Join Mercedes Ellington and Tony Waag on Zoom for the filmed concert CrackerJazz: Duke Ellington’s jazz interpretation of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker on Sunday November 29 at 2 pm. The concert was originally presented in 2019 at Birdland and will add the much-needed festivity to this holiday...

Expect exciting 2021 theater from The New Group and John Ridley’s Nō Studios. They have joined forces through The New Group Off Stage division and co-producing with MiLa Media films beginning in 2021. Expect to see Waiting for Godot directed by Scott Elliott with Ethan Hawke, John...

Joshua Dela Cruz (Aladdin and host of “Nickelodeon’s Blue’s Clues”) and Amanda Dela Cruz (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”) have recorded a cover of the song “Come Up for Air” (along with a video) from the new...

ENJOY WHATEVER KIND OF 2020 THANKSGIVING DAY CELEBRATION YOU MAY BE HAVING! IT WILL BE MEMORABLE TO SAY THE LEAST – – – SIX FEET APART, START BY WEARING A MASK – DON’T FORGET ALL THE TRIMMINGS! You can watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Virtual Parade on NBC...

NBC and the Radio City Rockettes are bringing the holiday cheer with the “Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes – At Home Holiday Special” airing Wednesday, Dec. 2 (10-11 p.m. ET/PT) following the telecast of NBC’s “Christmas in Rockefeller Center.” The iconic performances...

Isaac Mizrahi returns to Café Carlyle with a special concert series called ISAAC@CAFECARLYLE, full of stories and songs, delivered right to your living room. Filmed (without an audience) at the New York City landmark, the show is being presented on the BroadwayWorld Events...

Audrey Brisson and Marc Antolin NYU Skirball will co-present the digital tour of Daniel Jamieson’s The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk, a play with music and dance directed by Emma Rice, on Friday, December 11 at 7:30 pm EST (available for streaming...

by Cathy Hammer You may have noticed many more options returning to your viewing line-up.  While some shows were fortunate enough to have finished shooting before the  film and television industry shut down on March 13, many others including Ryan Murphy’s highly anticipated The Prom...

A star-studded line-up of actors has pitched in to help Penguin Rep Theatre bring the arts to people’s homes and to highlight the importance of keeping professional theatre alive and thriving. The project is the brainchild of actor DAN LAURIA (The Wonder Years, Lombardi), who called upon...

The Last Five Years by Jason Robert Brown will be streamed for the first time November 29-29 as it follows two New Yorkers and their 5 year relationship www.BroadwayOnDemand.com  Stonestreet Studios, the New York-based independent film and tv studio founded in 1991 by...

At TheaterMakers Summit with Marcina Zaccaria  I am still glancing at emails from the inspiring TheaterMakers Summit, held from November 14 – November 16.   I began to onboard on Friday, thanks to the handy Whova App that I quickly downloaded to my cell phone. Clicking on the...

By Marilyn Lester Nicole Zuraitis: The Way Home Pianist-singer-songwriter and Grammy-nominee Nicole Zuraitis is a top-flight jazz diva who’s always looked for new ways to mold and bend her art. Zuraitis is an artist brimming with intelligence and an explorer’s spirit, known for taking jazz...

Dame Rosemary Squire and Martha Richards By Marcina Zaccaria The League of Professional Theatre Women gathered to honor Martha Richards at the 2020 VintAge Awards.  A gifted leader, skilled mentor, and incomparable fundraiser, Martha Richards inspired women from around the world to stand...

Selena: A Live Drive-In Experience, starring two-time Tony Award® nominee Eva Noblezada, plays the big screen and stage at Radial Park at Halletts Point Play for two nights only this Friday, November 20 and Saturday, November 21, 2020 at 7:00 PM ET, with special opening performance by Latin...

One of the world’s greatest xylophone virtuosos Ian Finkel passed away on November 16. His dad was the famous Yiddish theater actor Fyvush Finkel and Ian’s brother Elliot Finkel is a renowned pianist. They often were a singing, comedic, musical act at some of the best clubs including the...

Robyn Hurder by Matt Smith Another day in lockdown, another set of responses! As we wrap up the first edition of our dynamic new Quarantine Questionnaire series, we’re taking an up-close and personal look at how this lengthy pause has affected our panel participants, and shifted each of their...

