On March 17, 2008 The GLAAD Media Awards were held at the Marriott Marquis in New York City.
Founded earlier this year by Kelly Gonda, President of East of Doheny Productions, BKC brings together the children from current and past Broadway shows, affording them the opportunity to perform community service and, in the
process, instill a strong philanthropic sensibility and foster a sense of community among the young actors and their families.
Tony Award-winning star of Hairspray, Marissa Jaret Winokur, will be one of the contestants this season on 'Dancing with the Stars.' When news broke of her involvement, she couldn't wait to share that experience with BroadwayWorld.com and its readers. Marissa will be checking in from now until she wins (YAY!) or is eliminated (BOO!) with exclusive photos and a glimpse into what's going on as she takes on the other celebrities in the ultimate 'dance off!'
Jersey Boys, the award-winning Broadway musical, will open in London's West End at the Prince Edward Theatre on Tuesday, March 18 2008, following previews from February 28.
The Theatre Royal Haymarket London present their production of The Sea by Edward Bond, directed by Jonathan Kent, starring Eileen Atikins.
Natalie Joy Johnson, audience favorite in Legally Blonde and Bare: A Pop Opera, premiered her new club act at Therapy with Musical Direction by Brian Nash, Special Material by John Hill and directed by Ben Rimalower. Natalie's new act channels old school show business through a contemporary lens harkening back to a time when the great ladies of stage and screen entertained in rooms all over New York on any given night. She brings her powerful and expressive voice to an evening both irreverent and compelling and completely unlike any other show in town.
March 13th closing was a wild, late-night star studded affair.
For more information on Natalie including upcoming performances please visit www.nataliejoyjohnson.com
After just announcing the exiting extension of their run, Celebrity Autobiography performed again this Monday, March 17th featuring Eugene Pack, Carson Kressley, Kristen Johnston, B.D. Wong, Dayle Reyfel, Michael McKean, and Annette O'Toole among others.
The Zipper Factory (336 West 37th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues) presents Broadway diva Daphne Rubin-Vega (two-time Tony nominee for originating the role of 'Mimi' in Rent, as well as for her role in Nilo Cruz' Anna in the Tropics) in concert on Friday, March 14 at 8:00 and 10:30 pm. Tickets are $25.
For tickets please call OvationTix at 212-352-3101 or buy online at www.thezipperfactory.com.
Steppenwolf Theatre Company continues its 2008 Traffic Series with A Celebration of Chicago Sketch Comedy.
The After Party at the Laurie Beechman Theatre was a place of celebration Friday night!
Tony Award-winning star of Hairspray, Marissa Jaret Winokur, will be one of the contestants this season on 'Dancing with the Stars.' When news broke of her involvement, she couldn't wait to share that experience with BroadwayWorld.com and its readers. Marissa will be checking in from now until she wins (YAY!) or is eliminated (BOO!) with exclusive photos and a glimpse into what's going on as she takes on the other celebrities in the ultimate 'dance off!'
Second Generation, the nation's preeminent Asian American theater company devoted to developing the next generation of APA theater artists, presents SIX, a series of world premiere one-act plays by Asian American playwrights.
LAByrinth Theater Company (Artistic Director John Ortiz; Co-Artistic Director Philip Seymour Hoffman; Co-Artistic Director and Executive Director John Gould Rubin) and The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Mara Manus) have joined forces again to reunite the powerhouse writer/director team behind such groundbreaking urban dramas as The Last Days of Judas Iscariot and Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train. Playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis and Director Philip Seymour Hoffman have partnered on the world premiere of The Little Flower of East Orange, an inter-generational ghost story set in an upper Manhattan charity hospital, beginning previews on Tuesday, March 18.
The cast for The Little Flower of East Orange will include Ellen Burstyn (Requiem for a Dream), Elizabeth Canavan (LAByrinth's Jesus Hopped The A Train), Liza Colón-Zayas (LAByrinth's A View From 151st Street), Arthur French (Dividing the Estate at Primary Stages), Gillian Jacobs (A Feminine Ending at Playwrights Horizons), Ajay Naidu (Office Space), Howie Seago (Peter Sellars' Ajax), Michael Shannon (Tracy Letts' Bug), Sidney Williams ('The Sopranos'), and David Zayas ('Dexter').
The Little Flower of East Orange will run through Sunday, April 20 with an official press opening on Sunday, April 6 at 7 PM. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased by visiting www.publictheater.org.
Tony Award-winning star of Hairspray, Marissa Jaret Winokur, will be one of the contestants this season on 'Dancing with the Stars.' When news broke of her involvement, she couldn't wait to share that experience with BroadwayWorld.com and its readers. Marissa will be checking in from now until she wins (YAY!) or is eliminated (BOO!) with exclusive photos and a glimpse into what's going on as she takes on the other celebrities in the ultimate 'dance off!'
Tony Award-winning star of Hairspray, Marissa Jaret Winokur, will be one of the contestants this season on 'Dancing with the Stars.' When news broke of her involvement, she couldn't wait to share that experience with BroadwayWorld.com and its readers. Marissa will be checking in from now until she wins (YAY!) or is eliminated (BOO!) with exclusive photos and a glimpse into what's going on as she takes on the other celebrities in the ultimate 'dance off!'
Tony Award-winning star of Hairspray, Marissa Jaret Winokur, will be one of the contestants this season on 'Dancing with the Stars.' When news broke of her involvement, she couldn't wait to share that experience with BroadwayWorld.com and its readers. Marissa will be checking in from now until she wins (YAY!) or is eliminated (BOO!) with exclusive photos and a glimpse into what's going on as she takes on the other celebrities in the ultimate 'dance off!'
Tony Award-winning star of Hairspray, Marissa Jaret Winokur, will be one of the contestants this season on 'Dancing with the Stars.' When news broke of her involvement, she couldn't wait to share that experience with BroadwayWorld.com and its readers. Marissa will be checking in from now until she wins (YAY!) or is eliminated (BOO!) with exclusive photos and a glimpse into what's going on as she takes on the other celebrities in the ultimate 'dance off!'
Signature Theatre Company will celebrate 2007-2008 Playwright-in-Residence Charles Mee with their 2008 annual gala this Monday, March 10 at 583 Park Avenue (Park Avenue and 63rd Street).
Last night, the newly renovated Renaissance New York Hotel Times Square, in partnership with Gotham Magazine, unveiled the future of Renaissance Hotels & Resorts to over 200 VIP guests and celebs including Cheyenne Jackson, co-star of the Broadway musical Xanadu, and Lindsay Price of NBC's Lipstick Jungle. The evening's hosts were designer Jordan Mozer and hotelier David Marriott with special guest Kerry Butler, star of Broadway's hit show, Xanadu.
This grand 'discovery' celebration showcased Renaissance's latest
innovations in design and décor, technology, culinary arts and signature
cocktails. The Renaissance New York Times Square Hotel recently completed a
$24 million makeover. Last evening's event showcased artist designer Jordan
Mozer's provocative new design, inspired by the pulsating neighborhood of
Times Square. Gues s mingled in the hotel's newly completed lobby bar and
great room space, an area designed specifically for today's travelers, who
transition smoothly between work and play. Consulting chef Zak Pelaccio's
Asian-inspired foo was served throughout the evening, from the hotel's
Chop Suey restaurant. Guests also enjoyed signature 'Cocktail Culture'
cocktails, the brand's new twist on drink mixology that brings the guest
into the creative process.
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