Michael Leonard

MASTERCHEF ALL-STARS LIVE! is Coming to BroadwaySF's Curran Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 7, 2025

The full roster of chefs who will participate in MasterChef All-Stars Live!, the new high-energy stage show based on the hit competition series, has been revealed for the BroadwaySF's Curran Theatre engagement!

George Thorogood and More Set for MPAC September Lineup
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 5, 2025

As summer winds down, it’s time to turn our attention toward MPAC’s regular season, which kicks off with classic rock, Broadway, politics and some sizzling cooking. See the full lineup here!

Valley Forge Tourism to Present First Ever SWING INTO SPRING Month-Long Jazz Celebration
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 30, 2025

Valley Forge Tourism and Convention Board is presenting their first ever Swing Into Spring jazz celebration, a new spinoff of the popular Montco Jazz Festival. Learn more!

Norm Lewis, André De Shields, & More Nominated for 2025 MAC Awards - See the Full List
by Josh Sharpe - Mar 6, 2025

The Manhattan Association of Cabarets (MAC) has revealed the 39th Annual MAC Awards. Check out the full list of nominees, which includes Norm Lewis, André De Shield, and more!

Stage West Opens Season With ONCE UPON A MATTRESS
by Stephi Wild - Oct 6, 2023

How do you tell a real princess from a wannabe?  You’ll have a grand time finding out, as Stage West, in a co-production with Theatre TCU, presents the charming, classic fairytale musical Once Upon a Mattress, which begins a 3-week run on Thursday, October 19.  Learn more about the production here!

Trezana Beverley Stars in and Directs Virtual JULIUS CAESAR
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 30, 2020

On August 1st @ 6:30 pm PDT (7:30 MDT; 8:40 CDT; 9:30 EDT), Trezana Beverley will be acting with and directing a stellar cast from New York, Arizona's Southwest Shakespeare Company and others from across the nation in Julius Caesar.

Photo Flash: First Look at One-Eighth Theater's NUMBNESS: CHAPTER 2 At New Ohio Theatre
by Stephi Wild - May 2, 2019

One-Eighth Theater's world premiere of NUMBNESS: CHAPTER 2, directed and choreographed by Daniel Irizarry, is part of The Archive Residency, a vital incubator for New York City's most electrifying independent theater companies.

Photo Flash: One-Eighth Theater's NUMBNESS: CHAPTER 2 Begins Performances At New Ohio Theatre
by Julie Musbach - Apr 26, 2019

Previews begin tonight for One-Eighth Theater's world premiere of NUMBNESS: CHAPTER 2, a tragicomedy about the unfelt, directed and choreographed by Daniel Irizarry, running April 26 - May 18 (opens April 29) at New Ohio Theatre (154 Christopher St.) in New York City.

New Ohio Theatre & IRT's Archive Residency Premieres From One-Eighth Theater & The Drunkard's Wife
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 29, 2019

The Archive Residency is a vital incubator for New York City's most electrifying independent theater companies. This two-year residency offers companies an artistic home for the development and presentation of a new work. Each residency culminates with a world premiere production. Now in its sixth year, the Archive Residency is a collaboration between New Ohio Theatre and IRT Theater (likeminded neighbors in the historic Archive Building in the West Village).

INTAR Theatre & Puerto Rico's Casa Cruz De La Luna Company Present THE MARQUIS DE SADE IS AFRAID OF THE SEA
by Julie Musbach - Feb 8, 2018

Puerto Rico's acclaimed Casa Cruz de la Luna Theatre Company and INTAR Theatre will present The Marquis de Sade is Afraid of the Sea, as part of INTAR Theatre's NewWorks Lab.  Performances will be Friday, February 23rd at 8PM, Saturday, February 24th at 8PM, and Sunday, February 25th at 4PM at INTAR Theatre, 500 West 52nd Street at 10th Avenue.  Tickets are available for $5  and may be purchased at intartheatre.org or by calling 212-352-3101.  Please note: production contains explicit adult content and nudity.

