The Green Room 42

21st-century crooner Mark William discusses his new album ‘If I Can Dream’ recorded live at NYC’s Green Room 42

On Friday, August 29, the twelve-time Emmy-winning and four-time Grammy-nominated Yellow Sound Label released Mark William: If I Can Dream, recorded live last May at his Green Room 42 concert,...

Velvety-smooth crooning of 20th-century standards and new originals in ‘Mark William: Technicolor Dreams 2.0’ at NYC’s Green Room 42

Singer, songwriter, dancer, actor, and two-time BroadwayWorld Award winner Mark William returned to The Green Room 42 on Saturday, May 10, for a one-night-only performance and livestream of...

Iconoclast Theatre Collective sends out a call for ‘Songs of Resistance’ for its upcoming new works concert in NYC

As part of its inaugural new works series, Iconoclast Theatre Collective is seeking submissions from emerging and established songwriters of stand-alone songs or selections from musicals in...

15 Questions in 15 Minutes with The Boy Band Project’s Nic Metcalf

Recently seen performing with The Boy Band Project in Michael Mott & Friends Fourth Annual Holiday Show at The Green Room 42 and the Jane Elissa Extravaganza benefit for leukemia research at the...

Celebrating the joy of the season with music and camaraderie in ‘Michael Mott & Friends Fourth Annual Holiday Show’ at NYC’s Green Room 42

On Saturday, December 2, Michael Mott & Friends Fourth Annual Holiday Show launched a fabulous kick-off to the festive season with a one-night-only performance and livestream at The Green Room 42....

15 Questions in 15 Minutes with Broadway’s Jesse JP Johnson

Originally from Colorado, Jesse JP Johnson has been racking up his non-stop “fifteen minutes of fame” by doing professional musical theater since he was ten, then leaving home for NYC at the age of...

15 Questions in 15 Minutes with The Boy Band Project’s Chris Messina

In addition to his fame as a member of the casts of Broadway’s Jersey Boys in 2005, the show’s Off-Broadway revival in 2021, and the Broadway production of A Bronx Tale: The Musical in 2016, Long...

NYC’s Iconoclast Theatre Collective celebrates the launch of its latest projects for the 2023-24 season

On Tuesday, April 18, the NYC-based Iconoclast Theatre Collective hosted a celebration of theater, community, and new musical development with a party held at The Dickens – a recently opened...

Feeling good with ‘Mark William: Technicolor Dreams’ at NYC’s The Green Room 42

A sold-out star-studded house welcomed the return of Mark William to The Green Room 42 with his latest show Technicolor Dreams, a smartly curated cabaret of songs and reflections that expressed his...

Talents from Broadway unite for the benefit ‘NF Hope Concert 2022’ at NYC’s The Green Room 42

On Sunday, August 21, a roster of Broadway talents will unite at The Green Room 42 for NYC’s fourth annual NF Hope Concert – a great night of music and entertainment that will take place both in...

Recent releases of a cast album, a solo recording, and a soundtrack for theater fans

Among the latest album releases for theater fans this June, July, and August are a cast recording from a current Broadway musical, the soundtrack of a film version of a previous Broadway production,...

Top picks for NYC Pride Weekend 2022

Among the many events honoring Pride in NYC next weekend (June 24-26), are a selection of three highly recommended top picks of award-winning shows and talents from Broadway and beyond. Playing on...

A staged concert of the award-winning ‘GRINDR The Opera’ coming to NYC’s The Green Room 42 for Pride month

After winning London’s Off West End Award for Best New Musical in 2019, the highly anticipated pandemic-delayed staged concert version of GRINDR The Opera is coming to NYC for two nights this Pride...

Iconoclast Theatre Collective launches with a VIP release party at NYC’s Beauty Bar

There’s a hot new musical theater company in NYC and it launched on Monday, April 25, with a VIP reception and EP release party at Manhattan’s popular Beauty Bar. Self-described as “a genre-defying...

Jenna Pastuszek makes her debut at NYC’s The Green Room 42 with a tribute to Judy Garland

To celebrate this year’s 100th anniversary of the birth of the legendary Judy Garland (June 10, 1922-June 22, 1969), performer, writer, producer, and instructor Jenna Pastuszek and music director,...

It’s a dream come true with ‘Lindsay Lavin: The Beatles Unplugged’ at NYC’s The Green Room 42

Like so many of us, Lindsay Lavin grew up listening to The Beatles – in her case and her family’s, as she noted, to the point of being “completely obsessed!” So it was a “huge item on her bucket list”...

A listening party for ‘The Sunday Set’ album and a concert of songs from ‘The World to Come’ streaming this week

Let the music of New York keep you warm this week, with two terrific online events that you can stream at home without having to brave the freezing weather! Just released by Club44 Records on Friday,...

Halloween treats from NYC

Get into the spirit of Halloween with a themed selection of three top picks that include an online event, a live in-person show, and a new album release. I Put a Spell on You: The Sanderson Variant –...

An exuberant fun-filled concert celebration of ‘The World to Come’ podcast at NYC’s The Green Room 42

Now that the first season of the post-apocalyptic podcast The World to Come is complete and available for binge listening on all popular streaming platforms, members of the audio cast and team...

A concert of ‘The World to Come’ podcast is coming to NYC’s The Green Room 42

The final installment of the epic futuristic dystopian podcast The World to Come, set in the post-apocalyptic world of “Fiveboro,” with no internet or electricity, was released on Monday, October 4...

15 Questions in 15 Minutes with crooner Mark William

This coming weekend, singer, actor, dancer, choreographer, director, and voiceover artist Mark William, who has played such iconic venues as Feinstein’s/54 Below and The McKittrick Hotel, returns to...

