Linda Lavin News

Tony Award winner Linda Lavin will make nightclub appearances in New York this month, including two shows at 54 BELOW (254 W. 54 St. in Manhattan) tonight, September 17 at 7 p.m. and September 23 at 3 p.m. with musical director Billy Stritch and a 5-piece combo.

The New York premiere of Owen Dunne's new play POSITIONS will be presented Off-Broadway this fall from October 10-21 at Roy Arias Studio Theatre (300 W. 43 St.) in Manhattan. With previews set for October 10 and a press opening scheduled for October 11, POSITIONS is presented by Steve Bakunas, Linda Lavin and The Red Barn Studio Theatre, where POSITIONS received its world-premiere this spring.

Continuing their "Celebration of Off-Broadway,' The York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director), will present a staged concert production - similar in style to their acclaimed Musicals in Mufti Series - of the 1966 musical Man with a Load of Mischief, with music by John Clifton, lyrics by Clifton and Ben Tarver, and book by Tarver. Directed by Jenn Thompson with music direction by Bryan Wade, Man with a Load of Mischief will play three performances only, Monday, October 1 at 3:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. and Tuesday, October 2 at 3:00 p.m. at The York Theatre at Saint Peter's. Casting will be announced shortly.

Three-time Academy Award nominee Diane Ladd (Drama Desk Award nomination) brings Donald Margulies' critically acclaimed Collected Stories (Pulitzer Prize finalist, Ovation Award winner) to the Odyssey Theatre for a limited run. Collected Stories had an extended sold-out run at Manhattan Theatre Club in New York.

A new block of tickets are now on sale for one of the best reviewed Off-Broadway shows of the year, Closer Than Ever with lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr. and music by David Shire. Tickets are now on sale through Novembefr 18, 2012 at The York Theatre at Saint Peter's (Citicorp Building, entrance on East 54th Street, just east of Lexington Avenue).

North Coast Repertory Theatre presents a San Diego premiere of The Underpants, adapted by Steve Martin and written by Carl Sternheim. The show begins previews tonight, September 5th through 7th and continues September 8 through 30, 2012.

North Coast Repertory Theatre presents a San Diego premiere of The Underpants, adapted by Steve Martin and written by Carl Sternheim. The show begins previews September 5-7 and continues September 8 through October 7, 2012.

Tony Award winner Linda Lavin will make nightclub appearances in New York in September, including two shows at 54 BELOW (254 W. 54 St. in Manhattan) on September 17 at 7 p.m. and September 23 at 3 p.m. with musical director Billy Stritch and a 5-piece combo.

Birdland (315 West 44th Street - between 8th & 9th Aves.) has announced entertainment for the month of September, 2012.

Featured this week at 54 BELOW, the new performance venue located just below the legendary Studio 54 at 254 West 54th Street, is New York-based singing sensation Hilary Kole. Kole has been hailed as a "musical marvel" by Rex Reed, and having "a glowing voice with something to say" from The New York Times. You may know her from her starring role in the critically acclaimed, off-Broadway hit, Our Sinatra, or as the youngest singer to ever grace the stage of the Rainbow Room. Her shows continue August 16, 17, 18 at 8:30PM and August 17, 18 at 11PM. BroadwayWorld brings you photos from her concert below!

Primary Stages launched its 28th season with Harrison,TX: Three Plays by Horton Foote. Opening night was last night, August 14. Tony Award nominees HAllie Foote (Dividing the Estate, The Orphans' Home Cycle) and Jayne Houdyshell (Follies, Well) will head up an ensemble featuring Devon Abner (Dividing the Estate, The Orphans' Home Cycle), Mary Bacon (Motherhood Out Loud, Happy Now?) Jeremy Bobb (Is He Dead?, Shipwrecked!...), Alexander Cendese (Psycho Therapy, A View From the Bridge), Andrea Lynn Green (Giant, Anne and Emmett), Evan Jonigkeit (High, History Boys at Arden Theatre Company), and Jenny Dare Paulin (Dividing the Estate, The Orphans' Home Cycle). Helmed by Tony Award nominated director Pam MacKinnon (Clybourne Park, A Lifetime Burning at Primary Stages), Harrison,TX: Three Plays by Horton Foote runs through September 15 at Primary Stages at 59E59 Theaters. BroadwayWorld was there for opening night and will bring you full coverage from the festivities below!

Steve Doyle may well be New York's favorite bassist. He's known and loved as the tall guy on the strings for vocalists ranging from Linda Lavin, Tony Desare & Marilyn Maye, among others. But what many people don't know is that Steve is also an accomplished pianist and vocalist.

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Broadway at Birdland is proud to announce a new series called "Portrait Of An Artist," in which actor/director/painter Steve Bakunas interviews musical and theatrical icons while painting their portrait before the audience's eyes! These famous folks will share their successes, failures and lessons learned in a very intimate one-on-one chat on the historic Birdland stage. Online media partner BroadwayWorld.com will also be on hand to film the event, which will air exclusively on the site at a later date.

This August and September 54 BELOW will present a new lineup of stars. Located just below legendary Studio 54 at 254 West 54th Street, 54 Below also continues to present its special series: Backstage, Broadway's Sunday evening cocktail party and songfest; The Green Room, live, music, cocktails and lite fare for the after-theatre crowd.

A few fresh faces and a slew of beloved regulars showed up to serenade each other at Jim Caruso's Cast Party on Monday night, July 16, 2012. Check out photos from the performances below, featuring Clint Holmes, the cast of Central Avenue Breakdown and more!

Deadline.com reports that William Asher, the writer and director of such popular TV shows as I Love Lucy, Bewitched, Gidget and Our Miss Brooks, died yesterday in Palm Springs, CA, according to local reports. He was 90.

Yesterday, July 14, Bernadette Peters and Mary Tyler Moore hosted the 14th annual BROADWAY BARKS!, a star-studded dog and cat adoption event benefiting New York City animal shelters and adoption agencies. BroadwayWorld was there and brings you full video coverage of the event, including the opening performance by ONE MAN, TWO GUVNOR's band The Craze, plus interviews with the hostesses, as well as Julie Halston, Newsies' Jeremy Jordan, The Book of Mormon's Andrew Rannells, The Lyons' Dick Latessa (CQ) and many of the rescue groups in attendance, plus footage of Linda Lavin, Angela Lansbury and more presenting the animals available for adoption. Watch the video below!

Yesterday, July 14, Bernadette Peters and Mary Tyler Moore hosted the 14th annual BROADWAY BARKS, a star-studded dog and cat adoption event benefiting New York City animal shelters and adoption agencies. Check out photos of the stars backstage with their furry friends!

Yesterday, July 14, Bernadette Peters and Mary Tyler Moore hosted the 14th annual BROADWAY BARKS!, a star-studded dog and cat adoption event benefiting New York City animal shelters and adoption agencies. Check out photos full photo coverage of the hosts with Tom Edden, Nancy Opel, Montego Glover from Memphis, Megan Hilty and Anjelica Huston from NBC's Smash, and Bebe Neuwirth and her husband Chris Calkins, below!