Photo Coverage: Donna McKechnie Plays Helsinki Hudson!March 25, 2013Club Helsinki in association with SHOWSTOPPERS NY is proud to present some of Broadway's top performers on Sunday nights at seven in a new series called HELSINKI ON BROADWAY. Donna McKechnie was featured in last night's show and you can check out photos of her in action below!
Photo Coverage: Helen Reddy Performs at B.B. King Blues ClubMarch 24, 2013Helen Reddy has returned to the stage after a 10-year hiatus with a new attitude. She performed at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in New York City on March 23rd and continues with another performance tonight, March 24th. BroadwayWorld brings you photos from her concert below!
Photo Coverage: Cafe Carlyle Late Night Welcomes Jo Thompson's SLENDER, TENDER AND TALLMarch 23, 2013The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel welcomeed the elegant and sophisticated pianist/singer, Ms. Jo Thompson, for its new 'Second Act, A Late Night Series of Fun and Entertainment' at the Cafe Carlyle from March 21st-23rd, and continuing on March 28th and 30th. Ms. Thompson plays piano and vamps, purrs and romps her way through jazz and standards from the 1930s through the present, along with her own original material in her new program, 'Slender, Tender and Tall - An Evening With Ms. Jo Thompson'. She is joined by bassist, Calvin Hill, and drummer, Mike Campenni. BroadwayWorld was there for her first performance and brings you photos below!
Photo Coverage: Inside the 27th Annual MAC Awards!March 22, 2013The Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs has just announced the winners of the 2013 MAC Awards, which were presented last night at the 27th Annual MAC Awards Show.
CLICK HERE for a full list of winners and check out photos from the festivities below!
Photo Coverage: Debby Boone Brings SWING THIS to Cafe CarlyleMarch 20, 2013The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel welcomes the Grammy Award-winning vocalist Debby Boone for her debut at the Cafe Carlyle with her new program 'Swing This'. Ms. Boone opened at the Cafe Carlyle last night and will play through March 30th, where she will be joined by her music director, John Oddo, and a nine piece band for what she has described as, 'The party I've been waiting my whole life to throw!'
Check out photos from her opening night show below!
Photo Coverage: BROADWAY BACKWARDS 2013 - All the Performances!March 19, 2013This year's star-studded BROADWAY BACKWARDS took place last night, March 18, 2013 at the Palace Theater (1564 Broadway). BROADWAY BACKWARDS is a one-night-only performance produced by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and benefiting BC/EFA and The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center of New York. Now in its eighth year, BROADWAY BACKWARDS is an annual celebration where gays and lesbians see their stories onstage, told through the great songs of musical theatre, sung by their favorite Broadway performers.
BroadwayWorld brings you full coverage from the star-studded event below!
Photo Coverage: John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey at the Helsinki HudsonMarch 18, 2013Club Helsinki in association with SHOWSTOPPERS NY is proud to present some of Broadway's top performers on Sunday nights at seven in a new series called HELSINKI ON BROADWAY. John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey were featured in last night's show and you can check out photos of them in action below!
Photo Coverage: THE AMANDA MCBROOM Project at the Laurie BeechmanMarch 16, 2013The Amanda McBroom Project: 1 Great Songwriter, 4 Magical Nights, 30 Incredible Women! played the Laurie Beechman Theatre on March 8, 9 and 15, and continues tonight, March 16 at 7pm. BroadwayWorld was there for the concert and brings you photos below!
Photo Coverage: Barb Jungr Plays Joe's Pub!March 14, 2013She's had rave reviews everywhere, standing ovations and is regarded as one of the world's foremost interpreters of modern classics over a career spanning decades. Barb Jungr continues her journey with a gender changing, rip roaring version of Rod Argent's 'She's (He's) Not There', taken from her latest album 'Stockport To Memphis'. The Zombies sixties hit, originally released on UK album 'Begin Here' tells the reaction of a lonely lover left shattered by the true colors of his beloved.
Check out photos from her Joe's Pub concert below!
Photo Coverage: Emily Skinner, Christine Andreas, & More in MUSICALS OF 1961March 12, 2013Two-time Tony Nominee Christine Andreas, Tony Nominee Emily Skinner, Drama Desk Nominees Kerry O'Malley and Jeffry Denman, and two-time Nightlife Award Winner Scott Coulter starred in The Broadway Musicals of 1961 at Town Hall last night, March 11th. The critically-acclaimed new Broadway by the Year Chorus joined them in performing songs from Carnival, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Subways Are For Sleeping, Sail Away, Milk and Honey, and more! BroadwayWorld was there for the concert and you can check out photo coverage below!
