Frankie Grande News

13, A New Musical, with music and lyrics by Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown (Parade, The Last Five Years), began previews on Tuesday, September 16, 2008 officially opened at The Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre (242 W. 45th Street) last night, Sunday, October 5, 2008. With a book by award winning children's author & songwriter Dan Elish ('Born Too Short, Confessions of an 8th Grade Basket Case') and Robert Horn (Dame Edna: Back with a Vengeance), 13, A New Musical is directed by Tony Award nominee Jeremy Sams (The Sound of Music in the West End) and choreographed by Tony Award nominee Christopher Gattelli (South Pacific).

On April 28th the Second Annual Broadway Beauty Pageant (formerly titled Mr. Broadway) was held at New World Stages. The winner was Marty Thomas (Mr. Xanadu).

Fire Island's The Ice Palace, located within the Grove Hotel in Cherry Grove, will continue 'Brandon and Ray's Broadway at the Beach,' an open-mic musical theatre party on Fire Island featuring Broadway's best. On Monday, August 13th, from 9pm till 11:30pm

On July 13th, the Laurie Beechman Theatre continued The After Party, which runs every Friday from 10:30PM until 2AM.

The Ali Forney Center's (AFC) largest annual fundraising event, 'Luscious '07,' will be held on Monday, June 11th at 8pm at the Lucille Lortel Theatre (121 Christopher St).

'Mr. Broadway 2007,' the inaugural male Broadway beauty pageant, took place on Monday evening, April 30th , 8pm, at New World Stages