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The Marshall Tucker Band Announces 2020 Tour Photo The Marshall Tucker Band Announces 2020 Tour
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 17, 2019

Legendary multi-platinum selling southern rock group The Marshall Tucker Band has announced the first round of dates for its newly-unveiled 2020 tour: The Southern Rockin' Roundup. The iconic band will enter the new decade with nearly 25 live concerts on the books with many additional shows to be an...
Interview: Director Alyson Cohn, THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG and Bergen County Players 9 Photo Interview: Director Alyson Cohn, THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG and Bergen County Players 90th Anniversary
by Marina Kennedy - February 17, 2023

Broadwayworld had the pleasure of interviewing Alyson Cohn about her career, the Player’s 90th Anniversary, and her experience directing 'The Play That Goes Wrong.'...
BWW Interview: PigPen On Camaraderie, Roles, & THE OLD MAN AND THE OLD MOON Photo BWW Interview: PigPen On Camaraderie, Roles, & THE OLD MAN AND THE OLD MOON
by Gil Kaan - February 25, 2019

PigPen Theatre Company will be bringing their latest show THE OLD MAN AND THE OLD MOON to The Wallis March 2, 2019. The seven-member PigPen Theatre Company, together since meeting in 2010 as undergrads at Carnegie Mellon School of Drama, have become so tight-knit; they finish each others' sentences....
BWW Review: JERSEY BOYS at Ogunquit Playhouse Photo BWW Review: JERSEY BOYS at Ogunquit Playhouse
by Dan Marois - September 10, 2018

The rise of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons is played out in Jersey Boys....
BWW Interview: Dan Foster, Director of SWITZERLAND at 59E59th Photo BWW Interview: Dan Foster, Director of SWITZERLAND at 59E59th
by Peter Danish - February 14, 2019

BWW Interview: Dan Foster, director of SWITZERLAND at 59E59th...
Interview: Lorna Dallas of GLAMOROUS NIGHTS AND RAINY DAYS at The Laurie Beechman The Photo Interview: Lorna Dallas of GLAMOROUS NIGHTS AND RAINY DAYS at The Laurie Beechman Theatre
by Stephen Mosher - May 10, 2023

Award-winning cabaret star returns to NYC with a new show and a great interview....
BWW Interview: At Home With Nicole Zuraitis Photo BWW Interview: At Home With Nicole Zuraitis
by Stephen Mosher - July 21, 2020

The renowned singer-songwriter, pianist, arranger and teacher of master classes is cooling her heels for the summer... but not all the time! With a CD coming out this month and her regular online performances, Nicole Zuraitis is still keeping busy... with a beer in one hand....
BWW Review: Ogunquit Playhouse's 2019 Production of JERSEY BOYS Photo BWW Review: Ogunquit Playhouse's 2019 Production of JERSEY BOYS
by Dan Marois - May 20, 2019

After a successful run of Jersey Boys during the 2018 season, Executive Artistic Director, Bradford T. Kenney, kicked of the opening night of the 87th season at the Ogunquit Playhouse announcing, 'Jersey Boys 2.0.' You might say that success builds success. If a show can run to sold out audiences fo...
BWW Interview: Jamie deRoy of JAMIE deROY & FRIENDS at Birdland Photo BWW Interview: Jamie deRoy of JAMIE deROY & FRIENDS at Birdland
by Stephen Mosher - February 13, 2020

The Tony winner brings her 3 decade old show to the Birdland Theater Valentine's weekend.. and what a guest cast she has! Stephen Mosher chats with the iconic New Yorker about what to expedt...
The Oak Ridge Boys New Album 17th AVENUE REVIVAL Out Today Photo The Oak Ridge Boys New Album 17th AVENUE REVIVAL Out Today
by Macon Prickett - March 19, 2018

With the release of their highly anticipated new album 17th Avenue Revival (March 16, Lightning Rod Records), The Oak Ridge Boys are hitting the Big Apple this week where the quartet will make appearances on Good Day NY, Varney & Company, Access Hollywood, PBS's METRO FOCUS, Fox & Friends, IMUS in t...
Hoobastank To Launch Nationwide Fall Tour To Celebrate 15th Anniversary of Landmark S Photo Hoobastank To Launch Nationwide Fall Tour To Celebrate 15th Anniversary of Landmark Second Album THE REASON
by Tori Hartshorn - August 14, 2018

Hoobastank To Launch Nationwide Fall Tour To Celebrate 15th Anniversary of Landmark Second Album THE REASON...
Interview: Ben Frankhauser Gives Us the Inside Scoop Behind the Development of New Mu Photo Interview: Ben Frankhauser Gives Us the Inside Scoop Behind the Development of New Musical THE SECRET OF MY SUCCESS
by Miranda Keating - October 14, 2022

Houston’s Theatre Under the Stars will be presenting a regional premiere of the new musical, THE SECRET OF MY SUCCESS. Based on the smash-hit film, the show follows the story of Brantley Foster as he navigates the corporate world and defines what success means to him. I had the chance to speak with ...
BWW Interview: Yeardley Smith Talks Broadway, Lisa Simpson, & SMALL TOWN DICKS Photo BWW Interview: Yeardley Smith Talks Broadway, Lisa Simpson, & SMALL TOWN DICKS
by Sarah Jae Leiber - January 22, 2021

BroadwayWorld had the absolute pleasure of speaking to Yeardley Smith, the actress who has voiced Lisa for over thirty years. Yeardley also hosts the true crime podcast 'Small Town Dicks.'  ...
Mint Theater Company Continues Free Streaming Series With DAYS TO COME, KATIE ROCHE a Photo Mint Theater Company Continues Free Streaming Series With DAYS TO COME, KATIE ROCHE and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 21, 2020

