STANLEY BAHOREK

QUEEN OF THE MIST

2011-10-21T09:48:00.000-07:00

presents

Starring two-time Tony Nominee MARY TESTA
and

Theresa McCarthy

Tally Sessions

Stanley Bahorek

D.C. Anderson

Andrew Samonsky

Julia Murney

directed by Jack Cummings III (See Rock City)

Previews October 18-November 5

Opening night November 6

Closes late November

Get your tickets now! www.transportgroup.org

Somewhere in the Berkshires...

2011-07-03T07:13:00.000-07:00

MORMONS MOTHERS AND MONSTERS

book and lyrics by Sam Salmond
music by Will Aronson
directed by Adrienne Camplbell-Holt
featuring Jill Abramovitz, Stanley Bahorek,
Taylor Trensch, Adam Monley

read more here

Something sorta grandish

2011-07-03T07:11:00.000-07:00

FINIAN's RAINBOW
Music Theatre of Wichita

"Ressurected RAINBOW Shines" Wichita Eagle

First preview tonight!

2011-03-21T20:22:00.000-07:00

read all about it here: PLAYBILL.com

1st Preview TONIGHT! April 1st OPENING NIGHT April 6th THE ALLEY THEATRE

Cue music: it's a play

2011-03-08T07:57:00.001-08:00

APRIL 1 - MAY 1

current project

2010-09-26T22:13:00.000-07:00

QUEEN OF THE MIST

a new musical by

Michael John LaChiusa

Mary Testa
Andrew Samonsky
StanleyBahorek
Donna Lynne Champlin
Jonathan Hammond
Theresa McCarthy
Todd Thurston

SONGS BY RIDICULOUSLY TALENTED

2010-09-12T06:56:00.001-07:00

COMPOSERS AND LYRICISTS YOU PROBABLY DON'T KNOW BUT SHOULD

Merkin Hall
Lincoln Center

Monday September 20th
8:00PM

tickets and more info click here

featuring Stanley Bahorek, Wilson Bridges, Quentin Earl Darrington,

Carmen Ruby Floyd (Jones), Sally Wilfert and Michael Winther

music and lyrics by lots of awesome people such as

Willbur Aronson, Sam Salmond, Niko Tsakalakos, Jenny Stafford,

Bill Nelson, Joel Waggoner, Michael R Jackson...

Directed and Hosted by

Bill Finn

This week in the Berkshires...

2010-08-24T19:57:00.000-07:00

BILL NELSON's

ALL-MALE REVUE

directed by

William Finn

Barrington Stage Co.

featuring Matt Castle, Frank Galgano, Orville Mendoza,

Claybourne Elder and Stanley Bahorek

August 26, 27, 28

more info click HERE

extension

2010-08-02T14:35:00.000-07:00

SEE ROCK CITY
Extended!
Now through AUGUST 14th
Aug 4 Wednesday 8:00
Aug 5 Thursday 8:00
Aug 6 Friday 8:00
Aug 7 Saturday 2:00 and 8:00
Aug 8 Sunday 3:00

Aug 11 Wednesday 8:00
Aug 12 Thursday 8:00
Aug 13 Friday 8:00
Aug 14 Saturday 2:00 and 8:00

Get your tickets fast!
www.transportgroup.org

see SEE ROCK CITY

2010-07-10T09:58:00.000-07:00

Transport Group

Presents a New Musical SEE ROCK CITY

Music by Brad Alexander
Book & Lyrics by Adam Mathias
Directed by Jack Cummings III

starring

Stanley Bahorek

Donna Lynne Champlin

Jonathan Hammond

Ryan Hilliard

Mamie Parris

Bryce Ryness

Sally Wilfert

presented at The Duke on 42nd Street
229 West 42nd Street (between 7th & 8th Avenues)
July 17th - August 8th

Limited time offer:
TICKETS only $38 with code EARLYBIRD
Offer expires July 16th - BUY NOW!

