FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club, presents BMG recording artist and songwriter Carly Robyn Green in her NYC concert debut on February 23, 2017. Her adult-contemporary / smooth jazz repertoire includes fresh takes on American Songbook standards, stylized renditions of contemporary classics, and original love songs co-written with Broadway composer Frank Wildhorn. Hailed by AOL Music…
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Emily Estefan: A Selfless Artist
I sat at a high table with a perfect view of the stage at The Cutting Room. The two pieces of information that I carried into the club was that Emily Estefan released her album, Take Whatever You Want, on February 3rd and that she is the 22-year-old daughter of Emilio and Gloria Estefan. Then I…
LOVE.
I’ve never had a good Valentine’s Day. But I love Valentine’s Day. Why? I guess…because I just love the idea of love. – (one of my students) Happy Valentine’s Day, folks! One of my students gave me that pearl of wisdom last week – and I wanted to pass it along to all of…
TONIGHT at Birdland Jazz NYC: LOVE SONGS for V-Day Volume 4
LOVE SONGS for V-Day Volume 4 is tonight at Birdland Jazz at 7pm. A portion of the proceeds will go to benefit VDAY; V-Day is a global movement to end violence against women and girls through benefit productions of Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues and other artistic works. The LOVE SONGS for V-Day concert series…
COMING SOON: League of Professional Theatre Women Big Mingle & Awards Celebration!
Big Mingle Early Bird Tickets NOW ON SALE! Friday, March 31 6:30pm – 10pm Ceremony at The TimesCenter 242 West 41st Street At 8th Avenue Big Mingle Reception at Sardi’s Sponsored by Planet Connections! 234 West 44th Street Between 7th & 8th Avenues CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE EARLY BIRD TICKETS! For member early bird tickets,…
COMING SOON: Angry Young Man
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…
Bookstore Spotlight(s): Shakespeare & Company
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…
A Write Teacher(s) Spotlight: Sunset Boulevard
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 Announcement!
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…
COMING SOON: Joyce Jackson’s Guide to Dating, a musical parody
Casting has been announced for the upcoming concert presentation of Joyce Jackson’s Guide to Dating, which will take place March 14 at Feinstein’s/54 Below. The show will feature a cast of Broadway veterans that includes (in alphabetical order) Jake Boyd (Wicked, NBC’s The Sound of Music), Jackie Burns (If/Then, Hair, Wicked), Lindsay Nicole Chambers (Kinky…