In 2017, Dominique Morisseau’s Pipeline premieres Off-Broadway.

The Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs presented the 27th Annual MAC Awards, hosted by KT Sullivan, March 21 at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill. T. Oliver Reid, Lennie Watts, Marilyn Maye and Ben Rimalower were among the 2013 award recipients.

The Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs presents the 27th Annual MAC Awards March 21 at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill. KT Sullivan hosts.

Len Cariou, Jeff Blumenkrantz and Kristine Zbornik are among the artists who will present at the 27th Annual MAC Awards, presented by The Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs March 21 at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill.

Hello, diva lovers! Well, I must admit it was a bit daunting to open a blank Word Perfect document this past Tuesday morning to attempt to write a millennium-based diva column while finishing our January subscription issue and starting our February theatre edition. At one point I decided I would just write a regular weekly column and not deal with the approaching 2000 mark, but then I thought I would simply list many of the women of the musical theatre/cabaret worlds who have brightened our lives throughout the past few decades. So, in alphabetical order, here they are. (I’m sure I’ve left out many of your favorites, so please excuse any omission!) Following this grand diva list are more detailed thoughts and musings about some (but not all) 25 of my very favorite gals (alphabetically, of course). I hope you enjoy reading this column, and may the New Year bring every diva lover out there much joy and happiness, and may it also be diva-filled!

Hello, diva lovers! Well, I must admit it was a bit daunting to open a blank Word Perfect document this past Tuesday morning to attempt to write a millennium-based diva column while finishing our January subscription issue and starting our February theatre edition. At one point I decided I would just write a regular weekly column and not deal with the approaching 2000 mark, but then I thought I would simply list many of the women of the musical theatre/cabaret worlds who have brightened our lives throughout the past few decades. So, in alphabetical order, here they are. (I’m sure I’ve left out many of your favorites, so please excuse any omission!) Following this grand diva list are more detailed thoughts and musings about some (but not all) 25 of my very favorite gals (alphabetically, of course). I hope you enjoy reading this column, and may the New Year bring every diva lover out there much joy and happiness, and may it also be diva-filled!

Liza Minnelli did great business taking over for Julie Andrews in Victor/Victoria in January. Whoopi Goldberg is having a personal triumph as Nathan Lane's successor in the revival of A Funny Thing..... Last week I saw Faith Prince, whose reputation has been built on her gift for comic brassiness, take on what was for her an utterly uncharacteristic role, that of Mrs. Anna , in the wonderful revival of The King and I that recently began its second year.

Liza Minnelli did great business taking over for Julie Andrews in Victor/Victoria in January. Whoopi Goldberg is having a personal triumph as Nathan Lane's successor in the revival of A Funny Thing..... Last week I saw Faith Prince, whose reputation has been built on her gift for comic brassiness, take on what was for her an utterly uncharacteristic role, that of Mrs. Anna , in the wonderful revival of The King and I that recently began its second year.

From the Special Tony Playbill:

(Playbill.com has recruited British writer Sasha de Suinn to file a running report of "How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?," the new BBC reality series in which young hopefuls compete to become the new Maria von Trapp in a forthcoming West End revival of the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The Sound of Music, co-produced by composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and producer David Ian. The show is not available for viewing by American audiences. Further installments will appear in the coming days.)