Andrea Martin News

?54 BELOW, the nightclub and restaurant to open next month at 254 West 54th Street, has announced three exciting new series. 54 BELOW is the new Broadway nightclub in the grand tradition of New York City nightlife. (more...)

Following an incredible afternoon of open-call auditions for kids last month in which more than 500 kids (ages six to 16) were seen, the creative and producing team of GODSPELL selected five boys and five girls (plus one "swing") to perform a special encore number at the curtain call on Tuesday, May 22. (more...)

The new musical comedy NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT, with music and lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin and a book by two-time Tony Award-winner Joe DiPietro, opened last night, April 24 at Broadway's Imperial Theatre. NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT stars two-time Tony Award-winner Matthew Broderick and three-time Tony Award nominee Kelli O'Hara and is directed and choreographed by three-time Tony Award-winner Kathleen Marshall. BroadwayWorld was on the red carpet as the stars arrived for showtime and brings you photo coverage below! (more...)

54 BELOW, the nightclub and restaurant announced earlier this year, today confirmed additional bookings at the new space located at 254 West 54th Street. Taking the 54 BELOW stage will be world famous Tony Award winners, recording artists, as well as new talent from the New York and Broadway stage. (more...)

The Hangar TheatreÂ’s Pilot Reading Series in NYC continues with a reading of Seeing Jerusalem, a new play by Seth Greenland. The reading is Monday, April 23rd at 7 pm at One on One Studios, 34 West 27th Street, 11th floor (between Broadway and Sixth Avenue). The reading will be directed by Roger Danforth. (more...)

Academy Award-winning actress Susan Sarandon will join the cast of the third season of Showtime's drama series THE BIG C. The actress will make her first appearance on April 22nd. (more...)

Producer Ken Davenport announced today that on Tuesday, April 24 at Circle in the Square Theatre (1633 Broadway at 50th Street), aspiring young Broadway hopefuls can audition for "The GODSPELL Cast of 2032." (more...)

The DuPont Theatre presents its final 2011-2012 Broadway Series production for eight (8) performances only, opening Tuesday evening, May 15, 2012. (more...)

Today in 2002, Oklahoma! opened at the Gershwin Theatre, where it ran for 388 performances. Oklahoma! is the first musical written by the team of composer Richard Rodgers and librettist Oscar Hammerstein II. The musical is based on Lynn Riggs' 1931 play, Green Grow the Lilacs. Set in Oklahoma Territory outside the town of Claremore in 1906, it tells the story of cowboy Curly McLain and his romance with farm girl Laurey Williams. The original Broadway production opened on March 31, 1943. The 2002 revival featured Josefina Gabrielle as Laurey, Shuler Hensley as Jud, Patrick Wilson as Curly and Andrea Martin as Aunt Eller. (more...)

As part of the Van Wezel Performing Arts HallÂ’s commitment to its Education Program, SETH RUDETSKY has been invited to hold a complimentary Master Class on Audition Techniques on April 2nd from 1:30-3:00 PM. This Master Class is being held on the day Seth will be at the Van Wezel to announce the HallÂ’s 2012/13 Broadway Season. (more...)

54 BELOW, the nightclub and restaurant announced earlier this year, today confirmed additional bookings at the new space located at 254 West 54th Street. Taking the stage will be the following newly confirmed acts. (more...)

Seth Rudestky will join the City of Sarasota's Van Wezel Hall to announce the Purple Cow's 2012-2013 Broadway Season on April 2 at 6:00 pm. Seth is the Broadway host, seven days a week, on SiriusXM Satellite Radio. (more...)

As first reported on Deadline.com, Tony-award winner Andrea Martin has joined the cast of writer Ben Falcone's untitled CBS comedy pilot. (more...)

Earlier this week, Two Boots Pizza in Hell's Kitchen (9th Ave. and 44th St.) unveiled their new pizza inspired by GODSPELL. The GODSPELL pizza contains casear chicken, sun-dried tomatoes, roasted garlic and jalapeño pesto on a white pie. The cast was there for the big event, and you can check out photos form the festivities below! (more...)

The McCallum Theatre is on a roll this season, bringing treasure after treasure to the desertÂ’s finest theatrical venue. Last Friday was no exception. Film, Television and Broadway comic icon, Andrea Martin, brought her current one woman show FINAL DAYS Â… EVERYTHING MUST GO! to the desert and delivered an evening of non-stop laughs that garnered her a well deserved standing ovation. (more...)

Tony Award-winning actress Alice Ripley was the special surprise guest at the Broadway Artists Alliance 2011 Winter Workshop. Ripley had a Q&A with the students of Broadway Artists Alliance. She surprised the students with a performance of her new single "Beautiful Eyes," and a song from Next to Normal. (more...)

Legendary Emmy and Tony Award winning comedienne Andrea Martin brings her hilarious new one-woman show Final Days…Everything Must Go! to the McCallum Theatre for one night only, February 24 at 8:00 pm.. From “SCTV” on television to Young Frankenstein on Broadway to My Big Fat Greek Wedding on screen, Andrea Martin brings a bounty of characters and decades of award-winning performances to this high-octane program. I had the opportunity to chat with this brilliant comic icon this morning. Here are some highlights from that interview. (more...)

Reprise Theatre Company presents “Seth Rudetsky’s Deconstructing Broadway,” a night of musical theatre stand-up comedy,for one performance only on Thursday, February 23at 8:00 pm, at UCLA’s Freud Playhouse. (more...)

On Thursday, February 16, 2012 musical director Paul Shaffer made a musical cameo at GODSPELL. He joined the cast in singing "Learn Your Lessons Well" and accompanied them on the piano. Watch the performance below! (more...)

After seeing Andrea Martin's brand new, laugh-filled, autobiographical one-woman-and-a-pianist show Andrea Martin: FINAL DAYS! EVERYTHING MUST GO!, it's quite clear to see why the ever-so-funny Tony- and Emmy-winning actress has had such a rich and storied career in entertainment. A born chameleon with an endless arsenal of quirky characters and on-point impersonations, Martin provides her audience with a live, gut-busting 90-minute sampling of her impressive genius. Accompanied by Broadway musician and YouTube star Seth Rudetsky behind the keys, her show continues nightly performances at the Samueli Theater in Costa Mesa through Sunday, February 19. (more...)