Laurie Beechman News

Cabaret Cares the award winning benefit series returns to The Laurie Beechman Theatre on November 25th at 9:30 PM. Created by cabaret Producer Joseph Macchia the series raises funds for Help Is On The Way Today a non for profit organization he funded to help children and youth living with HIV and AIDS.

After an acclaimed run at the 2012 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, writer/performer Peter Michael Marino returns to NYC with his comic autopsy on his $6 million West End musical fiasco Desperately Seeking Susan in DESPERATELY SEEKING THE EXIT. Directed by Obie Award winner John Clancy, performances of this solo tell-all comedy run tonight, November 4 and the 11th at Top of The Hourglass on Restaurant Row.

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 on Friday, 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).

On Friday, November 9, 2012 at 9:30PM, Michael Pesce's Old Fashioned Piano Party will return to The Laurie Beechman Theater.

Nobody's Business Trio returns to Broadway's Iridium with two holiday shows on December 5, 2012 at 8:00 pm and 10:00 pm.

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Tonight, October 28th at 8pm, BroadwayUnderstudies.com has once again 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'll be 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 will get to vote on what song each performer will sing.

When Ben Rimalower was eight years old, his father came out of the closet and embarked on a drug-fueled tear that left his family in tatters. Amid the chaos of his young life, Ben found comfort-like so many gay boys before him and after-in musical theater, and specifically in the transportive voice of Broadway star Patti LuPone. Get a preview of Rimalower's show PATTI ISSUES in this new clip below!

Stand Alone: Songs About and Written By Losers, an evening of new songs by Sam Salmond, will be presented on Monday, November 12 at The Laurie Beechman Theatre. Show time is 9:30pm.

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, October 25th, Broadway Sessions is thrilled to welcome performances from SILENCE! The Musical, The Skivvies and more.

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, October 25th, Broadway Sessions is thrilled to welcome performances from SILENCE! The Musical, The Skivvies and more.

HERE Arts Center, the Laurie Beechman Theater and Times Square Arts Center have announced a New York City 2012 alternative holiday show roundup. Full details below!

PlaidBird Productions and The Laurie Beechman Theatre will pres- ent Jaye Maynard in "Bird Amongst the Blossom-A Tribute to the First Blossom Dearie Songbook" at West Bank Cafe tonight, October 23rd, 2012 at 7pm and Sunday, October 28th, 2012 at 1pm.

Four-time Audelco Award winner Juson Williams will be joining the cast Missed Connections: An Exploration into the Online Postings of Desperate Romantics for the November 5 performance at The Laurie Beechman Theatre.

Ben Rimalower's PATTI ISSUES, written and performed by Ben Rimalower and directed by Aaron Mark extends again at the Duplex through the end of the year-until December 29th, 2012!

'Molly Pope, Okay?' is an intimate evening of favorite songs with the critically-acclaimed cabaret chanteuse at that beloved West Village institution, The Duplex. The downtown diva covers all the bases from Mozart to Madonna, branding all with her signature stamp of neo-retro verve. Playing it fast and loose, she beguiles the audience in an evening that brings to mind the heyday of mid-century New York City cabaret, spiked with a post-modern twist. Named a 'Village Voice Best of NYC 2011' for Best Singer to Turn Life Into a Cabaret, she is joined on piano by Obie winner/Tony Award-nominee Kenny Mellman. Okay?

'Molly Pope, Okay?' is an intimate evening of favorite songs with the critically-acclaimed cabaret chanteuse at that beloved West Village institution, The Duplex. The downtown diva covers all the bases from Mozart to Madonna, branding all with her signature stamp of neo-retro verve. Playing it fast and loose, she beguiles the audience in an evening that brings to mind the heyday of mid-century New York City cabaret, spiked with a post-modern twist. Named a 'Village Voice Best of NYC 2011' for Best Singer to Turn Life Into a Cabaret, she is joined on piano by Obie winner/Tony Award-nominee Kenny Mellman. Okay?

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, October 18th, Broadway Sessions is thrilled to welcome Broadway, recording and film veteran ANNIE GOLDEN. The evening will also feature performances by Carly Sakolove and Dayna Grayber.

Uptown Express, the Bistro Award-winning and seven-time MAC Award-nominated male vocal pop quintet, delivers a new set of love songs both surprising and sweet, spanning the history of pop music.

Cabaret Cares, the series that raises funds for Help Is On The Way Today, officially kicks off Season 7 with Spirit Award Recipient Eric Michael Gillett. Created and produced by MAC Award Winner Joseph Macchia, Cabaret Cares raises money for the non-profit Help Is On The Way Today, which helps and assists children living with HIV and AIDS in New York City. The series has raised over $74,000 since it started 7 years ago.