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Blue Hill Troupe's H.M.S. PINAFORE Will Raise Money For the Young People's Chorus of New York City


Blue Hill Troupe, Ltd. (BHT), New York City’s only theatre group dedicated to raising money for local charities, will mark its 100th Anniversary with a production of H.M.S. Pinafore; or, The Lass That Loved a Sailor—Gilbert & Sullivan’s fourth operatic collaboration and their first international hit.

Sam Primack, Kyle Scatliffe & More To Lead BOHEMIAN PROGENY Industry Readings


BOHEMIAN PROGENY, a new musical with book, music & lyrics by Julian Rosenblum and additional story development by Sabrina Karlin, will present industry readings at Ripley Grier Studios. Learn more about the show here!

Bruce Sabath, Leah Hocking, Emma Diner and More Will Lead Industry Reading of APPALACHIAN HANUKKAH


 APPALACHIAN HANUKKAH, a new musical with book & lyrics by Joanne Sydney Lessner and music & lyrics by Joshua Rosenblum, will present industry readings on December 4 at 3 PM and December 5 at 11 AM at Ripley Grier Studios, 520 8th Avenue. 

Christopher Sieber, Santino Fontana, and More to Play 54 Below Next Week


Next week, 54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club and 2022 Tony Awards Honoree for Excellence in the Theatre, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. 54 Below celebrates Broadway musicals and writers of the past and present, promoting an ongoing engagement with their work. Check out the full lineup here!

THE EIGHTH ANNUAL HARVARD-YALE CANTATA to Play 54 Below in September


54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, will again present a cast of Harvard and Yale grads and current students in The Eighth Annual Harvard-Yale Cantata: The Eras Tour. To celebrate the Eras, we are including writers and performers from the last eight decades. This show is a competition of Harvard alumni vs. Yale alumni, as performers and writers.

Photo Flash: EINSTEIN'S DREAMS Celebrates Opening Night


The cast and creative team of EINSTEIN'S DREAMS celebrated the opening with friends and family at Sarabeth's on Central Park South on Wednesday, November 20 hosted by EINSTEIN'S DREAMS producer Prospect Theater Company.

Photo Coverage: Musicals in Mufti Series Presents MILK AND HONEY


Launching the Winter 2017 Musical in Mufti series is Milk and Honey, book by Don Appell, music and lyrics by Jerry Herman.  Marking the Broadway debut of the incomparable Jerry Herman, Milk and Honey centers on the romance between two Americans in Israel-a lonely widow on tour and an unhappily married man visiting his daughter.

First Look: Shalom! Shalom! Jerry Herman's Lost Classic MILK AND HONEY Launches York Theatre Co's Mufti Series


Shalom!  Shalom!  The York Theatre Company presents the first of three shows in the Winter 2017 Musicals in Mufti Series:  the 1961 musical Milk and Honey, with book by Don Appell, and music and lyrics by Jerry Herman.  Performances beganJanuary 28, 2017 for 11-performances only through February 5, 2017 at the York Theatre Company at Saint Peter's (entrance on East 54th Street, just east of Lexington Avenue).  Openign Night is January 29, 2017.

MILK AND HONEY Begins Today at York Theatre Company


The York Theatre Company presents the first of three shows in the Winter 2017 Musicals in Mufti Series: the 1961 musical Milk and Honey, with book by Don Appell, and music and lyrics by Jerry Herman. Performances begin this afternoon, January 28, 2017 for 11 performances only through February 5, 2017 at the York Theatre Company at Saint Peter's (entrance on East 54th Street, just east of Lexington Avenue). Scroll down to meet the company!

MILK AND HONEY Begins This Weekend at York Theatre Company


The York Theatre Company, dedicated to the development of new musicals and the preservation of musical gems from the past, presents the first of three shows in the Winter 2017 Musicals in Mufti Series: the 1961 musical Milk and Honey, with book by Don Appell, and music and lyrics by Jerry Herman. A friendly reminder that performances begin Saturday afternoon, January 28, 2017 for 11-performances only through February 5, 2017 at the York Theatre Company at Saint Peter's (entrance on East 54th Street, just east of Lexington Avenue).

Photo Flash: Meet the Cast of MILK AND HONEY at York Theatre Company


The York Theatre Company presents the first of three shows in the Winter 2017 Musicals in Mufti Series: the 1961 musical Milk and Honey, with book by Don Appell, and music and lyrics by Jerry Herman. Performances begin Saturday afternoon, January 28, 2017 for 11 performances only through February 5, 2017 at the York Theatre Company at Saint Peter's (entrance on East 54th Street, just east of Lexington Avenue). Scroll down to meet the company!

