Melanie Brook News

This week's event featured performances from the casts of JERSEY BOYS (Richard Blake, Jared Bradshaw, Drew Gehling, Ryan Molloy,Miles Aubrey, Erik Bates, John Edwards, Chris Messina, Mauricio Perez, Nathan Scherich), CABARET (Andrea Goss,Gayle Rankin, Kaleigh Cronin, Kelly Paredes, Kristin Olness), 50 SHADES! THE MUSICAL (Amber Petty, Chloe Williamson, Alec Varcas, Zach Kononov, Alexis Field, Melanie Brook, Tim Murray, Casey Rogers), REVOLUTION IN THE ELBOW OF RAGNAR AGNARSSON FURNITURE PAINTER (Cady Huffman, Brad Nacht, Kate Shindle, Rick Faugno). Check out photos below!

This week's event is set to feature the casts of JERSEY BOYS, CABARET, 50 SHADES! THE MUSICAL, and REVOLUTION IN THE ELBOW OF RAGNAR AGNARSSON FURNITURE PAINTER. Check back later for a complete list of scheduled performers!

Natalie Weiss, known for her 'Breaking Down the Riffs' series, recently made a new video in which she and Andrew Hodge play two auditioners who take their song titles a bit too literally. The video was filmed and edited by Alex Charak, and also features Eric Shorey, Michael Lorz, Melanie Brook, Grace Wall, and Anthony Apicella.

Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? Today's big news: Capathia Jenkins returns to NEWSIES as 'Medda', we can add two new Original Cast Recordings to our collection -- LADY DAY and HEDWIG -- and Idina Menzel performs at tonight's MBL All-Star Game!

50 Shades! The Musical Parody at The Elektra Theatre (300 W. 43rd Street) has announced that beginning July 22nd, Jack Boice (Phantom of the Opera International Tour), Melanie Brook (Tony and Tina's Wedding), Alexis Field (Angelina Ballerina The Musical) and Zach Kononov (Spring Awakening) will join the cast replacing Chris Grace, Ashley Ward, Kaitlyn Frotton and David Andino respectively. Directed by Al Samuels and Rob Lindley, 50 Shades! The Musical Parody is produced by Emily Dorezas, Al Samuels, Andrew Asnes, Rob Kolson, Brett McDonald and 50 Shades Tour LLC.

The 6th Annual Broadway Meows Concert for the Humane Society of New York will be presented at Don't Tell Mama, one night only, Monday, July 21st at 7pm.

54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents DUETS with The Write Teacher(s) tonight, May 2nd at 11pm. The evening will be hosted by Lauren Marcus, and features the music of Joe Iconis, Rob Rokicki, Ryan Scott Oliver, and Zoe Sarnak.

54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, presents DUETS with The Write Teacher(s) on May 2nd at 11pm. Conceived and Produced by Megan Minutillo, the evening will be hosted by Lauren Marcus and Molly Model, and features the music of Joe Iconis, Rob Rokicki, Ryan Scott Oliver, and Zoe Sarnak.

The cast and creative team of the hit Off-Broadway musical Murder for Two are teaming up with some of New York's brightest up and coming composers and BroadwayWorld.com every Monday night for their spring concert series, Murderous Musical Mondays. Composers form the Pace New Musicals Writers Room (including Aaron Albert & Katy Rea, Jamen Nanthakumar & Liana Wright-Mark, Kailey Marshall, Ian Fairlee, and John-Michael Lyles & David Gomez) contined the series on Monday night, April 21, 2014, immediately following the 7pm performance of Murder for Two at New World Stages (Stage 5 - 340 West 50th Street). BroadwayWorld brings you exclusive highlights form the special concert below!

The cast and creative team of the hit Off-Broadway musical Murder for Two are teaming up with some of New York's brightest up and coming composers and BroadwayWorld.com every Monday night for their spring concert series, Murderous Musical Mondays. Composers form the pace New Musicals Writers Room (including Aaron Albert & Katy Rea, Jamen Nanthakumar & Liana Wright-Mark, Kailey Marshall, Ian Fairlee, and John-Michael Lyles & David Gomez) contined the series on last night, April 21, 2014, immediately following the 7pm performance of Murder for Two at New World Stages (Stage 5 - 340 West 50th Street).

54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents DUETS with The Write Teacher(s) on May 2nd at 11pm. The evening will be hosted by Lauren Marcus, and features the music of Joe Iconis, Rob Rokicki, Ryan Scott Oliver, and Zoe Sarnak.

54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents Melanie Brook tonight, March 25 at 7pm. Melanie Brook, the winner of 'The Callback' competition, will be performing in a special one night engagement.

Coming up this week, 54 BELOW, the performance venue located just below the legendary Studio 54 at 254 West 54th Street, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz and beyond:

54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents Melanie Brook on March 25 at 7pm. Melanie Brook, the winner of "The Callback" competition, will be performing in a special one night engagement.

This March, April and May at 54 BELOW presents a lineup of the brightest talent from Broadway and beyond. Located just below the legendary Studio 54 at 254 West 54th Street. For a detailed schedule of upcoming performances at 54 Below and to purchase tickets, visit www.54Below.com.

Well, so was one of America's renowned pop songwriters who decided to create his first theatrical musical on that very subject -- America's fascination with reality show celebrity! Composer Arnie Roman, who has written a multitude of hit songs since 1982 for numerous recording artists, has written the music, book and lyrics for AMERICA'S BREATH OF FRESH AIR, an over-the-top satirical musical comedy about the realities of 'reality TV,' the downside of fame, and relationships, which premieres at the 17th Annual NY International Fringe Festival in New York City today, August 11 at 3:30 PM at Theatre 80 (80 St. Mark's Place) in the East Village.

Are you sick and tired of being constantly bombarded and harangued by the foibles of contemporary celebrities from all walks of life who, thanks to the immediacy of the internet, You! Tube 24-hour TV newscasts, and radio and TV interview/talk shows, invade our living rooms and bedrooms and even our halls of Congress and public schools with their brash and outlandish public displays of profanity and inanity. Are you fed up with todav's D-List celebrities - Snooki, the Kardashians, the Lohans, the reality show housewives, the PED-injected athletes, and even our shameless politicians?

On Monday night, The Pop Show - a new series in the Broadway at Birdland lineup, celebrated the songs of Adele with an all-star cast and a packed house. BroadwayWorld has photos from the concert below!

Kelli Barrett (Rock of Ages, Baby It's You!, The Royal Family, Bright Lights, Big City),Lisa Birnbaum (F#%king Up Everything, Abraham Lincoln's Big Gay Dance Party), William Blake(Male Vocalist of the Year, 2012 Cabaret Awards) and Darius de Haas (Dreamgirls, Rent, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Carousel) have joined the lineup for The Pop Show Presents....Adele! tonight, June 10 at Birdland Jazz Club. The 7pm concert, part of the Broadway at Birdland series, will feature the songs of Adele, with proceeds benefiting VH1's Save the Music fund.