Morgan Karr News

Joe's Pub today announced its fall schedule.

Award winning composer/lyricist Bobby Cronin returns to Show At Barre with an all-new set of songs to showcase the new musicals he's been developing over the past couple of years. Bobby will be joined by some of the best voices from LA and NYC. His debut CD 'Reach The Sky: Live at The Beechman' is available on iTunes and at www.bobbycronin.com

Original FOOTLOOSE and WICKED cast member Kathy Deitch joins the line up for Bobby Cronin's THE ROADS I'M TAKING at Show at Barre. The concert will also feature: DANNY GURWIN (Little Women, Side Show) LAUREN ELDER (Hair) HAVEN BURTON (Legally Blonde, Shrek) MORGAN KARR (Spring Awakening) SEAN BRADFORD (The Lion King) MIRIAM ELWELL-SUTTON (West End Chicago) SAL SABELLA (Nat'l tour: Godspell, Phantom of the Opera) KAREN BENJAMIN (original LA company of Phantom of the Opera), BRETT TERESA...BOBBY CRONIN and DANIEL THOMAS share piano duties.

Tony Award-winners Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman delighted students as their special surprise guests during the Broadway Artists Alliance 2011 Summer Intensive Session One. Shaiman and Wittman lent their talents for a surprise Q&A with the students of Broadway Artists Alliance. Following the Q&A, they led a Song Interpretation master class.

Award winning composer/lyricist Bobby Cronin returns to Show At Barre with an all-new set of songs to showcase the new musicals he's been developing over the past couple of years. Bobby will be joined by some of the best voices from LA and NYC. His debut CD 'Reach The Sky: Live at The Beechman' is available on iTunes and at www.bobbycronin.com

Cast members from the critically acclaimed first national tour of HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical, now on Broadway at the St. James Theatre for a 'Summer of Love' run, held another 'Be-In' performance to benefit Broadway Impact yesterday, August 7th at 7:30 p.m. at the Cooper Square Hotel Penthouse (25 Cooper Square, 3rd Avenue between 5th and 6th Streets).

New York's Public Theater (Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director) and Joey Parnes have announced that cast members from the critically acclaimed first national tour of HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical, now on Broadway at the St. James Theatre for a 'Summer of Love' run, will hold another 'Be-In' performance to benefit Broadway Impact on Sunday, August 7th at 7:30 p.m. at the Cooper Square Hotel Penthouse (25 Cooper Square, 3rd Avenue between 5th and 6th Streets).

Award winning composer/lyricist Bobby Cronin, who has been hard at work writing all year, will present a night of new songs from his musicals: W2ML (Welcome to My Life) book by Alicia Dempster, DAYBREAK, 'TIL DEATH DO US PART book by Allen Mogol, and CYRANA book by Crystal Skillman.

Tony Award-winning actress Nikki M. James delighted students as their special surprise guest during the Broadway Artists Alliance 2011 Summer Workshop. Ms. James (currently starring the the Tony Award-winning The Book of Mormon) lent her talents for a surprise Q&A with the students of Broadway Artists Alliance.

New York's Public Theater (Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director) and Joey Parnes have announced that cast members from the critically acclaimed first national tour of HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical, now on Broadway at the St. James Theatre for a 'Summer of Love' run, will hold another 'Be-In' performance to benefit Broadway Impact on Sunday, August 7th at 7:30 p.m. at the Cooper Square Hotel Penthouse (25 Cooper Square, 3rd Avenue between 5th and 6th Streets).

On Monday, June 25, 2011, New York Theatre Barn will present its monthly platform, now in its 4th year, for emerging musical theatre writers at The Duplex (the series usually plays the Daryl Roth D-Lounge, by will play The Duplex for the summer). Featured writers for the July 25th installment include Mark Sutton Smith (Stand By The River), and Daniel Green. Executive Producers for NYTB in the D-Lounge are Laura Brandel and Karen Marshall.

On Monday, June 25, 2011, New York Theatre Barn will present its monthly platform, now in its 4th year, for emerging musical theatre writers at The Duplex (the series usually plays the Daryl Roth D-Lounge, by will play The Duplex for the summer). Featured writers for the July 25th installment include Mark Sutton Smith (Stand By The River), and Daniel Green. Executive Producers for NYTB in the D-Lounge are Laura Brandel and Karen Marshall.

A celebration of acclaimed and emerging songwriters, writing teams and singers is the first of two June 24-25 weekend events that will conclude the sixth annual weeklong Johnny Mercer Foundation Songwriters Project, presented by the American Music Theatre Project (AMTP) at Northwestern University.

On Wednesday, May 11th, Morgan Karr officially released his much- anticipated debut EP. An actor, singer and songwriter hailing from Nashville Tennessee, Karr's first release comes after quickly making his mark on the New York City entertainment scene. The album is co-produced by Grammy Nominated Producer Juan Patiño (Lisa Loeb's 'Stay'), Cliff Goldmacher (Jane Monheit, Spencer Day), and Kevin Fisher (Rascal Flatts, Sara Evans).

On Wednesday, May 11th, Morgan Karr will officially release his much-anticipated debut EP. An actor, singer and songwriter hailing from Nashville Tennessee, Karr's first release comes after quickly making his mark on the New York City entertainment scene.

On May 8, 2011, 9:30pm, at the Metropolitan Room, a group of young performers will put on a one night acoutis rock concert for the United Mitochondrail Disease Foundation.

On Wednesday, May 11th, Morgan Karr will officially release his much-anticipated debut EP. An actor, singer and songwriter hailing from Nashville Tennessee, Karr's first release comes after quickly making his mark on the New York City entertainment scene.

On May 8, 2011, 9:30pm, at the Metropolitan Room, a group of young performers will put on a one night acoutis rock concert for the United Mitochondrail Disease Foundation.

11th Hour Theatre Company and Drexel University's Mandell Professionals in Residence Project are thrilled to welcome Jonathan Larson Award-winning songwriters Kait Kerrigan and Brian Lowdermilk back to their hometown for a one-night-only Philadelphia concert at Drexel's Mandell Theater, 33rd & Chestnut Streets, Sunday, April 3 at 7 pm.

Last night, Broadway's brightest came together for an evening of cabaret in celebration of Rosie's Theater Kids at the Maravel Arts Center (also known as the RTKids facility), hosted by NY1's Theater Reporter: Frank DiLella