MAMMA MIA! To Light Up Weston Playhouse


Continuing a full tilt schedule of summer entertainment, Weston Playhouse will present one of Broadway's longest-running hits and the feel-good musical of the season, Mamma Mia! on its MainStage from August 4th- August 20th.

Blue Hill Troupe Stages A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, Now thru 11/21


The Blue Hill Troupe, the only musical theater group in New York City to donate its net proceeds to charity, opens its 92nd season with A Little Night Music, tonight, November 13-21, 2015 at The Theatre at St. Jean's (184 E. 76 Street). All proceeds from the Blue Hill Troupe's 2015-2016 season, which includes Gilbert & Sullivan's Iolanthe in April 2016, will benefit the Children's Cancer & Blood Foundation.

Blue Hill Troupe to Stage A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, 11/13-21


The Blue Hill Troupe, the only musical theater group in New York City to donate its net proceeds to charity, opens its 92nd season with A Little Night Music, November 13-21, 2015 at The Theatre at St. Jean's (184 E. 76 Street). All proceeds from the Blue Hill Troupe's 2015-2016 season, which includes Gilbert & Sullivan's Iolanthe in April 2016, will benefit the Children's Cancer & Blood Foundation.

Broadway Musicians to Bring DATE NIGHT Concert to Symphony Space, 3/24


The Pit Stop Players, a fourteen-member instrumental ensemble composed of veteran Broadway pit musicians, will present an unusual concert entitled 'Date Night,' featuring group members and their spouses performing together. The event will take place Monday, March 24, 2014, at 7:30 p.m., at the Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Peter Norton Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street.

The New Voices Collective to Present NEW VOICES, NEW BLUE With Jenny Powers, Drew Gehling and More, 4/15


The New Voices Collective will present NEW VOICES, NEW BLUE: A Celebration of Songs by Yale Musical Theatre Writers, Past and Present on Monday, April 15, at 8:00 p.m. The concert will explore work by some of Yale's most exciting and famous alumni, as well as current composers in the Shen Musical Theatre writing program at Yale University. An amazing cast of Broadway's finest voices will include Drew Gehling (Jersey Boys, On a Clear Day..., The Minister's Wife), Jenny Powers (Its A Bird...Its a Plane...Its Superman, Donnybrook, Grease, Little Women), Sally Wilfert (Assassins, Make Me A Song, See Rock City), and Michael Winther (Laramie Project Cycle, 33 Variations, Mamma Mia, Songs From An Unmade Bed) and J. Michael Zygo (Once, Rock of Ages), and will also feature emerging talent from Yale's musical theatre performance program.

CATCO Presents THE LAST SMOKER IN AMERICA 9/29-10/24


CATCO will present the pre-New York production of the new musical comedy, The Last Smoker in America, with book and lyrics by Tony nominee Bill Russell (Side Show) and music by Drama Desk nominee Peter Melnick (Adrift in Macao).

CATCO Presents THE LAST SMOKER IN AMERICA 9/29-10/24


CATCO will present the pre-New York production of the new musical comedy, The Last Smoker in America, with book and lyrics by Tony nominee Bill Russell (Side Show) and music by Drama Desk nominee Peter Melnick (Adrift in Macao).

CATCO Presents THE LAST SMOKER IN AMERICA 9/29-10/24


CATCO will present the pre-New York production of the new musical comedy, The Last Smoker in America, with book and lyrics by Tony nominee Bill Russell (Side Show) and music by Drama Desk nominee Peter Melnick (Adrift in Macao).

Kohl, Marcus et al. Join Patinkin, Baldwin, Opel in PARADISE FOUND; Rehearsals Start 5th April; Opens 19th May


Rehearsals begin today, Monday, April 5 for the World Premiere production of PARADISE FOUND, a new musical under the combined direction of Theater legend and 21-time Tony Award winner Harold Prince (the original productions of Cabaret, Sweeney Todd, A Little Night Music, The Phantom of the Opera, Company, Follies, Evita) and 5-time Tony Award winner Susan Stroman (Crazy For You, Show Boat, The Producers, Contact). This is their first collaboration since the landmark, Tony Award-winning revival of Show Boat. Following the New York rehearsal period, the production will open at London's acclaimed Menier Chocolate Factory with performances running May 19 through June 26.

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