MAC and Bistro Award-winner Steven Brinberg brings his acclaimed show Simply Barbra to the New York stage for 'A Simply Barbra Holiday Spectacular' along with Tituss Burgess, The Broadway Boys, and other special guests in a concert benefitting The Ali Forney Center, New York's primary emergency housing resource for homeless LGBT youth.
DON'T QUIT YOUR NIGHT JOB, the critically acclaimed comedy variety show featuring a revolving cast of Broadway's brightest performing without a net, welcomed the fall at their monthly home The Zipper Factory Theater (336 West 37th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues) on Thursday, October 30th.
Monsters, Witches and Ogres... OH MY! What better place to celebrate the spooks and creeps of HALLOWEEN than The Great Fright Way? In the spirit of good fun and festivities, BroadwayWorld asked some of New York's finest Broadway and Off-Broadway actors to share their craziest MEMORIES of Halloween... with PHOTOS!
Broadway's finest made the kick off event an unforgettable night when B'way After Dark opened its doors on August 31st. Hosts, Creator/Executive Producer of the event Rogelio Douglas Jr. of In The Heights, and Co-producer/Public Speaker Shaun Derik set the stage ablaze at Touch NYC.
This time around B'way After Dark has a Masquerade theme, just in time for Halloween. With a DJ, live band and performances* by; Tony award nominee Brenda Braxton - (Chicago), Tituss Burgess - (The Little Mermaid), Matt Caplan - (South Pacific), Merle Dandridge - (Spamalot), Marcus Paul James - (Rent/In The Heights), Kelly King, Tracy McDowell - (Rent), Luis Salgado - (In The Heights), Saycon Sengbloh - (The Color Purple), Rhapsody - 'Siren Assassins', & Featuring Mistress Of Ceremonies Britney Houston!!
Linny Fowler, Beth Falcone and Karla Mosley to present BROADWAY FOR OBAMA, over twenty Broadway performers will join local High School 'rising stars' in a concert that will send Barack straight to the White House. This amazing one-night event will take place on Monday, October 20, 2998 at the State Theatre in Easton (53 Northampton Street, Easton, PA 18042.)
In an effort to get out the vote in the swing state of Pennsylvania, Linny Fowler, Beth Falcone and Karla Mosley will present BROADWAY FOR OBAMA, over twenty Broadway performers will join local High School 'rising stars'. This amazing one-night event will take place on Monday, October 20, 2008 at the State Theatre in Easton (53 Northampton Street, Easton, PA 18042) at 7:30pm.
In an effort to get out the vote in the swing state of Pennsylvania, Linny Fowler, Beth Falcone and Karla Mosley will present BROADWAY FOR OBAMA, over twenty Broadway performers will join local High School 'rising stars'. This amazing one-night event will take place on Monday, October 20, 2008 at the State Theatre in Easton (53 Northampton Street, Easton, PA 18042) at 7:30pm.
Broadway In South Africa: The Concert is a star-studded evening that will feature world-premiere songs created by award-winning Broadway composers, including Grammy Award winner Henry Krieger, performed by Broadway stars such as Eden Espinosa and Billy Porter. This benefit concert will raise money for the January 2009 South African initiative of a new, not-for-profit organization called Broadway In South Africa (BSA), and will take place on Monday, October 6, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. in the Peter Jay Sharp Theater at Peter Norton Symphony Space, located at 2537 Broadway at 95th Street.
Broadway In South Africa: The Concert is a star-studded evening that will feature world-premiere songs created by award-winning Broadway composers, like Grammy Award winner Henry Krieger, performed by Broadway stars like Eden Espinosa and Billy Porter. This benefit concert will raise money for the January 2009 South African initiative of a new, not-for-profit organization called Broadway In South Africa (BSA), and will take place on Monday, October 6, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. in the Peter Jay Sharp Theater at Peter Norton Symphony Space, located at 2537 Broadway at 95th Street.
'Broadway In South Africa: The Concert' is a star-studded evening featuring world-premiere songs created by award-winning Broadway composers, performed by Broadway stars on Monday, October 6, 2008 at Symphony Space. This benefit concert will raise money for the January 2009 South African initiative of Broadway in South Africa (BSA), a new, not-for-profit organization. Participating artists Kate Shindle, Adam Kantor, Stanley Bahorek, Sean Bradford, Lisa Nicole Wilkerson and director Jen Bender chatted with BroadwayWorld about their ambitious project!
Linny Fowler, Beth Falcone and Karla Mosley to present BROADWAY FOR OBAMA. Over twenty Broadway performers will join local rising stars in a concert that will send Barack straight to the White House. This amazing one-night event will take place on Monday, October 20, 2008 at the State Theatre in Easton (453 Northampton Street, Easton, PA 18042.)
Linny Fowler, Beth Falcone and Karla Mosley to present BROADWAY FOR OBAMA, over twenty Broadway performers will join local High School 'rising stars' in a concert that will send Barack straight to the White House. This amazing one-night event will take place on Monday, October 20, 2998 at the State Theatre in Easton (53 Northampton Street, Easton, PA 18042.)
On Monday, September 22nd, popular songwriting team Benj Pasek & Justin Paul hosted a concert at the Zipper Theater as part of the New York Musical Theatre Festival.
The 22nd Annual Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction held yesterday Sunday, September 21, raised a grand total of $496,380 for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA).
The 22ND ANNUAL BROADWAY FLEA MARKET & GRAND AUCTION was held this Sunday, September 21 from 10 AM - 7 PM in Shubert Alley (225 West 45th Street). Celebrities of theater and daytime television came out to show their support. As in previous years, Broadway and daytime fans had the opportunity to get their photo taken with various celebrities at the Celebrity Photo Booths.
A sold-out audience of over 550 people attended the annual benefit, 'Footlights and Film: A Celebration of the Great Musicals from Stage and Screen,' hosted by Julia Roberts and featuring a special tribute to Angela Lansbury presented by Bernadette Peters, at Westport Country Playhouse, Westport, CT (Joanne Woodward and Anne Keefe, artistic directors, Jodi Schoenbrun Carter, managing director) on Monday evening, September 15. The fundraiser grossed $1,407,610, including revenue from tickets, donations and silent auctions.
The Court Theatre has announces that actress E. Faye Butler will star in their upcoming production of Tony Kushner's critically acclaimed musical Caroline, or Change.
Theatre and daytime television stars are coming out to support Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS at the 22ND ANNUAL Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction to be held on Sunday, September 21 from 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM in Shubert Alley (225 West 45th Street).