Interview: Tammy Faye Starlite Spills Details of NICO UNDERGROUND at Joe's Pub
by Rebecca Kaplan - Apr 25, 2024
Cabaret singer Tammy Faye Starlite is bringing her show Nico Underground, exploring the subversive singer Nico perhaps best known for singing with the Velvet Underground. The show runs at Joe's Pub every Wednesday night at 9:30 pm from May 1 to May 22. We spoke with Tammy about the inspiration behind the show and the process of putting it together.
Les Savy Fav Share 'World Got Great' Single; Will Play Pitchfork Fest+US/UK/EU Shows
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 24, 2024
Les Savy Fav returns to share their next single from upcoming LP OUI, LSF, due out May 10th. “World Got Great” is a guitar-driven anthem, that comes paired with a delightfully animated music video. The track is sing-along inducing, and the video, directed by Emmy-award winning Jimbo Matison, leaves you smiling, because who but Les Savy Fav would defeat world-ending monsters with tickle fights and flower power?
Industry Pro Newsletter: Disneyland Parade and Character Performers Seek Union Protections
by Alex Freeman - Apr 22, 2024
Charleston Stage has a new Managing Director, and Dallas Theater Center has a new interim Artistic Director. Along with these movements of the regional leadership carousel, Seattle Opera has introduced a new Artistic Ambassador, a role designed to help bridge the gap between the stage and the community, and foster new audiences.
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld April 10, 2024
by - Apr 10, 2024
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is April 10, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
Nashville Repertory Theatre's Stellar 39th Season Continues With Superb Prooduction of THE COLOR PURPLE
by Jeffrey Ellis - Apr 9, 2024
Led by a bravura performance from Carli Hardon, Nashville Repertory Theatre’s production of The Color Purple – the musical based on the beloved Alice Walker novel – is yet another extraordinary success from the professional company in the midst of its 39th season. Directed with complete self-assurance and confidence by Reggie Law, with evocative and energetic choreography by Joi Ware and the musical direction of Dion Treece that results in one of the most emphatically sung shows in Nashville Rep history.
Houston Contemporary Dance Company Will Perform ELECTROSTATIC ATTRACTION
by Stephi Wild - Apr 2, 2024
Houston Contemporary Dance Company will present Electrostatic Attraction to continue their 5th Season. This concert will include a world premiere by Houston Ballet Demi Soloist, Jack Wolff and a new solo created by Andrea Dawn Shelley on founding company member Genene Walis McGrath.
Additional Cast Revealed For UK and Ireland Tour of & JULIET
by Stephi Wild - Mar 26, 2024
West End actor, Matt Cardle, will play the role of Shakespeare in the upcoming UK and Ireland tour of & Juliet. He joins the previously announced Gerardine Sacdalan as Juliet, Sandra Marvin as Angélique and Lara Denning as Anne.
Diane Paulus-Directed ROMEO AND JULIET Will Open at A.R.T. in September
by Stephi Wild - Feb 27, 2024
A new production of Romeo and Juliet is headed to American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) at Harvard University this September! The production will be directed by A.R.T.’s Tony Award-winning Artistic Director Diane Paulus and feature movement direction and choreography by two-time Olivier Award winner Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui.
THE DOCTOR Debuts in Hong Kong at HK Rep in March
by Stephi Wild - Feb 26, 2024
The Doctor will debut in Hong Kong at HK Rep next month. The play dissects the furtive surface of our murky world, throwing down the gauntlet in search of truth for both cast and audience alike. Performances run 16 March - 1 April 2024.
Tony-Winning Musical ONCE Announced At Casa Mañana
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 19, 2024
Actor-musicians bring an immersive love story to audiences in ONCE at Casa Mañana. Casa Mañana continues its Broadway Season with this captivating production in Fort Worth, Texas.
Review: JERSEY BOYS at Queensland Performing Arts Centre
by Jake Goodall - Feb 8, 2024
What did our critic think of JERSEY BOYS at Queensland Performing Arts Centre? Before there was Beggin' by Måneskin and Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You by Andy Williams, there was Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, which is the source for the hit Jukebox Musical: Jersey Boys!