Stephen's life seems to have always revolved around a camera and a piano. He studied at Manhattan School of Music and performed in the "Borsht Belt" during college vacations, where in the true DIRTY DANCING tradition he met his wife Eda. Stephen was a Board Member of the First All Children's Theater and his wife, a classical pianist, is a Board Member of Barrington Stage Co. In between he made time to be CEO of a multi national machinery company and President of a domestic Textile Mfg. Co. In retirement, he now takes pictures of his 5 grandchildren and various other performers.
 Photo Coverage: Christine Ebersole Brings STRINGS ATTACHED to 92Y
May 17, 2013
Two-time Tony Award-winning singer/actress Christine Ebersole joined jazz violinist Aaron Weinstein and his trio for Strings Attached, a special late-afternoon performance at 92nd Street Y oyesterday, May 16 at 4 pm. Ebersole and the trio showcased classics standards from the '20s and '30s by Fats Waller ('Jitterbug Waltz'), Cole Porter 'Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye'), Johnny Mercer ('This Time the Dream's on Me') and George Gershwin ('Shall We Dance'). Strings Attached debuted in November 2011 at a sold-out engagement at Birdland Jazz Club; this performance is 92Y's annual Kathryn W. Stein Memorial Concert. Check out photos from the event below!
 Photo Coverage: Remembering Mabel & Bobby at Town Hall
May 17, 2013
Town Hall was the setting in 1968 of the legendary dual concert of America's leading cabaret performers, the great international club and recording artist Mabel Mercer and the reigning prince of cabaret Bobby Short. In a tribute to these great artists, The Mabel Mercer Foundation presented a lineup of today's leading practitioners of the intimate and enduring art of cabaret. Check out photos from the concert below!
 Photo Coverage: Inside Jazz at Lincoln Center's A TRIBUTE TO BOBBY SHORT
May 16, 2013
Jazz at Lincoln Center payed tribute to cabaret icon Bobby Short, with host James Naughton on May 15, and Michael Feinstein on May 16. Music Director Tedd Firth exhibits Short's signature songs alongside some of today's brightest stars of cabaret and Broadway, including guest vocalists Paula West, T. Oliver Reid, and Barbara Carroll. Chek out photos from the concert below!
 Photo Coverage: OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES Visits The Friars Club
May 14, 2013
The Broadway production 'Old Jews Telling Jokes' came to the Friars Club last night for an evening full of laughter produced by Michelle Slonim. Creators Sam Hoffman and Peter Gethers gave an interesting talk and video presentation about the shows formation. Marilyn Sokol and Lenny Wolpe from the cast of 'Old Jews' told some side splitting jokes from the show. Stewie Stone 'head comic' at the Friars had some of his own hilarious stories and also introduced various Friars who contributed to the joke telling.
 Photo Coverage: Yanna Avis Brings IN LOVE WITH LOVE to Cafe Carlyle
May 10, 2013
Yanna Avis makes her Cafe Carlyle debut with a new show, titled In Love with Love which will feature her usual sophisticated European cabaret. The program will be multi-lingual from a variety of influences including Cole Porter, Kurt Weill, Friedrich Hollander and other classics. In Love with Love plays throughMay 16, Thursdays and Fridays at 10:45 p.m. with dusical director David Shenton at the piano, Tony Macelli on bass Rich Mercurio on drums, and Will Holshouser on accordion. Check out photos from the concert below!
 Photo Coverage: Karen Ziemba, Jeffry Denman & More Sing Jerome Kern at 92Y
May 9, 2013
The greatest songwriters revered him. And his songs-from 'All the Things You Are' to 'The Way You Look Tonight'-remain a vital part of our cultural conversation. It is no accident that Jerome Kern is also known as 'The Dean.' Author and Lyrics & Lyricists series artistic director Deborah Grace Winer takes the helm as artistic director/writer/host for The Song is You: Jerome Kern Coast to Coast, which continues tonight, on May 6. Winer is joined by vocalists Karrin Allyson, Debby Boone, Jeffry Denman, bassist Jay Leonhart, Howard McGillin, Paula West and Karen Ziemba, with special guest Barbara Carroll. Check out photos from the cencert below!