TICKETS l INFO l CAST
DARK NIGHTS l EVENTS l PRESS
PLAN YOUR VISIT
FACEBOOK l TWITTER l BLOG

youtube

2010-06-09T02:36:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZ0ni-Kbv8o

the best of all possible worlds

2010-04-15T22:27:00.000-07:00

CANDIDE
The 5th Avenue Theatre
Seattle
May 23 - June 13

www.5thavenuetheatre.org

realness

2010-03-05T15:57:00.001-08:00

ATC cast of [title of show] raises over $750 for Haiti!

2010-03-05T12:23:00.000-08:00

Thank you to everyone who got a babysitter and/or went to work on Monday morning hung-over after staying out late at MY FLORIST CAFE Sunday evening. The evening was tons of fun (remember when the audience wrote a song with Andrew Lloyd Webber?) and a huge success (remember when that awesome gay guy bid on Kelly's bra!?).
We raised over $750 in one hour. "That's not nothin'!" All of the proceeds go directly to Doctors Without Borders (www.doctorswithoutborders.com) an awesome, international, non-political, non-religious "medical humanitarian organization working in more than 60 countries to assist people whose survival is threatened by violence, neglect, or catastrophe."
Another big shout out to everyone who helped make this evening kick some devastation ass.
SAL SABELLA, LAUREN LEBOWITZ, KELLY MCCORMICK, LARRY PRESSGROVE, KEITH LUKASAVAGE and the staff of MY FLORIST CAFE, GLENN BRUNNER, ALENA FAST, DAVID IRA GOLDSTEIN, KEVIN MOORE, JAMIE, ERIN, everyone at ATC, Sam Forman Jason Robert Brown Jeanine Tesori Margaret DeTemple Bahorek Matthew Heil and his BF Michael Porto My Florist Café and all of the hot guys (Ronnie, Ian Christiam, John, Jason) Belinda Frazer Miles JohnsonRebecca and Tony Bell The Cast of GEORGE M COHAN, Angelina Jolie, MY MOM, LAUREN'S PARENTS, and most of all my co-producer JEN SPENCER. Congrats and thank you!

"...and if not this festival then somewhere out west..."

2010-01-18T08:01:00.000-08:00

ARIZONA THEATRE COMPANY

TUCSON January 23 - February 13

PHOENIX February 18 - March 7

http://www.aztheatreco.org/

STANLEY BAHOREK

LAUREN LEBOWITZ

KELLY MCCORMICK

SAL SABELLA

LARRY PRESSGROVE

CHOREOGRAPHED by PATTI WILCOX

MUSIC DIRECTION by CHRISTOPHER MCGOVERN

DIRECTED by DAVID IRA GOLDSTEIN

TICKETS and MORE INFO

CLICK HERE!

A very merry muppet Christmas...

2009-11-14T07:39:00.000-08:00

Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas

Goodspeed Opera House

December 5 - January 3

for tickets and more info click HERE

We are in rehearsals now!

TWO OPENINGS!!!

2009-10-13T21:11:00.000-07:00

My dearest friend ARIANA BOUSSARD-REIFEL created a remarkable work of art titled "Between the lines" that is being featured at the NY Museum of Arts and Design. Now (tonight was the opening!) through April.

The piece is awesome. And the show, titled SLASH, is wonderful - fascinating! SEE IT!

To learn about the artist click HERE

To learn about the show click HERE

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TONIGHT (Wednesday Oct. 14) IS THE OPENING NIGHT OF

INVENTING AVI

at The Abingdon Theatre

HOORAY!

