Laurie Beechman News

Rock out at JOE'S PUB tonight, March 12th at 7pm with this one- night-only concert reading of MORTALITY PLAY, the new hybrid rock show/morality play by Composer Scotty Arnold and Bookwriter/Lyricist Alana Jacoby.

Scott Siegel's Broadway Ballyhoo, which features an entirely different show with different stars every week. The long-running musical revue series, now in its 9th month at the Laurie Beechman Theatre, is delighted to present KAREN WYMAN who rose to the top of the pop charts in the 1960s and appeared on national TV on The Ed Sullivan Show (5x) and The Dean Martin Show when she was a teenage sensation. She will be joined by Drama Desk nominee, JEREMY MORSE (Bloodsong of Love). Other stars to join the show will be announced shortly.

Theatrical singer, songwriter, actor, writer, model, dancer and DJ, Kenyon Phillips announced today that writer/blogger Michael Musto, writer/performer David Cale, and actor/singer and drag performer Flotilla DeBarge (HBO's Angels in America) will join the cast of the world premiere performance of The Life + Death of Kenyon Phillips. Musto will play the role of Kenyon's therapist, Cale a reporter, and Flotilla will portray Kenyon's ex-girlfriend, Gina. The three join previously announced Daphne Rubin-Vega (Rent, Anna in the Tropics).

The Laurie Beechman Theater continues its reign as The Happiest Place on Earth as Dallas DuBois presents DISTORTED DIZNEE. This late night cult hit featuring drag stars Holly Dae, Bootsie LeFaris, Pixie Aventura and Brenda Dharling celebrates its 2-year anniversary tonight, March 7, 2014.

Broadway's Mandy Gonzalez (Wicked, In the Heights, Dance of the Vampires, Lennon) has joined the cast of The Amanda McBroom Project, set for March 14, 15, and 17 at 7pm at the Laurie Beechman Theatre, 407 W. 42 Street (Between 9 and 10 Avenues.) For Reservations: 212.695.6909Music charge $20. Food/drink minimum $15

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.

The 29th Annual Bistro Awards gala, set to take place tonight, March 4, has announced two new presenters. Stephen Schwartz, the Oscar, Tony, Grammy, and Golden Globe-winning composer/lyricist, who wrote the scores to such musicals as Pippin, Wicked, Godspell, and The Magic Show, will present Ben Vereen, the Tony Award-winning actor-singer-dancer, with the Lifetime Achievement Award.

in its 10th month at the Laurie Beechman Theatre. The long-running musical revue series is delighted to present Broadway star WILLIAM MICHALS, who starred on Broadway in The Scarlet Pimpernel, Beauty & The Beast, and as Emile deBeque in the Lincoln Center Production of South Pacific. He will be joined by new Broadway star REBECCA LaCHANCE, who not only just made her Broadway debut as Betty in the hit Carol King musical BEAUTIFUL, she has also gone on in the starring role. Also in the Ballyhoo cast this week, the sultry jazz singer HARMONY KEENY, accompanied by Tedd Firth, as well as Broadway Rising Star JENNA DELLACCO.

The Amanda McBroom Project...continuing the journey will play March 14, 15, and 17 at 7pm at the Laurie Beechman Theatre, 407 W. 42 Street (Between 9 and 10 Avenues). Reservations: 212.695.6909. Music charge $20; Food/drink minimum $15.

After a sold-out run at NYC's Duplex Cabaret Theatre in 2013, the hit show Gay Camp will play a weekly run beginning tonight, February 28, 2014.

Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Clubs (MAC), dedicated to advancing the art and business of live entertainment, has announced the nominees for the 2014 MAC Awards. Winners in twenty-five categories will be voted by the MAC membership by anonymous ballot and announced at the MAC Awards Gala on March 27th at BB King's Blue Club in Times Square at: 237 W. 42 St between 7th and 8th Avenues. Tickets start at $50.00. For additional information on MAC, to become a member, or to order tickets to the event, visit: http://macnyc.com.

Sometimes Broadway musicals run forever, like Cats or Les Miserables. But sometimes, Broadway musicals run for only a minute, like Merrily We Roll Along, High Fidelity, or Via Galactica. This is their story.

After a sold-out run at NYC's Duplex Cabaret Theatre in 2013, the hit show Gay Camp will play a weekly run beginning tonight, February 28, 2014.

Winners of the 2014 Joey Awards were announced last weekend at a formal evening ceremony at the Laurie Beechman Theatre. Organized and overseen by the Joe Allen Academy of Arts & Bitching (JAAAB), 'The Joeys' are a set of awards given annually for excellence in food service and patronage at New York's City's famous Times Square celebrity hot-spots: Joe Allen, Orso and Bar Centrale.

The Laurie Beechman Theater continues its reign as The Happiest Place on Earth as Dallas DuBois presents DISTORTED DIZNEE. This late night cult hit featuring drag stars Holly Dae, Bootsie LeFaris, Pixie Aventura and Brenda Dharling celebrates its 2-year anniversary on March 7, 2014.

Tony Award nominee Meg Bussert (Camelot, Brigadoon, The Music Man), Tony Nominee Stephanie D'Abruzzo (Avenue Q, I Love You Because), Aaron Ramey (Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Bridges of Madison County) and Julie Reiber (Wicked, Priscilla Queen of the Desert ) are among the artists taking part in Too Legit to Quit 3: a Riff-Free Evening at the Movies, March 23rd at the Laurie Beechman Theatre in New York City.

NYC's favorite babysitter, Sally Schwab, is back by popular demand with more hilarious anecdotes, high-octane vocals, and too-bizarre-to-be-true stories of her 'ADVENTURES IN BABYSITTING'. Written with and directed by Back Stage Bistro award winner and 3 time Drama Desk nominee Tom D'Angora (NEWSical the Musical, Naked Boys Singing!, and Divas I've Done), this 60 minute show follows a young wide-eyed aspiring actress as she navigates the insane world of auditions, cruise ships, children's theatre, 'Camp Broadway', and her go-to survival job of raising NYC's most...colorful...children.

NYC's favorite babysitter, Sally Schwab, is back by popular demand with more hilarious anecdotes, high-octane vocals, and too-bizarre-to-be-true stories of her 'ADVENTURES IN BABYSITTING'. Written with and directed by Back Stage Bistro award winner and 3 time Drama Desk nominee Tom D'Angora (NEWSical the Musical, Naked Boys Singing!, and Divas I've Done), this 60 minute show follows a young wide-eyed aspiring actress as she navigates the insane world of auditions, cruise ships, children's theatre, 'Camp Broadway', and her go-to survival job of raising NYC's most...colorful...children.

Lisa Howard (Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, 9 to 5: The Musical, South Pacific, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee) recently performed 'I Dreamed a Dream' from LES MISERABLES at Broadway Sessions on February 20th, 2014. Click below to hear her sing!

Rock out at JOE'S PUB on Wednesday March 12th at 7pm with this one- night-only concert reading of MORTALITY PLAY, the new hybrid rock show/morality play by Composer Scotty Arnold and Bookwriter/Lyricist Alana Jacoby.