BroadwayCon, the annual three-day fan convention that was held virtually earlier this year due to the Covid pandemic, will return to in-person programming for the 2022 edition.
The 2022 BroadwayCon is set for February 18–20, 2022, at the Manhattan Center and the New Yorker Hotel. Event organizers announced the return to in-person programming today.
The event’s initial slate of anticipated participants include Anthony Rapp, BroadwayCon’s Co-Founder and original cast member of Rent, Andrew Barth Feldman, and Carolee Carmello, Erin Quill, Fredi Walker-Browne, Ilana Levine, Jacqueline B. Arnold, Jennifer Ashley Tepper, Judy Kuhn, Lesli Margherita, Nik Walker, Ryann Redmond, and Thayne Jasperson. Additional guests will be announced at a later date.
Rapp said in a statement, “After the last year and a half, we are thrilled to have the opportunity to come together to honor the passionate community of Broadway fans,...
The 2022 BroadwayCon is set for February 18–20, 2022, at the Manhattan Center and the New Yorker Hotel. Event organizers announced the return to in-person programming today.
The event’s initial slate of anticipated participants include Anthony Rapp, BroadwayCon’s Co-Founder and original cast member of Rent, Andrew Barth Feldman, and Carolee Carmello, Erin Quill, Fredi Walker-Browne, Ilana Levine, Jacqueline B. Arnold, Jennifer Ashley Tepper, Judy Kuhn, Lesli Margherita, Nik Walker, Ryann Redmond, and Thayne Jasperson. Additional guests will be announced at a later date.
Rapp said in a statement, “After the last year and a half, we are thrilled to have the opportunity to come together to honor the passionate community of Broadway fans,...
- 9/15/2021
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
As a special holiday treat, Jim Caruso's Pajama Cast Party is joining forces with Patrick Cassidy, the Host and Artistic Director of Studio Tenn Talks for the upcoming online event 'A Broadway Christmas.' The show, airing on Facebook and YouTube Monday, December 21 at 8pm Et and 7pm Cst, will feature live musical performances by Liz Callaway, Linda Lavin, Lesli Margherita, Julia Murney, and Brandie Inez Sutton.
- 12/22/2020
- by Jim Caruso
- BroadwayWorld.com
As a special holiday treat, Jim Caruso's Pajama Cast Party is joining forces with Patrick Cassidy, the Host and Artistic Director of Studio Tenn Talks for the upcoming online event 'A Broadway Christmas.' The show, airing on Facebook and YouTube Monday, December 21 at 8pm Et and 7pm Cst, will feature live musical performances by Liz Callaway, Linda Lavin, Lesli Margherita, Julia Murney, and Brandie Inez Sutton.
- 12/21/2020
- by Jim Caruso
- BroadwayWorld.com
Jennifer Coolidge, Laurie Metcalf and Joy Reid are teaming to host the National Breast Cancer Coalition’s virtual cabaret benefit on Dec. 6.
From the hosts of Les Girls and the New York Gala, the event will feature both prerecorded and live song-and-dance performances along with celebrity appearances. The program includes Jason Alexander, Colleen Ballinger, Mary Birdsong, Laura Bell Bundy, Garrett Clayton, Merle Dandridge, Juan Pablo Di Pace, Elise Go, Lindsey Gort, Harvey Guillén, Jon Huertas, Taran Killam, Alice Lee, Andrew Leeds, Lesli Margherita, Eric McCormack, Lindsay Pearce, Melissa Peterman, Lea Salonga, and Steven Weber.
Funds raised during the event will support ...
From the hosts of Les Girls and the New York Gala, the event will feature both prerecorded and live song-and-dance performances along with celebrity appearances. The program includes Jason Alexander, Colleen Ballinger, Mary Birdsong, Laura Bell Bundy, Garrett Clayton, Merle Dandridge, Juan Pablo Di Pace, Elise Go, Lindsey Gort, Harvey Guillén, Jon Huertas, Taran Killam, Alice Lee, Andrew Leeds, Lesli Margherita, Eric McCormack, Lindsay Pearce, Melissa Peterman, Lea Salonga, and Steven Weber.
Funds raised during the event will support ...
- 12/4/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Jennifer Coolidge, Laurie Metcalf and Joy Reid are teaming to host the National Breast Cancer Coalition’s virtual cabaret benefit on Dec. 6.
From the hosts of Les Girls and the New York Gala, the event will feature both prerecorded and live song-and-dance performances along with celebrity appearances. The program includes Jason Alexander, Colleen Ballinger, Mary Birdsong, Laura Bell Bundy, Garrett Clayton, Merle Dandridge, Juan Pablo Di Pace, Elise Go, Lindsey Gort, Harvey Guillén, Jon Huertas, Taran Killam, Alice Lee, Andrew Leeds, Lesli Margherita, Eric McCormack, Lindsay Pearce, Melissa Peterman, Lea Salonga, and Steven Weber.
Funds raised during the event will support ...