Now through November 1st

INVENTING AVI

2009-09-05T13:49:00.000-07:00

Abingdon Theatre CompanyJan Buttram, Artistic Director, and Samuel J. Bellinger, Managing Directorin association with Sharon Carr, Dan Frishwasser, Richard Winkler, Demos Bizar Entertainment and Anna RyanpresentINVENTING AVI (and other theatrical maneuvers)By Robert Cary & Benjamin FeldmanDirected by Mark WaldropWho has the right to tell your story? This zany comedy of theatrical manners grapples with questions of authorship and identity as two sisters of a certain age - one a rich producer, the other a diva stage actress - collaborate on a hit play from a sexy Israeli writer. The play seems autobiographical, but the story is actually stolen, from a place closer to home than the sisters could ever imagine.Featuring Alix Korey and Emily Zachariaswith Stanley Bahorek, Havilah Brewster, Lori Gardner and Juri Henley-CohnSet Design Ray Klausen Costume Design Matthew Hemesath Lighting Design Brian Nason Sound Design David Margolin LawsonProduction Stage Manager Joshua R. PiloteTuesday — Thursday at 7:00Friday & Saturday at 8:00Saturday & Sunday at 2:00All seats $45Tickets available for all performances NOW through November 1!CLICK HERE for ticketsor call 212.868.2055 (M-F, 10-6)June Havoc TheatreAbingdon Theatre Arts Complex312 W.36th Street, 1st Floor(btwn 8/9 Aves)

43.9 miles off broadway...

2009-09-05T13:38:00.000-07:00

The John W. Engeman Theatre

Northport, New York

Sept 10-27

INTO THE WOODS

2009-08-12T22:32:00.000-07:00

video clip HERE

Have a little Faith...

2009-07-03T08:56:00.000-07:00

LUCK! the musical by Mark Waldrop and Brad Ross directed by Stephen Nachamie
Featuring Tony Award winner Faith Prince, Stanley Bahorek, Scott Davidson, Christina Sivrich, John Herrera, Christine Pedi, Gordon Stanley, Jane Blass, Jeff Essex, Renee Bang Allen, Stephanie Umoh and Darryl Winslow.
Thursday July 9th 3:00pm at The York Theatre
read more HERE

Attend the tale of USPA!

2009-06-27T21:07:00.001-07:00

This past week I melted and belted in humid Tallahassee Florida at Florida State University. It was an incredible week. So I am now giving a very proud shout-out to all those who were a part of this past week's musical theatre intensive. So enthusiastic, so willing, so thoughtful, so supportive, so hilarious, so successful! If every experience could be so grand!
I look forward to working with all of you again.
SEE THEIR OPENING NUMBER HERE.

ARS NOVA with ADAM GWON

2009-06-15T22:57:00.000-07:00

ARS NOVA CONCERT
TONIGHT! Tuesday June 16
8:00pm
more info HERE

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/130197-Bahorek_Craig_Doyle_Kazee_and_More_Sing_Songs_by_Adam_Gwon_June_16

"Go to the WOODS!"

2009-06-09T16:51:00.000-07:00

INTO THE WOODS

by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine

Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera

August 4-9

starring

Tony Winner Beth Leavel as The Witch

fellow University of Michigan alumni

Brynn O'Malley as The Baker's Wife and Hunter Foster as The Baker

Jen Cody as Little Red Ridinghood

and Stanley Bahorek as Jack

Directed by James Brennan

For tickets and more info click HERE

or call 412-456-6666

or visit http://www.pittsburghclo.org/

SEE ROCK CITY

2009-05-23T22:20:00.000-07:00

I heart Brad Alexander... 's music. I'd covet him, but he's married to a very great gal. This coming week begins rehearsal for the workshop of this great new show:

SEE ROCK CITY AND OTHER DESTINATIONS

book and lyrics by Adam Mathias
music by Brad Alexander

directed by Jack Cummings III

produced by The Transport Group Theatre

excellent.

South Africa, Cape Town end of Arts Camp

2009-02-01T05:57:00.000-08:00

Joy.

South Africa, Cape Town Days 3-5

2009-02-01T05:38:00.000-08:00

We had three more days of "arts camp" with the kids.

These kids were awesome. They had auditioned to be a part of the camp - though they were picked mainly based on enthusiasm.

