John Gallagher Jr. News

It was announced today that the new musical Swept Away, featuring the music of The Avett Brothers, will have its world premiere at Berkeley Rep as part of their 2019-20 season, beginning performances in June 2020. Swept Away is produced by Berkeley Rep by special arrangement with Matthew Masten and Sean Hudock.

Today's top stories: The Jonathan Larson Project celebrates its album release at Barnes and Noble, read the reviews for Into the Woods at the Hollywood Bowl, and more!

The new teaser trailer has been released for the upcoming Amazon series, Modern Love, which stars Anne Hathaway, Tina Fey, John Gallagher, Jr., Brandon Victor Dixon, and more!

On Thursday, July 18th, Tony® Award winner Santino Fontana surprised the students of Broadway Artists Alliance during their exciting week of master classes and rehearsals in the heart of New York City. It's been a little over a month since Fontana took home the 2019 Tony® award for playing Michael Dorsey/Dorothy Michaels in Tootsie, but he is also well known for his roles in Cinderella, Hello, Dolly!, Billy Elliot, The Importance of Being Earnest, and for his various roles on screen in shows and movies like Frozen, Crazy-Ex Girlfriend and Fosse/Verdon. Fontana took time out of his busy show schedule to share some encouraging words with the young performers.

Creator Joe Swanberg's “Easy” returns for a third and final season on May 10, only on Netflix. This season of the anthology series consists of nine episodes and will feature some new faces as well as many returning fan favorite characters, all of whom are navigating the modern maze of love, sex, technology, and culture in Chicago.

St. Edward's University's choice for their spring musical is aptly named. While the words 'spring awakening' invoke images of beautiful flowers or a warm spring day, this musical contains everything but, with central themes of sexuality, religion, abuse, suicide, guilt and repression. I'll be blunt: go see this production. The cast of St. Edwards University blesses the audience with their talent, capturing the heartbreak, hope, and surprising humor that's integral to SPRING AWAKENING, based on the 1891 German play of the same name by Frank Wedekind.

Creator Joe Swanberg's “Easy,” returns for a third and final season on May 10, only on Netflix. This season of the anthology series consists of nine episodes and will feature some new faces as well as many returning fan favorite characters, all of whom are navigating the modern maze of love, sex, technology, and culture in Chicago.

Just last night, New York Stage and Film held its annual Winter Gala, featuring performances and appearances by Tony Award nominee and Pulitzer Prize finalist Jon Robin Baitz, Tony Award nominee Santino Fontana, David Forman, Tony Award winner John Gallagher Jr, Grammy Award nominee Rob Hyman, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Screen Actors Guild Award nominee Mozhan Marno, Bonnie Milligan, Manu Narayan, Josh Radnor, Dee Roscioli, Academy Award and Tony Award winner John Patrick Shanley, Grammy Award and Tony Award winner Duncan Sheik, and Obie Award winner Lucy Thurber. Brian Usifer served as Musical Director.

New York Stage and Film is thrilled to announce that its annual Winter Gala will feature performances and appearances by Tony Award nominee and Pulitzer Prize finalist Jon Robin Baitz, Tony Award nominee Santino Fontana, David Forman, Tony Award winner John Gallagher Jr, Grammy Award nominee Rob Hyman, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Screen Actors Guild Award nominee Mozhan Marno, Bonnie Milligan, Manu Narayan, Josh Radnor, Dee Roscioli, Academy Award  and Tony Award winner John Patrick Shanley, Grammy Award and Tony Award winner Duncan Sheik, and Obie Award  winner Lucy Thurber. Brian Usifer serves as Musical Director.

Brooklyn indie rockers LAKES will self-release their anticipated debut EP Just to Feel the Feeling December 1, 2018. The creation of actor/musician couple—Libby Winters (guitar, vocals) and John Gallagher Jr. (drums), LAKES is a love letter to their 90's era grunge-rock heroes which makes perfect sense considering the two of them met while performing on Broadway in Green Day's rock musical, American Idiot.

Variety reports that Amazon has set an all-star cast for its upcoming New York Times column-based anthology series “Modern Love.” 

