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Stephen Sorokoff

Stephen is also the cabaret/ music and co-theatre editor of the Times Square Chronicles. He studied at the Manhattan School of Music. Besides being a pianist, Stephen’s business career was in the Fashion Industry. He was CEO of a textile manufacturing facility and President of an international textile machinery company. Stephen was on the Board of Directors of the “First All Children’s Theatre” which brought the Stephen Schwartz musical The Trip and Captain Louie to the Kennedy Center in Wash DC. His wife Eda, an interior space designer and classical pianist is Board Emeritus at Board of Barrington Stage Company and is still active at BSC. Stephen’s articles and photographs, appear on Broadwayworld.com, Times Square Chronicles where is is the music editor.  He is a voting member of the Berkshire Theatre Critics Association. Stephen is an also an  Advisory Board Member of Dick Robinson's The Society For The Preservation of the Great American Song Book. Email: stephensorokoff@gmail.com.






Photo Coverage: Steve Tyrell Brings IT'S MAGIC to Cafe Carlyle
Photo Coverage: Steve Tyrell Brings IT'S MAGIC to Cafe Carlyle
May 8, 2013

The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel welcomes back hitmaker and beloved crooner Steve Tyrell to the Cafe Carlyle for an engagement that celebrates legendary songwriter Sammy Cahn. It's Magic: The Songs of Sammy Cahn will feature songs from Mr. Tyrell's new album of the same name which will be released on May 14th. The program pays tribute to the incredible work of Sammy Cahn, whose songs are firmly embedded in the Great American Songbook and during the early 60s defined a generation, giving life to the Rat Pack's repertoire. Mr. Tyrell will play at the Cafe Carlyle May 7th to May 18th. Check out photos from his concert below!

Photo Coverage: Friars Club Hosts Steve Tyrell
Photo Coverage: Friars Club Hosts Steve Tyrell
May 7, 2013

If the walls of the Friars Club could tell their stories the history of show business would come to life. Luckily this history is accurately retold and chronicled by each generation of Friars. Friar Historian Bruce Charet, a member of the Board of Governors and Friar Mark Simone Admissions Committee Chairman started the evening off by telling the overflow audience in the Milton Berle Room that "Tonight the Friars is the Copa"!

Photo Coverage: Karen Ziemba, Jeffry Denman & More Sing Jerome Kern at 92Y
Photo Coverage: Karen Ziemba, Jeffry Denman & More Sing Jerome Kern at 92Y
May 9, 2013

The greatest songwriters revered him. And his songs-from 'All the Things You Are' to 'The Way You Look Tonight'-remain a vital part of our cultural conversation. It is no accident that Jerome Kern is also known as 'The Dean.' Author and Lyrics & Lyricists series artistic director Deborah Grace Winer takes the helm as artistic director/writer/host for The Song is You: Jerome Kern Coast to Coast, which continues tonight, on May 6. Winer is joined by vocalists Karrin Allyson, Debby Boone, Jeffry Denman, bassist Jay Leonhart, Howard McGillin, Paula West and Karen Ziemba, with special guest Barbara Carroll. Check out photos from the cencert below!

Photo Coverage: Leslie Kritzer Brings BEAUTIFUL DISASTER to Joe's Pub
Photo Coverage: Leslie Kritzer Brings BEAUTIFUL DISASTER to Joe's Pub
May 6, 2013

Broadway's Leslie Kritzer, currently starring in The Memory Show with The Transport Group (through May 18) returns to Joe's Pub with her all-new extravaganza Beautiful Disaster for four performances: May 13 at 11:30pm and May 13 at 9:30pm. Tickets are $25. For tickets, visit www.joespub.com or call (212) 967-7555. BroadwayWorld brings you photos from the show below!

Photo Coverage: Robert Klein Brings Standup to Stage 72
Photo Coverage: Robert Klein Brings Standup to Stage 72
May 6, 2013

On Friday night, May 3, Tony, Grammy and Emmy nominated actor, singer and comedian Robert Klein made a rare NYC appearance with 'An Evening with Robert Klein' which will showcase his standup comedy and beloved brand of humor and charm. Check out photos from the event below!

Photo Coverage: Stacy Sullivan Tributes Peggy Lee at Cafe Carlyle
Photo Coverage: Stacy Sullivan Tributes Peggy Lee at Cafe Carlyle
May 3, 2013

Backstage Bistro and MAC Award winner Stacy Sullivan will headline a brand new late night music series opening this Spring at the famed Cafe Carlyle. Sullivan just performed music from her new album, 'It's a Good Day/A Tribute to Miss Peggy Lee' and you can check out photos from the concert below!

