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Monday, February 2, 2015

Live Karaoke Competition Plays for High Stakes and Excessive Fun! by Karen Elliott

Are you looking for a way to spend a Sunday evening that is guaranteed to entertain you and not break the bank? The Cabaret Showdown is your ticket. Part live karaoke, part Jeopardy, and all…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 05:38PM
Friday, January 30, 2015

Complicite’s ‘Lionboy’ Roars at the New Victory Theater by Karen Elliott

Since 1983, the Olivier Award-winning Complicite theater company has been building a reputation for creating theater that pushes boundaries and challenges audiences to examine their world an…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 01:47PM
Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Fanny Brice Lives Again at 54 Below by Karen Elliott

For a decade Kimberly Faye Greenberg has been channeling the spirit and music of the great comedy icon Fanny Brice. With two successful recordings and three separate productions based on Bri…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 09:23PM
Thursday, January 15, 2015

A Gentleman’s Guide To Love And Murder Gets a New Leading Man by Karen Elliott

When the curtain rises on January 20th at the Walter Kerr Theater, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder will have a new Monty Navarro. Jeff Kready will take over for the exiting Bryce Pi…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 01:33AM
Friday, January 9, 2015

Broadway Funnymen Sing A Little Traveling Music by Karen Elliott

The temperature is a frigid 10 degrees as I make my way to midtown to meet with journeymen actors and Broadway funny-men Michael Kostroff (The Nance, HBO’s The Wire) and Eric Leviton …

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 03:30PM
Saturday, January 3, 2015

The Mystery of Ninth Avenue’s Ghost Sign by Karen Elliott

  For more than 30 years a ghost sign has maintained its stalwart perch above 754 Ninth Avenue at 51st street in Hell’s Kitchen. The company has been long since replaced by a string o…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 07:41PM
Saturday, December 27, 2014

Once is Closing But its Just the Beginning for Ben Hope by Karen Elliott

The company of Once may be closing the doors to Broadway’s favorite pub on January 4th, but the music will play-on in a January 6th, concert at the Highline Ballroom with members of the On…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 01:43PM
Wednesday, December 24, 2014

B’way Holiday Celebrations – A Peek Backstage by Karen Elliott

The holiday season is the busiest time of year for entertainers and that is especially true for Broadway, Off-Broadway and National Tour company members with crazy schedules and lots of extr…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 02:11PM
Sunday, December 21, 2014

Cyberterrorism – Can it Shut Down American Theater? by Karen Elliott

Last week was challenging for the entertainment industry. Not since the ‘Red Scare’ has there been such an aggressive assault on the creation of art and media in America. And certainly, …

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 04:44PM
Saturday, December 13, 2014

A Peek Behind B’way’s “Honeymoon in Vegas” with “Flying Elvis” – David Josefsberg by Karen Elliott

  Honeymoon in Vegas, the new Jason Robert Brown/Andrew Bergman musical in previews at the Nederlander Theater, may be one of Broadway’s most promising shows of the season so far. Bas…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 02:50PM
Friday, December 12, 2014

Soul Doctor’s Director Chats About the Journey to Off-Broadway by Karen Elliott

  Soul Doctor, the somewhat biographical musical of rebel rock star Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach is poised for its official Off-Broadway opening on Sunday, December 14, at The Actor’s Templ…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 10:34AM
Tuesday, November 25, 2014

The Real Story Behind “Side Show’s” Hilton Sisters by Karen Elliott

Side Show has returned to Broadway in a glorious production that is sure to take your breath away. From the stellar performances of its stars, Emily Padgett (Daisy Hilton), Erin Davie (Viole…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 01:36PM
Monday, November 24, 2014

DISENCHANTED! Sets the Record Straight for Princesses Everywhere by Karen Elliott

What do you get when you give a posse of fairy tale princesses microphones, choreography and a platform to “set the record straight”? DISENCHANTED! A new musical with book, music and lyr…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 06:22PM
Wednesday, November 12, 2014

NYSX Brings the Bard’s Sonnets to Film with the Sonnet Project by Karen Elliott

What do you get when you blend Shakespeare’s poetry and film? The Sonnet Project! Developed by New York Shakespeare Exchange (NYSX), a theater company that offers innovative theatrical exp…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 03:10PM
Sunday, November 9, 2014

Musicals in Mufti Hits 100 Shows with Stephen Sondheim’s Saturday Night by Karen Elliott

The York Theatre Company hit its 100th Musicals In Mufti on November 8 with their production of Stephen Sondheim’s Saturday Night. The company’s dedication to nurturing lesser…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 11:45AM
Friday, November 7, 2014

