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Imagine Dragons, Nate Ruess, raise $700,000 at Orlando Benefit Concert
Held at the Hard Rock Live in Orlando, the All is One Orlando Unity Concert benefited the OneOrlando Fund, which assists survivors and families of victims of the attack. The show reportedly raised at least $700,000.
The Manchester bombing benefit concert Ariana Grande announced she’d do last week is happening today and features Coldplay, Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, Pharrell, Take That, Niall Horan, and Katy Perry, according to TMZ:
Sources connected with the event tell us the charity concert is being held at the Old Trafford cricket ground in Manchester … the same place Beyonce performed last July.
The concert will raise money for the victims and families of the terrorist bombing which took 22 lives and injured more than 50 others.
Ariana Grande has announced a One Love Manchester benefit for the victims of last week's suicide bombing outside her Dangerous Woman tour stop in Manchester, England.
The concert will take place today, June 4, at Emirates Old Trafford in Manchester, a different venue from last week's site.
Along with Grande, stars announced include: Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Coldplay, Miley Cyrus, Pharrell Williams, Usher, Take That and Niall Horan.
All proceeds got to the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund.
Ariana Grande's One Love Manchester benefit concert in honor of the victims of the bombing attack that occurred last month will air on both Freeform and ABC networks in some capacity today.
The concert is set to air Sunday on Freeform at 2 p.m. ET, but will also be on ABC later in the day with a one-hour highlights version following game 2 of the NBA Finals, which is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. ET.
One Love Manchester will take place at Manchester's Emirates Old Trafford venue and will raise money for victims of the May 22 attack at a Grande concert in the same city. The bombing claimed the lives of 22 and left dozens more injured.
Scheduled acts for the benefit include Grande, Katy Perry, Justin Bieber, Coldplay, Miley Cyrus, Pharrell Williams, the Black Eyed Peas, Take That, and One Direction's Niall Horan.
“This Sunday, when Ariana Grande and her friends return to the stage, the world will stand united with families in Manchester and across the United Kingdom,” said Ben Sherwood, president of Disney/ABC Television Group.
Freeform, ABC and ABC News are all part of the Disney Company.
Grande announced the show last week on social media, writing that she had been thinking of her fans "nonstop" and planned to return to the city to spend time with her fans, known as Arianators, there.
"From the day we started putting the Dangerous Woman tour together, I said that this show, more than anything else, was intended to be a safe space for my fans. A place for them to escape, to celebrate, to heal, to feel safe, and to be themselves. This will not change that," Grande said of the attack two weeks ago.
Coldplay, Katy Perry and Justin Bieber are just some of the artists announced for the show
From: NewNowNext
Ariana Grande is returning to Manchester and she’s bringing along some friends.
Tuesday, the “Break Free” singer announced that she would host a benefit concert that will raise money for the victims of the Manchester bombing and their families.
The One Love Manchester show will be held today at the Emirates Old Trafford cricket ground in Manchester. Other artists who have agreed to perform include Coldplay, Miley Cyrus, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, One Direction’s Niall Horan and Usher with more.
Tickets for the tribute concert went on sale this Thursday, June 1, and sold out in 6 minutes. Fans who attended Grande’s Manchester show on May 22 will be given free tickets. Those attending the One Love Manchester show are asked not to bring bags. The concert will also be broadcast live on BBC TV and streamed online.
“Bringing the nation together, the BBC is proud to be broadcasting what will undoubtedly be a moving tribute to the victims and their loved ones,” commented BBC director general Tony Hall.
Following the Manchester attack Grande suspended her Dangerous Woman world tour, including stops at the O2 Arena in London—but promised that she would return to Manchester.
“I’ll be returning to the incredibly brave city of Manchester to spend time with my fans and to have a benefit concert in honor and raise money for the victims and their families,” said the 23-year-old pop star.
22 people were killed and 59 others were injured in the explosion at her concert on May 22.
Last night, we were hit with the devastating news that “one of the worst terrorist attacks on the UK” had been committed, when a bomb went off at Ariana Grande’s Manchester leg of her World Tour. The attack is being claimed by member of ISIS as another terrorist attack. Reports have claimed how the bomb detonated in the lobby of the M.E.N Arena, and “nuts and bolts” tore through fans eagerly anticipating the concert.
