The Green Room 42 announced its May line-up with Eva Noblezada, Reeve Carney, Micaela Diamond and more

The Green Room 42 is pleased to announce their May line-up for in-person performances. Located inside YOTEL Times Square (570 Tenth Avenue, Fourth Floor), The Green Room 42 is Broadway’s newest and most spacious cabaret club, hailed by the New York Times as … Continue reading The Green Room 42 announced its May line-up with Eva Noblezada, Reeve Carney, Micaela Diamond and more

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Paints The Town Green with 40th Anniversary Celebrations

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS will paint the town green in honor of the musical’s ruby red 40th anniversary. Beginning Thursday, April 28, and throughout the month of May, there will be various events, contests, special performances, and activations to celebrate the beloved, award-winning show’s … Continue reading LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Paints The Town Green with 40th Anniversary Celebrations

Nominees announced for the 71st annual Outer Critics Circle Awards

The Outer Critics Circle (OCC), the official organization of writers on New York theatre for out-of-town newspapers and national publications, are pleased to announce the nominees for the 71st Annual Outer Critics Circle Awards, honoring the 2021-2022 Broadway and Off-Broadway season. Leading the pack with the most honors of the season is the Broadway play The Lehman Trilogy with nine nominations, followed by the Off-Broadway musicals Harmony and Kimberly Akimbo which earned eight nods each. The most recognized Broadway musicals of the season are MJ the Musical and Paradise Square, with seven nominations each. Nominees for the annual John Gassner Award — for a new American play, preferably by a new playwright — are … Continue reading Nominees announced for the 71st annual Outer Critics Circle Awards

Nominees announced for the 88th Annual Drama League Awards

The Drama League (Gabriel Stelian-Shanks, Artistic Director; Bevin Ross, Executive Director) today announced the 2022 Drama League Awards Nominees for Outstanding Production of a Play, Outstanding Revival of a Play, Outstanding Production of a Musical, Outstanding Revival of a Musical, Outstanding Direction of a Play, Outstanding Direction of a Musical, and the much-coveted Distinguished Performance Award. Honoring achievements on and Off-Broadway, the nominations were announced this morning by Denée Benton and André De Shields at the official announcement event held at the New York Library for the Performing Arts, which was streamed live online by BroadwayWorld.com and The Drama League’s Official YouTube Channel. The nominations announcement begins a month of … Continue reading Nominees announced for the 88th Annual Drama League Awards

Prospect theatre company to hold Spring 2022 Gala at Edison Ballroom

Prospect Theater Company (Cara Reichel, Producing Artistic Director; Melissa Huber, Managing Director) announced today that the return of their annual Spring Gala will honor four extraordinary members of the Prospect and musical theater community with the first annual Muse Awards: Lia Chang, Naima Kradjian, Leonard Majzlin, and Grammy Award nominee and Drama Desk Award winner Kenita Miller. Co-hosted by Tony Award nominee Anika Larsen and Drama Desk Award winner Jose Llana, the Spring Gala will be held on Sunday, May 1st at The Edison Ballroom (240 West 47th Street). The evening includes cocktails, dinner, and entertainment from special guests in celebration of the inaugural Muse Award recipients. “We are thrilled … Continue reading Prospect theatre company to hold Spring 2022 Gala at Edison Ballroom

Powerhouse team launches revolutionary full-service concert agency “Full Circle Artists”

It was announced today that a powerhouse team of collaborators, including Tony Award nominee Jarrod Spector and stage and screen star Kelli Barrett, have launched Full Circle Artists, a revolutionary full-service, bicoastal concert agency providing artists & venues the highest … Continue reading Powerhouse team launches revolutionary full-service concert agency “Full Circle Artists”

Skylar Astin to play Seymour in LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS

Skylar Astin (Pitch Perfect, Spring Awakening, “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist”) will take on the lead role of Seymour in the three-time Best Musical Revival Award-winning production of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS. Astin joins the cast beginning Tuesday, May 17, 2022, after Grammy nominee & Theater World Award-Winner Conrad Ricamora (“How to … Continue reading Skylar Astin to play Seymour in LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS

Ben Fankhauser, “When you are with a character for so long, it kind of grows and develops with you”

How was it like going from a regional production to Broadway? Was it expected at times?  It was like a snowball effect. It happened so quickly, without us even realizing it. It was just one of those things that was … Continue reading Ben Fankhauser, “When you are with a character for so long, it kind of grows and develops with you”

André De Shields & Denée Benton To Announce 2022 Drama League Award Nominees on Monday, April 25, 2022

The Drama League (Artistic Director, Gabriel Stelian-Shanks; Executive Director, Bevin Ross) will welcome Tony Award winner and Drama League Distinguished Performance Award nominee André De Shields (Hadestown) and Tony Award and Drama League Distinguished Performance Award Nominee Denée Benton (The Great Comet of 1812, “The Gilded Age”) as hosts of the 2022 … Continue reading André De Shields & Denée Benton To Announce 2022 Drama League Award Nominees on Monday, April 25, 2022