Barbara Rosenblat News

Complete casting has been announced for Manhattan Concert Productions' (MCP) 25th anniversary performances of The Secret Garden, on February 21 and February 22, 2016 at David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center. The concert performances of the TONY Award-winning musical will feature a stunning Broadway and television cast, creative team, the New York City Chamber Orchestra, and a grand 200-voice chorus from across the United States.

The company of the latter production is in the home stretch of preparations and Wolfson (KINKY BOOTS) and Pizzolo (FUN HOME) just checked in with BroadwayWorld to tell us all about the process. Check out the full interview below!

Happy Holidays from Manhattan Concert Productions, who just announced further casting for their concert performances of TONY Award-winning musical The Secret Garden in its 25th Anniversary year. Both concerts will take place at David Geffen Hall (formerly known as Avery Fisher Hall), Lincoln Center onFebruary 21, 2016 and February 22, 2016, both at 8pm. The Secret Garden marks the fourth installment of Manhattan Concert Productions' Broadway Series that has included Ragtime, Titanic, and Parade. The concert performances of The Secret Garden will feature a chorus of over 200 singers from the across the United States, a professional cast and creative team, and the enlarged forces of the New York City Chamber Orchestra.

LOST CAT CORONA, a feature film written and directed by Anthony Tarsitano, will begin principle photography in Corona Queens, NY, Wednesday May 6, 2015.

The brilliant actress BARBARA ROSENBLAT (Miss Rosa in Orange Is the New Black) stars in the poignant, sharp, and laugh-out-loud funny play by Jane Wagner, THE SEARCH FOR SIGNS OF INTELLIGENT LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE. This one-night-only staged reading will be held on Saturday, December 13th at 8pm, to benefit the Chain Theatre (21-28 45 Road, Long Island City, 646-580-6003) .

It looks like Vee won't be back to Litchfield, after all.

Barbara Rosenblat, who plays the cancer-stricken inmate Miss Rosa on "Orange is the New Black," recently checked out the new revival of Eric Bogosian's TALK RADIO at the Chain Theatre. Barbara appeared in the 2007 Broadway production of TALK RADIO starring Live Schreiber, and she was also in the original cast of The Secret Garden as the housekeeper Mrs. Medlock.

The award-winning comedy show Right Between the Ears hauls its big bag of radio spoofery to Kansas City for a live performance at the 2014 Hear NOW Festival --tonight, June 21 at 7:30pm at Community Christian Church, 4601 Main. Joining the Right Between the Ears cast for this special performance are singer/actress Barbara Rosenblat, 'the Meryl Streep of audiobooks' and a Broadway/TV veteran; and 10-time Audie Award-winner, actor and BBC broadcaster Simon Vance.

The award-winning comedy show Right Between the Ears hauls its big bag of radio spoofery to Kansas City for a live performance at the 2014 Hear NOW Festival -- Saturday, June 21 at 7:30pm at Community Christian Church, 4601 Main. Joining the Right Between the Ears cast for this special performance are singer/actress Barbara Rosenblat, 'the Meryl Streep of audiobooks' and a Broadway/TV veteran; and 10-time Audie Award-winner, actor and BBC broadcaster Simon Vance.

The Laurie Beechman Theatre presented Tony Award-winner Daisy Eagan for her return to the New York stage for one night only in her one-woman show, Still Daisy After All These Years. Eagan, who currently resides in Los Angeles, will presented the show on Monday, March 28th at 9:30pm.

As her company celebrates its 25th anniversary, Hill chats with BWW for our Women's History Month series.

Urban Stages is pleased to announce the final production of their 2007/2008 season: 27 Rue de Fleurus, a new musical derived from the imagination of Alice B. Toklas. Alice tries to set the record straight about being Gertrude Stein's 'wife' for nearly 40 years. 27 Rue de Fleurus will be directed by Urban Stages Artistic Director Frances Hill. Performances will be at 259 West 30th Street (between 7th and 8th). Previews will begin on Saturday, March 1st with the opening date scheduled for Thursday, March 6th and will run through Sunday, April 6th.

Beginning June 25th and playing three shows through July 2nd, Christine Pedi brought her evening of diva impersonation and celebration, 'Great Dames,' to the Metropolitan Room

On June 22nd, the Laurie Beechman Theatre continued The After Party, which runs every Friday from 10:30PM until 2AM, with visits by Matt Castle and Gusty Winds

The Tony Award-nominated Broadway revival of Eric Bogosian's 1987 play Talk Radio will take its final bow on June 24th after playing 150 performances at the Longacre Theater on West 48th Street.

Nikki Renee Daniels, as well as Talk Radio stars, performed at After Party on May 25th

Eric Bogosian's Talk Radio, which began its current run at the Longacre Theatre on Thursday, February 15, 2007 and was recently nominated for the Tony, Outer Critics Circle, Drama League and Drama Desk award for Outstanding Revival of a Play, is continuing its series of post-show talkbacks with New York Post theater columnist and Theater Talk (WNET/Ch. Thirteen) co-host Michael Riedel.

Talk Radio, recently nominated by the Outer Critics Circle, Drama League and Drama Desk for Outstanding Revival of a Play, will continue its acclaimed and controversial series of post-show talkbacks when the Rev. Al Sharpton and The Village Voice's Michael Musto appears onstage at the Longacre Theater along with members of the cast following the 8pm shows on May 15th and 16th respectively.

Talk Radio, recently nominated by the Outer Critics Circle, Drama League and Drama Desk for Outstanding Revival of a Play, will continue its acclaimed and controversial series of post-show talkbacks when 92.3 FreeFM's 'Radio Chick,' Leslie Gold, appears onstage at the Longacre Theater along with members of the cast following the 8pm show on May 8th

Talk Radio, recently nominated by the Outer Critics Circle, Drama League and Drama Desk for Outstanding Revival of a Play, will continue its acclaimed and controversial series of post-show talkbacks when Air America's Rachel Maddow appears onstage at the Longacre Theater along with members of the cast following the 8pm show on May 9th