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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 the 2012 Primary Stages Gala
Photo Coverage: Inside the 2012 Primary Stages Gala
November 15, 2012

Primary Stages last night held their annual Gala on Wednesday at The Edison Ballroom (240 W. 47th Street). The event, which honored Tony Award winner Tyne Daly (Master Class, Rabbit Hole, Gypsy), and producers and Primary Stages Board members Jamie deRoy and Ted Snowdon, featured performances by Tony Award nominee Tom Wopat (Sondheim on Sondheim, A Catered Affair), actor/director/producer Tamara Tunie ("Law & Order: SVU," "As The World Turns"), Lewis Cleale (The Book of Mormon, Spamalot, Call Me Madam), and Garrett Sorenson (Master Class). BroadwayWorld was there for the event and we bring you coverage from inside the event below!

Photo Coverage: Peter Gallagher Brings HOW'D ALL YOU PEOPLE GET IN MY ROOM? to Feinstein's
Photo Coverage: Peter Gallagher Brings HOW'D ALL YOU PEOPLE GET IN MY ROOM? to Feinstein's
November 14, 2012

FEINSTEIN'S AT LOEWS REGENCY continues its Fall 2012 season with the return engagement of film, television, and theatre star PETER GALLAGHER. For his one-man show, "How'd All You People Get In My Room?," Gallagher shares real-life stories from his early days starting out as a young actor in New York, to working with legends like Jack Lemmon, Tom Stoppard, Mike Nichols, Robert Altman, Peter O'Toole and more. Joined by his four-piece band, Gallagher brings his experiences to life with songs ranging from Broadway, to music from the hit television show "The OC," to classics from Sammy Cahn, Jules Styne, Burt Bacharach and Van Morrison. When Gallagher debuted at the club in 2007, The New York Times raved that "he inhabits a song so comfortably that it flows directly out, a fusion of his own personality and the character he is playing." His new show will run through November 17 at the Loews Regency Hotel (540 Park Avenue at 61st Street). Check out photos from his first concert below!

Photo Coverage: Claybourne Elder, Jose Llana, and More Perform in STAND ALONE
Photo Coverage: Claybourne Elder, Jose Llana, and More Perform in STAND ALONE
November 13, 2012

Stand Alone: Songs About and Written By Losers, an evening of new songs by Sam Salmond, was presented last night, November 12 at The Laurie Beechman Theatre. BroadwayWorld wa sthere for teh festivities and you can check out coverage below!

Photo Coverage: Charles Busch & Tom Judson Play Helsinki Hudson
Photo Coverage: Charles Busch & Tom Judson Play Helsinki Hudson
November 12, 2012

Club Helsinki in association with SHOWSTOPPERS NY is proud to present some of Broadway's top performers on Sunday nights at seven in a new series called HELSINKI ON BROADWAY. Charles Busch and Tom Judson were featured in last night's show and you can check out photos of her in action below!

Photo Coverage: Conductor Steven Reineke Rehearses The New York Pops at Carnegie Hall
Photo Coverage: Conductor Steven Reineke Rehearses The New York Pops at Carnegie Hall
November 10, 2012

On November 9, 2012, The New York Pops orchestra was the star of the performance at Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage. Music Director and Conductor Steven Reineke led the orchestra in a highly-anticipated performance featuring a program of popular and familiar classical repertoire. BroadwayWorld attended the rehearsal before the show and brings you photos of Reineke leading the orchestra below!

Photo Coverage: Giselle Wolf Brings JOURNEYS: A CELEBRATION to The Metropolitan Room
Photo Coverage: Giselle Wolf Brings JOURNEYS: A CELEBRATION to The Metropolitan Room
November 10, 2012

Last night, Friday, November 9th, was beginning of a special engagement of Giselle Wolf Journeys: A Celebration at the Metropolitan Room, 34 West 22nd Street, NYC. The three performances are at 7:00 pm and they continue next Wednesday, November 14th; and Thursday, November 15th. The musical direction and arrangements for the trio are by Ron Abel, and it is directed and developed with Karen Ludwig. BroadwayWorld brings you photos from the opening performance below!

