Once Every Hundred Years: A Song Cycle

Once Every Hundred Years: A Song Cycle—the final work from Tony-winning composer William Finn—will make its New York premiere this fall at 54 Below. Co-created by Danny Ursetti (Regretting Almost Everything), performances are scheduled for November 16 and 17 at 7 PM. Joe Calarco will direct with music direction by Benji Goldsmith and orchestrations by Michael Starobin. The cast will feature Jeff Blumenkrantz (Bright Star, How… Continue reading Once Every Hundred Years: A Song Cycle

Actors Equity Election Results

Golden Globe Award-winning actor Brooke Shields is the next president of Actors’ Equity Association.  In total, 45 council seats across all three regions, representing four categories (principal actor, chorus actor, stage manager, and at-large), were filled, effective immediately. All terms are four years except where noted. In the Eastern Region, the following candidates were elected to four-year terms as… Continue reading Actors Equity Election Results

Alysha Umphress Reuniting With Jeff Blumenkrantz for Green Room 42 Show

The Broadway favorites will be joined by special guest star Kenita R. Miller. (Continue reading on Playbill.com)

Alysha and Jeff Are Swinging West!

I’m excited to announce that Alysha and I will be bringing our Alysha Umphress Swings Jeff Blumenkrantz… Again concert to California this fall! On Monday, October 30 at 8:30PM, we’ll be playing Los Angeles’ Catalina Jazz Club, with amazing special guest Carmen Cusack (Bright Star)! And then on Friday, November 3 at 8PM, you can… Continue reading Alysha and Jeff Are Swinging West!

Rare NYC Concert Appearance! Jeff and Alysha, together again!

On Easter Sunday, April 9 at 6PM for one performance only, Jeff will be appearing alongside his longtime friend, muse, and collaborator, Alysha Umphress in Alysha Umphress Swings Jeff Blumenkrantz, Again! at Joe’s Pub at the Public Theater in NYC. Jeff and Alysha will welcome you into their “living room” for an intimate concert of… Continue reading Rare NYC Concert Appearance! Jeff and Alysha, together again!

Beth Leavel & Jeff Blumenkrantz To Be Featured on REGRETTING ALMOST EVERYTHING Concept Album

Look for the new concept album, Regretting Almost Anything, on all music streaming platforms on March 14th 2023. With the start of another new year, we all look for a fresh start. Regretting Almost Everything, featuring Tony Award winner Beth Leavel as Anne, and Tony Nominee Jeff Blumenkrantz as her husband Clay, is the story of a middle-aged woman in… Continue reading Beth Leavel & Jeff Blumenkrantz To Be Featured on REGRETTING ALMOST EVERYTHING Concept Album

Cast Complete for Paper Mill Hercules, Starring James Monroe Iglehart, Bradley Gibson, Shuler Hensley, Isabelle McCalla

Casting is now complete for Paper Mill Playhouse’s upcoming production of Disney’s Hercules, based on the animated film of the same name. The New Jersey production, which will run February 16–March 19, follows the stage adaptation’s 2019 world premiere via The Public Theater’s Free Shakespeare in the Park, helmed by Obie winner Lear deBessonet, who returns to direct… Continue reading Cast Complete for Paper Mill Hercules, Starring James Monroe Iglehart, Bradley Gibson, Shuler Hensley, Isabelle McCalla

Get a 1st Listen to Danielle Ferland and Jeff Blumenkrantz Singing Into the Woods‘ ‘It Takes Two’

Ahead of its November 18 release, we’ve got a first listen to a track from Yellow Sound Label’s upcoming Sondheim Unplugged: The NYC Sessions–Volume Three. Hear Into the Woods original Broadway cast members Danielle Ferland and Jeff Blumenkrantz take on the show’s “It Takes Two” below. Continue reading on playbill.com.

Prospect Theater Company Unveils Musical Anthology ‘Notes From Now’

Prospect Theater Company announced the world premiere of “Notes From Now” with performances starting on March 2 and official opening night set for March 10 at 59E59 Theaters. Directed and choreographed by Billy Bustamante, the musical anthology implements words and music to create provocative and profound observations on the human journey. The slate features original songs… Continue reading Prospect Theater Company Unveils Musical Anthology ‘Notes From Now’

Gavin Lee and Sierra Boggess Will Star in Concert Version of Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol

The Actors Fund, in association with Universal Theatrical Group and Margaret Styne, will present a one-night-only concert version of Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol December 16 at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College. Carl Andress will direct the evening, with choreography by Nathan Peck based on the original work by Marcos Santana. Grammy and Emmy… Continue reading Gavin Lee and Sierra Boggess Will Star in Concert Version of Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol