Donald Swann

Have There Been Many Two-Person Broadway Musicals Before GUTENBERG?

This time, the reader question was: Have there been many Broadway musicals starring only two actors, before Gutenberg! The Musical!?

STEFAN AND FRIENDS, CECIL BEATON'S DIARIES & More Set for Jermyn Street Theatre Summer Programming

Jermyn Street Theatre has revealed an eclectic programme of summer visitors, running over a two-month period from 4 July to 2 September.

BWW Feature: FREE ONLINE OPERA/RECITAL JUNE 19-26 at Home Computer Screens

Currently, on the Los Angeles Opera website you can hear Rossini's 'The Barber of Seville.' Music Director James Conlon conducts baritone Rodion Pogossov as Figaro, mezzo-soprano Elizabeth DeShong as Rosina, and tenor René Barbera as Count Almaviva.

Tim FitzHigham and Duncan Walsh Atkins Will Return to Crazy Coqs With Homage to Flanders and Swann

Tim FitzHigham and Duncan Walsh Atkins will return to Crazy Coqs with their homage to Flanders and Swann on 10th November.

BWW Review: Jeff Harnar Dazzles A Sold-Out Metropolitan Room With An Engaging Revival of His '1959 Broadway Songbook'

When a show at the Metropolitan Room starts over thirty minutes late because the staff is frantically trying to find chairs and room for the better part of New York's cabaret community, you know you're in store for something truly special. And unless there's a chair thief on the loose in Flatiron who doesn't like Broadway, someone clearly oversold this show and/or lost track of comps; this was extremely vexing with a heat advisory in effect. Still, the mood was festive in anticipation of Jeff Harnar's 1959 Broadway Songbook, the 12th installment in Stephen Hanks' impressive (and increasingly well-known) New York Cabaret's Greatest Hits series. Harnar's show premiered 25 years ago at the Algonquin's Oak Room. Two years later, PBS filmed the collaboration with musical director Alex Rybeck, whose arrangements honor the original compositions but reimagine them in sometimes astonishing ways, making them genuinely creative acts.

Andrew O'Keefe Sings Musical Satire in GLORIOUS MUD at Glen Street Theatre

The classic comic songs of satirists Flanders and Swann will be brought back to life by Sydney's own double Logie Award-winning TV compere Andrew O'Keefe (Deal or No Deal, Weekend Sunrise) and Mr Showmanship himself, Glenn Amer at Glen Street Theatre for two special performances only.

Glen Street Theatre Sets 2016 Season

Glen Street Theatre is excited to announce their 2016 season of entertainment at the beautiful Belrose venue. A diverse programme of drama, music, satire and comedy plus a series of kids shows promises something for everyone.

FLANDERS AND SWANN Plays the Pleasance, Now thru Aug 25

G'ninth G'normous year at the Pleasance! Tim Fitzhigham and Duncan Walsh Atkins return for one week only with their award-winning, hilarious show. Featuring the songs and wit of those masters of mayhem, mirth and Madeira, and legends of 1950s and 60s comedy, Flanders and Swann. The show runs Upstairs (Pleasance Courtyard) from 18th to 25th August at 14:15 (15:15).

Harold Sanditen, Lauren Fox, KT Sullivan, Bryan Batt and More Set for The Crazy Coqs, May-June 2014

May and June sees some new artists and some returns at The Crazy Coqs, including: Harold Sanditen (May 2-3); Simon Green with David Shrubsole (May 6-10); Lauren Fox with Jon Weber (May 13 - 17); Gary Williams (May 20 -24); KT Sullivan and Mark Nadler (May 26-28); Opera Tottie (May 29 - 31); Bryan Batt (June 3 - 7); Judy Carmichael with Colin Oxley (June 10 -14); Elaine Delmar (June 17 - 21) and more. Details below!

