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NAKED BOYS SINGING! Celebrates 25th Anniversary
by Stephi Wild - Apr 7, 2023

Naked Boys Singing!, the international musical comedy sensation, is celebrating its 25th anniversary, making it the second longest-running musical in off-Broadway history.

The Garden Theatre Launches the EAGLE LATE Season With NAKED BOYS SINGING!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 17, 2020

The title says it all in the international smash hit musical comedy 'Naked Boys Singing!' This hilarious musical revue features 15 original songs, a bevy of gorgeous and talented men, and no clothes - a winning combination if ever there was one!

Photo Coverage: Going Backstage at the 2018 MAC AWARDS
by Genevieve Rafter Keddy - Mar 28, 2018

This week the 2018 MAC Award winners were revealed at the 32nd MAC Awards on Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill, New York City. Check out the full list of winners and checkout exclusive backstage photos from the event below!

Photo Coverage: THE MAC AWARDS 2018- And The Winners Are...
by Genevieve Rafter Keddy - Mar 28, 2018

Here are the 2018 MAC Award winners, revealed at the 32nd MAC Awards on Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill, New York City.

2018 MAC Award Winners Revealed
by Stephi Wild - Mar 28, 2018

Here are the 2018 MAC Award winners, revealed at the 32nd MAC Awards on Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill, New York City.

Photo Flash: Andre De Shields, Marta Sanders, Peter And Will Anderson, Shemekia Copeland And More Among 2018 Bistro Award Recipients
by Julie Musbach - Mar 21, 2018

Tony Award winning choreographer and director George Faison (The Wiz) presented Andre De Shields, a two-time Tony nominee, Drama Desk nominee, Emmy winner and multi-Audelco Award and Outer Critics Circle Award winner, with the 2018 Bob Harrington Lifetime Achievement Award at the 33rd Annual Bistro Awards Gala, held at Gotham Comedy Club in New York on March 12th. De Shields received the Bistro Awards' highest honor for his five decades of stage and nightclub accomplishments.

MAC Announces The Names Of The 2018 Songwriting Nominees
by Julie Musbach - Mar 19, 2018

The Manhattan Association of Cabarets (MAC) is pleased to announce names of our 2018 MAC Award Songwriting nominees.

Actor-Singer-Dancer André De Shields and Renowned Jazz Artist Sheila Jordan Among the Honorees at the 33rd Annual Bistro Awards Gala
by Ashley Steves - Jan 31, 2018

Tony and Drama Desk nominee and multi-Audelco Award winner Andre De Shields and internationally acclaimed jazz vocalist Sheila Jordan are among the artists who will be honored at the 33rd Annual Bistro Awards Gala on Monday, March 12 at 6:30 pm at Gotham Comedy Club, 208 W. 23rd St. As is the Bistro Award tradition, the evening will feature performances by all of the winners.

Actor-Singer-Dancer Andre De Shield and Renowned Jazz Artist Sheila Jordan Among The Honorees At The 33rd ANNUAL BISTRO AWARDS GALA
by Stephi Wild - Jan 31, 2018

Tony and Drama Desk nominee and multi-Audelco Award winner Andre De Shields and internationally acclaimed jazz vocalist Sheila Jordan are among the artists who will be honored at the 33rd Annual Bistro Awards Gala on Monday, March 12 at 6:30 pm at Gotham Comedy Club, 208 W. 23rd St. As is the Bistro Award tradition, the evening will feature performances by all of the winners.

IT HELPS TO SING ABOUT IT Returns to the Metropolitan Room
by BWW News Desk - Sep 16, 2017

Binyumen ("Ben") Schaechter and Dan Kael's IT HELPS TO SING ABOUT IT returns to the Metropolitan Room this month.

BWW Picks for Best Cabaret Shows in NYC This Week, 9/11 to 9/17
by BWW Staff - Sep 12, 2017

BWW Picks returns! Published every Monday, BroadwayWorld Cabaret writers will pick their top recommendations for shows throughout NYC during the upcoming week.