From the hosts of Les Girls and the New York Gala, the event will feature both prerecorded and live song-and-dance performances along with celebrity appearances. The program includes Jason Alexander, Colleen Ballinger, Mary Birdsong, Laura Bell Bundy, Garrett Clayton, Merle Dandridge, Juan Pablo Di Pace, Elise Go, Lindsey Gort, Harvey Guillén, Jon Huertas, Taran Killam, Alice Lee, Andrew Leeds, Lesli Margherita, Eric McCormack, Lindsay Pearce, Melissa Peterman, Lea Salonga, and Steven Weber.
Funds raised during the event will support ...
- 12/4/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Broadway actors have a long history of moonlighting – sunlighting? – on daytime soaps, at least they did in decades past when New York City still had soaps. With theaters now dark, what better time to resurrect the tradition? Tune in today to…As The Curtain Rises.
An ongoing fiction podcast set in backstage Broadway, As The Curtain Rises has recruited a stellar cast from top Broadway productions past and, well, more recently past: Alex Brightman (Beetlejuice), Ariana Debose, Andrew Barth Feldman (Dear Evan Hansen), Tony-winning James Monroe Iglehart (Aladdin), Ilana Levine, Lesli Margherita (Matilda The Musical), Mauricio Martinez (On Your Feet!), Ashley Park, George Salazar (Be More Chill), Sarah Stiles, Michael Urie (Grand Horizons) and Tony-winner Lillias White (The Life).
The first episode is available today,...
An ongoing fiction podcast set in backstage Broadway, As The Curtain Rises has recruited a stellar cast from top Broadway productions past and, well, more recently past: Alex Brightman (Beetlejuice), Ariana Debose, Andrew Barth Feldman (Dear Evan Hansen), Tony-winning James Monroe Iglehart (Aladdin), Ilana Levine, Lesli Margherita (Matilda The Musical), Mauricio Martinez (On Your Feet!), Ashley Park, George Salazar (Be More Chill), Sarah Stiles, Michael Urie (Grand Horizons) and Tony-winner Lillias White (The Life).
The first episode is available today,...
- 10/22/2020
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
A one-night-only Halloween benefit concert presentation of the Tim Burton/Danny Elfman spooky 1993 classic The Nightmare Before Christmas is drawing top-notch Broadway talent, including James Monroe Iglehart (Aladdin), Adrienne Warren (Tina: The Tina Turner Musical), Danny Burstein (Moulin Rouge!) and Rob McClure (Beetlejuice), for starters.
Iglehart, who won a Tony Award for his performance as the Genie in Disney Theatricals’s Aladdin, is presenting the event in cooperation with Burton, Elfman and Disney Music Group. The cast will use only items and clothing “found around their houses combined with their imaginations.”
The pay-per-view concert will benefit The Actors Fund and the Lymphoma Research Foundation. The event will be available to stream on The Actors Fund Vimeo Channel on Saturday, October 31 at 7 pm Et. Tickets are $4.99 and available here.
“We are extremely grateful to Tim Burton, Danny Elfman and the Disney Music Group for allowing us the opportunity to bring our...
Iglehart, who won a Tony Award for his performance as the Genie in Disney Theatricals’s Aladdin, is presenting the event in cooperation with Burton, Elfman and Disney Music Group. The cast will use only items and clothing “found around their houses combined with their imaginations.”
The pay-per-view concert will benefit The Actors Fund and the Lymphoma Research Foundation. The event will be available to stream on The Actors Fund Vimeo Channel on Saturday, October 31 at 7 pm Et. Tickets are $4.99 and available here.
“We are extremely grateful to Tim Burton, Danny Elfman and the Disney Music Group for allowing us the opportunity to bring our...
- 10/7/2020
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Today we rewind to the opening night of Matilda on Broadway in 2012. The musical, which came straight from its Olivier Award-winning run in London, starred Bertie Carvel, Gabriel Ebert, Lesli Margherita, and Lauren Ward with Oona Laurence, Sophia Gennusa, Bailey Ryon and Milly Shapiro in the title role. Matilda would go on the run for 1554 performances at the Shubert Theatre.
- 5/18/2020
- by BroadwayWorld TV
- BroadwayWorld.com
Cast members from Broadway’s Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Jagged Little Pill, Company, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, Chicago, Diana, Mean Girls, Girl from the North Country, Six, and Mrs. Doubtfire will take part in Sunday’s Broadway Does Mother’s Day, a digital variety benefitting Broadway Cares’ Covid-19 Emergency Assistance Fund.
The show is designed to replace some of the funds usually raised by Broadway’s annual Easter Bonnet Competition, an event that was canceled this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The digital sketch show will include Broadway stars, their children and their mothers, with musical numbers, comedy and special guests planned. Scheduled guests, so far, include Jill Abramovitz, Kate Baldwin, Jenni Barber, Laura Benanti, Betty Buckley, Carolee Carmello, Victoria Clark, Chuck Cooper, Claybourne Elder, Eden Espinosa, Beanie Feldstein, Harvey Fierstein, Mandy Gonzalez, Celia Rose Gooding, Molly Griggs, James Monroe Iglehart, Judy Kaye, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Raymond J. Lee,...
