Great to Be Alive! 1950

Opened: March 23, 1950

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Wicked Writers: Be the Change 2024 Competition Winners Revealed To Mark Earth Day
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 22, 2024


The winners of the 2024 Wicked Writers: Be The Change writing competition have been revealed!

Review Roundup: HELL'S KITCHEN Opens on Broadway
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 20, 2024


Let's hear it for New York! The new Broadway musical HELL’S KITCHEN, conceived by 16-time Grammy Award winner Alicia Keys and directed by Tony Award nominee Michael Greif opens tonight at the Shubert Theatre. Check out what the critics are saying!

What You Need to Know About the CABARET Prologue
by Sidney Paterra - Apr 19, 2024


The current revival of Cabaret just opened on Broadway at The August Wilson Theatre- a space that has been transformed into the Kit Kat Club, with an in-the-round auditorium and sinfully dreamlike spaces. To get the full experience, you've gotta show up for the Prologue.  Let BroadwayWorld be your guide!

ACT Contemporary Theatre Announces New Works Northwest Festival, and More For 2024/25 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 17, 2024


Discover the upcoming 2024/25 season at ACT Contemporary Theatre. Experience all the joy, drama, and excitement that Seattle's premier theatre has to offer.

Wild Yaks Return with New Album 'Monumental Deeds'
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 17, 2024


Rockaway Beach's very own Wild Yaks are back, marking their triumphant return with Monumental Deeds, the band's sixth album (depending on who's counting) in a nearly two-decade-long career. Set to be released on June 21, 2024, the album encapsulates the essence of Wild Yaks - a raw, unhinged energy coupled with intricate songwriting that oscillates between triumphant anthems and poignant reflections on love lost. Listen to a single now!

World Premieres & More Set for ACT Contemporary Theatre 2024/25 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 17, 2024


Seattle's ACT Contemporary Theatre has unveiled its 2024/25 Season, showcasing five innovative contemporary productions. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.

Video: Behind the Scenes of Vanessa Williams' New Music Video 'Legs (Keep Dancing)'
by Stephi Wild - Apr 16, 2024


Stage and screen star Vanessa Williams will release new music this month! The first single, 'Legs (Keep Dancing)', is available to preorder and pre-save now. The official music video for the song will premiere on April 26th.

Arden Theatre Company Announces RENT And More for 2024/25 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 15, 2024


Discover the upcoming 2024/25 season at Arden Theatre Company. Get a sneak peek into the exciting new shows and performances that are set to captivate audiences.

Review: SHERLOCK HOLMES CONFIDENTIAL at Desert Ensemble Theatre
by Gilmore Rizzo - Apr 13, 2024


There is no mystery here! Three actors were caught running away with a priceless & humorous hit at DET

Interview: Lowell Native Maryann Plunkett Brings Real-Life Experience to THE NOTEBOOK: THE MUSICAL
by R. Scott Reedy - Apr 13, 2024


Tony Award winner Maryann Plunkett has played a wide range of roles in her Broadway career. The Lowell native’s latest, an elderly woman dealing with dementia, in “The Notebook: The Musical,” may be her most personal, however, as she recalls her own mother’s struggle with debilitating memory loss to bring her current character to life.

Gangstagrass Release Anthemic Single 'Up High Do or Die'
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 12, 2024


Gangstagrass — trailblazers in a distinct musical genre of their own design — unveil “Up High Do or Die,” the third single off their forthcoming album, The Blackest Thing on the Menu. Scheduled for release on June 14, the release marks the band’s seventh full-length album. Listen to the new song here!

2024 Fertile Ground Festival Starts Today!
by Krista Garver - Apr 12, 2024


Get ready for 11 days of theatrical discovery!

Interview: Alexandra Silber On Taking On THE MUSIC MAN at Marriott Theatre
by Joshua Wright - Apr 12, 2024


xWe spoke with Alexandra Silber about starring in Marriott Theatre's production of MEREDITH WILLSON’S THE MUSIC MAN, the six-time Tony Award-winning musical comedy, directed and choreographed by Katie Spelman with Music Direction by Jeff Award Winner Ryan T. Nelson.