Paul Rolnick and Karen Mason Airing November 22, 2020 Part 1 – December 6, 2000   Part 2 Since 2007, The ASCAP FOUNDATION has been handing out cash awards underwritten by Jamie deRoy & friends. This year, due to Covid 19, the awards will be a virtual ceremony on December...

By Marilyn Lester Secondhand Lions The 2003 feel-good movie, Secondhand Lions, set in 1960s Texas, told the lively, charming tale of a lonely boy who’s sent by his avaricious mother to spend the summer with two eccentric great uncles who are rumored to be sitting on a large fortune. With...

Walter Hampden as Cyrano By Samuel L. Leiter Given the great number of shows opening on Broadway in 1923-1924 (as during every year of the twenties), it’s only natural that a healthy number was of revivals, both period classics and more recent examples, some on their way to classic status,...

The National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene presents a Folksbiene Chanukah Spectacular December 8 at 7 pm, featuring more than 50 international stars – from Broadway music, movies and television to the Yiddish stage. It’s Yiddish song, dance, comedy and celebration at its best with Billy...

Broadway Records announced today the release of Lea Salonga’s live concert recording LIVE IN CONCERT WITH THE SYDNEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. Physical and digital copies of the album will be available everywhere music is sold on Black Friday (November 27th). To preorder physical copies of the...

What do you do when the Governor changes the rules and you have live concerts booked THIS WEEKEND? That’s what the Embassy Theatre in Fort Wayne, Indiana asked themselves yesterday when their scheduled, socially distance audience of 400 was mandated to reduce that number to 50...

(Photo: Nathan Johnson) by Sandi Durell I want to raise a toast to Mark William who comes to mind as I think about performers I miss seeing on stage. A young crooner who opened at The Green Room 42 two years ago this weekend to debut “Come Croon With Me” (subsequently recorded) with his...

by Carol Rocamora Whoever coined the phrase “Laughter is the best medicine” must have meant it for One Man Two Guvnors, Richard Bean’s riotous adaptation of Goldoni’s A Servant of Two Masters. Thank you, theatre angels, for streaming this gem on PBS to lift our spirits and split our sides...

Join NAMT for the 32nd Annual Festival of New Musicals and find out what the future of musical theatre holds! Every year, NAMT’s Festival of New Musicals presents eight new musicals to an audience of over 800 industry professionals. This year’s virtual Festival will give industry...

by Matt Smith As the shutdown rages on, we continue our attempt to capture that deeply-missed theatrical magic with another round of reactions and replies in our Quarantine Questionnaire series! Having previously presented their most-played theatre ditties and divulged certain details about...

Out of the Box Theatrics (​OOTB​) and is proud to present a virtual reading of​ THE BROTHER(S) ​on Monday, November 30th at 7 PM ET to benefit the all-volunteer organization ​GAPIMNY ​(​Gay Asian & Pacific Islander Men of New York) as part of Trans Awareness Month​....

Kea Chan, Denise Kara, Kayla Merrow Following their critically acclaimed debut concert in August, rising young stars Special 3K Triple Threat featuring Kea Chan, Denise Kara and Kayla Merrow, return with a new show Don’t Stop Believing on Thursday, December 11 at 10 pm EST to...

NYC impresario Scott Siegel has conceived a revolutionary new concept: NIGHTCLUB NEW YORK! It is the first and only nightclub that will make New York’s enormous pool of talented performers — most of whom are currently out of work — available to the entire world! AND ALL TALENT WILL BE PAID!...

Our friend Bonnie Tandy LeBlang and Bite of the Best, has created a COVID-heater map – an ongoing work in progress with input from scouts around the city, (Thank you for your assistance!) plus those published on TheInfatuation, TimeOut and Eater. She’s still adding more.  This is not a...

Rhinebeck Writers Retreat will present 9 songs from 9 new musicals at Songs of our Summer, their annual fundraiser live-streamed on November 12, 2020 at 7:30pm EST. Broadway artists participating include George Salazar (BE MORE CHILL, GODSPELL), Taylor Trensch (TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, DEAR...

