 BWW Review: Broadway's Resilient Moms Gather At Feinstein's/54 Below To Send Love And Light to Ruthie Ann Milesby Troy Frisby - April 2, 2018 Of the many great parts of the Broadway community and the performing arts community at large, perhaps the greatest is its ability to come together and provide support for one another. BROADWAY BABY MAMAS, held at Feinstein's/54 Below on March 15 little more than a week after the unthinkable tragedy involving Ruthie Ann Miles, was an incredible example of just how deep that support runs. (more...)  BWW Review: Tilda Swinton Moves Into The Laurie Beechman In The Absurd and Exquisite TILDA SWINTON ANSWERS AN AD ON CRAIGSLISTby Audrey Moyce - April 2, 2018 Byron Lane's meditation on the artifice and projection of fame and celebrity is brilliantly explored through the prism of Tom Lenk's exquisitely crafted performance in TILDA SWINTON ANSWERS AN AD ON CRAIGSLIST, which ran March 16-25 at the Laurie Beechman Theatre. CRAIGSLIST's Tilda is almost better than the real thing, because she is utterly raw in being herself, and Lenk was a treat to behold for all of the show's 80-odd minutes; his performance and Lane's writing were equally superb. (more...) BWW Review: Bebe Neuwirth Serves Up an Acting Lesson at Feinstein's/54 Below by Melanie Votaw - April 6, 2018 If you want to know how to act a song, go see Bebe Neuwirth, who recently performed STORIES WITH PIANO, #1 at Feinstein's/54 Below. (more...)  BWW Review: Feinstein's/54 Below Pays Tribute to BABY: THE MUSICAL and Benefits Planned Parenthoodby Melanie Votaw - March 25, 2018 For nearly 35 years, I have loved the score of BABY, the Broadway musical that ran for 241 performances from 1983 to 1984 and made Liz Callaway a star. So, it was thrilling to hear the music sung in concert by a stellar cast at Feinstein's/54 Below on March 18, the proceeds of which went to Planned Parenthood. (more...)  BWW Review: Full of Contradictions and Multitudes, Lena Hall Nails the Part in THE ART OF THE AUDITIONby Ashley Steves - March 16, 2018 Quite the contradiction, no one is as simultaneously surprised and unfazed by Lena Hall's success as Lena Hall. (more...)  BWW Interview: Justin Sayre Talks The GAY-B-C'S, The Transference Of Queer Culture, And Hope for The Futureby Troy Frisby - February 20, 2018 Already this year, Justin Sayre is working on a new book, a musical album produced by Julian Fleisher, and 'an episodic comedy-horror soap opera' called RAVENSWOOD MANOR, set to be performed like 'a live TV show,' among numerous other projects. But first, the ever-busy performer will return to Joe's Pub with a new series called JUSTIN SAYRE'S GAY-B-C'S: A BRIEF HISTORY OF GAY CULTURE IN 5 PARTS. (more...)  BWW Review: Savion Glover and Leonardo Suarez Paz Bring a Fiery Collaboration of Tango & Tap to Feinstein's/54 Belowby Melanie Votaw - February 22, 2018 Tap dancer Savion Glover (BRING IN 'DA NOISE, BRING IN 'DA FUNK, SHUFFLE ALONG) and tanguero Leonardo Suarez Paz (FOREVER TANGO, TANGO ARGENTINO) mixed tap dance and tango music at Feinstein's/54 Below on February 15. (more...)  BWW Review: John Lloyd Young Returns To The Cafe Carlyle On A High Note With HEART TO HEARTby Melanie Votaw - February 16, 2018 In his latest show at Cafe Carlyle titled HEART TO HEART, John Lloyd Young continues to hearken back to an earlier era in look, sound, and song choice, mostly performing pieces from the 60s and 70s. (more...)  BWW REVIEW: Rachel Bloom and Adam Schlesinger of CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND Bring Brazen Hilarity to The Appel Roomby Melanie Votaw - February 13, 2018 Rachel Bloom has no shame, and we're all better for it. Performing original music at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Appel Room on Feb. 11, 2018, along with co-writer Adam Schlesinger, Bloom arrived on stage with guns blazing. (more...)  BWW Review: Isaac Mizrahi Plants His Own Tree in Sophomore Show MODERATE TO SEVERE at Cafe Carlyleby Troy Frisby - February 7, 2018 Returning to Cafe Carlyle, fashion designer-plus-TV personality-plus-performer Isaac Mizrahi was far too controlled to fall prey to anything remotely resembling a sophomore slump. (more...)  BWW Feature: Vivian Reed Combines Lena Horne's Class And Feistiness With Her Own In Her Feinstein's/54 Below Tribute Showby Karis Rogerson - February 6, 2018 Vivian Reed is a performer, through and through, a fact clear from the moment her feet hit the stage (and even before that if she has to saunter through the room first to get there). Even over the phone, her voice brims with confidence and joy as she talks about her current series at Feinstein's/54 Below called VIVIAN REED SINGS LENA HORNE, a tribute she began in honor of Horne's centennial birthday last June. (more...)  Actor-Singer-Dancer André De Shields and Renowned Jazz Artist Sheila Jordan Among the Honorees at the 33rd Annual Bistro Awards Galaby BWW News Desk - January 31, 2018 Tony and Drama Desk nominee and multi-Audelco Award winner Andre De Shields and internationally acclaimed jazz vocalist Sheila Jordan are among the artists who will be honored at the 33rd Annual Bistro Awards Gala on Monday, March 12 at 6:30 pm at Gotham Comedy Club, 208 W. 23rd St. As is the Bistro Award tradition, the evening will feature performances by all of the winners. (more...)  