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Tickets Go On Sale Today For HADESTOWN At Saenger Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Oct 15, 2021


Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Friday, Oct. 15 at 10 a.m. Presented by the New Orleans Theatre Association, Hadestown is part of the Hancock Whitney Broadway in New Orleans 2021-2022 season.

HADESTOWN Comes to The Fox Cities in December
by Stephi Wild - Oct 13, 2021


Hadestown, the winner of eight 2019 Tony Awards including Best New Musical and the 2020 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, will come to the Fox Cities in December 2021.

HADESTOWN Will Play The Ohio Theatre Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Oct 6, 2021


Hadestown, winner of eight 2019 Tony Awards including Best New Musical and the 2020 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, plays the Ohio Theatre November 16-21 as part of the 2021-22 Broadway in Columbus season presented by CAPA and Broadway in Columbus.

Broadway In Boston Performances to Return With HADESTOWN This November
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 3, 2021


This fall marks the return of Broadway In Boston performances in the city of Boston.  Hadestown, the winner of eight 2019 Tony Awards including Best New Musical and the 2020 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album will be the first production to welcome theatergoers back to the Citizens Bank Opera House.

COME FROM AWAY to Commemorate Anniversary of 9/11 With GMA Performance & Release of COVERS FROM AWAY Album
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 1, 2021


In September 2021, COME FROM AWAY will honor what was lost and commemorate what was found in Gander, Newfoundland 20 years ago and invites audiences to join the show as they reflect, honor and remember.

TOGETHER APART Featuring Julie Bowen, Josh Hamilton, Ann Harada and More to Premiere in August
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 27, 2021


Broadway On Demand has announced the streaming premiere of the musical Together Apart, a collection of ten mini-musicals, written, composed, directed-by and starring Brown University alumni. 

Julie Bowen, Ann Harada and More Brown University Alumni to Perform in TOGETHER APART
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 10, 2021


TOGETHER APART, a collection of new short musicals written, composed, directed-by and starring Brown University alumni, will premiere on May 27th at 5:30 PT/8:30 ET to raise money for The Actors Fund, an organization that provides emergency financial assistance to members of the entertainment community.

Breaking: COME FROM AWAY Will Return To Broadway This September
by A.A. Cristi - May 10, 2021


The Tony and Olivier Award-winning musical COME FROM AWAY will return to Broadway's Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on Tuesday, September 21, 2021.

Student Blog: An Interview with HADESTOWN Fate Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer
by Student Blogger: Isabella Schiavon - Mar 16, 2021


'I love everything about this show. The entire piece is almost all done in song and from the moment that we hear that iconic trombone intro, you are transported and really taken on a ride.'

IF THE FATES ALLOW: A HADESTOWN HOLIDAY ALBUM Announces Track Listing
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 30, 2020


Today, Sing It Again Records and Broadway Records announced the track listing for If The Fates Allow: A Hadestown Holiday Album, which will be released digitally and on CD on Friday, November 20. Pre-orders for the album are now being accepted.

New and Upcoming Releases For the Week of October 12 - HADESTOWN Holiday Album, LES MISERABLES Concert Cast Album, and More!
by Stephi Wild - Oct 14, 2020


This week's list includes the upcoming holiday Hadestown album, the cast recording for the Les Miserables Staged Concert, and more!

IF THE FATES ALLOW: A HADESTOWN HOLIDAY ALBUM to Drop November 20
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 8, 2020


Featuring the cast of the Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical Hadestown, 'If The Fates Allow: A Hadestown Holiday Album' offers both solace and celebration as we head into a winter season like no other.

Joshua Bell Releases New Album 'Joshua Bell: At Home With Music (Live)'
by Stephi Wild - Aug 15, 2020


Joshua Bell today releases the new album Joshua Bell: At Home With Music (LIVE) for Sony Classical.  Available everywhere now, the companion album includes audio recordings of eight musical performances featuring Joshua Bell,  his wife, soprano Larisa Martínez as well as guest artists and friends Jeremy Denk, Peter Dugan, and Kamal Khan from the forthcoming PBS-TV broadcast special, “Joshua Bell: At Home With Music.”

