Bravo Giovanni

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Review - Kindness & George S. Irving at Feinstein's

I believe it was Chekhov who said that if a hammer appears on stage in the first act, somebody better use it to build a shelf in the second act. Well, Adam Rapp's Kindness contains no carpentry but there is quite a bit of suspense involving the appearance of a hammer. And while the play, directed by the author, is a bit of a cruise to nowhere, it's still an interesting excursion with an odd mixture of tragic realism and broad comedy (at one point someone actually walks into a wall as a gag) gamely played by an engaging cast. (more...)

Review - Drat! The Cat!: Steal With Style

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Daly, Wopat, Lazar et al. Join New York Pops 28th Birthday Celebration, 5/2

Tyne Daly, Tom Wopat, Gregg Edelman, Aaron Lazar, Tony DeSare, Michele Lee and Jamie Barton have joined the roster of guest artists to perform at The New York Pops' 28th Birthday Gala, Celebrate Hope, on May 2, 2011. A grand gala evening celebrating the legacy of late actor and comedian Bob Hope and honoring decades of support by Interpublic Group, the event begins at 7:00 PM with a concert at Carnegie Hall featuring a special lineup of concert artists, followed by a black tie dinner and dance held at the luxurious Plaza Hotel. (more...)

BroadwayWorld.com's On This Day - May 19, 2010

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on May 19 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events! (more...)

Photo Flash: Lainie Kazan, Michele Lee et al. at THE PERSIAN ROOM PRESENTS Book Signing

Patrons were treated to a classic trip down memory lane this week as four leading ladies of the legendary Persian Room New York came together for a book signing. Lainie Zazan, Michele Lee, Connie Stevens and Barbara Van Orden gathered at Barnes and Noble in California's The Grove to celebrate the release of Patty Farmer's new book "The Persian Room Presents." Anecdotes involving audience celebrity sightings included Barbara Streisand (by Stevens), Milton Berle (by Van Orden), Jack Jones and his thighs (by Lee) and a mob king who struck her while performing (by Kazan). See photos of the leading ladies at the event below! (more...)

Michele Lee to Star in Ogunquit Playhouse SUMMER OF LOVE

The Ogunquit Playhouse is thrilled to announce that star of film, television and stage, the renowned Michelle Lee will headline in the East Coast Premiere of the new Roger Bean musical Summer of Love, on stage June 22 through July 16! Michele Lee has starred on Broadway, in feature and television films and recorded and performed with legends of the entertainment industry. (more...)

Broadway by the Year: 1962

The final edition of the season took us back to a year of Sondheim, Rodgers, Coleman, Berlin, Strouse & Adams and Newley & Bricusse (more...)

Opera Singer Cesare Siepi Dies 7/5

Opera singer Cesare Siepi died Monday in Atlanta at the age of eighty-seven, the Associated Press reports. The cause of death was a stroke. (more...)

Review - Broadway's Rising Stars: Welcome To The Theatre

Although that bountiful cornucopia of high praise, John 'I Loved It!' Simon, chose to heap lavish compliments on those he saw as standouts with his usual critical generosity, I'd rather not review the performances showcased by Scott and Barbara Siegel in their second annual concert of new talent, Broadway's Rising Stars. Oh, if I did, words like dazzling, beautiful and heartfelt would certainly come to mind, but I'd rather see last Monday night's show as a celebration of all the new faces without comparing their abilities at this early stage of their careers. (more...)

Dukakis, Cox and Irving Star in New Comedy at Dodgers Stages this Fall

A Mother, A Daughter and A Gun to play Dodger Stages in October, following run in Nyack, NY. (more...)

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Michele Lee to Perform at Birdland for the Actors Fund September 22

Jim Caruso's Cast Party presents MICHELE LEE in 'LIGHTS, BROADWAY, ACTION!,' a concert benefiting The Actors Fund, Monday, September 22, 2008 at 7:00p.m., as part of the long-running, Nightlife Award-winning concert series Broadway at Birdland. (more...)

Masterworks Broadway Announces LADY IN THE DARK and BRAVO GIOVANNI, Set for Re-Release Tomorrow

Lady in the Dark (1963 Studio Cast) and Bravo Giovanni (1962 Original Broadway Cast) will be available on Tuesday, April 9th as downloads through all major digital service providers and are accompanied by new album pages and photos on MasterworksBroadway.com. (more...)

Michele Lee Reminisces About Seesaw Before Performing at S.T.A.G.E Benefit

Actress/ singer Michele Lee will appear in S.T.A.G.E. benefit's Original Cast on May 1 at the Luckman Theatre. Star of stage, screen and TV, Lee starred on Broadway with Robert Morse in How to Succeed in Businees Without Really Trying (1961-65) and then repeated the role of Rosemary on film in 1967, Bravo Giovanni in 1962, Seesaw in 1973, winning a Drama Desk Award as Best Actress and a Tony nomination as Best Actress in a Musical and in Charles Busch's comedy The Tale of the Allergist's Wife (2000-2002), receiving a Tony nomination as Best Featured Actress in a Play. (more...)

Daly, Wopat, Lazar et al. Join New York Pops 28th Birthday Celebration, 5/2

Music Director Steven Reineke has announced that Tyne Daly, Tom Wopat, Gregg Edelman, Aaron Lazar, Tony DeSare, Michele Lee and Jamie Barton have joined the roster of guest artists to perform at The New York Pops' 28th Birthday Gala, Celebrate Hope, on May 2, 2011. A grand gala evening celebrating the legacy of late actor and comedian Bob Hope and honoring decades of support by Interpublic Group, the event begins at 7:00 PM with a concert at Carnegie Hall featuring a special lineup of concert artists, followed by a black tie dinner and dance held at the luxurious Plaza Hotel. (more...)

Renée Taylor, Joe Bologna and Lainie Kazan will perform in the off-Broadway hit Bermuda Avenue Triangle, written by Taylor and Bologna, at the Brentwood Theatre from May 30 to June 25, with an official press opening set for Friday, June 2; the show is also Broadway-bound (more...)