NBC Unveils Holiday Lineup With WICKED Special, Halle Bailey, & More
by Josh Sharpe - November 04, 2024 In celebration of the upcoming holiday season, NBC will once again bring families together with its beloved annual specials and a lineup of exciting new programming including the behind-the-scenes Wicked special, A Mowtown Christmas, and more. ...
Interview: Sara DeGennaro of SOFIA'S FIRST BALLET CLASS
by Tara Bennett - March 21, 2023 A dancer from the age of three, Sara DeGennaro has had a love of ballet for most of her life. Now an instructor who has her own dance studio, she shares the excitement of learning ballet in her new children’s book, “Sofia’s First Ballet Class: Ballet is Fun!”...
Review Roundup: Shayan Lotfi's WHAT BECAME OF US
by Nicole Rosky - June 05, 2024 The world premiere of What Became of Us, written by Shayan Lotfi (Off-Broadway debut) and directed by Jennifer Chang just celebrated opening night at Atlantic Theater Company.Two siblings. One born there. One born here. How do they maintain their connections to The Old Country, and to This Country, ...
A Musical Tribute To Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons Comes To Overture Center in March
by Stephi Wild - January 13, 2023 Oh, what a fun night it will be on Saturday, March 11, when OH WHAT A NIGHT, a musical tribute to Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, comes to Overture Center's Capitol Theater. The show begins at 2 p.m. Tickets ($52.50) go on sale on Friday, Jan. 13....
EDINBURGH 2023: Andre De Freitas Q&A
by Natalie O'Donoghue - July 06, 2023 BWW caught up with André de Freitas to chat about bringing What If to the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe....
Review Roundup: Shayan Lotfi's WHAT BECAME OF US
by Nicole Rosky - June 05, 2024 The world premiere of What Became of Us, written by Shayan Lotfi (Off-Broadway debut) and directed by Jennifer Chang just celebrated opening night at Atlantic Theater Company.Two siblings. One born there. One born here. How do they maintain their connections to The Old Country, and to This Country, ...
Student Blog: Tips and Tricks in the Audition Room
by Student Blogger: Destiny Walsh - August 04, 2024 What are they looking for? How should I play it? These questions and more can be answered, along with other various tips and tricks on how to dazzle in the audition room....
Interview: Maestro Ermanno Florio Celebrates His Last Season as Houston Ballet Conductor
by Miranda Keating - September 27, 2023 After 32 years as Music Director of Houston Ballet, Ermanno Florio will step down from his position at the end of the 2023 – 2024 season. BroadwayWorld Houston had the chance and honor to speak with him about what he has learned in his many years with the Houston Ballet and his plans for the future ...
Review: PINOCCHIO at Everest Production
by Natalia Jarczynska - June 15, 2023 What did our critic think of PINOCCHIO at Everest Production? The new production of Everest brings something for young and older spectators. It also shows something that is a mixture of music, acrobatics, and dance combined into one story....
Student Blog: For Future Students of the Arts
by Student Blogger: Tatiana Atehortua - June 01, 2024 Overall, I genuinely believe that these past three years have gone exactly as they were meant to, and I wouldn't change a thing. I look forward to growing my skills as a musician outside of the classroom, and I look forward to what comes next. For everyone starting at a new school soon, I hope you h...
Review: WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME Combines Brecht and NPR at City Theatre
by Greg Kerestan - February 09, 2023 Pleasantly disorienting, this pseudo-docutheatre raises questions large and small....
Jorden Amir to Present WHAT IF? PART 3 at Chelsea Table and Stage This Month
by Blair Ingenthron - July 02, 2023 Chelsea Table + Stage will present What If? Musical Theatre Characters Switch Songs for a Night on July 9th, 2023. After two clever editions in November and December of 2022, What If? is thrilled to return to NYC with a collection of new mashups; being sung by both Broadway and up-and-coming stars....
Interview: How SHUCKED Star Alex Newell Is Manufacturing Standing Ovations With 'Independently Owned'
by A.A. Cristi - April 27, 2023 Liberated, educated, motivated. These are just a few adjectives used to describe Alex Newell's luscious entrepreneur, Lulu, in the hilarious new musical, Shucked. But underrated? Not according to audiences. Each night, Alex and Lulu are stopping the show, earning mid-performance standing ovations fo...