 Photo Coverage: Steve Tyrell Brings IT'S MAGIC to Cafe Carlyle
May 8, 2013
The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel welcomes back hitmaker and beloved crooner Steve Tyrell to the Cafe Carlyle for an engagement that celebrates legendary songwriter Sammy Cahn. It's Magic: The Songs of Sammy Cahn will feature songs from Mr. Tyrell's new album of the same name which will be released on May 14th. The program pays tribute to the incredible work of Sammy Cahn, whose songs are firmly embedded in the Great American Songbook and during the early 60s defined a generation, giving life to the Rat Pack's repertoire. Mr. Tyrell will play at the Cafe Carlyle May 7th to May 18th. Check out photos from his concert below!
 Photo Coverage: Friars Club Hosts Steve Tyrell
May 7, 2013
If the walls of the Friars Club could tell their stories the history of show business would come to life. Luckily this history is accurately retold and chronicled by each generation of Friars. Friar Historian Bruce Charet, a member of the Board of Governors and Friar Mark Simone Admissions Committee Chairman started the evening off by telling the overflow audience in the Milton Berle Room that "Tonight the Friars is the Copa"!
 Photo Coverage: Leslie Kritzer Brings BEAUTIFUL DISASTER to Joe's Pub
May 6, 2013
Broadway's Leslie Kritzer, currently starring in The Memory Show with The Transport Group (through May 18) returns to Joe's Pub with her all-new extravaganza Beautiful Disaster for four performances: May 13 at 11:30pm and May 13 at 9:30pm. Tickets are $25. For tickets, visit www.joespub.com or call (212) 967-7555. BroadwayWorld brings you photos from the show below!
 Photo Coverage: Robert Klein Brings Standup to Stage 72
May 6, 2013
On Friday night, May 3, Tony, Grammy and Emmy nominated actor, singer and comedian Robert Klein made a rare NYC appearance with 'An Evening with Robert Klein' which will showcase his standup comedy and beloved brand of humor and charm. Check out photos from the event below!
 Photo Coverage: Ann Hampton Callaway Celebrates Sarah Vaughan at Dizzy's Club
May 3, 2013
Ann Hampton Callaway returns to Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola to pay tribute to NEA Jazz Master and GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award winner Sarah Vaughan, the singer to whom Callaway is most often compared. Callaway takes the comparison as a compliment, having already demonstrated her comfort with several daring, assured, and well-received tributes to her influences and contemporaries; from covers of classic ballads that already have decades-old 'definitive' renditions, to the 'Streisand Songbook,' Callaway knows how to add her own voice to a wide range of popular repertoire.
Check out photos from the concert below!
 Photo Coverage: Stacy Sullivan Tributes Peggy Lee at Cafe Carlyle
May 3, 2013
Backstage Bistro and MAC Award winner Stacy Sullivan will headline a brand new late night music series opening this Spring at the famed Cafe Carlyle. Sullivan just performed music from her new album, 'It's a Good Day/A Tribute to Miss Peggy Lee' and you can check out photos from the concert below!
 Photo Coverage: Iridium Celebrates Jazz Day with Terese Genecco & Her Little Big Band
May 2, 2013
Iridium Night Club just celebrated International Jazz Day with a performance from Terese Genecco & Her Little Big Band. Check out photos from the concert below!
 Photo Coverage: In Rehearsal for the New York Pops 30th Anniversary Celebration With Megan Hilty, Laura Osnes and More!
April 29, 2013
Tonight, April 29, The New York Pops marks its 30th birthday with a grand gala evening honoring the musical talents of songwriters Frank Loesser and Jule Styne, and the centennial of legendary entertainer Danny Kaye. Paula Zahn, host of NYC ARTS on PBS, will host the evening. Go behind the scenes with rehearsal snapshots below!
 Photo Coverage: Nathan Lane & Cast of NANCE Cheer on Andrea Burns at 54 Below
April 29, 2013
In her brand new show at 54 Below, Broadway's Andrea Burns (Beauty & The Beast, The Full Monty, The Ritz, In the Heights, and the forthcoming The Nance) presents a hilarious and at times moving evening that explores finding a state of grace at forty while reasserting that Latinas don't play. Weaving Broadway with pop culture, expect tunes by Sarah Bareilles, Stephen Sondheim, Celia Cruz, Peter Gabriel, and more as Andrea teams up with her In the Heights Musical Director, Alex Lacamoire. Check out photos from her concert below!
