The cast of the 10th Annual Nightlife Awards continues to grow with one stellar performer after another added to the bill. Terri White (Follies), who spent a great many years as one of New York's most exciting piano bar entertainers, will be honored with a Special Award for her Contributions to New York Nightlife. As is always the case with The All-Performance Nightlife Awards, Terri will take the stage to sing. A guest star joining the cast is the heralded TV and nightclub comedian, Ray Ellin. Also returning to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Nightlife Awards by performing are two former Nightlife Jazz Vocalist winners, Allan Harris and Karen Oberlin.
The production finishes performances on Broadway today, prior to a spring limited run in Los Angeles. Get a look back at FOLLIES' journey to Broadway, from its Kennedy Center run onward, below!
Performances began on Sunday, August 7th for James Goldman and Stephen Sondheim's FOLLIES, directed by Eric Schaeffer, with choreography by Warren Carlyle and music direction by James Moore.
As in years past, BroadwayWorld has teamed up with Seth to exclusively bring you the full length episodes right here and we're pleased to bring you Seth's latest candid chat, with FOLLIES' Susan Watson and Terri White, below! Hear the co-stars talk about their FOLLIES audition process, Susan's two year run in BYE BYE BIRDIE, Terri's tap-infused career and more - plus, get a sneak peek at Seth's new book, My Awesome/Awful Popularity Plan.
After a year and a half hiatus, Seth Rudetsky's famed Seth's Broadway Chatterbox has returned to Don't Tell Mama. Seth's Broadway Chatterbox includes interviews and performances by noted Broadway celebrities and is a raw, funny and insightful interview program that really has no equal.
The series kicked off on January 5, 2012 with Douglas Carter Beane and the cast of LYSISTRATA JONES and was followed up this week on January 12 by FOLLIES' Jan Maxwell. As in years past, BroadwayWorld has teamed up with Seth to exclusively bring you the full length episodes right here and we're pleased to bring you Seth's candid chat with Maxwell below!
After a year and a half hiatus, Seth Rudetsky's famed Seth's Broadway Chatterbox has returned to Don't Tell Mama. Seth's Broadway Chatterbox includes interviews and performances by noted Broadway celebrities and is a raw, funny and insightful interview program that really has no equal. Next week, January 19, Seth will welcome Maxwell's FOLLIES' co-stars Terri White and Susan Watson to the mic.
Last night, January 12th, Nightlife Award Winner Marilyn Maye, Maya Days (Aida), Joan Almedilla (Kim in MISS SAIGON), and vocalist Natalie Douglas took to the stage at Feinstein's at Loews Regency in the latest installment of Broadway Ballyhoo. As in weeks past, this cast performed Broadway show tunes in the new series that changes every Thursday night with a new cast singing entirely different songs every week.
The critically acclaimed Kennedy Center revival of FOLLIES, book by James Goldman and music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, begins its final 16 performances tonight at the Marquis Theatre (1535 Broadway). The production, directed by Eric Schaeffer with choreography by Warren Carlyle and music direction by James Moore, will play its final performance on Sunday, January 22 prior to an engagement at the Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles for six weeks only, May 3 through June 9, 2012.
The latest cast for Scott Siegel's Broadway Hootenanny show this past Thursday night, December 29th, at 11 PM at Feinstein's was led by Drama Desk Nominee Kerry O'Malley (On A Clear Day...), Kristen Beth Williams (Anything Goes), Morgan James (Godspell), Scott Coulter (Multi-Award Winning Vocalist), and more. The new Feinstein's show features a rotating cast of talent performing different Broadway show tunes each Thursday night.
This exceptional cast will perform Broadway show tunes in the new hit show that changes every Thursday night with a new cast singing entirely different songs every week.
2012 is quickly approaching, and in celebration of the new year, BroadwayWorld will celebrate 2011 with lists of our biggest features of the year! Below are BroadwayWorld.com's most popular videos from 2011 (in no particular order)! Catch up below on anything that you might have missed from the past year on BroadwayWorld.com!
This exceptional cast will perform Broadway show tunes in the new hit show that changes every Thursday night with a new cast singing entirely different songs every week.
It was announced today that the cast for the third smash week of Scott Siegel's BROADWAY HOOTENANNY will be Tony Award Winner ALICE RIPLEY (NEXT TO NORMAL), JOAN ALMEDILLA (MISS SAIGON), Drama Desk Nominee CHRISTINA BIANCO (Forbidden Broadway, Newsical: The Musical), and MORE!
Feinstein's at Loews Regency is currently hosting Scott Siegel's BROADWAY HOOTENANNY, which features different stars performing different songs every Thursday night at 11pm. Created, produced and hosted by Scott Siegel, the show features musical direction by Jesse Kissel. Now approaching its third week, casts have included Larry Gatlin, William Michals, Jon Fletcher, Claybourne Elder, Jamie deRoy, Courtney Simmons and Paul Pontrelli. It was just announced today that the next installment will feature Alice Ripley (Next To Normal), Joan Almedilla (Miss Saigon), Drama Desk Nominee Christina Bianco (Forbidden Broadway, Newsical: The Musical), and more.
It was announced today that the cast for the second week of Scott Siegel's BROADWAY HOOTENANNY will be Country Superstar Larry Gatlin (Will Rogers Follies), William Michals (Emile de Beque in Lincoln Center's production of South Pacific), Jon Fletcher (Bonnie & Clyde), and MORE! This exceptional and varied cast of top-flight entertainers will perform at 11 PM on Thursday, December 15th. They will be followed in the weeks and months ahead by an ever-increasing number of major names signing on to sing.
One of our favorite sketches was the cast of FOLLIES, featuring Jan Maxwell, Elaine Paige, Terri White and company 'welcoming' EVITA starring Ricky Martin and Elena Roger to Broadway (and to the Marquis Theater, currently home to FOLLIES). Click below to watch the complete and hilarious performance including Elaine Paige finally showing a little of her EVITA on Broadway!
Scott Siegel's new Thursday night show at Feinstein's, THE BROADWAY HOOTENANY, starts December 8th! It is a one-hour musical happening! New stars and new songs every night.
FEINSTEIN'S AT LOEWS REGENCY will continue its Fall 2011 season with "THE BROADWAY HOOTENANNY," a new weekly show produced, created and hosted by Scott Siegel. Jesse Kissel serves as Musical Director.
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