Photo Coverage: Ann Hampton Callaway Celebrates Sarah Vaughan at Dizzy's Club
Photo Coverage: Ann Hampton Callaway Celebrates Sarah Vaughan at Dizzy's Club
May 3, 2013

Ann Hampton Callaway returns to Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola to pay tribute to NEA Jazz Master and GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award winner Sarah Vaughan, the singer to whom Callaway is most often compared. Callaway takes the comparison as a compliment, having already demonstrated her comfort with several daring, assured, and well-received tributes to her influences and contemporaries; from covers of classic ballads that already have decades-old 'definitive' renditions, to the 'Streisand Songbook,' Callaway knows how to add her own voice to a wide range of popular repertoire. Check out photos from the concert below!

Photo Coverage: Iridium Celebrates Jazz Day with Terese Genecco & Her Little Big Band
Photo Coverage: Iridium Celebrates Jazz Day with Terese Genecco & Her Little Big Band
May 2, 2013

Iridium Night Club just celebrated International Jazz Day with a performance from Terese Genecco & Her Little Big Band. Check out photos from the concert below!

Photo Coverage: In Rehearsal for the New York Pops 30th Anniversary Celebration With Megan Hilty, Laura Osnes and More!
Photo Coverage: In Rehearsal for the New York Pops 30th Anniversary Celebration With Megan Hilty, Laura Osnes and More!
April 29, 2013

Tonight, April 29, The New York Pops marks its 30th birthday with a grand gala evening honoring the musical talents of songwriters Frank Loesser and Jule Styne, and the centennial of legendary entertainer Danny Kaye. Paula Zahn, host of NYC ARTS on PBS, will host the evening. Go behind the scenes with rehearsal snapshots below!

Photo Coverage: Nathan Lane & Cast of NANCE Cheer on Andrea Burns at 54 Below
Photo Coverage: Nathan Lane & Cast of NANCE Cheer on Andrea Burns at 54 Below
April 29, 2013

In her brand new show at 54 Below, Broadway's Andrea Burns (Beauty & The Beast, The Full Monty, The Ritz, In the Heights, and the forthcoming The Nance) presents a hilarious and at times moving evening that explores finding a state of grace at forty while reasserting that Latinas don't play. Weaving Broadway with pop culture, expect tunes by Sarah Bareilles, Stephen Sondheim, Celia Cruz, Peter Gabriel, and more as Andrea teams up with her In the Heights Musical Director, Alex Lacamoire. Check out photos from her concert below!

Photo Coverage: Bria Skonberg Brings BRASS AND BELLES to the Cafe Carlyle
Photo Coverage: Bria Skonberg Brings BRASS AND BELLES to the Cafe Carlyle
April 29, 2013

The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel, welcomes award-winning trumpeter/vocalist/composer, Bria Skonberg, for its new 'Second Act, A Late Night Series of Fun and Entertainment' at the Cafe Carlyle on April 11-12, 25-26, and May 23-24. Ms. Skonberg's show, Brass and Belles, is a tribute to the historic horn and female vocal pairings of greats like Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, Anita O'Day and Roy Eldridge, and more. She is joined by Dalton Ridenhour at the piano, Darrian Douglas on drums, and Sean Cronin on upright bass and vocals. Check out photos from her concert below!

Photo Coverage: Inside the 2013 EASTER BONNET COMPETITION- Part 1
Photo Coverage: Inside the 2013 EASTER BONNET COMPETITION- Part 1
April 24, 2013

The 27th Annual Easter Bonnet Competition raised a staggering $4,250,542 - eclipsing the previous high of $3,734,129 set in 2007. The grand total was announced Tuesday after six weeks of intensive fundraising for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS by 47 Broadway, Off-Broadway and national touring companies. Check out photos from the festivities below and CLICK HERE for more!

Photo Coverage: Inside the 2013 EASTER BONNET COMPETITION- Part 2
Photo Coverage: Inside the 2013 EASTER BONNET COMPETITION- Part 2
April 24, 2013

The 27th Annual Easter Bonnet Competition raised a staggering $4,250,542 - eclipsing the previous high of $3,734,129 set in 2007. The grand total was announced Tuesday after six weeks of intensive fundraising for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS by 47 Broadway, Off-Broadway and national touring companies. Check out photos from the festivities below and CLICK HERE for more!