BWW Feature: What Being Green for A Year Meant to WICKED'S Jessica Vosk And How She's Channeling That Into Her New Show At Feinstein's/54 Belowby Karis Rogerson - January 30, 2018 Life on the road can be grueling, especially if you're a performer belting "Defying Gravity" several times a week for over a year, as actor/singer Jessica Vosk did from September 2016 to 2017. Now that she has her feet planted firmly back in New York, she's detailing her experience with BEING GREEN, her new show at Feinstein's/54 Below premiering this week. (more...)  BWW Review: Sandra Bernhard Ushers in a New Dawn with SANDEMONIUM at Joe's Pubby Troy Frisby - January 16, 2018 'We're gonna keep it up upbeat. Right, kids?' Finding light in the darkness was a dominant, if not the dominant, theme in 2017, so in closing out the year with SANDEMONIUM, it tracks that Sandra Bernhard would work it into her New Year's show---in her own distinctly Sandyland way, as her patented snark is a feature, not a flaw---and the crowd during her December 29 performance at Joe's Pub seemed just fine with that. (more...)  BWW Review: Christine Ebersole and Billy Stritch Get Cozy with SNOWFALL at Birdlandby Troy Frisby - January 12, 2018 In SNOWFALL at Birdland, Christine Ebersole and Billy Stritch offered up a holiday show that was equal parts holly-jolly and melancholy. Through it all, though, there was an undercurrent of warm insularity, each bolstered by the other's presence, even when one would sit a number out and simply watch their friend perform. (more...)  BWW Review: Alaska Makes the Holidays Spectacular in FOR HEAVEN'S SNAKES at the Laurie Beechmanby Troy Frisby - January 11, 2018 The holidays are all about excess, and what's more extra than a drag queen named Alaska Thunderfuck 5000? (more...)  New Play About Finding Salvation Premieres Tonight at The Chelsea Hotelby BWW News Desk - December 16, 2017 Critically acclaimed actor/writer Elizabeth Pugh will premiere her new play, 222 w. 23rd St., at Dixon Place tonight, December 16th, at 7:30 pm. Directed by Audrey Rapoport. (more...)  REAL TALK to Bring 'A DIRTBAG HOLIDAY MIRACLE!' to Cherry Tavernby BWW News Desk - December 15, 2017 (more...)  New York Philharmonic Sets 2018 'Very Young People's Concerts' Seriesby BroadwayWorld JR - December 15, 2017 The New York Philharmonic Very Young People's Concerts (VYPCs), for children ages 3 to 6, will begin its 13th season Sunday, January 21, 2018, at 12:30 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. and Monday, January 22 at 10:30 a.m. at Merkin Concert Hall, 129 West 67th Street. (more...)  Monty Alexander, John Pizzarelli, Jim Caruso's Cast Party and More Set for January 2018 at Birdlandby BWW News Desk - December 15, 2017 Birdland Jazz Club has announced its January 2018 lineup, featuring An Evening with Monty Alexander - From Kingston to Harlem, Vijay Iyer Sextet, John Pizzarelli, Vincent Herring's The Story of Jazz: 100 Years, David Murray Infinity Quartet, La Tanya Hall and The Andy Milne Trio, Fleurine, Jim Caruso's Cast Party, and more. Scroll down for details! (more...)  New York Early Music to Present A BURGUNDIAN CHRISTMASby BWW News Desk - December 15, 2017 Christmas is always new for Early Music New York and its Founding Director, Frederick Renz. Every year has a different theme - music from different periods, or parts of the world. (more...)  BWW Feature: MAC's Best Female Vocalists Create Camaraderie From Competition With TOGETHERby Ashley Steves - December 15, 2017 This past March, at 2017's MAC Awards, honoring the best of cabaret in New York over the past season, as in most years, there were five nominees for Female Vocalist: Celia Berk, Sally Darling, Meg Flather, Josephine Sanges, and Lisa Viggiano. It's not particularly important, in this case, who won. (Flather did.) If their shared story met the usual expectations, it would've ended there and each nominee would've gone on her own way to do her next big thing. You'll be happy to hear their story defies those expectations. (more...)  Interactive Theatre/Film Piece YOU CAN'T KISS A MOVIE Premieres Tonight at HEREby BWW News Desk - December 15, 2017 Madeleine Goldsmith presents the world premiere of You Can't Kiss a Movie, written by Shelley Farmer and Alex Hare and directed by Hare. (more...)  Enda Walsh's BALLYTURK Highlights Irish Arts Center's Spring 2018 Seasonby BWW News Desk - December 14, 2017 Irish Arts Center (IAC), the arts and cultural center dedicated to projecting a dynamic image of Ireland and Irish America for the 21st century, announces its Spring 2018 lineup, featuring a characteristically wide range of theatrical, musical, dance, literary, podcast, interdisciplinary and educational events. (more...)  3rd Annual UGLY CHRISTMAS SWEATER CABARET SHOW & COAT DRIVE to Benefit New York Caresby BWW News Desk - December 14, 2017 It's back! The annual Ugly Christmas Sweater Cabaret Show & Coat Drive to benefit New York Cares' coat drive. The hour long show will be presented on Sunday, December 17th at 5pm at The PIT Loft. (more...) |
