American Songbook, the critically acclaimed Lincoln Center series devoted to the rich history and variety that is American popular song, returns for its eighth season.
On Sunday evening, September 25 at 8:30 PM, the New York theatrical community will take the stage at the Gershwin Theatre for Broadway's Celebrity Benefit for Hurricane Relief.
Bernadette Peters, Ricky Ian Gordon, Lillias White and Victoria Clark will be some of the Broadway talents featured in the 8th season of Lincoln Center's American Songbook series
Eden Espinosa,Bernadette Peters, Ricky Ian Gordon, Adam Guettel, Cheyenne Jackson, Judy Kuhn, Terrence Mann, Phyllis Newman, Elizabeth Parkinson, Phylicia Rashad, Keith Roberts, Jai Rodriguez, Brooke Shields, Daniel Sunjata and the casts of Avenue Q and Rent have joined the line-up.
Geva Theatre Center (Mark Cuddy, Artistic Director) and Five Course Love Company LLC will present the lip-smacking new musical comedy Five Course Love with Book, Music & Lyrics by Gregg Coffin at the Minetta Lane Theatre, 18 Minetta Lane (between Sixth Avenue and MacDougal Street).
Eight more places are now up for grabs for young musical theatre performers who want to participate in the 2005 Artist's Crossing theatre company and school for the performing arts
PS CLASSICS has announced plans to record JASON DANIELEY and MARIN MAZZIE, 'Broadway's golden couple' (The San Francisco Chronicle), in a studio recording drawn from their acclaimed evening of duets, 'Opposite You.'
The first installment of the series takes place at 9 pm on May 2nd at OPIA and will feature the music of composers Jeff Blumenkrantz, Neil Bartram, Steven Jamail, and writing team, Peter Foley and Kate Chisholm.
The New York Festival of Song, with Artistic Director Steven Blier and Associate Artistic Director Michael Barrett, closes its 17th season on Wednesday, May 11th with LOST TRIBES OF VAUDEVILLE, at Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center, 129 West 67th St., beginning at 8 p.m.
PS Classics will record the cast album of the recent much-acclaimed production of Lone Star Love on March 2nd. Directed by Michael Bogdanov (Olivier Award-winner for The War of the Roses), LONE STAR LOVE is inspired by the play The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare, conceived and adapted by John L. Haber, with music and lyrics by Jack Herrick, and contributions from Michael Bogdanov, Bland Simpson and Tommy Thompson. Randy Skinner (2001 Tony® nominee, 42nd Street) is choreographer. Discussions are underway for a commercial transfer.
Performers include Judith Blazer (TITANIC), Stephen Bogardus (FALSETTOS), Maureen Brennan (CANDIDE revival), Lovette George (MARIE CHRISTINE), Ricky Ian Gordon (BRIGHT EYED JOY), Sean Martin Hingston (CONTACT), Tom Jones (THE FANTASTICS), Gerry McIntyre (ONCE ON THIS ISLAND), Dana Moore (FOSSE), Rozz Morehead (URBAN COWBOY), Sara Rice (SWEENEY TODD), Marian Seldes (A DELICATE BALANCE), Diane Sutherland (SHE LOVES ME revival) and Mary Testa (42nd STREET revival). Featuring the work of Ricky Ian Gordon, Richard Greenberg (TAKE ME OUT) and Joseph Thalken (HAROLD AND MAUDE), who will also serve as the evening’s musical director.