HIGHLIGHT: Courtney and I were in charge of teaching an acting class. On the 2nd or 3rd day we decided to introduce "improv" ... so we had each kid perform an "everyday activity" in front of the rest of the group. Courtney and I had written a variety of these activities on pieces of paper (it was like a simplified version of charades) such as... "tying your shoes," "making your bed," "brushing your teeth," "playing cricket," "riding a bicycle." They loved it - and they got the idea right away. (By the third and fourth day they were eagerly volunteering to improv entire scenes!) But my favorite moment had to be when Bukelwa got up in front of the class, picked his piece of paper, read it... and then did the following.

He drew a big rectangle in the air... then drew two circles at each end of the rectangle... then he squatted... and put his arms out underneath this imaginary rectangular object with circles and grunted as he attempted to pick up this very heavy imaginary object...

Puzzled, I looked to Courtney ... neither one of us could figure out what the hell he was acting out! He did it again... drew the big rectangle... the circles... squatted down... and picked up this ...thing...

Finally, I leaned in to him and said, "what are you doing?"

"I'm taking the bus."

Some things were lost in translation.

HIGHLIGHT: On the final day of the arts camp we began the day with show and tell. Many of the kids loved the opportunity to just get up and sing or dance in front of a group. But the most amazing moment came when Thulie (in the photo she is standing in the group of girls all the way to the left) and Lusanda came up to sing. Together they sang,

"The holy spirit come down on us and Africa will be saved. If you believe in God above then Africa will be saved." Then Lusanda recited a sermon or poem...

"I have a pain..."

Slowly our group of class leaders noticed that Thulie, still humming, was crying.

We all applauded their performance, although I think some of us were applauding their strength.

South Arica, Cape Town Day 2

2009-01-14T13:34:00.001-08:00

The first day of classes at the Arts Camp. The center where the classes are being held is great. Guguletu is a township - a mixture of small cinder block houses and shanty-town tin houses. Kids from this township walked in to the JLZwane center. Kids from EVEY township in Cape Town are attending these classes. They are being bussed in by volunteers from everywhere! There were 57 kids there this morning at 9:00 am. Clearly from all walks of life here in Cape Town. We've been told that there are three levels of education here. Private, middle, and government. Some kids are from middle but most are from government - which only goes to a certain grade.
The kids eagerly grabbed their bright blue BSA t-shirts and their orange juice and cereal bars. Then we gathered as a group and introduced ourselves. Some of the kids are only 7 years old! We split everyone in to four groups and seperated into four rooms.
We had the most amazing assistant S'bo --- who promised to help us if there were any behavior issues or any translation issues. Almost all of the kids speak Xhosa (the language with three different kind of mouth clicks). I tried desperately to learn and pronounce each kids' name correctly - but my eagerness didn't translate well.
They all also speak english very well - and perhaps are confused when I can't click their names correctly.
We played all of the improv and acting games we had planned... and then some.
The kids threw away their inhibitions and played with ambandon! It was A BLAST!
They high-fived us! and hugged us when we all got something right! Some of the kids were so excited that they took the games and began to lead them themselves! Suggesting ideas and ways to improvise!
During the final hour of the day Courtney (my co-teacher) and I were leaading the hardest game of all. The game in which everyone closes their eyes and collectively tries to count to ten without having two people say the same number. It is VERY difficult for ADULTS to do. And no class all say had reached ten. Then finally in the last five minutes of the day... TEN. The class went wild.
Exausted we are now headed home to bed. 11:45pm.

South Africa day 1

2009-01-14T13:22:00.000-08:00

The 18 hour flight was alright. 2 tylenol PM and some red wine were good friends to the flyers. we arrived in Cape Town at 4:30pm on monday. and went to der Waterkant Village. Tracy, Asmeret, Courtney, Steven, Brett and I are staying in a house together... a beautiful house in the center of Cape Town.
We drove past the imfamous shanty- towns. The tin houses. And into the center of town.
We ate an incredible summer feast at Africa Cafe.
So exausted.

