Broadway Bound Kids, the nonprofit that provides performing arts education to New York City students K-12, will be hosting their fourth annual benefit concert, Empower State of Mind, on Feb. 2 at City Winery in Manhattan at 7:30 pm. The evening will include show-stopping performances by theater legends who have starred on the Broadway stage. The participating performers include Kate Baldwin (Chicago), Kelsee Kimmel (Hell's Kitchen), Storm Lever (Six), Olivia Donalson (Six), Daniel Quadrino (Wicked) and Jacob Keith Watson (Ragtime), among others.
The family of Birds of a Feather actress Pauline Quirke have spoken of their "disbelief" at her 2021 dementia diagnosis. Although the family are unsure what stage she is at, they said: "She's still funny, she's talking, she's happy." Despite being "very private", they told BBC Breakfast they wanted to raise awareness and funds for the condition. "My mum has always been a charitable person. It's what she would want me to do," said her son, Charlie Sheen.
For the 2024-2025 Broadway season, AMDA College of the Performing Arts has once again distinguished itself, retaining the No. 4 spot among institutions with the highest number of alumni performing on Broadway. Covering the season from April 29, 2024 through April 27, 2025, the recognition highlights AMDA's enduring influence on Broadway and its continued success in preparing graduates for careers on the world's most competitive stages.