So far 22 have been confirmed dead, including an 8-year-old girl. And at least 119 have been injured, including 21 other children. Sick supporters of the radicalist group have praised the attack on Twitter, while Ariana and other celebrities have taken to social media to share their condolences.
Grande, said: ‘From the bottom of my heart, I am so so sorry. I don’t have words.’ In light of the tragic incident, Grande has postponed her world tour.
Mr. Coats told the senate arms committee that the attack had not yet been verified in association with ISIS, as they “claim responsibility” for every attack of this type. Although a cryptic tweet from an unidentified Twitter account, just hours before the attack, is being investigated – although the account has since been deleted.
Our thoughts, prayers and hearts are with anybody affected by the horrific act of violence. And we urge anybody attending events with a high-volume of people, to be extra cautious – and report anything slightly suspicious to the correct authoritative figure.
Police in Manchester, England, are confirming 22 people died after an explosion went off during an Ariana Grande concert in the city’s main arena. Authorities are still investigating the incident, which also led to at least 50 people being injured.
It’s still not clear if the explosion at Manchester Arena was accidental or the result of a terror attack. One concertgoer said they heard a loud blast at the end of Grande’s set, just after her encore.
“We were all exiting the venue when, around 10:40, 10:45pm, a huge bomb-like bang went off that hugely panicked everyone,” Majid Khan, 22, told the Guardian. “And we were all trying to flee the arena. Everyone was in a huge state of panic, calling each other as some had gone to the toilet whilst this had gone off.”
Fans rushed to the exit on Trinity Way, which was blocked, leading to a mad scramble for any way out.
“[I] just heard a huge bang from my bed, came out to the front of my apartments and everyone was running away in big crowds,” Suzy Mitchell, 26, lives across the street from the Arena and told the Press Association. “The bang was so big I heard it from my room which is at the back of the apartment blocks. Currently lots of emergency services going to and from.”
Greater Manchester police warned people to stay away from the area while the investigate. Grande was not harmed in the incident.
Opened in 1995, the Manchester Arena is located immediately north of the city center in Hunts Bank, directly above Manchester Victoria station. With 21,000 seats it has the biggest capacity of any indoor venue in the United Kingdom, and has hosted top music acts and the sporting events, including the 2002 Commonwealth Games.
Since there are so many groovy plays, musicals, concerts and events, this is my monthly list to help promote a few of them (click on a title for more information or to purchase tickets):
Broadway previews begin March 7. Opens April 6 at the Nederlander Theatre.
Two-time Tony Award-winning legends Patti LuPone and Christine Ebersole join forces to portray the trailblazing cosmetic icons and fierce rivals, Helena Rubinstein and Elizabeth Arden, who built empires in a business world ruled by men. Directed by Michael Grief, the musical features a book by Doug Wright and music and lyrics by Scott Frankel and Michael Korie.
Tony winner Harvey Fierstein (Torch Song Trilogy, Hairspray) takes the stage in a world premiere by playwright and Tony nominee Martin Sherman (Bent, The Boy from Oz). Fierstein plays Beau, a pianist expat living in London, who meets Rufus, an eccentric young lawyer, at the dawn of the internet dating revolution. And what Beau assumes will be just another fling grows into one of the most surprising and defining relationships of his life. Sean Mathias directs this remarkably moving, brilliantly funny love story.
Broadway previews begin March 15. Opens April 20 at the Shubert Theatre.
Bette Midler returns to Broadway as matchmaker Dolly Levi in this revival of the Jerry Herman musical directed by four-time Tony Award winner Jerry Zaks. The cast also includes David Hyde Pierce as Horace Vandergelder, Kate Baldwin as Irene Molloy, Gavin Creel as Cornelius Hackl, Taylor Trensch as Barnaby Tucker, Beanie Feldstein as Minnie Fay, and Jennifer Simard as Ernestina Money.
Broadway previews begin March 16. Opens April 17 at the August Wilson Theatre.
Based on the 1993 Bill Murray film, this new musical comedy is reimagined by the award-winning creators of Matilda The Musical — including director Matthew Warchus and songwriter Tim Minchin — with a book by original screenwriter Danny Rubin. Two-time Tony Award nominee Andy Karl stars as Phil Connors, a cynical Pittsburgh TV weatherman who finds himself reliving the same day over and over and over again.