The show is designed to replace some of the funds usually raised by Broadway’s annual Easter Bonnet Competition, an event that was canceled this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The digital sketch show will include Broadway stars, their children and their mothers, with musical numbers, comedy and special guests planned. Scheduled guests, so far, include Jill Abramovitz, Kate Baldwin, Jenni Barber, Laura Benanti, Betty Buckley, Carolee Carmello, Victoria Clark, Chuck Cooper, Claybourne Elder, Eden Espinosa, Beanie Feldstein, Harvey Fierstein, Mandy Gonzalez, Celia Rose Gooding, Molly Griggs, James Monroe Iglehart, Judy Kaye, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Raymond J. Lee,...
- 5/4/2020
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Emojiland The Musical has just released its first rehearsal photos, which include shots of Broadway stars Lesli Margherita as Princess Josh Lamon as Prince and Ann Harada as Pile of Poo. The complete cast features Lucas Steele Great Comet as Skull, Max Crumm Grease, Disaster, The Fantasticks as Man In Business Suit Levitating emoji, Jacob Dickey Aladdin Broadway as Aladdin as Smiling Face with Sunglasses, aka Sunny, Dwelvan David Finding Neverland The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess Tours as Guardsman, Heather Makalani Aladdin as Kissy Face, Tanisha Moore Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Tour as Woman Dancing and Jordan Fife Hunt A Chorus Line First Revival Tour as Man Dancing, George Abud The Band's Visit as Nerd Face, Emojiland Co-Writer Laura Schein as Smiling Face with Smiling Eyes aka Smize, Emmy Winner Grammy Nominee Felicia Boswell NBC's Jesus Christ Superstar Live, Shuffle Along, Motown as Police Officer, and Natalie Weiss Everyday Rapture,...
- 12/12/2019
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
The winners for the 64th Annual Drama Desk Awards were announced Sunday night with Jez Butterworth’s The Ferryman winning for Outstanding Play and The Prom taking home the trophy for Outstanding Musical.
Other big winners for the night included The Waverly Gallery and Fidder on the Roof winning for Outstanding Revival of a Play and Outstanding Revival of a Musical respectively. Dance Nation received a special Ensemble Award while Montana Levi Blanco was honored with the Sam Norkin Award.
The ceremony was hosted by Michael Urie and took place at at The Town Hall in Manhattan. The evening included performances by Drama Desk nominee George Salazar (Be More Chill) who was accompanied by composer/lyricist and Drama Desk nominee Joe Iconis. Other performers included Drama Desk nominees Stacey Sargeant and Andrew R. Butler (Rags Parkland) and Drama Desk and Tony®Award winner Lillias White who sang the In Memoriam.
Other big winners for the night included The Waverly Gallery and Fidder on the Roof winning for Outstanding Revival of a Play and Outstanding Revival of a Musical respectively. Dance Nation received a special Ensemble Award while Montana Levi Blanco was honored with the Sam Norkin Award.
The ceremony was hosted by Michael Urie and took place at at The Town Hall in Manhattan. The evening included performances by Drama Desk nominee George Salazar (Be More Chill) who was accompanied by composer/lyricist and Drama Desk nominee Joe Iconis. Other performers included Drama Desk nominees Stacey Sargeant and Andrew R. Butler (Rags Parkland) and Drama Desk and Tony®Award winner Lillias White who sang the In Memoriam.
- 6/3/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
TodayTix, the international ticketing platform on a mission to redefine the way people see theater, will celebrate its five-year anniversary with a concert to benefit the Dramatists Guild Foundation (Dgf) New Voices program, on September 24th at 7:30pm Est at National Sawdust in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
The evening will bring together the elements that have helped bring TodayTix to its five-year anniversary — the artists, the performances and the audiences. Hosted by Darren Criss, the concert will feature stripped down musical sessions, in an intimate setting, by Mark Ballas with his wife and other half of music duo Alexander Jean, BC Jean, Erich Bergen (“Madam Secretary”), Ariana DeBose, Kathryn Gallagher, Lesli Margherita (Olivier Award winner), Matthew Morrison (Tony and Emmy Nominee) and Ethan Slater. Benjamin Rauhala will serve as Music Director.
“In celebration of five years of TodayTix making theater more accessible for new audiences, we will bring together a few...
The evening will bring together the elements that have helped bring TodayTix to its five-year anniversary — the artists, the performances and the audiences. Hosted by Darren Criss, the concert will feature stripped down musical sessions, in an intimate setting, by Mark Ballas with his wife and other half of music duo Alexander Jean, BC Jean, Erich Bergen (“Madam Secretary”), Ariana DeBose, Kathryn Gallagher, Lesli Margherita (Olivier Award winner), Matthew Morrison (Tony and Emmy Nominee) and Ethan Slater. Benjamin Rauhala will serve as Music Director.
