Cocktails at Table 7- Inside New York’s Joe Allen

The Houston native made his Broadway debut in The Who's Tommy, other credits include The Lion King, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, The Rocky Horror Show, and The Wedding Singer. Off-Broadway audiences have seen his work in Hedwig and the Angry Inch, The Foreigner (Lucille Lortel nomination), The Wild Party, How I Learned to Drive, and Shaggs. His screen credits include Monarch, GLOW, The Marvelous Mrs....

Lucie Arnaz has had an extremely diversified career spanning over 50 years in show business. She has starred on the New York stage in They’re Playing Our Song (Theatre World, LA Drama Critics and Outer Critic’s Circle Awards), Lost in Yonkers, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Pippin and Grace and Glorie; in the London premiere of The Witches Of Eastwick ; in the Coconut Grove Playhouse premieres of Once R...

Lee Wilkof is a Tony, Obie, and Drama Desk nominated actor, perhaps best known for originating the role of Seymour Krelborn in the original off-Broadway production of the cult classic musical, Little Shop of Horrors . Additional off-Broadway highlights include: originating the role of Samuel Byk in Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman’s Assassins (Drama Desk Award nomination), The Present Tense (Obie...

Rosie O’Donnell is a beloved comedian, celebrated actress, and talk show legend. Despite all these professional accolades, it is perhaps her generosity of spirit, her tireless advocacy on behalf of children and families, and her heartfelt commitment to the health of the American theater that most definitively define her impact on popular culture. Born in Commack, New York on March 21, 1962, Rosie...

Danny Burstein is a seven- time Tony Award nominee for The Drowsy Chaperone , South Pacific , Follies, Golden Boy, Cabaret, and Fiddler on the Roof, who won a Best Supporting Actor in a Musical Tony in 2021 for his performance as Harold Zidler in the stage adaptation of Moulin Rouge ! He has also won two Drama Desk Awards, four Outer Critics Circle Awards, and received three Grammy Award nominatio...

Matthew Broderick is currently appearing opposite his wife, Sarah Jessica Parker, in the hit Broadway revival of Neil Simon’s Plaza Suite . He made his stage debut at 17 in Horton Foote’s On Valentine’s Day (opposite his father, James Broderick), and quickly became one of the most respected and beloved actors of his generation.  Broadway credits include Brighton Beach Memoirs (Tony, OCC, Theatre W...

Jesse Tyler Ferguson made his Broadway debut at the age of 21 as Chip in George C. Wolfe's revival of On The Town , and later went on to originate the role of Leaf Coneybear in Second Stage’s Tony Award®-winning Broadway musical, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Drama Desk Award, "Outstanding Ensemble Performance"). In 2017, he won the Drama Desk Award for Best Solo Performance for his...

Donna McKechnie received the Tony Award for her performance in A Chorus Line . Other Broadway shows include How To Succeed... , The Education of Hyman Kaplan , Sondheim-A Musical Tribute ,(which she also choreographed) On The Town, Promises , Promises , Company , and State Fair , for which she received the Fred Astaire Award. She has starred in numerous productions in London’s West End as well as...

Victor Garber is a four- time, Tony Award nominated actor who originated roles in the Broadway productions of Deathtrap , Sweeney Todd , Noises Off , Lend Me a Tenor , Arcadia , and Art . Additional Broadway credits include: They’re Playing Our Song , Damn Yankees , Present Laughter , and most recently, as Horace Vandergelder in the hit Broadway revival of Hello, Dolly! opposite Bernadette Peters....

The Ghost of Christmas Past visited us this time around! Take a trip down memory lane as we chit-chat with the staff about some of our favorite memories in the restaurant. We also wanted to share this episode as a tribute to the man who started it all, our boss and inspiration, Joe Allen, who passed away this past February. Yes, it's last year's episode, but it's been a year since we've heard it a...

KRISTEN ANDERSON-LOPEZ and ROBERT LOPEZ are the Oscar, Emmy and Grammy award winning, married songwriting team behind the Disney animated films, Frozen and Frozen 2 . Together they also wrote the Oscar winning song “Remember Me” from Pixar’s Coco , songs for Marvel’s WandaVision , and the Obama-produced We the People. Their adaptation of Frozen for the Broadway stage earned them a Tony nomination....

Christina D'Angelo - Art director, graphic designer, illustrator and writer with a drive for smithing big ideas from concept to execution. I've created collateral across all forms of media internationally — small gigs to corporate — from cabaret shows at Joe’s Pub in New York to foreign exchange stores in Panama, menus in Paris, and theatrical campaigns in Dubai. With a background as a painter and...

