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Video: Marc Shaiman Will Premiere Variety Concert in San Diego This Summer Photo Video: Marc Shaiman Will Premiere Variety Concert in San Diego This Summer
by Nicole Rosky - May 03, 2024

This variety show-style concert will include stories about his work with such superstars as Martin Short, Whoopi Goldberg, Nathan Lane, Bette Midler, Billy Crystal and more!...
Hip-Hop Heavyweights Saba & No ID Release New Single 'head.rap' Photo Hip-Hop Heavyweights Saba & No ID Release New Single 'head.rap'
by Josh Sharpe - April 26, 2024

RIAA gold-selling Chicago rap virtuoso and Pivot Gang leader Saba and GRAMMY® Award-winning super-producer No ID drop their latest collaborative single  entitled head.rap. RIAA gold-selling Chicago rap virtuoso and Pivot Gang leader Saba and GRAMMY® Award-winning super-producer No ID drop their late...
BROADWAY FOR SELF HELP AFRICA Raises Funds This Week Photo BROADWAY FOR SELF HELP AFRICA Raises Funds This Week
by Stephi Wild - April 19, 2024

Ninth annual Broadway for Self Help Africa concert was held on Monday, April 15 at 7 PM at The Cutting Room in NYC. The successful event brought together a slew of Broadway's brightest stars raising their voices, raising the roof, and raising vital funds for Self Help Africa!...
2024 Queerly Festival to Take Place This Summer At UNDER St. Marks Photo 2024 Queerly Festival to Take Place This Summer At UNDER St. Marks
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 19, 2024

Join the 2024 Queerly Festival at UNDER St. Marks this summer. Learn more about the programming and see how to purchase tickets....
Camerata Pacifica Closes Season With Clarice Assad World Premiere For Accordion In Ma Photo Camerata Pacifica Closes Season With Clarice Assad World Premiere For Accordion In May
by A.A. Cristi - April 23, 2024

Join Camerata Pacifica as they end their season with a world premiere by Clarice Assad for Accordion. The performances will take place from May 17-23 across LA, San Marino, Thousand Oaks, and Santa Barbara....
Review: All-Star Cast Shines in A BROADWAY BIRTHDAY Celebrating Sondheim and Lloyd We Photo Review: All-Star Cast Shines in A BROADWAY BIRTHDAY Celebrating Sondheim and Lloyd Webber
by Michael Quintos - April 10, 2024

A talented collection of Broadway vets led by Tony winner Betty Buckley gathered together for a one-night-only concert 'A BROADWAY BIRTHDAY: SONDHEIM, LLOYD WEBBER, AND FRIENDS' at Segerstrom Concert Hall on March 28, 2024 to celebrate the legacy—and coincidental same birthdate—of musical theater ro...
Review: HESTER STREET At Theater J Photo Review: HESTER STREET At Theater J
by Mary Lincer - April 02, 2024

What did our critic think of HESTER STREET at Theater J?...
Meet the Cast of PATRIOTS, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway Photo Meet the Cast of PATRIOTS, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway
by Stephi Wild - April 01, 2024

The Almeida Theatre production of Patriots officially begins previews on Broadway tonight, April 1. Meet the cast of Patriots here!...
Palm Beach Symphony Ends Season with all Beethoven Program Photo Palm Beach Symphony Ends Season with all Beethoven Program
by Stephi Wild - April 10, 2024

 Palm Beach Symphony’s 50th Anniversary Season culminates with a program that celebrates Beethoven’s early work followed by one of his greatest works during the season finale at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts on April 25 at 7:30 p.m. with Music Director Gerard Schwarz at the podium and pi...
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...
Video: Go Inside Rehearsals of JERSEY BOYS at La Mirada Theatre Photo Video: Go Inside Rehearsals of JERSEY BOYS at La Mirada Theatre
by Joshua Wright - April 11, 2024

Go inside rehearsals for 3-D Theatricals in association with La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts & McCoy Rigby Entertainment's production of JERSEY BOYS, with book by Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice, music by Bob Gaudio, lyrics by Bob Crewe, musical direction by Allen Everman, choreography by D...
FUNNY GIRL, & JULIET, and More Set For Overture Center's 20th Anniversary Season Line Photo FUNNY GIRL, & JULIET, and More Set For Overture Center's 20th Anniversary Season Lineup
by Stephi Wild - April 30, 2024

Overture Center has revealed its 20th Anniversary 2024/25 season. Broadway at Overture welcomes back audience-favorite “Wicked,” also celebrating its 20th anniversary year, and includes the Wisconsin premieres of “& Juliet,” “Shucked” and “The Neil Diamond Musical: A Beautiful Noise.” ...
Summer Programming Set For 2024 Bryant Park Picnic Performances Photo Summer Programming Set For 2024 Bryant Park Picnic Performances
by Stephi Wild - April 16, 2024

