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Stephen Sorokoff

Stephen is also the cabaret/ music and co-theatre editor of the Times Square Chronicles. He studied at the Manhattan School of Music. Besides being a pianist, Stephen’s business career was in the Fashion Industry. He was CEO of a textile manufacturing facility and President of an international textile machinery company. Stephen was on the Board of Directors of the “First All Children’s Theatre” which brought the Stephen Schwartz musical The Trip and Captain Louie to the Kennedy Center in Wash DC. His wife Eda, an interior space designer and classical pianist was on the Board of Barrington Stage Company and is still active at BSC. Stephen’s photographs, videos and articles appear on Broadwayworld.com, T2Conline.com and The New York Observer. He is active in the entertainment events at the Friars Club, where he is a member, and a voting member Berkshire Theatre Critics Association. Stephen is an Honorary Advisory Board Member of The Society For The Preservation of the Great American Song Book. Email: stephensorokoff@gmail.com.






Photo Coverage: Inside Broadway & NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT Present 'Creating the Magic' Program
Photo Coverage: Inside Broadway & NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT Present 'Creating the Magic' Program
June 14, 2013

On Thursday, June 13, Inside Broadway partnered with Nice Work if You Can Get It at Broadway's Imperial Theatre, where thousands of NYC public school students visited for two exclusive 'Creating the Magic' events. The program provided students with a behind the scenes look at the magical world of Broadway and learn about all the career opportunities in the theater. Check out a look at the event below!

Photo Coverage: Michael Feinstein Brings SWINGING WITH THE BIG BANDS to Jazz At Lincoln Center
Photo Coverage: Michael Feinstein Brings SWINGING WITH THE BIG BANDS to Jazz At Lincoln Center
June 13, 2013

Jazz at Lincoln Center concludes a milestone 25th anniversary concert season with Swinging With The Big Bands, special concert events in The Allen Room continuing June 13 at 7pm & 9pm. Swinging With The Big Bands celebrates the 1930s, an era when singers like Frank Sinatra, Billy Eckstine, Ivie Anderson, Dan Grissom, and Dick Powell inflamed hearts around the globe. Check out photos from the concert below!

Photo Coverage: Danny Bacher Visits MUSICAL MONDAYS at Le Cirque Cafe
Photo Coverage: Danny Bacher Visits MUSICAL MONDAYS at Le Cirque Cafe
June 12, 2013

Music has been added to the cafe menu at Le Cirque on Mondays. The world famous restaurant has an exciting line up of cabaret and Jazz artists appearing in their cafe every Monday starting at 7:30 PM. This week, Danny Bacher was featured and you can check out photos from the event below!

Photo Coverage: Faith Prince Brings HAVE A LITTLE FAITH to Helsinki Hudson
Photo Coverage: Faith Prince Brings HAVE A LITTLE FAITH to Helsinki Hudson
June 10, 2013

Last night, Club Helsinki in association with SHOWSTOPPERS NY is presented four time Tony nominee Faith Prince in a Brand new one woman show- 'Have a Little Faith'. Immediately following the performance, the club celebrate dthe Tony Awards by watching the live telecast. Check out photos below!

Photo Coverage: Mort Sahl Visits Cafe Carlyle
Photo Coverage: Mort Sahl Visits Cafe Carlyle
June 7, 2013

The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel, welcomes legendary social satirist/comedian, Mort Sahl, to the Cafe Carlyle. Mr.Sahl, who reigns as one of the longest active performing social satirist, spanning sixty years and eleven presidents, will be giving three exclusive nights of incisive commentary and insight, along with a Q&A. Check out photos from the event below!

Photo Coverage: Mira Awad Brings ARABIC FUSION to Metropolitan Room
Photo Coverage: Mira Awad Brings ARABIC FUSION to Metropolitan Room
June 5, 2013

The internationally acclaimed Arab-Israeli singer/songwriter Mira Awad is joined by three special guests during her week long engagement at the Metropolitan Room, 34 West 22nd Street starting next Tuesday June 4. On Wednesday June 5, Awad welcomes from Israel the singer-songwriter David Broza; on Thursday June 6, the New York-based percussionist Shane Shanahan joins Awad, and on Friday June 7, Ernie Hammes, the trumpeter from Luxembourg, makes a special appearance. Appearing with Awad throughout the week is guitarist Avi Fox-Rosen. All shows through Saturday June 8 are at 7pm. Check out photos from the concert below!

Photo Coverage: Morgan James Plays 54 Below!
Photo Coverage: Morgan James Plays 54 Below!
June 5, 2013

Currently starring in Broadway's Motown: The Musical as Teena Marie and others, Morgan James brings her smoky and soulful renditions of songs from her debut CD to 54 Below, as well as a sampling of tunes you've not yet heard from her. Her debut recording on Epic Records,Morgan James Live: A Celebration of Nina Simone, offers up a selection of songs that show off her extraordinary voice and exquisite gift for merging soul, jazz, and R&B in a fresh and thrilling new way. She's fast becoming one of the most sought-after multi-genre vocalists in the country. Her performances continue June 17, & July 15, 2013. Check out photos of James in action below!