Photo Coverage: Sue Raney Plays Feinstein's
Photo Coverage: Sue Raney Plays Feinstein's
November 8, 2012

Feinstein's at Loews Regency continues its Fall 2012 season with the premiere engagement of Grammy nominated jazz singer, Sue Raney. For her first New York nightclub engagement in 25 years, Raney is accompanied by her longtime colleague Alan Broadbent on piano, in addition to Harvie Swartz on bass and Bill Goodwin on drums. Part of the evening's repertoire will be drawn from their last two albums together: Heart's Desire: A Tribute to Doris Day and Listen Here. The show will run through November 10 at the Loews Regency Hotel (540 Park Avenue at 61st Street).

Photo Coverage: Inside HIDDEN TREASURES Benefit Concert
Photo Coverage: Inside HIDDEN TREASURES Benefit Concert
November 6, 2012

On November 5, the Theatre at Saint Peters (Home of the York Theatre) Lexington Avenue at 54th Street presented the songs of Larry Kerchner ("Somewhere in Time") sung by some of today's most formidable singers: Hilary Kole, Laurel Masse, Kevin Spirtas, Stacy Sullivan, Jeff Harnar, Eric Comstock & Barbara Fasano, Karen Oberlin, Sidney Myer, Raissa Katona Bennett, Jill O'Hara and a host of others. Check out photos from the event below!

Photo Coverage: Jim Caruso & Billy Stritch Play Bemelmans Bar
Photo Coverage: Jim Caruso & Billy Stritch Play Bemelmans Bar
November 5, 2012

Jim Caruso & Billy Stritch returned to Bemelmans at The Carlyle Hotel with their evening of swinging standards. The two performers, who have performed extensively on their own, gained national exposure together as the host and musical director of the wildly popular open mic, Cast Party, which celebrates talent every Monday at Birdland in NYC, and tours nationally. During their June debut run at Bemelmans, the duo received critical acclaim, and made news when showbiz heavy-hitters like Liza Minnelli and Michael Feinstein joined them in impromptu performances. Check out coverage of the duo in action below!

Photo Coverage: More Photos of John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey on Opening Night at Cafe Carlyle
Photo Coverage: More Photos of John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey on Opening Night at Cafe Carlyle
November 3, 2012

The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel welcomes back the acclaimed husband-and-wife team John Pizzarelli & Jessica Molaskey to the legendary Café Carlyle. Mr. Pizzarelli and Ms. Molaskey will play a month-long engagement through November 24th. Check out photos of the duo on opening night below!

Photo Coverage: Tamara Tunie Plays Feinstein's at Loews Regency
Photo Coverage: Tamara Tunie Plays Feinstein's at Loews Regency
November 1, 2012

FEINSTEIN'S AT LOEWS REGENCY presents a special concert engagement of television and film star Tamara Tunie as part of the Fall 2012 Season. After she participated in a well-received concert at Jazz at Lincoln Center in May, performing the music of Cy Colman opposite such luminaries as James Naughton and Michele Lee, Tamara was inspired to return to singing. Tamara has been singing her entire life, including early appearances at Upstairs at Greenstreet and Steve McGraw's early in her career, before film and TV took over. After making it big in movies and TV and then bringing home a Tony Award as a producer for Spring Awakening on Broadway, many people forgot or never knew that her roots were in musical theatre. She is often asked, 'Do you sing?' She is answering that question with this evening of re -imagined show tunes and jazz standards entitled 'Yes, I Sing!' The show will feature Musical Direction by Mike Renzi, acclaimed for his work with Peggy Lee, Lena Horne, Mel Torme, Blossom Dearie and more. Her engagement - which coincides with the release of her new film, Flight, opposite Denzel Washington - will be run for one week only, through November 3.

