VIDEO: How FUNNY GIRL's Jared Grimes Tapped His Way to a Tony Nomination
by Nicole Rosky - June 08, 2022 Nick Arnstein might get all of Fanny's love, but this Broadway season, the Tony Awards are all about Eddie Ryan. Jared Grimes makes his Broadway musical debut in the hit revival of Funny Girl- a performance for which he was nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical....
NJPAC Presents Valentine's Day All-Star Comedy
by Stephi Wild - February 03, 2023 New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) and SJ Presents has announced the hysterical line-up for the Valentine’s Day All-Star Comedy Show....
New Federal Theatre Sets 2020 Poetry Jam This Month
by A.A. Cristi - September 08, 2020 On September 21 and 28 at 7:00 PM, Woodie King, Jr.'s New Federal Theatre will present '2020 Poetry Jam: She Speaks, He Speaks, We Speak, Generations Speak.' ...
Rhonda Hansome To Perform At AARP NY Caregivers Comedy Show Today
by Blair Ingenthron - May 13, 2023 AARP NY and Comedy In Harlem will join forces to provide some joy to the caregivers in and around our communities. This weekly show will feature some of the best comedians performing at Harlem's premier comedy club, Comedy In Harlem....
Frank Owens, Broadway Musician And Former Musical Director For IT'S SHOWTIME AT THE APOLLO, Passes Away
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 18, 2023 Frank Owens, Broadway Musical Virtuoso, Former Musical Director for 'It's Showtime at the Apollo' Dies. A pianist for nearly seven decades, Owens backed talent on Broadway stages, recording studios and TV sets – backing artists from Lena Horne to The Washington Ballet....
Will Mars Brings Hit Fringe Show To Pleasance London For Best Of Edinburgh Season
by Stephi Wild - September 29, 2022 For one night only, on 25th October, Will brings his acclaimed Edinburgh Fringe show - My Life in One-Liners - to the Pleasance London for their Best of Edinburgh season....
Chicago Magic Lounge to Continue Artist-In-Residence Series with Paige Thompson's A PAIGE IN TIME
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 11, 2022 Chicago Magic Lounge, Chicago’s home for close-up magic, will continue its Artist-In-Residence series with Paige Thompson’s A Paige in Time, Wednesdays at 7:00pm, October 5 – December 21, 2022. ...
Comic Rhonda Hansome To Host LAUGHS LIKELY Showcase at Black Women In Comedy Laff Fest In NYC
by A.A. Cristi - June 07, 2022 Actor/ comedian Rhonda “Passion' Hansome (SiriusXM “John Fugelsang's Tell Me Everything”) will host the 'Laughs Likely!' live comedy showcase on Friday, June 17 at Gotham Comedy Club's Vintage Lounge as part of the 2022 Black Women in Comedy LaffFest in New York City....
FirstWorks to Light Up Providence G Ballroom With Performance By Hip-Hop Dance Duo The Wondertwins
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 25, 2023 FirstWorks, a Providence-based nonprofit dedicated to connecting art with audiences, will present Boston-based street dance pioneers The Wondertwins in an entertaining night of dance moves reflecting old-school hip-hop, street style, Broadway and more....
BergenPAC Students Dance At Carnegie Hall In A NIGHT OF INSPIRATION
by A.A. Cristi - December 06, 2022 The event features a mix of music, dance, and spoken word performances from diverse traditions. The production will be held Saturday, Dec. 10 at 8 p.m. in Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium and is led by acclaimed producer, composer, and music director Ray Chew, and co-produced with his wife and busin...
Upcoming PIANO BAR LIVE! Presents Arjana Andris and Ivan Danylets, Gabrielle Elisabeth & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 16, 2020 Featuring new performers with every show, the weekly, award-winning Piano Bar Live! streams tomorrow Tuesday, November 17th at 7:15 pm ET, with host Scott Barbarino. PBL! is continuing the long-established tradition of the piano bar-that special place where we can gather, entertain, support and crea...
All Star Comedy Adds Two Evenings in February and April
by Stephi Wild - January 13, 2022 Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts is pleased to announce two additional evenings of All Star Stand-up Comedy on Saturday, February 19, and Saturday, April 16, at 8 p.m. live and in-person at Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor....
Yvette Nicole Brown to Return as the Host for the 27th Annual ADG Awards
by Michael Major - January 25, 2023 Yvette Nicole Brown is an Emmy-nominated actress, writer, producer, singer and host. Her numerous movie credits include Disney’s Disenchanted, Avengers: Endgame, Dreamgirls, Tropic Thunder and the live-action remake of Lady and the Tramp. Brown has an extensive voiceover career and has been a guest ...
