Broadway Bound – Not!

Every theater professional wants to be Broadway bound. But is Broadway the best place for every show? The record shows the answer to this question is often no.

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A Taste of Nashville’s Historic Grand Ole Opry
Comes to New York’s Times Square

By: Ellis Nassour

“Come on in and sit right down and make yourself at home!” sang the legendary Patsy Cline. It was the tune that opened her live shows. Now a huge bit of the history of authentic country music has come to New York’s Times Square with Opry City Stage, 1604 Broadway between 48^th and 49^th Streets.

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Bon Voyage: New York Times Travel Show, January 27 and 28, Celebrates Uncommon Adventures

By: Ellis Nassour

Dorothy said it best in The Wizard of Oz: “There’s no place like home…There’s no place like home!” That is, if you don’t know the Who, What. When, and Wheres of travel. And that’s why there’s the New York Times Travel Show, the largest and longest-running consumer travel show in North America — now in its 15^th year. Jet (private or commercial), cruise, and train to your heart’s content this weekend, January 27 and 28, 2018 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.

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It’s Ten O’clock, and Your Children Are Not in the Theater

The numbers are out and they’re not good. According to the latest number-crunchers, less than 10 percent of Americans goes to the theater. And some people want to get to the root of these appalling statistics.

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Mercedes Ellington & The Friars Club celebrate Lifetime Achievement in Dance Award & Surprise film!

Mercedes Ellington is not only Broadway Royalty, but also the ‘carrier of the torch’ for the critically important ‘Duke Ellington legacy’ here in the United States. 

She’ll have much to celebrate on December 20th at New York’s historic Friars Club. 

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Not Another Christmas Letter! Isn’t Your Typical Holiday Musical

By: Ellis Nassour

The Nightmare Before Christmas isn’t just a movie. It’s what you get when you open your mailbox and find one of those long, drawn out Christmas letters, sometimes even from someone you like, that go into great detail about what has transpired in their lives – month by month by month by month.

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BC/EFA Gypsy of the Year Competition Shatters Another Record: Red Bucket Brigade Collects $5,609,211 for Health
and Outreach Services

By: Ellis Nassour

The 29th edition of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS’ annual Gypsy of the Year Competition, held Monday and Tuesday at the historic New Amsterdam Theatre, home of Disney’s Aladdin, shattered even the wildest expectations. A mind-boggling record amount of $5,609,211 — $379,545 more than last December’s record tally. Thanks go to the hundreds of tireless volunteers in the Bucket Brigade and casts of 56 Broadway, Off Broadway, and touring shows  and their amazingly generous audiences during the six –week fundraising period.

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Glenn Loney named DD Distinguished Service Member.

December 4, 2017: The Drama Desk honored Glenn Loney, PhD at their annual meeting on Monday naming him the Drama Desk’s Distinguished Service Member in recognition of his career achievements and his contributions to the Drama Desk. His long-time companion Scott Benett read prepared remarks on his behalf.

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Back by popular demand, A KIND SHOT, the critically acclaimed one-woman show by former basketball star and model Terri Mateer hits the boards at the TBG Studio Theatre (312 West 36th Street) January 6th,  through February 25, 2018. 

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The Big Apple Circus Returns Bigger, Better, More Dazzling, and Thrilling Than Ever

By: Ellis Nassour

After a one year hiatus, New York’s home-grown Big Apple Circus has made a triumphant return, premiering its 40th Anniversary season at its longtime home under the big top in Lincoln Center’s Damrosch Park, with performances through January 7. Rescued by Big Top Works , this New York original and intimate one-ring “circus with a heart” is back bigger, better, and newer than ever.

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16th Annual Exhibition & Silent Auction hosted by ACA Galleries

November 8, 2017:  The 16th Annual Anyone Can Fly exhibition and silent auction hosted by ACA Galleries at Affirmation Arts, 523 West 37th Street, featured a remarkable selection of art at the silent auction. Selected works were posted online for preview and early bidding prior to the event. Music at the festive evening was by the Jazz Doctors starring M.C. Joe Camardo. Dancing to the trio’s vivacious tunes  followed the auction.

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The Drama League Winter Benefit Gala honored Steve Martin at the Plaza

By: Patrick Christiano

November 6, 2017: Some of Broadway and Hollywood’s brightest stars applauded Steve Martin, a true renaissance man, at The Plaza, where The Drama League honored him on Monday evening. The League’s 34^th Annual Musical Celebration was a vivid reminder of Mr. Martin’s immense talents as not only a successful actor, and comedian, but also a writer, producer, and musician. The man, who plays the piano and the banjo, is a renowned celebrity and yet he retains the goofy down to earth demeanor, which brought him to prominence on The Smothers Brother Comedy Hour in the 1960s. 

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By: Iris Wiener

November 6^th was a celebration of the magic of theatre, as the Broadway community came out to support Only Make Believe at its annual gala. OMB is a non-profit organization that creates and performs interactive theatre for children in hospitals and care facilities. The organization, which has served over 52,000 children since 1999, honored singer and new Broadway star Josh Groban for his philanthropic work with Find Your Life Foundation.

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