Bryant Park has announced the 2024 lineup for its free summer performing arts series, Bryant Park Picnic Performances presented by Bank of America. The annual festival will feature 25 live music, dance, and theater events between May 31 and September 13. ...
Submission Now Open for CYCLE 4 of The Next Wave Initiative Photo Submission Now Open for CYCLE 4 of The Next Wave Initiative
by A.A. Cristi - April 12, 2024

Submissions are now open for Cycle 4 of The Next Wave Initiative, the developmental branch of The Directors Company that is committed to amplifying future Black voices in the American theatre....
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, BEAUTIFUL, and More Set For Geva Theatre's 2024-25 Season Photo YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, BEAUTIFUL, and More Set For Geva Theatre's 2024-25 Season
by Stephi Wild - March 29, 2024

Geva Theatre has announced its 24/25 Season, kicking off this September. Learn more about the full lineup here!...
Exclusive: Michael Feinstein on Bringing RAINBOW: THE NEW JUDY GARLAND MUSICAL to the Photo Exclusive: Michael Feinstein on Bringing RAINBOW: THE NEW JUDY GARLAND MUSICAL to the Mark Taper Forum
by Joshua Wright - April 10, 2024

Ahead of his third appearance at the Mark Taper Forum under the banner Feinstein's at the Taper, BroadwayWorld sat down to chat with Michael Feinstein about the upcoming performance of RAINBOW: The New Judy Garland Musical on Saturday, April 13 at 8PM....
Kennedy Center's Ellington 125 Celebrations to Continue in April Photo Kennedy Center's Ellington 125 Celebrations to Continue in April
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 04, 2024

The Kennedy Center’s season-long celebration of Ellington 125 culminates this month, leading up to what would have been the American icon and Washington, D.C. native’s 125th birthday on April 29. See programming!...
Michael Tilson Thomas Appointed Distinguished Professor Of Music At The San Francisco Photo Michael Tilson Thomas Appointed Distinguished Professor Of Music At The San Francisco Conservatory Of Music
by A.A. Cristi - April 02, 2024

The San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) has named conductor and composer Michael Tilson Thomas (MTT) as the institution's Distinguished Professor of Music. To celebrate MTT’s artistic achievements in the year of his 80th birthday, SFCM's allied record label PENTATONE will release a box set co...
Judith Lynn Stillman to Present REMEMBRANCE, RESILIENCE AND RENEWAL Photo Judith Lynn Stillman to Present REMEMBRANCE, RESILIENCE AND RENEWAL
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 16, 2024

Explore the multidisciplinary program REMEMBRANCE, RESILIENCE AND RENEWAL: Genocide Awareness Through the Arts, curated by Judith Lynn Stillman. Learn more about the program. ...
Interview: 'It's a Real Behemoth of a Role: Actor Rosie Sheehy on Capital Punishment, Photo Interview: 'It's a Real Behemoth of a Role: Actor Rosie Sheehy on Capital Punishment, Misogyny and Fatigue in Sophie Treadwell's MACHINAL
by Kat Mokrynski - May 02, 2024

Recently, we had the chance to talk with Rosie Sheehy about taking on the role of Helen Jones, or “The Young Woman,” in Machinal. We discussed what compelled her to join this production, what it is like being a part of a work based on the real life of a woman and what she hopes audiences take away f...
See Melissa Errico, Marilyn Maye and More at 54 Below Next Week Photo See Melissa Errico, Marilyn Maye and More at 54 Below Next Week
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 03, 2024

Next week, 54 BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. See who is performing and learn how to purchase tickets to upcoming shows....
See Alice Ripley and John McDaniel, JIM CARUSO'S CAST PARTY & More at Birdland in Apr Photo See Alice Ripley and John McDaniel, JIM CARUSO'S CAST PARTY & More at Birdland in April
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 01, 2024

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater are open this April with a full slate of nightly performances! See who is performing and learn how to purchase tickets....
World Premiere Plays & More Set for Signature Theatre 2024-25 Season Photo World Premiere Plays & More Set for Signature Theatre 2024-25 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 03, 2024

Signature Theatre has unveiled its 2024/2025 Season. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets!...
Review Roundup: MOTHER PLAY Opens On Broadway, Starring Jessica Lange, Jim Parsons & Photo Review Roundup: MOTHER PLAY Opens On Broadway, Starring Jessica Lange, Jim Parsons & Celia Keenan-Bolger
by A.A. Cristi - April 25, 2024

Tony Award winner Celia Keenan-Bolger, Academy Award, Emmy Award, and Tony Award winner Jessica Lange, and Emmy Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award winner Jim Parsons return to Broadway in the Second Stage's production of Mother Play. Read the reviews!...
TheatreWorks Reveals Lineup For 2024-25 Season of World and Regional Premieres, Commi Photo TheatreWorks Reveals Lineup For 2024-25 Season of World and Regional Premieres, Commissions, and More
by Stephi Wild - April 16, 2024

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley has announced its 54th season—a lineup of works to be presented October 2024 through July 2025. Learn more about the full lineup here!...




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