By Beatrice Williams-Rude Michael Riedel’s new book presents a buffet of delicacies with something for virtually everybody, whether pros, cognoscenti, wannabes or civilians. The array of those who populate its pages ranges from Diahann Carroll to Diana, Princess of Wales....

Broadway Murder Mysteries has announced the launch of their eleventh murder mystery party game “Holiday Horror: Murder at the Ugly Sweater Office Holiday Party” featuring Marty Thomas (Wicked, Xanadu) as the voice of Bill Dinboss. Broadway Murder Mysteries was created in March of 2020 by...

Actress, singer, playwright and multi Tony Nominee, Tovah Feldshuh is a presence on stage and screen with the ability to make audiences laugh, cry and feel every emotion. Of late, she has been focused on her relationship with her beloved mother Lily – – And has written a memoir...

By Marilyn Lester The Irish Arts Center continues its series of 15 episodes of Mick Moloney’s Songbook, curated by Irish musician, musicologist and teacher Moloney, comprised of stories, songs and tunes from Ireland and Irish America. Moloney, who has a doctorate in Folklore and...

Martha Lorin and Harvey S. (Photo Maryann Lopinto) Jazz artist Martha Lorin passed away on November 4th from pancreatic cancer. She was 74 years old. Raised to be a jazz singer, Martha was born into a family of professional musicians and Welsh singers. Her grandmother, Sarah Dalton, sang in...

Community League of the Heights (CLOTH) Gala Streams November 12th, Featuring James Monroe Iglehart, Damon J. Gillespie, Arielle Jacobs and Rogelio Douglas Jr! CLOTH is thrilled to be honoring Andres R. Nieto and New York Presbyterian Hospital, Chef, Restaurateur, and author Melba Wilson of...

From Broadway to film, The Prom is now an adaptation by Ryan Murphy shot in a high school gym in Hollywood! And the stars, well, the stars . . . Meryl Streep, James Corden, Kerry Washington. If you missed it on Broadway, it’s the story of a young gal who wants to take her girlfriend to the...

HONG KONG, CHINA’S AURORA THEATRE PARTNERS WITH  INTERNATIONAL THEATRES INCLUDING ROGER HENDRICKS SIMON AND SIMON STUDIO TO PRESENT INTERNATIONAL THEATRE FESTIVAL NOV. 7, 2020 to JAN. 7, 2021 After Coffee & Cigarettes (2011) and Champagne & Cigarettes (2012), Aurora Theatre of...

The Actors Fund, the national human services organization for everyone in performing arts and entertainment, raised $1.1 million at its first-ever Virtual Gala on Monday, November 2, 2020. The evening celebrated The Actors Fund and the 35th anniversary of Career Transition For...

Stage Aurora Theatrical Company (Darryl Reuben Hall, Executive Director) will present “Broadway Celebrates Veterans Day,” a virtual concert of Broadway performers including Robert Cuccioli, Darius De Haas, Jarrod Emick, Darryl Reuben Hall, Janet Hubert, Cady Huffman, Renee...

By Carol Rocamora Set on enchanted isle, Shakespeare’s The Tempest is a fantastical play, in which characters with supernatural powers cause storms and shipwrecks with the wave of a wand.    So it’s hard to imagine how a director can pull off a production of such a fantastical...

Jamie deRoy & friends presents Gone But Not Forgotten Part 4 on Sunday November 8th at 7:30 PM.  Seen on this episode in Loving Memory of – Julie Wilson (October 21, 1924–April 5, 2015) LaVern Baker (November 11, 1929–March 10, 1997),            Christopher...

. . . Josh Lamon. . . By Matt Smith To satisfy our long-festering cravings and yours, we reached out to a handful of industry names — including would-be current performers and alumni alike — to ask a few, short quirky Broadway-related questions as they relate to life amid the pandemic… and...

The Marx Brothers in I’ll Say She Is! Lotta Miles at center. By Samuel L. Leiter There were at least sixteen shows that could be classed as revues during the 1923-24 season, almost all of them on Broadway. That includes The Greenwich Village Follies, which had abandoned its bohemian...

