Jo Bonney Will Direct PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK Industry Reading
Picnic at Hanging Rock, a new musical adaptation by hit songwriter/composer Greta Gertler Gold and the O'Neill Center's Eric Kocher Award- winning playwright Hilary Bell, will receive an industry reading on Thursday, November 16 at 3:00pm and Friday, November 17 at 11:00am at Open Jar Studios (1601 Broadway).
The Music Of David Alan Thornton at The Green Room 42 Will Benefit Playhouse Creatures' Youth Theatre Program
David Alan Thornton makes his Greenroom 42 debut in Acting Out! The Songs of David Alan Thornton. Nora Schell (Jagged Little Pill), Emily Behny (Wicked [national tour]), Bill Coyne (The Deuce [HBO]) and more bring new energy to Thornton's music in a one-of-a-kind evening of intimacy, fun, and feeling. All proceeds from the concert will go to benefit Playhouse Creatures Theatre Company's Little Creatures Act Out program, which brings performing arts opportunities to underserved children in NYC. It promises to be a night of addictive melody and laugh-out-loud humor, all for a great cause. Don't miss it!
Liisi LaFontaine and F. Michael Haynie join the cast of ARROWHEAD: A NEW MUSICAL IN CONCERT
Liisi LaFontaine, last seen on the West End as Deena opposite Amber Riley in the most recent revival of Dreamgirls and F. Michael Haynie, who was seen last on Broadway in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Jesus Christ Superstar: Live!, join the previously announced cast of Arrowhead, A New Musical which includes Bonnie Milligan (Head Over Heels), Doug Plaut (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmitt, Hurricane Bianca 2), Nikhil Saboo (Mean Girls), Dani Shay (The Glee Project, America's Got Talent), Lauren Zakrin (Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812), Laquet Sharnell Pringle (Memphis, Beautiful the carol King musical), Amber Ardolino (Hamilton, Head Over Heels), Becca Kotte (Gettin' The Band Back Together, Rock of Ages), Dan Domenech (Heathers the Musical, Glee), Jasmin Richardson (Gettin' The Band Back Together, Bodyguard the Musical) and Miles Davis Tillman, Mollie Posnik, Meadow Nguy. Rounding out the cast are Jade Turner, Elixis Morton, Dillan Smith and Jeremy Konopka. The concert is directed by Dan Barron, music directed by Michael Pacifico, produced by Franklin Livingston, with casting by Courtney Hammond.
David Alan Thornton's EIGHT YEAR ITCH Comes to Feinstein's/54 Below
FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents David Alan Thornton's Eight Year Itch on May 18, 2018. Expressive, exciting, and eccentric, this is not one to be missed! Eight-Year Itch is a delightful miscellany of original songs and stories, at Feinstein's/54 Below. David's lush melodies and bold arrangements come alive in the hands of an electric collection of New York City's best performance artists, interpreting compositions from the past eight years, including selections from his musicals Little Bitters and Lady Monday, Bill Coyne's celebrated MuseMatch concert series, and more. It'll be a laugh-out-loud, rock-and-roll, wipe-your-eye evening, so join David Alan Thornton and friends at Feinstein's/54 Below and get relief from that Eight-Year Itch of your own.
David Alan Thornton's EIGHT YEAR ITCH Comes to Feinstein's/54 Below
FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents David Alan Thornton's Eight Year Itch on May 18, 2018. Expressive, exciting, and eccentric, this is not one to be missed! Eight-Year Itch is a delightful miscellany of original songs and stories, at Feinstein's/54 Below. David's lush melodies and bold arrangements come alive in the hands of an electric collection of New York City's best performance artists, interpreting compositions from the past eight years, including selections from his musicals Little Bitters and Lady Monday, Bill Coyne's celebrated MuseMatch concert series, and more. It'll be a laugh-out-loud, rock-and-roll, wipe-your-eye evening, so join David Alan Thornton and friends at Feinstein's/54 Below and get relief from that Eight-Year Itch of your own.
David Alan Thornton Comes to Feinstein's/54 Below
FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents David Alan Thornton's Eight Year Itch on May 18, 2018. Expressive, exciting, and eccentric, this is not one to be missed! Eight-Year Itch is a delightful miscellany of original songs and stories, at Feinstein's/54 Below.
Photo Coverage: Feinstein's/54 Below Celebrates The Colonial Theatre
Anything Goes. Oklahoma. Follies. La Cage Aux Folles. Those four musicals, plus many others, all got their start at Boston's important Colonial Theatre. Now, as the Colonial is in danger of shutting it doors, Feinstein's/54 Below celebrated the famed venue with an evening of songs and stories last night and BroadwayWorld was there.
Broadway at the Cabaret - Top 5 Cabaret Picks for April 18-24, Featuring Donna McKechnie, Santino Fontana, and More!
Broadway's 40 theatres aren't the only places to catch performances from your favorite stars! Well after Broadway orchestras begin their overtures, ensemble members take their dance breaks, and performers belt out their eleven o'clock numbers, the party continues at various cabaret venues throughout New York City. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you some cabaret highlights for this week as picked by our theatre editors, including: Bright Star Sings Jeff Blumenkrantz; The Legend of New York By Salzman & Cunningham Featuring Santino Fontana & Laura Osnes; Donna McKechnie: A Visit with Kander & Ebb; 54 Celebrates The Colonial Theatre; and The Girls in White: Songs from the Show.