Karen Akers News

Harvey Returns! Welcome to The Return of special new series on BroadwayWorld.com - four time Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein's personal MySpace blog of bringing his brand new musical, A Catered Affair to Broadway. We'll be exclusively picking up Harvey Fierstein's blog as he shares his first hand reports from rehearsals to Opening Night (and beyond). Check back for updates as rehearsals get underway!

The stars came out for the Broadway opening of A Catered Affair which is playing at the Walter Kerr Theatre. A Catered Affair has a book by four-time Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein, score by John Bucchino, who is making his Broadway debut as a composer and direction by Tony Award-winner John Doyle.

Last night, April 17th 2008, A Catered Affair opened at the Walter Kerr Theatre. A Catered Affair has a book by four-time Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein, score by John Bucchino and direction by Tony Award-winner John Doyle.

Karen Akers, international chanteuse and cabaret star, returns for her ninth consecutive spring engagement at the legendary Oak Room at the Algonquin Hotel (59 West 44th Street between 5th & 6th Avenues).

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Nicole Kidman and Judi Dench will be starring (and singing) in the upcoming film version of the Tony Award Winning musical Nine. The film is being adapted by Rob Marshall and produced by the Weinstein Company.

Andy Anselmo's Singers Forum is proud to announce that its 12th annual Andy Anselmo Achievement Awards Gala will celebrate the non-profit foundation's 30th anniversary as New York's leading institution dedicated to the development and appreciation of the vocal arts through vocal training, performance and community service.

The Artistic Director of Washington's Signature Theatre talks about John Kander, Fred Ebb, and honoring forty years of Broadway history in less than four months.

Hunter Foster will star with Natascia Diaz in Kiss of the Spider Woman, playing the role of the imaginative homosexual prisoner Molina at Signature Theatre in Arlington, VA. Kiss of the Spider Woman, opening March 11.

Eric Schaeffer, artistic director of Signature Theatre, announced today that two-time Tony® winner George Hearn will join another two-time Tony® winner Chita Rivera for Kander & Ebb's musical The Visit - a highlight of Signature Theatre's national Kander & Ebb Celebration in the spring of 2008.

Signature Theatre presents actress/singer/dancer Natascia Diaz in The Kiss of the Spider Woman - a highlight of Signature Theatre's national Kander & Ebb Celebration in the spring of 2008.

Birdland Jazz Club proudly presents the legendary singer/songwriter Phoebe Snow as she brings her extraordinary vocal instrument to Manhattan for a very rare New York club engagement, October 24-27.

Jane Olivor, Karen Akers, Marc Kudisch, Liz Callaway, Lari White, Scott Coulter, Jason Graae, Lisa Howard, Steven Lutvak, Chris DiCristo, Julie Garnye, and Carole Schwartz were among the Broadway and cabaret stars honoring famed composer Stephen Schwartz in 'A Tribute to Stephen Schwartz' on Friday, October 19 at 8PM at The Town Hall as part of the Third Annual Broadway Cabaret Festival October 19-21, 2007. The evening was directed by Scott Coulter with musical direction by Alex Rybeck.

In honor of its upcoming 4th Anniversary on Broadway, the hit musical Wicked will host special 'Wicked Day' celebrations in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, London, and Boston, where the national tour will be playing at the end of October. Bette Middler hosts special event Sunday October 28, opening 'Friendship Garden'

Jane Olivor, Karen Akers, Marc Kudisch, Liz Callaway, Lari White, Scott Coulter, Jason Graae, Lisa Howard, Steven Lutvak, Chris DiCristo, Julie Garnye, and Carole Schwartz are among today's most talented stars from the Broadway and cabaret scene to honor famed composer Stephen Schwartz in 'A Tribute to Stephen Schwartz' on Friday, October 19 at 8PM at The Town Hall as part of the Third Annual Broadway Cabaret Festival October 19-21, 2007. The evening is directed by Scott Coulter with musical direction by Alex Rybeck.

The Town Hall (123 West 43rd Street) presents the Third Annual Broadway Cabaret Festival! All Broadway Music! All Broadway Stars! All Weekend Long! October 19-21, 2007.

Anna Bergman premieres 'Wherever Love Takes Me' her solo show at The Metropolitan Room from October 11 to 20.

'Hairspray' film Featured on Oprah and Travolta Calls His Performance an Homage to Baltimore.

After last week's performance by Karen Akers, Any Wednesday continues its celebration of cabaret/theater divas on May 9 with Steven Brinberg.

In May, Any Wednesday will bring audiences an abundance of cabaret divas.