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Tuesday, August 16, 2016

John Turturro, Tony Shalhoub, Jessica Hecht to Star in ‘The Price’ on Broadway by Shelby Behrman

Obie winner John Turturro, Emmy winner Tony Shalhoub and Tony nominee Jessica Hecht will star in a revival of Arthur Miller’s The Price, presented by Roundabout Theatre Company as part…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 01:37PM

Stars and the City: Jessica Keenan Wynn’s New York by Shelby Behrman

My first trip to New York was in high school around September. Fall was in full swing. After seeing my first Broadway show, Thoroughly Modern Millie, I stepped out into Times Square. Startin…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 12:29PM
Monday, August 15, 2016

The Top 10 Wildly Fun Feline Shows on Broadway by Shelby Behrman

Cats, the feline phenomenon celebrating all things furry, is back in its first Broadway revival at the Neil Simon Theatre. The original American production premiered at the Winter Garden The…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 12:33PM
Wednesday, August 10, 2016

Instant New York: 14 Fierce Fan Photos from ‘The Lion King’ by Shelby Behrman

Don’t worry, we have enough fan photos from The Lion King on Broadway to have you singing “Hakuna Matata” for the rest of your days. The timeless tale, based on the 1994…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 04:18PM

Meow! Algonquin Celebrates 10th Annual Cat Fashion Show in NYC by Shelby Behrman

Cats will be meowing in style tonight (August 10, 2016)  at the Algonquin Hotel’s 10th annual Cat Fashion Show. The party will be held from 5pm to 7:30pm in the gilded lobby of the …

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 11:32AM
Tuesday, August 9, 2016

10 Things You May Not Know About Me: Will Blum of ‘School of Rock’ by Shelby Behrman

The day of his debut performance as Dewey Finn in School of Rock in June 2016, Will Blum decided to candidly share on Facebook his 19-month journey from YouTube to Broadway. Within just one…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 02:03PM

Stars and the City: Carmen Cusack’s New York by Shelby Behrman

The first time I came to New York, it was 1993 and I had my first job ever working on the QE2. We had ported here. I was like a child and hadn’t even finished college. Even though I ha…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 12:52PM

‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ Sets Broadway Dates by Shelby Behrman

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the new musical based on the beloved Roald Dahl novel, has announced dates and a theater for its Broadway premiere and you don’t need to win a golden…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 11:13AM

Lorenzo Lamas Joins ‘The Fantasticks’ Cast Off-Broadway by Shelby Behrman

TV heartthrob Lorenzo Lamas will join the cast of the long-running Off-Broadway hit The Fantasticks for a limited run from October 24 to November 6 at the Jerry Orbach Theatre. Lamas will ta…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 11:09AM
Monday, August 8, 2016

Stars and the City: Justin “Squigs” Robertson’s New York by Shelby Behrman

Why do you love New York? 1. I would say adventure. If I have a day off or some time that I call my own, I try to get out into the city and explore. We all know that so much has happened in …

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 01:06PM

Stars and the City: Norbert Leo Butz’s New York by Shelby Behrman

I grew up in a small town outside St. Louis, Missouri, and then I lived way down in the deep south in Alabama. I didn’t move to New York until I was 28. I was already married and  exp…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 12:40PM
Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Instant New York: 11 ‘Wicked’ Fan Photos that Defy Gravity by Shelby Behrman

Fans are following the yellow brick road to Gershwin Theatre to enter the land of Oz and marvel over the eye-catching costumes, lively choreography and catchy songs of Wicked. We’re e…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 05:10PM

Stars and the City: Tituss Burgess’s New York by Shelby Behrman

The first show I saw in New York was Ragtime — my first Broadway show. I had never been to New York. I had never been on a plane. I was still in college at The University of Georgia in…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 03:25PM

My Favorite Song: Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber of ‘Cats,’ ‘School of Rock’ and ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ by Shelby Behrman

I’ve always loved cats ever since I could remember. My mother read T.S. Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats poems to me when I was very small. My first cat was a Si…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 12:49PM
Tuesday, August 2, 2016

Harry Potter Parody ‘Puffs’ to Transfer Off-Broadway by Shelby Behrman

Just as the latest Harry Potter adventure opens on stage in London (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child), a parody of the beloved boy wizard’s world is transferring to Off-Broadway. Tilt…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 03:38PM
Monday, August 1, 2016

