18 MINUTES OF FAME Opens in July at Theatre West
by Stephi Wild
- May 31, 2022
18 Minutes of Fame is subtitled A Musical Journey with Barbara Minkus. You've seen her ---a lot: On stage, on screen and especially on television. Other than the fact that she never became actually famous, she's had what most performers would consider an enviable career. Because she started out as, and remains, an accomplished singer, her show business memoir is a musical one.
Jerry Lee Lewis To Be Inducted Into the County Music Hall of Fame
by Michael Major
- May 17, 2022
Lewis joins Sun Records compatriots Cash, “Cowboy” Jack Clement, Phillips and Elvis Presley in the Country Music Hall of Fame. He is also the fourth member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s founding 1986 class of inductees to also gain membership in the Country Music Hall of Fame, along with Presley (1998) and Ray Charles (2021).
FUNNY GIRL's John Manzari is Coming to Birdland
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- May 5, 2022
BIRDLAND THEATER will present John Manzari – the acclaimed dancer, singer, actor, and choreographer currently appearing on Broadway in Funny Girl – in a special event on Monday, May 23 at 8:30 PM.
THE VOICE's Wendy Moten to Perform at Birdland Jazz Club
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Apr 28, 2022
BIRDLAND JAZZ CLUB will present Nashville vocalist Wendy Moten – best known for her 2021 run on NBC’s “The Voice” – in a special concert on Monday, May 16 at 7:00 PM. Her show will include songwriter Richard Whiting hits including “He’s Funny That Way,” “My Ideal,” “Miss Brown,” and “Too Marvelous For Words.”
Amanda McBroom to Present CRIMES OF THE HEART at Birdland Jazz Club
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Apr 20, 2022
BIRDLAND JAZZ CLUB will present acclaimed vocalist and songwriter Amanda McBroom in her new show “Crimes of the Heart” on Monday, May 2 at 7:00 PM. McBroom’s concert will feature songs of passion, politics, and just plain love, written by the likes of Stephen Sondheim, Irving Berlin, Leonard Cohen, and of course, Amanda McBroom.
Birdland Jazz Club to Present Steve Ross
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Apr 4, 2022
BIRDLAND JAZZ CLUB will present vocalist and pianist Steve Ross – widely heralded as “The Crown Prince of New York Cabaret” – in a special show celebrating spring on Monday, April 18 at 7:00 PM.
Kennedy Caughell, Lana Gordon & More to Star in Industry Reading of SUPERYOU
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Mar 29, 2022
Amas Musical Theatre in association with Melissa M Jones/All Awesome LLC, will present an industry reading of SuperYou, a new musical with book, lyrics, music and arrangements from the visionary mind of creator, Lourds Lane at Theatre Row – Theater 2 (410 West 42nd Street) on Thursday, April 21 at 3pm.
Meet the Cast of MR. SATURDAY NIGHT
by Stephi Wild
- Mar 29, 2022
Mr. Saturday Night, co-written by and starring Tony and Emmy Award winner Billy Crystal, officially begins previews tonight, March 29, 2022. The show will officially open on April 27, 2022 at the Nederlander Theatre (208 West 41st Street). Meet the cast bringing the show to Broadway here!
Ciara Renée to Make Directorial Debut With MILLENNIALS ARE KILLING MUSICALS
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Mar 15, 2022
Announced today is Millennials Are Killing Musicals, a new musical written by NAMT and Drama League Award-winner Nico Juber, which will receive an industry reading on Thursday, March 31, 2022 at 11:00am and 2:00pm at Open Jar Studios, and will be presented in a public concert on Monday, April 4th at 9:30pm at Feinstein’s/54 Below.
Dick Cavett to Receive WGAE's Evelyn F. Burkey Award at 2022 Writers Guild Awards
by Michael Major
- Mar 14, 2022
In 1966, Cavett wrote and hosted the special, WHERE IT’S AT, produced by Bud Yorkin and Norman Lear. In 1968, Cavett was hired by ABC to host THIS MORNING, which was renamed THE DICK CAVETT SHOW and moved to prime time and then to late night, where it ran opposite THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JOHNNY CARSON.
Meet the Cast of FUNNY GIRL on Broadway
by Stephi Wild
- Mar 26, 2022
The highly anticipated Broadway revival of Funny Girl is beginning performances tonight, March 26, at the August Wilson Theatre, ahead of an official opening on April 24. Meet the cast bringing this iconic show back to the stage!
Westport Country Playhouse Presents SANDRA BERNHARD: AN EVENING OF COMEDY AND MUSIC
by A.A. Cristi
- Feb 18, 2022
The inimitable Sandra Bernhard, performer, actress, singer, and author, will grace the live stage at Westport Country Playhouse in Westport, CT, for one night only on Saturday, March 12, at 8 p.m., with “Sandra Bernhard: An Evening of Comedy and Music.” Running time is one hour; no intermission. Explicit language.
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