Eden Espinoza News

Latiné Musical Theatre Lab is honored to highlight KO, also known as Karen Olivo. KO is a prodigious supporter of the Lab, and the preeminent donor for 4xLatiné, one of the Lab's flagship programs which will take place on March 13, 2023 in NYC and will feature four, fifteen-minute excerpts of new musicals, all written by Latiné writers and performed for a live audience.

After nearly 100 independent productions in ten countries across four continents in six languages, “LIZZIE” the Musical, by Steven Cheslik-DeMeyer, Tim Maner, and Alan Stevens Hewitt, has been picked up by Broadway Licensing.

Eden Espinosa, Joshua Henry, and Megan Hilty will raise the roof with a program specifically curated by The Soraya which include songs from the late Stephen Sondheim’s Sunday in the Park with George and Company, plus numbers from Wicked, Hamilton, Carousel, and more.

Quarantine Cabaret and Cocktails, produced and hosted by entertainer and LML Music founder, Lee Lessack, and actor and frequent SNL regular, Robert Bannon, made its debut during isolation on YouTube, and they have had nothing but star studded shows every week in the approximately hour long show, and the humor quotient has been very high, along with the music.

On Thursday, September 24th, Darlene Love, Judith Hill and Lisa Fischer stars of the smash hit documentary about backup singers, 20 Feet From Stardom, join Lee and Robert for what will no doubt be a memorable evening.

On Thursday, July 30th, Broadway star Chita Rivera joins Lee and Robert for what will surely be a memorable evening. In addition, the special guest host is the hilarious Michael Orland and Chita's daughter, Tony nominee, Lisa Mordente. 

Quarantine Cabaret and Cocktails, produced and hosted by entertainer and LML Music founder, Lee Lessack, and actor and frequent SNL regular, Robert Bannon, will return tonight with the Original Broadway cast of Side Show: Alice Ripley, Emily Skinner, Hugh Panaro and Jeff McCarthy, PLUS Shawn Ryan, founder of Young Actors Theatre Camp.

This week, Quarantine Cabaret and Cocktails welcomes the original members of a?oeSide Showa?? on Broadway including Tony winner Alice Ripley, Tony nominee Emily Skinner, Tony nominee Norm Lewis, Jeff McCarthy, Hugh Panaro, and Ken Jennings.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, founding Directors Shawn Ryan and John Ainsworth announced today that Young Actors' Theatre Camp, one of the nation's premier theatre and drama camps held in California's Santa Cruz mountains, has gone entirely virtual.

Quarantine Cabaret and Cocktails, produced and hosted by entertainer and LML Music founder, Lee Lessack, and actor and frequent SNL regular, Robert Bannon, made its debut nine weeks ago on Facebook Live.

5 years after opening on Broadway BKLYN The Musical finds a home with theatrical licensor, Broadway Licensing. It's hit song 'Once Upon a Time', originally sung by Eden Espinoza, has endured long after the show closed. Famous ladies to tackle the power ballad include: Diana DeGarmo, Natalie Weiss, Isa Peña, and Anneliese van der Pol.

The National Tour of Falsettos celebrated its official opening in Dallas this week! Let's see what the critics have to say!

Experienced actor Nick Adams takes on the role of Whizzer in FALSETTOS, a national tour of the 2016 Lincoln Center revival of this Tony-awarded show that originally debuted in 1992. Here, he shares a little about his role and career before coming to The Ordway in Saint Paul.

Check out Keala Settle joining Wicked alums Eden Espinoza, Shoshana Bean, and Megan Hilty to bring you the exciting conclusion of Drunk Wicked!

Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) announces the appointment of acclaimed musical theatre educator, performer, music director and Broadway producer Dave Clemmons as Dean of the Humphreys School of Musical Theatre (HSMT).

Some of Broadway's most acclaimed musical theater actresses will be in San Antonio over the coming months in the Broadway @ Woodlawn Theatre Celebrity Series with host Seth Rudetsky. Starring as host, interviewer and pianist, Rudetsky is a Broadway accompanist, Sirius XM radio host, comedian, and musical theatre expert. In each show, Seth Rudetsky mixes songs with a live interview of a guest Broadway star's life and career. Insider stories are also revealed from the friendship of Seth and each Broadway star.

Anyone who has seen Rent knows "One Song Glory" as essentially Roger's fight song. Any version of this song I've heard has sounded exactly like Adam Pascal's (the song's originator). Nonetheless, Ms. Espinosa put an entirely new motivation behind the song. For Eden Espinosa, this is not a fight song. It's a song of recognition. The character is dying. However, it is also a song of redemption. This character is not fighting. This character is saying goodbye. It's the polar opposite of the established version of the song.

In the last week the stars came out to 54 Below to see engagements featuring Linda Lavin with Billy Stritch, Eden Espinoza and Jason Robert Brown. Among those in the audience were Carol Burnett, Joy Behar, Hal Prince, John Davidson, Penny Fuller and Steve Bakunis.

Tony Award-winner Faith Prince (Guys & Dolls, A Catered Affair) and Jason Graae (Falsettos, Ragtime, Forever Plaid), Tony Award-winner Tonya Pinkins (Caroline or Change, Jelly's Last Jam, The Wild Party), Tituss Burgess (Disney's The Little Mermaid, Guys & Dolls), and Eden Espinosa Wicked, Rent, Brooklyn) gave a special press preview from some of the upcoming engagements at 54 Below last week. BroadwayWorld's own Randy Rainbow was on the scene to chat with them about their shows, and you can check out what they had to say by clicking below!

Tony Award-winner Faith Prince (Guys & Dolls, A Catered Affair) and Jason Graae (Falsettos, Ragtime, Forever Plaid), Tony Award-winner Tonya Pinkins (Caroline or Change, Jelly's Last Jam, The Wild Party), Tituss Burgess (Disney's The Little Mermaid, Guys & Dolls), and Eden Espinoza Wicked, Rent, Brooklyn) gave a special press preview from some of the upcoming engagements at 54 Below earlier today. BroadwayWorld brings you photos from the special event below!