“In celebration of five years of TodayTix making theater more accessible for new audiences, we will bring together a few...
- 9/21/2018
- Look to the Stars
Yael Silver, Robin Carus and Van Dean today released We Are The World, a music video featuring an all-star roster of theater artists and calling for healing and unity in the world today. Participating artists include Christy Altomare, Kelli Barrett, Andrew Burns, Nikki Renee Daniels, Jordan Donica, Rachel Eskenazi-Gold, Justin Guarini, Derek Klena, Jeff Kready, Sydney Lucas, Beth Malone, Lesli Margherita, Constantine Maroulis, Bebe Neuwirth, Orfeh, George Psomas, Anthony Rapp, Courtney Reed, Chita Rivera, Kate Rockwell, Jarrod Spector, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Ephraim Sykes, Jenna Ushkowitz and Ben Vereen.
- 6/27/2018
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Vassar amp New York Stage and Film have announced the next wave of casting for the highly anticipated 34th Powerhouse Season in Poughkeepsie, NY, which starts this Friday, June 22 and runs through Sunday, July 29. Actors joining the annual summer play development incubator include Tony Award nominee Raul Esparza, Tony Award winner Alice Ripley, Tony Award nominee Denee Benton, Tony Award nominee Lauren Worsham, Tony Award nominee Alex Brightman, Noah Galvin, Frankie J. Alvarez, Lesli Margherita, Michael Esper, and Carson Elrod.
- 6/19/2018
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
The first thing you ought to know about Lesli Margherita is that her Twitter handle is QueenLesli. Actually, that might tell you all you need to know about this always wry, deeply fabulous singer-actress who's become a staple of the theatre world over the course of the past decade she's a diva and she owns it, but with a tongue-in-cheek dose of self-deprecation that invites us all in to the joke. In the live album of her Rule Your Kingdom show - recorded live at Feinstein's54 Below - we get to listen in as she belts and banters through a rollicking set.
- 5/14/2018
- by Amanda Prahl
- BroadwayWorld.com
‘Torch Song’, ‘Jerry Springer The Opera’ Among Off Broadway’s Lortel Awards Nominees – Complete List
The name Jerry Springer isn’t one you’d likely connect with Off Broadway’s prestigious Lucille Lortel Awards, but there he is, or the opera named after him anyway, with 4 nominations.
The Off-Broadway League announced nominees for the 2018 Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway today. See the full list of nominees below.
This year’s awards ceremony, to be hosted by Laura Benanti and Jason Jones, who appear together on TBS’s The Detour, is set for Sunday, May 6, at the NYU Skirball Center. The evening will honor Tony-winning playwright and performer Eve Ensler (The Vagina Monologues) with a Lifetime Achievement Award, and longstanding Off-Broadway company Wp Theater for their Outstanding Body of Work.
Also this year, the Lortel Awards will posthumously elect composer Michael Friedman onto the Playwrights’ Sidewalk in front of the Lucille Lortel Theatre in Manhattan’s West Village. The 41-year-old Friedman, who won an...
The Off-Broadway League announced nominees for the 2018 Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway today. See the full list of nominees below.
This year’s awards ceremony, to be hosted by Laura Benanti and Jason Jones, who appear together on TBS’s The Detour, is set for Sunday, May 6, at the NYU Skirball Center. The evening will honor Tony-winning playwright and performer Eve Ensler (The Vagina Monologues) with a Lifetime Achievement Award, and longstanding Off-Broadway company Wp Theater for their Outstanding Body of Work.
Also this year, the Lortel Awards will posthumously elect composer Michael Friedman onto the Playwrights’ Sidewalk in front of the Lucille Lortel Theatre in Manhattan’s West Village. The 41-year-old Friedman, who won an...
- 4/4/2018
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Betsy Wolfe Falsettos, Waitress, Eddie Korbich A Gentleman's Guide to Love amp Murder, The Drowsy Chaperone, Sal Viviano The Full Monty, The Life, Olivier Award winner Lesli Margherita who has won fans across the length and breadth of Broadway with her starring roles in Matilda amp Dames at Sea, Tony Yazbeck Tony Award nominee for On the Town, Jenny Lee Stern Rocky The Musical amp Spamilton, and Mia Gerachis Jekyll amp Hyde performed at Broadway by the Year at Town Hall on March 26th at 8pm.
- 3/27/2018
- by Genevieve Rafter Keddy
- BroadwayWorld.com
The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation (Pff) announced that its annual Broadway Belts for Pff! raised a record-breaking $350,000, bringing its eight-year fundraising total to nearly $1.2 million.