Guest Blog: 'It Challenges Audiences to Take a View About Humanity': Director James Haddrell on Bringing Bryony Lavery's FROZEN to the Stage
by Guest Author - Apr 12, 2024


On 27 December 1973, Lucy Partington was waiting for a bus home, when a couple pulled up in a car and offered her a lift. The couple were Fred and Rosemary West, and Lucy was never seen alive again. 

54 SINGS JONI MITCHELL Takes The Stage At 54 Below This May
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 11, 2024


54 BELOW will present Ayanna Charity, Brooke Emmerich and more in 54 Sings Joni Mitchell on May 14, 2024. 

Review: Blanchard-Lemmons' FIRE SHUT UP Makes Another Splash at the Met
by Richard Sasanow - Apr 11, 2024


It was tough separating the opera from the event when FIRE SHUT UP IN MY BONES opened the first post-Covid pandemic season at the Met. Back then, in September 2021, FIRE made history as the first opera by a Black composer, Terence Blanchard with his librettist Kasi Lemmons (based on the book by Charles M. Blow), to make its way to the Met stage. This week, it returned to show that contemporary opera can have “legs” on the big stage of the company.

Kristine Nielsen Joins Maxine Linehan and Kelly McAndrew in the Dorset Theatre Festival
by Stephi Wild - Apr 10, 2024


 Dorset Theatre Festival has announced full casting for The Beauty Queen of Leenane by Martin McDonagh and Sidekicked by Kim Powers in their upcoming 2024 Main Stage season, scheduled from June 21 through September 7, 2024 at the Dorset Playhouse.

Review: All-Star Cast Shines in A BROADWAY BIRTHDAY Celebrating Sondheim and Lloyd Webber
by Michael Quintos - Apr 10, 2024


A talented collection of Broadway vets led by Tony winner Betty Buckley gathered together for a one-night-only concert 'A BROADWAY BIRTHDAY: SONDHEIM, LLOYD WEBBER, AND FRIENDS' at Segerstrom Concert Hall on March 28, 2024 to celebrate the legacy—and coincidental same birthdate—of musical theater royalty Andrew Lloyd Webber and Stephen Sondheim.

Lynn Nottage, Jeanine Tesori & More to Join 20th Anniversary PEN World Voices Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 9, 2024


PEN America will convene an array of vital voices in literature from around the globe in the 20th anniversary PEN World Voices Festival. Learn more about the festival and see how to purchase tickets.

Review: Gender-Swapped COMPANY Cleverly Reimagines Sondheim Show
by R. Scott Reedy - Apr 8, 2024


More than 50 years after its original Broadway production, which had a Boston tryout at the Shubert Theatre, the Stephen Sondheim musical Company, with book by George Furth, had its third revival in 2021, in a sprightly, cleverly reimagined, gender-swapped production that won five Tony Awards including Best Revival of a Musical.

Judah & the Lion Release "Floating In The Night"
by Stephi Wild - Apr 5, 2024


With today’s release of “Floating in the Night,” the follow-up to “Great Decisions,” Nashville crossover folk heroes Judah & the Lion (Judah Akers and Brian Macdonald) double down on the post break-up anger – but stretch towards forgiveness.

URINETOWN, NOISES OFF & More Set for Lyric Stage Boston's 2024/25 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 5, 2024


Lyric Stage Boston has revealed its 2024/25 season.  See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.

Comedian Robin Morgan Biggest Tour To Date THE SPARK To Begin Performances In August
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 4, 2024


Join Robin Morgan, as seen on BBC Two's Mock The Week, on his biggest tour yet, THE SPARK. Running from August to December 2024.

Ari'el Stachel's OUT OF CHARACTER & More Set for Theater J 2024-25 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 4, 2024


Theater J has unveiled its 2024-2025 season. See the full lineup and learn how to purchase tickets.

PETER PAN Comes to Miami in May
by Stephi Wild - Apr 4, 2024


The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County and Broadway Across America will continue the 2023-2024 Broadway in Miami series with the South Florida premiere of PETER PAN or a limited engagement from May 7-12, 2024.

Great to Be Alive! FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of Great to Be Alive! have there been?
Great to Be Alive! has had 2 productions including Broadway which opened in 1950 and Broadway which opened in 1950.

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