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The Best of Broadway & Cabaret will come out in support of the Actors' Temple, (est. 1917) on Monday, November 26, 2012 at 6:45 PM. The Third Annual Concert will take place at the Temple, 339 West 47th Street. This theater district historic landmark has been struggling to survive in recent years.
The legendary Milton Berle Room and the Frank Sinatra Room at the Friars Club became spooky yesterday as the monks (wait staff) served Little Friars, their parents and grandparents a Halloween brunch in the Monastery. Check out photos from the event below!
The Diva and the Baritone, stars Metropolitan Opera baritone Theodore Lambrinos and soprano Hallie Neill. Elliot Finkel, a concert pianist with the chops of a Broadway musical director wrote the arrangements to showcase the couple's amazing vocal talents in a surprising mix of Broadway, opera and the best of the Great American songbook.
Masterworks Broadway continues to release cast recordings previously unavailable in the CD era. Seventeen (1951 Original Broadway Cast) and Cabaret (1968 Original London Cast) will be available as downloads through all major digital service providers and as disc-on-demand with the original cover art, via Arkivmusic.com and Amazon.com. All releases will be accompanied by new album pages and photos on MasterworksBroadway.com.
Friar Regis Philbin just took part in a fun-filled night that celebrated his new book "How I Got This Way." Friar Bill Boggs interviewed Regis in a one-on-one discussion that shared his fascinating and hilarious celebrity stories. Stewie Stone also joined them as a special treat. Check out photos from the event below!
Today, we're featuring Milton Berle and George Burns in 1982. Berle's Broadway credits include See My Lawyer, Ziegfeld Follies of 1943, I'll Take the High Road, Seventeen, The Goodbye People and more. Burns starred on Broadway in Say Goodnight Gracie and When Johnny Comes Marching Home.
The Friars Foundation was established in 1977 as the charitable arm of the Friars Club. It is a publicly supported Foundation and is the conduit through which the Friars accomplish one of its major goals: the betterment of society, particularly in the area of the performing arts. The mission of the Friars Foundation is to help performing arts groups create excellent innovative and affordable programs for the enrichment, education, and enjoyment of diverse audiences and participants.
The Diva and the Baritone, stars Metropolitan Opera baritone Theodore Lambrinos and soprano Hallie Neill. Elliot Finkel, a concert pianist with the chops of a Broadway musical director wrote the arrangements to showcase the couple's amazing vocal talents in a surprising mix of Broadway, opera and the best of the Great American songbook.
JazzTime Band plays Vicky's of Santa Fe (Highway 111 & Club Drive, Indian Wells) every Sunday 2-5PM starting today, October 7th.
On Oct 5th, the Friars Club hosted a book warming for 'Dead Wrong,' a new book written by Friar Richard Belzer and David Wayne. Check out photos from the event below!
A celebration of the life and music of Elvis Presley, is scheduled October 20th at the Patchogue Theatre in Patchogue (Long Island) New York. when tribute artist Chris MacDonald presents his Memories of Elvis in Concert.
JazzTime Band plays Vicky's of Santa Fe (Highway 111 & Club Drive, Indian Wells) every Sunday 2-5PM starting October 7th.
The recent nationwide appearances, from New York to Los Angeles, by singer and actress Barbara Van Orden and author Patty Farmer, on behalf of her critically acclaimed book "The Persian Room Presents" has spawned a collaboration on a new book, currently under the working title of 'Playboy On Stage.'
Bobby Rydell, the international teenage sensation of the Baby Boom era, performs his carefree chart toppers at the Suncoast Showroom July 6, 7 and 8.
Today, June 27th, The Santa Monica Library will host a signing with author, Patty Farmer, and special guest Barbrara Van Orden for 'THE PERSIAN ROOM PRESENTS.' Portions of the book sales benefit Childhelp.
Larry Storch (F-Troop) & Marie Wallace (Dark Shadows) take the stage at NYC's fabled Actors Temple for a benefit performance of ...Love Letters by A.R. Gurney tonight, June 24th.
On June 27th, The Santa Monica Library will host a signing with author, Patty Farmer, and special guest Barbrara Van Orden for 'THE PERSIAN ROOM PRESENTS.' Portions of the book sales benefit Childhelp.
Feinstein's at Loews Regency will continue its Spring 2012 season with the debut of Broadway and Hollywood legend, Janis Paige for two nights only tonight May 20 and May 21.
Patrons were treated to a classic trip down memory lane this week as four leading ladies of the legendary Persian Room New York came together for a book signing. Lainie Zazan, Michele Lee, Connie Stevens and Barbara Van Orden gathered at Barnes and Noble in California's The Grove to celebrate the release of Patty Farmer's new book "The Persian Room Presents." Anecdotes involving audience celebrity sightings included Barbara Streisand (by Stevens), Milton Berle (by Van Orden), Jack Jones and his thighs (by Lee) and a mob king who struck her while performing (by Kazan). See photos of the leading ladies at the event below!
Larry Storch (F-Troop) & Marie Wallace (Dark Shadows) take the stage at NYC's fabled Actors Temple for a benefit performance of ...Love Letters by A.R. Gurney on June 24th.
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