Ted Firth News

While the casting of Phylicia Rashad as the manipulative, pill-addicted matriarch of Oklahoma's abundantly dysfunctionAl Weston family in Tracy Letts' epic comedy/drama, August: Osage County may seem an odd choice for those who only know the actress from her television roles as the elegant Clair Huxtable on The Cosby Show and... uh... Clair Huxtable II on Cosby, she might be considered a natural for the part by New York playgoers who have seen her rip up the stage as the anguished and dominating Bernarda Alba or have observed her communicating silent volumes as a symbol of African heritage in Gem of the Ocean.

The vocal miracle that is Marilyn Maye is once again working magic in the cozy confines of The Metropolitan Room, where, in the past two years, she's opened a wondrous quartet of engagements to break a 16-year exile from Manhattan.

Today's Broadway Blogs on BroadwayWorld.com from Thursday, June 18, 2009.

Scott and Barbara Siegel have started yet another program to show off the best entertainment New York City has to offer.

Here's a look at the February lineup at the Metropolitan Room:

Marilyn Maye scores big time at The Metropolitan Room while Young Frankenstein is a bit like a night at Scores.

Presented as part of The Town Hall's first-ever Summer Broadway Festival, 'Broadway's Rising Stars,' was performed on Monday, July 23, at 8pm.

One of the great pleasures of watching Tom Wopat singing showtunes, jazz standards and country hits is that he just seems like a really nice guy.

The Metropolitan Room has announced its March schedule of cabaret performers.

Stephanie J. Block, is back from a year on tour in Wicked, and will soon embark on her next starring role. We've got the scoop!