30 stories 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…
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…
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…
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 Pink…
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 Levito…
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 of …
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 Once…
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…
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, not …
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. Based…
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 Temple.…
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…
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 lyrics …
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 exper…
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 nurturi…
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 dur…
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…
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 Arts …
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…
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. …
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 …
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 during th…
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 perfor…
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…
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…