Student Blog: Changing Plans...Again
by Student Blogger: Marissa Hein - March 21, 2023 It’s about that time of the semester where you start to plan for the next semester. Where will you live? What classes will you take? What will your schedule look like? Personally, I think it’s all very exciting. I love to plan and start to figure out what my life will look like when I come back to s...
SoHo Playhouse's World Premiere Of IT'S NOT WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE Begins Tonight
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 24, 2024 SoHo Playhouse presents the world premiere of IT'S NOT WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE, directed by Vincent DeGeorge and starring John Collins and Chesney Mitchell. Running through August 10, 2024, this play explores themes of perception and truth....
The Lot Productions Present the World Première Of James Corley's WHAT IT MEANS
by Stephi Wild - April 25, 2023 Nisha Oza for The Lot Productions has announced the world première of What It Means, a new play by James Corley – the first show for the newly founded production company as part of their inaugural theatre season. Directed by The Lot's Creative Director, Harry Mackrill, the production, starring Richa...
Student Blog: To BFA, or Not to BFA
by Student Blogger: Grace Ellett - January 31, 2023 What is the big deal about a BA and a BFA? Is the a significant difference?...
Rising Pop Artist Colby! Releases New Single 'Doing What I Can'
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 20, 2024 Emerging pop artist colby! released her latest single 'Doing What I Can,' a personal anthem of self-reliance and empowerment. Known for her airy yet powerful vocals, colby! once again delivers a track that seamlessly blends emotional depth with her distinct, uplifting sound....
Interview: Matt Hawkins, Aurelia Williams of MY HEART SAYS GO
by Michael Walters - May 23, 2023 Matt Hawkins and Aurelia Williams talk with Michael Walters about their new concept album of the musical MY HEART SAYS GO....
HOW I LEARNED WHAT I LEARNED Replaces IS THIS A ROOM in Seattle Rep 2022/2023 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 19, 2023 Seattle Rep has announced that due to unforeseen scheduling conflicts with the artists involved, their Spring production of Tina Satter’s Is This A Room has been replaced with Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s production of August Wilson’s famous, heartfelt theatrical memoir, How I Learned What I Learne...
Interview: Lorri Strauss, Sharon Spiegel Wagner, Stephanie Baartman of THE DRESS CODE at Theatre on the Square Chat about Why Their New Show Is 'on Trend'
by Jaime Uranovsky - March 21, 2023 Stephanie Baartman, Lorri Strauss and Sharon Spiegel Wagner have teamed up to strut their stuff in their new musical revue, THE DRESS CODE, which comes to Theatre on the Square in Sandton in May 2023. Musical direction is by Clifford Cooper and Alan Swerdlow directs this show all about clothes, fash...
Student Blog: 'So, What are You Going to Do with a Theatre Degree?'
by Student Blogger: Grace Schofield - March 04, 2024 And going after what I want and what I want to do, isn’t silly or ridiculous in the slightest. I also am allowed to change my mind at any point in time and that doesn’t make me any less of an artist. It does not mean I failed....
Student Blog: 'So, What are You Going to Do with a Theatre Degree?'
by Student Blogger: Grace Schofield - March 04, 2024 And going after what I want and what I want to do, isn’t silly or ridiculous in the slightest. I also am allowed to change my mind at any point in time and that doesn’t make me any less of an artist. It does not mean I failed....
The Friday 5(+1): The Cast and Crew of Street Theatre Company's 2023-24 Season Opener 35MM
by Jeffrey Ellis - August 10, 2023 Street Theatre Company officially opens its 2023-24 season at The Barbershop Theatre with its production of 35MM, opening Friday night and continuing through August 26. Directed by Everett Tarlton, with music direction by Nick Benefield, 34MM features music and lyrics by Ryan Scott Oliver, based on ...
Jorden Amir Brings WHAT IF? Part 5 to 54 Below
by Stephi Wild - August 06, 2024 Join in for an exciting evening of What If’s as your favorite characters sing musical theater songs that normally have no relation to them, all while interacting with characters that they usually never get the chance to speak to. ... |