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Jennifer Malenke is the latest Broadway performer to join Tim Realbuto's starry line-up for the final stop of his 'Wunderkind' tour.

A trio of Broadway's biggest child stars have joined previously announced cast members Jenna Leigh Green ('Sabrina, the Teenage Witch) and Christine Dwyer (Wicked) for the final performance of Tim Realbuto's 'Wunderkind.'

Tim Realbuto is ending his critically acclaimed not-so-solo solo show 'Tim Realbuto: Wunderkind' on Tuesday, September 1st at The Triad Theatre, 158 West 72nd Street in NYC. The performance will begin at 7:00PM and proceeds from the event will help benefit BC/EFA and The Trevor Project.

An original star recreates an iconic song!

Drama Desk Award winner and Drama League nominee Lisa Howard, who is currently earning rave reviews starring as Jenny Steinberg in Broadway's 'It Shoulda Been You', is the final special guest performer to join Tim Realbuto in his autobiographical piece 'Wunderkind' at The New York Musical Theatre Festival. Ms. Howard is also well known for her portrayal of Rona Lisa Peretti in the original Broadway cast of 'The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee'. Her numerous other Broadway credits include Lincoln Center's 'South Pacific'; '9 to 5'; and 'Priscilla Queen of the Desert'. On television, she appeared on ABC's 'Ugly Betty', but is perhaps most known to film audiences as Siobahn in 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2.' Next up, she will star as Sylvia in director Joseph Wartnerchaney 's thriller 'Decay' for Ghost Orchid Films.

Tony Award winner Beth Leavel (The Drowsy Chaperone; Mamma Mia!) and Michael Nigro (who starred as Fredrich von Trapp opposite Carrie Underwood in NBC's "The Sound of Music Live!") are the final two special guest performers to join Tim Realbuto in his autobiographical piece 'Wunderkind' at The New York Musical Theatre Festival.

On the heels of D'Arcy Drollinger's run-away cult hit Shit & Champagne, Oasis - San Francisco's hottest new nightclub and cabaret theater - announced today the raunchy and wild sequel, Champagne White and the Temple of Poon. In this newest incarnation, Drollinger's on-going tribute to female empowerment and low-budget exploitation films of the 1970s turns a winking eye towards the women's prison film genre, delivering 90 minutes of high-kicking action, spleen-splitting comedy and dance. Champagne White and the Temple of Poon will run Thursday-Saturday at 7 p.m. from tonight, July 16 - September 12, 2015. Press night will be held on Friday, July 17.

Tim Realbuto is bringing his critically acclaimed not-so-solo solo show 'Tim Realbuto: Wunderkind' to the New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) for a special one night only concert event on Sunday, July 26th at 5:00 PM. Individual tickets cost $27.50 and the performance will take place at Theater 3, 311 W. 43rd Street, NYC.

On the heels of D'Arcy Drollinger's run-away cult hit Shit & Champagne, Oasis - San Francisco's hottest new nightclub and cabaret theater - announced today the raunchy and wild sequel, Champagne White and the Temple of Poon.  In this newest incarnation, Drollinger's on-going tribute to female empowerment and low-budget exploitation films of the 1970s turns a winking eye towards the women's prison film genre, delivering 90 minutes of high-kicking action, spleen-splitting comedy and dance. Champagne White and the Temple of Poon will run Thursday-Saturday at 7 p.m. from July 16 - September 12, 2015. Press night will be held on Friday, July 17. General Admission tickets are $25. Front Row Premium tables available with Champagne purchase or bottle service start at $200 and include a front row table for four guests. Bachelor and bachelorette packages are available for a complete party evening. All tickets are on sale now at www.sfoasis.com or in person at the Oasis box office (298 11th Street, San Francisco). 

Tim Realbuto's 'Live In Living Color', a benefit concert honoring Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, which was cancelled last Tuesday due to an electrical issue at the venue has been rescheduled for Monday, June 15th at 9:30 PM.