(Upper – Lindsay Nicole Chambers, Norm Lewis / Lower – Chris Renfro, Siho Ellsmore) By Sandi Durell DRACULA – that chilling, thrilling Halloween favorite is being heard on the new LIVE Immersive Radio Show – Resounding LIVE. There’s one more opportunity tonight, October 31 at 8...

The ever-popular Scottish Actor Sir Sean Connery – forever known as James Bond, has died at the age of 90, celebrating that birthday in August. He died overnight in his sleep while in the Bahamas. He was the first to bring this iconic role to film and appeared in 7 of the spy thrillers. His...

Carol Ostrow’s series of revealing articles on Theater Pizzazz, where her creative poetry took form, has morphed into a celebration of “Poems From the Pandemic Pen” that will be virtually celebrated by The Three Tomatoes Live on November 1 at 4 pm. The event can be viewed...

By Sandi Durell Serious about theater? Elevate your career by connecting to people in theater worldwide at the 2020 TheaterMakers Summit November 14-15, and Bonus Day November 16, with those who motivate and inspire to new levels. It’s a one of a kind opportunity to meet hundreds of theater...

Following the worldwide success of the live streaming productions of Hershey Felder as Irving Berlin, Hershey Felder: Beethoven and George Gershwin Alone, which raised vital funds for dozens of U.S. and international theatres and arts organizations, virtuoso playwright,...

It’s that time of year . . . ghouls, ghosts and goblins are about to descend on us for the annual Halloween madness. But it couldn’t be a better time to catch the Sanderson Sisters “I Put a Spell on You” and their Broadway cast of characters to raise funds for:...

The “Spotlight on Plays” series continues with David Mamet’s RACE onThursday, October 29 at 8PM EST/ 5PM PST.  The cast stars Ed O’Neill, 2020 Tony Award nominee David Alan Grier recreating his Tony-nominated performance, Alicia Stith,...

by Matt Smith We may have, at this point, logged over 200 days in quarantine, but although states all over the country have begun to ease up on restrictions, it’s pretty clear this virus is showing no signs of slowing down. And with the recent news that our beloved Broadway will now be...

Across the Pond In London, the hit West End musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie is set to make its West End return to the Apollo Theatre for a six-month run beginning November 28. According to the creative team, changes have been made to the show’s staging to...

What good is sitting alone in your room? Exciting technology is happening in the world of Zoom and broadcast. MetropolitanZoom now has a Virtual Venue Studio in Long Island City, NY – STUDIO A!  Learn more about it at https://metropolitanzoom.com/performer You may have seen what...

Steve Ross – KT Sullivan By Linda Amiel Burns “Cabaret Classics” was the theme of the last night of the Mabel Mercer Foundation Cabaret Convention with many of Cabaret’s Stars performing live from the stage of the Birdland Theater. Wrapping up the fourth and last night of the 1st...

By Marilyn Lester If the coronavirus pandemic has underscored one thing artistically, it’s that CDs have become a lifeline to those starved for stability in the arts. There’s been a steady supply of them, in a familiar format––one unscathed by the lack of live performance. CDs, of course, are...

Jersey City Theatre Center Voices International Festival                      ...

“The World of Cabaret” featured international performers and singers from many USA cities on the 3rd night of the Mabel Mercer Virtual Cabaret Convention. by Linda Amiel Burns Tim Draxl The essence of cabaret is to see live entertainment, singers performing before enthusiastically applauding...

by Sondra Lee On October 21, 2020 MARGE CHAMPION dancer-actress, passed away in Los Angeles at the age of 101 years young! This broadway, theatre, film star was an endless inspiration for those of us who knew her admired her, and learned from her.  Marge was the model for Disney’s...

“The Future of Cabaret” – the 2nd night of the virtual Mabel Mercer Foundation Cabaret Convention featured winners of The Elow Songbook High School Competition. by Linda Amiel Burns Adela and Larry Elow KT Sullivan Cabaret patrons Adela and Larry Elow created an Endowment Fund...

Tammy Faye Starlite – Penny Arcade Pangea’s Livestream “Ghost Light Series” kicks off October 23 at 8 pm with Tammy Faye Starlite, following by Penny Arcade’s “Notes From the Underground” on October 30, 8 pm.  These are two of the most wildly original, provocative club acts in New York...

