Jacob Whitesides Named Radio Disney's Newest 'Next Big Thing' Featured Artist
by Caryn Robbins
- Aug 24, 2015
Jacob Whitesides has been named Radio Disney's 'NBT' (Next Big Thing) featured artist. The 17-year-old singer-songwriter is the latest artist to be highlighted in the multi-platform feature program that has championed young developing recording artists, showcasing their journeys as they turn their unique talents and dreams into careers.
NEW YORK COMEDY FESTIVAL Announces 2015 Lineup - Billy Crystal, Judd Apatow, Bill Burr and More!
by Christina Mancuso
- Aug 10, 2015
Marking its 12th year, the New York Comedy Festival (NYCF), presented in association with Comedy Central, announced its 2015 line-up today. Expanding to six days and running from November 10 -15, the festival will feature some of comedy's biggest stars performing in New York City's most prestigious venues, including the Beacon Theatre, Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), Carnegie Hall, Carolines on Broadway, Madison Square Garden, The Theater at MSG, Town Hall and the 92nd Street Y.
Derrick Baskin, Zak Resnick, & Daniel J. Watts to Join Bryan Fenkart in A DECADE OF IMPERFECTION at 54 Below, 8/11
by Tyler Peterson
- Aug 4, 2015
54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents Bryan Fenkart in "A Decade of Imperfection" on August 11, 2015. Derrick Baskin (Memphis, Spelling Bee), Sam Brown, Zak Resnick (Piece of My Heart, Mamma Mia) and Daniel J. Watts (After Midnight, Motown) join Bryan as he celebrates the 10 year anniversary of his debut album, "Imperfect Man". The evening will take us on the unpredictable journey of the everyman, told through Bryan's original music and the pop, rock and Broadway songs that have inspired him.
Full Cast Set for RSC's Swan Theatre Production of HECUBA
by Tyler Peterson
- Jul 28, 2015
Full casting is announced for the Swan Theatre production of Marina Carr's new play based on the epic tale of Hecuba, directed by RSC Deputy Artistic Director Erica Whyman with Derbhle Crotty in the title role, opening on Thursday 24 September 2015.
Bryan Fenkart to Bring A DECADE OF IMPERFECTION to 54 Below, 8/11
by Tyler Peterson
- Jul 14, 2015
Bryan Fenkart will bring his one-man show "A Decade of Imperfection" to 54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, on Tuesday August 11, 2015 at 9:30 pm. "A Decade of Imperfection" celebrates the 10 year anniversary of Bryan's debut album "Imperfect Man," and takes us on the unpredictable journey of the everyman, told through Fenkart's original music and the pop, rock and Broadway songs that have inspired him. Guest artists to be announced.
Riley Thomas Returns to NYMF with WEARING BLACK Tonight
by BWW News Desk
- Jul 9, 2015
THE NEW YORK MUSICAL THEATRE FESTIVAL and DARK PROPHETS PRODUCTION LLC are pleased to announce the world premiere production of Wearing Black, winner Best Original Score at FRIGID New York, with book, music and lyrics by Riley Thomas (writer/composer of the sold out award-winning NYMF show STUCK, now a feature film starring Giancarlo Esposito, Amy Madigan and Ashanti.), music direction by Ben Caplan and directed by J. Scott Lapp (Broadway's Bonnie & Clyde; National Tours Murder for Two, Xanadu; Old Globe; La Jolla Playhouse; The Barn Stage Company).
Photo Flash: Kyle Riabko & Cast of WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT? Rock Menier Chocolate Factory
by Tyler Peterson
- Jul 7, 2015
The Menier Chocolate Factory recently confirmed the international cast - hailing from across the UK, US and Canada, for the UK premiere of What's It All About? Bacharach Reimagined. Burt Bacharach's celebrated songbook is given an exciting new interpretation with Kyle Riabko's thrillingly original musical arrangement. This show, directed by Oliver Award-winner Steven Hoggett, is a dynamic 90-minute non-stop musical journey in which the 27-year-old Riabko leads a talented group of young performers through Bacharach's classic melodies, blending nostalgia and innovation, where generations old and new can revel in the joy of these hits as if for the very first time.
Riley Thomas to Return to NYMF with WEARING BLACK This July
by BWW News Desk
- Jun 19, 2015
THE NEW YORK MUSICAL THEATRE FESTIVAL and DARK PROPHETS PRODUCTION LLC are pleased to announce the world premiere production of Wearing Black, winner Best Original Score at FRIGID New York, with book, music and lyrics by Riley Thomas (writer/composer of the sold out award-winning NYMF show STUCK, now a feature film starring Giancarlo Esposito, Amy Madigan and Ashanti.), music direction by Ben Caplan and directed by J. Scott Lapp (Broadway's Bonnie & Clyde; National Tours Murder for Two, Xanadu; Old Globe; La Jolla Playhouse; The Barn Stage Company).
Ebony Repertory Theatre Presents THE GOSPEL AT COLONUS, Now thru 7/19
by BWW News Desk
- Jun 18, 2015
Ebony Repertory Theatre (ERT - Founder/Producer Wren T. Brown) announced today that they will present the Pulitzer Prize Finalist and Tony Award-nominated production of THE GOSPEL AT COLONUS starring Tony Award-winner Roger Robinson (Joe Turner's Come and Gone) as Oedpius. The acclaimed production, conceived and adapted by Lee Breuer (Mabou Mines' Trilogy) and music by Bob Telson (Lincoln Center Theater's Chronicle of a Death Foretold), is a soul stirring dramatic-musical which takes place within the framework of a Pentecostal church service set against the tragic Greek background of the story of Oedipus at Colonus, in which the exiled king Oedipus seeks a place where he may be properly buried. ERT's production, directed by Andi Chapman (Actors Co-op's Steel Magnolias - Drama-Logue Award for Outstanding Director), will commemorate the 30th Anniversary of the Los Angeles Premiere. Performances will run tonight, June 18 - July 19, 2015 with an official press opening on Saturday, June 20 at the Nate Holden Performing Arts Center (4718 West Washington Boulevard) in Los Angeles.
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