Preparations for the 2018 Jimmy Awards celebrating outstanding achievement in high school theatre around the nation are well underway and BroadwayWorld was on hand to bring you all the action from rehearsals! Check out BWW Correspondent, Katie Lynch, get all the behind the scenes scoop in the video below!
The Jimmy Awards have just announced the industry coaches for the tenth annual awards ceremony on Monday, June 25th at 7:30PM at the Minskoff Theatre. The six coaches - Lisa Brescia, MaryAnn Hu, Adam Kantor, Howard McGillin, Natalie Weiss, And Schele Williams - will mentor the 80 high school students from across America who will compete for the Jimmy Award for Best Performance by an Actor and Actress.
Last night, sixteen Broadway stars were featured in Broadway Sings Kelly Clarkson, the latest concert in the Broadway Sings concert series. The tribute concerts take the music of well-known music icons and create new, unique arrangements and orchestrations by twisting the style to fit the strength of the performer. Previous fifteen concerts have included Adele, Stevie Wonder, Justin Timberlake, and Rihanna. On August 20, the series will continue with Broadway Sings Alanis Morissette.
He's offensive, he's irreverent - and he can't buy liquor! FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents "Billy Recce's Snowflake Jamboree!" on July 13, 2018 at 9:30 PM.
Broadway favorites including Ben Fankhauser (Newsies), Arielle Jacobs (Aladdin), Adam Kaplan (A Bronx Tale), and Anthony Lee Medina (Hamilton) join the lineup for the 16th installment of the acclaimed Broadway Sings concert series, Broadway Sings Kelly Clarkson, onJune 18. Cast members from Broadway shows including Hamilton, Frozen, Waitress, and Great Comet will sing completely new arrangements of the hits of the pop superstar, accompanied by a 14-piece orchestra playing original orchestrations of her music.
Musical theatre and pop songwriter Joey Contreras is returning to Rockwood Music Hall's Stage 2 on Monday, June 11 for a 9pm concert. Joining him will be an exciting lineup including Nic Rouleau (The Book of Mormon), DeLaney Westfall (Kinky Boots), Natalie Weiss (Everyday Rapture), JJ Niemann (The Book of Mormon), Olivia Puckett (Dear Evan Hansen), Brad Greer (Jerry Springer the Opera), Mia Gerachis, Rob Morean, Stevi Incremona, Morgan Reilly and Spencer Kiely with Brian Russell Carey (Red Roses, Green Gold) and Jacob Yates.
What good is sitting alone in your room this week? If you don't already have plans to see a Broadway show, come out to see your favorite Broadway stars in a cabaret act instead. Highlights this week include:
The acclaimed Broadway Sings concert series will continue on June 18 at 8pm, honoring singer-songwriter Kelly Clarkson with a cast of Broadway stars including Christine Dwyer (Wicked), Frankie James Grande (Rock of Ages), Emma Hunton (Next to Normal), and Ashley Park (Mean Girls). The one-night-only concert will feature completely new arrangements of the hits of the pop rock superstar, accompanied by a 14-piece orchestra playing original orchestrations of her music.
YouTube singing sensation and Broadway Performer, Natalie Weiss, recently featured on the Tony and Grammy winning Dear Evan Hansen and Golden Globe-winning, Billboard chart-topping, Oscar-nominated 'The Greatest Showman,' makes her Green Room 42 debut.
What good is sitting alone in your room this week? If you don't already have plans to see a Broadway show, come out to see your favorite Broadway stars in a cabaret act instead. Highlights this week include:
Next week, FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. To purchase tickets or for more information, visit www.54Below.com/Feinsteins or call (646) 476-3551.
FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents Yaniv Zarif in Music Beyond Language on March 22, 2018. A polyglot of 32 languages , Yaniv has traveled the world over the past decade to learn and experience how music and language are reinvented and connected with every cultural evolution around the globe . Hear some of your favorite songs sung in a way that you've never heard , or perhaps in the way they were meant to be heard . This show has the very special ability to include any audience , from any part of the word , without the barrier of language .
Broadway Loves Demi Lovato! Some of your favorite Broadway stars sang some of Demi's hottest hits at Feinstein's/54 Below on February 18. From the 2008 Camp Rock bop 'This Is Me' to the title song of her newest album Tell Me You Love Me, this set list bounces all over Demi's discography.
Broadway Loves Demi Lovato! See Broadway stars like Ben Fankhauser (Newsies), Jennifer Damiano (Next to Normal), Natalie Weiss (Wicked) sing some of Demi's hottest hits at Feinstein's/54 Below. From the 2008 Camp Rock bop 'This Is Me' to the title song of her newest album Tell Me You Love Me, this set list bounces all over Demi's discography.
What good is sitting alone in your room this week? If you don't already have plans to see a Broadway show, come out to see your favorite Broadway stars in a cabaret act instead. Highlights this week include:
FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents Yaniv Zarif in Music Beyond Language on March 22, 2018. A polyglot of 32 languages , Yaniv has traveled the world over the past decade to learn and experience how music and language are reinvented and connected with every cultural evolution around the globe . Hear some of your favorite songs sung in a way that you've never heard , or perhaps in the way they were meant to be heard . This show has the very special ability to include any audience , from any part of the word , without the barrier of language .
This week, FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond.
Feinstein's/54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, located at 254 West 54th Street, presents Andrew Barret Cox's: CLUBLAND in Concert on March 30th, 2018 at 9:30 PM.
Producer Peter William Dunn (So You Think You Can Belt, TRL: Total Request Live, Rise Up, GAYS: The Series) is coming out from behind the scenes and hitting the stage for a one-night-only performance of 'Words Fail (Whiskey Doesn't!) - a late night with Peter William Dunn' at The West End Lounge, on Saturday February 10th at 10:00PM. the evening will feature a variety of tribute performances by artists from across the entertainment spectrum, with music ranging from show tunes to pop mashups from standards to new arrangements and original music - all in honor of Dunn's upcoming birthday.
Natalie Weiss joined Ben Fankhauser at his show at Feinstein's/54 Below on Tuesday night, January 30th. The pair teamed up for an epic mashup of 'You Will Be Found' from Dear Evan Hansen and 'Halo' by Beyonce. Watch the number below, including beautiful harmonies and Fankhauser on piano!
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