Bistro Award Winner for Outstanding Tribute Show, Stephanie Trudeau, was excited to perform “Chavela: Think of Me” on November 4th at Don’t Tell Mama. But with the surge in Covid-19 infections, her concern grew. She thoughtfully came to the conclusion it’s wiser and safer to not gather people...

Cabaret In the Streets By Marcina Zaccaria Cabaret was alive and sounding great at the outdoor Wartime Canteen for a New Era, with Creator and Performer David Greenspan, accompanied by Jamie Lawrence.  Through a brisk and sunny day on a Brooklyn Sunday afternoon in the Boerum...

New musical ECCLESIASTES: THE CIRCUS OF LIFE for a one-night cabaret October 30 at 9 pm Dustin Ceithamer, of this summer’s Marvel thriller The New Mutants, has written and conceived this musical that delves into the human experience of the pursuit for meaning, purpose and satisfaction with...

Amber Martin – Judy Gold Ute Lemper – Sharon Needles Club Cumming Productions (Alan Cumming, Daniel Nardicio and Samuel Benedict) has put together a season of shows featuring a cavalcade of their most beloved performers in a virtual cabaret series exclusively on Stellar,...

Angela Bassett-Jason Bateman-Danai Gurira Join the stars: Danai Gurira joins Hugh Jackman, Angela Bassett and Jason Bateman at MPTF’s Ninth Annual “Reel Stories, Real Lives” event that goes virtual on Tuesday, October 27 at 6:30 pm Motion Picture & Television Fund’s YouTube and Facebook...

KT Sullivan, Artistic Director Sidney Myer The Mabel Mercer Foundation presents the first virtual Cabaret Convention Oct 19-22 -“NY Cabaret: Yesterday and Today” By Linda Amiel Burns Donald Smith presented the first Cabaret Convention in 1989 at The Town Hall, and since his death Artistic...

The Right Girl Where Will You Stand When Everything Changes? Barrington Stage Company Founder/Artistic Director Julianne Boyd announced that the entirely original new musical based on true stories, The Right Girl, will be presented for the first time on Sunday, November 1, 2020...

Clare Dunne (Prince-Hal) and Harriet Walter (Henry IV) Photo: Helen Maybanks Review by Carol Rocamora “Places, ladies”! That’s the customary call when a stage manager readies actors for an entrance, right?  Not in this version of Henry IV!  In Phyllida Lloyd’s all-female 2016...

Presented by Emerging Artist Theatre and Red Spear Productions in a Virtual Reading on Monday, November 9th at 8PM. The play is written by Brian Belovitch, directed by Obie Award winning Everett Quinton. The cast stars: Jonny Beauchamp, Margaret Cho, Yuhua Hamasaki, Lena Hall,...

The York Theatre’s new Broadway’s Great American Songbook begins November 2nd running thru December 19th where you’ll see/hear all of your most favorite artists live streamed. The events are hosted by Michael Feinstein and directed by Barry Kleinbort. Individual tickets are available or...

Theater Breaking Through Barriers Artistic Director Nicholas Viselli announced the Third Virtual Playmakers’ Intensive: INUNION, scheduled for October 19th through November 1st, on YouTube nightly at 7:30pm or Facebook at 8:15pm, via ZOOM.Disability intersects with all populations in...

Jason Tam The Keen Company All Star Benefit Broadcast of Orson Welles’s “War of the Worlds,” with cast led by Jason Tam (Be More Chill, KPOP) will be joined by Arnie Burton, Morgan Siobhan Green, Khiry Walker and more. Artistic Director Jonathan Silverstein. To air Friday October 30 at 8 pm....

Upcoming virtual talks with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Mathew McConaughey, Bill Nye, David Byrne and others. — OCT 18, 4pm (Sunday): Governor Andrew Cuomo with Larry Wiilmore“American Crisis: Leadership Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic. RSVP/BUY SIGNED BOOK — OCT 21, 6pm: Matthew...

Rescheduling her show due to Covid-19, Suzanna Ross landed in one of the premier virtual cabarets – MetropolitanZoom.com on October 24 at 7pm EST, where she will now offer up her CD preview show as she sings songs from the CD and new songs as well. She’ll be livestreamed from the Triad for an...

