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BWW Q&A: Vivian Bayubay McLaughlin of JIM HENSON'S EMMET OTTER'S JUG-BAND CHRISTMAS at OFC Creations Theatre Center
by Joshua Wright - Nov 5, 2025

OFC Creations Theatre has been a fixture of the Rochester, NY performing arts scene since 2005. After opening the 260-seat OFC Creations Theatre Center in 2020, OFC has continued to expand with the largest educational theater program for young actors in New York State, opening an immersive theatrical restaurant and cabaret performance venue in 2022.

ALICE IN WONDERLAND to Premiere at The Wilshire Ebell Theatre in April
by Blair Ingenthron - Mar 3, 2024

To kickoff Women's History Month, Trial Run Productions has announced the world premiere of ALICE IN WONDERLAND, a new musical experience created by the female team of Brooke deRosa and Paige Lehnert.

ALICE IN WONDERLAND A Musical Experience to Premiere At The Wilshire Ebell Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 1, 2024

Experience the magic of ALICE IN WONDERLAND, a new musical premiering at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre. Created by the female team of Brooke deRosa and Paige Lehnert, this production promises a colorful, interactive Wonderland adventure for all ages.

Photos: Academy Award Winner Estelle Parsons Interviewed at The Lambs
by Genevieve Rafter Keddy - Nov 18, 2022

See photos of Academy Award Winner Estelle Parsons being interviewed by film professor Foster Hirsch at the club house of the legendary Lambs.

Skylight Run Productions to Host Benefit Concert for Ukraine
by Marissa Tomeo - Mar 26, 2022

SING FOR UKRAINE, a benefit concert, takes place live From Skylight Run on Friday, April 29th, 7:30 PM ED. In dark times we come together. Ukraine needs our help. We want to do our part. All of us at Skylight Run Productions offer our heartfelt music to shift your mood and lift your spirits. Let this group of original Broadway Stars alter your state of mind and help Ukraine at the same time. All profits will be donated to International Rescue Committee, a trusted, effective organization with infrastructure in place providing shelter, first aid and protective kits, food, medicine, and other aid to Ukrainians. The first $1,000 of ticket sales before April 30, will be matched with an equal contribution. 

Original Stars of GREASE on Broadway to Join WE GO TOGETHER
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 14, 2022

THIS YEAR to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the show’s Broadway Opening, and their friendship, JAMES CANNING joins Ilene and Carole for a fun get-together, bringing music of the season plus stories, laughs and songs saluting the iconic GREASE they originated.  Music Direction by Ian Herman. Engineered by Stuart Allyn.

Eric Michael Gillett & Carole Demas to Present JOYFUL SPIRITS This December
by Gigi Gervais - Dec 12, 2021

Legendary Broadway/TV star Carole Demas and fellow Broadway and TV star Eric Michael Gillett are together at last, performing a variety of their favorite songs, lifting your holiday heart with their festive cabaret/concert, Joyful Spirits, Live and On Demand. 

LIVE FROM SKYLIGHT RUN Begins Second Season with Carole Demas & Sarah Rice Show October 22
by Stephen Mosher - Oct 20, 2021

After a successful year providing streaming shows for lucky fans worldwide, LIVE FROM SKYLIGHT RUN returns for year two.

LIVE FROM SKYLIGHT RUN Celebrates One-Year Anniversary With Carole Demas And Friends
by Stephen Mosher - Sep 2, 2021

It's time to celebrate, as LIVE FROM SKYLIGHT RUN turns one-year-old with a special concert by founder Carole Demas.

Carole Demas & Ilene Kristen Live Stream STILL STANDING! on Live From Skylight Run
by Stephen Mosher - Jul 2, 2021

Lifelong pals, Misses Demas and Kristen are together again and making music on the LIVE FROM SKYLIGHT RUN online concert series.

Carole Demas to Celebrate 81st Birthday With THIS IS THE TIME
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 10, 2021

Thursday, May 6, 2021- Carole Demas is turning 81 years young on May 26, 2021, and will be singing her gratitude, celebrating this milestone virtually, with friends, family, and fans, in her upcoming Live From Skylight Run performance, THIS IS THE TIME, live-streaming at 7:30 EDT, May 14th, and on-demand.

BWW Previews: Live From Skylight Run Reunites Broadway's Carole Demas and Sarah Rice in March 5th Online Concert
by Stephen Mosher - Feb 24, 2021

The online concert series LIVE FROM SKYLIGHT RUN continues to bring quality entertainment to at-home viewers.

News: LIVE FROM SKYLIGHT RUN Presents Carole Demas and Ian Herman in SONGS FROM THE HEART
by Stephen Mosher - Jan 19, 2021

Carole Demas welcomes renowned musical director Ian Herman to her monthly series.

BWW Previews: Carole Demas and Ian Herman Present New Year's Day Concert LIVE FROM SKYLIGHT RUN
by Stephen Mosher - Dec 15, 2020

Live From Skylight Run has had a series of successful concert in 2020 and will continue to in the new year, beginning New Year's Day.

SUBMISSIONS ONLY Will be Available to Stream Beginning Tomorrow
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 24, 2020

Submissions Only is a grassroots web sitcom that shows viewers what really goes on off-stage. The show follows the friendship of two theater professionals, an actress (Wetherhead as Penny Reilly) and a casting director (Colin Hanlon as Tim Trull), as they try to build careers in the notoriously tricky and often absurd world of Broadway theatrics.

Food For Thought Productions Presents Cady Huffman & Nathan Darrow in MRS. SORKEN and I CAN'T IMAGINE TOMORROW
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 5, 2020

Following its initial successful production in this era of isolation and social distancing - Marilyn Sokol & Bob Dishy in plays by Robert Anderson and Arthur Miller on July 13th - Food For Thought Productions will continue presenting monthly programs of staged readings at its new home of Theatre 80 St. Marks.

BWW Interview: SO NOW YOU KNOW with Sidney Myer
by Nicholas Adler - Jun 16, 2020

We all know him, whether it be shining on stage interpreting one of the tongue-in- cheek American Standards that he's known for, buzzing around Don't Tell Mama's making sure everything is going smoothly with the multiple shows he booked that day, or simply floating into a cabaret club to support an artist he enjoys. HE is the kind and encouraging man that has launched many a career and has given young artists a shot to perform, long before their names were in lights on the great white way. Who is this legendary New York City fixture? Why, none other than Sidney Myer (of course)!

Theatre Streaming Service STAGE To Offer Free Titles
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 7, 2020

Theatergoers, rejoice! STAGE, a new streaming service devoted to the entire world of theatre, announced today that it will be releasing free popular titles from its catalog!

Broadway Rewind: JERSEY BOYS Rehearses for Broadway in 2005!
by Nicole Rosky - Mar 24, 2020

Today we  continue with a sneak peek look and performance with the original cast of Jersey Boys in rehearsal. Then, a look at Marilyn Sokol and Peter Scolori in Stewart F. Lanes comedy 'In The Wings', followed by Cheech Marin, director of 'Latinologues', but we start things off by dropping by the Neil Simon Theatre to chew the fat with Hairspray's newest Motor Mouth Maybelle, music legend Darlene Love.

For the First Time Ever This December, Two Jim Henson Holiday Favorites Hit the Big Screen
by Tori Hartshorn - Nov 13, 2018

Two heartwarming holiday specials that many of today's parents grew up with on television are making their cinematic debuts when Fathom Events and The Jim Henson Company present “Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas” and “The Bells of Fraggle Rock” on December 10 and 16 only.