Photo Coverage: Rebecca Kilgore and Harry Allen Quartet's I LIKE MEN at the Metropolitan RoomMarch 10, 2013Acclaimed jazz vocalist Rebecca Kilgore and the Harry Allen Jazz Quartet returned to New York with a new show, “I Like Men -- Songs about Men from Tin Pan Alley to Broadway,” for five nights at the Metropolitan Room from March 6 to March 10. Kilgore, known in jazz circles for her airborn and erudite stylings, made her Metropolitan Room debut. BroadwayWorld was there and brings you photos from the engagement below!
Photo Coverage: Megan Hilty and Ryan Silverman Take Stage in New York Pops' LUCK BE A LADYMarch 9, 2013On March 8, 2013, The New York Pops continued its 30th season with an evening of swinging favorites in Luck Be a Lady: Megan Hilty Sings Sinatra and More. Music Director and Conductor Steven Reineke led the orchestra as it tipped its hat to the Rat Pack, Ella Fitzgerald, Marilyn Monroe, and other stars from the golden age of entertainment. The performance featured Megan Hilty, Broadway singer and star of the television show Smash, and Ryan Silverman, one of Broadway's favorite leading men. The program included 'Luck Be a Lady,' 'Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend,' music from Smash and more. BroadwayWorld was there and brings you photos from the concert below!
Photo Coverage: Herb Alpert & Lani Hall at Cafe CarlyeMarch 7, 2013The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel welcomes back, by popular demand, the multi Grammy Award-winning duo Herb Alpert & Lani Hall to the Cafe Carlyle for their repeat engagement at the iconic New York venue beginning Tuesday, March 5 and playing through Saturday, March 16.
Check out photos from their concert below!
Photo Coverage: Marilyn Maye Brings MAYE-DEN VOYAGE to 54 Below!March 6, 2013Infusing the rhythm and syncopation of the legendary jazz greats with the power and brashness of a Broadway belter, this legendary vocalist's MAYE-den Voyage at 54 Below features a program of jazz and Broadway standards not to be missed. When Ella Fitzgerald was asked to name her favorite singers, she named Sarah Vaughan, Carmen McRae and "marvelous Marilyn Maye," who brings her new show MAYE-den Voyage to 54 Below for ten performances only.
Check out photos from her opening night concert below!
Photo Coverage: JAMIE DEROY & FRIENDS Plays 54 Below!March 5, 2013Jamie deRoy is back at 54 with special guests Larry Gatlin, Tonya Pinkins, Lewis Cleale, Daisy Jopling, and Caroline Rhea. Jamie deRoy & Friends has been thrilling New York City audiences for the past 22 years and serves as the basis for deRoy's award-winning cable television show. Directed by Barry Kleinbort, the show spotlights a wide variety of well-known entertainers and newcomers lighting up the cabaret, theater and comedy worlds. Jamie is the recipient of eight MAC Awards, four BackStage Bistro Awards, ten Telly Awards and CaB Magazine's Lifetime Achievement Award for her extensive work on both stage and screen.
Check out photos from her opening night show below!
Photo Coverage: Nicolas King Plays Royal Room at Colony HotelFebruary 21, 2013Nicolas King has been performing since age 4. He was seen first on Broadway in Beauty & The Beast, then in A Thousand Clowns opposite Tom Selleck, and in Hollywood Arms directed by Hal Prince, all before the age of 13.
Check out photos from inside his Colony Hotel show below!
Photo Coverage: Inside ALL IN THE TIMING's Opening Night After Party!February 20, 2013Primary Stages continues their 28th season with the 20th anniversary revival of All in the Timing by David Ives. Directed by Tony Award-winner John Rando (Urinetown; A Christmas Story, The Musical),the production features Eric Clem (Blue Man Group), Carson Elrod (Peter and the Starcatcher), Jenn Harris (Silence! The Musical), Liv Rooth (Venus in Fur), and Matthew Saldivar (Peter and the Starcatcher). Check out photos from the opening night after party below!
Photo Coverage: John Lloyd Young Plays Cafe Carlyle!February 14, 2013The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel welcomes Tony Award-Winner John Lloyd Young for his Cafe Carlyle debut where he will perform his program 'My Turn.' Mr. Young opens at the Cafe Carlyle through February 23rd where he will be joined by GLEE music producer Tommy Faragher as his music director with a seven piece band including Mr. Faragher on piano/keyboards, John Putnam on guitar, Paul Socolow on bass, Eric Kalb on drums, Goke Erem on violin, Eddy Malave on viola, and Leigh Stuart on Cello.
BroadwayWorld was there for his concert and you can check out photo coverage below!
Photo Coverage: Tonya Pinkins, Brian d'Arcy James, and More in BROADWAY BY THE YEAR 1937February 12, 2013The Town Hall just presented the first of four concerts of their acclaimed series BROADWAY BY THE YEAR last night, February 11th. The season begins with 1937, a year that witnessed the opening of the Golden Gate Bridge, the sudden death of George Gershwin, the Hindenburg disaster and a world on the brink of war. BroadwayWorld was there for the concert and you can check out full coverage below!