Brandon James Gwinn News

FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club, will welcome back Alexis Michelle, one of the last queens standing on RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 9, in her new one woman show Alexis Michelle: PRIDE at 54.

Tonight's the night!  The 87th Annual Drama League Awards will be streamed today, May 21, 2021 at 7:00PM ET. Who will win? BroadwayWorld is updating the list live!

After a 15-month shutdown due to the COVID-19 epidemic, proprietors Steve Baruch, Richard Frankel, and Tom Viertel have announced that “Broadway’s Supper Club” Feinstein’s/54 Below will reopen its iconic red door for live performances on June 17, 2021. 

The Drama League has just announced the 2021 Nominees and Special Recognition Honorees for The 87th Annual Drama League Awards. Keeping in the tradition of honoring the outstanding accomplishments of the theatrical community, as they have since 1935, this year the organization has established five unique categories to honor the extraordinary achievements of artists across the nation who created digital and socially-distanced theatrical productions during this challenging year of suspension for live arts.

Today (March 18) in live streaming: a Little House on the Prarie reunion on Stars in the House, Jackie Hoffman visits Backstage Live, and more!

Tank-aret, a cabaret series at The Tank founded by musical theater writing team Ella Rose Chary and Brandon James Gwinn, and curated by composer Sam Kaseta, will feature performances from Janelle Lawrence and Kaseta for their Thursday, March 18, 2021 performance.

The winners of the 2021 Richard Rodgers Awards for Musical Theater were announced today by the American Academy of Arts and Letters. The winners are: The Monster by Chelsea Marcantel, Michael Mahler, and Alan Schmuckler, Oratorio for Living Things by Heather Christian, and TL;DR: Thelma Louise; Dyke Remix by EllaRose Chary and Brandon James Gwinn.

The winners of the 2021 Richard Rodgers Awards for Musical Theater were announced today by the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Each musical received a Studio Production Award.

In 2020, 14 up and coming performers competed every Tuesday night to win the title of 'Rising Star' and a cash prize of $1000. The competition was narrowed to their top 4 finalists and the Covid-19 outbreak prevented them from hosting their grand finale. They are taking it digital to announce which one of these talented vocalists came out on top!

Rhinebeck Writers Retreat is presenting a streamed reading of the new musical TL;DR: THELMA LOUISE; DYKE REMIX, with book and lyrics by EllaRose Chary, music and lyrics by Brandon James Gwinn, and directed by Sherri Eden Barber.

Club Cumming Productions (Alan Cumming, Daniel Nardicio and Samuel Benedict) has announced that the premiere of cabaret superstar UTE LEMPER's “Rendezvous with Marlene” has been expanded to four virtual broadcast dates.

Club Cumming Productions has updated their current season featuring a cavalcade of their most beloved performers in a virtual cabaret series exclusively on Stellar, a new premium streaming platform for fans of live performance. The series marries the tiny boîte's diverse roster of talent and eclecticism with high quality production.

Club Cumming Productions has put together a season of shows featuring a cavalcade of their most beloved performers in a virtual cabaret series exclusively on Stellar, a new premium streaming platform for fans of live performance.

Today (June 26) in live streaming: A new Next on Stage, Lea Salonga visits Backstage Live! and so much more!

The Tank has announced a full slate of programming for its annual PrideFest. Every year in June, The Tank opens its stages to a wide variety of performances and discussions surrounding the topics of sexuality, gender, equality, old battles and new ways of fighting them.

Telly Leung performs, 'The Show' a song by Brandon James Gwinn and EllaRose Chary for the Things I Don't Say Project, a queer song catalogue.

Hannah Cruz (Hamilton), Dylan Hartwell (Newsical), Greg Sullivan (Naked Boys Singing) and Ellen Winter (36 Questions Podcast) star in quarantine-made web-musical by Dramatists Guild Fellows, Ars Nova Uncharted, & Rhinebeck Writers Retreat alum writing team EllaRose Chary (TL;DR: Thelma Louise; Dyke Remix, The Doll Maker's Gift) & Brandon James Gwinn (TL;DR, Small Town Story, Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts). 

This week's Weekend Warm-Up will be led by Marie's Crisis pianist Kenney Green, with special guests Brandon James Gwinn and Dayna Grayber! Tune in today at 4pm to join the piano party!

New York Theatre Barn will host a free live stream of its New Works Series on Wednesday, April 29th, 2020 at 7PM EDT, featuring excerpts from the new musicals Sam's Room and Small Town Story. The 30-minute presentation will also feature the creators of the two new musicals, and an opening performance from Chad Burris (Mean Girls, Frozen).

Today, we're checking in with NY Theatre Barn, with Artistic Director Joe Barros.