Alison Lea Bender News

An interview with Emily Borromeo, making her Broadway debut now in SCHOOL OF ROCK!

New York Theatre Barn will present a concert of the new all-female musical The Belle of Tombstone on Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at the Museum of Jewish Heritage.

Alex Chester, Diane Phelan and Rebecca Lee Lerman get real in this discussion of diversity and what it means to be 'Other' in America. We So Hapa stages its second cabaret March 27 at 8 PM.

For one night only, some of the most dynamic and diverse faces in American theatre will join WeSoHapa for an evening of song and spoken word questioning the nature of what it means to be American and Multi-racial.

The tenth season of New York Theatre Barn's New Works Series launches on Monday, February 27, 2017 at The Cell with pre-premieres of two new musicals: For Tonight and The Brontes.

SAKIMA PRODUCTIONS in association with Alex Chester, Rebecca Lee Lerman, and Kalen Sakima, announce WE SO HAPA, conceived by Alex Chester, with contributions from Rebecca Lee Lerman and Kalen Sakima will feature a vast selection of songs from Broadway musicals to original music from Jessica Wu and Timothy Ware.

The hysterical new musical Academia Nuts has been selected to kick off the first week of the celebrated New York Musical Theatre Festival with performances from July 9-13, 2014 at The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre at The Pershing Square Signature Center (480 West 42nd Street). Academia Nuts has book and lyrics by Becca Anderson & Dan Marshall, and music by Julian Blackmore, with direction by Thomas Caruso, musical direction by Martyn Axe, and choreography by Ryan Kasprzak. It is produced by Charissa Bertels in association with CAP21 Theatre Company. Scroll down for a sneak peek at the cast in rehearsal!

The hysterical new musical Academia Nuts has been selected to kick off the first week of the celebrated New York Musical Theatre Festival with performances from July 9-13, 2014 at The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre at The Pershing Square Signature Center (480 West 42nd Street). Academia Nuts has book and lyrics by Becca Anderson & Dan Marshall, and music by Julian Blackmore, with direction by Thomas Caruso, musical direction by Martyn Axe, and choreography by Ryan Kasprzak. It is produced by Charissa Bertels in association with CAP21 Theatre Company.

The Concrete Jungle by Bobby Cronin & Crystal Skillman will have an industry presentation tonight, July 20 as part of the TRU Voices Musical Series.

On Monday, July 22, 2013, R&B takes center stage with Atlantic Records' super group TGT - recording artists Tyrese, Ginuine and Tank.The Concrete Jungle by Bobby Cronin & Crystal Skillman will have an industry presentation July 20 as part of the TRU Voices Musical Series. Check out previews of 3 songs below!

The Concrete Jungle by Bobby Cronin & Crystal Skillman will have an industry presentation July 20 as part of the TRU Voices Musical Series.

American Stage Theatre Company opens the 28th annual American Stage in the Park with the musical production of THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE, running April 24, 2013 and closing May 26, 2013. THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE is a musical comedy sure to get the audience laughing. This production was conceived by Rebecca Feldman with music and lyrics by William Finn, a book by Rachel Sheinkin and additional material by Jay Reiss. The core of this play centers on a fictional spelling bee set in a geographically ambiguous Putnam Valley High School with six young people in the throes of puberty, overseen by grown-ups who barely managed to escape childhood themselves. These kids eventually learn that winning isn't everything and that losing doesn't necessarily make you a loser. THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE is a hilarious tale of overachievers' angst chronicling the experience of six adolescent outsiders vying for the spelling championship of a lifetime. The show's Tony Award winning creative team has created the unlikeliest of hit musicals about the unlikeliest of heroes: a quirky yet charming cast of outsiders for whom a spelling bee is the one place where they can stand out and fit in at the same time.

National Asian Artists Project presents a fully staged reading of Rodgers and Hammerstein's CAROUSEL tonight, June 4th at 7:30pm. This one-night only benefit takes place at The Peter Jay Sharp Theater, 416 West 42nd Street at 9th Ave in New York City. Directed by Baayork Lee (Broadway's A Chorus Line), the performance features an all Asian-American cast of professionals.

National Asian Artists Project will present a fully staged reading of Rodgers and Hammerstein's CAROUSEL on Monday, June 4th at 7:30pm. This one-night only benefit will take place at The Peter Jay Sharp Theater, 416 West 42nd Street at 9th Ave in New York City. Directed by Baayork Lee (Broadway's A Chorus Line), the performance will feature an all Asian-American cast of professionals.

Musically Human Theatre Productions (MHTP) today announced that 'Our Time II' -- a concert featuring songs by the next generation of theater composers--will be held this Monday, March 12, at 9:30 p.m. at the Duplex, located at 61 Christopher Street in Manhattan. A portion of the evening's proceeds will benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Tickets, priced $15 plus a two drink minimum, are available by calling 212-255-5438 or visiting http://www.theduplex.com/~thedup/webcalendar/view_entry.php?id=6320&date=20120312.

Musically Human Theatre Productions (MHTP) today announced that 'Our Time II' -- a concert featuring songs by the next generation of theater composers--will be held this Monday, March 12, at 9:30 p.m. at the Duplex, located at 61 Christopher Street in Manhattan. A portion of the evening's proceeds will benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Tickets, priced $15 plus a two drink minimum, are available by calling 212-255-5438 or visiting http://www.theduplex.com/~thedup/webcalendar/view_entry.php?id=6320&date=20120312.

Musically Human Theatre Productions (MHTP) has announced that the second concert in their 'Our Time' series, featuring songs by the next generation of theater composers, will be held on Monday, March 12, at 9:30 p.m. at the Duplex, located at 61 Christopher Street in Manhattan.

Musically Human Theatre Productions (MHTP) is thrilled to announce the first concert in our 'Our Time' series, which features songs by the next generation of Broadway composers.

Musically Human Theatre Productions (MHTP) is thrilled to announce the first concert in our 'Our Time' series, which features songs by the next generation of Broadway composers.

American Stage Theatre Company continues its 'After Hours' series tradition of holiday productions with readings of the irreverent musical A VERY MERRY UNAUTHORIZED CHILDREN'S SCIENTOLOGY PAGEANT by Kyle Jarrow and Alex Timbers and famous author David Sedaris' THE SANTALAND DIARIES running in repertory with each other, Dec. 9 thru Dec. 22.