Broadway stars Aaron Tveit, Marissa Jaret Winokur, Harvey Fierstein, Andrew Rannells
The sold-out event on March 12 featured a “Sweet 16” reunion of the Tony Award-winning musical Hairspray original cast members to honor Margo Lion, an original producer and a longtime supporter of Broadway Belts for Pff! The reunion, helmed by its Tony Award-winning composers Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman and featuring stunning performances by Marissa Jaret Winokur, Harvey Fierstein, Andrew Rannells, Jackie Hoffman, Chester Gregory, Clark Thorell and many original Hairspray cast members, drew standing ovations from the crowd.
In addition, Bryan Terrell Clark (Hamilton, Motown: The Musical), Robert Creighton (Cagney, Frozen), Lesli Margherita (Matilda, Dames At Sea), Stephanie Gibson (Charlie And The Chocolate Factory) and Alex Getlin (Anything Can Happen In The Theater) were among...
Broadway stars Aaron Tveit, Marissa Jaret Winokur, Harvey Fierstein, Andrew Rannells
The sold-out event on March 12 featured a “Sweet 16” reunion of the Tony Award-winning musical Hairspray original cast members to honor Margo Lion, an original producer and a longtime supporter of Broadway Belts for Pff! The reunion, helmed by its Tony Award-winning composers Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman and featuring stunning performances by Marissa Jaret Winokur, Harvey Fierstein, Andrew Rannells, Jackie Hoffman, Chester Gregory, Clark Thorell and many original Hairspray cast members, drew standing ovations from the crowd.
In addition, Bryan Terrell Clark (Hamilton, Motown: The Musical), Robert Creighton (Cagney, Frozen), Lesli Margherita (Matilda, Dames At Sea), Stephanie Gibson (Charlie And The Chocolate Factory) and Alex Getlin (Anything Can Happen In The Theater) were among...
- 3/23/2018
- Look to the Stars
Betsy Wolfe Falsettos, Waitress, Eddie Korbich A Gentleman's Guide to Love amp Murder, The Drowsy Chaperone amp Sal Viviano The Full Monty, The Life have been added to Broadway by the Year at Town Hall on March 26th at 8pm which will also star Olivier Award winner Lesli Margherita who has won fans across the length and breadth of Broadway with her starring roles in Matilda amp Dames at Sea, Tony Yazbeck Tony Award nominee for On the Town, Jenny Lee Stern Rocky The Musical amp Spamilton, and Mia Gerachis Jekyll amp Hyde.
- 3/22/2018
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Scrubs alum Donald Faison and Laya DeLeon Hayes (Doc McStuffins) are set to co-star opposite Yvette Nicole Brown and Lesli Margherita in ABC comedy pilot Most Likely To, from Diablo Cody, Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. TV. Written by Cody and directed by Pam Fryman, Most Likely To centers on Liz Cooney (Margherita) and Markie McQueen (Brown). In high school, Liz had everything and Markie had nothing. Twenty years later, they're reunited under the same roof as…...
- 3/22/2018
- Deadline TV
Lesli Margherita (Homeland) is set as a lead opposite Yvette Nicole Brown in ABC comedy pilot Most Likely To, from Diablo Cody, Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. TV. Written and executive produced by Cody, Most Likely To centers on Liz Cooney (Margherita) and Markie McQueen (Brown). In high school, Liz had everything and Markie had nothing. Twenty years later, they're reunited under the same roof as single moms and unlikely housemates. Margherita’s Liz is a fabulous…...
- 3/9/2018
- Deadline TV
Another all-star cast has been assembled for the second concert in this record-breaking 18th season of Town Hall's signature series,Broadway by the Year. After February's triumphant season opener, Town Hall's next concert on March 26th at 8pm will star Olivier Award winner Lesli Margherita who has won fans across the length and breadth of Broadway with her starring roles in Matilda amp Dames at Sea. She will be joined by Broadway favorites, Tony Yazbeck Tony Award nominee for On the Town and Emily Skinner Tony Award nominee for Side Show. In addition, the cast will star Jenny Lee Stern Rocky The Musical amp Spamilton, Brian Charles Rooney The Three-Penny Opera, Mia Gerachis Jekyll amp Hyde, and more stars soon to be announced...
- 3/1/2018
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
This week, the Broadwaysted Crew was back with Part Two of their 'Broadway Baby' treatment of Charles Dickens' classic tale penned by show cohost Kevin Jaeger. The Saga of Scrooge Michael Cerveris continues with a host of special appearances by some of Broadway's brightest stars including James Monroe Iglehart, Lesli Margherita, Hannah Elless, Kara Lindsay, Adam Kaplan and many more...
- 12/15/2017
- by Broadwaysted
- BroadwayWorld.com
Olivier Award winner Lesli Margherita plays 'Cindy Lou Who' in the world premiere of Matthew Lombardo's new comedy with a twist of rhyme, Who's Holiday directed by Carl Andress, which celebrated its opening last night, November 28. The strictly limited engagement plays The Westside Theatre Upstairs 407 W 43rd St, New York, NY 10036 through Sunday, December 31st. BroadwayWorld has photos from the opening festivities below...
