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Second Stage Will Bring Lynn Nottage Play to Broadway in 2021, Plus Rajiv Joseph's LE Photo Second Stage Will Bring Lynn Nottage Play to Broadway in 2021, Plus Rajiv Joseph's LETTERS OF SURESH Off-Broadway
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 21, 2020

Second Stage Theater has confirmed two plays for its Broadway home, The Hayes Theater, as well as one play for its off-Broadway home, The Tony Kiser Theater, for its upcoming 42nd Season in 2021. An additional off-Broadway production will be announced in the coming months....
BWW Feature: The Stars of Feinstein's/54 Below Meet The Press - Special Guest Journal Photo BWW Feature: The Stars of Feinstein's/54 Below Meet The Press - Special Guest Journalist - Michael Kirk Lane
by Stephen Mosher - November 12, 2021

A little chat and a little music is just the thing for a Wednesday morning, as the cabaret journalists of Manhattan meet the stars who will bring their gifts to the 54 Below stage this holiday season....
BWW Interview: Gloria Swansong and Maxie Factor - Two Sisters Making Each Other's Dre Photo BWW Interview: Gloria Swansong and Maxie Factor - Two Sisters Making Each Other's Dreams Come True, Part Two
by Stephen Mosher - June 26, 2021

In part two of our Broadway World Cabaret interview with these drag sisters, we learn about how their past is going to influence their future, and which Silver Screen goddess each lady obsesses over....
BWW Interview: Guy Noland of SOUTH PACIFIC at Fred Kavli Theatre Photo BWW Interview: Guy Noland of SOUTH PACIFIC at Fred Kavli Theatre
by Cary Ginell - March 21, 2022

Guy Noland is currently in a second career as an actor and having the time of his life. During his early years, Guy found himself looking like 'a million other' young stage actors, but the 9/11 tragedy sent his career in a new direction as he became an award-winning documentary director for the Salv...
BWW Interview: Christine Andreas of AND SO IT GOES at 54 Below Talks About the 'Bigne Photo BWW Interview: Christine Andreas of AND SO IT GOES at 54 Below Talks About the 'Bigness' of Life and her Extraordinary Career
by Ricky Pope - September 20, 2021

There are some people who just have a passion for living. Passion is a word that applies to everything Christine Andreas touches. She has been bewitching Broadway audiences since she first appeared as the wicked maid Nancy in Angel Street. Her turns in much-heralded revivals of My Fair Lady, Oklahom...
Elton John Will Release 60 New Tracks on 'Jewel Box' Photo Elton John Will Release 60 New Tracks on 'Jewel Box'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 17, 2020

Variety reports that Elton John's 'Elton: Jewel Box' album will contain 148 songs, including 60 previously unreleased ones. ...
BWW Interview: THE RIVALS at Bristol Riverside Theatre Photo BWW Interview: THE RIVALS at Bristol Riverside Theatre
by Andrea Stephenson - October 28, 2018

Richard Brinsley Sheridan's The Rivals, a comedy of manners, did not receive a warm welcome in it's first performance at Covent Garden Theatre in 1775. After a rewrite, however, it captured the audience's hearts and funny bones, and has been delighting audiences ever since. A new musical version of ...
BWW Interview: Gloria Swansong and Maxie Factor - Two Sisters Making Each Other's Dre Photo BWW Interview: Gloria Swansong and Maxie Factor - Two Sisters Making Each Other's Dreams Come True PART ONE
by Stephen Mosher - June 25, 2021

Gloria Swansong is a drag artist with a focus on the goddesses of the Thirties, Forties, and Fifties. Fellow drag performer Maxie Factor's focus is almost exclusively the divas of the Sixties. One is a costumer, the other is a hairstylist. It's kind of like they were destined for each other, and ...
BWW Interview: Rob Paulsen on the ANIMANIACS Reboot & Finding the Joy Photo BWW Interview: Rob Paulsen on the ANIMANIACS Reboot & Finding the Joy
by Sarah Jae Leiber - November 16, 2020

After 22 years locked in the Warner Brother water tower, 'Animaniacs' will make its triumphant return on Friday, November 20th - this time streaming on Hulu.  ...
BWW Interview: DEBRIS & Broadway Star Norbert Leo Butz Doesn't Think We're Alone in t Photo BWW Interview: DEBRIS & Broadway Star Norbert Leo Butz Doesn't Think We're Alone in the Universe
by Sarah Jae Leiber - March 25, 2021

BroadwayWorld had the privilege of speaking to Norbert about his new role, filming in Vancouver, his hope for the future of Broadway, and whether or not he thinks we're alone in the universe. ...
BWW Interview: Matt Faucher of JERSEY BOYS at Fred Kavli Theatre Photo BWW Interview: Matt Faucher of JERSEY BOYS at Fred Kavli Theatre
by Cary Ginell - February 21, 2022

Matt Faucher has a knack for playing Nicks. After performing on Broadway and on the national tour of 'Beautiful: The Carole King Musical,' Matt is now doing the same thing with a different Nick - the Four Seasons' Nick Massi. Cary Ginell does an exclusive interview with Matt about this unique and im...
BWW Interview: BILLY GILMAN at Joe's Pub Photo BWW Interview: BILLY GILMAN at Joe's Pub
by Stephen Mosher - January 14, 2020

