from the special celebration below!
Photo Coverage: Whitney Bashor, Marla Mindelle & More Sing Jonathan Reid Gealt at 54 BelowMay 6, 201454 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, just presented Jonathan Reid Gealt, making his solo 54 Below debut. Having performed to sold out venues around the world, this night featured favorites from his first two albums ['Thirteen Stories Down' and 'Here For You (Ballads For Broadway Impact)'], as well as a number of world premieres that will end up on Jonathan's upcoming third album as well as a number of world premieres from his musical Dust and Shadow.
Photo Coverage: Lillias White, Robin de Jesus and More Sing THE SONGS OF LYONS & PAKCHAR at 54 BelowApril 15, 201454 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, welcomed two-time Tony Award winner Lillias White, Ben Platt, Naturi Naughton, Katie Thompson, two-time Tony Award nominee Robin de Jesus and more for 'Who We Are: The Songs of Lyons & Pakchar' last night, April 14. Contemporary musical theatre composers Douglas Lyons and Ethan Pakchar showcased original music from their Pop/R&B catalogue. BroadwayWorld was there and brings you photos from the sold-out concert below!
Photo Coverage: Baby T from WALKING WITH DINOSAURS Takes Over Times SquareMarch 21, 2014Dinosaurs once again roam the earth when the spectacular production, WALKING WITH DINOSAURS THE ARENA SPECTACULAR, based on the award-winning BBC Television Series, returns to North America this summer. The show that critics have called 'awesome', 'spectacular' and 'breathtaking' will commence a new tour in Cleveland from July 9-13, 2014. This updated production will showcase changes to the dinosaurs based on the latest scientific research including the likely feathering of some species. Worldwide, more than eight million people have seen this show in 243 cities and over 2,000 performances.
A baby Tyrannosaurus Rex, star of WALKING WITH DINOSAURS, was in Times Square yesterday and BroadwayWorld was on hand for the special event. Check out photos below!
Photo Coverage: Christopher J. Hanke Joins BUYER & CELLAR and Celebrates Birthday!March 19, 2014Broadway leading man Christopher J. Hanke (How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying) just began performances as Alex More in the smash hit comedy Buyer & Cellar last night, March 18, 2014 at the Barrow Street Theatre(27 Barrow Street). BroadwayWorld was there for his first curtain call and you can check out complete coverage below!
Photo Coverage: MAMMA MIA! Becomes Broadway's Ninth Longest-Running Show!March 7, 2014Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus' global smash hit musical Mamma Mia! celebrated another milestone yesterday, Thursday, March 6, 2014, when it became the 9th longest-running show in Broadway history, a record previously held by the landmark musical Rent. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you coverage of the cast's curtain call, and after their bows!
Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night of Signature Theatre's KUNG FUFebruary 25, 2014David Henry Hwang's Kung Fu, starring Cole Horbie and Phoebe Strole, opened last night, February 24, 2014 in The Irene Diamond Stage at The Pershing Square Signature Center. The production will run through March 30. BroadwayWorld was there for opening night and you can check out photos below!
Photo Flashback: Cady Huffman, Katie Finneran & More Talk THE STANDBYS; Opens in Theatres Tomorrow!February 20, 2014Every night on Broadway, dozens of the best performers aren't on stage. They are backstage, standing by, ready to go on at a moment's notice. The unique and challenging lives of Broadway's Understudies and Standbys are revealed in this evocative and original behind-the-scenes documentary. The film begins an exclusive NYC release tomorrow, February 21 and will continue through February 27. Click here for tickets.