Profile for Theatrical Gems

If you're looking for something to do tonight come out to the Duplex and see ART ISN'T EASY, a 60 minute cabaret that is a musical journey following 5 artists from the bare stage to the footlights and the blank page to the score, chasing a dream that may be just out of reach. Featuring music by Sondheim, Shaiman, Berlin, Kander & Ebb, and many more! Starring Billy Aberle, Lital Abrahams, Adam Baritot, Tavis Doucette, Melissa Meli, and Steven H. Taylor. Written and conceived by Jonathan G Galv...

Final Bump- The online portion of the auction will end tonight at 11:59. The only way to make a bid after tonight is to come to the show tomorrow! Thank you all for your support, this auction is raising quite a bit of money for The Actors Fund!

Bump! The auction is online until Sunday evening!

Whoa! I don't know what happened there, I only typed the URL once! Anyway, I tried to edit it so the link should work. Thank you, Lizzie, for posting the correct URL!

Sorry RC. Hit enter too early and it submitted. Edited to add the link as you were posting.

Hey Everyone, Edit: Please include your name and e-mail or we cannot confirm your bid! http://www.theatricalgems.org/miracle/auction.html In conjunction with our one-night-only benefit performance of the Meredith Willson musical Miracle on 34th Street, Theatrical Gems is offering up an auction of items such as Broadway tickets, signed posters, and more. 100% of auction proceeds benefit The Actors Fund. There are many items up for auction, including items from shows such as Hugh Jackman, Back ...

For those of you wishing there were more holiday shows in the city this season here you go, Meredith Willson's christmas show formerly titled HERE'S LOVE returns to NYC for one night only! Tickets are only $25 and all of the money goes to the amazing Actors Fund! In addition to the previously reported Tony Yazbeck, Kimberly Faye Greenberg (Danny and Sylvia), Jim Brochu (The Man Who Came to Dinner, Zero Hour), Rachel Resheff (People in the Picture, mary Poppins), and Brian Childers (Danny and ...

We are looking for 2 production assistants to work on The Actors Fund benefit performance of Miracle on 34th Street, The Musical, formerly titled Here's Love, starring Broadway favorite Tony Yazbeck and others. Must be available for 2 rehearsals (Wednesday 12/7 from 10:00am - 1:00pm and Friday 12/9 from 10:00am - 4:00pm) and day of show (Monday 12/12 starting at 11:00am). Duties will include moving the basic set pieces (tables, chairs). If interested please e-mail theatricalgems@gmail.com. No...

More cast announced! Rachel Resheff (The People in the Picture, Shrek) and Helen Hayes Award winner Brian Childers (Danny and Sylvia) will join the previously announced Tony Yazbeck, Kimberly Faye Greenberg, and Jim Brochu for one night only in the Meredith Willson musical Miracle on 34th Street, presented December 12 in Manhattan to benefit the Actors Fund. Full article here: http://offbroadway.broadwayworld.com/article/Rachel-Resheff-Brian-Childers-Join-Miracle-On-34th-Street-20111104#ixzz1...

Tony Yazbeck (Chicago, Gypsy, A Chorus Line), Kimberly Faye Greenberg (One Night with Fanny Brice, Danny and Sylvia) and Jim Brochu (Zero Hour, The Man Who Came to Dinner) will star in a one-night-only performance of Meredith Willson's Miracle on 34th Street, formerly titled Here's Love, Dec. 12 at The St. Luke's Theatre. The 7 PM show, which will benefit the Actors Fund, will feature direction by Theatrical Gems artistic director Jacob Shoesmith-Fox, with musical direction by Seth Bisen-Hers...

Just a reminder, Broadway Does Disney is TONIGHT at 7pm at the Duplex Cabaret Theater! We have over 20 fabulous performers singing some of your favorite Disney songs. Tickets are only $15 plus a two drink minimum, which is a lot cheaper than waiting for these songs to finally make it to Broadway!

Helen Hayes Award winner Brian Childers (Danny and Sylvia) and Kimberly Faye Greenberg (One Night with Fanny Brice, Ghostlight at NYMF) will lend their voices to Broadway Does Disney, a one-night cabaret performance to benefit Theatrical Gems. Broadway Does Disney presents an evening of songs from your favorite Disney flicks that have yet to hit the Great White Way. The talented friends and supporters of Theatrical Gems sing the hits of Disney that introduced musicals to generations of outsta...

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Hi, everyone, I wanted to let you know about a fun, cheap concert we are presenting tonight at 9:30 at the Duplex on Christopher Street! The performance includes songs from The Phantom of the Opera, Miss Saigon, Tarzan, Starlight Express, Taboo, Lestat, Titanic, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, and more. In this day and age when budgets for Broadway musicals are reaching unprecedented highs and audiences expect to see a spectacle, often the very foundation of the musical - the score- is overloo...

The wistful ballad "That's What I Want (For Janie)," in which Wildcat describes her dreams for herself and her sister, has been restored for the Theatrical Gems production of the Cy Coleman-Carolyn Leigh musical Wildcat, presented December 19 in Manhattan to benefit the Actors Fund. This song was cut from the original production after opening night to ease the vocal load for star Lucille Ball. Director Jacob Shoesmith-Fox states, "I am so excited that the authors' estates have given us specia...

Bumping because some people were asking about the full cast and I want to make sure they see it!

Junior Mendez, a recent Florida State graduate, has been hand-picked to star in Wildcat alongside Luba Mason and Robert Cuccioli in the Cy Coleman-Carolyn Leigh musical Wildcat, presented December 19 in Manhattan to benefit the Actors Fund. Mendez joins the previously announced Mason (Chicago, Jekyll and Hyde), Cuccioli (Jekyll and Hyde), Beth Fowler (The Boy From Oz, Beauty and the Beast), Lenny Wolpe (Wicked, The Drowsy Chaperone), and Jenn Gambatese (All Shook Up, Tarzan). Mendez, who was ...

Don't worry, you haven't missed it! The full cast is being announced this week. So sorry about the delay, we just didn't want to announce it too close to the holiday.

Auditions were held last week, and we are very happy about the cast we have assembled! The full list will be released very soon, so keep your eyes peeled!

Jenn Gambatese (All Shook Up, Tarzan) steps into the role of Janie after Allison Case had to bow out due to scheduling conflicts. She joins Lenny Wolpe (Wicked, The Drowsy Chaperone), Beth Fowler (The Boy From Oz, Beauty and the Beast), Robert Cuccioli (Jekylland Hyde), and Luba Mason (Chicago, Jekyll and Hyde) for one night only in the Cy Coleman-Carolyn Leigh musical Wildcat, presented December 19 in Manhattan to benefit the Actors Fund. Wildcat, with music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Carolyn ...