Brandi Chavonne Massey News

Jim Caruso's Cast Party presented SOUL DEEP: AN ANTHOLOGY OF BLACK MUSIC, a Broadway Inspirational Voices benefit concert aiding in the preservation of African American music on Monday August, 18 2008 at 7:00 p.m., as part of the long-running, Nightlife Award-winning concert series Broadway at Birdland.

Tonight, Friday the 13th, The After Party welcomes Marty Thomas, Gaelen Gilliland, and Brandi Chavonne Massey. Plus, CASHINO!

Amas Musical Theatre (Donna Trinkoff, Producing Artistic Director; Rosetta LeNoire, Founder), will celebrate its 39th year with a Gala evening on Monday, March 31st featuring a special 'Blast from the Past' concert performance of Mama, I Want to Sing, a star-studded concert of the gospel, pop, and rhythm and blues hit musical that began at Amas in the early nineteen eighties.

Musicals Tonight!continues its ongoing salute to Broadway and Off-Broadway Standbys and Understudies with its next edition of At This Performance…™ to be held on Sunday, April 6th and Monday, April 7th at the McGinn/Cazale Theatre, 2162 Broadway, (above the Promenade Theatre- Broadway at 76th Street), 3rd Floor at 8 PM.

Amas Musical Theatre (Donna Trinkoff, Producing Artistic Director; Rosetta LeNoire, Founder), will celebrate its 39th year with a Gala evening on Monday, March 31st featuring a special 'Blast from the Past' concert performance of Mama, I Want to Sing, a star-studded concert of the gospel, pop, and rhythm and blues hit musical that began at Amas in the early nineteen eighties.

Original The Color Purple Broadway cast member, Elisabeth Withers-Mendes, who has played the role of Shug Avery since the musical began performances at the Broadway Theatre in November 2005 and throughout its entire record-breaking run, will begin a hiatus from the role on Thursday, January 31, 2008. The Tony nominated actress will return to the role for the final two performances of The Color Purple on Sunday, February 24, 2008. Beginning on Friday, February 1, 2008, Angela Robinson assumes the role of Shug Avery while Withers-Mendes is on leave.

The producers of The Color Purple announced today that the show will play its final performance on Sunday, February 24, 2008 at 7:30pm, after playing 30 preview performances and 910 regular performances at the Broadway Theatre.

More casting has been announced for Atlanta's Theater of the Stars's 25th Anniversary production of Dreamgirls, with Jennifer Holliday reprising her iconic Tony-winning performance as Effie.

Musicals Tonight! will continue its ongoing salute to Broadway and Off-Broadway Standbys and Understudies with its current edition of At This Performance…, this Monday, April 23rd at the McGinn/Cazale Theatre, 2162 Broadway, (above the Promenade Theatre- Broadway at 76th Street), 3rd Floor at 8 PM.

'The Broadway Boys' brought their six-part harmonies to Birdland on Monday, March 19 at 7pm.

The Broadway Boys' will be bringing their six-part harmonies to Birdland on Monday, March 19 at 7pm.

Musicals Tonight! continues its ongoing salute to Broadway and Off-Broadway Standbys and Understudies

'The Broadway Boys' will be bringing their six-part harmonies to Birdland on Monday, March 19 at 7pm. This concert is part of the Broadway at Birdland series,

Musicals Tonight! continues its ongoing salute to Broadway and Off-Broadway Standbys and Understudies with its current editions of At This Performance…™ to be held on Sunday, November 12th and Monday, November 13th at the McGinn/Cazale Theatre

Dan May's stunning portrait of composer/lyricist Stephen Schwartz--whose Wicked continues to sell out on Broadway, in Chicago, on tour, and in London--was unveiled at Tony's di Napoli for their Broadway Hall of Fame!

The cast of Wicked hosted Broadway Acoustic Soul, a benefit to raise money for Quilts for Kids, on May 15th, and BroadwayWorld was there!

The cast of Wicked will host 'Broadway Acoustic Soul' on Monday, May 15 at 7 PM at Central Presbyterian Church to raise money for Quilts for Kids

On May 15th, Eden Espinosa, Megan Hilty, Shoshana Bean and other past and present stars of Wicked will headline the benefit Broadway Acoustic Soul

Laura Benanti, Cheyenne Jackson, Celia Keenan-Bolger and Megan Hilty will be among the stars featured in Become, a May 14th showcase of music by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul that will be presented for two performances at Joe's Pub

The man behind the baton of two of the biggest Broadway hits will be dishing at Seth's Broadway Chatterbox! Stephen Oremus, the music director etc. for WICKED, AVE.Q, ALL SHOOK UP , TICK TICK BOOM, Andrew Lippa's THE WILD PARTY and the upcoming Rufus Wainwright Judy Garland concert, will be joining Seth at 6PM for his weekly chat fest that benefits BC/EFA.