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Eddy Lee Ryder Releases New Single 'County Fair'; Will Play Brooklyn Show in June
by Josh Sharpe - May 1, 2024

Continuing to build anticipation for her first full-length album, self-proclaimed “demented pop” chanteuse Eddy Lee Ryder releases the new single, “County Fair,” on May 2, 2024. Quirky and charming while still precise and powerfully personal, Sweet Delusions reveals Eddy Lee Ryder as a one-of-a-kind new artist. Listen to County Fair here!

Interview: Bob Simonello Dishes on ON MY WAY at Green Room 42
by Rebecca Kaplan - Apr 10, 2024

Cabaret performer Bob Simonello  (FLIGHT, ROLLIN’ a 7, Barry Levitt’s CLASS  ACTS, Carly Ozard’s) is bringing his cabaret show ON MY WAY to the Green Room 42 on Sunday April 28th at 7 pm. The show explores his journey through pivotal moments in gay history from the 60s to the present and his quest to find the elusive Mr. Right.

Eddy Lee Ryder Announces Debut LP With Title Track
by Michael Major - Jan 31, 2024

The song has accompaniment from longtime Father John Misty drummer/musical director Dan Bailey, multi-instrumentalist Daniel Chae (Zach Bryan, Kacey Musgraves), and keyboardists Todd Caldwell (Crosby, Stills & Nash, James Taylor) and Dave Shephard, along with harmonies and other help from NYC friends like pianist Abby Payne and Rebecca Haviland.

La MaMa to Present HELEN. by Caitlin George
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 17, 2023

Discover the captivating production of Helen, presented by La MaMa in association with En Garde Arts. Immerse yourself in this innovative blend of art and theater that will leave you spellbound. Get all the details and book your tickets now.

Ali Stroker, Andréa Burns, Nasia Thomas & Liz Callaway Join Mentor Team for Songbook Academy 2023
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 20, 2023

With only a month until Songbook Academy 2023, the Great American Songbook Foundation has revealed a national sponsorship and a cast of Broadway stars and other entertainment professionals to serve as guest mentors at its 14th annual music intensive for the nation’s top high school singers.

LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR AND GRILL Adds Two Weeks to Run at Mercury Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 21, 2023

Mercury Theater has extended the run of Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill, directed by Christopher Chase Carter and Alexis J. Roston, written by Lanie Robertson, and starring Alexis J. Roston as Billie Holiday.

Review: LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR AND GRILL at Mercury Theater Chicago
by Rachel Weinberg - Feb 5, 2023

What did our critic think of LADY DAY AT EMERSON’S BAR AND GRILL at Mercury Theater Chicago? To say Alexis J. Roston's performance as Billie Holiday in LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR AND GRILL is a masterclass in acting and singing is no exaggeration. Roston gives the kind of lived-in, seamless performance that only comes from knowing the material intimately well, and indeed, it's a role she's played many times before.

LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR AND GRILL Will Open Mercury Theater Chicago 2023 Season
by Stephi Wild - Dec 21, 2022

Mercury Theater has announced the first production of the 2023 Season, Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill, directed by Christopher Chase Carter and Alexis J. Roston, written by Lanie Robertson, and starring Alexis J. Roston as Billie Holiday and Nygel D. Robinson as Jimmy.

Inaugural Hollywood Cigar Renaissance Film Igniter Announces Official Call for Entries
by Michael Major - Nov 4, 2022

Judges include Barrie Godwin, Senior Vice President, Walt Disney Studios; Clint Wallace, Production Designer, (“Top Gun: Maverick.”) Jeff Harris, Board Member, Hollywood Foreign Press Association; David Briner, producer (“My Favorite Girlfriend”); Ed Herrera, Cinematographer (“Whirlybird,” “WHELM”) and La’Tonda Hardy-Davis, Producer (“Rising 6”).

