Laurie Beechman News

Welcome to CAMP KWEEN, where Sutton Lee Seymour is devoted to teaching the mystical art of drag. At the Laurie Beechman Theatre on August 11, the drag queen's methods were a little unconventional-just look at the list of scheduled activities, which include 'throwing shade' and 'water sports'-and, at times, perhaps a little haphazard.

On Friday, September 15 at 7pm, Bernie Furshpan (Managing Partner of the Metropolitan Room) will be honoring one of the hardest working people in the business who's efforts to help young people succeed in their singing careers surpasses the usual, Corinna Sowers Adler!

Lisa Dennett brings her cabaret show Women of Influence to the Laurie Beechman Theatre today August 24th at 7pm. The show includes pop songs from the 1960's and 70's and today, as well as a few musical theater songs, all dedicated to women in her life: teachers, singers, family, friends.

Combining musical theatre, comedy, and other tongue-in-cheek 'art forms,' Cabarets by J&J and the Laurie Beechman Theatre will present MISFITS! Following on the success of other one-night hit cabarets like 'Shipwrecked,' and 'A Swing... and a Miss!', this tongue-in-cheek show takes a hard look at the glorious art of miscast performers through hilarious stories and song.

Two time MAC Award Nominee MargOH! Channing is returning to Pangea with her all new show MargOH!'s Favorite Nips September 22 and 30 at 7:30PM.

Robin's Nest Creator and Host, Robin Westle, has announced that Robin's Nest is going to the movies! Along with a special summer menu, the multi-award winning film The David Dance will be screened in its entirety (108 minutes). Attendees will dine on movie-theater style hot dogs, hamburgers, chicken and other fun foods - plus plenty of popcorn, of course.

Back by popular demand, award-winning actor-writer, Dan Ruth, returns to the Laurie Beechman Theatre this fall with his tour-de-force black comedy, 'A Life Behind Bars.' Fermented in over two decades of booze, bars and New York City gentrification, A Life Behind Bars, directed by multiple-MAC and Bistro Winner, Tanya Moberly, is an unapologetic, dark and funny look at what can happen when you reach for the stars and grab for the bottle instead.

Stars from Broadway's HAMILTON, GROUNDHOG DAY, THE BOOK OF MORMON, and FUN HOME will gather for "Bad Year/Good Music," featuring the work of emerging musical theater writer Rebekah M. Allen (L.A. Stage Alliance Ovation Winner, Best Lyrics/Composition for WE ARE THE TIGERS).

With Power Over POTUS, Erica Vlahinos is back and better than ever. After the surprise hit of her first show Palin LIVE!, which is now transferring for a full-scale run in Washington D.C., Vlahinos is back in action in NYC with her newest piece of in-your-face funny theatre.

Robin's Nest Creator and Host, Robin Westle, has announced that Robin's Nest is going to the movies! Along with a special summer menu, the multi-award winning film The David Dance will be screened in its entirety (108 minutes). Attendees will dine on movie-theater style hot dogs, hamburgers, chicken and other fun foods - plus plenty of popcorn, of course.

Feinstein's/54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, presents Chasing Summer, a new concert from the award-winning writing team of Ben Chavez& Yianni Papadimos. F. Michael Haynie (Charlie & The Chocolate Factory), Julia Knitel (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical), and Ryann Redmond(Bring It On: The Musical) are set to headline the concert.

Feinstein's/54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, presents Chasing Summer, a new concert from the award-winning writing team of Ben Chavez & Yianni Papadimos. F. Michael Haynie (Charlie & The Chocolate Factory), Julia Knitel (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical), and Ryann Redmond (Bring It On: The Musical) are set to headline the concert.

Zachary Clause proudly announced the premiere of Zachary Clause Does Bette Midler at The Continental Baths, 1971 on Friday, October 27, Saturday, November 4 and Saturday, November 11 at Pangea (178 2nd Avenue). Doors open at 6:30pm with shows beginning at 7:30pm.

The Songwriter's Orchestra, an innovative 12-piece chamber orchestra that accompanies singer-songwriters in new arrangements of their music, will be performing at (le) poisson rouge with seven cast members from The Great Comet on Monday August 21st at 7:30pm.

Actor and comedian Candice Guardino brings her hit one-woman show 'Italian Bred' to the Morris Museum's Bickford Theatre for two performances on August 5 and August 6.

Light the Candles! Get the Ice Out! Blow the Bugle! The York Theatre Company, dedicated to the development of new musicals and preserving musical gems from the past, has announced Tony Award-nominee Stephanie D'Abruzzo (Avenue Q), Christine Pedi (NEWSical the Musical), and Stephanie Umoh (Ragtime) will lead the parade of the special Summer 2017 Musicals in Mufti presentation of the hit Broadway revue Jerry's Girls.

Actor and comedian Candice Guardino brings her hit one-woman show "Italian Bred" to the Morris Museum's Bickford Theatre for two performances on August 5 and August 6. The show which had a successful and critically acclaimed Off-Broadway run in 2013 has been playing to packed houses across the country for the past couple of years.

Dark Prophet Productions in association with Broadway Bound Theatre Festival have announced the world premiere of CONVICTED, written and directed by Riley Thomas (Stuck, Wearing Black).

Lincoln Center Theater (under the direction of Andre Bishop) has invited five playwrights to join its New Writers in Residence Program. The program, which was established in 2016, supports LCT's ongoing effort to open its doors to the next generation of writers.

After wowing audiences as 'Donna and the Dynamos' in the Marriott Theatre's critically acclaimed production of Mamma Mia, Meghan Murphy,