Emmy-winning television star Carson Kressley joins the cast of off Broadway's NEWSical The Musical for four weeks only. NEWSical The Musical is the forever changing, completely un-sanitized musical mockery of all the news that's fit to spoof. From the looming fiscal cliff crisis to the pope opening a Twitter account to Honey Boo Boo, NEWSicalThe Musical sets all of today's biggest pop culture headlines to song. Kressley is the latest star to grace the NEWSical The Musical stage. Previously, celebrity gossip guru Perez Hilton joined the show for a limited run, followed by Broadway's original Annie, Andrea McArdle and most recently, Saturday Night Live's Cheri Oteri. Carson Kressley will appear in NEWSical The Musical from February 6th - March 3rd.
The Bucks County Playhouse (BCP) has announced a limited engagement of The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler and directed by Karen Carpenter. Performances will be Wednesday, February 13 - Sunday, February 17 at the Bucks County Playhouse (70 South Main Street in New Hope, PA).
On December 14, 2012, tragedy struck Sandy Hook Elementary School and our nation mourned with the residents of Newtown, Connecticut. As the town slowly attempts to recover, Broadway stars, producers, writers, and directors will lend their voices in support. 'From Broadway with Love: A Benefit Concert For Sandy Hook' will take place on January 28, 2013 at 7:00 pm at the Palace Theater in Waterbury, CT, 20 minutes from Newtown.
Briggs Inc. yesterday announced the 11th annual June Briggs Awards winners for Excellence in Destination Management Services. The awards honor New York City's leading businesses that have excelled in performance and service in the destination management and hospitality industry www.JuneBriggsAwards.com. The presentation took place yesterday at The Pierre New York a Taj Hotel, and you can check out photos from the fesivities below!
Bucks County Playhouse (BCP) (Jed Bernstein, Producing Director) has announced that subscription packages for the 2013 Playhouse Production season are on sale now.
BroadwayWorld brings you the Best of Los Angeles in the year 2012. Check out the Top Theatre Stories from each month during in the year 2012. We look forward to another exciting year of theatre in 2013!
Briggs Inc. today announced the 11th annual June Briggs Awards winners for Excellence in Destination Management Services. The awards honor New York City's leading businesses that have excelled in performance and service in the destination management and hospitality industry www.JuneBriggsAwards.com. The presentation of the awards will take place January 7, 2013 at 6pm at The Pierre New York a Taj Hotel (2 E. 61st Street).
After exceeding box office expectations, former Saturday Night Live funny-girl Cheri Oteri has announced she will extend her four-week run in off Broadway's NEWSical The Musical for two additional weeks. Ms Oteri's last scheduled performance was originally scheduled for December 30th; due to popular demand, she will now continue through January 13th.
54 Below will welcome multiple Grammy nominee Maureen McGovern to the stage when she presents an evening featuring songs of the season, some unexpected, and some traditional 'chestnuts.' Broadway audiences know her from?her acclaimed, Drama Desk-nominated performance in Little Woman, 3 Penny Opera, Nine and The Pirates of Penzance as well as off-Broadway's Brownstone, but the world over knows Maureen as 'The Disaster Theme Queen.' BroadwayWorld brings you photos from her concert below!
Voting is now underway for the Philadelphia Awards and continues until December 31, 2012. Winners will be announced in early January. Check out the live standings below.
Two-time Tony Award-winning Broadway composer William Finn will appear in Palm Springs on March 16, 2013 in 'Heart and Music: A Conversation With and Tribute To William Finn'. The man behind such Broadway hits as FALSETTOS and THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE as well as A NEW BRAIN and ELEGIES: A SONG CYCLE and more will be the 2103 recipient of Desert Ensemble Theatre Company's Melpomai Award, given annually to honor excellence in the development of theater nationally.
Special guest stars tonight, December 18th include performances by singer, stage, television & film star Andrea McArdle, the original Little Orphan Annie from hit musical Annie, Gregg Edelman Tony nominee for Into the Woods, Naturi Naughton, featured in the films 'Fame' and 'Notorious' and on television, 'The Client List' and NBC's 'The Playboy Club,' Gene Reed, from The Dan Band and The Tonics, and Sheri Sanders, featured in Urinetown and author/coach of 'Rock The Audition.'
59E59 Theaters welcomes Front Page Productions with FLIPSIDE: THE Patti Page STORY, written and directed by Greg White, and featuring 28 of Patti Page's hit songs. FLIPSIDE: THE Patti Page STORY begins performances tonight, December 18 for a limited engagement through Sunday, December 30. Press Opening is Friday, December 21 at 8 PM.
For those craving a show after the show, 54 BELOW, the new performance venue located just below the legendary Studio 54 at 254 West 54th Street, offers its Tuesday night cocktail party/songfest, 'Backstage.' Special guest stars on December 18th include performances by singer, stage, television & film star Andrea McArdle, the original Little Orphan Annie from hit musical Annie, Gregg Edelman Tony nominee for Into the Woods, Naturi Naughton, featured in the films 'Fame' and 'Notorious' and on television, 'The Client List' and NBC's 'The Playboy Club,' Gene Reed, from The Dan Band and The Tonics, and Sheri Sanders, featured in Urinetown and author/coach of 'Rock The Audition.'
Former Saturday Night Live funny-girl Cheri Oteri celebrated her opening night in Off-Broadway's NEWSical The Musical on Dec 9th where she is appearing with in the award-winning musical through the end of the month. BroadwayWorld's Randy Rainbow was on the scene at her big opening and you can check out interviews with Oteri and her guests below!
Former Saturday Night Live funny-girl Cheri Oteri celebrated her opening night in Off-Broadway's NEWSical The Musical last night, Dec 9th where she is appearing with in the award-winning musical through the end of the month. Check out photos from opening night below!
Broadway legend Andrea McArdle has two new albums set for release on Broadway Records. The first, '70s and Sunny: Live At 54 BELOW', was recorded during her triumphant debut at the new Broadway hotspot 54 BELOW and will be released today, December 11, 2012. The second recording, 'Calendar Dream', is an exciting new project that teams Andrea up with a stellar array of Broadway's most awarded writers to journey though a year of a woman's life.
Voting is now underway for the Philadelphia Awards and continues until December 31, 2012. Winners will be announced in early January. Check out the live standings below.
Former Saturday Night Live funny-girl Cheri Oteri will celebrate her opening night in Off-Broadway's NEWSical The Musical tonight, Dec 9th where she will appearing with in award winning musical through the end of the month.
