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ABC Soap Opera Stars Perform in Fundraiser for Broadway Cares

Beloved stars from All My Children, One Life to Live and General Hospital - including several Emmy and Tony winners - are uniting for a special  concert benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. ABC Daytime: Back on Broadway, is star-studded event beginning at 8 pm Eastern on Thursday, February 11. It includes performances by: All My Children - Bobbie … [Read more...] about ABC Soap Opera Stars Perform in Fundraiser for Broadway Cares

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Broadway Shows to Watch FREE Online

See two Broadway shows online this week, as part of the Broadway Cares mission to keep Broadway alive while theaters are shut down, and help support members of the theater community not earning a paycheck right now. These shows feature Emmy and Academy Award winners and are FREE to watch online, but you are encouraged to donate to Broadway Cares. Every dollar donated will … [Read more...] about Broadway Shows to Watch FREE Online

Broadway Honors Those We Lost in 2020

Broadway Remembers is a moving new video to honor the memory of those the Broadway community lost in 2020.  The sad list includes Tony Award winners, Tony nominees and others from both sides of the curtain - dancers and choreographers, actors and scenic designers, singers and composers, producers and press agents, even a beloved longtime theater usher. Some names you … [Read more...] about Broadway Honors Those We Lost in 2020

NYC Update: What’s Open, Cancelled, Postponed

Top News in NYC & Tri-State Update Dec. 28 The world's largest New Year's Eve party, in Times Square, also will be virtual. Brooklyn's famous Coney Island Polar Bear Club has cancelled its traditional New Year's Day plunge in the Atlantic Ocean. NYC holiday lights, windows and trees is will be lit through Jan. 3, some through Jan. 10. Visiting the Rockefeller … [Read more...] about NYC Update: What’s Open, Cancelled, Postponed

Free Holiday Concert by Broadway Stars

A stellar cast of some two dozen of Broadway's top performers, including several Tony Award winners, is gathering for a special FREE livestream holiday concert to provide hope and inspiration in these difficult times. A Season of Hope & Inspiration: A Virtual Holiday Celebration is presented by Broadway Inspirational Voices (BIV), the Tony Award-winning choir founded and … [Read more...] about Free Holiday Concert by Broadway Stars

Broadway Stars Perform at Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

Although the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade will be virtual this year, there still will be giant balloons, and giant stars from Broadway shows, with performances by the casts of “Hamilton,” “Mean Girls,” “Jagged Little Pill,” and “Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations,” and a a solo ballerina dancing as The Nutcracker's Sugar Plum Fairy.   Broadway has … [Read more...] about Broadway Stars Perform at Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

Museums, Gardens & Zoos: What’s Open in NYC & Nearby & How to Get Reservations

Museums, botanical gardens, zoos, ice skating rinks and other attractions in NYC and the Tri-State area are open again, all with timed-ticket reservation requirements. Some museums have resumed their FREE and pay-what-you-wish admission. Many have reduced operating hours, and all require face masks, as required by both NYC and NY State. NYC Theater Update Broadway … [Read more...] about Museums, Gardens & Zoos: What’s Open in NYC & Nearby & How to Get Reservations

NYC Theater Update: Broadway Shows Postponed or Closed

  Two sad announcements this week that affect all of us fans of the best live theater and music on the planet: Broadway and Off-Broadway theaters will remain dark through June, and the New York Philharmonic has cancelled its entire season, also through June. It is the first time in the 178-year history of the beloved "Phil" that an entire season has been … [Read more...] about NYC Theater Update: Broadway Shows Postponed or Closed

Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton Re-Unites for a Fund-Raiser

The original stars of Hamilton headline a virtual fundraiser, on Friday, Oct. 16, and members of the original Broadway cast of Jagged Little Pill join Alanis Morissette  on Tuesday, Oct. 13. Both events include performances, conversations and Q&A with the stars. The shows can be livestreamed to anyone who donates any amount to the Biden Victory Fund presidential … [Read more...] about Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton Re-Unites for a Fund-Raiser

Phantom of the Opera Free Performance

We are all heartsick over the loss of Broadway and Off-Broadway shows through June 2021, but we can still enjoy the music of the night, and of matinee, at these performances of the ever-popular Phantom of the Opera and other musicals. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s iconic musical  “The Phantom of the Opera” is streaming FREE this weekend, filmed at the 25th Anniversary … [Read more...] about Phantom of the Opera Free Performance