Fred Lassen News Today

Three area couples founded the Genesee Valley Citizens for Peace in 1972, joining a national effort to try and bring an end to the Vietnam War. Arnold and Margaret Matlin,

Westport Country Playhouse presents a script-in-hand playreading of "The Scream: A Musical Comedy Fantasy"

Dr. Alison Holman fields audience questions on how to discuss traumatic events with children in the wake of the Sunset Park shooting.

Showcasing Irving Berlin's classics, the York Theater's music revue of “Cheek to Cheek” makes for an altogether fun and toe-tapping experience.

Barnwood Site in Ulster Park After some wildly unseasonable weather last week (snowflakes?! Seriously?), it looks like we’re finally into some real spring stuff this last week of April. Here are some artistic events to enjoy. Gay Erotic Art Show in Ulster Park | April 30 - May 2 Hosted by Pink Stallion Events, Barnwood is a pop-up show of gay erotic art that will be on view in a historic barn in Ulster Park from April 30 through May 2. The show, whic...

On a mild winter evening, Osnes and her accompanist/musical director Fred Lassen effortlessly moved through 17 songs that showed off the rich luster of her vibrant soprano. If you closed your eyes for a moment, you could hear the smile on her face in each song, even the melancholy numbers, such as Randy Newman’s “When She Loved Me” from “Toy Story 2,” which she sang in memory of her mother. No matter how sad or touching the melody and lyric, she found a way to convey a feeling of opti...

While many performers have struggled to find work during the pandemic, two-time Tony Award nominee Laura Osnes has maintained a relatively busy schedule. She filmed the Hallmark Channel Christmas movie “One Royal Holiday,” leads the R&H Goes Pop and R&H At Home video series offering new takes on Rodgers and Hammerstein songs, and she had a featured role in the online “A Killer Party: the Musical.” Osnes even found a way to do a few concerts at safe distances, as she will next weekend w...