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George Donaldson has been a member of the 'Celtic Thunder' Scottish/Irish singing ensemble for the last four years and has enjoyed success on both sides of the Atlantic and Australia. George played his first solo gig in the New York City area last week at Paddy Reilly's and Broadwayworld.com was there for the show.

On Monday, March 19, The Town Hall hosted THE BROADWAY MUSICALS OF 1950, as part of the 12th season of The Town Hall's acclaimed Broadway By The Year® series, created, written and hosted by Scott Siegel for The Town Hall. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the event and brings you photo coverage below!

Broadway lovers and teddy bear collectors came together on March 18 at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill (237 West 42nd Street) for one last time to bid on - and bid adieu to - museum-quality bears representing legendary theatrical characters and autographed by the stars who made those characters famous. The cumulative fundraising total for the 15 editions of THE BROADWAY BEARS auctions is a remarkable $2,048,427. The previous fund-raising record was $170,000 set in 2002.

The 15th and grand finale edition of THE BROADWAY BEARS, the annual auction of handmade, one-of-a-kind, theatrically costumed teddy bears, raised a record-setting $198,300 on Sunday, benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Broadway lovers and teddy bear collectors came together yesterday, March 18 at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill (237 West 42nd Street) for one last time to bid on - and bid adieu to - museum-quality bears representing legendary theatrical characters and autographed by the stars who made those characters famous. The cumulative fundraising total for the 15 editions of THE BROADWAY BEARS auctions is a remarkable $2,048,427. The previous fund-raising record was $170,000 set in 2002.

Gingold Theatrical Group's GOLDEN SHAMROCK GALA was held last night at The Players Club (16 Gramercy Park South), honoring the talents of playwright, Terrence McNally, actor, Brian Murray and, of course, George Bernard Shaw. BWW was there to cover this event. Check out the photos below!

Paper Mill Playhouse just opened Damn Yankees, directed by Paper Mill Playhouse's Producing Artistic Director, Mark S. Hoebee, with choreography by Denis Jones. The cast features Howard McGillin (Applegate), Chryssie Whitehead (Lola), Christopher Charles Wood (Joe Hardy), Joseph Kolinski (Joe Boyd), Patti Cohenour (Meg Boyd) and Nancy Anderson (Gloria Thorpe). BroadwayWorld was there for the big opening and brings you coverage from the first curtain call below!

Atlantic Theater Company presented their annual Spring Gala Bring It On Home last night, March 5, 2012 at the Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers - an evening of soul music celebrating the upcoming re-opening of the company's newly renovated Linda Gross main stage theater.

Gingold Theatrical Group's PROJECT SHAW presented BACK TO METHUSELAH:PART TWO - a comedy of epic proportions by George Bernard Shaw - last night, February 27 at The Players Club. Now in its seventh sold-out year, Gingold Theatrical Group's PROJECT SHAW made history in December 2009 as the first company ever to present every play (including full-length works, one-acts and sketches) written by George Bernard Shaw.

Ronan Tynan once again returned to The Patchogue Theatre, Patchogue, New York for what has become an annual February event. This year's concert took place on February 25 and was another sold out event.

The Town Hall (123 West 43 Street) signed on Marilyn Maye, Ben Davis, Dameka Hayes, Jessie Mueller, Alice Ripley, Tom Wopat and Noah Racey, who also choreographed, to perform in THE BROADWAY MUSICALS OF 1946 last night, February 13, 2012 at 8pm. Ross Patterson was the musical director.

The longest-running show in Broadway history, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, offered its 10,000th performance yesterday at 2 PM as a special benefit for The Actors Fund.

On December 28, 2011, Tenor Michael Amante's (one of the New York Tenors) wife Seema passed away suddenly leaving Michael and his three young children with financial difficulties.

Gingold Theatrical Group's PROJECT SHAW presented BACK TO METHUSELAH: PART ONE - a comedy of epic proportions by George Bernard Shaw - on Monday, January 23 at 7pm at The Players Club (16 Gramercy Park South) in Manhattan. David Staller produced and directed.

With an intoxicating script by Marc Camoletti, Boeing-Boeing tells the tale of Bernard, an American playboy in swinging '60s Paris who juggles three flight-attendant fiancées-one American, one German, and one Italian. With the help of airline timetables and a phenomenally efficient housekeeper, he convinces each that she is his only love. But then a fast new Boeing jet puts the flight attendants on a collision course, hurtles Bernard's cunning deception towards disaster, and provides lift-off for laugh after laugh.

Gingold Theatrical Group's PROJECT SHAW presented THE SHEWING-UP OF BLANCO POSNET - a cowboy comedy by George Bernard Shaw - on Monday, December 19 at The Players Club in Manhattan. David Staller produced and directed. BroadwayWorld was there and brings you photo coverage below!

The New York Pops orchestra, under the baton of Music Director Steven Reineke, celebrated the holidays with swinging seasonal favorites yesterday, with a second show playing tonight at 8 PM.

On December 16, 2011 International Tenor Karl Scully performed at St. Patrick Church, Bay Shore, NY. This concert was the 25th Anniversary Concert celebrating the founding of The Hibernian Festival Singers and was a benefit for the parish.

Leftfield Productions presented the annual All-Star Broadway Holiday Concert on Sunday, December 5th, 7:30PM, at The Irvington Town Hall Theater in Irvington, New York.

Yesterday, December 8, James Barbour brought is 4th Annual Holiday Concert to Sardi's with special guest star Paige Davis. Barbour's concert will play at Sardi's through December 11 celebrating the holiday season and his new CD, BRING ME GIANTS, on the GlobalVision Records Label. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the show and brings you photo coverage below!

With the holiday season right around the corner, Connecticut Public Television (CPTV) hosts one the most highly anticipated live concert performances of the season: The Irish Tenors Reunion: 2011 Holiday Spectacular at the Bushnell's Mortensen Hall in Hartford. The event takes place on Sunday, December 11 at 6:30 p.m. BroadwayWorld brings you a photo preview of the event below!