The popular child singer grew up, came out, and reintroduced himself to the world on The Voice. Now he's testing the waters of the smaller venue with shows in clubs like Joe's Pub. Stephen Mosher talks to Grammy nominee Billy Gilman about change, growth, and living in the light....
BWW Interview: Cady Huffman And Mary Ann McSweeney Talk About Their New Show IT WAS A Photo BWW Interview: Cady Huffman And Mary Ann McSweeney Talk About Their New Show IT WAS A VERY GOOD YEAR: SONGS INSPIRED BY A PANDEMIC at The Green Room 42
by Ricky Pope - February 20, 2022

As the pandemic nears its much overdue endemic end, artists are coming out of the woodwork to sum up the past 24 months with their personal stories of survival and thriving. Last September, Tony award winner Cady Huffman and respected jazz bassist Mary Ann McSweeney presented such an evening at Bird...
BWW Exclusive: The 101 Greatest MOVIE MUSICALS of All Time Photo BWW Exclusive: The 101 Greatest MOVIE MUSICALS of All Time
by Peter Nason - March 30, 2020

BWW Reviewer Peter Nason chooses the best film musicals since the sound era began; see if your favorites made the list!...
Elton John Will Release 60 New Tracks on 'Jewel Box' Photo Elton John Will Release 60 New Tracks on 'Jewel Box'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 17, 2020

Variety reports that Elton John's 'Elton: Jewel Box' album will contain 148 songs, including 60 previously unreleased ones. ...
Feature: EARL TURNER talks about life, cruising, and selling out Myron's at The Smith Photo Feature: EARL TURNER talks about life, cruising, and selling out Myron's at The Smith Center
by Theresa Bertram - September 21, 2022

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BWW Exclusive: THE 101 GREATEST PROTEST SONGS OF ALL TIME - with Bob Dylan, Aretha Fr Photo BWW Exclusive: THE 101 GREATEST PROTEST SONGS OF ALL TIME - with Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, John Lennon, Kendrick Lamar & More
by Peter Nason - June 18, 2020

BWW Reviewer Peter Nason chooses the 101 greatest protest songs from 1939-2020. See if your favorite songs or artists made the list!...
Bobbie Gentry 'The Girl From Chickasaw County - The Complete Capitol Masters' Availab Photo Bobbie Gentry 'The Girl From Chickasaw County - The Complete Capitol Masters' Available September 21 Via Capitol/UMe
by Robert Diamond - August 03, 2018

In 1967, an enigmatic singer, songwriter and producer named Bobbie Gentry rose out of the Mississippi delta and enchanted audiences around the world with her beautiful, captivating voice and her "Ode To Billie Joe." An unconventional, beguiling song with simple acoustic guitar and sparse p...
BWW Interview: Orfeh of OR & MORE at Feinstein's/54 Below Premiering July 15th Photo BWW Interview: Orfeh of OR & MORE at Feinstein's/54 Below Premiering July 15th
by Stephen Mosher - July 12, 2021

The petite diva with the powerful voice and everything else is stepping out onto the 54 Below stage without her partner in crime and life, and the fans couldn't grab the tickets up fast enough. She is Orfeh. Hear her Roar....
BWW Feature: At Brandy's Piano Bar The Show Must Go On, Come Snow or Come Shine Photo BWW Feature: At Brandy's Piano Bar The Show Must Go On, Come Snow or Come Shine
by Stephen Mosher - January 28, 2021

Four decades later and in the middle of a show business shut down, Brandy's Piano Bar is still offering live entertainment ... and some great hot toddies....
BWW Interview: Roger Guenveur Smith of OTTO FRANK at Campo Santo & Magic Theatre Expl Photo BWW Interview: Roger Guenveur Smith of OTTO FRANK at Campo Santo & Magic Theatre Explores the Enduring Relevance of the Holocaust Survivor
by Jim Munson - March 10, 2022

BroadwayWorld talks to Obie, Peabody and Bessie Award winning actor and writer Roger Guenveur Smith about 'Otto Frank' his new solo piece running as a Campo Santo production at the Magic Theatre in San Francisco. Guenveur Smith finds enduring relevance in the story of the Holocaust survivor....
Chestnut Grove's 'The Album' Set for Release May 21 Photo Chestnut Grove's 'The Album' Set for Release May 21
by Sarah Jae Leiber - April 27, 2021

The members of Chestnut Grove have been together since high school and are nearing their thirtieth birthdays – the sonic themes on The Album reflect this period of growth with lyrics that discuss how difficult it is to cope with getting older, the pain of losing friends and the sting of romantic bre...
BWW Review: A MEASURE OF CRUELTY at 4615 Theatre Company Photo BWW Review: A MEASURE OF CRUELTY at 4615 Theatre Company
by Rachael Goldberg - January 19, 2020

'A Measure of Cruelty' is a deep, intimate portrait of what happens when social norms and expectations drive people to act in ways that are more damaging than fulfilling, more harmful than helpful, and how to break the cycles of violence and anger we think need to define us, especially men....
BWW Interview: Deborah Stone of HERE I AM! at The Beach Cafe Photo BWW Interview: Deborah Stone of HERE I AM! at The Beach Cafe
by Stephen Mosher - January 04, 2020

One of the cabaret community's newer artists, Deborah Stone, comes of age in her new show HERE I AM! After a run downtown at Pangea, she debuts at The Beach Cafe. In this interview with Stephen Mosher, Stone talks about the journey that got her where she is....
BWW Feature: Olivia Newton-John Meet & Grease, Interview and Book Review at MidFlorid Photo BWW Feature: Olivia Newton-John Meet & Grease, Interview and Book Review at MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheater
by Carolan Trbovich - December 22, 2019

Special Holiday Posting - Olivia Newton-John Trifecta! Meet & Grease Details, Autobiography Review & Intimate Interview...




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