The music of songwriter NYC based composer Noel Katz, 'Things We Do For Love' a comedic take on love in the modern age will be presented at The Gardenia Restaurant and Lounge (7066 Santa Monica Blvd, LA, CA, 90038) on Monday, June 13 at 7pm and 9pm featuring cast members from the current national tour of '42nd Street'. All proceeds will benefit Friends of Runyon Canyon, a 501(c)(3). www.friendsofrunyoncanyon.org
New York Musical Theatre Festival News
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Transgender actress and activist Shakina Nayfack (who can be seen in the upcoming second season of Difficult People on Hulu this July) has launched a crowd funding campaign on YouCaring.com to raise money to bring her #MANIFESTPUSSY Tour to North Carolina this June. This campaign follows Nayfack's successful KickStartHer campaign, the world's first internationally crowd-sourced gender confirmation.
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Broadwayworld.com interviewed Joe Slabe about his career and his new musical 'Crossing Swords' The show is being produced by American Theater Group and will be on the Hamilton Stage of UCPAC in Rahway from April 20th to May 1st.
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A special concert version of This One Girl's Story, a musical featuring Broadway actors Angela Grovey (Leap of Faith), Danielle K. Thomas (Avenue Q), and Off-Broadway performers will be performed at Middle Collegiate Church on Saturday, April 16 at 7:30 pm.
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The Representatives this August will bring one of their hyper-intimate, socially relevant theatrical experiences abroad, as they premiere their latest production, PRIVATE MANNING GOES TO WASHINGTON, at the 2016 International Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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Ghostlight Records will release the world premiere recording of the acclaimed musical JASPER IN DEADLAND online and in stores on Friday, May 20.
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The music of songwriter Noel Katz, 'Things We Do For Love', a comedic take on love in the modern age, will be presented at The Duplex Cabaret Theatre (61 Christopher Street, NYC - 212-255-5438) on Wednesday, May 25 at 7pm featuring cast members from the current national tour of '42nd Street'.
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A hip hop musical dreamed up in NYC, celebrated by Broadway trade publication Playbill, and destined for top markets will be making its way through Atlanta, GA for 5 performances on June 10 to 12, and CCCEPA is thrilled to play host.
by Tyler Peterson -
The full cast of the new musical Himself and Nora, with book, music, and lyrics byJonathan Brielle, was announced today.
by Tyler Peterson -
The premiere staging of the new musical MIDNIGHT AT THE NEVER GET, which opens this week at Manhattan cabaret institution Don't Tell Mama, has announced that it will extend. A fifth performance will be added to the limited run due to popular demand. The show, which stars Sam Bolen and Mark Sonnenblick, was written by Sonnenblick, and directed by Don't Tell Mama's Associate Director of Programming Max Friedman.
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In Episode 407 of 'Something New' -- the musical theatre podcast that interviews artists and premieres original songs -- award-winning songwriter Joel B. New sat down with Farah Alvin, a Broadway actress and Holistic Health Counselor.
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PlayMakers Repertory Company concludes its Mainstage Season with Stephen Sondheim's musical masterpiece 'Sweeney Todd,' onstage now through April 23. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
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Theatreworks USA will continue its 2016 weekend family performance series this Sunday April 3rd, with Henry and Mudge? was adapted by bookwriter/lyricist Kait Kerrigan and composer/lyricist Brian Lowdermilk (Jonathan Larson Award-winners) and is based on the best-selling books by Cynthia Rylant, illustrated by Sucie Stevenson. Henry and Mudge premiered Off-Broadway in July 2006 at the Lucille Lortel Theatre. This 60-minute musical is recommended for ages 4 and up.
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The Hypocrites has announced its 20th Anniversary Season, featuring five dynamic productions, including a world premiere musical adaptation and two Chicago premieres. The company is also thrilled to launch a new play development initiative, with its first-ever new play commissions.
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PlayMakers Repertory Company concludes its Mainstage Season with Stephen Sondheim's musical masterpiece 'Sweeney Todd,' onstage tonight, March 30, through April 23.
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? Peninsula Players Theatre will present a reading of "Who Am I This Time? (& Other Conundrums of Love)" by Aaron Posner, adapted from stories by Kurt Vonnegut at Bjorklunden at 7590 Boynton Lane, Baileys Harbor at 7p.m., Monday, April 4. Posner's charming comedy explores love, pure and complicated, by weaving short stories from Vonnegut's early masterpiece "Welcome to the Monkey House." Join the Players reading of comedic love stories that explores, with warm hilarity, human foibles in a small town. Admission is free.
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Whitney Bashor (The Bridges of Madison County) will star opposite the previously announced Matt Bogart (Jersey Boys, Miss Saigon) in the new musical Himself and Nora, it was announced today. Bashor will play Nora to Bogart's James Joyce and additional casting will be announced in the coming weeks.
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Manhattan cabaret institution Don't Tell Mama will host the premiere staging of the new musical MIDNIGHT AT THE NEVER GET by Mark Sonnenblick, starring Sam Bolen, and directed by Associate Director of Programming Max Friedman.
by Something New with Joel B. New -
In Episode 406 of 'Something New' -- a musical theatre podcast that interviews artists and premieres original songs -- award-winning songwriter Joel B. New sat down with Garth Kravits, co-creator and co-host of 'Playball Podcast.'
by Tyler Peterson -
The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders is proud to support Mystic Vision Players, a nonprofit community theatre organization based in Linden, in the world premiere of Wendy's Shadow at UCPAC's Hamilton Stage in Rahway next week, March 24-26.
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