The Rita Moreno Awards Announces 2021 Winners
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 4, 2021
A panel of nationally recognized judges— include Broadway actress and musical theater professor Tory Ross Roman (Kinky Boots) and Broadway music director Justin Mendoza (The Book of Mormon)—announced the 2021 winners of The Rita Moreno California High School Musical Honors held virtually on Monday, May 24, 2021.
UN DÍA COMO HOY: THE BOOK OF MORMON se estrenaba en Broadway
by Cristina Martinez - Mar 24, 2021
Un 24 de marzo de 2011, el Eugine O'neil City de Nueva York acogía por primera vez THE BOOK OF MORMON. De los creadores de la serie de animación SOUTH PARK, Trey Parker y Matt Stone, junto a Robert López, este musical es una comedia satírica sobre dos misioneros mormones en una zona de conflicto en Uganda.
Student Blog: Zodiac Signs of Tony-Nominated Musicals
by Student Blogger: Madison Moore - Mar 22, 2021
The criteria are that these shows have been nominated for Best Musical from the 3rd Tony Awards (the ceremony that started the Best Musical category) in 1949 to the nominations of what will now be the 74th Tony Awards in 2021. I will be determining their signs based upon their Broadway premiere date. With those rules in mind, here we go!
BWW Review: Clutch Your Pearls, THE BOOK OF MORMON Has Returned to Town
by Jonas Schwartz-Owen - Feb 22, 2020
After three successful runs in Los Angeles in 2012, 2014, and 2017 at the Pantages, that smut-mouthed, but endearing musical comedy The Book Of Mormon has squatted downtown at the Ahmanson, and third time around, it has lost none of its luster, or its smut.
BWW Flashback: The Last 10 Cast Albums to Win the Best Musical Theater Album Grammy
by Abigail Charpentier - Jan 24, 2020
On Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020, the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards will name the newest Best Musical Theater Album based on cast recordings released in the previous year. This year, the nominees for the award includeAin't Too Proud: The Life And Times Of The Temptations, Hadestown, Moulin Rouge! The Musical, The Music Of Harry Potter And The Cursed Child - In Four Contemporary Suites and Oklahoma!.
Before a new cast album takes home the title, look back on the 10 most recent cast recordings to win the Best Musical Theater Album Grammy Award!
Meet the Cast of A CHRISTMAS CAROL- Now in Previews on Broadway!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 7, 2019
A Christmas Carol is now in previews on Broadway! The holiday masterpiece, A Christmas Carol, comes to Broadway this holiday season for eight weeks only following critically acclaimed runs at London's Old Vic. Two visionary talents, playwright Jack Thorne (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) and director Matthew Warchus (Matilda), offer a magical new interpretation of Charles Dickens' classic story, starring Campbell Scott ('House of Cards,' Dying Young) as Ebenezer Scrooge. Beginning previews on Thursday, November 7 at the Lyceum Theatre (149 West 45th Street), with the opening night set for Wednesday, November 20, A Christmas Carol will play a strictly limited engagement through Sunday, January 5, 2020 only.
Everything to Know About the MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG Movie!
by Team BWW - Sep 11, 2019
Now you know! As BroadwayWorld previously reported, Stephen Sondheim's musical Merrily We Roll Along is coming to the big screen starring Ben Platt and Beanie Feldstein! To prepare you to meet the movers and shapers of Merrily, we're giving you our guide to the big screen adaptation, including a look at the history of the show and a peek at the cast. Check it all out!
Meet the Current Cast of THE BOOK OF MORMON!
by Julie Musbach - Jun 16, 2019
Splashy casting news is plenty exciting but we're taking a moment to give a shoutout to the casts of some of Broadway's long-running shows. Meet the current cast of The Book of Mormon below!
BWW Review: A BRONX TALE at The Overture Center
by Scott Rawson - May 18, 2019
I had the pleasure of seeing A Bronx Tale with my friend Cassy, who had NEVER seen a musical before! (I know, right?!) I invited Cassy because the 1993 movie, off which the musical is based, is her favorite. Seriously, her cat is named Calogero, after the lead character in both the movie and the play. I was excited to see this show, and especially excited to see it through the eyes of a neophyte theater goer. I was not disappointed!
Geva Theatre Center Presents The World Premiere Of REVIVAL
by Stephi Wild - Apr 10, 2019
Geva Theatre Center's 46th Season concludes with the world premiere of Revival: The Resurrection of Son House, written and directed by Keith Glover, with music by Son House, Billy Thompson and Keith Glover, musical direction by Billy Thompson and choreography by Norwood Pennewell, in the Elaine P. Wilson Stage from May 1 through June 2, 2019.
Annie Golden, Lauren Marcus & More Return For The Encore Of 54 SINGS LADY GAGA
by Julie Musbach - Mar 27, 2019
Back after a sold out performance in January… "Shallow," "Born This Way," "Edge of Glory," "You & I," "Million Reasons" - the music newly minted Oscar award-winning singer/songwriter and pop culture icon, Lady Gaga, comes back to Feinstein's/54 Below for one night only! Join over a dozen Broadway performers and rising starts as we celebrate the decade long careers of one of this generation's most trailblazing artists: Lady Gaga.
Meet the Cast of HADESTOWN- Now in Previews!
by Julie Musbach - Mar 22, 2019
Hadestown begins preview performances tonight, March 22, at the Walter Kerr Theatre, ahead of a Wednesday, April 17 official opening night. Get to know the cast below as they begin Broadway performances!
Meet the Cast of BE MORE CHILL- Now on Broadway!
by Julie Musbach - Mar 11, 2019
Just last night the company of the cult hit Be More Chill, featuring music and lyrics by Joe Iconis, a book by Joe Tracz , direction by Stephen Brackett and choreography by Chase Brock, celebrated opening night on Broadway.