Nicholas Rodriguez, Broadway veteran and friend of the Forestburgh Playhouse returns with his fabulous one-man concert All is Fair in Love. The quintessential leading man, Rodriguez's silky vocals will create a magical night for all Under the Stars!

Nicholas Rodriguez: All is Fair in Love

A brand new evening of love songs created for Forestburgh Under the Stars!

NICHOLAS RODRIGUEZ: Nicholas was last seen at FBP opening the 2020 under the Stars concert series and he co-hosted the VIP "Diamond Delirium Virtual Gala" with Morgan James.  Nicholas is perhaps best known for his role as Nick Chavez on ABC’s One Life to Live (GLAAD Award).  His other television credits include Tommy (CBS) and Madam Secretary (CBS).  Film: Sex in the City II (also soundtrack), Still Here, Double Exposure. Broadway/National Tour: Tarzan®,,  The Sound of Music (Captain Von Trapp) directed by Jack O’ Brien. Off-Broadway: Toxic Avenger, Almost Heaven, Death For Five Voices,Collette Collage, Bajour. Carnegie Hall:  Guys and Dolls. Tours: Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, Hair. Regional: He recently completed a run as Joe Gillis opposite Alice Ripley in Sunset Boulevardat North Shore Music Theatre. Carousel (Helen Hayes nomination), Destiny of Desire, Mother Courage and Her Children, Oklahoma! (Helen Hayes Award), My Fair Lady (Helen Hayes nomination) & Light in the Piazza at Arena Stage; The Ten Commandments at the Kodak Theatre; Paper Mill Playhouse, MUNY, Pittsburgh CLO, ZACH Theatre, North Shore Music Theatre. His debut CD The First Time… is available at www. psclassics.com. Nicholas has a BM and MM in Vocal Performance from the University of Texas at Austin.  As an Educator, he’s taught Master Classes at Universities and Performing Arts Centers across the world and served as Artistic Director for the Broadway Dreams Foundation for four years. www.thenickrod.com

With Music Director and Accompanist Mark Hartman

Mark Hartman (Composer, Arranger) B’way: Sondheim On Sondheim, Avenue Q. Off-B’way: Silence! The Musical, Dear Edwina, Ernest In Love, Pageant, Finian’s Rainbow (Irish Rep), The Fantasticks (Sullivan St. and Orbach Theaters), Avenue Q (Vineyard and New World Stages). Regional: Guthrie, North Shore, PlayMakers Rep, Cape Playhouse, Asolo Rep, Goodspeed, Old Globe. Concerts: Camelot (Jeremy Irons), Brigadoon (Danieley, Errico), Rags (20th Anniversary), Pippin (Ben Vereen), Children of Eden (NYC premiere). Cast recordings: Sondheim On Sondheim, Dear Edwina, After The Ball, Finian’s Rainbow (Irish Rep), Avenue Q. Mark is the recipient of three MAC Awards and the Backstage Bistro Award for Music Direction.

Broadway's Power Couple and friends of the Forestburgh Playhouse, Kate Baldwin and Graham Rowat will be gracing our outdoor stage this summer. Acclaimed Broadway performers, Kate and Graham will wow you with their powerful and magical vocals and fabulous charisma. This will be a night you'll never forget!

Kate Baldwin starred opposite both Bette Midler and Bernadette Peters in the 2017 Tony-winning revival of Hello Dolly!, garnering accolades for her sparkling humor and soaring voice. She was nominated for the 2017 Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle Awards for her performance as Irene Molloy. Her starring role in the 2009 Broadway revival of Yip Harburg’s and Burton Lane’s hit classic musical Finian’s Rainbow drew Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle Award nominations, and put her on the map as “a real musical theatre star” (New York Post). She received a Drama Desk Award nomination for her role as Jen in Keen Company’s 20th Anniversary revival of Andrew Lippa and Tom Greenwald’s John & Jen. She starred as Sandra Bloom in Big Fish on Broadway, and earned accolades and a Drama Desk Award nomination for her work as Leslie Lyntonn Benedict in Giant at The Public Theater. Off Broadway, she drew raves in Songbird (59E59) and a Lortel Award nomination for her work in Superhero (Second Stage). 

Kate’s new show titled How Did You Get This Number? features signature songs from her acclaimed performances in Finian’s Rainbow, Giant, Big Fish, and Hello Dolly! Hailed as “the redheaded firecracker” (Stephen Holden, New York Times), she tells the story of how each song became a part of her life and what it means to her. More from writers like Stephen Sondheim, Kander & Ebb, Jerry Herman  and long-time friend and collaborator Georgia Stitt fill the program with gorgeous music and expert storytelling. “We suppose there are some things that Baldwin cannot do, but over the past decade we have yet to see her be anything but superb,” says Steven Suskin of Playbill.

GRAHAM ROWAT is a New York based actor who recently completed the Broadway run of Steve Martin's Meteor Shower. Other Broadway credits include Sunset Boulevard (2017), Mamma Mia, Guys and Dolls (2009), LoveMusik (director Harold Prince), Dracula (director Des McAnuff), and Disney's Beauty and the Beast (also Toronto).

