Wednesday, February 24, 2016
By Erik Jonathan Shuler (@ErikJShuler) “It’s provocative. You’ve got prohibition, depression, World War II. You’ve got these crazy people who just – you know &#…
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 06:41AMSaturday, February 20, 2016
In the coming weeks, fans will have two exciting opportunities to see Broadway star, Betsy Wolfe in concert. The actress and singer, known for roles in Bullets Over Broadway, The Mystery of …
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 11:53AMBy Louis DeVaughn Nelson (@hokum_arts) PHOTOS: Mark Garvin [insert: Shakespeare quote] [insert: witty banter about food and love] [insert: compliment and complaint about adaptations] [insert…
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 06:44AMThursday, February 18, 2016
Today, Center On The Aisle (#COTA) got a peek inside rehearsal for the upcoming Manhattan Concert Productions two-night presentation of the hit Broadway musical, The Secret Garden (February …
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 10:45PMWednesday, February 17, 2016
On Feb 27 and March 7, Broadway’s Josh Young (Amazing Grace, Jesus Christ Superstar), will make his solo cabaret debut at Feinstein’s/54 Below. CENTER VIEW correspondents Jamie …
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 02:33AMMonday, February 15, 2016
By Shari Lifland (@shariontheaisle) A cast of 20 Broadway stars will sing completely new arrangements of Piano Man Billy Joel’s greatest hits when the popular Broadway Sings concert series…
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 07:40AMSunday, February 14, 2016
By Steve Schonberg / Photo Credit: Jon Kandel Now playing at the Theatre at St. Clement’s through February 28, Catherine Curtin (“Orange is the New Black,” “The Wolf of Wall Stre…
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 06:17PMBy Diana DiCostanzo / Photo Credit: Joan Marcus “I’m joking!” It’s the catchphrase of the unfunny, according to Mike Birbiglia, who is anything but that. The comedian, best k…
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 05:36PMBy Steve Schonberg, editor-in-chief (@CntrOnTheAisle) “It’s a musical! A musical! And, nothing’s as amazing as a musical.” These lyrics from Something Rotten!, by Wayne and Karey Kir…
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 03:01PMSaturday, February 13, 2016
By Louis DeVaughn Nelson (@hokum_arts) Unlike most of the diehard John Lloyd Young fans at the elegant Café Carlyle, I haven’t seen Jersey Boys (on Broadway or the film) “at least six t…
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 10:48AMBy Senior Writer, Aine Abruscati (@AAbruscati) Whether an enduring, permanent fixture in our lives or associated with a temporary time and place, home represents many things about who we are…
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 10:13AMMonday, February 8, 2016
CENTER VIEW correspondents Jamie deRoy and Stephen Sorokoff caught up with comedian Judy Gold recently, who will play Feinstein’s/54 Below this Spring. Known for her work on television…
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 03:00AMMonday, February 1, 2016
From February 11-13, stage and film star, Lilliane Montevecchi will return to Feinstein’s/54 Below, this time, with a new show perfectly timed to the season and themed to her romantic,…
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 03:00AMMonday, January 25, 2016
For five shows from February 3-5, the musical Side Show’s original Daisy and Violet, Alice Ripley and Emily Skinner will take the stage at Feinstein’s/54 Below with “Unat…
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 03:07AMSunday, January 24, 2016
Tomorrow, January 25, stage legend Ben Vereen will return to Feinstein’s/54 Below to once again wow audiences — with a special five-night engagement that will include several bra…
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 12:04PM By Senior Editor, Shari Lifland (@ShariOnTheAisle) If you stage it, they will come. That’s what the creators of BroadwayCon were betting on—and judging by the nearly sold-out crow…
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 10:55AMSaturday, January 23, 2016
By Senior Editor, Shari Lifland (@ShariOnTheAisle) There has been much discussion about diversity lately, sparked by the “Oscars So White” backlash prompted by a dearth of people of colo…
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 06:07PMBy Steve Schonberg, editor-in-chief “It really feels like coming home,” Adam Kantor shared about taking on the role of Motel the tailor in the latest, and highly regarded Broadway reviva…
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 05:06PMTuesday, January 19, 2016
By Anne-Allegra Bennett (@aab_artiste) Photo Credit: Stephen Sorokoff “To live, to live as if we never had to die.” As stillness settled over the audience, all eyes turned to Ed A…
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 09:00AMMonday, January 11, 2016
By Sondra Forsyth (@SondraForsyth) Photo credit: Paula Lobo The China Arts and Entertainment Group, which had already presented four dance dramas over the years at the David H. Koch Theate…
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 07:37AMFriday, January 8, 2016
By editor-in-chief, Steve Schonberg Tony award nominee, Lauren Worsham — best known to Broadway audiences as murderous Monty’s fiancée, Phoebe in “A Gentleman’s Guid…
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 11:55PMMonday, January 4, 2016
Starting Wednesday, actress and singer Lorna Luft will return to New York City with a new show – titled, “Triumph” – at Feinstein’s/54 Below. The “Grease 2″…
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 11:35PMThursday, December 31, 2015
In the latest installment of CENTER VIEW, correspondents Jamie deRoy and Stephen Sorokoff visit with singers Will and Anthony Nunziata as they rehearse for “Showstoppers,” their …
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 10:40AMTuesday, December 29, 2015
Photo Credit: Cover, Matt Murphy; inside, Stephen Sorokoff for Center On The Aisle Annaleigh Ashford’s had a smashing good year, doggone it. Now, days before closing “Sylvia” on Broadw…
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 09:31AMSaturday, December 26, 2015
Center On The Aisle has partnered with Friends In Theater and State of Play Productions to offer access to exclusive tickets for the 25th anniversary concert production of “The Secret…
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 11:11PMFriday, December 25, 2015
By Steve Schonberg, editor-in-chief “Yeah, thanks for the reminder,” Erich Bergen said recently with a laugh about his upcoming 30th birthday on New Year’s Eve. It’s the first milest…
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 12:31PMTuesday, December 22, 2015
Opening next Spring at Chicago’s Drury Lane Theater, “Hazel, A Musical Maid in America,” will bring new life to a beloved character from 20th century pop culture. Hazel…
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 10:02PMBy Aine Abruscati (@AAbruscati) For the sixth year in a row, Klea Blackhurst, Jim Caruso and Billy Stritch are performing their Christmas show, “A Swingin’ Birdland Christmas,” now thr…
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 09:09PMTuesday, December 15, 2015
By Stephen Sorokoff and Jamie deRoy There were lots of beds at the opening night party for the Transport Group’s production of Once Upon A Mattress on Sunday, held at Hastens Luxury …
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 07:23AMFriday, December 11, 2015
By Anne-Allegra Bennett (@aab_artiste) As the city immerses itself in the holiday spirit while sporting festive decor and playing holiday songs around town, laughter rings out loud and stron…
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 05:06PMWednesday, December 9, 2015
By Adam Cohen The vocal styling’s of Tony Bennett give way to crossword puzzles, psychological profiling, and flirting in Jerry Mayer’s 2 Across, a play performed by Andrea McArdle (Anni…
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 06:59PM 
