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Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Photo Coverage: Anika Noni Rose & Andy Karl Honored at Inside Broadway Beacon Awards by Stephen Sorokoff

Last night at the JW Marriot Essex House, Inside Broadway held it's annual Broadway Beacon Awards benefit. This year the honorees included Neil Mazzella, the Chairman of Hudson Scenic Studi…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:50AM
Thursday, June 19, 2014

Stephen Sorokoff My View: When Tune Talks Everyone Listens by Stephen Sorokoff

Stephen Sorokoff My View: When Tune Talks Everyone Listens: Like that TV commercial when everyone follows the advise of the financial advisor, when Tommy Tune makes a performer recommendatio…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 01:33AM
Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Photo Coverage: Sarah Dashew at 54 Below by Stephen Sorokoff

Beautiful, LA-based singer-songwriter Sarah Dashew graced the stage of 54 Below 'Something in the Weather' beauty to warm New York on Tuesday, June 17th, 930 PM.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:59PM
Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Photo Coverage: Steve Bakunas Paints Linda Lavin in PORTRAIT OF AN ARTIST by Stephen Sorokoff

PORTRAIT OF AN ARTIST - an evening with the Tony Award-winning actress Linda Lavin and her husband Steve Bakunas, a painter, actor and jazz drummer - was just presented by the Vineyard Theat…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:35AM

Stephen Sorokoff My View: Portrait Of An Artist Linda Lavin & Steve Bakunas – Steve Was Wrong! by Stephen Sorokoff

Stephen Sorokoff My View: Portrait Of An Artist Linda Lavin & Steve Bakunas - Steve Was Wrong!: Steve Lawrence was wrong when he sang the line “There could never be, a portrait of my…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 10:56AM
Friday, June 13, 2014

Stephen Sorokoff My View: It Was Like A Hockey Game at 54 Below Last Night by Stephen Sorokoff

Stephen Sorokoff My View: It Was Like A Hockey Game at 54 Below Last Night: At a hockey game the crowd seems to be cheering constantly and then erupts in wild enthusiasm when the favorite te…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:00PM
Thursday, June 12, 2014

Stephen Sorokoff My View: Karen Oberlin & Steve Ross – Get The Hook! by Stephen Sorokoff

Stephen Sorokoff My View: Karen Oberlin & Steve Ross - Get The Hook!: I’m not talking about yanking someone off stage, I loved this show.

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 01:09PM

Stephen Sorokoff My View: The Realistic Joneses by Stephen Sorokoff

Stephen Sorokoff My View: The Realistic Joneses: Reality TV shows are advertised as real life drama in real time.

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 02:31AM
Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Stephen Sorokoff My View: Some Of The Best Music Comes From The Bronx – Melissa Manchester by Stephen Sorokoff

Stephen Sorokoff My View: Some Of The Best Music Comes From The Bronx - Melissa Manchester: Diahann Carroll, Jennifer Lopez, Bobby Darin, Bob Gaudio, Eydie Gorme’, Laura Nyro, Roberta Pete…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 10:54AM
Sunday, June 8, 2014

Stephen Sorokoff My View: It Amazed Helsinki Hudson Jessica Molaskey & John Pizzarelli by Stephen Sorokoff

Stephen Sorokoff My View: It Amazed Helsinki Hudson Jessica Molaskey & John Pizzarelli: Jessica didn’t have to sing Cy Coleman’s “It Amazes Me” looking at the guitarist in her q…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 10:55AM
Sunday, June 1, 2014

Photo Coverage: 92Y Lyrics & Lyricists Presents GREAT SONGS FROM FLOP SHOWS by Stephen Sorokoff

Even the legendary Broadway gods and goddesses have come face to face with failure. On May 31, June 1, and 2, Lyrics amp Lyricists pays tribute to musical theater's most thoroughly panned mu…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:46AM

Stephen Sorokoff My View: David Zippel Made And Won His Case at 92Y by Stephen Sorokoff

Stephen Sorokoff My View: David Zippel Made And Won His Case at 92Y: Harvard Law School graduate, Tony Award winner, and multiple Grammy, Golden Globe nominated lyricist David Zippel made a…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 10:13AM

Jamie deRoy is Above 54 Below by Stephen Sorokoff

Jamie deRoy is Above 54 Below: We caught up with Broadway producer, entertainer, and enthusiastic Cabaret supporter Jamie deRoy on 54th street.

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 09:54AM
Friday, May 30, 2014

Photo Coverage: Katie Finneran Brings IT MIGHT BE YOU to 54 Below by Stephen Sorokoff

Katie Finneran, the two-time Tony Award-winning Broadway and TV star, makes her nightclub debut at 54 Below from May 28 to 31 with the show It Might Be You - A Funny Lady's Search for Home. …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:52AM
Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Photo Coverage: Megan Hilty Makes Cafe Carlyle Debut by Stephen Sorokoff

Having garnered acclaim for performances on stage and screen,Megan Hilty makes her Cafe Carlyle debut in a two-week engagement, now through June 7. She performs songs from the television sho…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:31AM

Stephen Sorokoff My View: Megan Hilty Cafe’ Carlyle Debut by Stephen Sorokoff

Stephen Sorokoff My View: Megan Hilty Cafe’ Carlyle Debut: I’ve noticed that the Cafe Carlyle takes on a distinctively divergent character depending on what singer is on the bill.

