Urban Stages, (Frances Hill, Founding Artistic Director), will continue its 33rd season with the American Premiere of the award-winning drama Angry Young Man by award- winning playwright Ben Woolf, directed by Stephen Hamilton. This limited engagement at Urban Stages (259 West 30th Street), begins performances on March 17, opens on March 23 and runs through…
Last September, I visited Paris for the first time. Although I did not create a strict itinerary, I had a (long) list of things I wanted to see and do and made an attempt to map out a plan for the week I was there. One of the “must visit” places on my list was…
The music begins to swell, the lights go down, and with one moment, we’re back in Old Hollywood with Norma Desmond. That’s right – Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Tony Award Winning masterpiece Sunset Boulevard is back on Broadway, and yes, the magnificent Glenn Close reprises her role of Norma Desmond. Close is joined by Michael Xavier as Joe…
DTLA Film Festival announced today that its 9th annual edition will be held Sept. 21-30, 2017 in venues throughout burgeoning downtown Los Angeles, including Regal Cinemas L.A. LIVE. Known for its progressive programming and emphasis on diversity, the festival will present more than 100 films of all genres, as well as related events including live…
Inside rehearsals for LOVE SONGS for V-Day Volume 4! This one night only evening features an all female cast and creative team singing songs from across the musical theatre spectrum about, well, love. The love we make, the love we take, the love we find, and the love we hold onto – this evening will…
FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club, presents True Colors: Broadway Fights Ovarian Cancer on Monday, February 13, 2017 at 7:00pm. True Colors is bringing together some of the best of Broadway for an unforgettable night of music to raise money to find a cure for and celebrate those battling Ovarian Cancer. All proceeds from this event…
FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club, presents Peisha McPhee & Sergiu Tuhutiu in “Chopin Meets Broadway” on March 18th, 2017. For one night only, world-renowned vocalist and American Idol Vocal Coach Peisha McPhee, and award-winning European concert pianist Sergiu Tuhutiu, have collaborated to create their new show Chopin Meets Broadway, brilliantly bringing to life a medley…
Hello Beautiful People! I cannot believe February is upon us already. In anticipation of my upcoming show, LOVE SONGS for V-Day at Birdland Jazz, I give you our February “Love Songs” Playlist! Everything I Know (from the musical In the Heights) My Romance (music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Lorenz Hart) Nothing Short of…
Happy February, fellow readers. As our lives are flooded with opinions on current events, I hope you find some time this month to read some fiction. My Not So Perfect Life by Sophia Kinsella (available 02/07/17) The Chilbury Ladies’ Choir by Jennifer Ryan (available (02/14/17) A Piece of the World by Christina Baker Kline (available…
New York Philharmonic Principal Clarinetist Anthony McGill will perform with members of the Bronx Arts Ensemble on Sunday, February 12 at 2 pm, in the historic Riverdale home of Paula Luria and Bill Caplan, 761 West 231st Street. The special concert, a benefit for the Bronx Arts Ensemble (BAE), provides listeners with a rare opportunity…