 Photo Coverage: Bria Skonberg Brings BRASS AND BELLES to the Cafe Carlyle
April 29, 2013
The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel, welcomes award-winning trumpeter/vocalist/composer, Bria Skonberg, for its new 'Second Act, A Late Night Series of Fun and Entertainment' at the Cafe Carlyle on April 11-12, 25-26, and May 23-24. Ms. Skonberg's show, Brass and Belles, is a tribute to the historic horn and female vocal pairings of greats like Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, Anita O'Day and Roy Eldridge, and more. She is joined by Dalton Ridenhour at the piano, Darrian Douglas on drums, and Sean Cronin on upright bass and vocals.
Check out photos from her concert below!
 Photo Coverage: Inside the 2013 EASTER BONNET COMPETITION- Part 1
April 24, 2013
The 27th Annual Easter Bonnet Competition raised a staggering $4,250,542 - eclipsing the previous high of $3,734,129 set in 2007. The grand total was announced Tuesday after six weeks of intensive fundraising for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS by 47 Broadway, Off-Broadway and national touring companies. Check out photos from the festivities below and CLICK HERE for more!
 Photo Coverage: Inside the 2013 EASTER BONNET COMPETITION- Part 2
April 24, 2013
The 27th Annual Easter Bonnet Competition raised a staggering $4,250,542 - eclipsing the previous high of $3,734,129 set in 2007. The grand total was announced Tuesday after six weeks of intensive fundraising for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS by 47 Broadway, Off-Broadway and national touring companies. Check out photos from the festivities below and CLICK HERE for more!
 Photo Coverage: Paul Williams Opens at Cafe Carlyle
April 24, 2013
The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel presents award-winning lyricist and composer Paul Williams for an exclusive two-week engagement, and his debut, at the legendary Cafe Carlyle. Mr. Williams presents his newest program, The Lovers, The Dreamers, And Me, through Saturday, May 4th. Check out photos from his opening night below!
 Photo Coverage: Inside COMEDY FOR SUNSHINE at the Friars Club
April 17, 2013
For over twenty-five years the Sunshine Committee (which is funded through an annual holiday raffle held at the Monastery) has been providing entertainment, companionship and tons of love to senior citizens and children's centers in the New York area. Whether they are sending singers, musicians, comedians or performance artists to brighten up the residents of nursing homes; or providing clowns, magicians and entertainment for disadvantaged children in group homes, the Sunshine Committee is dedicated to enhancing each and every life they touch.
 Photo Coverage: Mayor Bloomberg Proclaims SEASON OF CAMBODIA Day at Festival Opening
April 15, 2013
New York City will host more than 125 artists from Cambodia for a major celebration of Cambodian arts, culture, and humanities when Season of Cambodia lights up the city's cultural landscape, now through May 2013. Season of Cambodia celebrated its opening ceremonies on Cambodian New Year, April 13, at which New York City Mayor Bloomberg proclaimed it 'Season of Cambodia Day'. BroadwayWorld was there and brings you photos from the festitivies below!
 Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night of Playwrights Horizons & Primary Stages' THE CALL
April 15, 2013
Playwrights Horizons and Primary Stages' World Premiere co-production of The Call, the new play by Tanya Barfield (Blue Door at Playwrights Horizons/PH), is directed by two-time Obie Award winner Leigh Silverman (Go Back to Where You Are and Blue Door at PH; Hunting and Gathering at Primary Stages/PS; Golden Child, Chinglish, Well, In the Wake) at the Peter Jay Sharp Theater (416 West 42nd Street). Check out photos from opening night below!
