Laurie Beechman News

On November 26th, BroadwayUnderstudies.com invited some of Broadway's most talented understudies to the stage of the Laurie Beechman Theatre to share their rare talent-the ability to perform at a second's notice. They were thrown into the fire in 'Half Hour 2: A Last Minute Concert,' a show where even they don't know what they'll be singing before they step up to the microphone. The audience got to vote on what song each performer will sing. Check out highlights from the concert below!

Tanya O'Debra's New York Innovative Theatre Award nominated solo show, RADIO STAR, is being presented by the Horse Trade Theater Group for its Encore Series. Performances are Saturday, January 12 @ 6:30pm and Monday, January 14 @ 7pm at The Kraine Theater, 85 E. 4th St. NYC, NY 10003. Tickets ($12 -15) are available at the door or on Smarttix.

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.

Busy film, TV and stage actor Kevin Symons gets a call to star in a new musical extravaganza. What is the musical? Will he accept? Tune in.

On Kentucky Avenue, a musical revue based loosely on fact and mostly fiction about the people and performers who took the stage and filled the tables at the majestic Club Harlem 'on Kentucky Avenue' in the north section of Atlantic City from the 1930s until the late 1980s, will make its New York city debut at the Laurie Beechman Theatre, 407 West 42nd Street, tonight, December 8, at 2 PM.

The Laurie Beechman Theater continues its reign as The Happiest (and Gayest) Place on Earth as Dallas DuBois presents a return engagement of DISTORTED DIZNEE. After a 3-month run this summer, this late night cult hit featuring drag stars Holly Dae, Bootsie LeFaris, Pixie Aventura, Shenea DeDranke, and hostess Dallas DuBois begins an open-ended run January 4.

After a successful run in Broadway's Bring It On: The Musical, Jason Gotay will bring a new style to audiences with solo concert, "Some Kind of Wonderful" at Le Poisson Rouge on January 7th.

'It's A Brad, Brad World: the Music and Lyrics of Bradford Proctor' played December 2nd at the Laurie Beechman theatre, produced by Shoshana Feinstein and music directed by Bradford Proctor. Check out photos from the concert below!

On Kentucky Avenue, a musical revue based loosely on fact and mostly fiction about the people and performers who took the stage and filled the tables at the majestic Club Harlem 'on Kentucky Avenue' in the north section of Atlantic City from the 1930s until the late 1980s, will make its New York city debut at the Laurie Beechman Theatre, 407 West 42nd Street, on Saturday, December 8, at 2 PM.

Cabaret Cares Concludes its 2012 Season with its Christmas Extravaganza on Dec 17th hosted by Tanya Holt. Cabaret Cares is the award winning series that raises funds for Help Is On The Way Today. Started in 2005 Cabaret Cares has raised over $74,000 for Help Is On The Way Today.

The Off Broadway Musical Giant will perform in Cabaret Cares tonight, December 3rd at 7:00 PM. Cabaret Cares is the the monthly fundraising event for Help Is On The Way Today. Help Is On The Way Today was founded by Cabaret Producer Joseph Macchia and is a non for profit that helps children and teens living with HIV and AIDS In New York City living with HIV and AIDS. Since its start 7 years ago Cabaret Cares had raised over $74,000. The series was also honored with Three MAC Awards and a Bistro Award.

The multi-talented Julia Mattison will be joining the cast Missed Connections: An Exploration into the Online Postings of Desperate Romantics for tonight's December 3 performance at The Laurie Beechman Theatre.

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'It's A Brad, Brad World: the Music and Lyrics of Bradford Proctor' will be presented tonight, December 2nd at 7:00pm at the Laurie Beechman theatre.

ITHT has announced the triumphant return of the incredibly gifted actress and singer, Carole Demas in a concert created to benefit Irvington Town Hall Theater. Star of Broadway, television, cabaret, concerts and more, Ms. Demas, best known as the originator of 'Sandy' in Broadway's Grease, was Luisa in NYC's The Fantasticks, introduced the title role in Stephen Schwartz's The Baker's Wife and starred in TV's iconic Magic Garden, PBS's Great Performances and other shows.

Broadway performer Janet Hubert, best known as the outspoken notorious Viv Banks, the original mom from the hit 90's sitcom THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL AIR, returns to New York with FROM BROADWAY TO TV, NOW BACK TO ME. It will be presented for one night only, tonight, December 1 at The Laurie Beechman Theater at West Bank Café. John Fischer will serve as Musical Director.

THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF SONG: The Music of Harold Arlen, a musical revue featuring Stormy Weather, Come Rain or Come Shine, Paper Moon, Accentuate-The-Positive, Lets Fall in Love, and all the much-loved tunes from THE WIZARD OF OZ, begins previews at St. Luke's Theatre, 308 West 46th Street, NYC on Thursday, December 13 and opens officially on Thursday, January 10 at 8 PM.

A second 10pm show has been added to 'It's A Brad, Brad World: the Music and Lyrics of Bradford Proctor' on Sunday, December 2nd at the Laurie Beechman theatre. It follows an earlier show at 7:30pm.

Shana Farr, who last month won The Mabel Mercer Foundation's 2012 Julie Wilson Award as "a cabaret singer who is a rising star," has just completed her debut CD, titled Shana Farr: Out Of The Shadows , which will be introduced at a CD release party and performance at The Players Club, 16 Gramercy Park South, in New York City tonight, November 30, at 9 PM. Ms. Farr is backed by a trio comprised of Music Director Jon Weber (piano), Adam Fisher (cello) and Dan Levinson (clarinet).

Singer, songwriter, and poet Ruth Carlin brings back her well-received, passionate show 'SongMoments' to the Duplex this autumn for two very special performances tonight, November 29 at 7:00 p.m. and Sunday, December 2 at 4:30 p.m.