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Photos: Stars Walk the Red Carpet at the Drama Desk Awards

Winners for the 2024 Annual Drama Desk Awards were announced last night at NYU Skirball Center. Tony Award Winners Sutton Foster and Aaron Tveit hosted the ceremony. Check out photos from the red carpet here!

59E59 Theaters Extends Run of A EULOGY FOR ROMAN for One Week

Discover the latest news from 59E59 Theaters as they announce a one-week extension for the critically acclaimed play, A EULOGY FOR ROMAN. Don't miss your chance to see this captivating performance before it closes. Get all the details here.

59E59 Theaters to Present PREJUDICE AND PRIDE, Primary Stages' DIG, and More in Summer 2023 Season

59E59 Theaters (Val Day, Artistic Director; Brian Beirne, Managing Director) has announced their Summer 2023 Season.

Songs From TRUST THE PROCESS Will Debut at The Green Room 42

Trust the Process is an upcoming web series, inspired by real life experiences. This musical mockumentary follows Charlie Green and Naya Dawson as they begin an internship at the illustrious 'Alliance of Broadway, Culture, Drama, and Entertainment.'

John Tartaglia, Stephen Bogardus and More Featured on Chip Deffaa's New Album I MUST HAVE THAT MAN

SCAP Award-winning writer/producer Chip Deffaa's new CD, 'I Must Have that Man'- being released June 30th- features such Broadway notables as Stephen Bogardus ('Bright Star'), John Tartaglia ('Avenue Q'), Seth Sikes ('The Band's Visit') and more.

Dixon Place To Present The World Premiere Of BRIGHT AND BRAVE: A NEW MUSICAL

The world premiere production of Bright and Brave: A New Musical will be presented at Dixon Place (161A Chrystie Street) from November 8 a?" 23, 2019.

Chip Deffaa's THE IRVING BERLIN DUETS ALBUM Out Now!

ASCAP Award-winning writer/producer Chip Deffaa's latest CD, 'The Irving Berlin Duets Album'--featuring  such  Broadway notables as Stephen Bogardus ('Bright Star'), Jon Peterson ('Cabaret'), Seth Sikes ('The Band's Visit'), Giuseppe Bausilio  ('Hamilton'), and more--is out now. 

Chip Deffaa's THE IRVING BERLIN DUET ALBUM Out August 31

ASCAP Award-winning writer/producer Chip Deffaa's new CD, 'The Irving Berlin Duets Album'--being released August 31st--will features such  Broadway notables as Stephen Bogardus ('Bright Star'), Jon Peterson ('Cabaret'), Seth Sikes ('The Band's Visit'), Giuseppe Bausilio  ('Hamilton'), and more.  The album, an outgrowth of shows  celebrating Berlin that Deffaa has been presenting  at the venerable 13th Street Theater, features 29  Irving Berlin duets--a mix of  famed numbers, rarities, and rediscoveries--including some never-before-recorded material.  The album--which will be available  from Amazon, CDBaby, ITunes, Footlight Records etc. on August 31st--may be pre-ordered, as either a physical CD or a digital download, here:  https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/chipdeffaasirvingberlind.  

New York Musical Festival Announces Performers For Joe Iconis Songwriting Workshop And Student Leadership Project

The New York Musical Festival (NYMF) has announced the performer lineup for the 2019 Songwriting Workshop public masterclass, led by NYMF Honorary Chair Joe Iconis and Ben Bonnema, and Head and Heart, a presentation from NYMF's Student Leadership Project.

Chip Deffaa's THE BOY NEXT DOOR Cast Album Is Available Now

ASCAP Award-winning writer/producer Chip Deffaa's new CD, 'The Boy Next Door'--being released today--features such  Broadway notables as Stephen Bogardus ('Bright Star'), John Tartaglia ('Avenue Q'), Seth Sikes ('The Band's Visit'), Charlie Franklin ('The Book of Mormon'), and others. 

Company Announced for The 24 Hour Plays: Nationals 2019

Today, The 24 Hour Plays, in partnership with The New School for Drama, announced the company for The 24 Hour Plays: Nationals. 