Photo Coverage: Halloween at The Friars Club
Photo Coverage: Halloween at The Friars Club
October 28, 2012

The legendary Milton Berle Room and the Frank Sinatra Room at the Friars Club became spooky yesterday as the monks (wait staff) served Little Friars, their parents and grandparents a Halloween brunch in the Monastery. Check out photos from the event below!

Photo Coverage: Edward Burns Honored at Gold Coast International Film Festival
October 26, 2012

Edward Burns Actor/Director and Long Island native was honored with the 2012 Artist of Distinction Award for achievement in film by the Gold Coast International Film Festival last night.

Photo Coverage: Inside the 2012 Great Neck Arts Center Gala
Photo Coverage: Inside the 2012 Great Neck Arts Center Gala
October 25, 2012

The Great Neck Arts Center held their Gala 2012 at the Historic Oheka Castle last night. In 2013 the Center will be marking it's 20th anniversary in Nassau County. It serves a large population of children, teens and adults from a wide geographic region that includes NYC boroughs and Suffolk County.

Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night of THE LITTLE FLOWER
Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night of THE LITTLE FLOWER
October 24, 2012

Tony Lo Bianco reprises his award-winning role as Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia in THE LITTLE FLOWER, which opened last night, October 23, at the Dicapo Opera Theatre (184 East 76th Street between Lexington and 3rd Ave). Written and directed by Mr. Lo Bianco, adapted from the play Hizzoner! by Paul Shyre, THE LITTLE FLOWER plays a special limited-run through Friday, November 2, 2012. Tickets for THE LITTLE FLOWER are $40 - $50 and are on sale now via SmartTix.com (212-868-4444). Check out photos from the big opening below!

Photo Coverage: Gold Coast International Film Festival Celebrates WEST SIDE STORY
Photo Coverage: Gold Coast International Film Festival Celebrates WEST SIDE STORY
October 24, 2012

The Gold Coast International Film Festival held a reception and screening of the original West Side Story last night at the NYIT Auditorium on Broadway.

Photo Coverage: Ralph Macchio, Sherri Shepherd and More at CELEBRITY AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Photo Coverage: Ralph Macchio, Sherri Shepherd and More at CELEBRITY AUTOBIOGRAPHY
October 23, 2012

The Drama Desk Award-winning Celebrity Autobiography returns for its fourth season at the Triad Theater (158 West 72 Street) with its new edition Celebrity Autobiography: The Next Chapter, opening last night, October 22. Check out photos from last night's opening below!

Photo Coverage: Dee Hoty Brings SPECIAL MATERIAL to Helsinki Hudson
Photo Coverage: Dee Hoty Brings SPECIAL MATERIAL to Helsinki Hudson
October 22, 2012

Club Helsinki in association with SHOWSTOPPERS NY is proud to present some of Broadway's top performers on Sunday nights at seven in a new series called HELSINKI ON BROADWAY. Dee Hoty was featured in last night's show and you can check out photos of her in action below!

Photo Coverage: Inside the 23rd New York Cabaret Convention - Closing Night
Photo Coverage: Inside the 23rd New York Cabaret Convention - Closing Night
October 20, 2012

This year, the 23rd Cabaret Convention, October 17-19 at Jazz at Lincoln Center/Frederick P. Rose Hall, continued the extraordinary levels of entertainment provided by Smith and his compatriots, as well as provided happy, personal memories of the Mercer/Smith coalescence upon which the Foundation plans to thrive in the future. Check out photos from closing night below!

Photo Coverage: Inside the 23rd New York Cabaret Convention- Day 2
Photo Coverage: Inside the 23rd New York Cabaret Convention- Day 2
October 19, 2012

The annual New York City Cabaret Convention -- conceived, launched, and brilliantly sustained for the past 23 seasons by The Mabel Mercer Foundation --has honored many specific people and events across the past two decades. Legendary performers, composers, lyricists, and their anniversaries have all had their day and their due as the Convention grew in visibility, stature, and acclaim.



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