Harold Sanditen, Lauren Fox, KT Sullivan, Bryan Batt and More Set for The Crazy Coqs, May-June 2014

May and June sees some new artists and some returns at The Crazy Coqs, including: Harold Sanditen (May 2-3); Simon Green with David Shrubsole (May 6-10); Lauren Fox with Jon Weber (May 13 - 17); Gary Williams (May 20 -24); KT Sullivan and Mark Nadler (May 26-28); Opera Tottie (May 29 - 31); Bryan Batt (June 3 - 7); Judy Carmichael with Colin Oxley (June 10 -14); Elaine Delmar (June 17 - 21) and more. Details below!

BWW Reviews: Gia Mora Brings EINSTEIN'S GIRL to Bethesda Blues and Jazz Supper Club

Cabaret and physics? Who would have thought? Yet, Gia Mora makes it all work.

Rose Theatre Kicks of Autumn Season with OUR TOWN, 9/12

We kick off a packed Autumn season with the Rose community play, Our Town: A Kingston Story from 9 - 12 September. The cast are in final rehearsals and readily looking forward to opening the show. Company member Sarah Cantrill said:

Rose Theatre Kicks of Autumn Season with OUR TOWN, 9/12

We kick off a packed Autumn season with the Rose community play, Our Town: A Kingston Story from 9 - 12 September. The cast are in final rehearsals and readily looking forward to opening the show. Company member Sarah Cantrill said:

SIMON GREEN: TRAVELING LIGHT Comes To Feinstein's One Night Only 5/24

FEINSTEIN'S AT LOEWS REGENCY, the nightclub proclaimed 'Best of New York' by New York Magazine and 'an invaluable New York institution' by The New York Post, will continue its Spring 2010 season with the debut of SIMON GREEN and musical director and longtime collaborator DAVID SHRUBSOLE in their 2010 Drama Desk Award nominated show, 'Traveling Light.'

SIMON GREEN: TRAVELING LIGHT Comes To Feinstein's One Night Only 5/24

FEINSTEIN'S AT LOEWS REGENCY, the nightclub proclaimed 'Best of New York' by New York Magazine and 'an invaluable New York institution' by The New York Post, will continue its Spring 2010 season with the debut of SIMON GREEN and musical director and longtime collaborator DAVID SHRUBSOLE in their 2010 Drama Desk Award nominated show, 'Traveling Light.'

ALL ABOUT ME to Close April 4

Reported first earlier today by BroadwayWorld.com's scoopster, Rialto Chatter, it's now been confirmed that the show will indeed close on April 4, 2010. The show has been struggling at the box office since it opened. The show will have played 27 previews and 20 regular performances.

ALL ABOUT ME to Close April 4

Reported first earlier today by BroadwayWorld.com's scoopster, Rialto Chatter, it's now been confirmed that the show will indeed close on April 4, 2010. The show has been struggling at the box office since it opened. The show will have played 27 previews and 20 regular performances.

RIALTO CHATTER: ALL ABOUT ME to Close April 4?

It seems Dame Edna and Michael Feinstein's ALL ABOUT ME will play its final performance on April 4, 2010 after opening on March 18, 2010. Telecharge.com, the show's official ticketing outlet, is only selling tickets through April 4, uncharacteristic of a new Broadway production that just opened. Tickets are usually available for purchase months out.

STAGE TUBE: ALL ABOUT ME's Dame Edna Co-Hosts 'The View'

'All About Me' star Dame Edna sat in as guest co-host of ABC's 'The View' on Thursday, March 25. Dame Edna spoke candidly on many topics including her love life and Madonna's adoption choices. She was also joined by Michael Feinstein, also starring in 'All About Me' for a musical performance of 'We Get Along Amazingly Well.'

TV: Broadway Beat Sneak Peek of ALL ABOUT ME

On March 18, Dame Edna and Michael Feinstein opened their new Broadway collaboration, ALL ABOUT ME, at the new Henry Miller's Theatre. BroadwayWorld and Broadway Beat were on hand to talk to the dynamic duo starring in this special show and bring you these highlights!