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Donnie Kehr New York, NY   – The Path Fund Inc . ® has announced today that their event, set for tonight  titled: ROCKERS ON BROADWAY: LEGENDS LIVE ON! Their 24the edition, is sold out. They have also released exclusive photos from their rehearsals, which took place this week in Manhattan.  This year at ROCKERS ON BROADWAY: LEGENDS LIVE ON! The ensemble will pay tribute to legendary musicians who have passed on.  The greatest Rock & Roll band might be in heaven, but they continue to be the soundtrack of our lives and live on inspiring us with their music.   Proceeds to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and non-profit performing arts education programs. The full cast includes:  *Evie Dolan (School Of Rock)  *Constantine Maroulis (TONY Nominee, Rock Of Ages, Jekyll & Hyde)  *Kyle Taylor Parker (Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, Kinky Boots) ...

Donnie Kehr They are the only club in Hell’s Kitchen where our guests can come and see good, live music on any given night. And the wings alone are to die for.” Bar 9 ( www.bar9ny.com ) owners Steven and Michael Padernacht are born and raised New Yorkers who grew up in the Bronx and now consider their atmospheric club in Hell’s Kitchen their home. “I know it may seem cliché,” Steven says, “but we truly have a Cheers type environment here.” There’s a reason why patrons of the local and international variety both flock to Bar 9, a NYC staple for over 15 years. “People don’t think that live music and Hell’s Kitchen go together – but we have it right here, every night.” Steven considers Friday and Saturday nights to be the busiest as each week legendary Donnie Kehr (who most recently starred as Norm Waxman in the Clint Eastwood-movie adaptation of the play Jersey Boys) hosts the famed Dueling Pianos event, which just recently finished a successful run in La...

 **** THE GLORIOUS CORNER Story By: G.H. Harding **** Helen Mirren MACHINE & MEN RETURN --- Two of my current new-band faves return with new music next week (and respective albums as well, due next month): the magnificent Florence Welch and her band, Florence + The Machine, return with a perfectly stunning new track, “Ship To Wreck,” from a new album titled How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful.  It always amazes me how certain bands tweak their sounds from album to album. Example: after several dazzling acoustic albums, the new Mumford and Sons‘ album Wilder Mind is electric—and I hear that it’s brilliant. Florence‘s new track, however, doesn’t change a thing. It’s quintessential Florence + The Machine, and is everything you’ve come to expect from this visionary singer and the group: an atmospheric and evocative sonic vibe, topped off with her breathtaking vocals. There’s also an accompanying video that’s pretty good, too. If you like their ...

**** THE GLORIOUS CORNER Story By: G. H. HARDING ****  Micky Dolenz With Peter Tork, Bruce Morrow And Donnie Kehr SNL BLOATED BUT STUNNING --- Sunday’s Saturday Night Life salute at 40 certainly was a dazzler. With an over-the-top cast of guests stars (Nicholson Crystal, Samberg, Seinfeld, Douglas, DeNiro, Martin, Baldwin and Hanks) and music from Miley Cyrus, Paul McCartney and Paul Simon, the sheer-star-power was at times was overwhelming. Steve Martin was tasked with the opening monologue and handled it admirably. Martin, a true star for years was consistently the one shining light throughout the whole show; even when he briefly reprised his famous “King Tut” ditty … this time, fully clothed of course. The package of classic clips was sheer brilliance; from the very first SNL-skit with John Belushi and the late-Michael Donohue to Eddie Murphy’s brilliant takeoff on Mr. Roger’s Neighbor hood. Also, to see the work of Martin Short, Chris K...

**** ROCKERS ON BROADWAY **** Donnie Kehr Donnie Kehr’s Rockers On Broadway (their 21st annual event) delivered another knockout show Monday night, at Le Poisson Rouge in the Village, this year celebrating Teen Idols. “Everyone had one” says Kehr, as they hosted a terrific ensemble of acts, and honored Micky Dolenz and Frankie Valli with Lifetime Achievement Awards. Radio-personality Bruce Morrow (Cousin Brucie) was also honored with the Ambassador of Rock award. Courtney Reed (Jasmine in Aladdin; Carla from In The Heights) began the proceedings with a blazing version of Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream” that clearly set the right tone for the evening. Jarrod Spector - the second actor to play Valli in Broadway's Jersey Boys - wowed the packed house with a medley of "Grease," "Can't Take My Eyes Off of You" and"Beggin'."

Megan Hilty The PATH Fund’s Donnie Kehr has announced the list of additional performers for their annual benefit concert on Monday, November 17 at Le Poisson Rouge (158 Bleecker Street) in New York City; Rockers On Broadway – Teen Idols, which this year honors Frankie Valli and Micky Dolenz with Lifetime Achievement Awards; and, radio-personality Cousin Bruce Morrow with the Ambassador of Rock Award. The additional performers include Megan Hilty (NBC’s Smash, 9 to5, Wicked); Courtney Reed (Aladdin, In The Heights) as well as Lilli Cooper (Wicked, Spring Awakening); Joe Cassidy (If/Then, Catch Me if You Can); Brian Gallagher (Jekyll & Hyde); Eric Michael Krop (Godspell); Tracy McDowell (Motown, Rent); and Ryann Redmond (If/Then, Bring It On). They join the already-announced list of Dolenz; Lena Hall; Nick Cordero; Jarrod Spector; Preston Truman Boyd; Steve Gouveia; Michael Lanning; Vinny Pastore; and, Jeremy Schonfeld. The evening is sponsored by ...

