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Date of Death: November 20, 2006 (81)

Birth Place: Kansas City, MO, USA

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Wake Up With BWW 4/9: Broadway Vaccination Site Opens Next Week, and More!
by Stephi Wild - Apr 9, 2021


Today's top stories: Broadway vaccination site opens next week, new Beatles musical She Loves Me premieres in Denmark in 2022, Heathers announces West End return and UK tour, and more!

Outdoor and Online Programming Expands Goodman Audiences by 150,000+
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 23, 2021


Over the past year, more than 150,000 people consumed Goodman's 12 online streaming productions, beginning with Jocelyn Bioh’s School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play directed by Lili-Anne Brown.

Wake Up With BWW 3/19: IN THE HEIGHTS Moves Up Release Date, and More!
by Stephi Wild - Mar 19, 2021


Today's top stories: behind the scenes of Hamilton in Australia, In the Heights moves up its release date, and more!

HORTON FOOTE: THE ROAD TO HOME Will Screen March 28 at Oxford Film Festival
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Mar 9, 2021


Rapp is thrilled to return to Oxford where she lived for a couple of years in the mid 90s to study short story writing before moving back to Los Angeles to write movies for Robert Altman. Two years later her movie, Cookie’s Fortune, a Mississippi comedy, was directed and produced by Altman and filmed in Holly Springs, Mississippi.    

London Song Festival Presents GHOST LIGHTS: Ivor Novello and His Leading Ladies
by Stephi Wild - Nov 29, 2020


Ghost Lights is set on the empty stage of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, on the 5th September 1939 when all theatres were closed due to the outbreak of WW2. Novello meets Mary Ellis, Dorothy Dickson and Elisabeth Welch to reminisce about their work and also their concerns for theatre and its survival.

VIDEO: Joe Iconis Joins in on the RATATOUILLE Musical Trend on TikTok!
by Taylor Brethauer-Hamling - Nov 20, 2020


Broadway composer Joe Iconis is joining in on the popular TikTok trend of Ratatouille the Musical.

Governor Cuomo with Billy Crystal, Judy Gold, Michael J. Fox and More Announced for 92Y Online Events
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 21, 2020


92Y has announced its upcoming programming featuring Judy Gold, Billy Crystal, the cast of The Queen’s Gambit and much more.

VIDEO: Cynthia Nixon Talks RATCHED on THE KELLY CLARKSON SHOW
by Sarah Leiber - Oct 20, 2020


Cynthia Nixon calls in to the show to talk about her exciting role on the Netflix series 'Ratched,' how she's been trying to walk her cat during quarantine, and the creepy costumes that she and her kids have worn for Halloween.

Joel Grey to Appear as a Guest on BRIDGE TO BROADWAY
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 15, 2020


On Wednesday, October 21st at 1PM EST, Bridge To Broadway will return for a one-time live interview and interactive Q & A with Oscar, Tony, and Golden Globe winner Joel Grey, with a percentage of net proceeds benefitting St. Jude's Research Hospital.

London Song Festival Presents GHOST LIGHTS: IVOR NOVELLO & HIS LEADING LADIES
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 29, 2020


Ghost Lights is set on the empty stage of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, on the 5th September 1939 when all theatres were closed due to the outbreak of WW2. Novello meets Mary Ellis, Dorothy Dickson and Elisabeth Welch to reminisce about their work and also their concerns for theatre and its survival.

POPEYE Celebrates 40th Anniversary With Blu-ray Debut Dec. 1
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Sep 17, 2020


The beloved anvil-armed sailor of the seven seas comes magically to life in POPEYE, arriving on Blu-ray for the first time ever December 1, 2020.

VIDEO: Cynthia Nixon Compares 2020 to the AIDS Crisis on LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS
by Sarah Leiber - Sep 17, 2020


Cynthia Nixon shares how the events of this year compare to the AIDS crisis, discusses how the political climate in New York has changed since she ran for governor and expands on her New York Times op-ed.

Wake Up With BWW 8/19: BROADWAY FOR BIDEN Launches, and More!
by Stephi Wild - Aug 19, 2020


Today's top stories: Broadway For Biden launches, and more!

Steve McQueen's LOVERS ROCK to Open Lincoln Center's New York Film Festival
by Kaitlin Milligan - Aug 3, 2020


Film at Lincoln Center announced today that Steve McQueen’s Lovers Rock will be the Opening Night film of the 58th New York Film Festival, making its World Premiere.

Jazz Icon and Actor Annie Ross Has Passed Away at 89
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 22, 2020


BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that jazz icon and actor Annie Ross has passed away at age 89.

Virtual Theatre Today: Wednesday, July 22- with Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp and More!
by Nicole Rosky - Jul 22, 2020


Today (July 22) in live streaming:Brian Stokes Mitchell and Joe Benincasa visit Backstage Live, Anthony Rapp and Adam Pascal reunite on Stars in the House and so much more!

Alfre Woodard Announces MCCABE & MRS. MILLER for AFI Movie Club
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 10, 2020


Alfre Woodard has announced today's AFI Movie Club selection: MCCABE & MRS. MILLER. AFI Life Achievement Award recipient Warren Beatty teamed up with Julie Christie and director Robert Altman to bring MCCABE & MRS. MILLER to the silver screen, which AFI named as one of the greatest westerns in film history.

Wake Up With BWW 6/30: Broadway Shutdown Extends to 2021, and More!
by Stephi Wild - Jun 30, 2020


Today's top stories: the Broadway shutdown has been extended to January 2021, and more.

VIDEO: On This Day, June 29- Happy Birthday, Brian d'Arcy James!
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 29, 2020


Brian d'Arcy James originated the role of King George in the sold-out Off-Broadway run of Hamilton at The Public Theater. In 2015, immediately following Hamilton, Brian starred in the Broadway musical SOMETHING ROTTEN.

McCarter Theatre Center to Host Online Conversation With Cynthia Nixon
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 28, 2020


Emmy and Tony Award-winning actor Cynthia Nixon ('Sex and the City'; The Little Foxes and Rabbit Hole on Broadway, and A Doll's House at McCarter) joins McCarter's Artistic Director and Resident Playwright Emily Mann for a moderated conversation about their careers, theatrical history, and activism.

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