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BroadwayWorld UK spoke with Robert Hastie about what it's been like to be involved with Operation Mincemeat, how he became a director, and what it's like to direct both Shakespeare and musicals!

Next month, 54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. A recipient of the 2022 Tony Awards Honor for Excellence in the Theatre, 54 Below celebrates Broadway musicals and writers of the past and present, promoting an ongoing engagement with their work.

Released in 1988, Rick Astley’s second album ‘Hold Me In Your Arms’ proved that his breakthrough success was no fluke. The album will be reissued as an extended and remastered 2CD Deluxe Edition, a remastered blue vinyl, as well as digital and streaming formats. Pre-order the new album now!

K-pop girl group aespa released a new single “Hold On Tight” as part of the soundtrack for the Apple Original Film Tetris. With “Hold On Tight,” aespa delivers a dynamic vocal version to Aaron Hibell’s “Benevolence,” the powerful techno lead track for the film.

What did our critic think of URINETOWN AT WORKHOUSE ARTS CENTER at Workhouse Arts Center? There is something I learned about Greg Kotis and Mark Hollman's 2001 hit satire URINETOWN: THE MUSICAL after seeing the production this weekend at Workhouse Arts Center. I've seen it several times over the years in various settings, but I finally realized that URINETOWN is a deceivingly difficult piece to produce.

Producer Julian Schlossberg's autobiography, TRY NOT TO HOLD IT AGAINST ME, is a chronicle of singular moments and stars of Broadway.

Shakespeare & Company's Center for Actor Training will hold a Weekend Intensive Friday, March 31 through Sunday, April 2 in Chicago, Ill.

Lady Gaga made a last-minute appearace at the Oscars to perform a stripped-back version of her nominated original song, 'Hold My Hand' from Top Gun: Maverick. Lady Gaga won her first Oscar in 2019 for Best Original Song for 'Shallow' from A Star Is Born. She is nominated this year in the same category for 'Hold My Hand.' Watch the video now!

The Hold Steady will share their latest song, “Understudies,” tomorrow, Friday, March 10, at all DSPs and streaming services. The release of “Understudies” will mark the third track heralding The Hold Steady’s ninth studio album, The Price of Progress, arriving on their own Positive Jams label via Thirty Tigers in three weeks.

Check out brand-new video from the Broadway-aimed production of 'The Secret Garden' currently playing at Center Theatre Group / Ahmanson Theatre through March 26, 2023! In the clip the production's 'Martha', Julia Lester, performs the inspiring anthem 'Hold On'. See the video!

The Hold Steady have shared their latest single, “Sixers,” available now on all DSPs and streaming services. A variety of formats will be available, including digital, CD, black vinyl, translucent green vinyl, metallic gold (Independent Retail exclusive), metallic silver (Vinyl Me, Please exclusive), and white (Rough Trade exclusive).

Try Not to Hold It Against Me: A Producer’s Life, the new memoir from legendary stage and screen producer Julian Schlossberg is now available on Amazon and where books are sold. Within days of its January 31 release, the book entered its 2nd printing.

The Tony-nominated producing and creative team of His Story: The Musical will hold open call auditions in Arlington, TX on February 11, 2023, to find the original cast of the world premiere production, opening in Dallas-Fort Worth this May.

See photos from the book release of Julian Schlossberg's Try Not to Hold It Against Me: A Producer’s Life!

​​​​​​​Try Not to Hold It Against Me: A Producer's Life is the new memoir from legendary stage and screen producer Julian Schlossberg. Published by Beaufort Books, Try Not to Hold It Against Me will be released January 31, 2023.

It will be available digitally as well as on CD, standard black vinyl, translucent green-colored vinyl (band store), metallic gold (indie retail), metallic silver (Vinyl Me, Please), and white (Rough Trade). Pre-orders are available now. The Price of Progress is heralded by the premiere of the first song, “Sideways Skull,” available now.

NOH8 will hold an open photo shoot at Playhouse on Park on Monday, January 30th from 6pm - 8pm in conjunction with their production of Paula Vogel's INDECENT.

Cotuit Center for the Arts will hold auditions for Hello, Dolly! being presented as their 2023 Summer Musical Theater Extravaganza!

The North American Tour of Beetlejuice the Musical kicked off this month in Paducah, KY, before its official launch at the Golden Gate Theatre in San Francisco, CA. Read the reviews for the tour of Beetlejuice here!

Critics are weighing in on SOME LIKE IT HOT, the brand-new Broadway musical comedy featuring a book by Matthew López & Amber Ruffin, music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman and direction and choreography by Casey Nicholaw, which opened on Broadway Sunday, December 11th at the Shubert Theatre.

The Friends of Square One Theatre, in conjunction with the Stratford Library, will continue the 17th season of its popular three-part series, “Play It Again, Square One,” on Monday, November 28 beginning at 12noon.

HOLD STILL holds up a mirror and quite deftly questions whether or not you’re as good a person as you think you are. It’s a jarring question to be faced with and the four characters on stage are left reeling in the wake of getting their answers.

Exquisitely written, extraordinarily perceptive, and delightful to read, Jemma Kennedy's The Playwright's Journey is a joyful meander through creative process.

Acclaimed playwright Nadia Davids and director Jay Pather, once again team up for the world premiere of her latest play, Hold Still, at the Baxter Flipside, for a limited season, from 7 to 19 November 2022, at 7pm, with Saturday matinees at 2.30pm. 

The official music video for the “Hold Me Closer” Joel Corry Remix has been released worldwide. Shot in London and staring renowned English DJ and Producer Joel Corry himself, the video features a group of dancers paying homage to Elton John and Britney Spears legendary careers to the tune of their global smash hit. The video was directed by Rebekah Creative and produced by Greatcoat Films.