Exclusive: Watch the New Lyric Video for Barbra Streisand's 'Cry Me a River', Featured on New Album- Live At The Bon Soir
by Team BWW - Oct 7, 2022

BroadwayWorld is very excited to debut the lyric video for Barbra's show-stopping rendition of 'Cry Me A River,' directed by Matt Amato. Watch as Matt cleverly includes lyrical easter eggs and references to Barbra's historic career throughout the video. Can you find them all?

Songbook Academy Announces Finalists; Performance and Livestream Tickets Available Friday
by Stephi Wild - Jun 1, 2022

From hundreds of applications nationwide, 40 finalists from 19 states have been selected to participate in this year's Songbook Academy summer intensive, the leading youth music program focused on the timeless standards of jazz, pop, Broadway and Hollywood.

Jimmy Kimmel & Norman Lear Announce LIVE IN FRONT OF A STUDIO AUDIENCE Return
by Michael Major - Nov 19, 2021

The new special will feature John Lithgow, Kevin Hart and more reenacting 'The Facts of Life' and 'Different Strokes'. The first two installments featured all-star casts recreating episodes of “All in the Family” and “The Jeffersons” in spring 2019, and an additional classic episode of “All in the Family” and “Good Times” in winter 2019.

Photos: Lisa Howard, Melissa Errico & More Preview Upcoming Shows at Feinstein's/54 Below
by Genevieve Rafter Keddy - Nov 10, 2021

Some of Broadway's best, including Lisa Howard, Melissa Errico, Paulo Szot, David Sabella, and Michael Feinstein himself, flocked to Feinstein's/54 below earlier today to preview their upcoming engagements.

Watch Eddy Lee Ryder's New Video For 'Vultures'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Oct 14, 2020

With a style reminiscent of classic 60s-70s icons, pop-rock artist Eddy Lee Ryder has unveiled the video, “Vultures,” the latest from her debut EP, Expected to Fly.

Otherworld Theatre Presents Virtual Premiere Of OF DICE AND MEN
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 27, 2020

Otherworld Theatre, Chicago's premier Science Fiction and Fantasy theatre presents Of Dice And Men - A Play about Dungeons and Dragons! This virtual production is a remount of Otherworld's first full length production from the spring of 2014, and it has been specifically designed for Otherworld's digital platform. Of Dice And Men will premiere on Otherworld's YouTube page on July 31st and will be available for FREE until August 14th, at which point it will move to Otherworld's Pateron page.

Photo Coverage: Marci Kraft Brings COME PARTY WITH MARCI to Don't Tell Mama
by Kevin Alvey - Jan 21, 2020

Marci Kraft opened her 6th in a series of clever cabaret shows at Don't Tell Mama Cabaret in NYC. Her unique take on the evenings' song lists are directed at tunes of particular decades from 40's to 50's and now in the newest incarnation, songs of the 70s (and specifically a few popular TV theme songs - in this case, from the 80s).

Photo Flash: Hunter Theater Project Presents MACBETH
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 11, 2020

Hunter Theater Project's return engagement of the critically acclaimed Red Bull Theater production of Mac Beth is currently in performance at the Frederick Loewe Theatre at Hunter College, East 68th Street, between Park and Lexington Avenues.

Performances Begin Tonight for Hunter Theater Project's MAC BETH
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 6, 2020

Performances begin tonight for Hunter Theater Project's strictly limited return engagement for Red Bull Theater's critically acclaimed production of Mac Beth, adapted and directed by Erica Schmidt, from the play by William Shakespeare.

BWW Interview: Lisa Viggiano Comes to The Beach Cafe on January 4, 2020
by Stephen Mosher - Dec 28, 2019

Award winning cabaret singer Lisa Viggiano enters her 20th year in cabaret by kicking off 2020 at The Beach Cafe with a new show. Stephen Mosher chats with the powerhouse performer as 2019 comes to a close.

Hunter Theater Project Will Present MAC BETH
by Stephi Wild - Nov 13, 2019

Hunter College president Jennifer J. Raab announced today that Hunter Theater Project will present a strictly limited return engagement for Red Bull Theater's critically acclaimed production of Mac Beth, adapted and directed by Erica Schmidt, from the play by William Shakespeare.