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The second annual 'Night of A Thousand Judys' - the Pride concert to benefit The Ali Forney Center - will take place at Playwrights Horizons on Monday, June 18.

On Tuesday, June 5, Mark Fisher Fitness will host UNICORN JAMBOREE to benefit Broadway Bares and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. The event, taking place from 9pm-2am at Industry will be hosted by Alexis Michelle, and will feature Joe Cassidy, Carrie Manolakos, Patti Murin, Kyle Post, Rachel Potter, Daniel Reichard and 2/3 Goat. Tickets are a $30 minimum donation to Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights Aids.

The second annual 'Night of A Thousand Judys' - the Pride concert to benefit The Ali Forney Center - will take place at Playwrights Horizons on Monday, June 18. The show is a special presentation of the variety show The Meeting* hosted by Justin Sayre.

Timing just seems right for the four men who make up Under the Streetlamp-the quartet that's taking American stages by storm this summer-to share their mantra that "retro never sounded so now!" with the legions of fans of "The American Radio Songbook of the '50's, '60's and '70's" while bringing a whole new audience over to their side of the musical dial. The four-Christopher Kale Jones, Shonn Wiley and the two Michaels: Cunio and Ingersoll-will be singing to the faithful when their first national tour brings them to Nashville's Tennessee Performing Arts Center for a June 14 performance (curtain's at 7:30 p.m.) at the James K. Polk Theatre.

The Midtown Men, a touring group starring four of the original cast members from JERSEY BOYS, are still touring the country singing '60s classics, and they just arrived in Iowa to sing at the Diamond Jo Casino May 18 and the Winnavegas Casino May 19. Check out this new promo for their touring concert!

Having more influence on subsequent seasons than many a Tony Award-winning Best Musical before it or since, the pioneering and trend-setting jukebox Four Seasons biomusical JERSEY BOYS in many ways bucked the trends of previous song-catalog shows by utilizing a dazzling set design, inventive staging and fast-paced direction by Des McAnuff to tell the more-or-less true tale of Frank Valli and the other boys who rose to the top ranks of pop music in the 1960s with their falsetto-outfitted pop anthems and what the price of fame ultimately cost. Not since DREAMGIRLS had a music industry story been told so compellingly and innovatively and the show went on to win four awards that night: Best Actor In A Musical, Best Featured Actor In A Musical, Best Lighting and Best Musical.

The Midtown Men, a touring singing group starring four of the original cast members from JERSEY BOYS, just celebrated two years of touring as a group. They recently released a CD featuring the '60s hits that they sing on tour. In this video, the Midtown Men go around New York promoting their show.

The Midtown Men, a touring group starring four of the original cast members from JERSEY BOYS, released their debut group album featuring the sixties hits that they sing in their shows. They held a New York City release event at Bloomingdales in which they performed classics like 'Working My Way Back to You,' 'Happy Together,' and more.

Today we are talking to one of the biggest new stars on Broadway who first burst onto the scene in HAIRSPRAY but has since carved out a place in the great pantheon of theatre history in creating the iconic lead role of Elder Price in the Broadway hit of the decade, THE BOOK OF MORMON, Andrew Rannells. One among many on the incredibly impressive list of performers at Monday night's NY Pops JOURNEY ON gala at Carnegie Hall celebrating the music and lyrics of Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty, Rannells joins many of the other accomplished Broadway/Hollywood crossover stars of modern Broadway as well as those who predominantly tread the boards. Illustrating his journey with the edgy and ribald musical smash THE BOOK OF MORMOM from workshop to Broadway, the Tony Awards and beyond, Rannells paints the picture of the show's road to success and imparts his effervescent enthusiasm and all too apparent joy to be appearing in such a crowd-pleasing and joyous experience eight times a week. Additionally, Rannells shares his thoughts on the upcoming national tour starring Gavin Creel and whether or not there will be a MORMON film version sooner rather than later. Plus, Rannells gives also us the first look at his 21st century parenting and adoption-themed NBC pilot, THE NEW NORMAL, and outlines the finer points of the story, his character and the themes of the hotly anticipated new single-camera comedy series coming from the creator of GLEE, Ryan Murphy. That, his favorite Ahrens & Flaherty songs, favorite shows, future acting plans, what is currently on his iPod - all of that and much, much more!

At a recent concert, The Midtown Men, a touring group starring four of the original cast members from JERSEY BOYS, dedicated their performance to Dick Clark.

Four stars from the original Broadway cast of Jersey Boys stop in Des Moines for a night of old time rock 'n' roll.

The Midtown Men, a touring group starring four of the original cast members from JERSEY BOYS, just celebrated two years of touring as a group! This video features the song 'Working My Way Back to You' and a slideshow of highlights from their first two years.

The Midtown Men, a touring group starring four of the original cast members from JERSEY BOYS, just released a new promotional video featuring a performance of 'Working My Way Back to You' from their newly-released CD.

The Midtown Men, a touring group starring four of the original cast members from JERSEY BOYS, played at a fundraising event for the Boys & Girls Club in Atlantic City. This video shows them before their show, singing and dancing with the kids.

The Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall's 2012-2013 Broadway Season includes nine Broadway shows, and seven Broadway "Specials."

On April 22, The Midtown Men will take the stage at Hoyt Sherman Place in Des Moines, Iowa for a concert featuring the '60s hits that are on their latest album. In this video, the four stars show off their vocal talent in a promotion for this upcoming performance.

The Pacific Symphony launches an exciting 2012-13 Pops season starring big-name guest artists, spectacular shows and some of the most treasured songs and genres of our time. From the "Empress of Soul," Gladys Knight, to Broadway showstoppers, the "Wicked Divas.'

The Midtown Men, a group which reunites stars from the original cast of Broadway's JERSEY BOYS, have just released a new CD featuring the '60s hits that they sing on tour. This video shows footage of the four guys traveling through New York in an open-air bus with their version of 'Up on the Roof' in the background.

The Midtown Men, a group which reunites stars from the original cast of Broadway's Jersey Boys, have just released a new CD featuring the '60s hits that they sing on tour. This video features a track from this album, 'Time of the Season,' originally by The Zombies, with a slideshow of pictures from the Midtown Men performances.

ONCE, the acclaimed new musical opened on Broadway last night, Sunday, March 18, 2012 to rave reviews after a successful Off-Broadway run in 2011. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the starry opening night arrivals and brings you photo coverage below.