Queen’s Six-Town Hall; Bane Griffith new ‘Little Michael’; Broadway Sings Adele w/Lena Hall/Brittney Johnson/Eleri Ward; Candace Bushnell Cafe Carlyle; Broadway Bares June Pride Benefit; Ragtime Benefit Concert
Bane Griffith will be joining the cast of MJ in the role of ‘Little Michael’ January 31, sharing the role with Christian Wilson. Originally from Houston, Texas, Bane will make his Broadway debut in the production. He replaces Corey J. Directed and choreographed by two-time Tony Award winner Christopher Wheeldon, with a book written by two-time Pulitzer Prize® winner Lynn Nottage, MJ is the winner of four 2022 Tony Awards, including Best Leading Actor in a Musical (Myles Frost)and Best Choreography (Wheeldon). www.MJTheMusical.com
Direct from Windsor Castle, The Queen’s Six, the internationally acclaimed vocal sextet, will offer free tickets to New York City Public School students through the New York City Department of Education. The Queen’s Six New York City debut is an exclusive two-night-only engagement at Town Hall on Tuesday, February 14 and Wednesday, February 15, 2023. www.Q6NYC.com
The acclaimed Broadway Sings concert series has announced the lineup for its next concert event, Broadway Sings Adele. On February 26 at 7:30pm, a bombshell cast of stars including Tony Award Winner Lena Hall (Hedwig), Brittney Johnson (Wicked), and Eleri Ward (Only Gold) will belt out new arrangements of the hits of the pop superstar Adele, accompanied by a 14-piece orchestra at the beautiful Sony Hall. Also featured in the lineup are Kayla Davion (Tina), Kyle Freeman (A Strange Loop), Tamika Lawrence (Caroline, Or Change), Kristolyn Lloyd(1776), Corey Mach (Merrily We Roll Along), Kyle Taylor Parker (Pretty Woman), Zachary Noah Piser (KPOP), Jelani Remy (Ain’t Too Proud), Rosé (Titianique, “RuPaul’s Drag Race), Stephanie Torns (Waitress), Danielle Wade (Mean Girls), Michael Wordly (Kinky Boots),and Alyssa Wray (“American Idol”). The concert will give tribute to the iconic songs from every album Adele has released, including “Hello”, “Rolling in the Deep”, “Easy On Me” and “Someone Like You”. The music will be orchestrated and arranged by Joshua Stephen Kartes and conducted by Ben Moss. Broadway Sings Adele is produced and directed by Corey Mach (Merrily We Roll Along, Wicked). Tickets: visit https://www.sonyhall.com
The Entertainment Community Fund announces a one-night-only benefit reunion concert of Ragtime, originally scheduled for 2020, will take place on Monday, March 27, 2023 at the Minskoff Theatre (200 West 45th St.). The event will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the show’s Broadway opening and will star original cast members including Emmy, Grammy and six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald (“Sarah”), two-time Tony Award winner Brian Stokes Mitchell (“Coalhouse Walker, Jr.”) and SAG Award winner Peter Friedman (“Tateh”), with Tony Award winner Kelli O’Hara (“Mother”) in the role originally performed by the late Marin Mazzie. Many more cast members. (Concert Sold Out)
Iconic author and creator of Sex and the City Candace Bushnell returns to Café Carlyle with her acclaimed one-woman show, April 25 – 29. Across five performances, the original Carrie Bradshaw takes us on a whirlwind tour of New York City, from Studio 54 to Sex and the City to Lipstick Jungle and beyond, sharing her remarkable philosophy through stories of fashion, literature, and sex while pouring Cosmos in Manolos. Reservations can be made online via Tock. Café Carlyle is located in The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel (35 East 76th Street, at Madison Avenue).
The incomparable sass, class and full-out dance of Broadway Bares will once again kick off Pride week in New York City with two sizzling performances featuring more than 150 of the city’s most delectable dancers on Sunday, June 18, 2023, at Hammerstein Ballroom. Tickets to Broadway Bares, which is produced by and benefits Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, now on sale at broadwaycares.org.