Nicolas King looks back at the past year in ‘Hindsight is 2020’ at The Green Room 42

Since the age of four, the prodigious Nicolas King has been performing, with appearances in three Broadway shows (Beauty and the Beast, A Thousand Clowns opposite Tom Selleck, and Hollywood Arms...

Reopening of The Green Room 42 and return of the ‘Boy Band Brunch’ this weekend

Among the first of the NYC venues to reopen on April 2, in accordance with Mayor Bill de Blasio’s safety guidelines for the return of live performances, is The Green Room 42. Located on the 4th floor...

A weekend of Valentine concerts from Broadway favorites

Valentine’s Day falls on Sunday this year, but the celebration is not limited to just one day. Three favorites from the NYC stage are offering a full weekend line-up of romantic concerts you’ll love,...

Jaime Lozano & The Familia’s ‘Songs by an Immigrant’ album gives a heartfelt voice to the Latinx experience

Following sold-out debut cabaret concerts at Joe’s Pub and The Green Room 42 in 2019, and a featured number on Playbill’s virtual ¡Viva Broadway! Hear Our Voices this October (for which the...

15 Questions in 15 Minutes with ‘A Strange Loop’ star James Jackson, Jr.

The one and “onliest” James Jackson, Jr. is a New York City-based actor, performance artist, Kabarettist, vocal coach, producer, and everything else a fabulous entertainer should be. From the downtown...

15 Questions in 15 Minutes with Broadway’s Jennifer Sánchez

Actress, singer/songwriter, and Albuquerque, New Mexico native Jennifer Sánchez made her Broadway debut in the 2009 revival West Side Story, singing the iconic “America” by Leonard Bernstein and...

The ‘Boy Band Brunch’ is on! An interview with The Boy Band Project’s Travis Nesbitt

With the current shutdown of all performance venues in New York, The Boy Band Project has found the perfect solution to keep its popular Sunday afternoon concert, the Boy Band Brunch, scheduled weekly...

Get your bells jingling with ‘The Boy Band Project Holiday Edition’ at The Green Room 42

It may be cold outside, but The Green Room 42 keeps on sizzling with The Boy Band Project Holiday Edition, a new seasonal version of the group’s super-popular Sunday afternoon cabaret The Boy Band...

Spice up your holidays with ‘Paige Turner: Jingle All the Way!’ at The Green Room 42

It’s a holly jolly raunchy campy Christmas in Paige Turner: Jingle All the Way!, back at The Green Room 42 for a second year of holiday fun. Created and performed by the New York drag sensation...

Celebrating the powerful voices of women and the Latino community in ‘Jaime Lozano: Songs by an Immigrant’ at The Green Room 42

In his highly anticipated debut at The Green Room 42, Mexican composer, musician, and director Jaime Lozano brought together a blockbuster all-Latino line-up and band for a one-night-only concert of...

Suave crooning for a new generation in ‘Mark William: Feeling Good’ at The Green Room 42

Following a season of sold-out performances at The Green Room 42 after his debut at the popular midtown nightclub in November 2018, Mark William returned to the venue on Friday with the premiere of...

Ten top Christmastime picks in New York City to put you in the holiday spirit!

Celebrate the season in New York City this year with a wide array of Christmas-themed shows that offers something to delight everyone. From time-honored traditions and classic works to eye-popping...

Jaime Lozano is heating up November with a brand new album and a concert at The Green Room 42!

Mexican composer, arranger, orchestrator, and director Jaime Lozano – a native of Monterrey and a graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of Arts, with a Master of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre Writing – has a...

Building dreams, not walls, in ‘Sueños: Our American Musical’ at The Green Room 42

Writing duo Jesse Sanchez (book, music, and lyrics) and Jeff Chambers (additional music and orchestrations) brought down the house and lifted our spirits at The Green Room 42 on Saturday evening...

15 Questions in 15 Minutes with Olivier Award Winner Lesli Margherita

Just back from her native California after a run in the Broadway At Music Circus production of Guys and Dolls in Sacramento, Broadway veteran and Olivier Award winner Lesli Margherita (Matilda; Dames...

15 Questions in 15 Minutes with Jesse Corbin of ‘The Boy Band Project’

Known for his lead roles as the bad-boy heartthrobs in such iconic musicals as Grease, Saturday Night Fever, and The Boy Band Project, Jesse Corbin has the voice, the moves, the acting skills, and the...

Review: ‘Girlfriend from Hell: The Musical’ at The Green Room 42

When Maggie Miller just can’t take any more abuse from the popular clique of mean girls, dream guys, and high-school bullies, her cries for help are answered by the Devil himself. At the cost of her...

Review: ‘Boy Band Brunch’ at The Green Room 42

A recurrent act at The Green Room 42, The Boy Band Project is back by popular demand with its Boy Band Brunch for four Sundays in February and March. So if you can’t say “Bye Bye Bye” to the hits of...

Review: ‘Livin’ La Vida Grande’ at The Green Room 42

Following his appearance in two sold-out runs of Titanique, Frankie Grande has returned to The Green Room 42 with an updated revival of his solo cabaret act Livin’ La Vida Grande for two sold-out...

‘It’s a Man’s World’ – Or Is It? An Interview with Lindsay Lavin and Ilana Gabrielle, Bringing their Cabaret Act to The Green Room 42

BFFs since their school days at Boston’s Berklee College of Music, Lindsay Lavin and Ilana Gabrielle make their return to the stage together at The Green Room 42, Broadway’s newest urban cabaret club,...