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HAMILTON MIXTAPE, FOUND & More Included in 2013 Powerhouse Season!
by BWW News Desk - Apr 24, 2013
New York Stage and Film (Johanna Pfaelzer, Artistic Director; Thomas Pearson, Executive Director; Mark Linn-Baker, Max Mayer, Leslie Urdang, Producing Directors) and Vassar College (Ed Cheetham, Producing Director) have announced the line-up of their 2013 Powerhouse Theater Season, which includes new works from actor, writer and prolific, Grammy Award-winning musician Steve Martin and Tony Award winner Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator of Broadway'sIn the Heights, among many others. The 2013 Powerhouse Theater Season runs from June 21st - July 28th at Vassar College (Poughkeepsie, New York), and a full calendar and description of events are below. Casting is underway and will be announced shortly. (more...)
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Joey Arias, Zack Zadak, and More to Perform at Joe's Pub This Winter
by BWW News Desk - Jan 23, 2013
Each week Joe's Pub at The Public presents some of New York City's most eclectic programming ranging from world to classical, pop, singer-songwriter, jazz and more. At the center of Joe's Pub's genre-blind booking is The Public Theater's mission to bring world-class performance to New York City's diverse cultural community. (more...)
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Christy Altomare, Andrew Keenan-Bolger and More to Sing for Cutting-Edge Composers at Joe's Pub, 2/4
by BWW News Desk - Jan 14, 2013
After sold out shows at the Canal Room, the Laurie Beechman, and NYMF, Cutting-Edge Composers will be at Joe's Pub on Monday, February 4th at 7:00pm at Joe's Pub in New York City. $25 tickets can be purchased at www.joespub.com. Up-and-coming musical theater writers are teamed with Broadway's hottest performers in this concert series directed and produced by Laura Pietropinto (Next to Normal) and co-produced by Jillian Robbins with Musical Direction by Julie McBride. (more...)
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Photo Flash: Inside Johnny Mercer Foundation's CELEBRATE! BROADWAY CLOSE UP SERIES
by BWW News Desk - Oct 17, 2012
Johnny Mercer Foundation and Kaufman Center Present CELEBRATE! SONGS FROM THE JOHNNY MERCER FOUNDATION. 'Broadway Close Up Series' spotlights new songwriters in dazzling performances with Teacher/Mentors Tony Nominated composers Craig Carnelia & Andrew Lippa, Grammy Winning songwriter Lari White & Marilyn Maye Shine. Photos from the event inside! (more...)
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Craig Carnelia, Andrew Lippa, Marilyn Maye and More Set for Johnny Mercer Foundation's Songwriters Project Concert, 10/11
by BWW News Desk - Oct 11, 2012
Johnny Mercer Foundation and Kaufman Center present 'New Music from The Johnny Mercer Songwriters Project' tonight, October 11 at Merkin Hall as part of the Kaufman Center Broadway Close Up Series. The evening, celebrating the first seven years of the Johnny Mercer Foundation's Songwriters Project at Northwestern University, will feature faculty members, Broadway composers and Tony nominees Craig Carnelia (Is There Life After High School?) and Andrew Lippa (The Addams Family), Grammy-winning singer and songwriter Lari White and cabaret performer Marilyn Maye with Mike Renzi. (more...)
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Craig Carnelia, Andrew Lippa, Marilyn Maye and More Set for Johnny Mercer Foundation's Songwriters Project Concert, 10/11
by BWW News Desk - Oct 02, 2012
Johnny Mercer Foundation and Kaufman Center present 'New Music from The Johnny Mercer Songwriters Project' on October 11 at Merkin Hall as part of the Kaufman Center Broadway Close Up Series. The evening, celebrating the first seven years of the Johnny Mercer Foundation's Songwriters Project at Northwestern University, will feature faculty members, Broadway composers and Tony nominees Craig Carnelia (Is There Life After High School?) and Andrew Lippa (The Addams Family), Grammy-winning singer and songwriter Lari White and cabaret performer Marilyn Maye with Mike Renzi. (more...)
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Break-Away Project Hosts New American Musical Theatre Night Tonight, Aug 21
by BWW News Desk - Aug 21, 2012
Following the success of its 'New American Composers' Night in May 2012, The Break-Away Project will host a 'New American Musical Theatre Night', which will showcase compositions from some of America's most talented young composers. Break-Away will be hosting one of New York's finest up-and-coming composers Scott Evan Davis, described by the Huffington Post as one of America's 'must-know songwriter's' and more tonight, 21st August, 2012, in Bewley's Cafe Theatre, Grafton St., Dublin 2, Ireland. (more...)
