Monday, August 3, 2026
The performance took place at RiseNY's balcony overlooking Times Square, part of the Playbill Torch Song series.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:00PM[SHARE]Times Square got a little louder—and a lot more inspiring—when Drew Lachey and the cast of the new musical Label●less took over RiseNY’s iconic Torch Balcony for a special live perfo…
SOURCE: YouTube at 10:19AM[SHARE]Monday, July 20, 2026
Theatrical Press Agent, award-wining Author (Jameson Currier), Independent Publisher devoted to gay literature and later an Artist, died on Sunday, July 13th of a sudden heart attack at his …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:28PM[SHARE]Friday, July 17, 2026
Pitlochry Festival theatre Following its star through rehearsals and squabbles with her director, this is modelled on Cocteau’s La Voix Humaine but it’s no…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:05AM[SHARE]Monday, June 29, 2026
New York City’s immersive attraction RiseNY proudly celebrated Pride Month with Rise Up Live Proud on Thursday, June 25, bringing together Broadway performers, drag artists, and the local …
SOURCE: YouTube at 04:15PM[SHARE]Thursday, June 25, 2026
Earlier this year, Jon Cryer was asked to come on stage and be a surprise guest speller for a performance of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. He’s still smarting about what happ…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, June 11, 2026
New York City’s immersive attraction RiseNY hosted an unforgettable Playbill Torch Song performance on Wednesday, May 27, featuring performances by Off-Broaday's The 25th Annual Putnam Cou…
SOURCE: YouTube at 12:45PM[SHARE]The cast of Off-Broadway's The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee sang high above Times Square.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:59AM[SHARE]Friday, May 15, 2026
Audra McDonald with her six Tony Awards.May 15, 2026: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron FasslerNow that the 2026 Tony Awards nominations have been announced and campaigning is in full sw…
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 09:40AM[SHARE]Friday, May 8, 2026
Skid Row's resident dentist is passing the drill. Beginning May 26, Claybourne Elder will join the off-Broadway cast of Little Shop of Horrors as Dr. Orin Scrivello, D.D.S. Andy Karl will pl…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:15PM[SHARE]Monday, April 27, 2026
He found roaring success on Broadway with Torch Song Trilogy, then appeared in blockbusters Mrs Doubtfire and Independence Day. But notoriety had a cost. The 73-year-old stage legend talks r…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:40AM[SHARE]Wednesday, February 18, 2026
The Wicked star plays all 23 characters in a hi-tech London staging of Bram Stoker's novel by Kip Williams. Here's a bite-sized look at the critics' verdicts
Dracula, the Ur-vampire and ulti…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:06AM[SHARE]Thursday, February 12, 2026
Sadler's Wells, LondonTanztheater Wuppertal's dancers treat the audience like lovers in an entrancing show of seductive elegance
Pina Bausch had a pair of secret weapons in Matthias Burkert …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06AM[SHARE]Monday, November 24, 2025
The concert event featured songs from the holiday favorite, launching its 19th annual tour this season.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:36PM[SHARE]The Grinch brought his signature holiday mischief to RiseNY for a torch performance and meet & greet, celebrating the 19th season of the acclaimed touring production, Dr. Seuss' How the Grin…
SOURCE: YouTube at 12:06PM[SHARE]Thursday, November 13, 2025
The concert event featured songs from the record-breaking, Tony-winning revival.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:32PM[SHARE]RiseNY, in a partnership with Playbill, hosted an unforgettable celebration of Chicago's nearly three decades on Broadway!