- 11/29/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Olivier Award winner Lesli Margherita plays 'Cindy Lou Who' in the world premiere of Matthew Lombardo's new comedy with a twist of rhyme, Who's Holiday directed by Carl Andress opening tomorrow, November 28. The strictly limited engagement plays the Westside Theatre Upstairs 407 W 43rd St, New York, NY 10036 through Sunday, December 31st. BroadwayWorld has a first look at Margherita onstage below...
- 11/27/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Broadway Hero Tom Viola, Executive Director of Broadway CaresEquity Fights AIDS received a Lifetime Acheivement Award at Rockers on Broadway, presented by Donnie Keih. Dozens of stars from Broadway came together to honor Tom and perform songs from rock legends. The event benefited The Path Fund and Broadway Cares. Check out Lesli Margherita's introduction and Tom Viola's speech below...
- 11/15/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
BroadwayWorld has learned that Olivier-winner Lesli Margherita will lead the world premiere production of Matthew Lombardo's Who's Holiday.
- 10/5/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
On the premiere episode of the new theatre podcast, 'The Poddest Couple,' BroadwayWorld's Alan Henry and Matt Tamanini argue over the recently announced Rent Live on Fox and the in development big screen adaptation of Wicked. The two put their bickering aside for a while in order to talk to theatrical royalty, Queen Lesli Margherita. In an honest and open interview, Lesli talks about how she developed her love of theatre growing up on a California cattle farm, how she earned her royal title, her love for Groundhog Day and Star Wars, and much much more.
- 10/2/2017
- by The Poddest Couple
- BroadwayWorld.com
The award-winning musical, A Scythe Of Time, was the darling of the New York Musical Festival in 2016 and will get a concert presentation starring original cast Lesli Margherita Broadway Matilda. West End Zoro, Olivier Award and Pj Griffith Sleep No More, American Idiot on Thursday, October 26 at 930pm at 54 Below 254 W 54 Street.
- 9/26/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Olivier Award winner Lesli Margherita Zorro, Matilda, Dames at Sea launched a Kickstarter campaign today to raise funds to release her debut solo album Rule Your Kingdom Live at Feinstein's54 Below.
- 9/13/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Back by popular demand, Olivier Award winner, Lesli Margherita Matilda, Dames at Sea, Zorro returns to Feinstein's54 Below this August with Rule Your Kingdom, a new take on her signature cabaret act.
- 8/24/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Olivier Award winner Lesli Margherita Matilda, Dames at Sea, Zorro and Kathryn Gallagher Spring Awakening teamed up for an acoustic cover of Kesha's single 'Bastards.'Check it out below...
- 8/22/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Lesli Margherita, Hunter Ryan Herdlicka, Tony Sheldon, and Matt Hetherington have joined Feinstein's54 Below's one night only concert of Jule Styne, Bob Merrill, and Peter Stone's Tony nominated musical Sugar, on Tuesday, September 5th, at 7 pm and 930 pm.
- 8/14/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Earlier this week, a new group of artists headed to Feinstein's54 Below to preview their upcoming engagements. Michael Feinstein Showstoppers- August 8-September 3, Liz Callaway The Beat Goes On- July 25, 28-29, September 10, Lesli Margherita Rule Your Kingdom-August 24-26, Tovah Feldshuh Aging is Optional- August 1 amp 3, and Carole Demas The Broadhurst at 100- August 16 are giving you a sneak peek below...
- 7/19/2017
- by BroadwayWorld TV
- BroadwayWorld.com
Good morning, BroadwayWorld Today's big news William Michals, Lesli Margherita andAnthony Santelmo, Jr. star in 54 Sings Man Of La Mancha tonight...
- 7/12/2017
- by Jessica Khan
- BroadwayWorld.com
Lesli Margherita Matilda, Dames at Sea has joined the cast for 54 Sings Man Of La Mancha tonight at Feinstein's54 Below. She will reprise her role as 'AldonzaDulcinea' after appearing in a production at Musical Theatre West in 2012.
- 7/12/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
It was announced that Tony nominee Max von Essen An American in Paris, Evita, Les Mis will play Dr.BradKris in the sold out, one-night-only benefit reading of Hollywood Nurses, the new pulp comedy written by Sheila Head Head Games, PBS's 'Cyberchase' and Peter Michael Marino Desperately Seeking the Exit, Late with Lance, and directed by Carl Andress Die, Mommie, Die, The Tribute Artist. Von Essen joins Golden Globe Award winner Kathleen Turner Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Tony Award nominee Geneva Carr Hand to God, Olivier Award winner Lesli Margherita Matilda and Taylor Louderman Kinky Boots.