During its 34th annual celebration of great television, PaleyFest will feature panels with the following series:
The Walking Dead (March 17) with Andrew Lincoln, Lauren Cohan, Melissa McBride, Josh McDermitt, Christian Serratos, Alanna Masterson, Ross Marquand, Tom Payne, Scott M. Gimple, Robert Kirkman, Greg Nicotero and David Alpert.
This Is Us (March 18) with Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore, Chrissy Metz, Justin Hartley, Susan Kelechi Watson, Chris Sullivan and Ron Cephas Jones.
Westworld (March 25) with Evan Rachel Wood, Ed Harris, Thandie Newton, Jimmi Simpson, Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy.
American Horror Story: Roanoke (March 26) with Angela Bassett, Kathy Bates, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Cheyenne Jackson and Sarah Paulson.
Other series include Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl, DC's Legends of Tomorrow (March 18), Grey's Anatomy (March 19), NCIS: Los Angeles (March 21), The Late Late Show with James Corden (March 22), Orphan Black (March 23), Bob's Burgers (March 24), Pretty Little Liars (March 25) and Scandal (March 26).
SiriusXM Broadway host Seth Rudetsky and his husband, Broadway producer James Wesley, created this monthly concert series to help support five national organizations working to protect human rights - Planned Parenthood, NAACP, Southern Poverty Law Center, National Immigration Law Center, and the Sierra Club Foundation. The Chicago concert will feature Broadway legend Chita Rivera, pop star Melissa Manchester, Emmy winner Sharon Gless, Tony winner Alice Ripley, SiriusXM’s Christine Pedi, blues singer Lynne Jordan, actors Ana Gasteyer and Marya Grandy, and cast members from Chicago’s Hamilton.
In Michael McKeever's compelling new play, Daniel and Mitchell are the perfect couple except for one thing — one wants to get married and the other does not. Directed by Joe Brancato, the production stars Anna Holbrook, Lou Liberatore, Matthew Montelongo, Ryan Spahn and Leland Wheeler.
The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center presents the New York City premiere of the musical version of Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City, which follows a community of friends, lovers and others who reside at the mythical address of 28 Barbary Lane in 1976 San Francisco. The cast includes Justin Vivian Bond as Anna Madrigal, Betsy Wolfe as Mary Ann Singleton, and Wesley Taylor as Michael Tolliver with Armistead Maupin, Jose Llana, Mary Birdsong, Josh Breckenridge, Jeffrey Carlson, Kathleen Monteleone and Dianne J. Findlay. The show features a score by Scissor Sisters’ Jake Shears and John Garden and a book by Jeff Whitty. All proceeds from the concert will benefit the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center and The Trevor Project (the videos below are from the 2011 production at San Francisco's American Conservatory Theater).
Broadway previews begin March 28. Opens April 23 at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.
Roald Dahl's most treasured tale comes to Broadway starring two-time Tony Award winner Christian Borle (Something Rotten!, Peter and the Starcatcher) as the magical maestro Willy Wonka himself. Directed by Jack O'Brien, the musical features the beloved songs from the original film, including "Pure Imagination" and "The Candy Man", alongside a brand new score from the Grammy and Tony-winning songwriters of Hairspray, Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, and book from acclaimed playwright David Greig.
Broadway previews begin March 29. Opens April 19 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre.
Three-time Tony Award nominee Laura Linney and Tony winner Cynthia Nixon will alternate playing the roles of ruthless Southern belle Regina Giddens and her sister-in-law Birdie in Lillian Hellman’s legendary play about greed and ambition. Directed by Daniel Sullivan, the cast also includes Darren Goldstein, Michael McKean, Richard Thomas, David Alford, Michael Benz, Caroline Stefanie Clay and Charles Turner.
Since there are so many groovy plays, musicals, concerts and events, this is my monthly list to help promote a few of them (click on a title for more information or to purchase tickets):
Broadway previews begin February 2. Opens February 9 at the Palace Theatre.
Glenn Close returns to Broadway in her 1995 Tony Award-winning role of faded movie star Norma Desmond. Following a sold-out run in London’s West End, this revival of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical features a 40-piece orchestra, the largest in Broadway history.
Broadway previews begin February 7. Opens March 9 at the Belasco Theatre.
Sally Field, Joe Mantello, Finn Wittrock and Madison Ferris star in this revival of Tennessee Williams' 1947 play about a restless young man and his relationship with his fading Southern belle mother and his painfully shy sister.
The Tony Award nominee (An American in Paris) makes his Feinstein’s/54 Below solo debut. Fresh off his acclaimed turn as Mendel in the Broadway revival of Falsettos, Uranowitz gets up close and personal with audiences while sharing songs by the Tony Award-winning William Finn. Expect everything from In Trousers to Falsettos to A New Brain to Elegies and beyond as Uranowitz lends his unstoppable talent to a selection of work from one of our greatest living Broadway writers.
Broadway previews begin February 11. Opens February 23 at the Hudson Theatre.
Jake Gyllenhaal makes his Broadway musical debut alongside Tony winner Annaleigh Ashford in the Stephen Sondheim/James Lapine 1984 masterpiece about pointillist painter George Seurat. Be there for this stunning musical about the art of making art — this is not your ordinary Sunday.
Broadway previews begin February 14. Opens March 2 at the Booth Theatre.
Playwright Joshua Harmon (Bad Jews) makes his Broadway debut with this play about a gay bachelor looking for love in the big city (it premiered Off-Broadway in 2015). Directed by Trip Cullman, the production stars Gideon Glick, John Behlmann, Lindsay Mendez and Barbara Barrie.
Broadway previews begin February 18. Opens March 12 at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre.
Written by Canadians Irene Sankoff and David Hein, this new musical explores the lasting connection forged between a group of travelers whose planes were diverted to a small Newfoundland town on September 11, 2001. Directed by Tony-nominated director Christopher Ashley (Memphis), the production stars Chad Kimball, Jenn Colella, Joel Hatch, Rodney Hicks and Caesar Samayoa.
February 22 - May 27 at London's Harold Pinter Theatre
James Macdonald directs a new production of Edward Albee’s landmark play starring Olivier and Bafta award-winning actress Imelda Staunton (Gypsy, Sweeney Todd), Olivier award-winner Conleth Hill (The Producers, Game Of Thrones), Olivier award-winner Luke Treadaway (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time), and Imogen Poots (Roadies) in her West End debut.
Presented by Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley in association with Your Kids, Our Kids, Inc., this star-studded benefit concert will highlight the diversity and hope that is America at its best. Proceeds will go toward national organizations dedicated to protecting the environment, women's health and civil rights. The first Concert for America on January 20 featured Chita Rivera, Kelli O’Hara, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Betty Buckley, Jessie Mueller, Billy Porter, Sharon Gless, Andrea Martin, Bebe Neuwirth and many others.
Seth Sikes returns to Feinstein’s/54 Below with his six-piece band to celebrate the music of Bernadette Peters. Sikes says, “Bernadette Peters is Broadway's sweetheart, Sondheim's muse, and a lifelong hero of mine. The songs in her catalog are an embarrassment of riches, and I can't wait to explore them, all in tribute to the lady herself.”
February 28 - March 26 at Signature Theatre in Arlington, VA
Based on the real-life story of Elva Miller, James Lapine's new comedy features Emmy and Tony Award winner Debra Monk as the devoted, warbling songstress whose operatic, off-key singing of such hits as “Downtown” and “A Hard Day’s Night” became an unlikely pop phenomenon in the 1960s.
Since there are so many groovy plays, musicals, concerts and events, this is my monthly list to help promote a few of them (click on a title for more information or to purchase tickets):
From: Deep Dish
Nick Cearley and Lauren Molina of The Skivvies will lead an all-star cast in a concert of Eating Raoul, the 1992 musical based on the 1982 cult classic film about a married couple who resort to killing swingers for their money.
Pride Films and Plays presents the Chicago premiere of the Tony Award-winning musical, which will be the company’s inaugural production in their two-stage Pride Arts Center. Co-directed by Executive Director David Zak and Artistic Associate Derek Van Barham, the production will star Honey West, Jordan Phelps and Luke Meierdiercks as the trio of performers – two drag queens and a transgender woman - who traverse the Australian outback in a a battered old bus nicknamed “Priscilla”.
About Face Theatre continues its 2016-17 Season with the Chicago premiere of Jon Marans’ Off-Broadway hit about the founding of the Mattachine Society, America's first LGBT rights organization, and the love affair of two of its founding members. Directed by Artistic Director Andrew Volkoff, the play features Paul Fagen, Lane Anthony Flores, Kyle Hatley, Rob Lindley and Alex Weisman.
As part of the 16th Annual SF Sketchfest, the Kids in the Hall (Dave Foley, Bruce McCulloch, Kevin McDonald, Mark McKinney, Scott Thompson) bring a very special staged reading of their beloved 1996 cult classic, accompanied by narration, music and the occasional video clip!
January 21 at American Music Theatre in Lancaster, PA
The Tony Award-winning Broadway star launches a concert tour featuring musical theater favorites as well as tunes from her first album of American Songbook classics, The Art of Elegance. Click here for other tour dates.
The Broadway actor (The Book of Mormon, War Horse, Spring Awakening) returns to Joe's Pub to celebrate his full-length album, Uncontrolled. He is set to appear as Anthony in the upcoming New York revival of Sweeney Todd, which begins previews on February 14 at the Barrow Street Theatre (click here for tickets).
January 27 at The Lesher Center for the Arts in San Francisco
The husband-and-wife duo will perform an evening of solos and duets, ranging from classic show tunes to contemporary works by emerging musical theater composers.
Join fellow fans and your favorite Broadway stars and creators as they come together to perform, discuss, debate and celebrate at the second BroadwayCon, which brings you through the stage door to see and experience what goes on both on stage and behind the scenes. Special guests include members of the Broadway and Chicago casts of Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, Josh Groban and the cast of Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, Todrick Hall and the cast of Kinky Boots, Anastasia stars Christy Altomare and Derek Klena, Chazz Palminteri and the cast of A Bronx Tale, the cast and creators of In Transit, Chita Rivera, Laura Osnes, Kelli O’Hara, Joel Grey, Cynthia Nixon, Christine Ebersole, Santino Fontana, Ana Gasteyer, LaChanze, George Takei, Carolee Carmello, Melissa Errico, Seth Rudetsky, Jeremy Jordan, Tony Yazbeck, John Cameron Mitchell, Anthony Rapp and many others.
January 29 & 30 at the Pride Arts Center in Chicago
The Tony nominee and drag legend brings his cabaret act to Chicago for the first time. Accompanied by his dashing longtime musical director, Tom Judson, Charles combines hilarious personal reminiscence, character sketches and superb storytelling through song into one glittering and glamorous evening.
The fashion designer and Project Runway All Stars judge, who has previously performed cabaret at Joe’s Pub, West Bank Café and City Winery, makes his debut at Café Carlyle.
We’re sure you’ve already asked Santa for Christmas Queens 2—the new album featuring holiday favorites and originals sung by the RuPaul’s Drag Race girls—but now get ready to have your stocking stuffed even more because the queens are hitting the road with a holiday show and a new web series!
In the first episode of the digital series go behind the scenes of the soon-to-be Christmas classic with Alaska and co-writer Ashley Levy as they work on the All Stars winner’s song on the album, “Chr!$Tm@$ $Ux.”
Watch the first festive episode below and scroll down for dates for the Christmas Queens tour.
December 3, 2016 – Glasgow, Scotland – O2 Academy
December 5, 2016 – Manchester, England – Manchester Academy
December 6, 2016 – East London, England – Troxy Theater
December 7, 2016 – Birmingham, England – O2 Institute
December 8, 2016 – Cardiff, Wales – Tramshed
December 10, 2016 – Toronto, ON – The Danforth Music Hall
December 15, 2016 – Austin, TX – Ironwood Hall
December 11, 2016 – New York, NY – PlayStation Theater Square
Since there are so many groovy plays, musicals, concerts and events, this is my monthly list to help promote a few of them (click on a title for more information or to purchase tickets):
The Tony and Emmy winner reunites with her greatest love - Broadway - in a 12‑performance concert event. She will perform a handpicked selection of musical theater favorites, including songs from her latest album, The Art of Elegance.
Off-Broadway previews begin November 2. Opens November 20 at The Pershing Square Signature Center.
Timed to the 50th Anniversary of the musical, The New Group's production stars two-time Tony Award winner Sutton Foster as Charity Hope Valentine. Performed in an intimate setting with original choreography by Joshua Bergasse, this production of Sweet Charity will be given a fresh, modern perspective by director Leigh Silverman.
Porchlight Music Theatre presents the Chicago premiere of End of the Rainbow, featuring some of Judy Garland's most memorable songs. Written by Peter Quilter and directed by Michael Weber, the play is set in December 1968 as Judy Garland (Angela Ingersoll) is about to make her comeback...again. End of the Rainbow offers unique insight into the inner conflict that inspired and consumed one of the most beloved figures in American history.
Two-time Tony Award winner Chita Rivera makes her Carnegie Hall solo debut. Directed by Graciela Daniele, the evening promises favorites from Rivera’s career, as well as new collaborations with her special guests Alan Cumming and Andy Karl.
The Internet sensation will host an Election Eve Party at the historic music room. Expect election updates, outrageous humor, non-partisan insults and special guests! He will also host an Election Night Watch Party on November 8 at the Footlight Theatre at Orlando's Parliament House Resort (click here for tickets).
Broadway’s Capathia Jenkins and American Idol's Rayvon Owen headline Pride Films and Plays' annual fall benefit, Simply Sensational, which celebrates the greatest songs written for women in the Broadway canon. WGN's Dean Richards hosts the evening, which also includes performances by Nancy Hays, Honey West, Kevin Webb, Michelle McKenzie Voigt, and the cast of the upcoming musical, Priscilla: Queen of the Desert.
Broadway previews begin November 14. Opens December 4 at the Music Box Theatre.
This new musical about a high school's reaction to the death of a student pairs director Michael Greif (Rent, Next to Normal,Grey Gardens) with the composing team of Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (A Christmas Story, NBC’s Smash) and playwright Steven Levenson. The cast includes Ben Platt, Laura Dreyfuss, Rachel Bay Jones, Jennifer Laura Thompson, Mike Faist, Will Roland, Kristolyn Lloyd and Michael Park.
November 19 & 20 at Davenport's Piano Bar and Cabaret in Chicago
With their fifth collaboration, Girls Like Us - cabaret favorites Laura Freeman, Beckie Menzie and Marianne Murphy Orland - bring you the music and lives of Streisand, Midler and Peters with humor, history and song.
West End previews begin November 19. Opens December 14 at the Savoy Theatre.
Thirty-five years after the groundbreaking original Broadway production, this UK and West End premiere of the Tony Award-winning musical will be directed and choreographed by Casey Nicholaw, and it will star Amber Riley (Glee) as Effie White.
November 20 - December 30 at Mary's Attic in Chicago
Hell in a Handbag ensemble member Ed Jones stars as Rip Nelson, a mash-up of iconic television celebrities Paul Lynde, Rip Taylor and Charles Nelson Reilly. Joining Rip on this bizarre holiday romp is his trusted make-up woman, Gladys (Lori Lee), and a cavalcade of stars circa 1982, including Dom DeLuise (Tommy Bullington), Bruce Jenner (Chazie Bly), magician Doug Henning (David Lipschutz), Liza Minnelli (Alexa Castevecchi), Patti LaBelle (Robert Williams) and Rip’s arch rival, Kermit the Frog (Scott Merchant). To make matters even more complicated, Rip’s musical guests, The Lennon Sisters (Kristopher Bottrall, Anna Seibert and AJ Wright), are engaged in a bitter war with their musical nemeses, The King Cousins (Grant Drager, Rachel Hadlock and Terry McCarthy).
Since there are so many groovy plays, musicals, concerts and events, this is my monthly list to help promote a few of them (click on a title for more information or to purchase tickets):
October 4 - November 20 at Signature Theatre in Arlington, Virginia
Based on the celebrated novel by Mary Rodgers and the hit Disney films, this new musical is a hilarious, contemporary update of an American classic in which a mother and daughter experience each other’s lives first-hand, if only for a day. With a score by Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey, the Pulitzer Prize-winning composers of Next to Normal and If/Then, and a book by Parenthood’s Bridget Carpenter, Freaky Friday is a delightfully entertaining world premiere musical for anyone with a perfectly imperfect family.
Broadway previews begin October 8. Opens October 30 at the Booth Theatre.
Tony Award winners Liev Schreiber and Janet McTeer return to Broadway in one of the sexiest plays ever written. This revival of Christopher Hampton's 1985 play is a transfer of the critically acclaimed 2015 production from London's Donmar Warehouse.