 Photo Coverage: Jeremy Jordan, Norm Lewis and More in Rehearsal with the New York Pops
April 12, 2013
Tonight, April 12, 2013, The New York Pops continues its 30th season with an evening celebrating the 65th birthday of Stephen Schwartz and the 10th anniversary of his hit musical Wicked with The Wizard and I: The Musical Journey of Stephen Schwartz. Music Director and Conductor Steven Reineke will lead the orchestra as they perform highlights from some of the composer-lyricist's most beloved works. The concert features Tony Award nominee Jeremy Jordan (Newsies), Tony Award nominee Norm Lewis (The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess), Drama Desk Award nominee Julia Murney (The Wild Party), Tony Award nominee Jennifer Laura Thompson (Urinetown), and Judith Clurman's Essential Voices USA. BroadwayWorld brings you photos from today's rehearsal. Check them out below!
 Photo Coverage: John Pizzarelli Quartet Plays Cafe Carlyle!
April 10, 2013
The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel presents The John Pizzarelli Quartet with special guest, Bucky Pizzarelli, for an exclusive two-week engagement at the legendary Cafe Carlyle. Beginning Tuesday, April 9th and playing through Saturday, April 20th, Mr. Pizzarelli and the Quartet present their newest program, 'An Evening with The John Pizzarelli Quartet featuring Bucky Pizzarelli'.
Check out photos from the opening night concert below!
 Photo Coverage: Rebecca Luker, Heidi Blickenstaff and More in 92Y's THE MUSIC OF VERNON DUKE
April 8, 2013
The Music of Vernon Duke played for five shows, April 6-8, 2013, at the 92nd Street Y. The show featured the talents of Heidi Blickenstaff, James Clow, Erin Mackey, Matthew Scott, and three-time Tony Award nominee Rebecca Luker.
 Photo Coverage: Phil Donahue Screens BODY OF WAR at The Gold Coast International Film Festival
April 8, 2013
Just yeaterday THE GOLD COAST INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL hosted a film screening and Q&A with Producer Phil Donahue for his new film, Body of War, at the Great Neck Arts Center Theatre. Check out photos from the event belw!
 Photo Coverage: Larry Gatlin and The Gatlin Brothers Play 54 Below
April 7, 2013
Country music legends Larry Gatlin and The Gatlin Brothers along with celebrated cabaret performer Jamie deRoy performed in an evening of toe tappin' fun last night, April 6th at 54 Below. Steve Smith on guitar and Shannon Ford on drums backed up the gang. BroadwayWorld was there and brings you photos from the concert below!
 Photo Coverage: Inside Metropolitan Room's NEXT DRAG QUEEN CONTEST
April 2, 2013
The sparkles will be flying this spring as the Metropolitan Room hosts its first 'New York's Next Top Drag Queen Contest.' The six-week affair, running five Mondays through May 6 (no show on April 8), will pit eight pre-selected drag queen artists who will be judged not by looks alone but by how well they sing and entertain. Check out photos from the first round below!
 Photo Coverage: Eva Kantor's THE WAY I AM Plays the Laurie Beechman
March 31, 2013
Eva Kantor, 2012 MetroStar Finalist, brings her first solo show 'The Way I Am' to The Laurie Beechman Theatre, now through April 21, 2013, directed by Eric Michael Gillett, with musical direction by Don Rebi and produced by Cookie Stark. BroadwayWorld brings you photos from her performance below!
 Photo Coverage: Marissa Mulder Takes on Tom Waits at the Metropolitan Room
March 30, 2013
With the grit of a sheriff facing down an outlaw, the silky-toned Marissa Mulder takes on the bard of bad Tom Waits, in the premiere of "Tom in His Words", which began on March 27 and runs through tonight, March 30, 2013, at the Metropolitan Room, 34 West 22nd Street. BroadwayWorld was there and brings you photos from the concert!
 Photo Coverage: Jeremy Jordan & More Perform in SPOTLIGHT ON TOWN HALL Concert
March 29, 2013
NY1 Anchor Roma Torre hosted the free concert event Spotlight on Town Hall last night, March 28, which also featured a special performance from Smash star and Tony-nominee Jeremy Jordan. Also included were performances from the Broadway productions of Chicago and The Phantom of the Opera, Off-Broadway's Avenue Q, The New York City Gay Men's Chorus and The Town Hall Broadway's Rising Stars Chorus.
Check out photos from the special event below!
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