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THE SIEGEL COLUMN By Barbara & Scott Siegel . . . When there is so much about the revival of Funny Girl that is actually cause for celebration, why is the show ultimately so disappointin…
 Gretchen Cryer makes her wish come true! A group of solo performers coming together under one roof to tell their funny, sad, sexy, shocking, and most importantly True Stories. It's al…
The McKittrick Hotel (530 West 27th Street, NYC) announced that the New York premiere of How the Hell Did I Get Here?, a new musical story starring "Downton Abbey's" Mrs. Patmore,Â…
Kimberly Akimbo takes win for Outstanding Musical with Victoria Clark (Outstanding Lead Performer in a Musical) " headed for Broadway this Fall " and Oratorio for Living Things " each with 3…
Naomi Judd, the Kentucky-born singer of the Grammy-winning duo The Judds and mother of Wynonna and Ashley Judd, has died. She was 76. Her daughters announced her death today, Saturday April …
By Andrew Poretz . . . Therese Lee is a Los Angeles-based performer who, some years ago, stumbled into the job of a red-carpet interviewer, working for a media company. Ms. Lee gathered …
Bufford and Blythe Celebrate Judy Garland's 100th Birthday by Alix Cohen . . . On June 10, 2022, preeminent vocalists Carle J. Bufford and Stephanie Blythe will appear at Birdland Theater to…
TARGET ALS AND MITSUBISHI TANABE PHARMA AMERICA ANNOUNCE WINNER OF THE FIRST ANNUAL REBECCA LUKER COURAGE AWARD The organizations also praise an unsung hero and recognize groundbreakers i…
Bufford and Blythe Celebrate Judy Garland's 100th Birthday by Alix Cohen . . . On June 10, 2022, preeminent vocalists Carle J. Bufford and Stephanie Blythe will appear at Birdland Theater to…
BY Brian Scott Lipton . . . Since the Broadway revival of John Kander and Fred Ebb's delicious 1920s-era musical Chicago first opened in November 1996, the fictional Cook County jail has see…
A benefit concert for Ukraine at Lincoln Center on May 9 (via Melody with a Mission) with Beth Ertz music-directing. Artists from the Metropolitan Opera, Broadway, and beyond will entertain …
Additional casting for the highly anticipated revival of August Wilson's seminal, Pulitzer Prize®-winning drama The Piano Lesson, the first Broadway revival in more than 30 years si…
Celebrating Feinstein's/54 Below 10th Anniversary By Ron Fassler. . . Monday evening, for one performance only, Feinstein's/54 Below presented an extra special night in its popular "54 Sings…
By Marilyn Lester . . . Guitarist-vocalist John Pizzarelli, like many performers who endured the drought of live engagements during the two-year pandemic lockdown, is finally back live in a …
By Marcina Zaccaria . . . In the delicate art of musical theater development, Brilliance comes a long way in sharing the joys and sorrows of the fame game. With Book, Music & Lyrics by L…
The Off Broadway Alliance will again sponsor 20at20, the bi-annual celebration of Off Broadway. The popular promotion, which begins May 9th and continues through May 29th, makes $20 tickets …
 The New York Pops, led by Music Director and Conductor Steven Reineke, announced its 2022-2023 season of performances in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall. T…
By Andrew Poretz . . . Maureen Taylor is a classically trained performer who has successfully moved from the world of opera to that of cabaret, where she adapted a more intimate singing styl…
Lehman Trilogy 9 Nominations " Off-Broadway musicals Harmony and Kimberly Akimbo 8 Nominations . The most recognized Broadway musicals of the season are MJ the Musical andÅ
CAROL LIPNIK " the spellbinding, wistfully-humorous singer and songwriter called an "ethereal vocal phenomenon" (The New York Times) " will celebrate her second new major recording of …
Tony Award Winner Adrienne Warren (TINA: The Tina Turner Musical) and three-time Tony Award Nominee Joshua Henry (Carousel) will announce the 75th Annual Tony Award Nomination…
The New York City premiere of The Legend of The Waitress & The Robber, written by Renee Philippi and directed by Ms. Philippi and Eric Nightengale, with an original sco…
Arnie Roman's new musical, SURVIVING THE ROSENTHALS will make its world premiere in New York at Teatro Latea for three performances only:Tuesday, May 3 @ 9 PM; Wednesday, May 4 @ 6:30 …
Tony Award Productions has announced that they are shifting the date for the Tony Award Nominations announcement to Monday, May 9, 2022. Eligibility for shows opening in the 2021-2022…
Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director/CEO) announces production plans for its 2022-2023 theatrical season, including the Off-Broadway plays for The Laura Pels T…
