Broadway Watch Guide: Fall 2022 - Where to Watch Skylar Astin, Sheryl Lee Ralph & More on TV This Fall
by Michael Major - September 23, 2022 The upcoming fall television season features an exciting lineup of Broadway stars starring in new and returning television series. From Skylar Astin's new CBS series So Help Me Todd to newly-minted Emmy winner Sheryl Lee Ralph returning for the second season of Abbott Elementary, check out where and...
Cast Announced For THE APPROACH At Shakespeare & Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 22, 2022 Shakespeare & Company has announced the cast of The Approach by Irish playwright Mark O'Rowe, to be staged at the Company's Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre May 6 through May 29....
Maude Apatow and Mason Alexander Park Will Join the Cast of CABARET at The Kit Kat Club Next Month
by Stephi Wild - April 26, 2023 The producers of the multi award-winning, critically acclaimed production of CABARET at the KIT KAT CLUB in London's West End have announced that from Monday 29 May 2023, star of HBO's Euphoria Maude Apatow will play 'Sally Bowles' and star of NBC's Quantum Leap and Netflix's Sandman Mason Alexander...
Review: The Ronin Theatre Company Presents Richard Warren's HOW I CAME TO BE BUFFALO BILL
by Herbert Paine - August 23, 2022 Ronin Theatre Company's production of Richard Warren's HOW I CAME TO BE BUFFALO BILL is an illuminating profile of the legend in the making, featuring Keath Hall's compelling performance under the direction of Lee Cooley. The show runs through August 28th at Stage Left Productions in Surprise, AZ, w...
Sundance Institute Names The 2023 Episodic Lab Fellows
by A.A. Cristi - November 02, 2023 The nonprofit Sundance Institute announced today the 2023 lab fellows selected for the 10th Episodic Lab program, taking place at the Sundance Resort in Sundance, Utah....
Mason Alexander Park to Present Pride Edition of THE PANSY CRAZE at Chelsea Table + Stage
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 10, 2022 CHELSEA TABLE + STAGE will present the return of Mason Alexander Park for a special Pride edition of their solo show “The Pansy Craze” on Sunday, June 26 at 9:30 PM....
Director Tamika Miller's HONOR STUDENT to Screen at Martha's Vineyard African American Film Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 02, 2023 Get ready for a thrilling experience! Join director Tamika Miller at the Martha's Vineyard African American Film Festival (MVAAFF) to watch the award-winning film 'Honor Student.' This gripping thriller tackles important social issues and promises to leave a lasting impact. ...
Broadway Watch Guide: Fall 2022 - Where to Watch Skylar Astin, Sheryl Lee Ralph & More on TV This Fall
by Michael Major - September 23, 2022 The upcoming fall television season features an exciting lineup of Broadway stars starring in new and returning television series. From Skylar Astin's new CBS series So Help Me Todd to newly-minted Emmy winner Sheryl Lee Ralph returning for the second season of Abbott Elementary, check out where and...
BWW Review: RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE: THE MAKING OF A WESTERN OPERA
by Herbert Paine - March 23, 2021 As multidimensional as is the landscape of the Southwest that so attracted Zane Grey, so too is the documentary that chronicles the creation of an epic opera, based on one of his most famous novels, RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE. Directed by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Kristin Atwell Ford (and produced...
Will Roland, Veanne Cox, and More Join Corbin Bleu and Danielle Wade in Goodspeed's SUMMER STOCK
by Blair Ingenthron - May 23, 2023 Goodspeed Musicals has announced the cast for the world premiere musical comedy Summer Stock, the second production of its 60th anniversary season. Filled with exuberant dance numbers and hits from the American songbook, it is adapted from the MGM/Warner Bros. film Summer Stock and will appear on th...
Interview: Raymond Lee on Costumes, Crew and How Theatre Prepared Him for QUANTUM LEAP
by E.H. Reiter - April 01, 2023 Interview with 'Quantum Leap''s Raymond Lee about taking on this series reboot, how he gets into character, and how doing theatre helped him prepare for this role....
Casting Announced For TheatreWorks' 20th Anniversary NEW WORKS FESTIVAL
by Blair Ingenthron - July 29, 2023 TheatreWorks Silicon Valley has set the casting for its 20th Anniversary New Works Festival, a unique program that offers an extraordinary opportunity for audiences to experience new plays and musicals in their early stages of development....
The Golden Globes Will Return to NBC in January for 80th Anniversary
by Michael Major - September 20, 2022 The Golden Globe Awards are viewed in more than 220 countries and territories worldwide. It is one of the few awards ceremonies to recognize both motion picture and television achievements. NBC has a long-standing history of broadcasting the Golden Globe Awards and will be televising this year’s sho...
