Matt McDonald News

Last night, ELF: The Musical celebrated the official opening of the show at the Dominion Theatre. Guests in attendance included Matt Lucas, Heidi Range, Samantha Spiro, Diana Vickers, Bradley McIntosh and more.  Check out photos from the red carpet here!

Watch as Michael Yeargan's design for Camelot is painted by scenic artists Andy Stone, Tisha Paige, Roman Lystvak, and Matt McDonald.

Over 100 UK performers have come together to remotely record 'The Bells of Notre Dame' from Disney's animated film 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame'. The project has been produced by Wicked actress Rebecca Gilliland, who founded Bookend Productions, to give artists a chance to perform after the COVID-19 pandemic shut down theatres across the world.

The group, which includes a mixture of West End performers, (Les Miserables, Wicked, Phantom of the Opera, Mamma Mia, Book of Mormon, Bat out of Hell and more) performers from across the UK and new performing arts graduates, recorded their parts for the song from their homes to comply with COVID-19 safety guidelines.

The 19th annual Tribeca Film Festival, presented by AT&T, today announced its 2020 Shorts Program lineup. Setting a record with over 6,100 submissions, the final program roster includes 64 diverse and captivating short films from 20 countries around the globe, and features 46 world premieres, including DreamWorks Animation's new animated short, To Gerard. The short films will be presented in 10 distinct competition programs which include five narrative, four documentary, and one animation program. For the fourth consecutive year, 40 percent of the selections are directed by female filmmakers. Queen Collective by Procter & Gamble in partnership with Queen Latifah, Flavor Unit Entertainment and Tribeca Studios is back, a program dedicated to supporting gender and racial equality behind the camera. The 2020 shorts lineup is programmed by Sharon Badal and Ben Thompson. The 2020 Tribeca Film Festival takes place April 15 - April 26.

HBO Sports and Bill Simmons' Ringer Films have partnered with Triple Threat TV to debut the documentary film WOMEN OF TROY, an illuminating tale of the historic and transcendent USC women's basketball team of the 1980s, it was announced today by Peter Nelson, executive vice president, HBO Sports.

Take Two Theatricals and Club 11 London have announced Mazz Murray as Madame and Jérôme Pradon as Sebastian in the UK premiere of Rodgers + Hammerstein's CINDERELLA in concert at Cadogan Hall on Sunday 20 October 2020.

Fountain Hills Theater is proud to announce the cast of "Jesus Christ Superstar," a groundbreaking musical and a timeless work of art that will play from Aug. 31 - Sept. 16 in the Mainstage Theater.

Premium television network EPIX®, an MGM company, today announced a roster of all-new original offerings to premiere this year: documentaries Danica and Foreman as well as comedy special Anjelah Johnson: Mahalo & Goodnight. The previously announced documentary, Straight/Curve: Redefining Body Image, will debut on Wednesday, June 21 at 8:00PM ET/PT, 7:00PM CT.

The Texas Gentlemen, the Lone Star bred songwriter collective, are set to perform during SXSW at several high-profile events including the Luck Reunion at Willie Nelson's Luck Texas Ranch where they will be performing at The Texas Gentlemen's Texas Revue with special guests.

The London Musical Theatre Orchestra is delighted to announce the addition of  Alex Gaumond  to their much anticipated Christmas concert; the hit Broadway musical, 'A Christmas Carol,' with Robert Lindsay taking on the lead role of Scrooge, and Alex Gaumond playing Bob Cratchit.

Center Stage Jackson has announced a very special production of the musical 1776 at The Cascades.  Directed by Denise Weber, this performance will be an outdoor theatre event at a new venue for Center Stage Jackson: The Cascades at 1400 S. Brown St. Jackson, MI 49201. 

SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE, with book by James Lapine and music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, runs now through November 22, 2015 at Fountain Hills Theater. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

Sunday In The Park with George is produced by Anne Kelleher, directed and choreographed by Damon J. Bolling, and musically directed by Jennifer Whiting. The show stars: Kyle Bennett, Kathleen Berger, Jean-Paoul Clemente, Laura Dooley, Aimee Gajate, Casey Karapetian, Leah Klein, Andrew Lipman, Matt McDonald, Erin McFeely, Devon Nickel, Lee Powers, Debra Qualtire, Chloe Rozalsky, and Audrey Sullivan

Fountain Hills Theater is proud to announce the opening of the classic war-time musical South Pacific. From the haunting 'Bali Hai' to the exquisite 'Some Enchanted Evening,' this Rodgers & Hammerstein classic contains some of the most glorious music ever written. The winner of 10 Tony Awards and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, South Pacific tells the sweeping romantic story of two couples on a remote island in the Pacific - a U.S. Navy nurse and an expatriate French plantation owner, and a Marine Corps lieutenant and a young local girl - and how their happiness is threatened by the realities of war and their own prejudices. Helmed by FHT's Artistic Director Peter J. Hill, and incorporating newsreel footage from WWII, South Pacific balances intimate, personal stories with the sweeping grandeur of wartime drama.          

Fountain Hills Theater is proud to announce the opening of the classic war-time musical South Pacific. From the haunting "Bali Hai" to the exquisite "Some Enchanted Evening," this Rodgers & Hammerstein classic contains some of the most glorious music ever written. The winner of 10 Tony Awards and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, South Pacific tells the sweeping romantic story of two couples on a remote island in the Pacific - a U.S. Navy nurse and an expatriate French plantation owner, and a Marine Corps lieutenant and a young local girl - and how their happiness is threatened by the realities of war and their own prejudices. Helmed by FHT's Artistic Director Peter J. Hill, and incorporating newsreel footage from WWII, South Pacific balances intimate, personal stories with the sweeping grandeur of wartime drama.          

Come laugh a lot on the campus of Jackson College with Spamalot, the musical lovingly ripped off from the internationally renowned comedy team's most popular film, Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

Come laugh a lot on the campus of Jackson College with Spamalot, the musical lovingly ripped off from the internationally renowned comedy team's most popular film, Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

MSNBC will premiere “Pot Barons of Colorado” tonight, November 30 at 10 p.m. ET. Produced by MSNBC's Long Form Unit and Triple Threat TV, the six-part documentary series follows the stories of Colorado-based 'pot barons' who are working to secure a foothold in the rapidly expanding world of recreational marijuana use.

MSNBC will premiere “Pot Barons of Colorado” on Sunday, November 30 at 10 p.m. ET. Produced by MSNBC's Long Form Unit and Triple Threat TV, the six-part documentary series follows the stories of Colorado-based 'pot barons' who are working to secure a foothold in the rapidly expanding world of recreational marijuana use.