Photo Coverage: Lincoln Center Honors Stephen Sondheim at the American Songbook GalaJune 20, 2019Last night, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts honored iconic composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim at its annual American Songbook gala. Celebrated director and frequent Sondheim collaborator Lonny Price directed the evening's centerpiece, Beautiful Girls, A Musical Tribute, which featured show-stopping Sondheim compositions that explore a variety of women's stories through music.
Photo Coverage: Inside the 2019 Off Broadway Alliance Awards ReceptionJune 19, 2019The Off Broadway Alliance, an organization of Off Broadway producers, theaters, general managers, press agents, and marketing professionals announced the winners of the 9th Annual Off Broadway Alliance Awards, honoring commercial and not-for-profit productions that opened Off Broadway during the 2018-2019 season.
Photo Coverage: ROCK OF AGES Gets Ready for NYC Return!June 17, 2019ROCK OF AGES is returning to the New York stage this summer in a special 10th Anniversary Production at New World Stages! The return production of the musical begins performances on Wednesday, June 19, 2019, for a 16-week limited engagement through Sunday, September 29, 2019.
Up on the Marquee: Barbra Streisand at Madison Square GardenJune 12, 2019Barbra Streisand will bring her legendary live performance home to New York City's Madison Square Garden for the first time in 13 years, it was announced today by her longtime manager Marty Erlichman. 'There are no fans like New York Fans!' said Streisand 'and I can't wait to return to Madison Square Garden to perform some new songs, some old songs and anything I find in between.'
Photo Coverage: Jackie Evancho In Rehearsal for THE DEBUTJune 12, 2019With her new album The Debut and world tour, multi-platinum recording artist Jackie Evancho will match her extraordinary voice with one of the most exciting reemerging genres in popular music today - the New American Songbook - inspired by the great tradition of Broadway musicals.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: The 2019 Tony Award WinnersJune 11, 2019The party's over... The American Theatre Wing's 73rd Annual Tony Awards, hosted by James Corden, aired live from Radio City Music Hall on Sunday night, honoring theatre professionals for distinguished achievement on Broadway and wrapping up the 2018-19 awards season.
Photo Coverage: Inside the Final #eduHAM Q&A of the SeasonJune 12, 2019#EduHam is a series of HAMILTON Wednesday matinees made available to New York City schools with a high concentration of students from low-income families for the ticket price of only $10. This educational partnership, made possible through a $1.46 million grant by The Rockefeller Foundation, is not only providing 20,000 NYC public school students with the opportunity to see HAMILTON on Broadway, but provides educational material by Gilder Lehrman to incorporate material from the musical into the American History curriculum.
FREEZE FRAME: Jake Gyllenhaal. Tom Sturridge, and the Cast Of SEA WALL/A LIFE Meet The PressJune 5, 2019As previously announced, Sea Wall / A Life, which recently played to sold-out audiences at The Public Theater, will open on Broadway this summer. Written by Simon Stephens and Nick Payne respectively, directed by Carrie Cracknell, and starring Academy Award nominee Jake Gyllenhaal, who received a Drama League Award nomination for his performance in the show at The Public Theater, and Tony Award nominee Tom Sturridge who received a Lucille Lortel Award nomination for his performance in the show at The Public Theater, Sea Wall / A Life will begin performances on Friday, July 26 at Hudson Theatre (141 West 44th Street), with the opening night set for Thursday, August 8.