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Kpop, the history-making Broadway musical depicting and celebrating the Korean pop genre phenomenon of the title, will play its final performance this Sunday after a struggle at the box office.

The final performance of the musical, which features a cast of young actors and actual K-pop stars including Luna, BoHyung and others, will close after its performance on Sunday, December 11, at Circle in the Square Theatre. It will have played only 17 regular performances after 44 previews.

Despite generating considerable excitement among K-pop fans, the musical has not drawn big audiences – or at least audiences paying top dollar for tickets. Last week, the show, which received mixed reviews from critics, grossed just 126,493, and although 72 of the venue’s seats were filled, the average ticket price was a tiny 32.

The show began previews on Oct. 13, and officially opened Nov. 27.

For the final show, producers are offering 200 complimentary tickets to Aapi community members and youth,...

At a ceremony held earlier this week in New York, the Manhattan Association of Cabarets amp Clubs announced the winners of the 2016 Mac Awards. A Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Amanda McBroom. Also honored with a Board of Directors award was Maryann Lopinto. Jamie deRoy received the Ruth Kurtzman Benefit Award on behalf of her work with The Actors Fund Jamie deRoy amp Friends Cabaret Initiative. Sally Darling received the Hanson Award. The show was produced by Julie Miller and directed by Lennie Watts, with musical direction by Matt Baker.

At a ceremony held last night in New York, the Manhattan Association of Cabarets amp Clubs announced the winners of the 2016 Mac Awards. A Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Amanda McBroom. Also honored with a Board of Directors award was Maryann Lopinto. Jamie deRoy received the Ruth Kurtzman Benefit Award on behalf of her work with The Actors Fund Jamie deRoy amp Friends Cabaret Initiative. Sally Darling received the Hanson Award. The show was produced by Julie Miller and directed by Lennie Watts, with musical direction by Matt Baker.

Mark your calendars today for the fall's most anticipated anniversary and birthday celebration when the mega stars of Broadway and Cabaret come out to salute award-winning cabaret performerand Tony Award-winning producer Jamie deRoywhen she celebrates the 25th anniversary of her Multi Mac award-winning Variety Show Jamie deRoy amp friends, and her 40th annual 30th Birthday on Monday, November 9th 730Pm at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College 899 10th Avenue at 59th Street.Proceeds from the evening will benefit The Actors Fund's new program, The Jamie deRoy amp friends Cabaret Initiative.

On Sunday, May 17, the Broadway at Birdland concert series was proud to present the award-winning cabaret performerJamie deRoy, along with Broadway stars Lena HallHedwig and the Angry Inch,Cady HuffmanThe Producers,Judy Kaye The Phantom of the Opera and Nice Work If You Can Get It, Pamela Myersoriginal cast member of the six time Tony-winning Company and Tony nominee for Snoopy, Kevin Meaney Hairspray and Hugh Panaro Phantom of the Operaon her Multi Mac award-winning Variety Show,Jamie deRoy amp friends. Scroll down for photos...

In his new film, Broadway Beyond the Golden Age, which will be out next year, Rick McKay interviews Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Wendy Wasserstein in 1999. Known for her award-winning play The Heidi Chronicles, he put this short piece together for his filmtv producing partner, Jamie deRoy, who is part of the producing team of the new revival of The Heidi Chronicles on Broadway, starring Elizabeth 'Mad Men' Moss. Check out the interview below...

Peter LeDonne and Jamie deRoy were again broadcasting from Patsy's Restaurant and this weeks guests included Collin Kelly- Sordelet the 19 year old Montclair, NJ resident who plays Tom amp Young Gideon in Sting's new Broadway musical The Last Ship. Also on the program was Manny Kladitis, the founder and president of Niko Companies Ltd, a group of theatrical and management Companies. After Jamie deRoy gave her run down of upcoming night life in NYC there was some serious pillow talk with the famous Mike Lindell the inventor of My Pillow. Peter amp Jamie were wide awake for his interview having noted they slept on a My Pillow the night before and were very well rested.

