Michael Kaufman News

FROM BROADWAY WITH LOVE: A Benefit Concert for Sandy Hook?, which took place on January 28, 2013, at the Palace Theater in Waterbury, Connecticut, will soon be airing on select public television stations throughout the tri-state area.

As New York City's longest-running junior benefit, the Museum Dance brings together influential young philanthropists to celebrate and raise essential funds for the Museum's scientific and educational programs, which enable thousands of underserved New York City school children to visit the Museum annually. The theme of the evening is Under the Sea, in honor of the Museum's upcoming exhibition Whales: Giants of the Deep. This year's dance will take place today, April 18, with cocktails and dinner from 7 to 9 and dancing from 9 to midnight.

As New York City's longest-running junior benefit, the Museum Dance brings together influential young philanthropists to celebrate and raise essential funds for the Museum's scientific and educational programs, which enable thousands of underserved New York City school children to visit the Museum annually. The theme of the evening is Under the Sea, in honor of the Museum's upcoming exhibition Whales: Giants of the Deep. This year's dance will take place on Thursday, April 18, with cocktails and dinner from 7 to 9 and dancing from 9 to midnight.

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) has announced the winners of the NYMF 2012 Awards for Excellence. Awards are voted on by the NYMF jury.

It is truly gratifying to experience a quintessential musical like Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein's Tony-winning, Showboat -- especially when it has a great cast like CM PAC's current production. Initially presented in 1927, this Noel Ruiz directed production has performances through May 20th. The story follows the lives of the patrons of the Cotton Blossom, a Mississippi River performance boat over a span of nearly fifty years as they endure the trials of everlasting love and racial prejudice.

On Monday April 23rd, Vanessa Ragland and Sarah Ziegler will host a fundraiser cabaret for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. The night will feature new works by Joe Kinosian and Kellen Blair (Murder For Two), Sam Carner and Derek Gregor (Unlock'd), Adam Michael Kaufman and Martin Landry, Adam Overett, Ian Weinberger, and Oran Eldor and Sarah Ziegler. In addition to contributing new medically-themed material, Kinosian, Landry, Overett (Light in the Piazza) and Ziegler will also be performing. Other performers include Holly Buczek, Mark Campbell (Mamma Mia!), Janice Landry, Vanessa Ragland, Ari Rossen, Erin Sjostrom, and Cecelia Ticktin.

On Monday April 23rd, Vanessa Ragland and Sarah Ziegler will host a fundraiser cabaret for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. The night will feature new works by Joe Kinosian and Kellen Blair (Murder For Two), Sam Carner and Derek Gregor (Unlock'd), Adam Michael Kaufman and Martin Landry, Adam Overett, Ian Weinberger, and Oran Eldor and Sarah Ziegler. In addition to contributing new medically-themed material, Kinosian, Landry, Overett (Light in the Piazza) and Ziegler will also be performing. Other performers include Holly Buczek, Mark Campbell (Mamma Mia!), Janice Landry, Vanessa Ragland, Ari Rossen, Erin Sjostrom, and Cecelia Ticktin.

In Sunset Boulevard, audiences see that the glitz and glamour of old Hollywood has changed, but its egos and sometimes anomalous nature have stayed the same. This musical, now playing at CM PAC in Oakdale through April 15, gives us peek into the life of one of Hollywood's biggest stars as she falls into a pit of delusion.

The Lotte Lenya Competition, celebrating its 15th anniversary in 2012, seeks exceptionally talented young singer/actors who are dramatically and musically convincing in a wide range of musical theater styles for the 2012 competition. Contestants will compete for top prizes of $15,000, $10,000 and $7,500; additional special prizes will be awarded.

As New York City's longest-running junior benefit, the Museum Dance brings together influential and philanthropic young professionals to celebrate and raise essential funds for the Museum's scientific and educational programs, which enable thousands of underserved New York City school children to visit the Museum annually. The event, which will be held on the eve of the Royal Wedding, will celebrate British culture, and guests are encouraged to dress in British fashion.

As New York City's longest-running junior benefit, the Museum Dance brings together influential and philanthropic young professionals to celebrate and raise essential funds for the Museum's scientific and educational programs, which enable thousands of underserved New York City school children to visit the Museum annually. The event, which will be held on the eve of the Royal Wedding, will celebrate British culture, and guests are encouraged to dress in British fashion.

Celina Carvajal (Toxic Avenger, Rooms) leads the cast of THE GREEN ROOM as Anna with Chasten Harmon (Broadway's Hair revival) as Divonne, James Lee Glatz as Cliff and Adam Shorsten as John.

The first NYC industry reading of the hit musical fresh off two separate runs in Hermosa Beach, CA (world premiere) and Sacramento, Ca.

The first NYC industry reading of the hit musical fresh off two separate runs in Hermosa Beach, CA (world premiere) and Sacramento, Ca.

Celina Carvajal (Toxic Avenger, Rooms) leads the cast of THE GREEN ROOM as Anna with Chasten Harmon (Broadway's Hair revival) as Divonne, James Lee Glatz as Cliff and Adam Shorsten as John.

The first NYC industry reading of the hit musical fresh off two separate runs in Hermosa Beach, CA (world premiere) and Sacramento, Ca.

Celina Carvajal (Toxic Avenger, Rooms) leads the cast of THE GREEN ROOM as Anna with Chasten Harmon (Broadway's Hair revival) as Divonne, James Lee Glatz as Cliff and Adam Shorsten as John.

The first NYC industry reading of the hit musical fresh off two separate runs in Hermosa Beach, CA (world premiere) and Sacramento, Ca.

13, a new musical with music and lyrics by Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown will play its final performance on Sunday, January 4, 2009 after 22 preview and 105 regular performances at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre (242 W. 45th Street). The first Broadway show to star an all teenage cast and band began previews on Tuesday, September 16, 2008 and opened on Sunday, October 5, 2008.