Ben Vereen News

? Bergen Performing Arts Center located at 30 North Van Brunt Street in Englewood, New Jersey presents: New Milford native Rob McClure - Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at 8PM. Purchase tickets for this one-night only debut at www.ticketmaster.com or Box Office at 201.227.1030. 

Charles Busch, Linda Lavin, Samantha Massell, Melanie Moore, Alice Ripley, Alexandra Silber, Ben Vereen, Josh Young and more luminaries appeared on the show this month. Scroll down to watch clips!

The extraordinary journey of the Broadway revival of PIPPIN began at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge a few years back, and now that triumphant Tony Award-winning musical, directed by Diane Paulus, is back in Boston via the national tour. While some tweaks have since been made to the production that had its Broadway tryout at the A.R.T., the show's exuberant joie de vivre and circus-inspired excitement are still intact. If anything, the show's politics and humor have been heightened in this iteration, thanks largely to its sensational cast.

Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? Today's big news: HUGHIE begins, THE WOODSMAN opens, and Alan Cumming makes his Carnegie Hall solo debut!

Fox's THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW has found its Dr. Everett Scott.

Legendary jazz singer and lyricist Jon Hendricks, dubbed 'The Poet Laureate of Jazz,' celebrated jazz vocalist and actress Annie Ross, and acclaimed jazz singer Janis Siegel are among the artists who will be honored at the 31st Annual Bistro Awards gala on Tuesday, March 8 at 6:30 pm at the Gotham Comedy Club, 208 W. 23rd St. As is the Bistro Awards tradition, the evening will feature performances by the winners; for the full list, see below!

Just last week, comedian Judy Gold (March 9-12); Tony Award winner Liliane Montevecchi (February 11-13); Tony Award winner Alice Ripley (February 3-6); Tony Award winner Ben Vereen; and Tony nominee Josh Young (February 17 & 19) gathered at Feinstein's 54 Below to preview their upcoming shows. BroadwayWorld was there and you can go inside the special day below!

Attending a Ben Vereen show these days is like worshipping at the altar of Happy. As he displayed once again on Monday's opening night of his latest run at Feinstein's/ 54 Below, the veteran entertainer exudes palpable pleasure at being on stage while repeatedly expressing gratitude to his audience. Performance is deeply sincere. Vereen seems possessed by spirit. When not singing, eyes often closed, his body echoes the sinuous (Bob Fosse) movement that helped established his early reputation.

Welcome to the Renaissance! (or BroadwayWorld's Twitter, as the case may be)

Vereen talks about his arts advocacy, the Oscars controversy, 'Hamilton' and more.

Broadway/San Diego ~ A Nederlander Presentation is celebrating its 40th Anniversary with one of their biggest and most chart-topping seasons yet, with shows including CABARET, HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH, FINDING NEVERLAND, and more.

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Next week Feinstein's/54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz and beyond, including Ben Vereen, Elizabeth A. Davis and more!

Earlier today, comedian Judy Gold (March 9-12); Tony Award winner Liliane Montevecchi (February 11-13); Tony Award winner Alice Ripley (February 3-6); Tony Award winner Ben Vereen (January 25-30); and Tony nominee Josh Young (February 17 & 19) gathered at Feinstein's 54 Below to preview their upcoming shows. BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out photos below!

Broadway's 40 theatres aren't the only places to catch performances from your favorite stars! Well after Broadway orchestras begin their overtures, ensemble members take their dance breaks, and performers belt out their eleven o'clock numbers, the party continues at various cabaret venues throughout New York City. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you some cabaret highlights for this week as picked by our theatre editors, including: Brian Gallagher & Friends; Ben Vereen at 54 Below; New Musicals at 54: An Americain Boy by Amanda Green & Richard Thomas; Elizabeth A. Davis at 54 Below; and Linda Lavin in 'My First Farewell Concert.'

The Broadway at Birdland concert series will soon present NY1 theater journalist Frank DiLella in the third episode of his new talk show, 'Show Biz After Hours With Frank DiLella.' Frank's very special guest will be Megan Hilty, star of the current Broadway hit, 'Noises Off.' The event will be taped in front of a live audience on Monday, February 22 at 7pm.

Dolly is a great comic role, but it requires a great foil playing opposite her.

Theatre Nova, Ann Arbor's professional playwrights' theater, is thrilled to announce its 2016 Season of Michigan and World Premieres in The Yellow Barn performance space at 416 West Huron, in downtown Ann Arbor. The season is made up of four World Premieres and three Michigan Premieres, and features another season of fun, funny, thought-provoking, and innovative new plays sourced both from around the country and right here in Michigan.

Throughout the week, BroadwayWorld has been rolling out some preview tracks from the album, and we have another one today! Below, take a listen to 'Made of Stone.'

Beginning today, fans who pre-order the album on iTunes will be able to download four tracks, including the soaring 'Out There,' immediately. Below, watch Michael Arden record the moving number 'Out There' from the production.