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Monthly Birthday Tribute: Take the Quiz!
by Rob Lester - Jan 1, 2025

Take BWW Cabaret's monthly quiz and see how much you know about music stars born in January. If your New Year's Resolution is to learn more about music, here's a fun way to do that for New Year's.

7 Christmas Songs You May (Or May Not) Know Are Written By Broadway Composers
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 24, 2024

Find out which of your favorite Christmas and holiday songs were penned by Broadway composers!

Interview: Bryce Edwards Brings the FRIVOLITY HOUR Back to Birdland
by Rebecca Kaplan - Aug 15, 2024

THE BRYCE EDWARDS FRIVOLITY HOUR is back at Birdland by popular demand on Monday, September 9 at 7 pm. Leading a hot jazz band, Edwards brings his singular verve and sensibility to songs made famous by great artists such as Cliff Edwards, Ted Lewis, Jack Teagarden, Rudy Vallée, and Bing Crosby.

BRYCE EDWARDS FRIVOLITY HOUR Comes to Birdland Jazz Club
by Stephi Wild - Aug 2, 2024

Bryce Edwards, skilled multi-instrumentalist and nouveau-vaudevillian vocalist Bryce Edwards will return to BIRDLAND JAZZ CLUB, with his critically acclaimed show, “The Bryce Edwards Frivolity Hour.”

What Was Vaudeville- A Brief History
by Sidney Paterra - Mar 31, 2024

Not long ago, venues across the country were selling out houses and packing in crowds- and it wasn't for plays, musicals, or concerts as we know them now. Vaudeville, while its time in the spotlight was short, laid the groundwork for many aspects of modern entertainment and had a profound impact on live theatre. Learn all about it here!

Klea Blackhurst to Present THE BOX SET Series at Chelsea Table + Stage
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 29, 2024

CHELSEA TABLE + STAGE will present the return of Klea Blackhurst in “The Box Set,” a fantastic season-long retrospective of the celebrated theater and concert artist’s acclaimed shows. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Photos: Actors Temple Honors Jason Alexander and Celebrates Life of Jerome Robbins
by Stephen Sorokoff - Jun 13, 2023

What better place to celebrate the career of Broadway legend Jerome Robbins than at the Actors Temple, a National Landmark, steps from Broadway and the spiritual home to so many legendary Broadway performers since 1925.

Review: I CAN'T GIVE YOU ANYTHING BUT LOVE at Chinese Theatre
by Herbert Paine - May 30, 2023

Susan Morgan Cooper's documentary, I CAN’T GIVE YOU ANYTHING BUT LOVE, renders a candid and illuminating homage to one of the luminaries of The Great American Songbook ~ Jimmy McHugh. The film will be screened on June 27th at the Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, CA.

Magician Milt Larsen Dies at 92
by Stephi Wild - May 30, 2023

Milt Larsen has died at 12:28pm on Sunday, May 28th, in Los Angeles of Natural Causes at 92. The patriarch of magic, Milt was perhaps best known for his life-long role in the world of magic and illusion, and grew up in a family of magicians.  

A History of Broadway's Lost Theatres
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - Apr 23, 2023

This month, the reader question was: Which Broadway theaters have been demolished/repurposed and when/why?

TO LIFE 3: Stories & Music Celebrating The Contributions Of Jewish Composers To The Great Hollywood Musicals Comes To The Willow Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Nov 30, 2022

George Gershwin.  Irving Berlin. Johnny Mercer. Harold Arlen. Sheldon Harnick.  Jerry Herman. These composers and many more will be highlighted in To Life 3: Stories & Music Celebrating the Contributions of Jewish Composers to the Great Hollywood Musicals. 

CHICAGO, A History- Part 2: A Modern Classic Makes A Bang On Stage and Screen
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 29, 2022

Discover the story behind one of the greatest musicals in history as we dive deep into the history of Broadway's longest-running American musical, John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Bob Fosse's, 'Chicago.'

The Delray Beach Playhouse Announces 2022-2023 Season
by Stephi Wild - May 11, 2022

The Delray Beach Playhouse has a varied, eclectic, and thoroughly entertaining lineup planned for their 2022-2023 season. From musicals to musical comedy, to a myriad of musical memories… not to mention a suspenseful psychological thriller, a classic Neil Simon play, and a British backstage farce.

Theater Stories: A Ziegfeld Follies Ghost, the Impact of THE LION KING & More About The New Amsterdam Theatre!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 19, 2020

Today's Theater Stories features The New Amsterdam Theatre! Learn about the history of The Ziegfeld Follies, the ghost of a showgirl that haunts the theater, the impact of The Lion King, and more!

Michael Lavine Will Present Songs Of The Decades: The Roaring Twenties
by Stephi Wild - Jul 12, 2020

Michael Lavine (Broadway vocal coach, performer music director, and sheet music guru) is presenting a special Webinar Zoominar benefit series: MOMENT MATINEE PRESENTS SONGS OF THE DECADE. The first of the three decades THE ROARING TWENTIES will be on Thursday, July 16th at 3:30 pm ET  with live performances from Broadway and Cabaret acclaimed artists as well as some Premiere recordings.

RECAP: Ben Stiller and Amy Stiller Talked About Their Parents, Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara on STARS IN THE HOUSE
by BWW News Desk - Jul 8, 2020

Stars in the House continued Tuesday night (8pm) as Ben & Amy Stiller honor Anne Meara and Jerry Stiller. This episode was in support of The Actor's Fund.

BWW Review: Life Jacket Theatre Co's THE GORGEOUS NOTHINGS: IN CONCERT A Grand Celebration of Golden Age Gays At Joe's Pub.
by Bobby Patrick - Feb 21, 2020

The cast, the music, the history all under the adept direction of Russ made extra beautiful by the music from Kinosian's fingers made THE GORGEOUS NOTHINGS: IN CONCERT one of the finest nightclub outings so far this year and, because Bobby CANNOT wait to see this flower bloom, we give this Work In Progress a full 5 Out Of 5 Rainbows and encourage all out there who love Lavender tales from the past to support Life Jacket Theatre Company.

Christine Pedi, Annaleigh Ashford and More at Feinstein's/54 Below
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 19, 2019

BWW Interview: Seth Sikes of TWENTY 20'S SONGS FOR 2020 at 54 Below
by Stephen Mosher - Dec 16, 2019

The cabaret sensation will help the patrons of 54 Below ring in the New Year with a brand new show... and this time he's doing something he has never done before.

Norm Lewis, Christine Pedi and More Next Week at Feinstein's/54 Below
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 12, 2019

Next week, FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. To purchase tickets or for more information, visit www.54Below.com/Feinsteins or call (646) 476-3551.