Tomorrow I leave for...

2009-01-09T20:37:00.000-08:00

...and thus begin my journey with BROADWAY IN SOUTH AFRICA.

I will hopefully be updating this blog with pictures and news as we go along.

Day 1 (January 11) We leave from JFK on an 18 hour flight!!! Stopping only once - in Dakkar Senegal for fuel.

During the first week in Cape Town we will be touring Robin Island (where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned) and beginning a week long art intensive camp with kids in Gugulethu.

This past week we have been (rather frantically) putting together a revue of Broadway to be presented in concert in Cape Town and Johannesburg.

As one would expect, I'm nervous and excited!

Thank you to all my friends and family who have contributed to this organization, attended concerts and fundraisers, and offered support of this venture. I am very grateful.

More to follow soon...

The Kennedy Center

2009-01-09T20:05:00.000-08:00

The Kennedy Center presents

The Music of Adam Gwon

Thursday February 5th, 2009

6:00PM

The Millenium Stage

at The Kennedy Center

Washington D.C.

featuring Stanley Bahorek as Ethan Frome

and Leah Horowitz as Larry O'Keefe

see the playbill.com article here!

book of...

2008-11-15T15:44:00.000-08:00

L o n d o n

2008-10-27T13:19:00.000-07:00

An Evening with composer/lyricist Adam Gwon

featuring Sarah Lark, Christopher Ragland, the London cast of Ordinary Days

and Stanley Bahorek

St.Paul's Knightsbridge

Saturday, November 1st

8:00 pm

for tickets click here

more info click here

SEEKING: Vice President (skills needed; ability to reinvigorate the KKK base of voters, general rebel rousing - with emphasis on jingoism)

2008-10-08T15:29:00.001-07:00

"Ms. Palin, in particular, revels in the attack. Her campaign rallies have become spectacles of anger and insult. Obama, she says, “sees America, it seems, as being so imperfect that he’s palling around with terrorists who would target their own country.” Her demagoguery has elicited some frightening, intolerable responses. A recent Washington Post report said at a rally in Florida this week a man yelled “kill him!” as Ms. Palin delivered that line and others shouted epithets at an African-American member of a TV crew."
-THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 8th, 2008
(http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/08/opinion/08wed1.html)

Really? Who was it that recently encouraged people to shout epithets at black people and incited people to the point of homicide? I can't remember. Was it William Joseph Simmons?

Or is that included in the job description for the Vice President of the United States?

Remember Magic Eye?

2008-09-27T13:50:00.000-07:00

If you stare at this VEN DIAGRAM image, --->
and sort of relax your eyes... let them cross a little bit. Slowly bring your nose away from your computer screen...
And you will see THE TRUTH in the middle.
...Or maybe you will see a ship...or an old lady.

Look.

There are many opinions.
Two sides to many things.
Many perspectives.
There are two major parties.

Sometimes it is about right and wrong.

But often it is about seeing through the spin,
and the two-sidedness,
and seeing the middle of the ven diagram.
Compromise in the midst of crisis.

Couldn't we all try to agree on the good,
logical, ethical, sensible truth
at the core of most anything?

"We may not agree on abortion, but surely we can agree on reducing the number of unwanted pregnancies in this country. The reality of gun ownership may be different for hunters in rural Ohio than for those plagued by gang-violence in Cleveland, but don't tell me we can't uphold the Second Amendment while keeping AK-47s out of the hands of criminals. I know there are differences on same-sex marriage, but surely we can agree that our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters deserve to visit the person they love in the hospital and to live lives free of discrimination."

-BARACK OBAMA

Barack Obama believes in that. And I believe in that.
I want a leader who speaks about underlying truths and understands them.
Therefore, I believe Barack Obama is a great choice for President.

