Laurie Beechman News

PORN TO BE A STAR, like its salacious titles suggests, offers audiences a peek behind the screen and a chance to experience the gay porn industry from an insider's perspective. However, his experiences with the porn industry are not the only things Chris Harder offers up. Throughout the evening, he exposes layers as he showcases his burlesque talents while also letting audiences see his brain and heart.

The Mabel Mercer Foundation announced this week that Adela and Larry Elow have established a $50,000 endowment fund, created specifically to 'encourage teenagers to learn and perform The Great American Songbook, as composed between the years 1900-1970.'

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.

Home. Love. Family. These words resonant loudly as we all awaken from our Thanksgiving food comas. Home, love, family also ANASTASIA!

BROADWAY SESSIONS is described as an evening of musical performances, games and open mic featuring a new Broadway guest each week. The show is created and hosted by Ben Cameron (Bway Wicked, Aida and Footloose) and features musical director Joshua Stephen Kartes on piano. This Thursday night, November 30th, Broadway Sessions goes OPEN MIC for the last time in 2017 + pint size special guests. Pint size vocalists scheduled to perform include MiMi Ryder (Matilda), Talia Ryder (Matilda), Lala (South Pacific/Recording Artist), Will Ehren, Robert Montano and Hunter Kovacs.

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.

NEW FEATHERS producers, Mandee K. Hammerstein and Greg T. Nanni announce the entire cast and creative for the New Feathers 2017 end of season production, ANGST, cast and creative is as follows:

Recently Broadway Sessions welcomed the cast of the hilarious new musical web series WISCO QUEENS. Our audience enjoyed sneak peeks of the series on the big screen as well as performances from the talented cast. Enjoy performances by Drew Seeley, Jenna Leigh Green, Katie Goffman, Rose Pedone, Tim Ewing, De'lon Grant and more. We also enjoyed a very special performances by Blake McIvor and up and comer Jessica Lieberman. Enjoy highlights here!

Cabaret veteran, actress, singer, comedian and master storyteller, Sharon Ruben, brings her special flair for high-energy performance to The Triad Theater on November 18 at 9:30 PM in the new mini-musical, Two Guys and A Doll Do Broadway.

Michael Kirk Lane returns to Fenton Village Players with a benefit concert titled 'A Christmas Wish' on December 22, 2017 at 7:00pm.

'KEY CHANGE: Preston Allen's Pre-T Hour On Broadway' plays The Duplex Cabaret Theatre tonight, November 15th, at 9:30 p.m.

Broadway Sessions celebrates Broadway Dreams Foundation, November 16. Broadway Sessons is described as an evening of musical performances, games and open mic featuring a new Broadway guest each week. The show is created and hosted by Ben Cameron (Bway Wicked, Aida and Footloose) and features musical director Joshua Stephen Kartes on piano. This Thursday night, November 16th, Broadway Sessions celebrates the Broadway Dreams Foundation with performances by BDF faculty members as well as BDF students and international guests.

The Halloween season comes with a lot of tricks and treats. Well, we got the ultimate treat on October 26th, just days before Wicked's 14th anniversary (aka Wicked Day), as well celebrated our 3rd annual ELPHA-BALL! A coven of actresses who have defied gravity in Wicked as Elphaba joined to hare witchy songs and stories from their time in Oz. Mamie Parris (Graizabella in Cats), Caroline Bowman, Laurel Harris (Beautiful), Julie Reiber (Come From Away) and Carla Stickler blew the roof of The Beechman. We also enjoyed performances by our Rising Star Nicole Vande Zande. Enjoy highlights from this epic night here.

Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts (PTPA) has announced the return of American Dance Theatre of Long Island's (ADTLI) production of 'Clara's Dream.

Join host Richard Skipper for a festive holiday show with special guests: Award-winning singer/songwriter Bobby Belfry; Ann Kittredge, a lifelong performing artist who has performed on Broadway, Off-Broadway and at major venues across the country; Sidney Myer, who Theater Pizzazz calls a Nurturer, Evangelist, Iconoclastic Talent ; and cabaret singer Deborah Stone! and very special guest star Kathryn Crosby!

Cabaret veteran, actress, singer, comedian and master storyteller, Sharon Ruben, brings her special flair for high-energy performance to The Triad Theater on November 18 at 9:30 PM in the new mini-musical, Two Guys and A Doll Do Broadway.

Michael Harren's multimedia performance The Animal Show will return to Dixon Place tonight and tomorrow, November 8th & 9th at 7:30PM.

Amy Wolk and Nikki M. James present 'I Only Have Lies For You,' a new live gameshow that pits Broadway panelists against each other in a lying contest. Two teams of three will go head-to-head telling stories, some of which may not be true - it is up to the other team to guess, Truth or Lie.

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.

Dawn Derow sang Irving Berlin's White Christmas this November afternoon and made it work, just as she made a collection of songs from 1941 work in her show titled MY SHIP.