COME FROM AWAY 2-LP Blue Vinyl Set is Now Available Worldwide
by Stephi Wild - May 15, 2020


The original Broadway cast recording of COME FROM AWAY is available now worldwide as a 2-LP set on blue vinyl.

COME FROM AWAY Will Release a 2-LP Blue Vinyl Set on May 15
by Stephi Wild - Apr 24, 2020


The original Broadway cast recording of COME FROM AWAY will be released on vinyl worldwide for the first time on Friday, May 15. The album will be available as a 2-LP set on blue vinyl. Previously only available in the US as a limited-edition yellow vinyl, this edition will be available worldwide.

HADESTOWN, THE PROM, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, and More Set For the Ahmanson's 2020-21 Season
by Stephi Wild - Feb 19, 2020


Center Theatre Group has announced its 54th season at the Ahmanson Theatre, which features Hadestown, Dear Evan Hansen, The Prom, To Kill a Mockingbird, and more!

BWW Flashback: The Last 10 Cast Albums to Win the Best Musical Theater Album Grammy
by Abigail Charpentier - Jan 24, 2020


On Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020, the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards will name the newest Best Musical Theater Album based on cast recordings released in the previous year. This year, the nominees for the award includeAin't Too Proud: The Life And Times Of The Temptations, Hadestown, Moulin Rouge! The Musical, The Music Of Harry Potter And The Cursed Child - In Four Contemporary Suites and Oklahoma!. Before a new cast album takes home the title, look back on the 10 most recent cast recordings to win the Best Musical Theater Album Grammy Award!

Lizzo, Billie Eilish, & Lil Nas X Lead GRAMMY Nominations - See Full List!
by Kaitlin Milligan - Nov 20, 2019


Recording Academy® President/CEO Deborah Dugan alongside Academy Chair of the Board of Trustees and renowned record producer Harvey Mason Jr., as well as GRAMMY Awards® host Alicia Keys and past two-time GRAMMY® nominee Bebe Rexha, today revealed nominees for the 62nd GRAMMY Awards in select categories. This year's nominees reflect a melting pot of artistic innovation that defined the year in music, showcasing the unparalleled craftsmanship of established artists and the industry-shifting impact of rising music creators. Leading nominees Lizzo (8), Billie Eilish (6) and Lil Nas X (6) not only topped the charts but ignited a cultural conversation around their genre-bending hits. As the only peer-selected music award, the GRAMMY Awards are voted on by the Recoding Academy's membership body of music makers, who represent all genres and creative disciplines, including recording artists, songwriters, producers, mixers and engineers.

BWW Review: COME FROM AWAY Soars at Boston's Opera House
by Jan Nargi - Nov 15, 2019


COME FROM AWAY, the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical warming Boston audiences now through November 17, is just the uplifting human tonic we need during these difficult and divided times. Charming, witty, heart-breaking but ultimately inspiring, COME FROM AWAY is the remarkable story of the 9000 Newfoundlanders who welcomed 7000 strangers with open hearts and open arms when 38 planes from around the globe were suddenly diverted to their airport in Gander on September 11, 2001. The opening number is a rousing Celtic-influenced a?oeWelcome to the Rock,a?? and it couldn't be a more apt introduction to the people, the spirit, and the comfort that greeted terrified passengers from 95 different countries stranded a?oein the middle of nowherea?? on their way from one corner of the world to another.

COME FROM AWAY Releases New Block of Tickets Through June 2020
by Stephi Wild - Oct 14, 2019


Tickets for the Tony Award-winning and Olivier Award-winning musical COME FROM AWAY, now in its third smash hit year on Broadway, are now on sale for performances through Sunday, June 28, 2020. COME FROM AWAY began performances on February 18, 2017 and officially opened to critical acclaim on March 12, 2017 at Broadway's Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre (236 West 45th Street), where the show continues to play to standing-room-only audiences.

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