Review Roundup: ‘Cats’ by Shelby Behrman

The first Broadway revival of Cats, the smash-hit phenomenon set in a junkyard full of felines, opened July 31, 2016, at the Neil Simon Theatre. The plotless fantasy joins two other Andrew L…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 12:07PM
Thursday, July 28, 2016

Stars and the City: Alice Rainey Berry’s New York by Shelby Behrman

Theater is about community: sharing ourselves, listening to others and engaging one another in a thoughtful, purposeful way. Theater and particularly Voices of the South has enriched my life…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 03:44PM

Stars and the City: Allison Semmes’ New York by Shelby Behrman

I went to New York University, but the first time I was in New York was in 2001 when I sang at Carnegie Hall with the Chicago Children’s Choir.   We were in town for about three d…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 02:40PM
Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Instant New York: 15 Magical Photos from Fans of ‘Aladdin’ by Shelby Behrman

Broadway audiences are entering a whole new world when they step inside the New Amsterdam Theater to experience the magic of Aladdin.  With new songs and sensational special effects, this…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 02:19PM

Cynthia Erivo, Megan Hilty, Titus Burgess to Perform at Darren Criss’ Elsie Fest in NYC by Shelby Behrman

Tony winner Cynthia Erivo (The Color Purple), Megan Hilty (Smash) and Titus Burgess (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) will be among the headliners at Elsie Fest, the theater music festival created…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 11:09AM
Tuesday, July 26, 2016

Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons to Play Broadway by Shelby Behrman

The original Jersey Boys are returning to Broadway. Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons on Broadway! will play the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre for a limited, seven-performance engagement October 21…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 12:46PM
Wednesday, July 20, 2016

Review Roundup: ‘Privacy’ with Daniel Radcliffe by Shelby Behrman

Privacy, a new play about technology, opened at the Public Theater on July 18, 2016, for a limited Off-Broadway run until August 7, 2016. Daniel Radcliffe of Harry Potter fame stars along wi…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 12:53PM

‘Fiddler on the Roof’ to Close on Broadway on December 31, 2016 by Shelby Behrman

Fiddler on the Roof, the award-winning revival of the beloved musical about the Russian-Jewish milkman Tevye and his five daughters, will close at the Broadway theater on December 31, 2016. …

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 12:48PM
Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Stars and the City: Quincy Tyler Bernstine’s New York by Shelby Behrman

I grew up in Washington, D.C., but I have lived in New York for 17 years. When I moved here, I did my UC San Diego graduate school showcase and was pounding the pavement to be an actress. T…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 04:46PM

Stars and the City: Mo Rocca’s New York by Shelby Behrman

In 1992, I came to New York to audition and be in theater.  I worked at the fragrance counter at Macy’s and loved it. Then I started getting cast in shows. I was cast in the Southeast…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 04:38PM

Jake Gyllenhaal to Star in ‘Burn This’ in Restored Broadway Theatre by Shelby Behrman

Oscar nominee Jake Gyllenhaal (Brokeback Mountain) will return to Broadway in a revival of Lanford Wilson’s Burn This at the re-opened, historic Hudson Theatre. The play, directed by T…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 02:10PM
Thursday, July 14, 2016

My Favorite Song: Garth Brooks by Shelby Behrman

When I was 17 and didn’t have any money, Tammy, my high school sweetheart surprised me with tickets to go see Queen. Now we’re talking. Freddie Mercury was the entertainer of a lifet…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 01:38PM
Tuesday, July 5, 2016

My Favorite Song: Savion Glover of ‘Shuffle Along’ by Shelby Behrman

I believe in arts education. I’m so sad that they’re removing it from schools. But being a part of the Broadway community, it’s just such an honor to bring “edutainme…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 02:59PM
Wednesday, June 29, 2016

A Day in the Life of Rob McClure of ‘Something Rotten!’ by Shelby Behrman

Rob McClure knows the exact moment when he first understood the transformative power of live theater. He was 15 and watching a community theater production of a show he didn’t know cal…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 05:24PM
Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Stars and the City: Reed Birney’s New York by Shelby Behrman

I dropped out of Boston University. I was impatient and ambitious and thought, I got to get going on this [acting career].So I dropped out after sophomore year and moved down to New York. Ev…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 02:46PM
Wednesday, June 15, 2016

My Favorite Song: Leslie Uggams of ‘Roots’ and ‘Empire’ by Shelby Behrman

My favorite songs would have to be all the music from Hallelujah Baby. It was my first Broadway show. I love the music from it. There are two songs in particular, “My own Morning”…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 02:48PM

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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