Photo Coverage: Paul Williams Opens at Cafe Carlyle
Photo Coverage: Paul Williams Opens at Cafe Carlyle
April 24, 2013

The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel presents award-winning lyricist and composer Paul Williams for an exclusive two-week engagement, and his debut, at the legendary Cafe Carlyle. Mr. Williams presents his newest program, The Lovers, The Dreamers, And Me, through Saturday, May 4th. Check out photos from his opening night below!

Photo Coverage: Inside COMEDY FOR SUNSHINE at the Friars Club
Photo Coverage: Inside COMEDY FOR SUNSHINE at the Friars Club
April 17, 2013

For over twenty-five years the Sunshine Committee (which is funded through an annual holiday raffle held at the Monastery) has been providing entertainment, companionship and tons of love to senior citizens and children's centers in the New York area. Whether they are sending singers, musicians, comedians or performance artists to brighten up the residents of nursing homes; or providing clowns, magicians and entertainment for disadvantaged children in group homes, the Sunshine Committee is dedicated to enhancing each and every life they touch.

Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night of Playwrights Horizons & Primary Stages' THE CALL
Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night of Playwrights Horizons & Primary Stages' THE CALL
April 15, 2013

Playwrights Horizons and Primary Stages' World Premiere co-production of The Call, the new play by Tanya Barfield (Blue Door at Playwrights Horizons/PH), is directed by two-time Obie Award winner Leigh Silverman (Go Back to Where You Are and Blue Door at PH; Hunting and Gathering at Primary Stages/PS; Golden Child, Chinglish, Well, In the Wake) at the Peter Jay Sharp Theater (416 West 42nd Street). Check out photos from opening night below!

Photo Coverage: Mayor Bloomberg Proclaims SEASON OF CAMBODIA Day at Festival Opening
Photo Coverage: Mayor Bloomberg Proclaims SEASON OF CAMBODIA Day at Festival Opening
April 15, 2013

New York City will host more than 125 artists from Cambodia for a major celebration of Cambodian arts, culture, and humanities when Season of Cambodia lights up the city's cultural landscape, now through May 2013. Season of Cambodia celebrated its opening ceremonies on Cambodian New Year, April 13, at which New York City Mayor Bloomberg proclaimed it 'Season of Cambodia Day'. BroadwayWorld was there and brings you photos from the festitivies below!

Photo Coverage: Jeremy Jordan, Norm Lewis and More in Rehearsal with the New York Pops
Photo Coverage: Jeremy Jordan, Norm Lewis and More in Rehearsal with the New York Pops
April 12, 2013

Tonight, April 12, 2013, The New York Pops continues its 30th season with an evening celebrating the 65th birthday of Stephen Schwartz and the 10th anniversary of his hit musical Wicked with The Wizard and I: The Musical Journey of Stephen Schwartz. Music Director and Conductor Steven Reineke will lead the orchestra as they perform highlights from some of the composer-lyricist's most beloved works. The concert features Tony Award nominee Jeremy Jordan (Newsies), Tony Award nominee Norm Lewis (The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess), Drama Desk Award nominee Julia Murney (The Wild Party), Tony Award nominee Jennifer Laura Thompson (Urinetown), and Judith Clurman's Essential Voices USA. BroadwayWorld brings you photos from today's rehearsal. Check them out below!

Photo Coverage: John Pizzarelli Quartet Plays Cafe Carlyle!
Photo Coverage: John Pizzarelli Quartet Plays Cafe Carlyle!
April 10, 2013

The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel presents The John Pizzarelli Quartet with special guest, Bucky Pizzarelli, for an exclusive two-week engagement at the legendary Cafe Carlyle. Beginning Tuesday, April 9th and playing through Saturday, April 20th, Mr. Pizzarelli and the Quartet present their newest program, 'An Evening with The John Pizzarelli Quartet featuring Bucky Pizzarelli'. Check out photos from the opening night concert below!

Photo Coverage: Rebecca Luker, Heidi Blickenstaff and More in 92Y's THE MUSIC OF VERNON DUKE
Photo Coverage: Rebecca Luker, Heidi Blickenstaff and More in 92Y's THE MUSIC OF VERNON DUKE
April 8, 2013

The Music of Vernon Duke played for five shows, April 6-8, 2013, at the 92nd Street Y. The show featured the talents of Heidi Blickenstaff, James Clow, Erin Mackey, Matthew Scott, and three-time Tony Award nominee Rebecca Luker.



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