Emily Skinner News

A weekly column on Baltimore/Washington Theater and Broadway

The Laurie Beechman Theatre, located within The West Bank Café (407 West 42nd St.), is pleased to continue THE AFTER PARTY, an informal social gathering for the theatrically inclined. Every Friday from 10:30pm till 2am, join hosts BRANDON CUTRELL (MAC & Bistro Award winner) and ALYSHA UMPHRESS (XL Star), as well as RAY FELLMAN (Captain Louie) at the piano, for this weekly party in the heart of Manhattan's theatre district.

On Saturday, January 13th and Sunday, January 14th, Virginia's Signature Theatre will unveil its new two-theater complex in Shirlington Village

A weekly column on Baltimore/Washington theater and Broadway

David Gurland, the multi award winning and out gay vocalist, will present his most ambitious performance series to date, 'The DGUR Concerts,' on the third Sunday of each month, starting January 21st.

On October 21st, 2006, producer Scott Siegel brought together the original stars of Side Show, Emily Skinner and Alice Ripley, for a reunion concert.

'Til the Fat Girl Sings author and Broadway actress Sharon Wheatley will host an hour of inspiring stories and songs at The Drama Bookshop (250 W. 40th St.) on Wednesday, November 15th at 6pm.

The New York Musical Theatre Festival has announced the winners of the 2006 NYMF Awards for Excellence, who will be recognized as part of the NYMF 2006 Awards Gala honoring Kevin McCollum

The second evening of the Broadway Cabaret Festival reunited the two Side Show stars to glorious effect.

'Til the Fat Girl Sings author and Broadway actress Sharon Wheatley will host an hour of inspiring stories and songs at The Drama Bookshop on Wednesday, November 15th at 6pm

The 2nd Annual Broadway Cabaret Festival, the star-studded event that recently played Town Hall, concluded with 'Broadway Originals' on Sunday, October 22nd

The 2nd Annual Broadway Cabaret Festival presented the highly anticipated reunion concert of the Side Show stars in 'Emily Skinner and Alice Ripley Sing Broadway,' which took place on October 21st at Town Hall

The 2nd Annual Broadway Cabaret Festival launched with 'Music in the Air: A Tribute to Jerome Kern' on October 20th

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas--the latest star-studded Actors' Fund Benefit concert--took place on October 16th at the August Wilson Theatre, and BroadwayWorld was there!

The cast of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas--the next star-studded Actors' Fund Benefit concert--recently posed for pictures at a press preview, and BroadwayWorld was there for the sneak peek!

Terrence Mann will be play Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd in the upcoming one-night-only benefit of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.

The Actors' Fund of America has announced that Tony-nominee Emily Skinner will take on the role of Miss Mona in The Fund's one-night-only benefit production of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas on October 16th at The August Wilson Theatre

The opening night of the 2nd Annual Broadway Cabaret Festival at Town Hall on Friday, October 20th at 8 PM will feature sixteen standout performers.

If there was ever a performer who, like fine wine, seems to get better with time, it has got to be the ever-smiling, ever-so-talented and truly nice guy, Norm Lewis.

Emily Skinner, Norm Lewis and Anika Larsen will join Seth Rudetsky on September 10th for an evening celebrating the release of his new book 'The Q Guide to Broadway'