Tammy Faye Starlite, who has brought Nico and Marianne Faithful to life on the cabaret stage joins musical theater fanatic, cruise ship performer and celebrity stalker Lance to talk about channeling these songstresses on his long-running variety-talk show on Sunday, February 7 at 7PM at the Triple Crown Underground, 330 7th Ave, NYC. As always, Lance has invited Cher, Liza Minnelli, Hugh Jackman, Gloria Estefan and Andrew Lloyd Webber to be guests on his makeshift talk show, but they've yet to confirm.
Carolines on Broadway announces its line-up for the month of February 2016, highlighted by headliners Joel McHale, star of Community, February 4; Tony Hinchcliffe, from his Netflix stand-up special One Shot, February 5 and 6; Papa CJ, star of the live show Papa CJ Naked, February 10 and 11; Marlon Wayans, star of the new film Fifty Shades of Black, Presidents Day Weekend and Valentine's Day, February 12 -14; Al Madrigal, from Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, February 18 - 21; and Corey Holcomb, from Adult Swim's Black Jesus, February 25 - 27.
Jenna Leigh Green and Sally Schwab will join One Life to Live's Kathy Brier and two-time Drama Desk Award nominee, Christina Bianco, in the Off-Broadway revival of The Marvelous Wonderettes, opening this spring!
Back by Popular Demand, Broadway Diva N'Kenge (MOTOWN: THE MUSICAL and SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM) returns to National Arts Centre. She will grace the stage in the BROADWAY DIVAS concert with the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of conductor, Jack Everly for three nights; tonight, January 21, Friday January 22 and Saturday January 23, 2016 at 8:00PM.
Back by Popular Demand, Broadway Diva N'Kenge (MOTOWN: THE MUSICAL and SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM) returns to National Arts Centre. She will grace the stage in the BROADWAY DIVAS concert with the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of conductor, Jack Everly for three nights; Thursday January 21, Friday January 22 and Saturday January 23, 2016 at 8:00PM.
After a year of sold-out shows from NYC to London, musical theater fanatic, cruise ship performer and celebrity stalker Lance is back in NYC with six special farewell shows featuring local celebrities. As always, Lance has invited Cher, Liza Minnelli, Hugh Jackman, Gloria Estefan and Andrew Lloyd Webber to be guests on his makeshift talk show, but they've yet to confirm. However, an exciting roster of NYC stars have confirmed their appearance including: Original 'Fame' star Laura Dean, SONDHEIMAS producer David Levy, beloved chanteuse Tammy Faye, YouTube Sensation Christina Bianco and TimeOut theater critic Adam Feldman.
We're just three days into the New Year, and we can't wait for all the new shows set to open around the corner from Broadway! Below, BroadwayWorld brings you a look at some of the upcoming plays and musicals from The Public, Classic Stage, Atlantic Theater, Second Stage, Manhattan Theatre Club, Signature Theatre, Roundabout, the Encores! series and more, currently slated to open off-Broadway in 2016!
As 2015 comes to a close, BroadwayWorld takes one last look at this season's brightest moments before the curtain comes down, showcasing what readers - and audiences - loved most. Below, check out the curtain call highlights on Broadway from 2015!
In an unprecedented outpouring of support by performers, a second show had to be added to accommodate the number of stars that wanted to sing in honor of Barbara Siegel's contributions to the theater as first an Outer Critics Circle Nominator and then a Drama Desk Nominator (the latter, 18 years, 12 of those as chairperson of the Drama Desk Nominating Committee).
The Marvelous Wonderettes are back! Producers Tom and Michael D'Angora are bringing the long running Off-Broadway hit musical to New York's Theatre Row this spring. The production, which features such classic 50's and 60's hits such as "Lollipop," "Dream Lover," "Stupid Cupid," "Son of a Preacher Man," "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me," and "It's My Party," will feature two time Drama Desk nominee and Youtube sensation Christina Bianco and Emmy Award nominee Kathy Brier. Additional casting and creative team will be announced early next year.
Now in its sixth year, West End Bares 2015 took to the skies for TAKE OFF! earlier this year at the legendary Cafe de Paris, to raise funds for the Make a Difference Trust. Hosted by the one and only GRAHAM NORTON, West End Bares: TAKE OFF! featured an incredible line up of West End favourites as they took to the skies to celebrate all things aviation.
YouTube sensation Christina Bianco wasn't able to make it to the show, but she helped to make this year's show brilliant with this special video message. Check it out below!
On December 6th several Broadway favorites will kick off the Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanza season with a concert of comedic holiday songs in 'A Very Broadway Holiday' at Feinstein's/54 Below.
NEWSical The Musical, the 2011 winner of the Off-Broadway Alliance Award, is excited to celebrate its 2,000th performance tonight, November 2nd, at Theatre Row.
Guest Conductor Jack Everly will lead the Utah Symphony in the highly-anticipated and visually-arresting 'Mysterioso: Music, Magic, and Mayhem' concert this weekend, October 30 and 31 at 7:30 PM at Abravanel Hall.
Two-time Drama Desk Award nominee Christina Bianco has become a YouTube sensation with her diva impression videos. She's back with a brand-new video, 'Celebrity Biographies by Dr. Seuss' -- watch her read rhyming vignettes on the lives of Sarah Jessica Parker, Barbra Streisand, Drew Barrymore, Kelly Ripa and Barbra Walters below!
Guest Conductor Jack Everly will lead the Utah Symphony in the highly-anticipated and visually-arresting "Mysterioso: Music, Magic, and Mayhem" concert on October 30 and 31 at 7:30 PM at Abravanel Hall.
?I got pretty excited when I was reading over the list for the 2015 BWW:UK theatre nominations. My excitement was shortly followed by panic - what do you mean I can only pick one in each category?? For me, this last year has been outstanding in theatre and several new shows have become firm favourites of mine.
Known for her powerful and riveting vocals, Broadway's Darling N'Kenge (Motown: The Musical and Sondheim and Sondheim) will grace the stage in a Broadway Diva's collaboration with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of conductor, Jack Everly for four concerts. Performances at the Hilbert Circle Theatre will be Today, October 2 at 11:00am (which is a truncated program for the Coffee Pops Series) and 8:00PM; Saturday, October 3, 2015 at 8:00pm and Sunday, Oct 4, 2015 the Broadway Divas concert will move to Honeywell Center in Wabash, IN for a 3:00PM show.
Steele Spring Stage Rights, the licensing company that represents The Marvelous Wonderettes franchise, has acquired the theatrical performance rights to the hit Off-Broadway comedy APPLICATION PENDING, co-authored by Greg Edwards & Andy Sandberg. APPLICATION PENDING played a limited engagement starring Christina Bianco at the Westside Theatre earlier this year, earning a Drama Desk nomination for Outstanding Solo Performance and winning the Broadway World Award for Best Off-Broadway Play.