Photo Coverage: Daniel Breaker, Max von Essen & More in BRUSH UP YOUR SHAKESPEARE!
Photo Coverage: Daniel Breaker, Max von Essen & More in BRUSH UP YOUR SHAKESPEARE!
June 3, 2013

Petruchio and Katherine backstage. Romeo and Juliet on a fire escape. From Kiss Me, Kate to West Side Story, Shakespeare has left his mark on the American Songbook. Tony Award-nominated director Mark Lamos (Cymbeline, Seascape) makes his Lyrics & Lyricists debut revealing the ties between Stratford-on-Avon and Shubert Alley in the 2013 season closer, Brush UpYour Shakespeare: The Bard and the Broadway Musical,continuing tonight, June 3. Tickets from $52 (35 and Under tickets, $25). Lamos is joined by vocalists Christine Andreas, Daniel Breaker, Britney Coleman, Max Von Essen, and Heather Jane Rolff. BroadwayWorld brings you photo coverage below!

Photo Coverage: Tommy Tune Brings STEPS IN TIME to Town Hall
Photo Coverage: Tommy Tune Brings STEPS IN TIME to Town Hall
June 3, 2013

On Saturday, June 1Tony Award-winner Tommy Tune took the stage at The Town Hall (123 West 43rd Street) to offer 'Steps in Time' - A Broadway Biography in Song & Dance, highlighting his nearly 50-year career as an actor, dancer, singer, theatre director, producer, and choreographer. Check out photos from the event below!

Photo Coverage: Stephen Hanks Brings AMERICAN PIE to Metropolitan Room!
Photo Coverage: Stephen Hanks Brings AMERICAN PIE to Metropolitan Room!
June 3, 2013

A long, long time ago, Stephen Hanks heard Don McLean's second studio album "American Pie" (which was released in late 1971 and hit number one on the Billboard album chart), and became a life-long fan. Now a cabaret show reviewer/columnist for BroadwayWorld.com and Cabaret Scenes Magazine, Stephen has decided to experience how the other half lives and will take the performing leap with his debut solo cabaret show, Beyond American Pie: The Don McLean Songbook. On May 31, Hanks brought his debut show to the Metropolitan Room and you can check out photo coverage below!

Photo Coverage: Barrington Stage Opens BASHIR LAZHAR
Photo Coverage: Barrington Stage Opens BASHIR LAZHAR
May 28, 2013

Barrington Stage Company, the award-winning theatre in downtown Pittsfield, MA, under the leadership of Julianne Boyd Artistic Director and TriStan Wilson Managing Director, is proud to present the American Premiere of Bashir Lazhar, from May 22 through June 8. Written by Canadian playwright Evelyne de la Cheneliere, in a translation by Morwyn Brebner, Bashir Lazhar stars Juri Henley-Cohn, under the direction of Shakina Nayfack. Check out photos from opening night below!

Photo Coverage: Lea Salonga Brings BACK TO BEFORE to Cafe Carlyle
Photo Coverage: Lea Salonga Brings BACK TO BEFORE to Cafe Carlyle
May 22, 2013

Tony winner Lea Salonga ('Miss Saigon,' 'Les Miserables') returns to the intimate cabaret space at Cafe Carlyle for the third time through Saturday, June 8. The Cafe Carlyle is located at The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel (35 East 76th Street Madison Avenue). Check out photos of Salonga in action bel

Photo Coverage: Friars Club Hosts Jazz Masters Samba Guitar Battle
Photo Coverage: Friars Club Hosts Jazz Masters Samba Guitar Battle
May 21, 2013

The legendary Friars Club featured a night of Brazilian Jazz and cuisine in the Frank Sinatra Dinning Room last night. Produced by Howard Leder and Hosted by Stan Gilbert it was a typical Friars evening of good comedy, good music, and good food. Guitarists Vic Juris (USA) and Romero Lubamba (Brazil) provided the rhythms of Brazil and the Friars kitchen created some special delicacies for the evening. The Stone Brothers supplied the always available Friars humor for the event.

