Theater
Broadway On Broadway
It's a Times Square classic: 50,000 spectators at the Crossroads of the World...
The Innovative Theatre Awards
With more and more tried-and-true revivals being staged on Broadway these days, much of New York's Off-Broadway theater scene tends to get overlooked. To remedy this unfortunate fact, the New York Innovative Theatre Awards held a gala on Sep. 24th to announce the winners of their 2007 awards...
Catching Up With Austin Pendleton
Actor / playwright / director Austin Pendleton received a 2007 Drama Desk award for Renaissance Man of the American Theater... and who better? Besides having a face that seems to lurk in so many films that one wonders if he's in every film that's released, Pendleton seems to be one of those ubiquitous presences on the New York theater scene who is always doing something...
Backstage With Boyd Gaines
That oft-used phrase, "the hardest working man in show business," really does describe three-time TONY Award winner Boyd Gaines. No sooner did he close on a Sunday in Broadway's TONY-winning production of "Journey’s End," then he went directly into rehearsal the following Monday for a special presentation of "Gypsy" at City Center this month...
Backstage At the York Theatre Company
The award-winning York Theatre Company is a hotbed of the best in up-and-coming musical theatre, having developed such productions as "Avenue Q," among many others. Our special video interview with artistic director James Morgan includes a sneak peek at a rehearsal of "I and Albert"...
Cabaret Beat with David Gurland
Showstopping cabaret personality David Gurland, winner of three BISTRO Awards (more than any other male vocalist), has been performing a different show every third Sunday at the West Bank Café’s Laurie Beechman Theatre. On June 17th, in recognition of Pride Week, Gurland performs a tribute to icon Judy Garland ...
Cabaret Beat with Scott Siegel
After demonstrating his juggling skills, Scott Siegel, pop culture critic and acknowledged Impresario of Town Hall, talks with Leslie (Hoban) Blake about his many projects from "Broadway Unplugged" to his "Broadway By the Year" series ...
Drama Desk Awards Nominees on Video
The 2007 Drama Desk Awards for Broadway, Off-Broadway and Off-Off Broadway excellence came in on May 20th, but we were at the nominees' cocktail reception on May 1st--along with Corine Cohen and our video crew who got a whole bunch of interviews with the nominees. Enjoy the video, and read on for a list of the nominations and winners! ...
Cabaret Beat: Simply Being Karen Akers
For the past few seasons, April in NYC has meant the legendary Karen Akers appears at the equally legendary Algonquin Hotel. This time, it’s in “Simply Styne"—as in Jule Styne, writer of such tunes as "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend" and "Everything's Coming Up Roses"...
Rockers On Broadway
One of the greatest charities in the world, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, had a benefit concert at B.B. King's Blues Club on January 29--Rockers on Broadway annually brings together the worlds of theatre and rock & roll for a very special evening of music ...
"Cabaret Beat" featuring Eric Comstock
Welcome to our latest vid-cast series, "Cabaret Beat," where we'll be chatting with New York's top performers in the actual venues where they're appearing. The first edition features pianist/singer Eric Comstock, who will be appearing throughout February at The Metropolitan Room in Chelsea...
Lunch With... Robert Glaudini
In this edition of Lunch With..., TimesSquare.com theater correspondent Leslie (Hoban) Blake and playwright/actor Robert Glaudini discuss his long and varied career over lunch at Five Points restaurant...
Lunch With... Kathleen Chalfant
In this edition of Lunch With..., TimesSquare.com theater correspondent Leslie (Hoban) Blake heads to the fabulous Gin Lane restaurant to meet with award-winning actress Kathleen Chalfant. Over a delicious meal, the ladies chat about Chalfant's storied career, the difficulty of making a living on Broadway, and much more in this exclusive video interview...
Broadway Bares 2006
It's one of the Summer's Sexiest Fundraisers and we were there on June 18 to capture the fun. Broadway Bares 2006 combines the naughtiness of burlesque with the polished razzle-dazzle of Broadway...
Fringe Festival 2006 Preview
Check out our footage from the 2006 New York International Fringe Festival for a quick preview of several of this year's best shows, as well as a video interview with the producer of the Fringe Festival favorite, "The Fartiste"...
On June 26th, Broadway came to Central Park and the stars came out on the Great Lawn, as Target presented the fifth annual Broadway Under the Stars. A multitude of music lovers joined us for a free evening of all-star entertainment as Broadway performers and a full orchestra serenaded New Yorkers and visitors on the greatest outdoor stage in the world... ...
We were at the 2006 Drama Desk Awards on May 21 to get this footage featuring lots of interviews with award winners and participants....
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