Birdland Theater presented singer Daniel LeClaire, who make his NYC solo debut on Tuesday, October 2. He was accompanied by a band, which included Mike Underwood, Ron Bryant and Julio Reyes. Daniel's very special guest stars were Ruby Lewis, Jelani Remy, Kennedy Caughill, and Mike Longo. The show included songs made famous by Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, Otis Redding, Gavin DeGraw and more.
Lorin Latarro will direct an industry presentation of the dark comedy, ALIVE! The Zombie Musical on September 28. Leading the show are Betsy Wolfe (Waitress), Ben Fankhauser (Newsies), Lauren Zakrin (Great Comet), and Hunter Ryan Herdlicka (A Little Night Music).
MT Shorts will celebrate its official launch, with a premiere screening of its first musical short film, Hey, Beautiful!, by award-winning composing team Nat Zegree and Eric Holmes at a one night only star-studded concert featuring selections from the duo's songbook at The Cutting Room on September 24th at 8PM.
Well, we did it! Broadway Sessions recently celebrated it's 10th anniversary with a full blown SUPER SHOW! We invited back some of our favorite performers to recreate some of our favorite musical moments. We also had some incredible new memories made! Our All-Star cast dazzled the SRO room. Enjoy these highlights by Paige Davis, Kevin Chamberlin, Ciara Renee, Nick Adams, Kennedy Caughell, Jeremy Stolle, Kelvin Moon Loh, Alex Grayson. Bre Jackson, Colton Ryan, F. Michael Haynie, Erica Lustig, Tracy MCDowell, Adinah Alexander, Jen Perry, Jed Resnick, Imari Hardon, Isabel Kruse and more!
On June 15, 2018, Sing For Your Seniors hosted the latest in its series of Broadway Sessions with cast members from "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical" at the Edie Windsor SAGE Center in Chelsea as part of Pride Month. SAGE is the country's largest and oldest organization dedicated to improving the lives of LGBT older adults. The musical performance included songs of the performers' choosing as well of songs from "Beautiful." The audience enjoyed a one-hour session, as well as a meet-and-greet visit with the cast following the performance.
Broadway's Future Songbook Series - presented by Arts and Artists of Tomorrow - continues its twenty-seventh season on Monday, May 21st in the Bruno Walter Auditorium at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center located at 111 Amsterdam Avenue and 65th Street.
The cast has been finalized for the upcoming reading of THE GIRL IN THE RED DRESS on Monday, May 14th (8p-10p) at the National Arts Club (Gramercy Park, South).
On May 14th at the National Arts Club (8p-10p), members and guests will 'get into something red' when the new, original musical - 'THE GIRL IN THE RED DRESS' - has its next reading.
Producers Paul Blake and Sony/ATV Music Publishing announced today that Melissa Benoist, who currently steals the screen in the title role of The CW's hit show, 'Supergirl', will make her Broadway debut as Carole King this summer in Broadway's hit, Beautiful-The Carole King Musical. Ms. Benoist will begin performances on June 7 and will play a limited run through August 4th, 2018.
In celebration of their 5-year 'collabiversary', Look Up will feature songs from McGuire & Simon's daring new musical BORDERS, about two men who fall in love amidst the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, as well as audience favorites from their immersive musical EXPRESS (conceived for the New York Transit Museum and last seen at New York Film Academy), and selections from their brand new Theatre For Young Audiences show KIBBY THE SPACE DOG (commissioned by Wichita Children's Theatre and Dance Center).
Last night, sixteen female Broadway stars were featured in Broadway Sings Rihanna, the latest concert in the Broadway Sings concert series. The tribute concerts take the music of well-known music icons and create new, unique arrangements and orchestrations by twisting the style to fit the strength of the performer. Previous fifteen concerts have included Adele, Stevie Wonder, Justin Timberlake, and Sara Bareilles. On June 18, the series will continue with Broadway Sings Kelly Clarkson.
Kirstin Maldonado, of the Grammy Award winning a capella group "Pentatonix" and current star of Kinky Boots, joins the lineup for the 15th installment of the acclaimed Broadway Sings concert series, Broadway Sings Rihanna. Cast members from other Broadway shows including Hamilton, Waitress, Dear Evan Hansen, and Wicked will also sing completely new arrangements of the hits of the R&B superstar, accompanied by a 14-piece orchestra playing original orchestrations of her music.
Producer Peter William Dunn (So You Think You Can Belt, TRL: Total Request Live, Rise Up, GAYS: The Series) is coming out from behind the scenes and hitting the stage for a one-night-only performance of 'Words Fail (Whiskey Doesn't!) - a late night with Peter William Dunn' at The West End Lounge, on Saturday February 10th at 10:00PM. the evening will feature a variety of tribute performances by artists from across the entertainment spectrum, with music ranging from show tunes to pop mashups from standards to new arrangements and original music - all in honor of Dunn's upcoming birthday.
With scheduled featured performances by Daniel Watts (Hamilton), Andy Kelso (Kinky Boots), Alice Ripley (Next to Normal), Daniel J. Watts (Hamilton), Rachel deBenedet (Addams Family), Elizabeth Welch (Phantom of the Opera), Hillary Capps, Mayteana Morales and Dave Bailis of Walk Talk, Danielle Rhodes, Eugene Ebner, Emmy Award-winning composer Denise Gentilini, Kennedy Caughell (The Great Comet, Wicked) and Ryan Connelly (Disney's Finding Nemo).
With scheduled featured performances by Beth Malone (Fun Home), Andy Kelso (Kinky Boots), Alice Ripley (Next to Normal), Rachel deBenedet (Addams Family), Elizabeth Welch (Phantom of the Opera), Hillary Capps, Mayteana Morales and Dave Bailis of Walk Talk, Danielle Rhodes, Eugene Ebner, Emmy Award-winning composer Denise Gentilini, Kennedy Caughell (The Great Comet, Wicked) and Ryan Connelly (Disney's Finding Nemo).
This March, Ophelia Theatre Group is bringing back Lewis Flinn and Douglas Carter Beane's Broadway musical Lysistrata Jones! This will be its first New York production since Broadway. To celebrate, we're bringing you a night of Lewis Flinn's songs, performed by New York's brightest talent, with a special performance by Lewis Flinn.