*Sky-Pony and Lakes will play a double-bill at NYC's Mercury Lounge on 12/1 - featuring the talents of stage stars Lauren Worsham, John Gallagher Jr. and Libby Winters*

Based on the celebrated novel by Emily M. Danforth, The Miseducation of Cameron Post follows the titular character (Chloë Grace Moretz) as she is sent to a gay conversion therapy center after getting caught having sex with the prom queen. Run by the strict Dr. Lydia Marsh (Jennifer Ehle) and her brother, Reverend Rick (John Gallagher Jr.) — himself an example of how those in the program can be “cured” — the center is populated by teens 'struggling with same-sex attraction.' In the face of outlandish discipline, dubious methods, and earnest Christian rock songs, Cameron forms an unlikely gay community, including the amputee stoner Jane (Sasha Lane) and the Lakota Two-Spirit, Adam (Forrest Goodluck). In creating a family on her own terms, she learns what it means to empower herself and have confidence in her identity.

Two rock bands featuring stage stars - John Gallagher Jr. (Tony Award winner for Spring Awakening, American Idiot, also HBO's Newsroom and 10 Cloverfield Lane) and Lauren Worsham (Tony nominee, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder) - will join forces at NYC's Mercury Lounge on 12/1.

FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW , Broadway's Supper Club, presents Libby Winters (American Idiot, Big Love, Mamma Mia) in "Libby Sings Stevie" today, October 27th. The feathered hair, the tambourines, the gossamer shawls, and she's an ALTO?? Pop-rock legend Stevie Nicks has a singular voice and style making her one of the most iconic performers in American music, not to mention one of the best-selling artists of all time. Come rock out to hits written by, with or about Stevie Nicks such as 'Dreams,' 'Landslide,' 'Edge of Seventeen,' and 'Rhiannon.' Featuring special guest John Gallagher Jr., (as Lindsey Buckingham of course). Bring your lace shawls, feathered headbands and your crystals!

Based on the celebrated novel by Emily M. Danforth, The Miseducation of Cameron Post follows the titular character (Chloë Grace Moretz) as she is sent to a gay conversion therapy center after getting caught having sex with the prom queen. Run by the strict Dr. Lydia Marsh (Jennifer Ehle) and her brother, Reverend Rick (John Gallagher Jr.) — himself an example of how those in the program can be “cured” — the center is populated by teens 'struggling with same-sex attraction.' In the face of outlandish discipline, dubious methods, and earnest Christian rock songs, Cameron forms an unlikely gay community, including the amputee stoner Jane (Sasha Lane) and the Lakota Two-Spirit, Adam (Forrest Goodluck). In creating a family on her own terms, she learns what it means to empower herself and have confidence in her identity.

'The Best of Enemies' starring Taraji P. Henson and Sam Rockwell has gotten an April 5th release date from STXfilms, according to Variety.

'The Girl in the Spider's Web' will premiere at the 13th Rome Film Fest. The festival's opening night film will be 'Bad Times at the El Royale.' Other films in the lineup include Steve Carell and Timothée Chalamet's 'Beautiful Boy,' 'Halloween,' and 'The Miseducation of Cameron Post.' See the full lineup below!

FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW , Broadway's Supper Club, presents Libby Winters (American Idiot, Big Love, Mamma Mia) in "Libby Sings Stevie" on Saturday, October 27th. The feathered hair, the tambourines, the gossamer shawls, and she's an ALTO?? Pop-rock legend Stevie Nicks has a singular voice and style making her one of the most iconic performers in American music, not to mention one of the best-selling artists of all time. Come rock out to hits written by, with or about Stevie Nicks such as 'Dreams,' 'Landslide,' 'Edge of Seventeen,' and 'Rhiannon.' Featuring special guest John Gallagher Jr., (as Lindsey Buckingham of course). Bring your lace shawls, feathered headbands and your crystals!

Megan Griffiths' SADIE, an official SXSW selection, starring Melanie Lynskey and John Gallagher Jr. opens October 12th.