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Michael Major

Michael Major is a Connecticut native and a graduate of Marist College.

After starting out running social media for a theatre company, his love of pop culture led him to intern at TigerBeat Media. After also writing for organizations like PopCrave, uInterview, and Talk Radio NYC, Michael began as BroadwayWorld's entertainment editor in August of 2021.

Growing up watching movie musicals like Hairspray and Little Shop of Horrors on repeat, Michael is an expert on television and film. His love of the film industry has carried over to his work at BroadwayWorld, working with major networks like NBC, ABC, FOX and more to cover Broadway stars taking over the big screen.

He also frequently works with companies like Netflix, Disney, Apple, and Universal to bring exclusive clips and interviews from Broadway-related releases to readers. Stay tuned for the latest news on movies like Wicked, Mean Girls, The Color Purple, and more!

As a big fan of pop music, BroadwayWorld Music includes news on your favorite singers, like Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, and more, along with coverage on original music from Broadway alums like Reneé Rapp, Idina Menzel, Leslie Odom Jr., and more.

While at BroadwayWorld, he has had the honor of interviewing stars like Katy Perry, Carol Burnett, Denzel Washington, Bernadette Peters, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jane Krakowski, and more.




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First Show:

The Lion King

Favorite Show:

Hairspray

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Micaela Diamond 'Really Hopes' Star-Studded THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE Happens
Micaela Diamond 'Really Hopes' Star-Studded THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE Happens
August 22, 2025

Micaela Diamond is hoping that a recent Sam Pinkleton-directed reading of Thoroughly Modern Millie she took part in comes to fruition. The Tony nominee revealed that she had taken part in a reading, also featuring Anna Zavelson and Hannah Solow.

Video: Inside Rehearsals For THE SOUND OF MUSIC North American Tour
Video: Inside Rehearsals For THE SOUND OF MUSIC North American Tour
August 21, 2025

Step inside rehearsals for the upcoming North American tour of The Sound of Music. Cast members Cayleigh Capaldi, Christiane Noll, and more gave BroadwayWorld an inside look at 'Do-Re-Mi' and 'My Favorite Things.' Watch videos now!

Video: Demi Lovato Hits WICKED's Iconic 'Defying Gravity' Riff at Karaoke
Video: Demi Lovato Hits WICKED's Iconic 'Defying Gravity' Riff at Karaoke
August 20, 2025

Demi Lovato shared a look inside her thrillifying birthday party, complete with some Wicked karaoke! The 'Cool For the Summer' songstress took to TikTok to share a short video of herself hitting Cynthia Erivo's 'Defying Gravity' battle cry.

Video: Kristin Chenoweth Dances With Jonathan Groff at JUST IN TIME
Video: Kristin Chenoweth Dances With Jonathan Groff at JUST IN TIME
August 20, 2025

Kristin Chenoweth visited Jonathan Groff in 'the basement of Wicked' at Just In Time! Chenoweth joined her former Glee co-star at the hit Bobby Darin musical on Tuesday night. Watch the video now!

Video: Watch the Trailer For PLAY ON at Signature Theatre
Video: Watch the Trailer For PLAY ON at Signature Theatre
August 20, 2025

Signature Theatre has released the trailer for Play On!, a musical based on Shakespeare’s comedy Twelfth Night and set to the syncopated soundtrack of Duke Ellington’s greatest hits. Watch the new video now!

HADESTOWN Returns to the Fox Theatre in November
HADESTOWN Returns to the Fox Theatre in November
August 15, 2025

Hadestown, the winner of eight 2019 Tony Awards including Best New Musical and the 2020 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, will make a return to Atlanta Nov. 14 – 16 as part of the 2025/2026 Regions Bank Broadway in Atlanta season.

Common Ground Dance Festival Returns For 5th Anniversary Edition
Common Ground Dance Festival Returns For 5th Anniversary Edition
August 15, 2025

TOES FOR DANCE (TFD) will present the fifth anniversary edition of the vibrant, intercultural Common Ground Dance Festival (CGDF), at Lee Lifeson Art Park (223 Gladys Allison Place) in North York.

FRIGID New York & Pale Girl Productions Present AWKWARD TEENAGE YEARS
FRIGID New York & Pale Girl Productions Present AWKWARD TEENAGE YEARS
August 15, 2025

FRIGID New York in collaboration with Pale Girl Productions (Will Clegg and Grant Bowen, producers) will present the July installment of their bi-monthly comedy storytelling show, Awkward Teenage Years on Wednesday.

