Amas Musical Theatre (Donna Trinkoff, Producing Artistic Director; Rosetta LeNoire, Founder), will celebrate its 39th year with a Gala evening on Monday, March 31st featuring a special 'Blast from the Past' concert performance of Mama, I Want to Sing, a star-studded concert of the gospel, pop, and rhythm and blues hit musical that began at Amas in the early nineteen eighties.
Boston University celebrated its up-coming InCite Arts Festival during a press event recently held at the Hudson Hotel (356 W 58th St.) in NYC. BU's first annual InCite Arts Festival, taking place March 9-15 in New York City, is conceived to showcase the dynamic artistic strengths and synergy of the College's schools of Music, Theatre, and Visual Arts.
Stewart Lane, Phyllis Newman, Victoria Clark and Michael Riedel will lead a panel discussion on show business and life behind the scenes on the Great White Way.
Dozens of stars from the stage and screen joined roast-master Lisa Lampanelli in kicking-off this year's Friars Club Roast of Pat Cooper on Friday October 19 at the New York Hilton, (1335 Avenue of the Americas).
On Thursday, June 7th at Barnes & Noble Lincoln Center, 2007 Tony Award-nominee, and three-time Tony Award-winning Broadway Producer Stewart Lane, joined by Tony-winner Leslie Uggams, Tony-nominee Dee Hoty and acclaimed vocalist Julie Budd, took part in a performance, discussion and signing.
Leading up to the 61st Annual Tony Awards, a star-studded cocktail party featuring this year's Tony-nominee - as well as theatre and film legends Patricia Neal and Celeste Holm - was held at the Hilton Hotel on Saturday, June 9th.
On Thursday, June 7th at Barnes & Noble Lincoln Center, 2007 Tony Award-nominee, and three-time Tony Award-winning Broadway Producer Stewart Lane, joined by Tony-winner Leslie Uggams, Tony-nominee Dee Hoty and acclaimed vocalist Julie Budd took part in 'Let's Put on a Show!.'
Playwright Tricia Walsh-Smith and her husband Shubert president Philip J. Smith, recently held a holiday party in the stunning penthouse apartment of the late J.J. Shubert
Tina Maddigan, Jay Johnson and more performed at The Theatre Museum's 2006 Awards for Excellence, which were presented at the Millennium Broadway Hotel's Hudson Theatre on October 16th
A panel of writers, producers, and press agents gathered at Tony's Di Napoli last week to discuss the complex relationship between the press and theatre.
Rick Elice, Bob Fennell, Stewart Lane and other producers, marketing experts and theater writers took part in the Drama Desk's first panel discussion of the 2005/2006 season on November 21st