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Friday, August 18, 2023

Richard Holbrook: Twenty Plus Three in 2023 by Sandi Durell

By Marilyn Lester . . . One of the most sincere, charming and intrepid of cabaret artists, Richard Holbrook celebrated over twenty years of appearing on stages from Don’t Tell Mama to The …

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Thursday, August 17, 2023

Harmony Completes Casting by Sandi Durell

The upcoming Broadway production of Harmony has shared its full cast and creative team. The previously announced musical, which features music by Barry Manilow, lyrics by Bruce Sussman and …

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Dracula A Comedy of Terrors at New World Stages by Sandi Durell

Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors by Gordon Greenberg and Steve Rosen in a limited 18-week engagement, September4 – January 7, at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street). Opening night is Se…

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THE TRUE COLORS OF WEEDLE by Sandi Durell

The True Colors of Weedle is about a boy born without any color in a faraway land full of kaleidoscope colors The True Colors of Weedle is a fun musical about a boy named Weedle born colorl…

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Café Carlyle Presents Joaquina Kalukango in September – Herb Alpert & Lani Hall in November by Sandi Durell

Tony Award and Drama Desk Award-winning actress Joaquina Kalukango makes her Café Carlyle debut from Tuesday, September 26 to Saturday, September 30. The evening will be a delicious gumbo o…

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Wednesday, August 16, 2023

El Mago Pop Begins August 17 by Sandi Durell

Antonio Díaz, “El Mago Pop”, the most successful illusionist the continent of Europe has ever produced, announced today that general rush and digital lottery tickets will be available f…

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Gutenberg! The Musical with Many Incentives by Sandi Durell

The James Earl Jones Theatre box office (138 West 48th Street) will open Friday, August 18 at 10 AM ET for the Broadway premiere of Gutenberg! The Musical! starring Tony Award® nominee…

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NY City Center Encore! Series 2024 by Sandi Durell

The season opens with Once Upon a Mattress, Jan. 24 – 28, with music by Mary Rodgers, lyrics by Marshall Barer with book by Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller and Marshall Barer.  The concert adap…

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Tuesday, August 15, 2023

Curtain Up Broadway Festival by Sandi Durell

The Times Square Alliance, presents its third-annual Curtain Up Broadway Festival that is returning in September for three days in Times Square, featuring Broadway sing-alongs, dueling pi…

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Betsy Wolfe Will Headline NY Pops Underground Cabaret by Sandi Durell

Tony Award nominee and Broadway favorite Betsy Wolfe will headline the annual New York Pops Underground cabaret performance on Monday, October 2, 2023 at 54 Below, performing selectio…

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How to Steal An Election Adds Alex Joseph Grayson by Sandi Durell

The York Theatre Company, “Where Musicals Come to Life”, (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director; Marie Grace LaFerrara, Executive Director) announced that Alex Joseph Grayson, direc…

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Monday, August 14, 2023

Not JUST Sinatra’s Back in Town – Steven Maglio and Big Band Orchestra by Sandi Durell

There’s a new hit show in town. Steven Maglio and his Big Band Orchestra in NOT Just Sinatra debuted June 21 with a sold out show that garnered rave reviews and a star-studded audienc…

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A SUMMER’S NIGHT OF JEROME KERN by Sandi Durell

By Ron Fassler . . . When it comes to the Great American Songbook, there’s a special checkmark next to the name of composer Jerome Kern (1885-1945). Considered by peers like George Gershwi…

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Tony Danza’s Stars of Tomorrow Benefit by Sandi Durell

The Stars of Tomorrow Project- a new missive and Benefit Show from founder Tony Danza. This first fundraiser will take place at The Pershing Square Signature Center on West 42nd Street, New …

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Saturday, August 12, 2023

Charles Kirsch Continues Backstage Babble & Virtual Trivia Night by Sandi Durell

Monday, August 14th at 7 PM Charles will be producing a virtual trivia night for Dancers Over 40 with an all-star cast of askers and answerers. Among others, expect: Reed Birney, Lori Tan Ch…

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Thursday, August 10, 2023

Theater News by Sandi Durell

No Good Things Dwell in the Flesh – Spamalot – Relapse – Redwood – Las Borinquenas – Hell’s Kitchen – The Outsiders . . . The upcoming revival of Monty Python’s Spamalot has …