Watch Sophie Carmen-Jones, Rachel Schur, and Nakiya Peterkin perf…
SOURCE: YouTube at 01:02PM[SHARE]Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Tickets are now on sale for Craig Baldwin's adaptation of Shakespeare's Richard II starring Michael Urie. The production runs off-Broadway at Astor Place Theatre from October 28-November 30.…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:42PM[SHARE]Thursday, October 16, 2025
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
The October 10 performance was part of Playbill's Torch Song Series for RiseNY.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:54PM[SHARE]New York City's immersive attraction RiseNY hosted an unforgettable Playbill Torch Song performance on Friday, October 10, to celebrate the one-night-only benefit I Put a Spell on You, featu…
SOURCE: YouTube at 01:06PM[SHARE]Wednesday, September 17, 2025
At This Theatre:
The Hayes
Home to the most recent Best Play Tony Award winner (Purpose), The Hayes Theatre, renamed to honor the first lady of the American Theater, Helen Hayes, started it…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:54AM[SHARE]Thursday, August 28, 2025
Times Square's immersive attraction RiseNY hosted an unforgettable Playbill Torch Song performance on Wednesday, August 21, featuring Broadway favorite Kerry Butler (Heathers the Musical, Ba…
SOURCE: YouTube at 11:02AM[SHARE]The performance was part of the Torch Song Series, presented by RiseNY and Playbill.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:42AM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 19, 2025
 The Golden Girls' Broadway Connection
Lately, I've been enjoying a binge watch of The Golden Girls which is currently celebrating its 40th anniversary!
As I've been watching, it s…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:03AM[SHARE]Thursday, August 7, 2025
We can all use a little more Harvey Fierstein in our lives. The multi-Tony (and more) award-winning actor and playwright who many of us recognize from recent local productions of "La Cage Au…
SOURCE: southfloridatheater.com at 09:39AM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 30, 2025
Fair warning to anyone going to The Foundry for Harvey Fierstein's Torch Song because they want to see a play about a drag queen. Other than the lead works in drag for a living, but he could…
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 08:32PM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Kumail Nanjiani, Michael Urie and Jenn Harris will join the Broadway cast of Oh, Mary! as Mary's Husband, Mary's Teacher and Mary's Chaperone, respectively. Alongside Jinkx Monsoon,…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:12AM[SHARE]Friday, June 20, 2025
The actor discusses portraying the iconic drag queen in Vintage Theatre's production and why the story feels more relevant than ever.
SOURCE: OnStage Colorado at 01:56PM[SHARE]Sunday, June 8, 2025
Earlier tonight at the 78th Annual Tony Awards, Harvey Fierstein took the stage to accept a special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement. After leaving the stage at Radio City Music Hall, he …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:06PM[SHARE]Thursday, April 24, 2025
Four-time Tony-winning playwright, actor, author and quilter Harvey Fierstein will receive the 2025 Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre at this year's Tony Awards.
"H…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:12PM[SHARE]Already a four-time Tony winner, Fierstein holds medallion statuettes for his work on Torch Song Trilogy, La Cage aux Folles, and Hairspray.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:12PM[SHARE]Fierstein has won four Tony Awards, including two for his ground-breaking play 'Torch Song Trilogy'
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:00PM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 22, 2025
4 likes, 0 comments - risenyofficial，April 21, 2025 : "We were thrilled to team up with @playbill to kick off our Torch Song Series with ...
SOURCE: Google at 02:42PM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Times Square's immersive attraction RiseNY has teamed up with Playbill on a new co-branded Torch Song Series, which will host performances from a ...
SOURCE: Google at 07:03PM[SHARE]Times Square's immersive attraction RiseNY has teamed up with Playbill on a new co-branded Torch Song Series, which will host performances from a different Broadway musical every month. ï»…
SOURCE: YouTube at 01:03PM[SHARE]The performance is part of the new monthly Torch Song Series, hosted by RiseNY and Playbill.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:54AM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Today, we return to our series, Best Songs From Best Scores, in which we take a look at the numbers from a season's Best Original Score Tony nominees. Of course, "best" is in the eye…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:48AM[SHARE]Friday, December 6, 2024
Watch: Broadway Cabaret Star @adamlambert Sings 'I Don't Care Much' https://t.co/yt7qZwMl1M via @playbill < a torch song dealing with indifference ...
SOURCE: Google at 11:18PM[SHARE]Wednesday, August 14, 2024
Play It Again:
Oliver!'s "As Long As He Needs Me"
For this new series, Jeff has invited me to choose some classic Broadway show tunes and compare versions of these songs from several differ…
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