On September 13th, TheStage Repertory Company, in conjunction with The Palace Theatre in Danbury, presented Musical Mondays! featuring Bobby Cronin. The concert marked the first in an ongoing monthly series that will be produced by the Danbury-based theatre company at the historic downtown Danbury venue. The series will feature the music of contemporary musical theatre composers performed by some of Broadway's hottest talent.
Composer/lyricist Bobby Cronin, recent nominee for MITF's Outstanding Music & Lyrics and Outstanding Musical for Kelly Nichols' TEN REASONS I WON'T GO HOME WITH YOU, heads to Chicago's Davenports.
Allison Case (Hair), Andrew Kober (Hair), Jared Gertner (Spelling Bee), LaQuet Sharnell (Memphis), Brad Simanski (Wicked), Jenn Furman (Wicked), BRETT TERESA (Bratt Camp), Brian Gallagher (Wonderland) set for Musical Mondays with Chris Lane, Danny Stone, Joshua Samuels and Bobby Cronin (all of whom play on Cronin's CD 'Reach The Sky' available on iTunes)
The Midtown International Theatre Festival (MITF) announces the winners of the MITF Eleventh Season Awards. The AWARDS CEREMONY was held on Thursday, September 9, 2010 at 8pm at New World Stages, 340 W. 50th Street (between 8th and 9th Avenues), NYC.
Composer/lyricist Bobby Cronin, recent nominee for MITF's Outstanding Music & Lyrics and Outstanding Musical for Kelly Nichols' TEN REASONS I WON'T GO HOME WITH YOU, heads to Chicago's Davenports.
Everyday Rapture's Natalie Weiss will make her Los Angeles debut on September 3rd at Barre Vermont - formerly Upright Cabaret. Audiences at the 9pm concert can expect a mix of musical theatre and pop standards, including ‘The Spark of Creation,' ‘House of Love,' Ironic' among others. Weiss will be joined by a few special guests who will be announced shortly.
Allison Case (Hair), Andrew Kober (Hair), Jared Gertner (Spelling Bee), LaQuet Sharnell (Memphis), Brad Simanski (Wicked), Jenn Furman (Wicked), BRETT TERESA (Bratt Camp), Brian Gallagher (Wonderland) set for Musical Mondays with Chris Lane, Danny Stone, Joshua Samuels and Bobby Cronin (all of whom play on Cronin's CD 'Reach The Sky' available on iTunes)
On Monday, August 30th, New York Theatre Barn will present its monthly showcase for emerging writers and performers at the D-Lounge at the Daryl Roth Theater, which will feature the songs of Jake Brandman as well as a presentation of the new musical Substitute Dreams. Executive Producers for NYTB in the D-Lounge are Laura Brandel and Karen Marshall.
Everyday Rapture's Natalie Weiss will make her Los Angeles debut on September 3rd at Barre Vermont - formerly Upright Cabaret. Audiences at the 9pm concert can expect a mix of musical theatre and pop standards, including ‘The Spark of Creation,' ‘House of Love,' Ironic' among others. Weiss will be joined by a few special guests who will be announced shortly.
On Monday, August 30th, New York Theatre Barn will present its monthly showcase for emerging writers and performers at the D-Lounge at the Daryl Roth Theater, which will feature the songs of Jake Brandman as well as a presentation of the new musical Substitute Dreams. Executive Producers for NYTB in the D-Lounge are Laura Brandel and Karen Marshall.
The Midtown International Theatre Festival (MITF) announces the nominees forthe MITF Eleventh Annual Season Awards. The AWARDS CEREMONY will be held on Thursday, September 9, 2010 at 8pm at New World Stages, 340 W. 50th Street (between 8th and 9th Avenues), NYC.
Signature Broadway Pops Present THE RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN SONGBOOK. Broadway's Glenn Seven Allen and Janine DiVita bring music from Rodgers and Hammerstein favorites to the historic Grand Hotel Theatre on Mackinac Island, MI on Sunday, August 22 at 8 pm.
The Midtown International Theatre Festival (MITF) announces the 2010 Season, running from July 12 - August 1, 2010. 24 plays and five musicals have been chosen. All tickets are $18. Selected plays for SHORT SUBJECTS, a division for plays that run under 60 minutes, will be announced at a later date.
Bobby Cronin is a fast-rising, hard-working ASCAP PLUS Award winning composer/writer who '...thinks big. In all ways. Writing in a contemporary musical theatre vein, the songs are passionate and powerful in a take-no-prisoners way that will knock your socks off.' -- Rob Lester, Cabaret Exchange.
Take the Mic hosted by the eccentrically fun Marti Gould Cummings showcased some of the hottest talent in NYC at Monday night's edition of the show. The event featured some of the best talents on Broadway and in the LGBT community.
On Monday, July 26th, New York Theatre Barn will present its monthly showcase for emerging writers and performers at the D-Lounge at the Daryl Roth Theater, which will feature the music of Joel Waggoner, Laurence O'Keefe (Bat Boy, Legally Blonde), Ryan Scott Oliver (Mrs. Sharp), Gaby Alter (Band Geeks), Joy Son, Julian Fleisher, and Kirsten Guenther.
In Ten Reasons I Won't Go Home With You, now playing as part of the Midtown InterNational Theatre Festival, actress/stand-up comic Kelly Nichols plays Katie, a smart, funny and single New Yorker looking to find her one true love. But as bookwriter of the show, which is inspired by her own dating highs and lows, Nichols is happy playing the field; seeking out and supervising the work of seven composer/lyricist combinations to create the score. I asked her about this unusual process for creating a new musical.