John Bentley

NYC High Schoolers Get Acknowledged as Roger Rees Awards Announces 2017-18 Nominees!

The Broadway Education Alliance just announced that The Roger Rees Awards for Excellence in Student Performance will be held on Saturday, May 19 at Pearl Studios in Manhattan. This program is open to high schools located in Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island, Long Island, Orange and Rockland Counties, and Westchester. To be eligible, high schools must present an officially licensed production of a Broadway musical during the 2017- 2018 academic year. The Roger Rees Awards has accepted 29 schools, whose students will compete for the title of Best Actor and Best Actress. Winners of the Roger Rees Award will represent the Greater New York region at The Broadway League Foundation's Jimmy® Awards (also known as the National High School Musical Theatre Awards) in June.

Squeeze Returns to Radio City Music Hall with 'Cheap Trick,' 7/13

July 13 at 8PM, Squeeze will make a triumphant return to Radio City Music Hall where they last performed during their critically-acclaimed 2007 tour. The group continues to thrill audiences with the combination of Chris Difford's lyrics and Glenn Tilbrook's melodies, reminding fans worldwide just why they have left such an indelible impression on the music scene. With hits such as 'Tempted,' 'Cool for Cats,' 'Goodbye Girl,' 'Pulling Mussels (From The Shell),' and 'Up the Junction,' it is no surprise that earlier this year, Squeeze received the prestigious PRS For Music Heritage Award to recognize their work as one of the UK's legendary music acts. Difford and Tilbrook will be joined on tour once again by Squeeze veteran John Bentley (bass) and The Fluffers' Simon Hanson (drums) and Stephen Large (keyboards).