Broadway's 40 theatres aren't the only places to catch performances from your favorite stars Well after Broadway orchestra's 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 Smile A Broadway Reunion Concert, Celebrating Adolph Green - 100 Years of Wonderful, Jamie deRoy and Friends, Randy Graff Re-Made In Brooklyn, and The Songs of Scott Evan Davis, featuring Karen Mason, Lisa Howard amp more.

Broadway's 40 theatres aren't the only places to catch performances from your favorite stars Well after Broadway orchestra's 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 Smile A Broadway Reunion Concert, Celebrating Adolph Green - 100 Years of Wonderful, Jamie deRoy and Friends, Randy Graff Re-Made In Brooklyn, and The Songs of Scott Evan Davis, featuring Karen Mason, Lisa Howard amp more.

Primary Stages in association with Jamie deRoy and Barry Feirstein, present the New York premiere of Poor Behavior, a new comedy by Theresa Rebeck Seminar, Mauritius, The Understudy, creator of NBC's 'Smash'. Poor Behavior plays a limited engagement through September 7 at Primary Stages at The Duke on 42nd Street - a New 42Nd Street project 229 West 42nd Street. BroadwayWorld brings you phtoos from opening night below...

Paige Faure and Nancy Opel, new cast members of the Broadway show Cinderella, will visit Backstage with Peter Ledonne this Sunday on Am 970 The Answer. Long time theatrical Ad Man Peter LeDonne is now a New York radio host. Jamie deRoy, the programs night life correspondent will provide listeners with all the information they need to know about what's going on in New York City's live entertainment scene. Backstage airs every Sunday from 12 noon to 1 Pm.

Fully realizing its underdog appeal, the cheeky musical A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder slayed the competition this morning with a whopping 10 Tony nominations, including nods for both of its tireless leading men, Jefferson Mays and Bryce Pinkham. Neil Patrick Harris’ return to Broadway after a decade yielded him his first-ever Tony nomination for the celebrated revival of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, which netted an impressive eight nods. (Had it been eligible as a new musical, Hedwig probably would have easily tied Guide, as score and book would have been slam dunks). Trailing these shows with seven...

Primary Stages, Daryl Roth, and Ted Snowdonin association with Jamie deRoy present The Tribute Artist, a new world premiere comedy written by and starring Tony-nominee Charles Busch The Divine Sister, The Tale of the Allergist's Wife, Olive and the Bitter Herbs. Now playing through March 16 at Primary Stages at 59E59 Theaters, the show opened last night, February 9. BroadwayWorld brings you photos from opening night below...

Primary Stages, Daryl Roth, and Ted Snowdon in association with Jamie deRoy present The Tribute Artist, a new world premiere comedy written by and starring Tony-nominee Charles Busch The Divine Sister, The Tale of the Allergist's Wife, Olive and the Bitter Herbs. Now playing through March 16 at Primary Stages at 59E59 Theaters, opening night is Sunday, February 9 at 6pm. Directed by Busch's long-time collaborator Carl Andress The Divine Sister, The Third Story, the cast will also feature Mary Bacon Harrison, TX... Giant, Cynthia Harris Lost in Yonkers, 'Mad About You', Julie Halston Olive and the Bitter Herbs, Anything Goes Keira Keeley Angels in America, The Glass Menagerie, and Jonathan Walker The Assembled Parties, The Divine Sister.

On Monday, January 26, the Broadway at Birdland concert series hosted another evening of Jamie deRoy amp Friends on the historic stage. Jamie and her guests Dee Snider, Beth Leavel, Isabel Keating, Patrick Paige, Kevin Meaney, Clint Holmes, Michele Brourman, Matthew Stocke, Jeff Kready and Lauren Worsham sang, laughed, cavorted and dazzled the sold-out house. Barry Kleinbort directed and Ron Abel served as musical director. Check out a look back below...

Beginning Tuesday, January 21, Primary Stages, Daryl Roth, and Ted Snowdon in association with Jamie deRoy present The Tribute Artist, a new world premiere comedy written by and starring Tony-nominee Charles Busch The Divine Sister, The Tale of the Allergist's Wife, Olive and the Bitter Herbs. Directed by Busch's long-time collaborator Carl Andress The Divine Sister, The Third Story, the cast will also feature Mary Bacon Harrison, TX... Giant, Cynthia Harris Lost in Yonkers, 'Mad About You', Julie Halston Olive and the Bitter Herbs, Anything Goes Keira Keeley Angels in America, The Glass Menagerie, and Jonathan Walker The Assembled Parties, The Divine Sister. The Tribute Artist runs through March 16 at Primary Stages at 59E59 Theaters. Opening night is Sunday, February 9 at 6pm.

