Lisa Helmi Johanson News

The Green Room 42 has announced their line-up through next weekend. Located inside YOTEL Times Square (570 Tenth Avenue, Fourth Floor), The Green Room 42 is Broadway's newest, most spacious, and funkiest cabaret club.

The Green Room 42 has announced their line-up through the end of November. Located inside YOTEL Times Square (570 Tenth Avenue, Fourth Floor), The Green Room 42 is Broadway's newest, most spacious, and funkiest cabaret club.

Vasthy and Friends will make their NYC debut live and in-person with a family brunch on the The Green Room 42 Stage this November - On November 20th and 27th Broadway actress Vasthy Mompoint will be joined by Broadway Stars Alex Brightman (School of Rock), Kristolyn Lloyd (Dear Evan Hansen), and more.

The Porch On Windy Hill an original bluegrass musical opened on September 23 at the Ivoryton Playhouse and had audiences stomping their feet and clapping their hands to some of the finest classic American roots music.

The Ivoryton Playhouse builds on its growing reputation as a home for new and developing works when it presents the original play with music THE PORCH ON WINDY HILL, opening September 23.

Kim Loo Gets a Redo, opening tonight as part of New Ohio Theatre's 28th annual Obie Award-winning ICE Factory Festival, is an original work highlighting the history and impact of the Kim Loo Sisters, the first Asian American act on Broadway.

Performances are Wednesdays-Saturdays, with a special closing night benefit performance of My Onliness on August 14. Learn more about how to purchase tickets here!

Kim Loo Gets a Redo is an original piece that takes history and shifts the paradigm to the AAPI perspective. Lisa Helmi Johanson and Kimberly Immanuel take the audience through their personal reflections on the intertwining of the lesser-known history of the Kim Loo Sisters and the erasure of AAPI women both past and present.

New Ohio Theatre has announced that the 28th annual Obie Award-winning Ice Factory Festival will return to live in-person performances, featuring seven new works over seven weeks, June 30 - August 14, 2021, at New Ohio Theatre, located at 154 Christopher Street between Greenwich and Washington Streets in New York City.

May is Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month and Milwaukee Repertory Theater is offering several virtual opportunities to hear from AAPI artists and leaders with Making the Invisible Visible: A Celebration of Asian American Pacific Islander Culture, Art & Activism.

Prospect Theater Company has announced the release of a video produced to kick off a unique virtual event: the Golden Zoom Awards. In the spirit of the Golden Globes, this light-hearted, once-in-a-lifetime, interactive ceremony celebrated 'a year of unintended brilliance in screen performances' on the Zoom platform.

Prospect Theater Company has announced a unique virtual event: the Golden Zoom Awards. In the spirit of the Golden Globes, this light-hearted, once-in-a-lifetime, interactive ceremony will celebrate 'a year of unintended brilliance in screen performances' on the Zoom platform, and will take place on Sunday, April 11th at 7pm ET.

Shows CANCELLED! That seems to be the trend for theatrical productions in 2020. The holidays and shows are two things that go perfectly together. People love memories, traditions, treats, and entertainment for the Holidays and for many, that means a special trip with family and friends to the theater. For the performers performing during the Holidays, it is a time to bring joy to the audience and to celebrate with their theater family.

Syracuse Stage celebrates the joy and comfort of home this holiday season with the fully digital production “Home for the Holidays,” a heartwarming show filled with favorite songs and instrumental music, dancing and fond memories, available as video on demand starting Dec. 15.

Stay home, stay warm, and stay cozy! Spend a cozy afternoon of holiday music with On The Quays with 'Still Home...For The Holidays with On The Quays' - an old fashioned holiday special for the very modern Zoom world.

More than 40 people and puppets from the Tony Award-winning musical Avenue Q have reunited in a special music video of the hit finale, “Only For Now.”

We, The People: A Multicultural Arts Night premieres on Thursday, December 3, at 7:05 pm EST. The event will be streamed live via Zoom. Tickets are free / donation-based.

On Saturday Oct 10th at 11am ET, Broadway actress Vasthy Mompoint will be joined by Broadway and TV actors Tituss Burgess (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), Sasha Hutchings (Hamilton), and Lauren Molina (Rock of Ages) to celebrate the launch of the new children's program, Vasthy's Friends.

Check out this week's list of new and upcoming book and music releases, including a book of Broadway musical Christmas carols, socially distanced theatre games, and more!

Need something new to read or listen to? Check out this week's list of new and upcoming releases! This week's newly-announced releases include music from Forbidden Broadway, the cast recording for A Killer Party, and more.