- 6/16/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Tony Award Honoree Ben Davis Violet, A Little Night Music, La Boheme, Lesli Margherita Matilda, Dames at Sea, Kendrick Jones Shuffle Along, The Scottsboro Boys amp Drama Desk Award-nominee Daniel Reichard Original Cast of Jersey Boys will join previously announced Tony Award winner Karen Ziemba Bullets Over Broadway, Curtains, Contact, multi-award winning Nightclub star Klea Blackhurst amp Steve 'The Whistler' Herbst at Town Hall's Broadway by the Year Series on Monday, March 27 at 8pm, 'The Broadway Musicals of the 1940s,' which will highlight the music of Rodgers amp Hammerstein, Kurt Weill amp Leonard Bernstein.
- 3/24/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Audience-favorite Villain DeBlanks returned to Feinstein's54 Below with an all-star benefit,featuring Oscar and two-time Tony nominee Kathleen Turner War of the Roses, Serial Mom, Olivier Award winner Lesli Margherita Matilda, Dames at Sea, five-time Tony nominee Jan Maxwell Lend Me A Tenor, Follies, Michael Potts Book of Mormon, True Detective, Maulik Pancholy 30 Rock, Star Trek Discovery, and Tony nominee Micah Stock It's Only a Play, The Front Page.Scroll down for photos...
- 3/23/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Lesli Margherita always has something amazing up her sleeve and this time she has pulled together a scathing and hilarious re-write of Hamilton's 'You'll Be Back'. Addressed to Trump supporters feeling that buyer's remorse as the presidential administration draws constant attention for gaffs and bumps, Margherita as Hillary Clinton lounges in a pantsuit and fuzzy hot pink slippers and reminds the country what could have been.
- 2/19/2017
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
On Janury 29th, Broadway's Cinderella, two-time Tony Award nominee Laura Osnes, and music director Benjamin Rauhala hosted the fourth installment of The Broadway Princess Party at Feinstein's54 Below, featuring Christy Altomare, Jenna Ushkowitz, Courtney Reed, Taylor Louderman, and more than a dozen more princesses, plus surprise guests Lesli Margherita and Derek Klena. Scroll down to see the esteemed ladies and gentlemenin action...
- 2/1/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
In Backstage Bite withKatie Lynch, come into Katie's kitchen with some of Broadway's brightest as they eat, drink and merrily mix it up. See your favorite stars out of their element as they whip up dishes inspired by their Broadway show. Watch what happens when these actors trade belting for bakingToday, we are excited to bring you the latest episode, featuring Matilda star Lesli Margherita...
- 11/10/2016
- by BroadwayWorld TV
- BroadwayWorld.com
"This is why I hate musical theater." A trailer has debuted for an indie comedy about the opening night of a Broadway show titled simply Opening Night. The film stars Topher Grace as a failed Broadway singer who is now working as a stage manager on a big Broadway show that is about to open. Everything that could go wrong backstage seems to have gone wrong and more. This is pretty much the polar opposite of Birdman, which was also about a Broadway show's opening night and things going wrong. In addition to Grace, the eclectic ensemble cast includes Alona Tal, Taye Diggs, Rob Riggle, Anne Heche, Paul Scheer, J.C. Chasez, Lesli Margherita, Lauren Lapkus and Brian Huskey. This actually doesn't look seem that bad, there's some genuine humor found within, especially for those familiar with the stage world. Have fun. Here's the first red band trailer for Isaac Rentz's Opening Night,...
- 10/29/2016
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Full Cast Announced for Broadway Sings Beyonc� - Featuring Lesli Margherita, Lilli Cooper, and More!
The full lineup is set for the 13th installment of the acclaimed Broadway Sings concert series, Broadway Sings Beyonce, which will feature completely new arrangements of her record-breaking hits, accompanied by a 14-piece orchestra playing original orchestrations. Newly announced performers for the concert include Tony Nominee Charl Brown Motown, Lilli Cooper Spring Awakening, Lesli Margherita Matilda The Musical, and Kyle Taylor Parker Kinky Boots.
- 10/18/2016
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
All Hail the Queen This week the Broadwaysted crew is holding court with the beautiful and fantastic Lesli Margherita All Hail the Queen This week the Broadwaysted crew is holding court with the beautiful and fantastic Lesli MargheritaWe pour out some Maker's Mark and chat about Lesli's wild experience winning the Olivier Award for her West End debut as well as her current gig recreating her original turn in Matilda the Musical on Broadway. Lesli dishes about the ironic text message she got about Cats, her Star Wars wedding and ranking of the seven films in the franchise, and the time she died twice on stage I smell a rat. Kimberly recently attended Miss America and informs us all about the 'Show Us Your Shoes' parade and the entire group casts a fantasy version of Real Housewives of Broadway with famous wife characters. We play Lights of Broadway Show Cards...
- 9/20/2016
- by Broadwaysted
- BroadwayWorld.com
Sometimes a diva needs a little fairy godmother help from a fellow diva, and that's just what Lesli Margherita got from Laura Benanti this weekend. Following a tweet that Margherita posted expressing her desire to have a hologram version of Benanti appear to encourage and help her, a la Benanti's character on Super Girl, Lesli got her wish when Laura appeared to help the Olivier-winning actress 'Get her sht together.' Check out the original tweet and the rescue video below...