Mint Theater Company Artistic Director Jonathan Bank today announced the line-up for Mint’s popular Streaming Series for 2021, featuring HD recordings of past productions: Days To Come by Lillian Hellman, directed by J.R. Sullivan (will begin airing January 4th and continue through February 21st); p...
Interview: LIZZY & THE TRIGGERMEN Plays 'Joyously Subversive' Jazz at Joe's Pub Photo Interview: LIZZY & THE TRIGGERMEN Plays 'Joyously Subversive' Jazz at Joe's Pub
by Rebecca Kaplan - March 28, 2024

Lizzy & the Triggermen, a 10-piece jazz band helmed by Lizzy Shapiro, delights in infusing swing era music with a modern sound – “Duke Ellington meets Amy Winehouse,” as Shapiro describes it. They’ll be making a stop at Joe’s Pub for a double-header on April 6th. Shapiro and I spoke about the upcomi...
BWW Interview: Good For Her! Lisa Brescia Steps Into Heidi's Scrubs as DEAR EVAN HANS Photo BWW Interview: Good For Her! Lisa Brescia Steps Into Heidi's Scrubs as DEAR EVAN HANSEN's New Matriarch
by Nicole Rosky - August 10, 2018

Does anybody have a map for replacing a Tony-winning actor in running Broadway show? The road isn't easy, but Lisa Brescia has traveled it before....
Don McLean To Be The Focus Of The Big Interview With Dan Rather Photo Don McLean To Be The Focus Of The Big Interview With Dan Rather
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 30, 2020

 Songwriter Hall of Fame member and BBC Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Don McLean joins Dan Rather for a special evening, opening up about what has shaped and defined him as an artist, fellow superstar influences, and the making of Recording Industry of America (RIAA) top 5 song of the 20th Ce...
Dolly Parton Presents Dan Rather with Peabody Career Achievement Award Photo Dolly Parton Presents Dan Rather with Peabody Career Achievement Award
by Michael Major - May 17, 2022

Dan Rather, the award-winning journalist whose career has spanned six decades, has won the Peabody Career Achievement Award.  Dolly Parton presented Rather with the honor this morning via video. Rather, who has interviewed every president since Eisenhower, was the CBS national evening news anchor fr...
BWW Interview: Adam Fleming of THE DARE PROJECT Opens Up About HAIRSPRAY, TOE PICK, W Photo BWW Interview: Adam Fleming of THE DARE PROJECT Opens Up About HAIRSPRAY, TOE PICK, WICKED, BARE and DARE!
by Ben Rimalower - October 09, 2019

Actor-singer-dancer-choreographer Adam Fleming became a part of Broadway history originating the roles of Sketch in Hairspray and Lucas in Bare. In 2005, he starred in David Brind and Adam Salky's acclaimed short film, Dare, about two teenage boys' tense, spark-filled encounter in a pool following h...
BWW Interview: Sue Matsuki of WINTER RHYTHMS at Urban Stages Photo BWW Interview: Sue Matsuki of WINTER RHYTHMS at Urban Stages
by Stephen Mosher - November 21, 2020

Six online concerts will replace 20 show in person... but you know with Urban Stages involved, the shows will be good....
Diana Degarmo & Ace Young, Julie Halston, And More Come To Birdland In October Photo Diana Degarmo & Ace Young, Julie Halston, And More Come To Birdland In October
by A.A. Cristi - September 13, 2019

Birdland will kick-off their exciting month of programming with the following acts:...
THE BIG INTERVIEW WITH DAN RATHER Presents a Rare Sit-Down with Country Music Icon Ra Photo THE BIG INTERVIEW WITH DAN RATHER Presents a Rare Sit-Down with Country Music Icon Randy Travis and His Wife Mary
by Sarah Jae Leiber - January 26, 2021

AXS TV presents an all-new episode of the popular celebrity profile series 'The Big Interview With Dan Rather,' as the veteran newsman joins Country music icon Randy Travis and his wife Mary for a rare sit-down airing Wednesday, January 27 at 8p.m. ET/7p.m....
Iconic Rock Band STYX Reflect On Their Legendary Career In All-New Episode Of THE BIG Photo Iconic Rock Band STYX Reflect On Their Legendary Career In All-New Episode Of THE BIG INTERVIEW Airing April 17
by Macon Prickett - April 16, 2018

Tommy Shaw, James “JY” Young, and Lawrence Gowan of the chart-topping rockers STYX sit down with Dan Rather for a revealing conversation, as they open up about the driving force that compels them to continue touring and performing in these exclusive looks at an all-new episode of The Big Interview—a...
Tommy Shaw And The Contemporary Youth Orchestra SING FOR THE DAY Debuts At #5 On Bill Photo Tommy Shaw And The Contemporary Youth Orchestra SING FOR THE DAY Debuts At #5 On Billboard's 'Classical Albums' Chart
by Macon Prickett - July 17, 2018

SING FOR THE DAY!, TOMMY SHAW's solo 2016 concert performance with the Contemporary Youth Orchestra made a grand debut on four of Billboard's charts last week, including #5 on the “Classical Albums” chart. It also debuted at #5 on the “Classical Crossover Albums” chart, #6 on the “Top DVD Music Vide...
BWW Interview: Mike Viola Talks New Album, Adam Schlesinger, and a DEWEY COX Musical Photo BWW Interview: Mike Viola Talks New Album, Adam Schlesinger, and a DEWEY COX Musical
by Sarah Jae Leiber - December 11, 2020

The Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Mike Viola will release his latest studio album, 'Godmuffin,' on December 11th. ...




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