Stephen Bogardus And More Star In New Album THE BOY NEXT DOOR

ASCAP Award-winning writerproducer Chip Deffaa's new CD, 'The Boy Next Door'--being released July 23rd--will features such  Broadway notables as Stephen Bogardus ('Bright Star'), John Tartaglia ('Avenue Q'), Seth Sikes ('The Band's Visit'), Charlie Franklin ('The Book of Mormon'), and others. 

THE BIG BANG THEORY: A POP-ROCK MUSICAL PARODY Announces Closing

THE BIG BANG THEORY: A POP-ROCK MUSICAL PARODY has announced its closing at The Anne L. Bernstein Theater, Sunday April 28th, 2019!

THE BIG BANG THEORY: A POP-ROCK MUSICAL PARODY Comes Out Of The Closet With Hard For Howard Nights

THE BIG BANG THEORY: A POP-ROCK MUSICAL PARODY - the new Off-Broadway musical spoofing the beloved CBS series and its eccentric and funny group of scientists is coming out of the closet - with spicy late night performances on Saturdays, 4/20 and 4/27 at 10:30pm in the Anne Bernstein Theater at The Theater Center (1627 Broadway). These special late-night shows add an extra bit of weekend spice to the already plenty spicy show. Come watch the Big Bang Theory nerds as you've never seen them before - especially when one of them has a same-sex crush and he's ready to confess it to the entire world!

THE BIG BANG THEORY: A Pop-Rock Musical Parody Opens Tonight Off-Broadway

THE BIG BANG THEORY: A POP-ROCK MUSICAL PARODY - the new Off-Broadway musical spoofing the beloved CBS series and its eccentric and funny group of scientists will have its official opening tonight - on Wednesday, March 13 at 8:00PM in the Anne Bernstein Theater at The Theater Center (1627 Broadway). Book, music and lyrics are by Karlan Judd. Tristan J. Shuler directs and choreographs the production which has an open-ended run. THE BIG BANG THEORY: A POP-ROCK MUSICAL PARODY is produced by CNK Theatrical and Associate Producers Nicholas Barnes and Colleen Taylor. www.bigbangparody.com

Stephen Bogardus And More Star In New CD GAY LOVE

ASCAP Award-winning writer/producer Chip Deffaa's new CD, 'Gay Love'--being released June 29th--will features such  Broadway notables as Stephen Bogardus ('Bright Star'), Lee Roy Reams ('La Cage Aux Folles'), John Tartaglia ('Avenue Q'), Kristy Cates ('Charlie and the Chocolate Factory') and Jon Peterson ('Cabaret'), plus such top nightclub and cabaret stars as Seth Sikes,  Baby Jane Dexter, and Tom Andersen.

BRIGHT AND BRAVE A New Musical Comes to Dixon Place

Bright and Brave: A New Musical, opens tonight and runs through Saturday, June 9th at 7pm each night in a workshop production at Dixon Place. A love story set at Eton College, the musical originated, fittingly, amongst a group of Hofstra University undergrads. Jack Saleeby, Peter Charney, Noah Silva, and Natasha Cole, four students finishing up their senior year, were anticipating the daunting reality of post-collegiate life.        

Chip Deffaa's New IRVING BERLIN: RAGTIME RARITIES Album Out Now

ASCAP Award-winning playwright/producer Chip Deffaa's latest album, 'Irving Berlin: Ragtime Rarities,' is out now. The CD, featuring an all-star New York cast performing two dozen rare--and, in many cases, never-before-recorded--ragtime numbers, is the 24th CD that Deffaa has produced and the tenth dealing with master songwriter Irving Berlin.

Chip Deffaa to Lead Talk-Backs After IRVING BERLIN: IN PERSON at 13th Street Rep

ASCAP Award-winning playwright Chip Deffaa will lead audience talk-backs after performances of his new show, 'Irving Berlin: In Person,' at the 13th Street Repertory Theater.

Jon Peterson Opens in Chip Deffaa's IRVING BERLIN: IN PERSON

Performances begin November 13th for 'Irving Berlin: In Person,' written and directed by ACAP Award-winner Chip Deffaa. Jon Peterson--fresh from starring in the national tour of 'Cabaret'--stars in this new solo show at New York's historic 13th Street Repertory Theater. Richard Danley is music director.