What does David Mamet have to say...?

2008-09-21T17:20:00.000-07:00

"Politics is, in effect, a more strictly structured drama than most of those found upon the stage...Politics sticks closer to traditional drama than does The Stage itself. A problem is stated, the play begins, the hero (candidate) offers herself as the protagonist who will find a solution, and an audience gives its attention. Like the more traditional drama, the problem is politics is notably imaginary - that is, something which either does not in fact exist or that cannot be erradicated by political action (homosexuals will continue their sexual practices in spite of legislation - just as hetero sexuals always have). ... And legitimate political concerns - the environment, health care - go begging for an audience because they are not dramatic." - David Mamet (excerpt from Three Uses of the Knife, 1998)

FRANK RICH titles article with word COINED BY COLBERT

2008-09-21T17:09:00.000-07:00

"Truthiness Stages a Comeback" NEW YORK TIMES Sunday Sept.21, 2008

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/21/opinion/21rich.html?_r=1&ref=opinion

"If you doubt that the big lies are sticking, look at the latest Washington Post/ABC News poll. Half of voters now believe in the daily McCain refrain that Obama will raise their taxes. In fact, Obama proposes raising taxes only on the 1.9 percent of households that make more than $250,000 a year and cutting them for nearly everyone else..."

"The twin-pronged strategy of truculence and propaganda that sold Bush and his war could yet work for McCain. Even now his campaign has kept the “filter” from learning the very basics about his fitness to serve as president — his finances and his health. The McCain multihousehold’s multimillion-dollar mother lode is buried in Cindy McCain’s still-unreleased complete tax returns. John McCain’s full medical records, our sole index to the odds of an imminent Palin presidency, also remain locked away. The McCain campaign instead invited 20 chosen reporters to speed-read through 1,173 pages of medical history for a mere three hours on the Friday before Memorial Day weekend. No photocopying was permitted.
This is the same tactic of selective document release that the Bush White House used to bamboozle Congress and the press about Saddam’s nonexistent W.M.D. As truthiness repeats itself, so may history, and not as farce."

BROADWAY IN SOUTH AFRICA

2008-08-20T21:18:00.000-07:00

In january 2009 i will be travelling to south africa to teach underprivileged kids and perform.
i'm thrilled.

On october 6th, 2008, there will be a benefit concert to raise money for this project.

We need to raise thousands of dollars to make this not-for-profit dream come true. Please click here (then click on the image on the left) and consider donating to this cause. or buy a ticket to the concert - all of the proceeds will go directly to Broadway In South Africa.

Children and art...

2008-07-16T10:48:00.000-07:00

As we strolled through the Arts Fair here on the campus of Penn State we marvelled at the plethora of unappealing pottery and then came upon two true works of art... this painting (see photo)... and another painting by a second or third grader, which pictured a red and brown rectangular building representing a popular dining establishment.

Finger painted in bright red atop this building...

HOOTERS

"Children and art..." -S. Sondheim

news on the broadway sites

2008-07-16T10:34:00.000-07:00

Click HERE HERE and HERE to see articles about ORDINARY DAYS

Check out www.playbill.com www.theatremania.com and www.broadwayworld.com today!

ORDINARY DAYS

2008-07-05T10:39:00.000-07:00

ORDINARY DAYS a new musical by Adam Gwon
World Premiere at Pennsylvania Center Stage
http://www.pacentrestage.psu.edu/
directed by Matt Toronto
starring Stanley Bahorek, Jared Gertner, Leah Horowitz, and Jordan Toronto
July 23-August 9
go to the link above for more information or click here for tickets!

Welcome to BLOGHOREK.

2008-07-05T10:25:00.000-07:00

Welcome to BLOGHOREK.
That's right, I'm ready to conquer this cutting edge of communication, move beyond this milestone in micro-media for mass consumption to change the way people everywhere become informed.
Yeah right.
But I am gonna include fun links and pictures and latest news!