Micky Dolenz ROCKERS ON BROADWAY the unique annual event (which has raised over $300,000 with over two decades of performances) featuring Broadway’s finest, performing something for everyone - has announced the line-up for their next event, Monday, November 17 (at Manhattan’s Le Poisson Rouge) Celebrating five decades of music from our favorite teen idols. Says Rockers’ Kehr, “This year we will honor two of America’s teen idol icons Micky Dolenz and Frankie Valli with Lifetime Achievement Awards and legendary DJ ‘Cousin’ Brucie Morrow with the Ambassador of Rock Award.” Continues Kehr, “Teen idols have always been a special kind of rock star! When their songs came on the radio our hearts skipped a beat. We tacked their photos to our bedroom walls, faithfully watched their TV shows and bought their records --and we might have even written some of them a love note or two… we all had one.” EXPECTED TO PERFORM Micky Dolenz, The Monkees Lena Ha...

**** THE GLORIOUS CORNER Story By: G. H. HARDING **** Justin Bieber FASHION ROCKS FLOPS --- Onstage and onscreen, CBS’ Fashion Rock (hosted by Ryan Seacrest) had its high notes (and flat moments), but the Tuesday night telecast -intersecting sound and style- had more going on behind the scenes, including reminders to cheer, a slew of giveaways and a performance that started to clear out the Barclays Center audience. Several sources recount 11 things seen and heard inside the arena and on the red carpet of the CBS event: 1. When the live broadcast began at 9 PM ET, the seated audience — composed of both devout fashion believers in notable heels, trendy hairstyle and labeled pieces, and music fans in jeans and clubwear — was only about 80% filled. Still, they gave 100% of their shouts for show opener Usher. As the show started, pictures of Enrique Iglesias, Jennifer Lopez, Nicki Minaj and Pitbull triggered the biggest cheers during the...

**** THE GLORIOUS CORNER Story By: G. H. HARDING **** Katie Holmes MARVEL UNIVERSE --- Wednesday night, Barlcays Center in Brooklyn, was the opening night and VIP-launch party for the stage presentation of Marvel Universe; which featured for the first time ever … members of The Avengers meeting Spider Man and the X-Men. Marvel sold off the rights to X-Men and Spidey years ago, so a movie paring (which sounds like a interesting idea ... I think) is not possible; or, at least until the boatloads of cash stop coming in. At the VIP pre-party, actress Katie Holmes was spotted with cancer kids from the Sunrise Day Camp in Wyandanch, NY. Nastia Liukin Donnie Kehr Also there were Jersey Boys actor Donnie Kehr (working on a top secret-super-duper project); Russian-gymnast Nastia Liukin; actress Irina Pantaev; Miss Teen USA, K. Lee Grah; Miss US, Nia Sanchez; Kehr’s pr-mouthpiece David Salidor; A. J. Calloway from Extra; Simone Boyce from Fox and Lor...

**** THE GLORIOUS CORNER Story By: G. H. HARDING **** Mel Brooks KATE’S CLOSED --- From Deadline, “It not only was perhaps the most consistently popular and cool restaurant in Beverly Hills, Kate Mantilini which is located at the corner of Wilshire Blvd and Doheny and just two blocks from the headquarters of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, has in recent years become a key part of Oscar campaigning. Sadly, due to a dispute over higher rent with a greedy landlord more interested in lining their pockets than in pleasing Hollywood, Kate’s closed its doors Saturday night after 27 years in the key BH location. The other Kate’s located in Woodland Hills remains open, but frankly it isn’t the same. This one was special.” "The restaurant, founded in 1987 and owned by the Lewis family (Marilyn and Harry who also founded the famed Hamburger Hamlet chain and sons David, and Adam who has been running it since 2010) which is open late unlik...

**** THE GLORIOUS CORNER Story By: G. H. HARDING **** Donnie Kehr OH WHAT A NIGHT --- Peggy Siegal sure knows how to throw a party. Monday’s night fete for the Clint Eastwood-directed Jersey Boys movie was simply astounding. Not only is the movie a stone-cold hit (and, more on that in a minute), but the guest list was like manna from heaven at the Plaza’s swanky-new Angelo Galasso men’s shop. How about, Paul Shaffer; Barbara Walters; Richard Belzer; Laurie Anderson; Alan Cumming; Lena Hall; Steve Kroft; Tovah Feldshuh, Melissa Leo; Clive Davis; Ron Delsener;Variety’s Peter Bart; Roger Rees; Regis and Joy Philbin; plus Broadway stars like Andy Karl from Rocky and Reeve Carney aka Spider Man; and last year’s Tony nominee Billy Magnussen; not to mention Soon-Yi Previn; Nancy Shevell McCartney; the great Bebe Neuwirth (who with Roger Rees comprised a small Cheers reunion); scribes Roger Friedman; Cindy Adams; writers Rick Elice and Marshall Brickman; Kathrine Nardu...