Peter Gallagher has delivered critically-acclaimed performances in such films as  Sex, Lies and Videotape, American Beauty (SAG Award), The Player, Short Cuts (Golden Globe), The Idolmaker , While You Were Sleeping , and Center Stage . Selected television credits include: “Grace and Frankie”, “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist,” “The OC,” “Covert Affairs," “Rescue Me,” and "Californication." Gallagher...

Adrienne Barbeau began her career in 1963 with the San Jose Civic Light Opera. After graduating high school, she traveled with a musical comedy revue, entertaining our servicemen on Army bases throughout Southeast Asia. In 1965, she moved to New York where she made her Broadway debut as Tevye’s second daughter, Hodel, in Fiddler on the Roof . A Tony nomination and a Theatre World Award for her cre...

Austin Pendleton , a Yale University graduate and ensemble member of the Steppenwolf Theater in Chicago, made his Broadway debut in 1964 as Motel in the original Broadway cast of Fiddler on the Roof . Other theatre credits include: Oh Dad, Poor Dad… , The Last Sweet Days of Isaac , The Diary of Anne Frank , Goodtime Charley , and Choirboy . He has made over 150 appearances in television and films...

Lauren Graham is an actress and author best known for her portrayals of Lorelai Gilmore on the television series Gilmore Girls and Sarah Braverman on the NBC television drama Parenthood . Additional television series include: Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist and The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers .  Selected film roles include: appearances in Bad Santa , Because I Said So , and Evan Almighty . Ms. Graha...

One of the theater world's most beloved talents, Len Cariou is a member of the Theatre Hall of Fame and a pre-eminent interpreter of the music of Stephen Sondheim. On Broadway, he has appeared in "Applause," for which he earned a Tony Award nomination and won the Theatre World Award; "A Little Night Music," for which he was also nominated for a Tony Award; "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet...

Liz Callaway is a Tony nominee and Emmy Award winning actress, singer and recording artist. She made her Broadway debut in Stephen Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along, received a Tony Award nomination for her performance in Baby , and for five years, won acclaim as Grizabella in Cats . She has also starred in the original Broadway casts of Miss Saigon , The Three Musketeers, and the off- Broadway mus...

Jonathan Groff is a two-time Tony Award nominee for his acclaimed performances as Melchior in the hit musical “Spring Awakening,” and as King George III in the iconic smash “Hamilton.” Other stage credits include; the Public Theater’s productions of “Hair” and “The Bacchae,” the City Center Encores production of “A New Brain”, the London revival of “Deathtrap” (with Simon Russell Beale), and the L...

Jonathan Groff is a two-time Tony Award nominee for his acclaimed performances as Melchior in the hit musical “Spring Awakening,” and as King George III in the iconic smash “Hamilton.” Other stage credits include; the Public Theater’s productions of “Hair” and “The Bacchae,” the City Center Encores production of “A New Brain”, the London revival of “Deathtrap” (with Simon Russell Beale), and the L...

Stockard Channing is a highly accomplished American stage, television, and film actor, who made her Broadway debut in the 1971 Broadway musical adaptation of "Two Gentlemen of Verona." She is perhaps best known to audiences for playing the feisty Betty Rizzo in the classic film musical, “Grease,” and First Lady Abbey Bartlet on the seminal NBC television drama, “The West Wing.” She originated the...

Yin & Tonic Yoga Ruby's Poison Frances Ruffelle From her Tony Award winning performance as Eponine in Les Miserables, to her extensive stage appearances in London’s West End, to her ongoing work as a composer, author, recording artists and cabaret performer, Frances Ruffelle is constantly finding new ways to reinvent herself.  On stage, Frances was able to explore her love of French chanteuse Edit...

Dominick LaRuffa Jr. is a Brooklyn native who has established himself in recent years as an in-demand actor with roots across multiple disciplines. His film credits include Lazy Susan opposite Sean Hayes, Matthew Broderick and Allison Janney, the critically acclaimed coming of age drama Sarah Q, opposite Burt Young and Sally Kirkland, and Martin Scorsese's Academy Award nominated The Irishman. Sel...

John Benjamin Hickey made his Broadway debut in the Tony Award-winning play "Love! Valour! Compassion!," a role he later recreated in the feature film adaptation. Other Broadway credits include: "The Inheritance," “Cabaret,” “The Crucible,” “Mary Stuart.” “Six Degrees of Separation,” and the 2011 revival of Larry Kramer’s “The Normal Heart” for which he received the Tony Award for best supporting...

Peter Khoury is a deputy editor on The New York Times Express Team, which handles breaking news and trending stories. He worked on The Metro Desk at The Times for many years and was the night metro editor for a decade. His nocturnal existence has afforded him ample insight into New York nightlife. A native of Philadelphia who grew up in Washington, D.C., he joined The Times in 1998 after working a...