Rachel A. Kaufman News

On Tuesday, January 5 -10, 2016, as part of the Venus/Adonis Theater Festival at The Hudson Guild Theatre (441 W. 26th Street), The Telling Company (TTC) will present A BITTER PILL by Gayle Damiano Waxenberg. Artistic Director Daniel Neiden will direct. 

On Tuesday, January 5 -10, 2016, as part of the Venus/Adonis Theater Festival at The Hudson Guild Theatre (441 W. 26th Street), The Telling Company (TTC) will present A BITTER PILL by Gayle Damiano Waxenberg. Artistic Director Daniel Neiden will direct. Tickets are $23 and can be purchased by visiting TheTellingCompany.org.

Lydia Harrell, a Michigan native currently living in Boston, and actress Rhianna Radick, who was born in Philadelphia and has lived in New York City for the past two years, were winners of the Second Annual Duke Ellington Jazz Vocal Competition held Saturday, October 24, at the 41st Annual 52nd Street Duke Ellington/Americana Jazz Festival in Manhattan.

Private industry readings of new musical, HIT SONG!, will be presented at The Davenport Theatre on May 19th, 2015 at 5:00pm and 8:00pm in New York City.

The Duke Ellington Center for the Arts (DECFA) launched its 1st Jazz Vocal Competition at New York City's 40th Annual 52nd Street Duke Ellington Jazz Festival on Saturday, October 25, 2014. Performing under sunny skies on a beautiful fall afternoon in New York City, the 23 competing singers demonstrated their unique vocal talents in front of an appreciative crowd who cheered them on with great enthusiasm. In the end, the three winners were:

The Duke Ellington Center for the Arts (DECFA) will introduce its 1st Jazz Vocal Competition at New York City's 40th Annual 52nd Street Duke Ellington Jazz Festival today, October 25, 2014, it was announced by renowned dancer/choreographer Mercedes Ellington, founder and artistic director of DECFA.

The Duke Ellington Center for the Arts (DECFA) will launch its 1st Jazz Vocal Competition at New York City's 40th Annual 52nd Street Duke Ellington Jazz Festival on Saturday, October 25, 2014. The Competition, which will take place between 1:00 and 4:00 PM in the Performance Area at the southeast corner of 52nd Street and Avenue of Americas,, will feature 26 talented up-and-coming jazz vocalists who will be vying for cash prizes and opportunities to perform at future concerts and musical events presented by the Ellington Center for the Arts. .

The Duke Ellington Center for the Arts (DECFA) will introduce its 1st Jazz Vocal Competition at New York City's 40th Annual 52nd Street Duke Ellington Jazz Festival on Saturday, October 25, 2014, it was announced here today by renowned dancer/choreographer Mercedes Ellington, founder and artistic director of DECFA

Music, Lyrics, and Book duo Michael Roberts and Charlie Schulman reunite once again after their recent production of The Fartiste, which had a successful run Off-Broadway in 2011-12 and West End Concert following its 2006 FringeNYC Outstanding Musical Award. Their newest venture, The Goldstein Variations, after concert presentations at the JCC in Manhattan, American University, and Abingdon Theater, will be seen by supporters at The Playroom Theater in a limited, developmental presentation from May 12th through 15th, open to the general public. The Goldstein Variations will be directed by Daniel Kutner.

Marcus Stevens and Natalie Charle Ellis, recently of Forbidden Broadway: Alive and Kicking, are just two of the Broadway and Off-Broadway luminaries who will appear in Dorks, Drunks, and Dinosaurs: The Songs of Jeff Bienstock on October 21st at the Laurie Beechman Theater. Stevens will also be taking on directorial duties as he and his former co-star take part in an evening of music and lyrics by the multifaceted and award-winning Bienstock.

Joe's Pub has announced this week's lineup of artists - check out the full listings below!

THE FARTISTE, a new musical comedy, will open off-Broadway at Sofia's Downstairs, (221 West 46th Street) on Thursday, October 27th with previews to begin on Thursday, October 13th.

THE FARTISTE, a new musical comedy, will open off-Broadway at Sofia's Downstairs, (221 West 46th Street) on Thursday, October 27th with previews to begin on Thursday, October 13th.

Stages Production Specialists Inc., an event production company based in Manila, Philippines, has been auditioning male singers and actors in N.Y. who can fill the role of young Italian Fabrizio Naccarelli in the company's local production of Broadway musical 'The Light in the Piazza' in July. The scarcity of leading men in local theater has brought the show's producers to N.Y.

After a sold out first show, composer/lyricist Scott Even Davis will perform another evening of his music on Monday November 22nd, at Don't Tell Mama's at 9:30pm.

Artistic Director Melba LaRose and Resident Director Tony Spinosa represented NY Artists Unlimited at the IETM International Theatre Conference in Zurich, Switzerland, November 5th - 9th 2008. This conference attracts professional theatre producers, directors, arts endowment directors, and creative believers in the growth of the arts on a global level. The five-day conference presented panel discussions with topics ranging from the Economy and the Arts to discussions revolving around the European Identity and European Misunderstandings. The conference also included day trips to various parts of Zurich and tours of local theatres with shared insights from resident theatre Artistic Directors and actors. Evenings were generally filled with theatre productions, some of which were mounted specifically for the conference.

After three mentions in Liz Smith's column and much other press, on August 10 at 6 pm, Bad Musicals Festival '08 wrapped up with the CARMEN MIRANDA BENEFIT & FRUIT CUP AWARDS for best plays by audience vote: Golden Pineapple, Silver Tomato, and Bronze Banana. New this year were the Jack Lemons for best bad actor& actress (plus runners-up).

In Rose Courtney's 'CYCLE - A Vaudeville Comedy', an unsure young woman goes in search of The Secret of Success, helped by an itinerant vaudeville troupe flung to our age from the 30s. Part of the New York International Fringe Festival.

WILTSIE BRIDGE PRODUCTIONS and OFF THE LEASH PRODUCTIONS are pleased to announce the return production of CYCLE directed by Craig Carlisle.

Ebony Black, an original children's musical that springs from Snow White, is being presented Saturdays at 3PM on September 22 & 29, courtesy of NY Artists Unlimited. Performances for children and family audiences are at the Players Theatre, 115 MacDougal St., in Greenwich Village.