NYMF Gala Celebrates 2014 Season and Honors Chris Gattelli, Beth Williams and Allan Williams by Karen Elliott

Summer is behind us but this weekend The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF), an organization that has filled New York City’s hunger for new, emerging and eclectic musical offerings d…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 01:16PM
Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Size Matters – An Interview with Writer/Actor Raymond McAnally by Karen Elliott

Raymond McAnally is a big guy, giant really, in stature and heart. He’s also a magnificent and insightful actor who is bringing his solo show Size Matters to the American Theatre Group…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 01:01AM
Saturday, November 1, 2014

New Musical Composers/Lyricists featured at The Songwriters Salon by Karen Elliott

It is easy enough to catch a Broadway Show but if you want to see where the glitz and glamor gets its start, come to The Songwriter’s Salon, a once a month offering at The Times Square Art…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 01:44PM
Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Blank! The Musical Brings Musical Theater Improv to New World Stages by Karen Elliott

StageBuddy recently had a chance to peak in on a pre-production presentation of Blank! The Musical, an improvised musical theater event set to open at New World Stages November first. Mixing…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 12:33PM
Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Judith Light Named 2015 Kids’ Night on Broadway’s National Ambassador by Karen Elliott

The Broadway League’s Charlotte St. Martin announced that JUDITH LIGHT, a two-time Tony Award® winner, will serve as the 2015 KIDS’ NIGHT ON BROADWAY® National Ambassador. The …

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 03:51PM
Saturday, October 25, 2014

Sing Along Grease! at Pace’s Schimmel Center by Karen Elliott

Get out your poodle skirt Frances! The Schimmel Center is hosting a Sing-a-long Grease! If you don’t have a poodle skirt, put on your leather jacket and slick back your hair! Whatever …

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 05:54PM
Monday, October 13, 2014

Baayork Lee Receives Actor’s Equity’s 2104 Paul Robeson Award by Karen Elliott

Baayork Lee, Asian American actor, dancer, singer, choreographer, director and author, received the Actors’ Equity Foundation’s 2014 Paul Robeson Citation Award on October 10, 2014 durin…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 06:09PM
Sunday, October 12, 2014

The Sixth Annual New York Musical Theater Improv Festival, Oct 16-19 by Karen Elliott

The Magnet Theater hosts America’s top musical improvisers at The Sixth Annual New York Musical Improv Festival from October 16 – 19, 2014. The three day event features over 100 perf…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 11:26PM
Friday, October 10, 2014

Playwright Sean M. Tyler Brings Deliverance to 59E59th by Karen Elliott

This Fall, the Drama Desk Award-winning Godlight Theatre Company, widely praised for their stage translations of challenging literary works, marks their 20th Anniversary with the world premi…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 04:54PM
Wednesday, October 1, 2014

EstroGenius Festival Celebrates its 15th Year of Celebrating Female Voices by Karen Elliott

The fifteenth annual EstroGenius Festival kicks off October 2, for one month of short plays, one-woman shows, and dance pieces celebrating the female voice. Founded in 2000 by Fiona Jones an…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 04:03PM
Friday, September 26, 2014

The Old Man and The Old Moon – An Interview with PigPen Theater Co. by Karen Elliott

PigPen Theatre Co. returns to New York City this Fall to open the New Victory 2014-15 season with their acclaimed production of The Old Man and the Old Moon, an original, epic tale about a m…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 10:49PM
Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Broadway Salutes! See the Highlights by Karen Elliott

The Coalition of Broadway Unions and Guilds feted its 2014 honorees with a star studded and lively event at Anita’s Way, next to the Sondheim Theater, on Tuesday, September 29. Broadway Sa…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 10:51PM
Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Lion King is the King of the World! by Karen Elliott

What is more profitable than Titanic, Avatar or any single Harry Potter or Star Wars film? The Lion King! No, not the movie, the musical! Yes, theater fans, that’s right, what was once tho…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 02:26PM
Monday, September 22, 2014

Harvey Fierstein hosts the 6th Annual Broadway Salutes by Karen Elliott

Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein will host the 6th Annual Broadway Salutes, Tuesday, September 23 at Anita’s Way, the public space next to the Stephen Sondheim Theater (West 43rd Street,…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 03:54PM
Wednesday, September 17, 2014

B-Sides Helps “Little Fish” Swim Back To NYC by Karen Elliott

Last season a new theater company, B-Side Productions, emerged on the New York scene putting their own twist on the “Staged Reading”: A type of performance that allows theater co…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 06:24PM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards