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Brooklyn Heights-based artist, singer, poet, dancer, actress and jump roper Maia Nero, who originally hails from Rochester, New York, is this week's special guest on New York City-based actor and cabaret star Stephen S. Miller's 'The Mama Rose Show.'

Matthew Scott Montgomery, who TV audiences fondly remember from such Disney Channel hits as 'Sonny With a Chance,' 'So Random!,' 'Shake it Up!' and 'Austin & Ally,' was this week's special guest for another LGBTQ+ Pride edition of New York City-based actor and cabaret star Stephen S. Miller's 'The Mama Rose Show.'

Paper Mill Playhouse presents 'Rising Star Honors', a virtual celebration of New Jersey high school students, many of whom were unable to perform their high school musicals due to the current Covid-19 health crisis.

Paper Mill Playhouse has announced casting for 'Rising Star Honors,' a virtual celebration of New Jersey high school students

Feinstein's/54 Below continues their #54BelowAtHome series tonight with I Wish: The Roles That Could Have Been - Home Edition!

Feinstein's/54 Below has added two original shows to #54BelowatHome, a series of streamed performances to provide theater fans everywhere with artistic content from their favorite artists.

Stephen Mosher returns with a new Pandemic Playlist - couples only, in honor of a special day in his life.

For Stephen Sondheim's 90th Birthday Stephen Mosher makes a list of 90 cabaret-themed videos of his songs. It's Epic and it will be a great way to distract yourself during your time at home.

David Calder and Nicholas Le Prevost will join Henry Goodman in The Life of Galileo by Bertolt Brecht, in David Edgar's revised translation, directed by Jonathan Church, running at Chichester Festival Theatre from 24 April a?" 16 May with a press night on 29 April.

On February 7th, students from schools from all over the country and Mexico arrived at Fullerton College for a truly unique musical theatre experience. Friday's opening ceremony began with welcoming words from Christopher J. Hanke, and the MTCA team as well as an open call dance and vocal audition to provide students with an opportunity to be cast in Saturday's finale Production Number.

This past Monday, February 3rd, I WISH: The Roles That Could Have Been, returned to Feinstein's/54 Below, with another sold out crowd!

The popular concert series created by Alexandra Silber recently had its third installment and it was so good that people are already making plans to see episodes four and five, later this year.

Merrigong Theatre Company has announced its 2020 MERRIGONGX Artists' Program which consists of two shows, two development showings, four Made From Scratch events and an insight into the continued development of works from seven local artists.

FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, will again present I Wish: The Roles That Could Have Been on February 3, 2020, at 9:30pm. Everyone has dreams that we fear will pass us by. For actors those come in the shape and form of roles-whether they're grown up and become too old for that child star turn, to the soprano never being considered for the baritone lead, everyone has a song in their heart that they'll likely never get to see come to fruition with a crowd and in lights.

The Hayes theatre was hoppin' last night as Grand Horizons officially opened on Broadway.  Written by Bess Wohl and directed by Leigh Silverman, GRAND HORIZONS stars Jane Alexander (Nancy), James Cromwell (Bill), Priscilla Lopez (Carla), Ben McKenzie (Ben), Maulik Pancholy (Tommy), Ashley Park (Jess), and Michael Urie (Brian).

Adapted and directed for the stage by Jordan Ross Schindler (co-creator of Cruel Intentions: The '90s Musical, The Unauthorized O.C. Musical), A Walk to Remember: The Unauthorized Musical will return to the Rockwell Table & Stage just in time for Valentine's Day with a limited five performance encore beginning Tuesday, February 11th.

On Monday, December 16th The Actors Fund held a benefit concert of Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol. The concert starred Gavin Lee as 'Mr. Magoo/Ebenezer Scrooge', Sierra Boggess as 'Belle', Clifton Duncan as 'Bob Crachit', Ali Ewoldt as 'Mrs. Crachit', Kyle Selig as 'Young Ebenezer,' Matthew Scott as 'Fred', Byron Jennings as 'Jacob Marley', Don Darryl Rivera as 'the Ghost of Christmas Past', Edward Hibbert as 'the Ghost of Christmas Present', Ian Fitzgerald Gallagher as 'the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come', Klea Blackhurst as 'the Charwoman', Jennifer Cody as 'the Laundress', Jeff Blumenkrantz as 'the Undertaker', Stephen DeRosa as 'The Old Man,' and Jeff Hiller as 'The Director'.

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Earlier this week, The Actors Fund in association with Universal Theatrical Group and Margaret Styne presented a one-night only concert of the holiday classic Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol. The evening was directed by Carl Andress with choreography by Nathan Peck, based on original choreography by Marcos Santana. Grammy Award® and Emmy Award®-winner John McDaniel wrote new orchestrations for the score and served at the evening's music director, conducting a 28 piece on stage orchestra.

Additional casting has been announced for the one-night only concert presentation of the holiday classic Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol on Monday, December 16 at 7:30 pm at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College (524 W. 59th St.). The evening will be directed by Carl Andress with choreography by Nathan Peck, based on original choreography by Marcos Santana. Grammy Award and Emmy Award-winner John McDaniel has written new orchestrations for the score and will serve at the evening's music director, conducting a 28 piece on stage orchestra.