- 9/18/2016
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
Bww Interview: Talking Sparkle Shoes and Stamina with Matilda's Mother of the Year, Lesli Margherita
Lesli Margherita is an Olivier Award winner for her West End debut as Inez in Zorro theMusical.Afterover1000 performances getting 'Loud' in Matilda the Musical as the villainousMrs. Wormwood, a role she originated on Broadway, Leslibid farewell to the grounds of Crunchem Halland crossed the street to The Helen Hayes to staras uber-divaMona Kent in the Broadway premiere of Randy Skinner'sDamesatSea.
- 9/17/2016
- by Alexa Criscitiello
- BroadwayWorld.com
Another opening, another closing—the 2016 New York Musical Festival (Nymf) has officially ended, punctuating its successful run with an awards ceremony that found Broadway stars and newbies alike being recognized for their work. Among the better-known names who took home awards are Tony winner Victoria Clark, for directing, and former “Dames at Sea” diva Lesli Margherita, for her work in “A Scythe of Time.” The fest’s breakout was “Newton’s Cradle,” written by Heath and Kim Saunders and directed by Victoria Clark. And don’t worry if you missed any of the shows—this festival has proved to be a launching pad for plenty of popular musicals, including “[title of show]” and Pulitzer Prize-winning “Next to Normal.” A full list of winners can be found below, and for more information about the festival, visit www.nymf.org. Best Musical Newton’s Cradle – Music By Heath Saunders, Lyrics by Heath & Kim Saunders Outstanding...
- 8/9/2016
- backstage.com
Broadway's 40 theatres aren't the only places to catch performances from your favorite stars Well after Broadway orchestras begin their overtures, ensemble members take their dance breaks, and performers belt out their eleven o'clock numbers, the party continues at various cabaret venues throughout New York City. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you some cabaret highlights for this week as picked by our theatre editors, including 54 Sings 1776, John Lloyd Young at 54 Below, Caroline Bowman at 54 Below, The Skivvies, with Matt Doyle, Lesli Margherita, and More, and Tony Yazbeck in 'The Floor Above Me'.
- 7/3/2016
- by Louisa Brady
- BroadwayWorld.com
In response to the news of the massacre in Orlando, Florida in the early hours of Sunday morning, organizers of the Tony Awards announced that tonight’s ceremony will be dedicated to the victims of the shooting. In what is being called the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, 50 were killed and at least 53 were injured at Orlando’s Pulse nightclub. The Tony Awards Twitter account issued this statement: “Our hearts are heavy for the unimaginable tragedy that happened last night in Orlando. Our thoughts are with the families and friends of those affected. The Tony Awards dedicate tonight’s ceremony to them.” The Pulse nightclub is frequented by members of the Lgbt community, and the shooting occurred when people across the country were celebrating Lgbt Pride Month with events this weekend. The Tony Awards and the larger theater community have long had close ties to the Lgbt community. Tony winners have thanked same-sex partners in their acceptance speeches for years, long before gay marriage was legalized. Kisses between gay couples onstage have shown the level of acceptance felt inside Radio City Music Hall. Out gay entertainers have hosted several Tony telecasts, including Alan Cumming, Sean Hayes, and Neil Patrick Harris. Tonight’s ceremony, the 70th Annual Tony Awards, will be hosted by James Corden, broadcast from 8 to 11 p.m. live Et and delayed Pt on CBS. Hamilton, with a record-breaking 16 nominations, is expected to be a big winner. Hamilton star Lin-Manuel Miranda is among the Broadway celebrities to tweet support for Orlando: pic.twitter.com/D7HSofDxLK — Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) June 12, 2016 Oh wow. Devastating news.Praying for the victims of the shooting in Orlando and their families.Heartbreaking and senseless.I am so sorry.???????????? — Sara Bareilles (@SaraBareilles) June 12, 2016 Hearing about this senseless & horrific tragedy in #Orlando. Heartbroken for my Lgbtq brothers & sisters. Time for change. #GunControlNow — Jesse Tyler Ferguson (@jessetyler) June 12, 2016 I'm broken from this Orlando tragedy. My heart is with all of the families and our community there. #prayfororlando — Nick Adams (@TheNickAdams) June 12, 2016 Horrified and heartbroken on yet another day. #Orlando — Lesli Margherita (@QueenLesli) June 12, 2016 Gonna be difficult to celebrate Tonys tonite but so proud to be in a community that celebrates everyone and gives a giant Fu to hate. — Lesli Margherita (@QueenLesli) June 12, 2016 Praying for Orlando. ???????????? — Billy Porter (@theebillyporter) June 12, 2016 Tonight, every note I sing will be in remembrance of the lives taken in Orlando. ???? — Laura Benanti (@LauraBenanti) June 12, 2016...
- 6/12/2016
- by Emily Rome
- Hitfix
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