West Bank Cafe Restaurant

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is April 30, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Outer Critics Circle Awards nominees, past winners, and members will be celebrated at a cocktail reception on Monday at West Bank Cafe. Check out photos here.

Isa Briones and Sepideh Moafi hosted the live announcement of the 2026 Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations. BroadwayWorld was in attendance at the announcement ceremony and you can check out photos here!

Isa Briones and Sepideh Moafi hosted the live announcement of the 2026 Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations. Check out the full list of nominations here!

OUR TIME: The Lempicka Reunion Concert will be held at The Laurie Beechman Theatre to kick off Pride Month. The one-night event will feature original Broadway cast members of LEMPICKA, including Eden Espinosa.

Isa Briones (Just in Time, The Pitt) and Sepideh Moafi (New Born, The Pitt) hosted the live announcement of the 2026 Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations. Watch in this video.

To commemorate the one year anniversary of the re-opening of the Laurie Beechman Theatre Tom D'Angora and Michael D'Angora are launching 'The Star to Be Project' to support emerging artists.

Isa Briones (Just in Time, The Pitt) and Sepideh Moafi (New Born, The Pitt) will host the live announcement of the 2026 Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations this month.

Christopher Caswell, 2025 MAC Award Nominee for Best Male Vocalist and one of New York's exciting established talents, will return to the popular Laurie Beechman Theater with his brand new one-man show “Ordinary Miracles”.

Tony Award winner Daisy Eagan and performer Jordan Kai Burnett will bring their comedy show SUNDAY BRUNCH OF SHAME back to New York City after an eight-year hiatus.

The Laurie Beechman Theatre, the legendary cabaret and theatre located in the West Bank Cafe, will present the college party of the year, as an open mic night at the Collegiate Cabaret.

Christmas & You explores the many moods and meanings of the season through 13 brand-new original songs, each with its own personality and style, tied together by the singer’s unmistakable emotional conviction. Check out photos of the 12/6 evening.

Check out new photos The Queer Without a Santa Claus at the Laurie Beechman Theatre. The show features a cast of dancers, drag queens, and divas telling dirty jokes and performing burlesque to all your favorite songs like 'Blue Christmas', 'Here Comes Santa Claus', and the infamous 'Snow Miser / Heat Miser' number.

Fresh off winning the 2025 Tony Award for Best Supporting Actor for their standout performance as Hester in Operation Mincemeat, Jak Malone will celebrate New Year’s Eve with their New York cabaret debut at the Laurie Beechman Theatre.

On Sunday, November 23rd, Jamie deRoy marked her 35th year hosting the entertaining variety show she created, aptly titled Jamie deRoy & Friends. See photos and a review of the night.