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Wednesday, August 9, 2023

Cabaret Updates by Sandi Durell

Peter Cincotti – Cheyenne Jackson – Jason Danieley . . . Jason Danieley (Next to Normal, Pretty Woman) returns Aug. 18-19 to 54 Below – Without a Song . . . this charming leading man t…

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Monday, August 7, 2023

Music and Theater Updates by Sandi Durell

Tony, Emmy and Grammy Winner Billy Porter has signed on as a Producer of the world premiere musical BILLY STRAYHORN: SOMETHING TO LIVE FOR at Pittsburgh Public Theater beginning Septembe…

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Brenda Braxton: Stars Tonight at 54 Below by Sandi Durell

by Sandi Durell . . . Brenda Braxton, looking spectacular in a gorgeous red sequin gown that showed off her curvy figure and unbeatable talents at 54 Below in the series Stars Tonight, featu…

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Saturday, August 5, 2023

I Can Get It For You Wholesale by Sandi Durell

Classic Stage Company brings the iconic I Can Get It For You Wholesale to the stage for a limited run Oct. 10 thru Dec. 3.  Directed by Trip Cullman, the cast features Adam Chanler-Berat, E…

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Friday, August 4, 2023

The Refuge Plays by Sandi Durell

The complete cast for the world premiere of The Refuge Plays by Nathan Alan Davis, directed by Patricia McGregor, in association with New York Theatre Workshop, has been announced at Rou…

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Thursday, August 3, 2023

The Notebook Comes to Broadway by Sandi Durell

Producers Kevin McCollum and Kurt Deutsch announced that The Notebook, the new musical based on the bestselling novel by Nicholas Sparks that inspired the iconic film, will play Broad…

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Wednesday, August 2, 2023

SPAMALOT by Sandi Durell

A MUSICAL LOVINGLY RIPPED OFF FROM THE MOTION PICTURE MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL . . . The search for the grail continues, on Broadway this fall! Direct from a sold out run at the Ken…

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Monday, July 31, 2023

I Need That Stars Danny DeVito by Sandi Durell

Roundabout Theatre Company presents the world premiere of I Need That by Theresa Rebeck, starring Danny DeVito, directed by Moritz von Stuelpnagel. The cast features Danny DeVito as �…

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Joe’s Pub UpComing Season by Sandi Durell

The Joe’s Pub birthday festivities will begin with a free, open-to-the-public event on Astor Plaza on September 23, in collaboration with Village Alliance and featuring live performa…

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Saturday, July 29, 2023

BroadwayCon 2023 Wrap-Up by Sandi Durell

By Melissa Griegel . . . BroadwayCon returned for its eighth annual three-day convention in full splendor with a special focus on the 20th Anniversary of Wicked on Broadway. For the first ti…

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Bill Charlap Solo Piano at 92NY Jazz in July by Sandi Durell

By Marilyn Lester . . . Playing his first solo piece of the evening, “On the Sunny Side of the Street” (Jimmy McHugh), the slow, deliberate tempo gave the mood of a meditation, of prepar…

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Six Weeks With New York, New York On Broadway by Sandi Durell

By Stephen Mosher (Guest Writer) . . . The Moshers were living apart.  Separated by life, Juana and three of her kids were in Texas, dealing with weighty family matters, while John and his …

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Negro Ensemble Company Presents Mecca is Burning by Sandi Durell

From August 10 to 20, the Negro Ensemble Company, Inc. (NEC), in conjunction with their residency at Penn Live Arts, will perform the world premiere of “Mecca Is Burning” at Harlem Schoo…

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Friday, July 28, 2023

John Lloyd Young’s Broadway Returns to 54 Below by Sandi Durell

54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club and 2022 Tony Awards® Honoree for Excellence in the Theatre, is thrilled to welcome back Broadway favorite John Lloyd Young in his solo show John Lloy…

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Patrick Page Explores Shakespeare’s Greatest Villains by Sandi Durell

Tony Award® Nominee and Grammy Award® Winner Patrick Page will return to the New York stage in All The Devils Are Here: How Shakespeare Invented The Villain, a new work created and per…

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All that Chat

2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic
TBA: Ragtime