After his critically acclaimed and sold-out concert honoring composer Maury Yeston, singer/songwriter Tim Realbuto (Ghostlight; Wunderkind) returns to the concert stage to honor more of his favorite composers with 'Tim Realbuto: Live In Living Color', an evening celebrating the songwriting duo of Marc Shamian and Scott Wittman, who are responsible for hits such as Hairspray and Catch Me If You Can. The June 9th concert event will take place at 7:00 PM at The Laurie Beechman Theatre (407 West 42nd Street, NYC) and promises to feature Realbuto's interpretation of many of Shaiman and Wittman's biggest hits.

Emmy Award nominated actress and Grammy Award winner Kathy Brier ('One Life To Live'; 'Boardwalk Empire'; Broadway's Hairspray), Wicked star Christine Dwyer, Wendi Bergamini (Doctor Zhivago; Promises, Promises), Jennifer Fouche ('Smash'; Sistas the musical), and Elyssa Mactas (Mean the musical) complete the cast of Tim Realbuto's June 9th Marc Shaiman/Scott Wittman tribute concert.

VILLA NOVA E RESTAURANT in Pelham, presents Kimberly Faye Greenberg in Fabulous Fanny: The Songs and Stories of Fanny Brice. In this intimate 'Fanny Brice' solo show, Kimberly shares her extensive research not as another tribute, but to personally reveal Fanny's heart and humor, soul and song. Look into the life and relationships of the legendary Fanny Brice, greatest Jewish singing comedienne of her time and inspiration for the musical "Funny Girl."

A staged reading of the new musical Freedom's Song will be presented June 9 at 9 PM at the Tada Theatre on 28th and Broadway in Manhattan. Check out rehearsal photos below!

After his critically acclaimed and sold-out concert honoring composer Maury Yeston, singer/songwriter Tim Realbuto (Ghostlight; Wunderkind) returns to the concert stage to honor more of his favorite composers with 'Tim Realbuto: Live In Living Color', an evening celebrating the songwriting duo of Marc Shamian and Scott Wittman, who are responsible for hits such as Hairspray and Catch Me If You Can. The June 9th concert event will take place at 7:00 PM at The Laurie Beechman Theatre (407 West 42nd Street, NYC) and promises to feature Realbuto's interpretation of many of Shaiman and Wittman's biggest hits.

DER KANARIENVOGEL (THE CANARY), a new play by Steven Carl McCasland, is running this month at New York City's Clarion Theatre. Scroll down for a first look at the cast in action!

Somewhere In This Song: The Music and Lyrics of Nicholas Levin, which premiered this past Saturday afternoon at Metropolitan Room is a hit show that will undoubtedly find its legs for a much-deserved extended run there, or possibly on an Off-Broadway stage. Levin, a prodigious songwriter, has never achieved the recognition he deserves, in spite of getting a handful of award nominations, his stellar contributions to the 2006 hit Off-Broadway musical That Time of the Year at the York Theatre, and his long participation in the acclaimed ASCAP/MAC Songwriters Showcases. But with this latest revue featuring his songbook, Levin--and his work--may finally get his chance to shine.

Award winning actor and writer Tim Realbuto (Ghostlight; 'The Sopranos') will present his newest play 'Yes' as part of the 12th Annual Emerging Artists Theatre New Work series. 'Yes' will perform on Tuesday, June 2nd at 7:00 PM at the TADA! Theatre, 15 West 28th Street. All tickets are $ 10.

Five plays by Steven Carl McCasland will be presented in repertory during a month-long celebration of the young playwright. Each play focuses on a different character from history, with a cast of 25 portraying such historical figures as Laurette Taylor, Rose Kennedy, Tennessee Williams, Agatha Christie, Joseph Goebbels, Gertrude Stein, Lillian Hellman and John F. Kennedy. Performances begin May 7, 2015. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the cast in rehearsal below!

Following critically acclaimed workshop presentations, McCasland's plays will return to NYC in a month-long festival celebrating the young playwright. Together with The Clarion Theatre, they'll present six plays beginning on May 6th, 2015, with a company of actors performing in repertory. All of the plays focus on historical figures, including Laurette Taylor, Billie Holiday, Tennessee Williams, Gertrude Stein, Lillian Hellman and more.