A star-studded lineup has been announced for a special virtual concert in celebration of Stephen Sondheim's 90th Birthday, Take Me To The World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration, this Sunday, April 26 at 8:00 PM.
Michael Urie reprises his role in a livestreamed one-night-only performance of Buyer & Cellar tonight, April 19, at 8pm! The site-specific performance, broadcast live from the living room of his apartment, will benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS' COVID-19 Emergency Assistance Fund.
Obie, Lortel, and Drama Desk Award- winner Michael Urie (Grand Horizons, Torch Song) will reprise his role in a livestreamed one-night-only performance of Buyer & Cellar to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS' COVID-19 Emergency Assistance Fund. The site-specific performance will broadcast live from the living room of his apartment on Sunday, April 19 at 8pm. Watch live on Youtube!
ENTER Colin O'Leary. You may not know his name, but you have certainly come across his insanely brilliant videos, while journeying online via the internet. They gained huge notoriety for the madness of watching a young man, totally possessed by Musical Theatre, trapped in the passenger seat of a car, jumping from character to character, song bite to song bite, complete with props, costumes, wig changes, make-up .... even smoke effects. Meanwhile, in the driver's seat, his mother (his real-life Mom) non-plussed and deadpan. I don't' even know how she did it.
When all this is over, one of the enduring cultural moments of the coronavirus pandemic will be the memories of the music. Across the world, people have been turning to music for comfort and community. Clips have gone viral of Italians holding nightly singalongs from their balconies and Spaniards jamming out together from a distance. And here in America, the performing arts community has been coming together to produce all sorts of remote content. The most high-profile of these to date is the one-off 'revival' of The Rosie O'Donnell Show, which streamed live on Sunday, Mar. 22. It was a testament to the power of community (and the humor of technical problems).
Birdland Theater was packed to the gills for crooner/entertainer extraordinaire Kenn Boisinger's show, “The New Voice of Christmas” on Wednesday, December 4.
The event, which honors the work of the state's professional theaters, was held at Sacred Heart University's Edgerton Center for the Performing Arts June 26. Three-time Tony Award-nominee Terrence Mann was master of ceremonies.
Well, it's finally over! After what feels like an unprecedentedly long election cycle, Donald Trump has been elected President of The United States of America! The Broadway community has been incredibly vocal in its support of Hillary Clinton as a result of some of the dangerous and discriminatory rhetoric preached by the opposing candidate.
This week, an all-new THEATER TALK features its annual Tony® Awards Wrap-Up plus an AndrewAndrew report from the TONY Red Carpet. Co-hosted by Michael Riedel of the New York Post and producer Susan Haskins, this episode premieres Friday, June 12 (2015) at 1 AM (Saturday morning) on Thirteen/PBS, and repeats in the New York metro area on CUNY TV* Saturday 6/13 at 8:30 PM, Sunday 6/14 at 12:30 PM, and Monday 6/15 at 7:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 7:30 PM.
The Drama League launches its Winter 2015 Season of events at the Drama League Theater Center in Tribeca.
The Drama League has announced the Winter 2015 Season of events at the Drama League Theater Center in Tribeca.
HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK: BC/EFA Flea Market, First Looks at WWRY, BEAUTIFUL, and A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, and NO MAN'S LAND, WAITING FOR GODOT meets the press!
The cast of Roger O. Hirson and Stephen Schwartz's PIPPIN, including Matthew James Thomas, 2013 Tony Award winner Patina Miller, Tony Award nominee Charlotte d'Amboise, Rachel Bay Jones and Viktoria Grimmy,recently visited the Apple Store - Soho (103 Prince Street at Greene Street), performing songs from the show and participating in a moderated discussion. BroadwayWorld was there for the special appearance and you can check out photos from the festivities below!
Sing Along, a short film with an all-star cast, will have its world premiere this Sunday in New York City. Filmed in Midtown Manhattan in October 2012, the movie follows a 14-year-old boy who dreams of starring on Broadway and imagines daily life as a musical.
Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS, and Broadway Impact present Broadway's 'It Gets Better' video featuring 63 members of the New York theatrical community speaking to LGBTQ youth.
The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) proudly announces the winners of its NYMF Awards for Excellence, selected by an independent jury from the 34 new musicals presented at the 2007 Festival.
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