Lisa Peterson by Carol Rocamora In this time of isolation, uncertainty, artistic deprivation, and darkened theatres, what could be more invigorating and inspiring than the New York Theatre Workshop’s “What The Hell Is A Republic, Anyway?”  This new four-part series is among the first of...

KAREN MASON – the acclaimed Broadway star, concert artist and cabaret favorite – will present a special online video broadcast of her acclaimed show “Mason at Mama’s in March,” recorded at the legendary New York nightclub Don’t Tell Mama in 2015. The show began...

In an unprecedented collaboration with Showtime and The Actors Fund, Goodman Theatre is proud to present the stream of the Tony Award Winning Broadway production of Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman, starring two-time Tony Award winner Brian...

As always, there are surprises, snubs and shows that didn’t make it because of Tony cutoff date (Feb.20) . . . like Girl From the North Country and West Side Story. Tony Award winner James Monroe Iglehart spun his Tony Award and had some fine memories to talk about before he announced...

Dermot Crowley and Dearbhla Molloy                    Review by Carole Di Tosti With its online series, Irish Repertory Theatre has provided an incredible opportunity to virtually revisit paintings hanging in the National Gallery in London, U.K. Their presentation of Give me Your Hand which...

By Marilyn Lester Broadway and other theaters may still be closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the music that represents former glories on their stages keeps coming on strong. The following is worthy of your notice: After being released digitally in August, the CD release by Broadway...

A multigenerational group of more than 40 ​theatre artists Performed by The Commissary Conceived by Marin Ireland, Peter Mark Kendall, Tyler Thomas, Reggie D. White, directed by Tyler Thomas.With Kyle Beltran, Dan Butler,Helen Cespedes, Adam Chanler-Berat,Kalyne Coleman, Crystal Dickinson,...

Lincoln Center Theater had hoped to reopen its productions of the new opera Intimate Apparel at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater and the new musical Flying Over Sunset at the Vivian Beaumont Theater this coming spring 2021, but now hopes to reopen both productions in the...

By Marilyn Lester The Irish Arts Center has very recently begun a delightful new series, curated by Irish musician, musicologist and teacher Mick Moloney, of stories, songs and tunes from Ireland and Irish America. For anyone who’s interested in, or loves Irish traditional music, these 15...

CORRECTION: “‘The Music Man’ postpones Broadway opening to 2022” by Broadway News’ Caitlin Huston – ““The Music Man” has postponed its opening until Feb. 10, 2022. … Previews for the musical now begin Dec. 20, 2021 at the Winter Garden Theatre, a...

This installment reminding us of five long-forgotten musicals from the busy but less than exciting Broadway musical season of 1923-1924

Harriet Walter Review by Carol Rocamora No matter what, don’t miss the Donmar Warehouse’s ground-breaking, norm-smashing production of Julius Caesar, now streaming on St. Ann’s Warehouse website through October 15.   The all-female cast is, of course, the most arresting feature of...

Review by Sandi Durell A pro’s pro! Powerful! Intuitive! A voice that soars! Did I get your attention?  Vivian Reed surely got mine on October 10 at MetropolitanZoom! This new normal entertainment isn’t the easiest of platforms but it sure is the best as presented by creator Bernie Furshpan...

The original cast of Joe DiPietro’s Conscience will come together again for a virtual version of the play with George Street Playhouse October 27 thru 30. Due to the shutdown of theaters throughout the state in March, the world-premiere of the production was canceled just days after it...

Favorite jazz vocalist Marilyn Maye had a busy 2020 calendar booked nationwide with more than 100 dates until Covid-19 came along. But knowing this treasured artist, at the tender age of 92, nothing will stop her. So if you happen to be in the Minneapolis area, or have friends who are, rush...

Lonely on The Great White Way So when will the Great White Way really open? The date keeps getting pushed back and now according to the Broadway League, it’s at least to the end of May 2021. All ticket sales for Broadway performances are suspended through at least May 30, 2021. Individual...

 The New York Pops is presenting a virtual benefit concert featuring Kelli O’Hara on Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at 7:30 p.m. EST hosted by New York Pops Music Director and Conductor Steven Reineke. The concert, with music direction by Dan Lipton, features...