Photos: On the Opening Night Red Carpet for MJ THE MUSICAL
Inspired by the life and art of Michael Jackson, MJ features a book by two-time Pulitzer Prize® winner Lynn Nottage and a score made up of some of the best-loved, top-selling songs in recording history. Tony Award winner Christopher Wheeldon directs and choreographs.
Jonah Bokaer Arts Foundation Hosts Gala at Cosmopolitan Club
Jonah Bokaer Arts Foundation will mark its 16th anniversary during an annual gala hosted in the Grand Ballroom of the Cosmopolitan Club. This year's benefit committee led by Gala Co-Chairs: Jonah Bokaer, Celia Chou, Dorothy Tapper Goldman, William & Helen Little, and Paul McCann aim to raise $150,000 to support a diverse program that advances interdisciplinary dance, art, and live performance in the U.S. and internationally. Funds will be used to sustain two arts facilities in New York City, and one in Hudson, NY. During the evening's events Jonah Bokaer Arts Foundation will highlight the achievements of three honorees in Grantmaking, Innovative in Choreography, and a special tribute to Mayor of Hudson, NY Rick Rector who championed The Hudson Eye inaugural festival, programed by Bokaer's foundation.
Photo Coverage: Cast Members From WAITRESS, SPONGEBOB, and More Perform at Broadway In Bryant Park
This week's performers included: Chicago (Donna Marie Asbury, David Bushman, Jessica Ernest, Terra C. MacLeod, Barrett Martin, Katie Mitchell, Drew Nellessen, Beth Johnson Nicely, Brian O'Brien, Jermaine Rembert, and Michael Scirrotto), SpongeBob SquarePants (Danny Skinner, Jesse JP Johnson, Brian Ray Norris, and Jai'Len Christine Li Josey), Stomp (Alan Asuncion, Ivan Salazar, John Gavin, Josh Cruz, Kayla Cowart, Marivaldo Dos Santos, Simeon Weedall, and Taylor Lee), and Waitress (Katharine McPhee, Erich Bergen, Anastacia McCleskey, Brandon Kalm, Kayla Davion, Law Dunford, Molly Jobe, Tiffany Hobbs, and Tyrone Davis).
Broadway in Bryant Park Begins Today with CHICAGO, SPONGEBOB, STOMP, AND WAITRESS
Broadway in Bryant Park will return this summer! The 2018 program will bring the best of Broadway together for free performances for six consecutive weeks from Today, July 12 to Today, August 16. New Yorkers and visitors to the Big Apple are invited to come at 11 a.m. every Today with performances running from 12:30 p.m. EST - 1:30 p.m. EST on the Bryant Park Stage. Hosted by 106.7 LITE FM's on-air personalities, this year's annual presentation of open-air lunch hour performances featuring the best Broadway and Off-Broadway shows will be presented by your local Toyota Dealers, VISIT PHILADELPHIA and FUJIFILM Instax.
THE BAND'S VISIT, SPONGEBOB, ONCE ON THIS ISLAND, and More to Perform at Broadway in Bryant Park
Broadway in Bryant Park will return this summer! The 2018 program will bring the best of Broadway together for free performances for six consecutive weeks from Thursday, July 12 to Thursday, August 16. New Yorkers and visitors to the Big Apple are invited to come at 11 a.m. every Thursday with performances running from 12:30 p.m. EST - 1:30 p.m. EST on the Bryant Park Stage. Hosted by 106.7 LITE FM's on-air personalities, this year's annual presentation of open-air lunch hour performances featuring the best Broadway and Off-Broadway shows will be presented by your local Toyota Dealers, VISIT PHILADELPHIA and FUJIFILM Instax.
Photo Coverage: Casts of COME FROM AWAY. CHARLIE, and More Dazzle Broadway In Bryant Park
The best of Broadway will be performing FREE on six consecutive Thursdays this summer with '106.7 LITE FM's Broadway in Bryant Park 2017' - a lunchtime series on the Bryant Park Stage. Hosted by LITE FM's on-air personalities, the 17th annual presentation of open-air, On- and Off- Broadway lunch hour performances will run through Thursday, August 10. This year's 106.7 LITE FM'S Broadway in Bryant Park is presented by Aruba Tourism Authority, Lufthansa and Toyota.
MasterVoices' 2017 Spring Benefit Raised More Than $275,000
MasterVoices (formerly The Collegiate Chorale) raised more than $275,000 at its annual Spring Benefit in support of its artistic programming and education and outreach initiatives at the Metropolitan Club on Thursday, March 30. To view photos of the event, visit: https://www.flickr.com/photos/44778923@N06/sets/72157679237533394/