Pat Cerasaro contributes exclusive scholarly columns including InDepth InterViews, Sound Off, Theatrical Throwback Thursdays, Flash Friday and Flash Special as well as additional special features, world premiere clips and extensive news coverage. His work for the site has appeared in The New York Times, The Hollywood Reporter, US Weekly, The Biography Channel, NBC and more. He also wrote and directed two sold-out 2014 BroadwayWorld charity concert events featuring all-star casts, EVERYTHING'S COMING UP BROADWAYWORLD.COM: A JULE STYNE TRIBUTE and THE LORD & THE MASTER: BROADWAYWORLD.COM SINGS THE MUSIC OF ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER & STEPHEN SONDHEIM.
The recently recorded cast album of the first Off-Broadway revival of Jason Robert Brown's celebrated cult two-character musical THE LAST FIVE YEARS is now available for pre-order.
Today we are talking to uniquely compelling composer and lyricist known for her urbane wit and contemporary sensibility, having contributed music and lyrics to the recent Broadway musicals HIGH FIDELITY, BRING IT ON! and HANDS ON A HARD BODY as well as penning many other original musicals and unique
An entrancing new music video captured during the ongoing world tour in promotion of internationally celebrated soprano Sarah Brightman's new space-themed album DREAMCHASER has arrived, featuring the far-out sounds and onstage wizardry of 'Glosoli'.
FOX's hit musical dramedy series Glee has previously paid elaborate homage to both current reigning queens of pop with famous Lady Gaga 'Born This Way' and Katy Perry 'Teenage Dream' production numbers, among others, but on the first episode back after the Cory Monteith tribute ('The Footballer', Ep
The follow-up to LES MISERABLES by composers Claude-Michel Schonberg and Alain Boublil was eagerly awaited throughout the late 80s, and, on September 20, 1989 the mega-musical finally premiered at the West End's Theatre Royal Drury Lane - and MISS SAIGON, too, was a sensation.
Tony Award-winning Broadway performer Karen Olivo recently announced her early retirement from show business and announced new plans to live a life as an artist far away from New York City and the fruits of the triple-threat star's labors are now available to view and purchase via craft retail site
Gleeks around the world now have their first chance to hear the complete soundtrack for the first two episodes of the fifth season of the hit FOX musical dramedy series a full week before it returns to TV screens next Thursday!
Irascible, irreplaceable and iconic Broadway legend Elaine Stritch discusses her incredibly deep passion for the theatre as well as offers some particularly surprising revelations as part of a new interview.
A preliminary peek at the stage and screen stars populating the cast of the new indie romantic drama LIKE SUNDAY, LIKE RAIN has leaked, showcasing Green Day frontman and AMERICAN IDIOT composer/star Billie Joe Armstrong as well as recent SMASH leading player and upcoming OUTSIDE MULLINGAR Broadway h
Today we are following up with a previous participant in this column who first made a name for himself on a national level with his appearances on long-running reality competition sensation AMERICAN IDOL before performing to much acclaim on Broadway, Off-Broadway and on tour in a number of varied an
A simply stunning new rendition of The Beatles classic 'Yesterday' has at last leaked from the forthcoming Glee Beatles tribute episode and its accompanying Glee SINGS THE BEATLES soundtrack, acting as the titanically emotional introductory song for Lea Michele's character, Rachel Berry, on the fift
Long-running Broadway and West End mainstay WICKED celebrates its tenth anniversary with a seven-day cruise kicking off this November and the preliminary itinerary for the trip is now available to peruse on the official website.
A source exclusively confirms to BroadwayWorld that a new bio-musical based on the life of iconic stage and screen star Richard Burton is set to hit the West End in 2015.
Popular Tony Award-winning performer Alice Ripley returns to 54 Below this week for a new retrospective solo show titled RIPLEY REFLECTS and it has been confirmed that the show will be recorded live and fast-tracked for a CD and digital download release this November.
Two notable theatrical luminaries set their sights on the stage of 54 Below for SIN TWISTERS, a new evening of story and song set to play this October at the cabaret hotspot.
SpectiCast and Broadway Worldwide spearhead the new Direct From Broadway film series, set to feature a handful of terrific filmed Broadway productions in movie theaters nationwide beginning this October.
Librettist Richard Thomas discusses the controversial new modern opera ANNA NICOLE, based on the popular model and Reality Show star, as well as his buzz-worthy opera adaptation of JERRY SPRINGER in an expansive new interview with OUT's Jerry Portwood.
News broke earlier this week that young internet sensation Sophia Grace Brownlee had been replaced in the role of Little Red Riding Hood in director Rob Marshall's forthcoming big screen adaptation of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's fairy tale-themed musical INTO THE WOODS, now to be played by A
Actor/director and noted August Wilson interpreter Ruben Santiago-Hudson directs a revival staging of Wilson's JITNEY tonight as part of a live webcast series presenting the ten 20th century cycle plays by the two-time Pulitzer-winner, following successful presentations of Ma Rainey'S BLACK BOTTOM a