Ken Ard News

Paper Mill Playhouse will host an online contest to promote their production of Half Time, the new musical about not acting your age. "Generations," The Half Time Dance Contest is a social contest where participants will film a video of multiple generations of their family dancing to whatever music moves them.

Paper Mill Playhouse announced today the full cast and creative team for the East Coast premiere of Half Time. The newest addition to this stellar cast is Tony award winner and Broadway legend Donna McKechnie.

MOMENTUM ARTISTS and ARTS-NYpresentSecret Jazz NYC Cabaret with Mark Berman and Ken Ard Saturday, April 28, 2018, 6:30 pmDon't Tell Mama, 343 W 46th St, New York, NY 10036.

Momentum Artists partners with Airbnb to launch this piano music Airbnb Experience featuring Mark Berman, renowned pianist and composer, at iconic and beloved cabaret club Don't Tell Mama, on restaurant row, in the heart of the theatre district. Berman, on piano, will be joined by special guest stars from the Broadway stage, and audience members will have a chance to sing onstage with Mark as well. For tickets, information and directions, visit https://www.airbnb.com/experiences/148984.

Jim Caruso, host of Jim Caruso's Cast Party has been throwing a party at Birdland every Monday night for the past fifteen years, and needless to say, the soirée has fallen on his birthday a handful of times. Like this Monday, February 5. Cast Party became his party, and dozens of showbiz pals came to serenade him.

Pangea presents Broadway veteran Ken Ard and piano virtuoso Mark Berman. Seasoned Broadway performer & Jazz Singer Ken Ard, Cats, Starlight Express, Song & Dance, Jelly's Last Jam & Smokey Joe's Cafe, puts his own very special spin on amour in this pre-Valentines Day exploration of Love and its many feels.

Stanley Martin has been performing onstage since the age of five and professionally since the age of 10. He is currently ,as well as the original Broadway cast member, in the Hit Broadway musical 'Aladdin'.

The 62nd Annual Drama Desk Awards, hosted by Michael Urie, were held at The Town Hall (123 W. 43rd Street) just last night, June 4th.

Broadway veteran Ken Ard returns to the cabaret stage after more than a decade across the pond. A noted star of Broadway shows such as Smokey Joe's Cafe, Starlight Express, Song and Dance, and the original company of CATS, Ard left NYC in 2002.

Stanley Martin has been performing onstage since the age of five and professionally since the age of 10. He is  currently ,as well as the original Broadway cast member,  in the Hit Broadway musical 'Aladdin'. 

Broadway Performer Ken Ard (Smokey Joe's Cafe) hosts an Evening of Lovely Ladies from the Great White Way.

Nominated for eight Tony® Awards, Smokey Joe's Cafe is a musical revue showcasing 39 pop standards from the 1950's, 1960's and 1970's, including rock and roll and rhythm and blues songs written by songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. The Original Broadway cast recording, Smokey Joe's Cafe: The Songs Of Leiber And Stoller, won a Grammy Award in 1996. After a Los Angeles tryout, the revue opened on Broadway in 1995, running for 2,036 performances, making it the longest -running musical revue in Broadway history. It also had a London run in 1996. The show will open at Jacksonville's Alhambra Theatre & Dining on August 3, 2016.

A look back at Broadway's longest running musical revue, as a new production prepares for the summer.

Coming up this week, 54 BELOW, the performance venue located just below the legendary Studio 54 at 254 West 54th Street, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz and beyond:Coming up this week, 54 BELOW, the performance venue located just below the legendary Studio 54 at 254 West 54th Street, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz and beyond:

Joseph Macchia brings back the hit monthly series Broadway On 22nd Street, which brings back some of the most talented performers from the Great White Way down to The Metropolitan Room. Each performer has a four-song set and pairs up for duets and group numbers. The fabulous musical director Tracy Stark heads the evening. Performing tonight, Spetember 10th at 7 p.m. will be Kwame Remy, Marissa Rosen, Zoie Morris and Antuan Raimone. Doors open at 6:15 p.m.

Joseph Macchia brings back the hit monthly series Broadway On 22nd Street, which brings back some of the most talented performers from the Great White Way down to The Metropolitan Room. Each performer has a four-song set and pairs up for duets and group numbers. The fabulous musical director Tracy Stark heads the evening. Performing on Spetember 10th at 7 p.m. will be Kwame Remy, Marissa Rosen, Zoie Morris and Antuan Raimone. Doors open at 6:15 p.m.