Darren Criss News

Happy Birthday Daniel Radcliffe! Radcliffe is best known for playing the title role in all eight of the blockbuster Harry Potter films. In 2008, he made his Broadway debut to much acclaim in EQUUS. Radcliffe won BroadwayWorld.com's 2009 Theatre Fans' Choice Award for Best Leading Actor in a Play for his role in EQUUS. He returned to Broadway in March 2011 with HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING, and was succeeded by Darren Criss, and later Nick Jonas. He most recently led the Broadway production of THE CRIPPLE OF INISHMAAN, which just concluded its limited run at the Cort Theatre.

Today's big news: The casts of PARAMOUR, LES MIZ and more will perform at BROADWAY IN BRYANT PARK today, Broadway musicians gather in Times Square to support Nice, and MOTOWN re-opens on Broadway tonight!

Maberry Theatricals will welcome Tony Danza on August 8 in White Rabbit Red Rabbit, the internationally-acclaimed play by Nassim Soleimanpour.

From Broadway With Love: A Benefit Concert for Orlando today announced new additions to the sold-out concert line-up. The benefit concert, which sold out within two hours of tickets going on-sale, will take place on July 25th at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts at 7:30pm.

On Friday, The NYC Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME) and 106.7 LITE FM brought Broadway to Brooklyn's Fort Greene Park with a FREE event, Broadway in the Boros! Check out photos from the event below!

Last night, Leslie Odom, Jr. celebrated the release of his debut album, which debuted at #1 on the Billboard and iTunes jazz charts, alongside Cynthia Erivo, Darren Criss and many others!

Today's big news: MOTOWN returns to Broadway, and Javier Munoz appears on TODAY!

Maberry Theatricals have announced the next line-up of stars for the New York premiere of White Rabbit Red Rabbit, the internationally-acclaimed play by Nassim Soleimanpour.

Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, released a special tribute to the 49 victims of the Orlando shooting at Pulse nightclub on Latin night.

Today's big news: Colman Domingo hosts today's Emerging Artists Luncheon at the Vineyard, and Idina Menzel co-hosts on THE TALK!

Tectonic Theater Project has announced Tectonic At 25!, an anniversary benefit performance celebrating 25 years of groundbreaking theater. The star-studded evening, directed by Tectonic Theater Project founder Moises Kaufman and hosted by two-time Academy Award winner Jane Fonda, will be held on November 7, 2016 at 7pm at NYU Skirball (566 LaGuardia Place, New York, NY 10012). Tickets are on sale now at: http://nyuskirball.org/calendar/tectonic.

Tony-winner and Grammy nominee Lena Hall returns to Cafe Carlyle with Oh! You Pretty Things, running through June 25. The all-new show acts as a love letter to Lena's rock & roll spirit guides, the pantheon of misfits and rebels who inspired us to transcend by transforming themselves. This intimate journey through Lena's personal love life will reveal how pivotal these artists have been in helping her navigate her relationships, shining like beacons and helping her shape her voice and her identity, again and again. At Cafe Carlyle, Lena Hall will be joined by a band including Justin Craig, Watt White and Brian Fishler. Oh! You Pretty Things is directed by Stephen Amato.

Besides the Hollywood Bowl's all-star concert event, THE LITTLE MERMAID also made a splash at the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts. This visually-gorgeous, fully-staged new production of the film's Broadway stage adaptation---produced locally by McCoy Rigby Entertainment with new staging and direction by Glenn Casale---continues in the city of La Mirada through June 26.

On Friday, June 3rd and Today, June 7th at 7pm at the Laurie Beechman Theatre, 2015 double MAC (Best Male Vocalist, LaMott/Friedman Recording) and Bistro (Outstanding Recording) Award winner Stearns Matthews will team up with pianists/composers/arrangers and twin brothers Adam and Matt Podd for 'ME AND THE GERSHTWINS', a musical romp through the songs of two other uber-talented brothers: George and Ira Gershwin.

TODAY'S BIG NEWS: AN ACT OF GOD and HIMSELF AND NORA will both celebrate opening night tonight!  Plus The Public Theater will hold their Annual Gala...

Jodi Benson, known as the original speaking and singing voice of Princess Ariel in Disney's The Little Mermaid, surprised the audience of DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID at the Hollywood Bowl with a rendition of 'Part of Your World.' Check out the video below!

It's clear that the smart and savvy architects behind Disney's THE LITTLE MERMAID Live In Concert To Film, the sold out presentation of Disney's 1989 animated classic THE LITTLE MERMAID at the 17,000-seat Hollywood Bowl have indeed created a wholly wonderful experience. But it owes much of its must-see status to the winning all-star line-up that has been assembled for this special event. Yet, although the cast may have been the initial draw, the audience was treated to a truly magical evening all around.

Check out highlights of the Hollywood Bowl's THE LITTLE MERMAID, including footage of Tituss Burgess as Sebastian, John Stamos as Chef Louie, Darren Criss as Prince Eric, Rebel Wilson as Ursula, and more!

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, Sara Bareilles, recently nominated for a Tony Award for the score of WAITRESS, was tapped to play Ariel in The Hollywood Bowl's production of THE LITTLE MERMAID. The first of two performances was last night; check out Bareilles's 'Part of Your World' below!

Today, June 3rd and Tuesday, June 7th at 7pm at the Laurie Beechman Theatre, 2015 double MAC (Best Male Vocalist, LaMott/Friedman Recording) and Bistro (Outstanding Recording) Award winner Stearns Matthews teams up with pianists/composers/arrangers and twin brothers Adam and Matt Podd for 'ME AND THE GERSHTWINS', a musical romp through the songs of two other uber-talented brothers: George and Ira Gershwin.