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In the Golden Age of Broadway, Ethel Merman was the Queen of Broadway. She sang all the great songs, played all the great plays and knew all the great personalities! Ethel Merman's Broadway recreates a theatrical era filled with charm, wit, personality, and most of all, wonderful music.
Jenna gives a rundown of where she's been and what's coming up in the world of cabaret (and sometimes beyond!) This week's column takes a look at some terrific upcoming shows including Klea Blackhurst at the Snapple Theater Center, Hilary Kole at Bemelmans Bar, and Andrea Marcovicci at the Oak Room.
One of the world's greatest musical comedies is going full steam ahead at The Court Theatre, with ANYTHING GOES opening on November 21st. The production will run through February 13, 2010.
KLEA BLACKHURST - hailed as 'an improbably terrific young performer' by the New York Times - is establishing a new home for her show Everything the Traffic Will Allow: The Songs and Sass of Ethel Merman at The Snapple Theater (210 West 50th Street).
Glee cast member Lea Michele, 'Rachel,' will sit down with On Broadway's Seth Rudetsky tonight at 8:00 pm ET on On Broadway, SIRIUS channel 77 and XM channel 75, to chat about her career on Broadway, starring on television, singing with Kristin Chenoweth on Glee and what it was like to spend the night hiding inside the Eugene O'Neil Theatre on her last night of performing Spring Awakening on Broadway.
Glee cast member Lea Michele, 'Rachel,' will sit down with On Broadway's Seth Rudetsky tonight at 8:00 pm ET on On Broadway, SIRIUS channel 77 and XM channel 75, to chat about her career on Broadway, starring on television, singing with Kristin Chenoweth on Glee and what it was like to spend the night hiding inside the Eugene O'Neil Theatre on her last night of performing Spring Awakening on Broadway.
The Victory Gardens Theater will host their 28th Annual Casting Auction, one of Chicago's most unique benefit fundraisers on Saturday, November 14 at 6 pm at the Victory Gardens Biograph Theater.
Erich Steinbock, Managing Director of The Carlyle Hotel, announced today the return of resident leading lady, Elaine Stritch, to the Café Carlyle in an all-new show: 'At Home At The Carlyle: Elaine Stritch Singin' Sondheim. . . One Song At A Time.' The strictly limited engagement will play the month of January 2010, at the legendary nightspot, with opening night set for Tuesday, January 5 (through January 30).
Cheyenne Jackson can't get enough of the small screen this week. Tomorrow, November 12, he makes his much anticipated debut appearance on 30 Rock, and will also appear on the Today Show with fellow songbird Michael Feinstein to promote their new album The Power of Two. He and Michael will be interviewed and perform a song off of the album. The segment, hosted by Kathie Lee and Hoda, airs at 10:30am EST on MSNBC.
What good is sitting along in your room when Bay Area Cabaret (www.bayareacabaret.org) beckons with its sixth season of seasoned Broadway, pop and jazz vocalists?
Highly acclaimed New York singer Cristina Fontanelli, who's best known for her amazing operatic/crossover soprano voice, along with her traditional Italian vocal performances, will once again do her annual holiday concert 'Christmas in Italy' on Sunday, November 29th at 3pm at Merkin Concert Hall at the Kaufman Center - 129 W. 67th St., NY, NY 10023 (Between Amsterdam and Broadway).
One of the world's greatest musical comedies is going full steam ahead at The Court Theatre, with ANYTHING GOES opening on November 21st. The production will run through February 13, 2010.
KLEA BLACKHURST - hailed as 'an improbably terrific young performer' by the New York Times - is establishing a new home for her show Everything the Traffic Will Allow: The Songs and Sass of Ethel Merman at The Snapple Theater (210 West 50th Street).
Applause Theatre & Cinema Books is proud to announce the release of FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: BEHIND THE MYLAR CURTAIN by Gerard Alessandrini with Michael Portantiere, a chronicle of Forbidden Broadway, the longest-running musical revue in the world and hailed by The New Yorker as 'the funniest show in New York.'
SIRIUS XM Live on Broadway featuring Alan Cumming and Kate Baldwin will be broadcast on Friday, October 30, starting at 7 pm ET, with encore presentations to air on Sunday, November 1 at 11 pm ET; Tuesday, November 3 at 7 am ET; and Wednesday, November 4 at 12 noon ET.
SIRIUS XM Live on Broadway featuring Alan Cumming and Kate Baldwin will be broadcast on Friday, October 30, starting at 7 pm ET, with encore presentations to air on Sunday, November 1 at 11 pm ET; Tuesday, November 3 at 7 am ET; and Wednesday, November 4 at 12 noon ET.
SIRIUS XM Live on Broadway featuring Alan Cumming and Kate Baldwin will be broadcast on Friday, October 30, starting at 7 pm ET, with encore presentations to air on Sunday, November 1 at 11 pm ET; Tuesday, November 3 at 7 am ET; and Wednesday, November 4 at 12 noon ET.
Legendary producer, John Kenley, passed away peacefully on October 23, 2009. He was 103. Over 60 years ago, John Kremchek appeared with Martha Graham as a dancer-acrobat in John Murray Anderson's Greenwich Village Follies. Mr Anderson told young Kremchek to change his name to Kenley where it has remained ever since.
It is not news that technological advancement is the new center of global competition. Indeed, in today's world, we have become accustomed to wanting everything bigger, clearer, louder, and faster - and we want it now. This emerging perspective has led to a number of interesting innovations: music has become digitized such that album creation no longer requires singers to have the talent to stay on pitch or carry a tune; books have become screened via the Kindle; communication no longer requires the use of a voice or pen (when did you last send a letter via post?); and through online money management people can become rich without ever touching a dollar bill. The list goes on.
On Sunday, November 22nd, Tony Award winner and Broadway star Andrea Martin will be live in the National Arts Centre Theatre in Ottawa to read aloud Mordecai Richler's classic children's story, 'Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang' for one special afternoon. The reading, abridged by David S. Craig and presented in association with TD Canadian Children's Book Week, is part of the NAC English Theatre's Family 3 series. An exciting event for families, as parents will take pleasure as they watch their children enthralled with Ms. Martin exciting reading as young Jacob is brought to life.
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