John Hill News

The Laurie Beechman Theatre is pleased to announce the return of the new talk/variety evening, Saturday Night Underground. The evening will be a casual variety show, featuring interviews and performances from some of New York's most intriguing personalities. And the fun doesn't stop there, audience members are encouraged to get up on stage and sing a song or tell a joke, recommend a great restaurant or complain about a bad date. Host Ben Rimalower will mingle with the crowd, inviting people to join the show. So bring your sheet music or guitar, your funny stories and your axes to grind. From 11pm til 2am, join host Ben Rimalower (director of The Fabulous Life of a Size Zero, Joy and Leslie Kritzer is Patti LuPone at Les Mouches), the fabulous Dreams (Larry Hamilton, Rob Tucker and Jamaal Wilson) and pianist Mark Hartman (Avenue Q) for this regular event in the theatre district.

Natalie Joy Johnson, of Legally Blonde and Bare: A Pop Opera, premiered her new club act at Therapy on Monday, February 25, with Musical Direction by Brian J. Nash, with special material by John Hill and directed by Ben Rimalower.

Natalie Joy Johnson will perform at Therapy on Monday February 25 at 9PM, Tuesday March 4 at 11PM, and Thursday March 13 at 11PM. With musical direction by Brian Nash and special material by John Hill, the concert is directed by Ben Rimalower.

As part of the new Vlada lounge Tuesday night musical theater/cabaret series at Vlada, Kate Pazakis will be performing and hosting joined by Marty Thomas, Kristy Cates, Brad Bass and Damon Gravina. Music direction by Brian J. Nash. The show is scheduled for 10:30 PM.

Ars Nova presents Wendy Ho in 'The Gospel According to Ho' on Friday, December 14 at 11PM at Ars Nova (511 West 54th Street). All tickets are $10. Ben Rimalower directs; Brian Nash as musical director.

The Producers, after playing its final Broadway performance on April 22nd, held an after-party at Tony's DiNapoli Times Square, and BroadwayWorld was there for the festivities!

Ars Nova will present 'Our Lady J and the Pink Champagned Orchestra' with special guest Bianca Leigh on Friday, December 8 at 8:00 PM at Ars Nova

'MTV Show Choir'--created by Hairspray and The Boy from Oz star John Hill--has been greenlighted by the popular cable network

As part of Dixon Place HOT! Festival, KeiTriK Productions will present And/or, four dark comedies (and one live music video) written by Stan Richardson and directed by Ben Rimalower, from August 2nd through 19th

It is with great pleasure and pride that The West Bank Café announces the July, 2006 line-up of live entertainment, to be presented in The Laurie Beechman Theatre. The West Bank Café is located at 407 West 42nd. St., at Ninth Avenue. For reservations, please call 212.695.6909, between the hours of 12pm and 8pm.

Rob Orbach, Adrian Zmed, Kerry O'Malley and Nancy Opel are among the Broadway talents set for the 2006-2007 season of California Musical Theatre, located in Sacramento

In place of John Hill, who will be shooting a TV pilot for MTV, Scott Nevins and Natalie Joy Johnson will perform at the Duplex on May 22nd

Hairspray star John Hill is returning to the Duplex with his new show Skinny Corpse for four performances only from May 15th through June 5th

BroadwayWorld.com, the Premiere Theatre Site on the Net, Boasts Over 175 Stars and Pros - Choosing their Most Memorable or Favorite Romantic Love Songs from a Broadway Show...in An Expanded and Updated Version of Last Year's Top-Rated Feature.

Tevin Campbell, John Hill and Evan Harrington have joined the starry cast of Guilty Pleasures: I Want My 80s Music, which will be presented on February 27th

Stars such as Julia Murney, Max Von Essen and Billy Porter will perform at the Scott Nevins Holiday Special on December 19th

Michael Arden, Eden Espinosa, Max Von Essen, Chad Kimball and more showed up for the October 19th edition of the Scott Nevins Variety Hour at Caroline's on Broadway

Eden Espinosa, Max Von Essen, Tyler Maynard and other Broadway talents will be featured in the October 19th edition of The Scott Nevins Variety Hour

Hairspray's John Hill will take center stage on September 22nd to reprise his hit solo show Whiskers on Kittens

But I'm a Cheerleader: The Musical with book and lyrics by Bill August in and music by Andrew Abrams, based on Lions Gate's 1998 cult film by Jamie Babbit and Brian Wayne Peterson, will have its world premiere as part of the second annual NY Musical Theatre Festival.