Jazz Vocalist Sylvia Brooks to Drop Fourth Album, 'Signature'
by Marissa Tomeo - May 15, 2022 Since her captivating debut in 2009, jazz vocalist Sylvia Brooks has displayed a gift for inhabiting different personas, with a subspecialty in film- noir inspired femmes fatale. On this - Signature (Rhombus Records) - her fourth album, she embraces the most challenging role of all, defining herself...
Liza Minnelli LIVE IN NEW YORK 1979 to Be Released In Ultimate 3-CD Edition and 2-LP Set
by A.A. Cristi - May 27, 2022 Start spreading the news. On July 1, Real Gone Music and Second Disc Records will revisit a landmark album recorded in the heart of New York, New York by one of the most extraordinary entertainers of all time, Liza Minnelli's electrifying Live in New York 1979. ...
July 4th Viewing Guide: A BEAUTIFUL NOISE, Adrienne Warren's Tina Turner Tribute & More
by Michael Major - June 30, 2023 In honor of this year's celebration, BroadwayWorld brings you a guide to this year's Fourth of July television specials, featuring performances by Ruthie Ann Miles, Adrienne Warren, the Broadway cast of A Beautiful Noise, and more....
Singer/Songwriter Sylvia Brooks Releases 'Signature'
by Michael Major - June 02, 2022 Since her captivating debut in 2009, jazz vocalist Sylvia Brooks has displayed a gift for inhabiting different personas, with a subspecialty in film- noir inspired femmes fatale. On this - Signature (Rhombus Records) - her fourth album, she embraces the most challenging role of all, defining herself...
Interview: Jessica Molaskey Talks Reuniting with Jason Robert Brown and Daisy Prince for New Musical THE CONNECTOR
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 10, 2024 BroadwayWorld spoke with Jessica Molaskey, one of the stars of the new Jason Robert Brown musical, The Connector. Learn about the show here!...
John McLaughlin and Zakir Hussain Release SHAKTI 'This Moment'
by Michael Major - June 23, 2023 The compositions making up This Moment each pass through a series of connected movements, highlighting different vocal and instrumental sub-groups within Shakti while transitioning between taut thematic statements, riveting solos from McLaughlin and Rajagopalan, invigorating rhythmic shifts, and soa...
Interview: Raymond Lee on Costumes, Crew and How Theatre Prepared Him for QUANTUM LEAP
by E.H. Reiter - April 01, 2023 Interview with 'Quantum Leap''s Raymond Lee about taking on this series reboot, how he gets into character, and how doing theatre helped him prepare for this role....
FAT HAM, Billy Porter & More Receive GLAAD Award Nominations
by Michael Major - January 17, 2024 GLAAD, the world's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, has announced the nominees for the 35th Annual GLAAD Media Awards, including five Broadway shows, Billy Porter, Reneé Rapp, The Color Purple, High School Musical the Musical the Series, Gre...
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley to Host TV Star and Trans Activist Shakina for Benefit Performance Next Month
by Blair Ingenthron - July 24, 2023 TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will present actor/activist Shakina (NBC's “Connecting,” NBC's “Quantum Leap,” Hulu's “Difficult People”) in Songs and Stories with Shakina: A Musical TheatreWorks Fundraiser and Party, a fun-filled night of transcendent tunes, a dazzling dance party, and a sneak peek at ...
Chita Rivera, Celine Dion & More to Receive Honorary Doctorates From Berklee College of Music & Boston Conservatory at Berklee
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 24, 2021 Six of the most lauded and influential performing artists across the worlds of pop, hip-hop, jazz, musical theater, and classical music will receive honorary doctorates from Berklee College of Music and Boston Conservatory at Berklee in virtual commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 8....
BWW Exclusive: Debbie Allen Guest Stars on THE PROUD FAMILY: LOUDER & PROUDER
by Michael Major - April 19, 2022 Debbie Allen will guest star on a new episode of The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder. BroadwayWorld is sharing an exclusive clip from the new episode, featuring Allen as Myrtle, an ostrich-riding cowgirl who raps about the barbecue food she will serve to the Proud Family. Watch the exclusive clip n...
Interview: Min Kahng of the 20TH ANNIVERSARY NEW WORKS FESTIVAL at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley Uses Absurdity to Explore Humanity
by Jim Munson - July 27, 2023 BroadwayWorld talks to celebrated Bay Area playwright/composer Min Kahng about his rollicking new show 'Happy Pleasant Valley: A Senior Sex Scandal Murder Mystery Musical,' which is part of TheatreWorks Silicon Valley's 20th Anniversary New Works Festival at the Lucie Stern Theatre in Palo Alto Augu... |