Cassie Beck to Lead WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME at Theatre Aspen
Cassie Beck to Lead WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME at Theatre Aspen
August 15, 2025

Cassie Beck is reprising her performance from the National Tour production. Alongside Beck, the complete cast includes MJ Sieber as ‘Legionnaire’ and local 12th grader Natalie Stephens as ‘Debater.’

Photos: First Look at Barrington Stage Company's King James
Photos: First Look at Barrington Stage Company's King James
August 15, 2025

BSC’s production of King James stars Gregory Perri (Off-Broadway: King James) as Matt, and Blake Morris (Off-Broadway: Ain’t No Mo’) as Shawn. See the photos now!

Casting & Creative Team announced for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s TELL ME ON A SUNDAY
Casting & Creative Team announced for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s TELL ME ON A SUNDAY
August 15, 2025

This underrated musical romance, from the award-winning composer of The Phantom of the Opera and Sunset Boulevard, follows a young English girl who has recently landed in New York.

Patricia White, Longtime Champion of Black Theatre, Passes Away
Patricia White, Longtime Champion of Black Theatre, Passes Away
August 15, 2025

Patricia White, the long-time company manager of Woodie King, Jr.'s New Federal Theatre (NFT) and a well-known figure in Black Theatre, died. She had been hospitalized briefly and released for physical therapy to a nursing home, where she passed. 

Bernadette Peters Sets Australia Concert For October
Bernadette Peters Sets Australia Concert For October
August 15, 2025

Bernadette Peters will perform a concert in Australia as part of the Melt Festival of Queer Arts and Culture. An Evening With Bernadette Peters is coming to the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Spire Center Announces New Shows for Its Sunday Serenades Series
Spire Center Announces New Shows for Its Sunday Serenades Series
August 15, 2025

The Spire Center for Performing Arts announced several new shows for the Sunday Serenades series celebrating the rich sounds of jazz, swing, big band, classical crossover, and Broadway favorites. 

Rachel Schur to Return to CHICAGO on Broadway as 'Roxie Hart'
Rachel Schur to Return to CHICAGO on Broadway as 'Roxie Hart'
August 15, 2025

Broadway’s record-breaking hit musical Chicago welcomes back Rachel Schur in the role of “Roxie Hart,' before Mira Sorvino takes on the role for a limited engagement.

New Musical Exploring AI Seeks Support for Workshop Production in New York City
New Musical Exploring AI Seeks Support for Workshop Production in New York City
August 15, 2025

Created by emerging writer-composers, Patrick McAndrew and Kevin Mucchetti, The Startup is a thought-provoking show that delves into the intersections of human emotion, innovation, and digital life.

National Queer Theater Seeks Submissions For The 8th Annual Criminal Queerness Festival
National Queer Theater Seeks Submissions For The 8th Annual Criminal Queerness Festival
August 15, 2025

National Queer Theater is now accepting submissions for the 8th annual Obie Award-winning Criminal Queerness Festival (CQF), which will take place during NYC Pride in June 2026 and will be co-produced with HERE Arts Center at their SoHo venue.

'Simply Barbra' Joins CELEBRATION! THE SONGS OF TOM JONES & HARVEY SCHMIDT
'Simply Barbra' Joins CELEBRATION! THE SONGS OF TOM JONES & HARVEY SCHMIDT
August 15, 2025

The event will feature songs from Jones & Schmidt’s Broadway musicals Celebration, 110 in the Shade, and I Do, I Do as well as a sampling of the team’s Off-Broadway scores, and more.

PJ Adzima’s STAGE TIME Variety Show Sets August Lineup
PJ Adzima’s STAGE TIME Variety Show Sets August Lineup
August 15, 2025

PJ Adzima’s STAGE TIME, the best variety show in New York – a modern-day vaudeville fusing Broadway brilliance, burlesque seduction, indie artistry, and unapologetic queer nightlife into one unmissable experience.

McKenzie Kurtz, Derek Klena & More Lead EVER AFTER Musical Workshop
McKenzie Kurtz, Derek Klena & More Lead EVER AFTER Musical Workshop
August 14, 2025

A workshop of the musical adaptation of Ever After was held in New York City, led by McKenzie Kurtz, Derek Klena, Lisa Howard, and more. A stage adaptation of the hit film that starred Drew Barrymore, the musical first premiered in 2015.



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