Chip Zien News

According to published reports, NY Philharmonic's 'Sondheim: The Birthday Concert,' will be recorded for PBS' 'Great Performances' series. The concert will take place March 15-16 at Avery Fisher Hall.

Tom Aldredge, Len Cariou, Nathan Lane, Alexander Hanson and Michele Pawk have joined other stars who have shone in Stephen Sondheim musicals, including Michael Cerveris, Barbara Cook, Raúl Esparza, Sutton Foster, Victor Garber, Joanna Gleason, Patti LuPone, Donna Murphy and Bernadette Peters in a gala celebration of Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Stephen Sondheim on the occasion of his 80th birthday on Monday, April 26. The gala, directed by Tony Award winner John Doyle, will highlight numbers from shows for which Mr. Sondheim has written both music and lyrics, and will feature a full orchestra conducted by Encores! Music Director Rob Berman. The benefit will help fund New York City Center's artistic and education programs. In addition, a portion of the evening's proceeds will go to Young Playwrights Inc, a charity of great importance to Mr. Sondheim.

New York City Center will celebrate Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winner Stephen Sondheim on the occasion of his 80th birthday on Monday, April 26 with a gala celebration featuring stars who have shone in Sondheim musicals including Michael Cerveris, Barbara Cook, Raúl Esparza, Victor Garber, Joanna Gleason, Angela Lansbury, Patti LuPone, Donna Murphy and Bernadette Peters. Directed by Tony Award-winner John Doyle, the evening will highlight shows for which Mr. Sondheim has written both music and lyrics, and will feature a full orchestra conducted by Encores! Music Director Rob Berman. The Benefit will help fund New York City Center's artistic and education programs. In addition, a portion of the evening's proceeds will go to Young Playwrights Inc, a charity of great importance to Mr. Sondheim.

On Monday, January 18, the Broadway at Birdland series presented 'Wordland: A Night Without Ballads. Except For One. Maybe,' celebrating the lyrics of Amanda Yesnowitz. Lyricist Yesnowitz was joined by Broadway stars Chip Zien, Ann Harada, Noah Weisberg, Kate Reinders, Katie Clark, Courtney Balan, Lauren Kennedy, Farah Alvin and Carlos Encinias.

Jim Caruso's Cast Party is proud to present 'Wordland: A Night Without Ballads. Except For One. Maybe,' celebrating the lyrics of AMANDA YESNOWITZ at Birdland on Monday, January 18 at 7pm.

Jim Caruso's Cast Party is proud to present 'Wordland: A Night Without Ballads. Except For One. Maybe,' celebrating the lyrics of AMANDA YESNOWITZ at Birdland on Monday, January 18 at 7pm.

Laura Benanti, Matt Cavenaugh, Jenn Colella, Joanna Gleason, John McMartin, Laura Osnes, David Hyde Pierce, Bobby Steggert, Elaine Stritch, Jim Walton, and Chip Zien have joined the New York Philharmonic's presentation of SONDHEIM: The Birthday Concert, Monday, March 15, and Tuesday, March 16, 2010, at 7:30 p.m.

Jim Caruso's Cast Party is proud to present 'Wordland: A Night Without Ballads. Except For One. Maybe,' celebrating the lyrics of AMANDA YESNOWITZ at Birdland on Monday, January 18 at 7pm.

On Monday, December 14th, Ann Harada resurrected her character 'Christmas Eve' from the Tony Award-winning musical Avenue Q for a one night only holiday cabaret entitled Christmas Eve With Christmas Eve. The evening took place at The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space @ WNYC (44 Charlton Street at Varick) with all proceeds benefiting Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS.

On Monday, December 14th, Ann Harada will resurrect her character 'Christmas Eve' from the Tony Award-winning musical Avenue Q for a one night only holiday cabaret entitled Christmas Eve With Christmas Eve. The evening will take place at The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space @ WNYC (44 Charlton Street at Varick) with all proceeds benefiting Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS.

Jim Caruso's Cast Party is proud to present 'Wordland: A Night Without Ballads. Except For One. Maybe,' celebrating the lyrics of AMANDA YESNOWITZ at Birdland on Monday, January 18 at 7pm.

When last we heard from the celebrated therapist and nail technician Christmas Eve, she had just left her long time residence on Avenue Q for greener pastures with her husband Brian. BroadwayWorld.com caught up with this elusive cult figure today while she was on break from rehearsing her upcoming holiday cabaret spectacular benefiting Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS 'Christmas Eve with Christmas Eve' scheduled for a one night only performance on Monday December 14th. Ever the candid one, Christmas Eve shared with us her musings on the holiday season and gave us some personal insights on the men in her life in this exclusive interview.

On Monday, December 14th, Ann Harada will resurrect her character 'Christmas Eve' from the Tony Award-winning musical Avenue Q for a one night only holiday cabaret entitled Christmas Eve With Christmas Eve. The evening will take place at The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space @ WNYC (44 Charlton Street at Varick) with all proceeds benefiting Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS.

A by-invitation-only industry reading of the new musical comedy The Jerusalem Syndrome will be held on November 16 and 19 at the TBG Theatre in Manhattan.

A by-invitation-only industry reading of the new musical comedy The Jerusalem Syndrome was held on November 16 at the TBG Theatre in Manhattan, and another performance will be held this Thursday, November 19 at 4PM.

A by-invitation-only industry reading of the new musical comedy The Jerusalem Syndrome will be held on November 16 and 19 at the TBG Theatre in Manhattan.

A by-invitation-only industry reading of the new musical comedy The Jerusalem Syndrome will be held on November 16 and 19 at the TBG Theatre in Manhattan.

Those four Jews were in a room bitching again last Sunday afternoon. No, I don't mean The Marvelous Wonderettes. I mean Whizzer, Jason, Mendel and Marvin, also known as Stephen Bogardus, Jonathan Kaplan, Chip Zien and Michael Rupert. As any fan of neurotic, gay musical theatre will tell you, they were the quartet who first opened the 1992 Broadway production of Falsettos with William Finn's frenetic patter, 'Four Jews in a Room Bitching.'

Today's Broadway Blogs on BroadwayWorld.com from Saturday, October 24, 2009.

The Town Hall, Broadway's landmark concert venue, presented the fifth annual Broadway Cabaret Festival, October 16th- 18th. This three-concert series, created, written an hosted by Scott Siegel, took place over one weekend and included A Tribute to David Merrick, staring Corbin Bleu of High School Musical, on Friday October 16th at 8pm, All of Me staring Linda Eder on Saturday October 17th at 8pm and Broadway Originals on Sunday October 18th at 3pm.