John Duff News

William Blake (Echoes of Etta, The Who's Tommy, The Rocky Horror Show), John Duff (Bayside! The Musical!, Rent), Billboard recording artist and three-time Showtime at the Apollo winner Matt Cusson, Capathia Jenkins (Newsies, Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me, Caroline, or Change, Godspell, The Civil War), Leslie McDonel (American Idiot, Hairspray), N'Kenge (Motown The Musical, The Michael Jackson World Tour Tribute), Sondheim on Sondheim), Tony Award winner Tonya Pinkins (A Time To Kill, Carole, or Change, Radio Golf, The Wild Party, Jelly's Last Jam, Play On!), two-time Grammy Award nominee Ryan Shaw(Motown The Musical), A. J. Shively (La Cage Aux Folles, Unlock'd, February House) Rachel Valdati (My Big Gay Italian Wedding) and American Idol Top 10 Finalist Erika Van Pelt will sing songs from the Michael Jackson catalog at The Pop Show Presents…Michael Jackson! on Monday, September 16, 2013 at Birdland Jazz Club.

The cast and song list were just announced for Bayside! The Musical!, the unauthorized musical parody of TV's 'Saved By The Bell'. Bayside! will begin an Off-Broadway run at New York City's Theatre 80 on September 12, 2013. Get a first look at the cast in the photos below!

The cast and song list have been announced for the upcoming Off-Broadway production of Bayside! The Musical!, the musical parody of TV's #1 teen drama 'Saved By The Bell'. Performances begin September 12 at Theatre 80.

Mother, Mom, Mommy, Ma, Mama, Mum-there are many ways to call the person who brings everyone into this world. To thank and delight the woman who means so much this Mother's Day, look no further. Viva Editions has parenting guides the cover every age of childhood from top parenting experts Blythe Lipman and Dr. John Duffy. Kate Hopper encourages moms to write their 'mother stories' and Maggie Oman Shannon has over 40 idea for projects to foster creativity and contemplation. Mom's the Word celebrates motherhood and Girlfriends Forever celebrates those women moms can't live without. Whether Mom needs help with everything, or just a bit of encouragement, give her the gift of inspired living.

4@15: Four New Fifteen-Minute Musicals, performed in conjunction with University of California, Irvine, will commence performances Friday, April 19 and Saturday, April 20, for three performances only at the Playroom Theater. Tammy Holder serves as Music Director; Brian Blythe directs.

NBC's Steve Harvey Show frequently features Dr. Jon Duffy as a parenting expert, allowing him to share his message of radical optimism with parents, teens, and tweens nationwide. He has appeared on the popular show twice in the past week, and Jon's website has a special page with behind-the-scenes snippets of advice filmed in the greenroom. His most recent posts include kids and public punishment and breakups and social media.

AOP (American Opera Projects) in partnership with The Walt Whitman Project will be participating in the Brooklyn Public Library's annual free Kwanzaa program today, December 27 at 3pm at the S. Stevan Dweck Auditorium at the Central Library, Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn Public Library (10 Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, NY 11238). On Friday, December 28 at 2pm, the program will be repeated at the Rosetta Gaston Senior Center in Brownsville (460 Dumont Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11212.) Both performances are free and open to the public. Reservations are not necessary, but seating is first come, first served.

AOP (American Opera Projects) in partnership with The Walt Whitman Project will be participating in the Brooklyn Public Library's annual free Kwanzaa program on Thursday, December 27 at 3pm at the S. Stevan Dweck Auditorium at the Central Library, Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn Public Library (10 Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, NY 11238). On Friday, December 28 at 2pm, the program will be repeated at the Rosetta Gaston Senior Center in Brownsville (460 Dumont Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11212.)

Fort Worth Opera revealed today the names of the composers whose works have been selected for participation in the first season of the company's exciting, annual new works program, Frontiers, making its debut May 6 - 11, 2013. The showcase will present eight unpublished works by composers from the Americas during the last week of the 2013 Opera Festival in the McDavid Studio across from Bass Hall in downtown Fort Worth.

STCinema kicks off its 2010 program with a special screening of the award-winning feature film Hunger penned by acclaimed Irish writer Enda Walsh. The screening coincides with Sydney Theatre's presentation of Druid Ireland's The Walworth Farce, also written by Enda Walsh. Hunger will screen on Sunday 25 April at 1pm.

The weeklong Composers Now celebration launches February 22 at the festival's hub, Symphony Space, to provide a citywide platform for unprecedented recognition of living composers through concerts and activities at a diverse array of performance spaces.

The weeklong Composers Now celebration launches February 22 at the festival's hub, Symphony Space, to provide a citywide platform for unprecedented recognition of living composers through concerts and activities at a diverse array of performance spaces.

On Sunday, August 16th at 7:30pm, Theater at Lime Kiln presents with longtime bluegrass favorite, The Seldom Scene.

On Sunday, August 16th at 7:30pm, Theater at Lime Kiln presents with longtime bluegrass favorite, The Seldom Scene.

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