Phyllis Newman News

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In September 2018, Marin's battle with cancer came to its tragic end. In this video, watch her husband Jason Danieley accept her Special Tony Award in honor of her legacy of leadership and unwavering strength.

On June 9, as the greatest artists of the 2019 Broadway season are saluted for their outstanding work, the Tony Awards will also recognize the late, great Marin Mazzie for a lifetime of outstanding work. As BroadwayWorld previously reported, Mazzie, who passed away in September, will be honored for her advocacy and leadership within the theatre community as a brave and dedicated voice for women's health issues and organizations such as the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation.

Bob Mackie has won the 2019 Tony Award for Best Costume Design of a Musical for THE CHER SHOW.

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Broadway stars and poker pros will sit next to theatre fans and industry insiders for a rousing game of Texas Hold 'em when Broadway Bets, Broadway's official poker tournament, returns this Monday, May 13. The event is produced by and benefits Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

The Tony Awards Administration Committee has announced that Sonny Tilders and Creature Technology Company the creators of the character/puppet 'Kong' for King Kong; musical director and arranger Jason Michael Webb and the late actress and advocate Marin Mazzie; will be each be presented with a Special Tony Award for their outstanding contributions to the theatre and community.

Legendary pianist André Watts will share a program of master composers on Thursday, May 9, 2019, as part of the 2019 Hamlen-Palm Series of exclusive house concerts. The series is produced by and benefits Classical Action, a program of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

Fun and philanthropy are in the cards when Broadway Bets, Broadway's official poker tournament, shuffles up and deals on Monday, May 13, 2019. The event is produced by and benefits Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

The Actors Fund announced today 'Broadway Brunch with the Stars: An Afternoon of Song and Celebration' will be a benefit for The Actors Fund's Phyllis Newman Women's Health Initiative on Sunday March 31, 2019 from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. in a private Upper West Side home.

In 10th Grade, I was in the chorus of a production of Oklahoma! in the auditorium of my synagogue and it was the best theatrical experience I've ever had. I remember getting home from the closing night cast party and crying myself to sleep. I could cry now putting on the movie or listening to 'The Farmer and the Cowman,' or maybe most of all, if I sing a little bit of the introduction to the title song.

The Early Night Show With Joshua Turchin released the live performance of 'I Won't Grow Up, Or Will I?... a Peter Pan-Inspired Medley', a parody medley arranged, co-written, and performed by Joshua Turchin (A Christmas Story, The Pill, TrevorLive LA) and Ellis Gage (James & the Giant Peach World Premiere). Joshua Turchin also served as the music director and accompanist. The parody is a humorous and touching dialogue delving into the mind of pre-pubescent boy sopranos who fear the inevitable onset of puberty when they must face the reality that they will, in fact, grow up. You can watch the full video here:

Tickets are now available to see two of the world's foremost classical music acts, world-renowned ensemble Emerson String Quartet and legendary pianist Andre Watts, as part of the 2019 Hamlen-Palm Series of house concerts. The series is produced by and benefits Classical Action, a program of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

Joshua Turchin will return to The Green Room 42 with his cabaret series, 'The Early Night Show with Joshua Turchin,' on February 10, 2019 at 2pm. Turchin has previously performed two successful shows, 'The Early Night Show at The Green Room' and the 'West End Lounge,' and regularly music directs and accompanies at The Green Room 42's (YOUNG) cabaret series. Special guests from Broadway, television and film will join Turchin on stage. Tickets for 'THE EARLY NIGHT SHOW' can be purchased https://ci.ovationtix.com/34878/production/1000029?performanceId=10360554

More than 150 of New York City's most talented dancers will unite for an extravaganza of sensational striptease on Sunday, June 16, 2019, when Broadway Bares returns to Hammerstein Ballroom

Beloved show tunes will get a fresh perspective when Broadway Backwards returns with gender-reversed and star-studded twists on classic and modern favorites on Monday, March 11, 2019.

La vie boheme! A live presentation of Jonathan Larson's groundbreaking, Tony Award-, GRAMMY Award-, and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical phenomenon Rent will air on FOX TV next January, starring Tinashe, Vanessa Hudgens, Jordan Fisher, and Brennin Hunt.

Broadway's newest hit has arrived. New York magazine calls The Prom "a smart, big-hearted musical," and The New York Times says it "makes you believe in musical comedy again!" With a book by Tony Award winner Bob Martin (The Drowsy Chaperone), a tuneful score by Matthew Sklar and Chad Beguelin (The Wedding Singer), and direction and choreography by Casey Nicholaw (The Book of Mormon, Mean Girls, Aladdin), Broadway's newest hit musical comedy, The Prom will have you dancing in the aisles.