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Liz Callaway, Mary Testa and More Set for BROADWAY CLOSE UP Series
by BWW News Desk - Aug 10, 2012
For 12 years, Merkin Concert Hall's Broadway Close Up series has been taking audiences behind the scenes of classic musicals old and new with eye-opening interviews and inspiring performances. The annual Bound for Broadway show hosted by Liz Callaway gives theater lovers sneak peeks at some of the best new shows in production. This season's line-up includes: (more...)
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AJ Shively, Noah Galvin and More Join Cutting-Edge Composers at NYMF Tonight, 7/23
by BWW News Desk - Jul 23, 2012
After sold-out shows at the Canal Room and the Laurie Beechman, Cutting-Edge Composers brings its latest concert to NYMF tonight, July 23rd at 7 and 9:30 pm at the Theatre at St. Clement's (423 w. 46th Street). Up-and-coming musical theatre writers are teamed with Broadway's hottest performers at the concert directed and produced by Laura Pietropinto (Next to Normal), co-produced by Jillian Robbins, and musically directed by Virginia Hart Pike. (more...)
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Break-Away Project Hosts New American Musical Theatre Night, Aug 21
by BWW News Desk - Jul 21, 2012
Following the success of its 'New American Composers' Night in May 2012, The Break-Away Project will host a 'New American Musical Theatre Night', which will showcase compositions from some of America's most talented young composers. Break-Away will be hosting one of New York's finest up-and-coming composers Scott Evan Davis, described by the Huffington Post as one of America's 'must-know songwriter's' and more on Tuesday, 21st August, 2012, in Bewley's Cafe Theatre, Grafton St., Dublin 2, Ireland. (more...)
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AJ Shively, Noah Galvin and More Join Cutting-Edge Composers at NYMF, 7/23
by BWW News Desk - Jul 10, 2012
After sold-out shows at the Canal Room and the Laurie Beechman, Cutting-Edge Composers brings its latest concert to NYMF on Monday, July 23rd at 7 and 9:30 pm at the Theatre at St. Clement's (423 w. 46th Street). Up-and-coming musical theatre writers are teamed with Broadway's hottest performers at the concert directed and produced by Laura Pietropinto (Next to Normal), co-produced by Jillian Robbins, and musically directed by Virginia Hart Pike. (more...)
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Damiano, Rodriguez, Klena & More Join Cutting-Edge Composers Concerts at NYMF
by BWW News Desk - Jul 02, 2012
After sold-out shows at the Canal Room and the Laurie Beechman, Cutting-Edge Composers brings its latest concert to NYMF on Monday, July 23rd at 7 and 9:30 pm at the Theatre at St. Clement's (423 w. 46th Street). Up-and-coming musical theatre writers are teamed with Broadway's hottest performers at the concert directed and produced by Laura Pietropinto (Next to Normal) and co-produced by Jillian Robbins.
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FLASH FRIDAY: The Titanic Talent Of Brian D'Arcy James
by Pat Cerasaro - May 11, 2012
In a correlative column to this weekend's extensive and exclusive InDepth InterView, tonight we are shining a special solo spotlight on the vast multitude of talents possessed by one of Broadway's brightest stars - known best to theatre fans for his tremendous turns in Maury Yeston's TITANIC, Andrew Lippa's THE WILD PARTY, the original musicals SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS, SHREK and NEXT TO NORMAL as well as original dramas such as TIME STANDS STILL - who now can now regularly be seen on NBC's hit music drama series SMASH, and, starting this Sunday in a three-episode arc on Showtime's THE BIG C with fellow Broadway notable Tammy Blanchard - the one and only Brian D'arcy James. While you will have to wait until tomorrow for the career-spanning conversation that covers his experiences working on those thrilling original musicals as well as reflections on collaborating with the starry array of cast members and creatives on the Steven Spielberg-produced SMASH and what lays ahead for Season Two, now is an absolutely ideal opportunuity to reacclimatize ourselves. Just what can't Brian d'Arcy James do? As this spell-binding collection of clips prove - everything; and then some. (more...)
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