EXCLUSIVE Photo Coverage: Actors' Equity Association's 100th Anniversary Gala Performances!
Last night, June 17, stars of Broadway, TV and Film in celebrated the 100th anniversary of Actors' Equity Association (AEA), the oldest performing arts union representing 49,000 professional stage actors and stage managers working on Broadway, off-Broadway and regionally across the US. The evening was hosted by Broadway veterans Norm Lewis and Harriet Harris.
BroadwayWorld was there for the special celebration, and you can check out photos from the performances below!
Photo Coverage: Barry Manilow Unveils 'Manilow Way' on 44th Street!
The City of New York has honored Grammy Award-winning superstar (and Brooklyn native) Barry Manilow with his very own street. In a ceremony performed earlier today, Todd Asher, Deputy Commissioner of the New York City Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment (and self-professed 'Fanilow'), unveiled a new street sign dubbing the West 44th Street at 7th Avenue 'MANILOW WAY.' The corner is mere steps from the St. James Theatre (246 West 44th Street) where Manilow began a special Broadway concert series, Manilow on Broadway, last Friday, January 18. The limited Broadway engagement was recently extended and will now play through Saturday, February 23, 2013.
Check out full photo coverage from the big unveiling below!
FREEZE FRAME: 'Manilow Way' Unveiled on 44th Street!
Grammy Award-winning superstar Barry Manilow's hometown concert event, Manilow on Broadway, began its limited Broadway engagement on January 18, 2013, at the St. James Theatre (246 West 44th Street). Opening Night is set for Thursday, January 24, 2013. In recognition of the current production, a street corner at West 44th & 7th Avenue was renamed 'Barry Manilow Way,' beginning today, January 22. Check out a photo preview from the big unveiling below!
Mayor Bloomberg Unveils NYC Life Channel's New Lineup
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and NYC Media President and General Manager Katherine Oliver today unveiled the new television line-up on NYC life (Channel 25), the flagship station of NYC Media, the official TV, radio and online network of the City of New York.
