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by Sandi Durell I had the most extraordinary and funfilled experience interviewing jazz artist Catherine Russell at The Lambs tonite (of which I'm a member). She's truly a renaissance woman …
"Andrew Lloyd Webber Warns of 'Point of No Return' as Holiday Season Hangs in Balance" by Variety's Naman Ramachandran " " … Andrew Lloyd Webber has warned of a "point of no retur…
Tony and Grammy Award-winner John Lloyd Young returns to The Space in Las Vegas on Saturday, October 3 with John Lloyd Young's Broadway, an intimate and unforgettable evening of Broadway fav…
NiCori Studios & Productions in association with Oakeside Bloomfield Cultural Center and Frungillo Catering will be producing: MUSIC AT THE MANSION: "PORCH PERFORMANCES" once each weeken…
The Mabel Mercer Foundation's annual New York Cabaret Convention " is set to stream Oct. 20-21, from homes and venues in various cities, with a concert scheduled for Oct. 22 as part of…
Miss seeing your favorite Broadway performers? Hallelujah . . . Open Jar's 4000 square foot space at 1601 Broadway (48th Street) is now transformed into a large cabaret venue for a maximum o…
The Betsy " South Beach, the award-winning, family-owned luxury boutique hotel on Miami Beach " has announced it has become the lead sponsor of the Inaugural International VIRTUAL YI Love Yi…
September 2nd was Marge Champion's birthday! She is 101 years old! When we met back when, it was Marge and Gower Champion! These are some of my personal images I've kept over the many …
Expect 16 new and original episodes of That Golden Girl Show! A Puppet Parody. It will be released on Broadway on Demand (www.BroadwayOnDemand.com) beginning September 14. Get your cheesecak…
RENT: "Without Rent Relief, 60 Percent of NYC's Independent Theaters May Close for Good"Â by Observer's Helen Holmes " ""Without complete cancellation of rent and rent forgiveness for the …
"The Theatre Will Survive" LIVE Event on August 31, 2020 By Michael Colby "I don't want to hear that Broadway is dying, because I just got here." That quote is from A CHORUS LINE, which open…
"Actors' Equity Approves Alliance Theatre's Plans To Produce A Drive-in Radio Play" by BroadwayWorld " "In its proposals … the Alliance outlined key protocols for actors and audie…
  Parity Productions will honor and announce winners of the Fourth Annual Parity Commission on October 7 virtual Awards Ceremony and Celebration (AC&C). The Theatre company is an…
 by Carole Di Tosti How much have you missed seeing a musical (LIVE) during this pandemic? Well, London theater has been experimenting with the extent it can tolerate adhering to safe pr…
 by Carol Rocamora  So you think Richard III is a creepiest character you've ever seen onstage? Or Iago? Or Edmund, or all the other Shakespearean villains? Wait till you…
   'The Theatre Will Survive' was revealed last night, August 31, 2020 and turned out to be the event of the season! Lyricist Michael Colby and Composer/Orchestrator Ned Paul…
 New York Theatre Barn will continue to host weekly free live streams of its New Works Series each Wednesday evening at 7PM ET. Upcoming September installments of the series include exce…
   By Samuel L. Leiter  To date, the seasons covered by this series have not been especially thrilling with regard to revivals, especially Shakespearean ones. Much of the Sha…
CD Review By Marilyn Lester In the years since her first CD in 1991, You Taught My Heart To Sing, Chicago-based Kirsten Gustafson has established herself as a jazz singer of note. Her latest…
  By Marilyn Lester  The second installment of The Michael Friedman Collection, (I Am) Nobody's Lunch, has been released by Ghostlight Records and The Civilians (of which Friedma…
 Brierpatch Theatricals (Laura Cronin/Scott Newsome, Producers) is pleased to announce "Stars & Cars Cinema" an outdoor cinema experience for the whole family beginning T…
The Acting Company's Alumni Spotlight Series will feature a Zoom reading of Maria Irene Fornes' Letters from Cuba featuring alumni and friends streaming 4 days " August 26 thru August 30 " f…
 Apple Family Productions announces the world premiere of INCIDENTAL MOMENTS OF THE DAY: The Apple Family: Life on Zoom, the final play in the pandemic trilogy, written and directe…
   Joshua Morgan joins Jelani Remy in #PerformersSingForFans as they sing out loud for those "Happy Days/Get Happy" times we're all longing for when theatre resumes and we can se…
 by Michael Colby "The Theatre is dying, The theatre is dying, The theatre is practically dead! …But actors keep acting And plays keep attracting …And year after year There is someth…