Celebrated producer and cabaret performer Jamie deRoy will be hosting a special edition of her multi-mac Award-winning Variety Show, Jamie deRoy amp Friends, on Monday, January 27 at 7pm at Birdland. Jamie's special guests will be Beth Leavel The Drowsy Chaperone, Kevin Meaney Hairspray, singer-songwriter Dee Snider, known worldwide as the frontman for Twisted Sister, and Lauren Worsham, who is currently starring in A Gentleman's Guide to Love amp Murder.

Inside Broadway's Executive Director Michael Presser has announced that they have elected several new members to its Board of Directors as of January 1, 2014 President of Local 802 Afm Tino Gagliardi Managing Director for Jp Morgan Private Bank-Global Investment Opportunities Group Adam Gross Tony Award-winning Producer Jamie deRoy John M. Diaz, Sr., Vice President, Local One, Iatse Martin J. McLaughlin, Principle at the firm Connelly, McLaughlin amp Woloz McLaughlin also served as press secretary to Manhattan Borough President Andrew Stein and Mayor Ed Koch and Joseph Cozza, Catering Sales Leader, Marriott, Inc.

Barrington Stage Company, the award-winning regional theatre in downtown Pittsfield, Massachusetts, under the leadership of Artistic Director Julianne Boyd and Managing Director Tristan Wilson, celebrated Bsc's New Works Initiative with a Bsc in NYC at a benefit last night at the American Airlines Theatre Penthouse. The event was co-chaired by Heather Nolin, Mary Ann Quinson, Rosita Sarnoff and Eda Sorokoff. Among the attendees were Tommy Tune, Julie Budd, and Producers Michael Alden and Jamie deRoy.

Last night at his home Tommy Tunehosted a cocktail party the one and only Carol Channing welcoming her back to NYC. Ms. Channing was toasted and honored by guests including Tyne Daly, Donna McKechnie, Lucie Arnaz, Lorna Luft, Brooke Shields, Liliane Montevecchi, Robert Klein, Michael Riedel, Frank Dilella, Arlene Dahl, Peter Glebo, Wayne Gmitter, Jim Caruso, Bruce Vilanch, Chris Dilella Jamie deRoy, Richard Skipper and more. Cinderella's Laure Osnes and her husband Nathan Johnson serenaded Ms. Channing with Before the Parade Passes By.

Coming up this week, 54 Below, the performance venue located just below the legendary Studio 54 at 254 West 54th Street, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz and beyond. 54 Below also launches its new series of late night events this March. Joining Tuesday nights' popular Backstage with Susie Mosher will be the 54 Piano Bar, a new vocal competition - 'The Callback, and more, including Telly Award winner Jamie DeRoy amp Friends, Broadway star Chester Gregory, singing sensation Marilyn Maye, Late Night at 54 Below, Tony nominee Adam Pascale, actorscreenwriterplaywright Charles Busch, Broadway's Caissie Levy, Walking the Line - Music of Johnny Cash.

Cabaret performer Jamie deRoy hosted an evening of her Multi Mac Award-winning variety show, Jamie deRoy amp friends, on Friday, December 28th 7Pm at Manhattan's cabaret hot-spot Metropolitan Room. Joining Jamie on this holiday evening were Broadway favorite Loni Ackerman Singer, performer and concert sensation Michael Amante two-time Emmy Award-winning comedian Judy Gold Tony Award-nominated actress and singer Valarie Pettiford Broadway veteran and Tony Award winner Tonya Pinkins and London's own stage, TV and cabaret star Giselle Wolf. BroadwayWorld was there and brings you photos from the concert below...

