Shoshana Bean News

Yeah, dude, it's the way cool prom night party you wished you'd had! A pre-release celebration of the original debut album by dope Broadway star Gavin Creel (Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Mystery Plays and now in La Cage aux Folles). La Cage's Michael Benjamin Washington and guest dudette Shoshana Bean (Wicked) will also be in the crib with bodacious dancers and elite back-up singers gracing the stage. Cool beans.

The CD is now available for pre-order, and is expected to ship the third week of March.

Benefit concert for Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS to take place on April 17 at Joe's Pub.

Gavin Creel will appear for one night only in a pre-release celebration of his debut album.

THE ARTISTS SHOWCASE SERIES is pleased to present a reading of BINGO WITH THE INDIANS, a new black comedy by ADAM RAPP, at 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 6, at Makor, 35 West 67th Street, between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue.

Tony-winner Menzel was injured at the Saturday matinee of Wicked. The star did make a special appearance during Sunday's farewell.

THE ARTISTS SHOWCASE SERIES is pleased to present MUSIC AND LYRICS BY, an evening of new and emerging composers and lyricists, at 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 30, at Makor, 35 West 67th Street, between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue. Tickets are $15 and can be ordered online under 'Theatre' at www.makor.org or by calling (212) 601-1000. The Artists Showcase Series' portion of proceeds from the event will be donated to DIRECT RELIEF INTERNATIONAL'S TSUNAMI RELIEF EFFORT (www.directrelief.org).

Georgia Stitt's sold-out concert at Birdland was a hotbed of activity for the young, up-and-coming Broadway composers and singers!

On January 17th, 2005, Wicked's Shoshana Bean, Aida's Lisa Brescia and Bare's John Hill will join Scott Alan, composer/lyricist of Broadway Bound 'Piece,' for an intimate night of his music.

Several performers sang their favorites from stage and screen as part of the Artists Showcase Series' The Broadway Kitchen Sink: Volume 2 on December 19.

VICTORIA CLARK and MATTHEW MORRISON have been thrown into THE BROADWAY KITCHEN SINK VOLUME 2 this Sunday, December 19, 2004 @ 7pm.

On Nov. 29th, to commemorate World AIDS Day, the concert raised nearly $93,000 for the organization, making it a resounding success.

American Idol's JUSTIN GUARINI will be among the performers who sing their favorite classics from stage and screen at THE ARTISTS SHOWCASE SERIES' THE BROADWAY KITCHEN SINK: VOLUME 2 concert at 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 19 at Makor, 35 West 67th Street, between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue. Tickets are $15 and can be ordered online under 'Theatre' at www.makor.org or by calling (212) 601-1000. The Artists Showcase Series' portion of proceeds from the event will be donated to the AMERICAN ANTI-SLAVERY GROUP (www.iabolish.org).

Liz Callaway and cast members from Wicked are special guests!

Benefit concert took place on Oct. 4 at the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center.

THE ARTISTS SHOWCASE SERIES is pleased to present a reading of PIECE, a new musical with music and lyrics by SCOTT ALAN and book by TARA SMITH, and directed by Broadway actress SCHELE WILLIAMS (Rent, Aida).

ight Records founder Kurt Deutsch will gather the all-star cast of the recent Actors Fund of American benefit concert of the Galt MacDermont-Gerome Ragni-James Radio musical HAIR for a marathon all-day recording session on Friday, October 1. The recording, to be produced by Deutsch and Joel Moss, will feature the complete score and original orchestrations of the classic '60's musical. Benefit producer and musical director Seth Rudetsky will conduct the recording.

Join us Monday, October 4, 7PM, for Queer Songbook: A New Generation of Broadway Composers. Queer Songbook hosts this special concert benefiting the Center.