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Brian De Lorenzo to Celebrate New Big Band Album with Release Concert at Club Café
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 12, 2025

Boston-based vocalist Brian De Lorenzo will mark the release of his new album Toast of the Town, Volume 1 with a concert on Tuesday, June 17 at 7:30 PM at Club Café’s Moonshine Room. The performance will feature the Tom LaMark Orchestra, also featured on the album.

Interview: Brian De Lorenzo Debuts New Album TOAST OF THE TOWN Volume 1
by Rebecca Kaplan - Jun 11, 2025

The album releases 6/13 featuring beloved big band favorites associated with the greatest singers of mid-century standards, including Frank Sinatra; Sammy Davis, Jr.; Tony Bennett; Rosemary Clooney; Ella Fitzgerald and Judy Garland.

Brian De Lorenzo to Release TOAST OF THE TOWN, VOL. 1
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 12, 2025

Cabaret Classics will release Toast of the Town, Volume 1, the new big band album from Boston-based vocalist Brian De Lorenzo, on CD and streaming and digital platforms in June. Learn more about the album here!

Photos: Karen Akers & CAST PARTY Bring Monday Magic To Birdland
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 20, 2024

Check out photos from Monday night at Birdland Jazz Club featuring Karen Akers and Cast Party!

Album Review: Singer Composers Anya Turner & Robert Grusecki Give Us A Cabaret Gift Tied Up In A Pretty Bow With MID-CENTURY MODERN
by Bobby Patrick - Aug 8, 2023

Finally, what you have with Turner & Grusecki’s MID-CENTURY MODERN is new songs written in an old-fashioned way with old-fashioned sounds

Anya Turner & Robert Grusecki Release #SongsOfComfort Songbook
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 10, 2020

Anya Turner & Robert Grusecki have announced publication of the #SongsOfComfort Songbook. Included are twelve songs from their music video series in a piano/vocal folio with guitar chords, background information, photographs, Robert Risko illustration, and four color plates. Inspired by Yo-Yo Ma's #SongsOfComfort project. 73 pages, limited edition.

Steve Martin, Jimmy Kimmel & More Join Lineup for Mark Twain Prize Honoring David Letterman
by Caryn Robbins - Oct 12, 2017

A lineup of leading performers, including Senator Al Franken, Jimmy Kimmel, Norm Macdonald, Steve Martin, John Mulaney, Bill Murray, Amy Schumer, Paul Shaffer, Martin Short, Eddie Vedder, Jimmie Walker, and others will salute David Letterman at the 20th annual Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor

Photo Flash: Justin Sayre, Austin Scarlett, Alison Fraser, Jackie Hoffman and More at 4th Annual NIGHT OF A THOUSAND JUDYS
by BWW News Desk - Jun 20, 2014

The fourth annual 'Night Of A Thousand Judys' -- presented by The Meeting* hosted by Justin Sayre -- welcomed stars including Sierra Boggess (The Phantom of the Opera), Austin Scarlett ('Project Runway'), Karen Wyman (celebrated 60s pop singer), Alison Fraser (two-time Tony Award nominee), Jackie Hoffman (Hairspray) and Aaron Weinstein (acclaimed jazz violinist), as well as Jane Monheit (Grammy Award nominated jazz star), Sarah Dash (R&B/Disco legend of LaBelle), Rory O'Malley (Tony Award nominee, The Book of Mormon,) Julia Murney (Wicked, The Wild Party), Erin McKeown (folk-rock singer/songwriter) and Gabrielle Stravelli (Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra). Scroll down for photos from the event!

VIDEO: Carolina Herrera S/S 2014 Hair and Make Up ft Karlie Kloss | New York Fashion Week
by Jennifer Diamond - Dec 6, 2013

From: FashionTV

Photo Coverage: Carolina Herrera S/S 2014 Collection Preview!
by Jennifer Diamond - Sep 15, 2013

If there was anyone who could make a cropped top chic its Carolina Herrera. The women's designer known for sophisticated pieces and feminine silhouettes featured many geometric prints and shapes in her latest collection that previewed at last week's New York Fashion Week.

BWW Interviews: 'Squigs' Opens Up About His Lines
by Don Grigware - Jan 11, 2010

Actor Justin 'Squigs' Robertson is an popular caricaturist of theatrical celebrities. Born in Corvallis, Oregon and raised in Lebanon, Oregon, he moved to Los Angeles in 1990 to attend college. Recently, he sat down with BroadwayWorld to discuss all things art and theater.