Photo Coverage: Sabrina Wender Brings LA DOLCE VITA to Le Cirque's Musical Mondays
Photo Coverage: Sabrina Wender Brings LA DOLCE VITA to Le Cirque's Musical Mondays
May 21, 2013

Musical Monday Nights continue in the Cafe at the world famous Le Cirque restaurant. Elegant Sabrina Wender was the menu addition last night. A singer-songwriter, dancer and actress, Sabrina Wender has a true passion for the arts. She has recorded a CD of pop music in Italy and also has an in-depth knowledge of American Jazz and Swing music of the 30s and 40s. As a teenager, Sabrina attended summer courses at the High School of Performing Arts in New York and has continued to further her musical studies both in Europe and the U.S. She has composed original ballad songs and soundtracks for documentaries about Italy which she produced and edited herself. As a dancer, Sabrina studied ballet at the Royal Academy of Dance and jazz at the California Club in Milan and currently attends The Steps School in New York. She has performed in music videos for Sting and Zucchero in collaboration with choreographers Momix and David Parsons. Sabrina has appeared on various television programs, including the Italian TV Network RAI where she was the female lead performer on the Saturdayevening variety program "Rido.' She also studied acting at Thomas G. Waites Acting Studio in New York.

Photo Coverage: Christine Ebersole Brings STRINGS ATTACHED to 92Y
Photo Coverage: Christine Ebersole Brings STRINGS ATTACHED to 92Y
May 17, 2013

Two-time Tony Award-winning singer/actress Christine Ebersole joined jazz violinist Aaron Weinstein and his trio for Strings Attached, a special late-afternoon performance at 92nd Street Y oyesterday, May 16 at 4 pm. Ebersole and the trio showcased classics standards from the '20s and '30s by Fats Waller ('Jitterbug Waltz'), Cole Porter 'Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye'), Johnny Mercer ('This Time the Dream's on Me') and George Gershwin ('Shall We Dance'). Strings Attached debuted in November 2011 at a sold-out engagement at Birdland Jazz Club; this performance is 92Y's annual Kathryn W. Stein Memorial Concert. Check out photos from the event below!

Photo Coverage: Remembering Mabel & Bobby at Town Hall
Photo Coverage: Remembering Mabel & Bobby at Town Hall
May 17, 2013

Town Hall was the setting in 1968 of the legendary dual concert of America's leading cabaret performers, the great international club and recording artist Mabel Mercer and the reigning prince of cabaret Bobby Short. In a tribute to these great artists, The Mabel Mercer Foundation presented a lineup of today's leading practitioners of the intimate and enduring art of cabaret. Check out photos from the concert below!

Photo Coverage: Inside Jazz at Lincoln Center's A TRIBUTE TO BOBBY SHORT
Photo Coverage: Inside Jazz at Lincoln Center's A TRIBUTE TO BOBBY SHORT
May 16, 2013

Jazz at Lincoln Center payed tribute to cabaret icon Bobby Short, with host James Naughton on May 15, and Michael Feinstein on May 16. Music Director Tedd Firth exhibits Short's signature songs alongside some of today's brightest stars of cabaret and Broadway, including guest vocalists Paula West, T. Oliver Reid, and Barbara Carroll. Chek out photos from the concert below!

Photo Coverage: OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES Visits The Friars Club
Photo Coverage: OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES Visits The Friars Club
May 14, 2013

The Broadway production 'Old Jews Telling Jokes' came to the Friars Club last night for an evening full of laughter produced by Michelle Slonim. Creators Sam Hoffman and Peter Gethers gave an interesting talk and video presentation about the shows formation. Marilyn Sokol and Lenny Wolpe from the cast of 'Old Jews' told some side splitting jokes from the show. Stewie Stone 'head comic' at the Friars had some of his own hilarious stories and also introduced various Friars who contributed to the joke telling.

Photo Coverage: Yanna Avis Brings IN LOVE WITH LOVE to Cafe Carlyle
Photo Coverage: Yanna Avis Brings IN LOVE WITH LOVE to Cafe Carlyle
May 10, 2013

Yanna Avis makes her Cafe Carlyle debut with a new show, titled In Love with Love which will feature her usual sophisticated European cabaret. The program will be multi-lingual from a variety of influences including Cole Porter, Kurt Weill, Friedrich Hollander and other classics. In Love with Love plays throughMay 16, Thursdays and Fridays at 10:45 p.m. with dusical director David Shenton at the piano, Tony Macelli on bass Rich Mercurio on drums, and Will Holshouser on accordion. Check out photos from the concert below!

Photo Coverage: Steve Tyrell Brings IT'S MAGIC to Cafe Carlyle
Photo Coverage: Steve Tyrell Brings IT'S MAGIC to Cafe Carlyle
May 8, 2013

The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel welcomes back hitmaker and beloved crooner Steve Tyrell to the Cafe Carlyle for an engagement that celebrates legendary songwriter Sammy Cahn. It's Magic: The Songs of Sammy Cahn will feature songs from Mr. Tyrell's new album of the same name which will be released on May 14th. The program pays tribute to the incredible work of Sammy Cahn, whose songs are firmly embedded in the Great American Songbook and during the early 60s defined a generation, giving life to the Rat Pack's repertoire. Mr. Tyrell will play at the Cafe Carlyle May 7th to May 18th. Check out photos from his concert below!



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