After two sold-out performances earlier this year, Nancy Hays (as Judy Garland) and Michelle Lauto (as Liza Minnelli) are bringing back their cabaret show, which is a recreation of Judy and Liza's famed 1964 concert at the London Palladium. Their tribute features the classic songs, costumes, dialogue and dance steps to help the audience re-live this historic occasion, with solos like “The Man That Got Away”, “Just in Time” and “Gypsy in My Soul” and such memorable duets as “Chicago” and “Get Happy/Happy Days”.
October 14 at The Theatre at The Ace Hotel in Los Angeles
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Brian De Palma's horror classic, weSPARK Cancer Support Center, Ace Hotel and Scream Factory are hosting a cast and crew reunion and screening of the brand-new restoration of the film, paired with a 1970s prom-themed party. The reunion is set to include Carrie stars Piper Laurie, Nancy Allen (weSPARK's Executive Director), William Katt and P.J. Soles as well as editor Paul Hirsch and casting director Harriett B. Helberg. All proceeds will directly benefit weSPARK’s programs.
Now in its 12th year, this 24-hour horror film marathon returns with the ultra-rare Director's Cut of Raw Meat (1972) and a new Restoration of the 1929 silent movie, Seven Footprints to Satan, with a live musical score. Other films include Popcorn (1991), Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982), Eye of the Cat (1969), Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948), Doctor Butcher, M.D. (1980), Torso (1973), Street Trash (1987) and the newly rediscovered Eyes of Fire (1983).
October 18 - 21 at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Rose Theater
The four-night event will feature tributes to Stephen Sondheim, Sylvia Sims and Sheldon Harnick and Charles Strouse. Scheduled performers include Karen Akers, Klea Blackhurst, Ann Hampton Callaway, Penny Fuller, Anita Gillette, Jeff Harnar, Andrea Marcovicci, Donna McKechnie, Marilyn Maye, Sally Mayes, Anthony Nunziata, Will Nunziata, Billy Stritch, KT Sullivan and Tom Wopat.
And if you live in Chicago and love cabaret, check out:
CCP presents “Sentimental Journeys: Musical Tours of the Heart" with special honoree Joan Curto and performances by Anne Burnell, Mark Burnell, Cynthia Clarey, Barbara Lee Cohen, Jeff Dean, Elizabeth Doyle, David Edelfelt, Hilary Feldman, Cathy Glickman, Carla Gordon, Sophie Grimm, Scott Gryder, KT McCammond, Nan Mason, Tom Michael, Bob Moreen, Paul Motondo, Daryl Nitz, Suzanne Petri, Judy Rossignuolo–Rice, Johnny Rodgers, Denise Tomasello, Denise McGowan Tracy and Girls Like Us (Laura Freeman, Beckie Menzie and Marianne Murphy Orland).
Broadway previews begin October 18. Opens November 14 at the Imperial Theatre.
Inspired by a 70-page slice of War and Peace, this "vibrant, thrillingly imagined new musical" (The New York Times) stars Denée Benton (as Natasha) and multi-platinum recording artist Josh Groban (as Pierre) in their Broadway debuts. It is a theatrical event like none other, blending romance, cabaret, comedy and vodka, and its groundbreaking score mixes rock, pop, soul, folk and electronic dance music with classic Broadway.
Tony nominee Marin Mazzie (Passion, Ragtime, The King and I) will be honored with the first Phyllis Newman Dame Award at the 20th anniversary benefit for The Actors Fund’s Phyllis Newman Women’s Health Initiative. Directed by Bebe Neuwirth, Nothing Like a Dame will feature performances by Christine Ebersole, Melissa Errico, Julie Halston, Judy Kuhn, Tonya Pinkins, Karen Ziemba, Ali Stroker, Erin Hill, and Ava Briglia, Willow McCarthy and Aviva Winick from Broadway's Matilda the Musical.
Off-Broadway previews begin October 27. Opens November 17 at Classic Stage Company.
Academy Award winner Tom Schulman adapts his own screenplay for director John Doyle's much-anticipated production, which stars Jason Sudeikis as Professor John Keating.
Off-Broadway previews begin October 29. Opens November 16 at 59E59 Theaters.
Molly Ringwald stars as Aurora Greenway in the U.S. premiere of Dan Gordon's stage adaptation based on Larry McMurtry's 1975 novel and James L. Brooks' 1983 screenplay.
