Here it is - the year end 'holiday roundup' of books, which, by the way, make for a perfect gift...and an affordable one, that will last much longer than flowers, cookies or fruitcake (that no one wants anyway).
Bid on Broadway Walk-On Roles & More
Celebrate the holiday's in style this year by bidding on an amazing collection of once-in-a-lifetime experiences - and help raise money for the Actors Fund!
Support The Actors Fund, celebrating 125 years of service to performing arts and entertainment professionals in need around the country at the Actors Fund 'AUCTION OF 1000 STARS.'
All proceeds from the Auction benefit The Actors Fund, the nationwide human services organization that helps all professionals in the performing arts and entertainment. The Fund is a safety net, providing programs and services for those who are in need, crisis or transition.
Due to a bad cold, Tony Award winner Barbara Cook has rescheduled her performance and CD signing at Barnes and Noble to January 6, 2009.
At that time Cook will sing selected sings from her new album 'Rainbow Round My Shoulder,' accompanied by her musical director, Lee Musiker.
Jim Caruso's Cast Party presented orchestrator, musical director and composer Jonathan Tunick in concert, as part of the Nightlife Award-winning series Broadway at Birdland on Monday, November 24th. Winner of the Oscar, Tony, Emmy, and Grammy Awards, Jonathan Tunick brought back the sound of the big bands with the debut performance of The Broadway Moonlighters, featuring New York's finest musicians. Broadway legend Barbara Cook joined the evening as Tunick's very special guest.
Broadway in Concert! at The Canyon, an all new Wednesday night series of intimate concerts headlined by the best of Broadway musical theatre stars and Nightclub artists will debut January 7, 2009 at The Canyon Club in Agoura Hills, CA, it was announced today by Canyon Club Managing Partner Lance Sterling and Producer Michael Sterling of Michael Sterling & Associates in Los Angeles.
Happy Holidays Everyone! Well ... here it is ... our BIGGEST CD coverage EVER and just in time for some last minute 'stocking-stuffer' inspiration ... even though a few of these are better used as coal, if you know what I mean.
NYS ARTS presented four awards for outstanding leadership and advocacy of the arts in New York State at its annual gala Monday, November 17th. at the Manhattan Penthouse, 80 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan.
Bay Area Cabaret has announced that it will follow-up last season's resoundingly successful series of 'Perfect Pairings' duet concerts with an illustrious line-up of nationally renowned Broadway and jazz divas. Bay Area Cabaret's fifth season will kick-off on Sunday, November 16 at 7pm with popular Broadway veteran Christine Andreas celebrating the great women of musical theatre at the historic Empire Ballroom of the Sir Francis Drake Hotel.
NYS Arts presents its awards to outstanding contributors to the arts, education and community at annual fall Gala, Monday November 17th
Tony Award Winner, Barbara Cook; Executive VP of the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation, Phoebe Jacobs; Elysabeth Kleinhans' 59E59 Theaters; and President of Corning Incorporated Foundation, Kristin Swain, to be honored.
On November 17, 2008 from 6:00 - 8:00 pm NYS Arts will present their fall gala at Manhattan Penthouse, honoring some of the greatest legends of our time.
NYS Arts presents its awards to outstanding contributors to the arts, education and community at annual fall Gala, Monday November 17th
Tony Award Winner, Barbara Cook; Executive VP of the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation, Phoebe Jacobs; Elysabeth Kleinhans' 59E59 Theaters; and President of Corning Incorporated Foundation, Kristin Swain, to be honored.
An appearance by Tony Award winner Barbara Cook has been cancelled for 11/13. Ms. Cook was originally scheduled to appear at the Lincoln Triangle Barnes and Noble, but the event has been delayed. According to a spokesperson, Ms. Cook is suffering a bad cold and the event will be rescheduled for January.
Tony Award winner Barbara Cook will perform songs from, discuss, and sign her newest CD 'Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder,' Thursday, November 13th at 4pm at Barnes & Noble Lincoln Triangle, 1972 Broadway at 66th Street.
MAC and Bistro Award-winner Steven Brinberg brings his acclaimed show Simply Barbra to the New York stage for 'A Simply Barbra Holiday Spectacular' along with Tituss Burgess, The Broadway Boys, and other special guests in a concert benefitting The Ali Forney Center, New York's primary emergency housing resource for homeless LGBT youth.
DRG Records is thrilled to announce the release of Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder, the new album by legendary performer Barbara Cook, on November 11th, 2008.
Jim Caruso's Cast Party will present orchestrator, musical director and composer Jonathan Tunick in concert, as part of the Nightlife Award-winning series Broadway at Birdland. The event will take place on Monday, November 24 at 7pm. BroadwayWorld has learned that the special surprise guest will be beloved stage icon Barbara Cook.
With a book by Cabaret's Joe Masteroff, and music and lyrics by the team that brought us Fiddler on the Roof and Fiorello!, She Loves Me is an enchanting love story. There have been multiple films based on the original story including The Shop Around The Corner, the Judy Garland musical In The Good Old Summertime and You've Got Mail.
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts presents three-time Tony nominee Rebecca Luker in 'Songs for the Theater: The Next Generation' on November 8, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. in the Terrace Theater. The evening is part of Barbara Cook's Spotlight, which features theater cabaret performances throughout the 2008-2009 season by Broadway artists chosen by Barbara Cook.