Off-Broadway, Graham appeared as Mr. O in The Blue Flower (Second Stage) and Hank in the Transport Group's heralded revival of Mart Crowley's The Boys in the Band.

Regional highlights include three seasons as Bob Wallace in Irving Berlin's White Christmas (San Francisco, Detroit, Toronto), Miles Gloriousus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum  (Williamstown Theatre Festival, Two River Theater), Roland in Constellations and Jeff Moss in Bells Are Ringing (Berkshire Theater Festival), Valmont in The Game (Barrington Stage) and Pastor Mike in Saved (Kansas City Rep). 

On television, Graham has been featured on "Elementary", "The Good Wife", "Law and Order" and "As the World Turns".  

He has been a soloist with the National, Omaha, and Portland Symphony Orchestras and his voice can be heard on numerous cast recordings, audio books, and video games.     

Kyle Taylor Parker returns to the FBP Under the Stars Series! After wowing our audiences last summer, Kyle Taylor Parker is back and will be bringing his Soulful interpretations of Broadway hits to our Outdoor Stage. We can't wait to experience Broadway Soul, Volume 2 at the Forestburgh Playhouse!

With a vocal tone that’s both rich and bright, Kyle Taylor Parker has originated roles on Broadway in Kinky Boots and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Parker went on to perform the lead, Lola, on the first national tour of Kinky Boots (IRNE Award, Best visiting Actor in a musical) before replacing Billy Porter as Lola on Broadway in 2015. Parker’s other theatrical credits include the Off-Broadway revival of Smokey Joe’s Cafe (Chita Award), Finnian’s Rainbow and the world premiere of My Very Own British Invasion. Combining his love of show tunes and soul music on his solo recording debut, Parker’s Broadway Soul, Vol. 1 arrived on Broadway Records in 2019, followed by Broadway Soul, Vol. 2 in 2021.

Things are steaming up in Forestburgh! The Skivvies are on their way. Get ready to be delighted by the multi-talented Nick Cearley and Lauren Molina as they strut their stuff on our Outdoor Stage! Added bonus--Broadway's Tamika Lawrence will make a very special guest appearance!

The Skivvies are Lauren Molina and Nick Cearley, singer/actor/musicians performing stripped down arrangements of eclectic covers and eccentric originals. Not only is the music stripped down - cello, ukulele, glockenspiel, melodica - but the Skivvies literally strip down to their underwear to perform. The New York Times calls them “a hot musical comedy duo specializing in unexpected arrangements, incongruous mashups, and of course, highly toned displays of skin.” With residencies at places like Joe's Pub and 54 Below in NYC to touring the country and television appearances, The Skivvies, always performing with fabulous Broadway special guests "have managed to carve out a niche that we never knew needed to exist. It's part Weird Al-parody and part sexy burlesque...an unusual explosion of satire and sultry."- Out Magazine. Molina and Cearley have performed as actors on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and regionally. Together they've starred as Brad and Janet in the Rocky Horror Show which inspired their own twist on the music from the show. In October 2020, the Skivvies released "The Rocky Horror Skivvies Show" available wherever you stream music. They are also co-conceivers, as well as Linus and Lucy, in a new actor-instrumental version of You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown which debuted at the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park in 2019 and is planning a production in NYC.

TAMIKA LAWRENCE: GUEST STAR 

Two Time Grammy Winning Artist. Broadway: Caroline Or Change Gettin’ The Band Back Together, Come From Away, Dear Evan Hansen (Virtual Cast),Beautiful, If/Then, Matilda, The Book of Mormon. Off-Broadway: Hercules (The Public Theater) Rent, The Tempest(The Public Theater).  Television: The Michael Che Sketch Show, “Modern Love”, “The Last OG” “The Wiz Live!,” “Vinyl” (HBO), “Show Me a Hero” (HBO), “Blue Bloods,” “Law & Order: SVU.” Movies: The Greatest Showman, White Girl, Breakable You. 

Instagram @iamtamikalawrence  

75 & Thrive Benefit Concert
Under the Stars with Elizabeth Stanley

ELIZABETH STANLEY, LIVE IN CONCERT!

Grammy Award Winner, Tony Nominee and star of Broadway’s Jagged Little Pill.

June 11 at 8pm
at the Forestburgh Playhouse Gardens

Tix start at $125

Package includes:

• Admission to see Grammy Winner, Elizabeth Stanley in Concert! 

• Complimentary Signature Cocktail

• Individual Playhouse Picnic Basket with tasty locally sourced goodies to enjoy during the concert

• Playhouse Swag Bag

• The chance to support the Miracle of the Forest and have an amazing time doing so! 

The Playhouse is committed to creating a safe environment for its patrons and will serve you with a fully vaccinated staff. Safety guidelines and protocols will be in place and communicated to all guests prior to the event.