Primary Stages last night held their annual Gala on Wednesday at The Edison Ballroom 240 W. 47th Street. The event, which honored Tony Award winner Tyne Daly Master Class, Rabbit Hole, Gypsy, and producers and Primary Stages Board members Jamie deRoy and Ted Snowdon, featured performances by Tony Award nominee Tom Wopat Sondheim on Sondheim, A Catered Affair, actordirectorproducer Tamara Tunie Law amp Order Svu, As The World Turns, Lewis Cleale The Book of Mormon, Spamalot, Call Me Madam, and Garrett Sorenson Master Class.BroadwayWorld was there for the event and we bring you coverage from inside the event below...

Primary Stages last night held their annual Gala on Wednesday at The Edison Ballroom 240 W. 47th Street. The event, which honored Tony Award winner Tyne Daly Master Class, Rabbit Hole, Gypsy, and producers and Primary Stages Board members Jamie deRoy and Ted Snowdon, featured performances by Tony Award nominee Tom Wopat Sondheim on Sondheim, A Catered Affair, actordirectorproducer Tamara Tunie Law amp Order Svu, As The World Turns, Lewis Cleale The Book of Mormon, Spamalot, Call Me Madam, and Garrett Sorenson Master Class. BroadwayWorld was there for the event and we bring you full photo coverage below...

Primary Stages previously announced program details for their annual Gala tonight, November 14, 2012 at 630Pm at The Edison Ballroom 240 W. 47th Street. The event, which honors Tony Award winner Tyne Daly Master Class, Rabbit Hole, Gypsy, and producers and Primary Stages Board members Jamie deRoy and Ted Snowdon, features performances by Tony Award nominee Tom Wopat Sondheim on Sondheim, A Catered Affair, actordirectorproducer Tamara Tunie Law amp Order Svu, As The World Turns, Lewis Cleale The Book of Mormon, Spamalot, Call Me Madam, and Garrett Sorenson Master Class. Speakers will include Julie Halston Anything Goes, Olive and the Bitter Herbs, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and screenwriter Michael Cristofer The Shadow Box, The Witches of Eastwick, and Executive Director of Broadway CaresEquity Fights AIDS Bcefa Tom Viola. The Gala Chairs are Barry Feirstein and Tom Kirdahy.

Tony Award winner Tyne Daly and producers Jamie deRoy and Ted Snowdon will be honored at Primary Stages' annual gala Nov. 14, at the Edison Ballroom. Primary Stages, an Off-Broadway theater company which has produced more than 100 new plays, will be honoring Tyne Daly with the Commitment to New Plays Award. The six-time Emmy Award winner is most known for her roles on CBS's "Cagney & Lacey" and "Judging Amy," but is being recognized for her recent work in Broadway and West End productions of "Master Class," as well as "It Should Have Been You," and "Rabbit Hole." The Commitment to New Plays Award has also been given to Terrence McNally, Stephen Sondheim, and Harvey Fierstein, among others. Producer and talk-show host deRoy is being honored at the gala for her work producing over 25 Broadway and Off-Broadway plays and musicals. DeRoy is also a singer and a Primary Stages board member. Snowdon,...

Primary Stages Casey Childs, Founder amp Executive Producer Andrew Leynse, Artistic Director Elliot Fox, Managing Director have announced program details for their annual Gala on Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at 630Pm at The Edison Ballroom 240 W. 47th Street. The event, which will honor Tony Award winner Tyne Daly Master Class, Rabbit Hole, Gypsy, and producers and Primary Stages Board members Jamie deRoy and Ted Snowdon, will feature performances by Tony Award nominee Tom Wopat Sondheim on Sondheim, A Catered Affair, actordirectorproducer Tamara Tunie Law amp Order Svu, As The World Turns, Lewis Cleale The Book of Mormon, Spamalot, Call Me Madam, and Garrett Sorenson Master Class. Speakers will include Julie Halston Anything Goes, Olive and the Bitter Herbs, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and screenwriter Michael Cristofer The Shadow Box, The Witches of Eastwick, and Executive Director of Broadway CaresEquity Fights AIDS Bcefa Tom Viola. The Gala Chairs are Barry Feirstein and Tom Kirdahy.