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 09:43AM
Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Stephen Sorokoff My View: Made In Brooklyn Conquers Helsinki (Hudson) Randy Graff by Stephen Sorokoff

Stephen Sorokoff My View: Made In Brooklyn Conquers Helsinki (Hudson) Randy Graff: It’s approaching Tony time and Lee Tannen has his Broadway friends traveling up to Hudson New York bringi…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 09:12AM
Sunday, May 18, 2014

Photo Coverage: Kate Baldwin Brings SING PRETTY, DON'T FALL DOWN to 54 Below by Stephen Sorokoff

Acclaimed for her work in the recent Broadway musical Big Fish, the groundbreaking off-Broadway musical Giant and her breakout performance in the 2009 Broadway revival of Finian's Rainbow, K…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:27AM
Friday, May 16, 2014

Photo Coverage: Mandy Gonzalez Returns to 54 Below with LOVE, ALL WAYS by Stephen Sorokoff

Mandy Gonzalez, back by popular demand, returned to 54 Below last night, May 15 930PM, in Love, All Ways- A Musical Retrospective of Triumph and Hilarity. Gonzalez, star of Broadway's Wicked…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:44AM
Thursday, May 15, 2014

Stephen Sorokoff My View: The Sound is Awesome 15 Miles From Lincoln Center by Stephen Sorokoff

Stephen Sorokoff My View: The Sound is Awesome 15 Miles From Lincoln Center" The Appel Room at Jazz at Lincoln Center is probably one of the best venues in the world to see a performance.

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 01:06PM
Sunday, May 11, 2014

Stephen Sorokoff My View: Clint Has Left The Building by Stephen Sorokoff

Stephen Sorokoff My View: Clint Has Left The Building: Looking at an empty stage after a Clint Holmes performance, I get a very abandoned and forlorn feeling.

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 10:26AM
Saturday, May 10, 2014

Photo Coverage: Marilyn Maye's A TRIBUTE TO JOHNNY CARSON at 54 Below by Stephen Sorokoff

Johnny Carson knew and featured great singers, including one he called 'Super Singer' - - The multi-talented Marvelous Marilyn Maye. Ms. Maye appeared on The Tonight Show a record 76 times, …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:19AM

Stephen Sorokoff My View: Wrong Title For This Show Marilyn Maye at 54 Below by Stephen Sorokoff

Stephen Sorokoff My View: Wrong Title For This Show Marilyn Maye at 54 Below: I know it’s advertised as a "Tribute To Johnny Carson," but for me it was a tribute to Marilyn Maye.

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 10:55AM
Thursday, May 8, 2014

Stephen Sorokoff My View: Crazy Eddie…Crazy Mark Nadler by Stephen Sorokoff

Stephen Sorokoff My View: Crazy Eddie...Crazy Mark Nadler: Remember those Crazy Eddie appliance store commercials?

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 08:47AM
Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Stephen Sorokoff My View: “The Voice Of The Carlyle” And A Three Minute Standing Ovation by Stephen Sorokoff

Stephen Sorokoff My View: “The Voice Of The Carlyle” And A Three Minute Standing Ovation: Bobby Short was the voice of Cafe Carlyle from 1968 to 2004.

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 03:14PM
Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Photo Coverage: Inside the Fred and Adele Astaire Awards Nominations by Stephen Sorokoff

The nominees have been announced for the 32nd Annual Fred amp Adele Astaire Awards, which will be held on Monday, June 2 at 730pm at NYU's Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. Select tic…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:10PM

Nominees for the 32nd Annual Fred & Adele Astaire Awards by Stephen Sorokoff

Nominees for the 32nd Annual Fred & Adele Astaire Awards: The nominees have been announced for the 32nd Annual Fred & Adele Astaire Awards which will be held on Monday, June 2 at 7…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 04:16PM
Monday, May 5, 2014

Photo Coverage: Faith Prince, Capathia Jenkins, Leslie Kritzer & More Sing Fanny Brice at LYRICS & LYRICISTS by Stephen Sorokoff

Funny girl, singular talent, American icon. Fanny Brice hit stardom in the 1920s and, almost a century later, still inspires the public imagination. Continuing tonight, May 5, Lyrics amp Lyr…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:30PM

Stephen Sorokoff My View: What Happens In Bemelmans Stays In Bemelmans – Except For this Video by Stephen Sorokoff

Stephen Sorokoff My View: What Happens In Bemelmans Stays In Bemelmans - Except For this Video: The swinging sophisticated jazz vocals of Billy Stritch & Jim Caruso made a very funny de…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 10:17AM
Sunday, May 4, 2014

Photo Coverage: WALL to WALL CABARET at Symphony Space, Featuring Andrea McArdle, Karen Wyman, and More! by Stephen Sorokoff

Symphony Space's free signature event, Wall to Wall, took up the theme with Wall to Wall Cabaret on Saturday, May 3. The lineup of nearly 50 performers was a veritable roll call of cabaret i…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:25PM

Photo Coverage: TOMMY TUNE Closing Night at the Cafe Carlyle by Stephen Sorokoff

Tommy Tune, the nine-time Tony Award-winning singeractordancer, made his Cafe Carlyle debut with More Taps, Tunes and Tall Tales. The show featured Musical Director Michael Biagi on piano an…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:15PM

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