Hair creators & star will be featured on “Theater Talk” May 8th

On Friday May 8, a talent group of Hair creators and stars will be featured on PBS’s “Theater Talk” in a special segment entitled Hair: Then and Now. Scheduled to appear are Jim Rado, the original bookwriter/ lyricist and star, Gavin Creel, current revival star and Galt MacDermot, the original composer! The broadcast will occur [...]

Christine Ebersole will perform at Birdland

Christine Ebersole returns to Birdland on Monday May 4th at 7 p.m.! She will be perfoming in a piece entitled, “Garage Band Fantasy” and will be performing some of her favorite pop songs of all time.  So if you have the time head on down to Birdland and if you don’t have the time, check [...]

Come Rain or Come Shine: Celebrating the Songs of Johnny Mercer

On June 15th sh-k-friends Christine Ebersole, Billy Stritch, and Klea Blackhurst will take part in a concert to benefit Greenwich House Music School.  The benefit will feature the music of Johnny Mercer who wrote over 1,100 songs including ” Moon River,” and ” Come Rain or Come Shine.” The benefit will take place at the [...]

Next to normal at barnes and noble

Just a quick reminder to all you Next to Normal fans out there, the cast will be performing and signing autographs at Barnes and Noble on 66th St on May12th.  They will be celebrating the release of their brand new cast album so stop by sh-k-boom.com and pick up a copy if you haven’t already! [...]

Hair on David Letterman!

On May 30th the cast of HAIR will be appearing (and performing) on “The Late Show with David Letterman.”  The original  cast of HAIR performed on the Ed Sullivan Show exactly 40 years ago in 1969.  Make sure to tune in tomorrow night and watch HAIR take over the Ed Sullivan theater once again.  And [...]

J. ROBERT SPENCER Q & A

Did you know that Next to Normal patriarch, J. Robert Spencer once played the roles of Diana’s doctors in an early reading of the Tom Kitt/ Brian Yorkey musical?! Maybe you hardcore fans knew that, but imagine what else you could learn about this talented actor from reading his recent Q & A with Broadway.com! [...]

Things to Ruin Trailer!

Check out this awesome trailer for “Things to Ruin” which hits Second Stage Theatre for a limited 5 performance engagement! Enjoy! Sh-K-Allie

“Things to Ruin” Heads to Second Stage

For those of you who haven’t heard, Joe Iconis’ theatrical rock song cycle will play Second Stage for 5 performances in May! For more information on the production, it’s players or it’s specific dates, make sure to check out their website! It is sure to be a unique and wonderful experience so make sure to [...]

Hair nominated for 8 Drama Desk Awards!

On Monday Apri l 27, nominations for the 54th annual Drama Desk Awards were announced and the smash hit revival of Hair was honored with 8 nominations in the following catagories: Rest Revival of a Musical; Best Actor in a Musical (Will Swenson); Best Featured Actor in a Musical (Bryce Ryness); Best Director of a Musical; Best Choreography; Best [...]

Next to Normal’s Brian Yorkey featured on Broadway.com

For all of you out there who are interested in a behind the scenes glance at the origin of Broadway’s newest hit “Next to Normal”, check out Broadway.com’s latest First Person featuring librettist/ lyricist Brian Yorkey. In this personal account, we learn how “Next to Normal” came to be, and why the creators kept pushing to bring [...]