Coming up this week, 54 BELOW, the performance venue located just below the legendary Studio 54 at 254 West 54th Street, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz and beyond. 54 Below also launched its series of late night events. Joining Tuesday nights' popular 'Backstage' with Susie Mosher is the '54 Piano Bar,' a new vocal competition - 'The Callback,' and more:
Following the release of their sophomore album Kerrigan-Lowdermilk Live, Kait Kerrigan and Brian Lowdermilk are going back to their roots with two live concerts on July 25 at 6 & 9pm at the New York Musical Theatre Festival where they debuted their first musical.
Veteran film and theatre producer Sandy Stern, with Louis Hobson, Jake Groshong and Katie Tomlinson Diamond of Seattle's Balagan Theatre, will present a closed workshop performance today, July 12, of Jeff Thomson and Jeremy Desmon's new rock musical Pump up the Volume, directed by Tony Award and Drama Desk Award winner Christopher Gattelli (Newsies,South Pacific) and Dave Solomon, with choreography by Christopher Gattelli and music direction by James Sampliner (Legally Blonde, The Wedding Singer).
Following the release of their sophomore album Kerrigan-Lowdermilk Live, Kait Kerrigan and Brian Lowdermilk are going back to their roots with two live concerts on July 25 at 6 & 9pm at the New York Musical Theatre Festival where they debuted their first musical.
Casting for MOTEL RASDELL: A New Musical was announced today. Broadway all stars head up the show: Emma Hunton (Rent, Next To Normal, Spring Awakening), Tim Young (Next To Normal), Sarah Litzsinger (Amour, Beauty & The Beast), Alena Watters (Sister Act, The Addams Family, West Side Story) and Jonathan Hadley (Jersey Boys, A Class Act).Other cast members include John Gardiner (National Tours of Jersey Boys, The Lion King), Emily McNamara (Newsical the Musical, My Big Gay Italian Wedding), RJ Woessner (ABC's One Life to Live, NBC's The Sing-Off) Ryan Powell, Sami Horneff, Jamie Cook, and Justin Liebergen.
'Exposed: Drew Overcash in Concert' will be presented tonight, June 30th at the Time Out Lounge at New World Stages.
BROADWAY SESSIONS is described as an evening of musical performances, games and open mic featuring a new Broadway guest each week. The show is created and hosted by Ben Cameron (Bway Wicked, Aida and Footloose) and features musical director Joshua Stephen Kartes on piano. v
'Smash' star Krysta Rodriguez will lead an all-star group of Broadway talent who will perform as part of 'Made For Each Other: Broadway Meets Andrew McMahon,' tonight (Saturday, June 15th) at 54 Below.
The York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director; Andrew Levine, Executive Director), in association with Jim Kierstead, as part of its acclaimed Developmental Reading Series, continues its summer schedule with the new musical Unexpected Joy, with Book & Lyrics by Bill Russell and Music by Janet Hood. Directed by Tony Award nominee Sheryl Kaller and with music direction by Jodie Moore, the four-member cast will feature Annie Golden, Emma Hunton, Capathia Jenkins and AnnMarie Milazzo.
Clearwater Theatre's production of Next to Normal received rave reviews last year and is back again at Tarragon Theatre for a limited run this week. The Tony and Pulitizer Prize winning show tells the story of a family struggling to cope with issues surrounding mental illness, and packs a hefty emotional wallop. With some fantastic tunes and a heartfelt story, this is an eye opening musical likely to make you laugh and cry. Joining the cast this time around are Steffi DiDomenicantonio, Marty Burt and David Coomber. Today BWW is speaking with Steffi D about her experience playing Natalie, meeting Alice Ripley and more.
Coming up this week, 54 BELOW, the performance venue located just below the legendary Studio 54 at 254 West 54th Street, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz and beyond. 54 Below also launched its series of late night events. Joining Tuesday nights' popular 'Backstage' with Susie Mosheris the '54 Piano Bar,' a new vocal competition - 'The Callback,' and more:
'Smash' star Krysta Rodriguez will lead an all-star group of Broadway talent who will perform as part of 'Made For Each Other: Broadway Meets Andrew McMahon' on Saturday, June 15th at 54 Below.
Joining songwriter Overcash for the 9PM concert will be Richard H. Blake (Wicked, Legally Blonde), Nick Cartell (Jesus Christ Superstar, Scandalous), Ariana DeBose (Motown, Bring It On), Jason Gotay (F#%king Up Everything, Bring It On), Emma Hunton (Rent, Next to Normal), Kara Lindsay (Newsies), Zak Resnick (Mamma Mia!), Christina Sajous (Spider-Man, American Idiot) and NYC a'capella group BLACKOUT.
Broadway in South Africa 5th Anniversary Celebration took place earlier this week at Avenues: The World School. BroadwayWorld was there for the special concert and you can check ou full photo coverage below!
The previously announced Broadway in South Africa 5th Anniversary Celebration, now set to take place at Avenues: The World School, will also be live-streamed via StageIt.com. The star-studded concert of original music will begin promptly at 8:00pm EDT.
Raging Squid Ink and Eric Schmalenberger have announced the world premiere production of Jake Thomas' THE DEAD DREAM MACHINE, video art directed by Sean Gill and directed and choreographed by Rachel Klein. THE DEAD DREAM MACHINE will play a limited engagement at La Luz (135 Thames Street, Brooklyn, NY). Performances begin Wednesday, September 18 and continue through Saturday, October 13. Opening Night is Friday, September 20 (8 p.m.).
A host of Broadway stars gathered to record the music of Jonathan Reid Gealt for an album to benefit Broadway Impact, released today, April 30, 2013.
Monday Musical Madness, described as 'up close, personal, and gay, gay, gay,' takes place on the main level of BoxersHK, New York's newest Gay Sports Bar located in Hell's Kitchen at the corner of West 50th Street and 9th Avenue.
The previously announced Broadway in South Africa 5th Anniversary Celebration-a star-studded concert of original music based on essays and letters from South African students who participate in their youth development programs-will now take place at Avenues, the World School, a brand new state-of-the-art 'world school' and 'integrated learning community, located on the High Line. The concert will still begin promptly at 8pm with a reception to follow.
Brave New World Enterprises, LLC has completed casting for its pre-Broadway workshop table reading of the new musical based on Aldous Huxley's novel, BRAVE NEW WORLD.
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