Metropolitan Opera star Deborah Voigt is the special guest in Bending Towards the Light ... A Jazz Nativity. Chelsea Opera joins forces with Kindred Spirits, Inc. to present this fresh and dramatic telling of the Christmas story. WQXR's Terrance McKnight and WBGO's Sheila Andersonco-host this 30th anniversary production of Bending Towards the Light ... A Jazz Nativity, featuring jazz greats Ingrid Jensen, Steve Wilson, Wycliffe Gordon, and 93-year-old Latin congo player, Candido. Performances take place at Christ and St. Stephen's Church, 120 West 69th Street in NYC, on Sunday, December 20 at 5 pm and 8 pm. Tickets range from $25 to $50, available online and at the door (cash/check only).
BUCKS COUNTY PLAYHOUSE - Commencing another successful touring season, currently in its 7th year, the hit show, Sandy Hackett's Rat Pack Show (http://www.sandysratpack.com), opens at the Bucks County Playhouse on October 6th and runs through October 18th. The South Bend Tribune writes of the show's producers and stars Sandy Hackett (son of legendary comedian, Buddy Hackett) and Lisa Dawn Miller (daughter of legendary songwriter, Ron Miller), "That personal attachment allows this husband-and-wife team to channel their childhood memories with credible insight into the four legendary personalities that no novice to the Rat Pack lore could pull off."
Experience the power of a Broadway Legend in the intimacy of the historic Duplex Cabaret Theatre (61 Christopher Street at 7th Avenue, New York, NY 10014) with An Evening with Adam Pascal, featuring Larry Edoff on piano, tonight, Sept 25th at 9:30 p.m.
Experience the power of a Broadway Legend in the intimacy of the historic Duplex Cabaret Theatre (61 Christopher Street at 7th Avenue, New York, NY 10014) with An Evening with Adam Pascal, featuring Larry Edoff on piano, on Friday, Sept 25th at 9:30 p.m.
Music Theatre of Connecticut MainStage, Fairfield County's award-winning professional theatre company, will present an evening with Tony® nominee Adam Pascal, star of Broadway's 'Rent, 'Aida,' 'Memphis,' 'Cabaret' and 'Chicago' and numerous feature films including 'Rent.' The one night only event will take place on Saturday, September 26 at The Melissa & Doug Theatre at MTC, 509 Westport Avenue (behind the Jones New York and Nine West Outlet) in Norwalk, CT. Tickets are $125 for The VIP Experience, which includes cocktails, plentiful hors d'oeuvres at 6:30pm reserved seating for the 8pm performance and a post-show dessert reception meet-and-greet with Mr. Pascal. $75 for show only tickets. Reservations suggested. For tickets and more information, call 203.454.3883 or visitwww.musictheatreofct.com. This special event will benefit MTC and its programming.
Bergen Performing Arts Center located at 30 North Van Brunt Street in Englewood, New Jersey and The BulLion Foundation present a bergenPAC Cultural Initiative Show: Live at the Cabaret - Volume 4: Youngjoo Song Quartet, tonight, July 25th, 2015 from 7-9 PM.
Bergen Performing Arts Center located at 30 North Van Brunt Street in Englewood, New Jersey and The BulLion Foundation present a bergenPAC Cultural Initiative Show: Live at the Cabaret – Volume 4: Youngjoo Song Quartet, Saturday, July 25th, 2015 from 7-9 PM. The show will be held in the Drapkin Cabaret and Lounge for an intimate live experience. Purchase tickets to see Youngjoo Song via email jrhee@bergenpac.org or June Rhee (201) 503-8328.
This week, we go around our Broadway World to feature stories in Washington DC, St. Petersburg, Adelaide, and more. Check out our top 10 stories around our Broadway World below, which include an 'astonding' SCIENCE AND SOULMATES in DC, a 'phenomenal' JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR in Kansas City, and full coverage of the Adelaide Cabaret Festival, just to name a few.
This week, we go around our Broadway World to feature stories in Long Island, Kansas City, San Diego, and more. Check out our top 10 stories around our Broadway World below, which include a World Premiere in Long Island, MOTHER FREAKING HOOD! in Kansas City, and SINGIN' IN THE RAIN at San Diego Musical Theatre, just to name a few.
The Unicorn Theatre announced their 2015-2016 season. The 42nd season of intimate, inspiring, and invigorating new plays opens on August 26, 2015. In addition to a full line up of new productions to Kansas City, the Unicorn will also continue the In-Progress New Play Reading Series, bringing scripts in development and under consideration for production in upcoming seasons before the public.
Quality Hill Playhouse in Kansas City, Missouri announced their 2015-2016 season. Century of the Songbook explores 100 years of music. Producing Artistic Director J. Kent Barnhart has programmed four original cabaret revues and one Broadway revue, each highlighting songs of the musical tradition called the Great American Songbook. The Playhouse season focuses on contributions to the Songbook by first Americans, big band leaders, women songwriters, Broadway musicals, and folk singer-songwriters.
Carolines on Broadway announces its line-up for the month of April 2015, highlighted by headliners Brent Morin, from NBC's “Undateable,” April 2 - 4; Michael Ian Black, from E!'s “Burning Love” and MTV's “The State,” April 10 - 12; Leslie Jones, from NBC's “Saturday Night Live,” April 16 - 19; and Rod Man, winner of Season 8 of NBC's “Last Comic Standing,” April 23 - 26.
Following the success of the previous two festivals, the 3rd Annual New York Hot Jazz Festival -- produced by the impresario Michael 'Misha' Katsobashvili, performer Bria Skonberg, and composer/producer Patrick Soluri (of Prohibition Productions and The Salon) -- returns to The Players this year and promises some of the biggest stars of the Hot Jazz and swing scenes in a summit of uptown and downtown talent spanning three generations.
Today, Showtime announced its 2015 Spring Programming, which includes the seventh and final season of NURSE JACKIE, the new series HAPPY and the return of PENNY DREADFUL.
With over 100 U.S. cities and 30 international regions featured on our site, we have so many exciting theatre happenings around our Broadway World! Below, we've highlighted our top 10 stories from this week. Check out the roundup below!
According to Deadline, ITV has announced the full cast of its upcoming, six-part crime drama THE FRANKENSTEIN CHRONICLES, inspired by the classic story of Frankenstein and starring Sean Bean as 'Inspector John Marlott'.
When composer/arranger/pianist Billy Childs was introduced to the music of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame singer-songwriter Laura Nyro at the age of 11, he was left with a powerful and lasting impression of Nyro's unique blend of Broadway-inspired melodies, jazz improvisations and socially conscious lyrics. Childs returned to that early experience for his latest project, creating and orchestrating his newest album, Map to the Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro. Orange County jazz fans will have the opportunity to hear Childs' loving homage to the late great Nyro at Segerstrom Center for the Arts tonight, October 17 at 8 p.m. in the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall.
In a joint statement, Phamaly Executive Director Christopher Silberman and Phamaly's long-time Artistic Director Steve Wilson announced today that Wilson will be stepping down as Artistic Director of Phamaly Theatre Company, a position that he's held with Phamaly for 14 years. He will remain Artistic Director through December 31 of this year.
Songs, Scenes & Stories: 40 Years of OCTA opened on Friday night October 3 at the Olathe Civic Theatre Association in Olathe, Kan. Written and compiled by Shelly Stewart Banks, Rebekah Grieb, and Peter Leondedis the program celebrates the 40th birthday of the theatrical company.