IT HELPS TO SING ABOUT IT Returns to the Metropolitan Room
by BWW News Desk - Sep 5, 2017

Binyumen ("Ben") Schaechter and Dan Kael's IT HELPS TO SING ABOUT IT returns to the Metropolitan Room this month.

IT HELPS TO SING ABOUT IT to Return to The Metropolitan Room
by BWW News Desk - Mar 3, 2017

'It Helps to Sing About It' returns to the Metropolitan Room after an enthusiastic reception last September. Writing for Cabaret Scenes, Randolph E. Eigenbrode called it 'CLOSER THAN EVER for the new millennium--full of musical brio and dizzying honesty.'

FRANK EVANS, Award-Winning Lyricist, Librettist, and Artistic Director of Manhattan Musical Theatre Lab, Dies at 70
by Stephen Hanks - Jan 2, 2017

As a musical theater librettist, lyricist and lifelong connoisseur of Broadway and Hollywood musicals, Frank Evans would have been extremely sad to learn about the passing of screen legend Debbie Reynolds on December 28. But given his sense of humor and ability for self-deprecation, Evans might have also gotten a perverse kick out of knowing he died on the same day as one of his film favorites. Franklin G. Evans, 70, died last Wednesday evening at Methodist Hospital in Park Slope, Brooklyn, due to complications from multiple strokes that ravaged his brain over the last couple of months of 2016. Evans, who also suffered from Parkinson's-related dementia and diabetes, had spent the last year rehabilitating from a serious concussion sustained last December.

Lindsay Mendez and More to Perform at MAC's 5th Annual THEY WRITE THE SONGS Show
by BWW News Desk - Nov 1, 2016

The Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Clubs (MAC) announces its 5th Annual THEY WRITE THE SONGS show.

IT HELPS TO SING ABOUT IT To Play At The Metropolitan Room
by BWW News Desk - Sep 17, 2016

'It Helps to Sing About It' is a musical revue featuring music by esteemed lyric/composer team Dan Kael and Binyumen ('Ben') Schaechter. Off- Broadway credits include 'That's Life!' (Outer Critics Circle Award nomination) and 'Pets!' (Dramatic Publishing). Their award-winning one-act musical 'Goodbye Forever' (libretto by Nancy Golladay) has been produced in New York and Chicago.

IT HELPS TO SING ABOUT IT To Play At The Metropolitan Room
by Nora Dominick - Jul 13, 2016

'It Helps to Sing About It' is a musical revue featuring music by esteemed lyric/composer team Dan Kael and Binyumen ('Ben') Schaechter. Off- Broadway credits include 'That's Life!' (Outer Critics Circle Award nomination) and 'Pets!' (Dramatic Publishing). Their award-winning one-act musical 'Goodbye Forever' (libretto by Nancy Golladay) has been produced in New York and Chicago.

Pandora Productions Kicks Off 2013-14 Season with NAKED BOYS SINGING! thru Aug 11
by Robert Diamond - Jul 31, 2013

Pandora Productions kicks off its 2013-14 season Thursday night with the hotly anticipatedNaked Boys Singing!, a theatre songfest that's all about celebrating the male body.

Directory of Contemporary Theatre Writers Launches with Concert at Second Stage Theatre, 1/21
by BWW News Desk - Dec 9, 2012

David Sisco (Founder/Curator) and Lorene Phillips (Contributing Editor) will celebrate the launch of THE DIRECTORY OF CONTEMPORARY THEATRE WRITERS in a star-studded concert on Monday, January 21 at Second Stage Theatre (305 West 43 Street).

NAKED BOYS SINGING! to Conclude Off-Broadway Run, 1/28
by Nicole Rosky - Jan 3, 2012

NAKED BOYS SINGING!, the fifteen-song celebration of the male form will hit its final milestone: it will end its New York run Saturday January 28th after 3,069 performances. It opened July 22, 1999 at the Actors Playhouse, making it the longest running Off-Broadway musical after The Fantasticks. But everyone in that show wore clothes!