Kyle Taylor Parker News

Stephen DeAngelis continues his ongoing salute to Broadway and Off-Broadway Standbys, Understudies and Alternates with its next edition of AT THIS PERFORMANCE… to be held on Monday, April 23rd at the series' new home, The Green Room 42, Green Fig, Fourth Floor, Yotel NYC, 570 Tenth Avenue (at 42nd Street), New York, NY 10036 at 7 PM.

THE GREEN ROOM 42 - Broadway's newest intimate concert venue - has announced that WAYNE BRADY will join "THE SOUL SESSION," the monthly event created and hosted by Broadway's KYLE TAYLOR PARKER, as a special musical guest on Sunday, April 22 at 9:30 PM. "THE SOUL SESSION" is an evening of showtunes and pop standards reimagined into stirring R&B, jazz and soul arrangements that feature music from shows like Hairspray, West Side Story, The Color Purple, and more. The show is directed by Nathan Peck with Music Direction by Joshua Stephen Kartes. The April edition will also feature Christiani Pitts (A Bronx Tale) as special guest.

Good morning BroadwayWorld! Today's top stories: get a first look and go behind the scenes of Broadway-bound Head Over Heels in San Francisco, and more!

The New York-bound production of Smokey Joe's Cafe: The Songs of Leiber & Stoller today announced the vibrant young cast who are set to reinvent the record breaking show at Stage 42 (422 West 42nd Street) this summer.

Stephen DeAngelis continues his ongoing salute to Broadway and Off-Broadway Standbys, Understudies and Alternates with its next edition of AT THIS PERFORMANCE… to be held on Monday, March 26th at the series' new home, The Green Room 42, Green Fig, Fourth Floor, Yotel NYC, 570 Tenth Avenue (at 42nd Street), New York, NY 10036 at 7 PM. Hosted by series Producing Artistic Director and Casting Director Stephen DeAngelis, the popular series allows performers to showcase their versatility and share anecdotes about their experiences.

What good is sitting alone in your room this week? If you don't already have plans to see a Broadway show, come out to see your favorite Broadway stars in a cabaret act instead. Highlights this week include:

Broadway's newest intimate concert venue – has announced the solo debut of Mykal Kilgore, the celebrated vocalist from The Wiz Live! on NBC TV, Postmodern Jukebox, Motown on Broadway and more, for a two night concert engagement Friday, March 9 at 9:30 PM and Saturday, March 10 at 7:00 PM. These shows will feature original music from Mykal's upcoming album and covers of some of music's most heralded pop favorites with a Kilgore twist. After performances for “The View,” the Mayor of New York, and Brooklyn Nets, these live intimate shows powerfully return Kilgore to the concert stage.

Grab your headphones and heels because this week, we're talking cabbage with KINKY BOOTS and CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY star Kyle Taylor Parker (or KTP as Kyle superfan and #MomOfTheShow Gail Cooper calls him!) We're pouring out Hudson Baby Bourbon Whiskey into special THE VIEW UPSTAIRS tumblers while Kyle spills about his recent successful solo show debut at The Green Room 42 (Spoiler Alert: Catch him there monthly now!) and the many different locations he's donned the heels and hair as Lola in KINKY BOOTS.

What good is sitting alone in your room this week? If you don't already have plans to see a Broadway show, come out to see your favorite Broadway stars in a cabaret act instead. Highlights this week include:

In addition to this on Monday January 15 at 9:30pm, KYLE TAYLOR PARKER, known for his work on BROADWAY in the original casts of CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY and KINKY BOOTS, and for headlining the first national tour of KINKY BOOTS, makes his Green Room 42 debut in THE SOUL SESSION, an evening of showtunes and pop standards reimagined into soul stirring arrangements. The evening will feature music from Hairspray, West Side Story The Color Purple and more.

WISH: A HOLIDAY CD RELEASE CONCERT TO BENEFIT HOUSING WORKS was a celebration of songwriting team Anderson & Petty's second studio album Wish: The Anderson & Petty Holiday Songbook.' All net profits from the sales of the album benefit Housing Works. Check out a highlights video here!

The indomitable and generous spirit of the theatre community - those onstage, backstage and in the audience - shined brightly as the 29th annual Gypsy of the Year competition celebrated six weeks of fundraising work of 56 Broadway, Off-Broadway and national touring companies for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Gypsy of the Year (#GypsyOfTheYear), which was held December 4 and 5, 2017, raised a record-breaking $5,609,211 for Broadway Cares. BroadwayWorld has photos from the star-studded affair below!

Broadway's brightest will celebrate six weeks of dedicated fundraising in a spectacular showcase of songs and skits when the 29th Annual Gypsy of the Year competition returns at 4:30 pm Monday, December 4, 2017, and at 2 pm Tuesday, December 5, 2017, produced by and benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

Wish is a celebration of songwriting team Anderson & Petty's second studio album 'Wish: The Anderson & Petty Holiday Songbook'. All profits from the sales of the album will benefit Housing Works, a local organization supporting those living with and affected by HIV/AIDS. The concert will be held on Monday, December 4th at The Laurie Beechman Theatre in The West Bank Caf , 407 W 42nd Street (at 9th Avenue), New York, NY 10036, two shows at 7:00 & 9:30pm.

Wish is a celebration of songwriting team Anderson & Petty's second studio album 'Wish: The Anderson & Petty Holiday Songbook'. All profits from the sales of the album will benefit Housing Works, a local organization supporting those living with and affected by HIV/AIDS. The concert will be held on Monday, December 4th at The Laurie Beechman Theatre in The West Bank Caf , 407 W 42nd Street (at 9th Avenue), New York, NY 10036, two shows at 7:00 & 9:30pm.

ROCKERS ON BROADWAY, the original Broadway rock concert series, a fun unique charity event, featuring Broadway's best rockin' out with a live band. Proceeds to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and non-profit performing arts education programs.

WISH: A HOLIDAY CD RELEASE CONCERT TO BENEFIT HOUSING WORKS is a celebration of songwriting team Anderson & Petty's second studio album 'Wish: The Anderson & Petty Holiday Songbook.' All profits from the sales of the album will benefit Housing Works, a local organization supporting those living with and affected by HIV/AIDS.

The Path Fund Inc. has announced the final list of performers that will appear at the 24th Annual ROCKERS ON BROADWAY: LEGENDS LIVE ON! on Monday, November 13, 2017 at Le Poisson Rouge (158 Bleecker Street) at 8 p.m.

Kyle Taylor Parker (KINKY BOOTS, CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY) has teamed up with musical genius Joshua Stephen Kartes and David Rowen to launch a monthly series of musical videos called 'Soul Sessions,' featuring covers of songs from the Broadway, pop and jazz catalogue reimagined. Below, watch Parker's soulful cover of 'Do You Hear The People Sing' from LES MISERABLES!

Producers Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures (Mark Kaufman), Langley Park Productions (Kevin McCormick) and Neal Street Productions (Sam Mendes, Caro Newling) announced today a new block of tickets on sale for Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory through Sunday, September 2, 2018.