Primary Stages Casey Childs, Founder amp Executive Producer Andrew Leynse, Artistic Director Elliot Fox, Managing Director have announced that their annual Gala will take place Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at The Edison Ballroom 240 W. 47th Street. The event will honor Tony Award winner Tyne Daly Master Class, Rabbit Hole, Gypsy, and producers and Primary Stages board members Jamie deRoy, and Ted Snowdon. The Gala Chair is Tom Kirdahy.

Yesterday, July 9, friends and family of Bradshaw Smith Founder amp Executive Producer of Broadway Beat and Applause Video, gathered at the New Signature Theatre space to honor the former cabaret star and beloved videographer at an intimate memorial celebration. Performers and speakers who came out to show their respects included Jared Bortz, Mario Cantone, Dan Daly, Jamie deRoy, Julie Halston, Jeff Harnar, Linda Harris, Karen Mason, Susie Mosher, Sidney Myer, Lee Roy Reams, Richard Ridge, Steven Skeels and Todd Stockman. As part of the celebration, Bradshaw's longtime friend and editor, Jonathan Frank, compiled the best of Bradshaw's cabaret past, and below, BroadwayWorld is thrilled to bring you the highlights from Bradshaw's career as a perfomer and cabaret fixture.

A memorial celebration to honor the life and career of Bradshaw Smith Founder amp Executive Producer of Broadway Beat and Applause Video has been scheduled for Monday, July 9 at 4Pm. Some of the performers and speakers taking part will include Jared Bortz, Mario Cantone, Dan Daly, Jamie deRoy, Julie Halston, Jeff Harnar, Linda Harris, Karen Mason, Susie Mosher, Sidney Myer, Lee Roy Reams, Richard Ridge, Steven Skeels and Todd Stockman. The memorial will take place at The Pershing Square Signature Center, 480 West 42nd Street between 9th and 10th Avenues. A reception will follow in the Signature Theatres Caf and Bar.

Reuters ‘Once’ with Steve Kazee and Cristin Milioti.

In a diverse theater season with no clear frontrunner, the Tony Award nominations announced Tuesday morning swept across the board, with nods to major star vehicles like “Death of a Salesman,” offbeat newcomers including the new musical “Once,” work by Broadway veterans such as “Nice Work If You Can Get It” and classic revivals with “The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess.”

As expected, “Death of a Salesman” scored big. The play with a...

The nominations for the 2011 Tony Awards are out. The musical The Book of Mormon got the most nominations with 14. The Scottsboro Boys got 12, Anything Goes received nine and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying received eight. The awards show is June 12 at the Beacon Theatre, aired by CBS. Here's the full list: Best Play Good People Author: David Lindsay-Abaire Producers: Manhattan Theatre Club, Lynne Meadow, Barry Grove Jerusalem Author: Jez Butterworth Producers: Sonia Friedman Productions, Stuart Thompson, Scott Rudin, Roger Berlind, Royal Court Theatre Productions, Beverly Bartner/Alice Tulchin, Dede Harris/Rupert Gavin, Broadway Across America, Jon B. Platt, 1001 Nights/Stephanie P. McClelland, Carole L. Haber/Richard Willis, Jacki Barlia Florin/Adam Blanshay The Motherf**ker with the Hat Author: Stephen Adly Guirgis Producers: Scott Rudin, Stuart Thompson, Public Theater Productions, Oskar Eustis, Joey Parnes, Labyrinth Theater Company, Stephen Adly Guirgis, Mimi O'Donnell, Yul Vázquez, Danny Feldman, Fabula Media Partners LLC,...

Nominations for the 2011 American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards®

Presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing

Best Play

Good PeopleAuthor: David Lindsay-Abaire

Producers: Manhattan Theatre Club, Lynne Meadow, Barry Grove

JerusalemAuthor: Jez Butterworth

Producers: Sonia Friedman Productions, Stuart Thompson, Scott Rudin, Roger Berlind, Royal Court Theatre Productions, Beverly Bartner/Alice Tulchin, Dede Harris/Rupert Gavin, Broadway Across America, Jon B. Platt, 1001 Nights/Stephanie P. McClelland, Carole L. Haber/Richard Willis, Jacki Barlia Florin/Adam Blanshay

The Motherf**ker with the HatAuthor: Stephen Adly Guirgis

Producers: Scott Rudin, Stuart Thompson, Public Theater Productions, Oskar Eustis, Joey Parnes, Labyrinth Theater Company, Stephen Adly Guirgis, Mimi O'Donnell, Yul Vázquez, Danny Feldman, Fabula Media Partners LLC, Jean Doumanian, Ruth Hendel, Carl Moellenberg, Jon B. Platt, Tulchin Bartner/Jamie deRoy

War HorseAuthor: Nick Stafford

Producers: Lincoln Center Theater, André Bishop, Bernard Gersten, National Theatre of Great Britain, Nicholas Hytner, Nick Starr, Bob Boyett,...