Liquid Monk's 'Hollywood' Video feat. Jaye Prime premieres via Billboard
by Caryn Robbins - Oct 20, 2017

The video for Liquid Monk's Hollywood featuring Jaye Prime is premiering via Billboard. The song is from the Detroit band's self-titled debut, out now on Beverly Martel. Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/gTbuyo8F804.

Liquid Monk's Self-Titled Debut LP Out Today
by Emily Bruno - Sep 22, 2017

The self-titled debut from Detroit band Liquid Monk is available now via Beverly Martel and is receiving widespread critical acclaim.

Liquid Monk's Video for 'On The Rocks' feat. Jaye Prime & Hugo Biggs Premieres
by Caryn Robbins - Jul 26, 2017

The song is from the band's forthcoming self-titled debut full-length due September 22 via Beverly Martel. Listen/share “On The Rocks”

BJ Ward to Sing the Music of Marshall Barer at The Crazy Coqs, March 21
by BWW News Desk - Feb 24, 2016

Vocalist BJ Ward and pianist Simon Wallace return to London's The Crazy Coqs on March 21st 2016 at 8pm to perform the music of the late Marshall Barer.

BWW Review: Conjuring Cabaret's Heyday, Andrea Marcovicci Warmly Shares Some of Her Favorite Songs at Feinstein's/54 Below
by Alix Cohen - Nov 21, 2015

These are timeless: Manners, elegance, wit, sincerity, lively intelligence; the ability to make it feel as if a vocalist inhabits a lyric, and as if she/he sees and is singing to you. Andrea Marcovicci, who brightened the heyday of stylish cabaret, remains undiminished in these qualities. Those who shone when the city was filled with sophisticated boites/clubs, and all fine hotels had cabaret rooms, tend to make the rest of the world look shabbier today.

VIDEO: Remembering Composer Michael Leonard's THE YEARLING With Three Barbra Streisand Recordings
by Michael Dale - Nov 12, 2015

While THE YEARLING was short-lived on Broadway, Barbra Streisand turned in classic performances of three of the score's songs.

BWW Reviews: TEACH, TEACHER, TEACHEST Electrifies Ionesco
by Charles Quittner - Sep 19, 2014

The new absurdist comedy, Teach Teacher, Teachest, One-Eighth Theater and INTAR Theatre pits Ionesco against Lazy Town and other supercharged pre-school aimed shows for highly entertaining results.

INTAR Opens New Season with TEACH, TEACHER, TEACHEST, Now thru 10/5
by BWW News Desk - Sep 12, 2014

INTAR presents the first production of its 2014 - '15 season: Teach, Teacher, Teachest by David Koteles, directed by Daniel Irizarry, beginning tonight, September 12th and continuing through October 5th only. Opening Night is set for Thursdsay, September 18th.

INTAR to Open New Season with TEACH, TEACHER, TEACHEST, 9/12-10/5
by Tyler Peterson - Aug 25, 2014

INTAR presents the first production of its 2014 - '15 season: Teach, Teacher, Teachest by David Koteles, directed by Daniel Irizarry, beginning September 12th and continuing through October 5th only. Opening Night is set for Thursday, September 18th.

New York Live Arts Announces Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company's 2014-2015 Touring Season
by Courtnie Mele - Jul 3, 2014

The Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, New York Live Arts' Resident Dance Company, announced today the touring programs and productions for the 2014-2015 Season. The Company will perform and conduct residencies in more than 11 cities in eight states over the next 12 months, making their debut at a number of venues across the U.S. Highlights of the 2014-2015 Season include the New York City premiere of Story/Time (35, 36, 37 & 38) November 4 - 8 and 11 - 15 on the Company's home stage at the New York Live Arts theater; the world premiere of Analogy (working title) in June 2015 at Montclair State University; the Company debut at Dancers' Workshop in Jackson Hole, Wyoming; and more. Touring programs for the 2014-2015 season include Analogy (working title), the Company's newest work; Story/Time; Play and Play: An Evening of Movement and Music; Body Against Body; and A Rite.