Photos: Sam Gravitte Returns To Birdland With Broadway Standards & More
Once again, Sam Gravitte, recently seen as Fiyero in Wicked on Broadway, teamed up with a quartet of some of New York City’s most dynamic young musicians at Birdland on Monday evening. Sam performed standards like 'Why Try to Change Me Now,” Sondheim’s 'Finishing the Hat,' and duetted with Solea Pfeiffer (Evita, West Side Story). See photos here!
Photo Coverage: Broadway Unites to Honor the Late, Great Jerry Herman
As BroadwayWorld reported last month, Tony Award winning composer and lyricist Jerry Herman passed away at 88 years old. Just yesterday, Broadway united to remember the legend. Michael Feinstein produced a memorial event at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, featuring performances by: Kristin Chenoweth, Harvey Fierstein, Sutton Foster, Kelli O'Hara, Bernadette Peters, Betty Buckley, Klea Blackhurst, Alice Borden, Jane Dorian, Lewis Stadlen, Lorna Luft, Ron Raines, Jason Graae, Marilyn Maye, Jeremy Jordan, Don Pippin, Lee Roy Reams, and Debbie Gravitte, with special video tributes from Angela Lansbury and Paul McCartney. Marc Bruni directed the event with Larry Blank serving as music director.
Antigravity Performance Project Presents MISS JULIE
Antigravity Performance Project presents MISS JULIE, a classic tale told with a fresh perspective and directed by Kym Moore, co-artistic director of Antigravity Performance Project, running Sept. 27 - Oct 13 at Chain Theatre. Though Antigravity is best known for devising new performance works (Yermedea Raw, Dear Diary LOL, Nellie/Nellie), Miss Julie is part of the company's larger mission to a?oeincite and encourage new conversations about the collective human experience that challenge socio-political norms.a??
QUICKIE FEST, The One-Minute Movie Festival, Announces Special Jury, Film Slate
Quickie Fest 7, the one-minute movie festival, has announced its roster of Special Jury members and short film slate for its seventh incarnation, which will take place this Saturday, June 29th at 7:00PM at NYC's SVA Theatre. The event will kick off with beer from Brooklyn's Six Point Brewing (included with every ticket) followed by back-to-back short films, all under a minute long. The evening will conclude with the jury awards.