Ben Vereen News

On this day in 2013, Diane Paulus' high-flying revival of Stephen Schwartz PIPPIN opened on Broadway at the Music Box Theater!

Sometimes One Musical Star Just Isn't Enough! The York Theatre Company has added more of Broadway’s best to the All-Singing, All-Talking, All-Virtual special benefit presentation of the Off-Broadway hit THE MUSICAL OF MUSICALS (THE MUSICAL!)…and More!.

Spring Arts Awakening features nine weeks of entertainment, outdoors under a tent in the venue's parking lot.

Need something new to read, watch, or listen to? Check out this week's list of new and upcoming releases!

The virtual edition of Broadway Backwards delivered an emotional and exuberant evening of performances and raised a record $749,555 for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center.

Los Angeles Ballet celebrates Fifteen Years of Outstanding Performances at its Season 15 Gala.  This special virtual event will take place on Saturday, May 1, 2021.  

Today's top stories: Diana sets its Broadway return date, nominations for the Drama League Awards, a Game of Thrones stage play is being developed for Broadway, and more!

Broadway Backwards, the annual event where gender doesn't matter but love does, made its virtual premiere earlier this week with special appeals from Chasten Buttigieg, Ariana DeBose, Debra Messing, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Tony Shalhoub and Ben Vereen. The stream will be available on demand through 11:59pm tonight, April 3.

Broadway Backwards, the annual event where gender doesn’t matter but love does, is set to make its virtual premiere this Tuesday, March 30, 2021, with special appeals from Chasten Buttigieg, Ariana DeBose, Debra Messing, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Tony Shalhoub and Ben Vereen.

Eddie Shapiro will release his new book A WONDERFUL GUY: Conversations with the Great Men of Musical Theater, on May 3.

A cavalcade of beloved Broadway, television and film stars have joined the roster of performers for the virtual edition of Broadway Backwards, the show where gender doesn’t matter but love does. The stream premieres at 8 pm Eastern on Tuesday, March 30, 2021.  

A Wonderful Guy: Conversations with the Great Men of Musical Theater, Eddie Shapiro’s follow up to his wildly popular Nothing Like a Dame, will be released on Thursday, April 1 and is published by Oxford Press. A Wonderful Guy will be available in hardcover and digital formats with pre-orders now being accepted on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Liza Minnelli recently celebrated her 75th birthday! Michael Feinstein has shared a video from Liza's birthday celebration of Liza and Joan Collins performing an impromptu duet of 'Just in Time' from the musical Bells Are Ringing.

Today's top stories: Oscar nominations, Jagged Little Pill cast celebrates its Grammy win, and more!

In this episode, Ben and Daniel discuss A Love Letter to Liza Minnelli, the 75th birthday all-star virtual tribute concert, which was presented by Daniel Nardicio, Sam Benedict, Club Cumming, and Scott Gorenstein.

Broadway might be dark, but that doesn't mean that theatre isn't happening everywhere! Below, check out where you can get your daily fix of Broadway this weekend, March 13-14, 2021.

Today (March 12) in live streaming: Broadway celebrates Liza Minnelli, Women of Broadway unite, and more!

Even more celebrity guests have joined the celebration in honor of the legendary Liza Minnelli on her 75th Birthday, Love Letter to Liza: A 75th Birthday Tribute Celebration, on Friday, March 12 at 8:00 PM EST on the streaming platform Stellar.

Today's top stories: Liza Minnelli birthday concert will feature Chita Rivera, Joel Grey, Catherine Zeta Jones, Andrew Rannells, Nathan Lane, and more, plus @MCC_Theater's Miscast will stream for free, and more!

Daniel Nardicio, Samuel Benedict and Club Cumming Presents brings you A Love Letter to Liza: 75th birthday tribute to Liza Minnelli premiering Friday March 12th 8pm on Stellar with repeat airings March 13th and 14th.