The Corsair Photos Page 28 - Broadway

Steven Brinberg in celebrated the holidays in 'Simply Barbra: A Christmas Show' playing 4 performances only at the Metropolitan Room. With Chris Denny at the piano, a special guest star will appear at each show.

The New York City Gay Men's Chorus launched its 28th season with a brand new music director and a time-honored New York tradition: The New York City Gay Men's Chorus 2007 Holiday Spectacular at Carnegie Hall on Tuesday December 11 at 8PM.

Elton John and Lee Hall's multi award-winning Billy Elliot the Musical receives its Australian premiere in Sydney this week. With a star-studded audience hosted by Billy Elliot composer Elton John, the Australian production opens at Sydney's Capitol Theatre on December 13.

Celebrated vocalist Darius de Haas presented 'Wonder: The Songs of Stevie Wonder' on Monday, December 10 at 7PM at the legendary Birdland. Following the concert was Jim Caruso's 'Cast Party.'

Serenade opened Off-Broadway Sunday, December 9, and many Broadway favorites attended the following performance on Monday, December 10 to catch Anika Larsen and Joshua Henry in the new musical.

Dancers Responding with Action (DRA) presented a special sold-out event 'Dance from the Heart,' on Monday December 10 to benefit Broadway Cares / Equity Figths AIDS.

On Monday, December 10 at 7PM, The New School for Drama hosted a cocktail reception celebrating the residency of visiting artist and award-winning director Doug Hughes, hosted by New School President Bob Kerrey and Director Robert LuPone.

Cast members from My Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish & I'm In Therapy!, Enter Laughing: The Musical and Serenade presented the second in a series of four fantastic Fridays of Off-Broadway performances at the Holiday Market in Union Square.

'Broadway's Greatest Gifts: Carols for a Cure, Volume 9,' holiday music from the Broadway stars of the 2007 season, is on sale now!

Christine Ebersole and applauded pianist Billy Stritch concluded their four-day, sold-out, celebrity-packed 'Winter Wonderland' concert at Broadway at Birdland on Saturday, December 8.

On December 1, 'Saturday Night Underground' with Ben Rimalower welcomed an array of New York talent

Theatreworks USA, the nation's leading not-for-profit professional theatre for family audiences, launches its 47th season with the New York premiere of the live stage adaptation of the hit children's television series Max & Ruby, for a limited engagement at Off-Broadway's Lucille Lortel Theatre beginning today Friday, December 7, 2007 through Sunday, January 13, 2008, with an official Opening on Sunday, December 9 at 2PM.

The Elephant Brigade presents a new production of Bertolt Brecht's classic story of a soldier who loses his identity in a time of war Man Is Man. Directed by acclaimed Dutch director Paul Binnerts. Man Is Man runs December 5-22 at HERE Arts Center

The play New Amsterdames by Flying Fig Theater celebrated their opening night party on December 3 at the Soho Room (203 Spring St.) in Manhattan. Flying Fig Theater presents a limited engagement of New Amsterdames, written by Ellen K. Anderson and directed by Heather Ondersma. Performances run through December 16, 2007 at HERE Arts Center

The highly-anticipated movie-musical adaptation of Sweeney Todd held an exclusive Hollywood premiere on Wednesday, December 5 at the Paramount Theater. For limited national release December 21, 2007 and wide January 11, 2008.

Christine Ebersole began her four-night 'Winter Wonderland' concert series, accompanied by applauded pianist Billy Stritch, at Broadway at Birdland on Wednesday, December 5.

Signature Theatre Company opened their world premiere production of Queens Boulevard (the musical) on Monday, December 3 at The Peter Norton Space, and has also announced a one-week extension of the production, to now run through January 6.

On December 3, the 2007 Williamstown Theatre Festival Gala, paid tribute to longtime associate, Kate Burton at The Puck Building

In the final Actors Fund Musical Monday of the year, the incredible Sam Harris came close to blowing the roof off of the Pantages Theatre!

The highly-anticipated movie-musical adaptation of Sweeney Todd held an exclusive New York City premiere on December 3 at the Ziegfeld Theater. For limited national release December 21, 2007 and wide January 11, 2008.