HartBeat Ensemble To Present Marilyn Torres in RUMBLE IN THE THEATER at Sea Tea Comedy Theater in Hartford
by Stephi Wild - September 29, 2021 HartBeat Ensemble announced today a limited engagement of Rumble in the Theater, a funny and interactive experience written and performed by Marilyn Torres and directed by Dudley Findlay, Jr.. ...
Bay Street Theater Unveils Lineup for ALL STAR COMEDY Series in October
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 28, 2023 Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts has revealed the hysterical line-up for the second iteration of this season's ALL STAR COMEDY series set for Friday, October 27, at 8 pm. ...
Rhonda Hansome Will Appear in the 'Funny Over 50' Comedy Showcase at Caveat in Manhattan
by Stephi Wild - August 23, 2022 Actor / comedian Rhonda 'Passion' Hansome (SiriusXM 'John Fugelsang's Tell Me Everything,' / 2022 Black Women in Comedy LaffFest) will be joined by Hollie Harper, Kelli Dunham, Robin Siegel Lakin, Maribeth Mooney and Mina Hartong at the Funny Over 50 live (and livestream) comedy showcase on Tuesday ...
FUNNY GIRL Adds Ramin Karimloo, Jane Lynch & Jared Grimes; Previews Begin This March At the August Wilson Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - October 06, 2021 Excited for FUNNY GIRL's return to Broadway? We've got casting news today about Ramin Karimloo, Jane Lynch and Jared Grimes joining the cast for the first Broadway revival of FUNNY GIRL....
Wolverhampton Grand Announces New Shows on Sale Including THE BODYGUARD, THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL, and More
by Stephi Wild - October 17, 2022 Wolverhampton Grand Theatre has announced a brand new season of shows, including a an exclusive new production of THE SECRET LIVES OF HENRY & ALICE, a comedy by Black Country playwright, David Tristram which will be produced in its entirety by the Grand Theatre....
Chandler Center For The Arts Brings BLACK VIOLIN To Arizona Schools
by A.A. Cristi - October 06, 2020 Chandler Center for the Arts brings the electrifying BLACK VIOLIN to area schools and home school children through its Connecting Kids Theatre Kids Program. ...
Rhonda Hansome Featured at AARP New York Women's History Month Virtual Comedy Show
by Stephi Wild - March 27, 2021 Actor/comedian Rhonda 'Passion' Hansome closes out the AARP New York Women's History Month virtual comedy series with a performance on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. ...
Black Violin Releases 'Celebra'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - November 13, 2020 Today, the hip-hop-meets-classical duo Black Violin released “Celebra” featuring reggaeton singer De La Ghetto....
PIANO BAR LIVE! Continues Tomorrow With Ashley Argota, Dan Bauer and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 20, 2020 The MAC Award-winning Piano Bar Live! continues this Tuesday, July 21st at 7:15 pm ET, with this week's Guest Host Michael Orland and featuring Ashley Argota, Dan Bauer, The Bleam Sisters, Hadiza Dockeray, Robin Lyon, Julie Sheppard, Nancy Timpanaro, Peter Allen Vogt, Mystery Guests & MORE!....
New Concert Venue Chelsea Table + Stage Launches in NYC
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 27, 2021 CHELSEA TABLE + STAGE opened September 2021 to offer New York its newest hotspot for intimate dining and wonderful music. Providing a wide variety of upscale American menu items, with distinguished wine and bespoke cocktails, audiences will experience some of the best touring performers in the world...
Carnegie Hall Presents A Night Of Inspiration With Ray And Vivian Chew, December 10
by A.A. Cristi - October 27, 2022 On Saturday, December 10 at 8:00 p.m. Carnegie Hall presents the highly anticipated return of A Night of Inspiration, an uplifting evening of music, dance, and spoken word from diverse traditions in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage. ...
Rhonda Hansome to be Featured at FUNNY WOMEN OF A CERTAIN AGE Live Comedy Showcase
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 05, 2021 Actor / comedian Rhonda 'Passion' Hansome, (SiriusXM “John Fugelsang's Tell Me Everything” podcast) will be among the performers featured at the “ Funny Women Of A Certain Age' live comedy showcase of “female comics who tell it like it is” on Wednesday, April 28th in Manhattan.... |