The Book of Mormon, the musical comedy from the creators of South Park, was the big winner this morning when the 2011 Tony Award nominations were announced, earning 14 nominations, including Best Musical, Best Book, Best Score, and Best Direction. The Scottsboro Boys also cleaned up, with 12 nods. Tony winners Anika Noni Rose and Matthew Broderick made the announcements, and the ceremony will air Sunday, June 12 on CBS. The entire list of nominations is after the jump.

Best Play

Good People

Author: David Lindsay-Abaire Producers: Manhattan Theatre Club, Lynne Meadow, Barry Grove

Jerusalem

Author: Jez Butterworth Producers: Sonia Friedman Productions, Stuart Thompson,...

Making for quite the glamorous evening in the Big Apple, the stars gathered together at Radio City Music Hall for the 2010 Tony Awards on Sunday night (June 13).

With Sean Hayes acting as the evening's host, big names such as Katie Holmes, Daniel Radcliffe, Beyonce and Jay-z, and Lea Michele all turned up for the annual Broadway event.

During the course of the evening, big winners included the lovely Scarlett Johansson as Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play for her work in "A View From a Bridge," as well as Denzel Washington as Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play for his stage duties in "Fences".

Also taking home trophies were Catherine Zeta Jones as Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical for "A Little Night Music," along with "Red," which received the best play prize and five other trophies.

The complete list of...

One has to hand it to the Tony nominators: They didn't follow conventional wisdom nor did they particularly pay heed to commercial considerations.

Indeed, some of the biggest noms went to shows that are either long gone ("Ragtime," "Finian's Rainbow," "In the Next Room, or the Vibrator Play," "Time Stands Still") or lagging at the boxoffice ("Fela!" "Memphis," "Next Fall," "Million Dollar Quartet").

The biggest surprises Tuesday were the omissions.

"The Addams Family," the most successful new musical of the season, was thoroughly dissed, failing to get noms for best musical, for its stars Nathan Lane or Bebe Neuwirth, or even for its production design. And though it did get one for original score, that's not exactly a coup in a season in which only one other musical, "Memphis," even had one. The category had to be embarrassingly filled out with the forgettable music from "Enron" and Branford Marsalis' incidental music for "Fences.

New York – Star wattage will burn bright at the 2010 Tony Awards with Denzel Washington, Jude Law, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Kelsey Grammer among those receiving nominations Tuesday.Washington and Law were each cited for best actor performances in "Fences" and "Hamlet," respectively. Zeta-Jones was nominated for best performance by a leading actress in a musical, "A Little Night Music," and Grammer was nominated for lead actor in a musical, "La Cage aux Folles.""Fela!" — nominated for best musical — and "La Cage aux Folles," nominated for the best musical revival, each received 11 nominations, followed by "Fences" with 10 nods.Nominated for best play were "In the Next Room (or the vibrator play)" by Sarah Ruhl; "Next Fall," by Geoffrey Nauffts; "Red," by John Logan, and "Time Stands Still," by Donald Margulies.Best musical nominations went to Green Day's "American Idiot"; "Memphis"; "Million Dollar Quartet," and "Fela!"The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in Waterford,...

Celebrated cabaret performer Jamie deRoy will host a special edition of the acclaimed "Mac/Asapc Songwriters' Showcase," an ongoing series exploring the role of Songwriters in America on Saturday, October 31st from 2pm to 4Ppm at the Metropolitan Room. The afternoon program will focus on Songwriters from the West Coast with participants including Melissa Manchester, Mark Winkler, Shelly Markham and Geoffrey Leigh Tozer.