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Interview: MAMMA MIA! Director Kathleen Marshall and Stars Lea DeLaria and Corbin Ble Photo Interview: MAMMA MIA! Director Kathleen Marshall and Stars Lea DeLaria and Corbin Bleu Share Their Excitement About This Summer's Hollywood Bowl Musical Extravaganza
by Shari Barrett - July 21, 2017

This year, the Bowl's annual staged musical visits the 2001 international phenomenon about a young woman's plot to uncover the identity of her father among three of her mother's former loves, all of whom are invited to her wedding on a Greek island. But which man turns out to be her father and walk...
BWW Interview: Dawn Derow Releases WHITE CHRISTMAS Single and Video Photo BWW Interview: Dawn Derow Releases WHITE CHRISTMAS Single and Video
by Stephen Mosher - December 10, 2020

One of the lucky few who has been able to perform in public this year, Dawn Derow has also spent a little time working indoors. WHITE CHRISTMAS is the result of some of that work....
BWW Interview: Brian Stokes Mitchell Shares What it Means to Be UNITED IN SONG Photo BWW Interview: Brian Stokes Mitchell Shares What it Means to Be UNITED IN SONG
by Sarah Jae Leiber - December 30, 2020

On New Year's Eve, PBS will air the musical special 'United in Song: Celebrating the Resilience of America.' BroadwayWorld had the pleasure of speaking with Broadway's own Brian Stokes Mitchell, who performs 'Make Them Hear You' and 'Wheels of a Dream' from 'Ragtime' as part of the special. He told ...
The AMAs Announce Hosts for RED CARPET LIVE Photo The AMAs Announce Hosts for RED CARPET LIVE
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 04, 2018

dick clark productions today announced "AMAs Red Carpet Live presented by Security Benefit," the official pre-show for the "2018 American Music Awards." Jessie James Decker, Scott Evans, AJ Gibson, Erika Jayne, Laura Marano and Zach Sang will host. The two-hour pre-show will stream LIVE from Microso...
BWW Interview: Gloria Swansong and Maxie Factor - Two Sisters Making Each Other's Dre Photo BWW Interview: Gloria Swansong and Maxie Factor - Two Sisters Making Each Other's Dreams Come True PART ONE
by Stephen Mosher - June 25, 2021

Gloria Swansong is a drag artist with a focus on the goddesses of the Thirties, Forties, and Fifties. Fellow drag performer Maxie Factor's focus is almost exclusively the divas of the Sixties. One is a costumer, the other is a hairstylist. It's kind of like they were destined for each other, and ...
BWW Blog: Live From New York - My Once-in-a-Lifetime SNL Experience Photo BWW Blog: Live From New York - My Once-in-a-Lifetime SNL Experience
by Student Blogger: Katy Dara - October 19, 2020

Let’s face it. Because of the pandemic, there’s a lot of things we miss. As a theatre kid, one of those things is live shows....
O.U.T. West Festival to Return for 6th Edition in Summer 2019 Photo O.U.T. West Festival to Return for 6th Edition in Summer 2019
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 17, 2019

Back by popular demand - ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST FESTIVAL - returns for its much anticipated 6th annual outing in Summer 2019....
Chris Daughtry, Sway & More to Host T-MOBILE MAGENTA CARPET LIVE AT THE BBMAS Pre-Show
by Caryn Robbins - May 12, 2017

dick clark productions announced today the hosts of the T-MOBILE MAGENTA CARPET LIVE AT THE BBMAS the official pre-show for the “2017 Billboard Music Awards.”...
BWW Interview: Baritone Gabriel Manro Bridging the Slim Divide Between Opera & Musica Photo BWW Interview: Baritone Gabriel Manro Bridging the Slim Divide Between Opera & Musical Theatre
by Gil Kaan - November 05, 2018

Southern California's Verdi Chorus will cap off their 35th anniversary season with their Fall 2018 concert PASSIONE! OPERA! The two performances at the First United Methodist Church in Santa Monica on November 10 and 11 will feature four guest artists: soprano Julie Makerov, mezzo soprano Janelle De...
BWW Interview: Jennifer Leigh Warren Talks About Her Success, Famous Puppets, and Wha Photo BWW Interview: Jennifer Leigh Warren Talks About Her Success, Famous Puppets, and What Makes Broadway At Music Circus So Special
by Courtney Symes - June 09, 2019

Summer can officially begin in Sacramento! Broadway at Music Circus kicks off its new season on June 11 with Shrek the Musical. Shrek brings something for the entire family to enjoy and is the perfect accompaniment to PRIDE month with its message of inclusion. As one of the Fairytale Creatures says,...
BWW Exclusive: Read a Chapter from Nicholas Hytner's Memoir, BALANCING ACTS Photo BWW Exclusive: Read a Chapter from Nicholas Hytner's Memoir, BALANCING ACTS
by Nicole Rosky - November 14, 2017

From Balancing Acts by Tony and Olivier Award-winning artistic director Nicholas Hytner: a memoir about his career directing theater, producing films and opera, working closely with some of the world's most celebrated actors, and working behind the scenes of London's famed National Theatre....
Review Roundup: THE POLITICIAN Season 2, Starring Ben Platt, Judith Light, Bette Midl Photo Review Roundup: THE POLITICIAN Season 2, Starring Ben Platt, Judith Light, Bette Midler, Gwyneth Paltrow, and More
by Stephi Wild - June 20, 2020

Season 2 of Netflix's The Politician has been released! Let's see what the critics are saying......
BWW Interview: Actress/singer Rebecca Spencer Talks CATCH ME IF YOU CAN Photo BWW Interview: Actress/singer Rebecca Spencer Talks CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
by Don Grigware - March 19, 2019

Actress/singer par excellence Rebecca Spencer has delighted audiences on Broadway in Jekyll & Hyde and played Madame Giry in Phantom in Las Vegas. Since 2014 when she moved to Los Angeles, she has performed her exquisite cabaret and done at least 3 shows for Musical Theatre West (MTW) in Long Beach:...
BWW Interview: At Home With Joan Darragh Photo BWW Interview: At Home With Joan Darragh
by Stephen Mosher - June 05, 2020

The Invigorated Ingenue brought Joan Darragh back to the cabaret stage and community, where she belongs. Isolation has brought her talents as motivator and baker to the social media. Here, the Ingenue talks with Stephen Mosher about life before and after her return to the stage....
BWW Interview: Farah Alvin of FARAH ALVIN at The Green Room 42 Photo BWW Interview: Farah Alvin of FARAH ALVIN at The Green Room 42
by Stephen Mosher - October 29, 2019

Broadway veteran and regional theater actress Farah Alvin returns to her roots with her first solo nightclub act in many years, as The Green Room 42 invites her to their stages to do some of her favorite 70s tunes....
BWW Interview: Nassim Soleimanpour Explores Language and Friendship With a New Actor Photo BWW Interview: Nassim Soleimanpour Explores Language and Friendship With a New Actor Each Night in NASSIM
by Marika O'Hara - March 06, 2019

Nassim Soleimanpour is an Iranian playwright whose new play NASSIM is currently being presented by Barrow Street Theatricals at New York City Center Stage II. NASSIM has previously played to sold-out audiences across the globe and features a unique set-up of a new guest actor at each performance who...
BWW Interview: THE SPITFIRE GRILL's Ashley Argota's Always Killing It With Her Beyonc Photo BWW Interview: THE SPITFIRE GRILL's Ashley Argota's Always Killing It With Her Beyoncé-esque Vocals
by Gil Kaan - June 28, 2019

THE SPITFIRE GRILL begins its previews July 10, 2019 at the Garry Marshall Theatre under the direction of its artistic director Dimitri Toscas. This musical (by James Valcq and Fred Alley) takes place in the rural town of Gilead, Wisconsin during a simpler era. I had the opportunity to interview a ...
BWW Interview: Karen Mason of KANDER AND EBB AND ALL THAT JAZZ at Birdland Photo BWW Interview: Karen Mason of KANDER AND EBB AND ALL THAT JAZZ at Birdland
by Stephen Mosher - November 15, 2019

Beloved and iconic, the great Karen Mason brings a new show to New York City and Birdland! The fans can't wait....
BWW Interview: 'Enough of This Pious Waffle!' Bay Area Creative Forces Walter Mayes and Anita Carey Discuss Our Inexplicable Obsession With CHESS
by Matthew Blank - May 25, 2017

South Bay Musical Theatre, a renowned Bay Area company for over 50 years, will present CHESS IN CONCERT May 28 and June 3. We speak with the creatives about the show's appeal and have a little fun with the material....
BWW Interview: Sandra Dickinson Talks THE UNBUILT CITY Photo BWW Interview: Sandra Dickinson Talks THE UNBUILT CITY
by Nicole Ackman - June 17, 2018

Sandra Dickinson has had a long and diverse career, spanning stage and screen. An American who has lived in the UK for over four decades, she was recently seen in Steven Spielberg's Ready Player One and as Lucille Ball in I Loved Lucy at the Arts Theatre. She is currently starring opposite Jonat...
BWW Interview: At Home With Karen Mack and A LOT of Cookies Photo BWW Interview: At Home With Karen Mack and A LOT of Cookies
by Stephen Mosher - November 02, 2020

The renowned singer-songwriter is known and loved for all her talents and the fun that comes with her when she walks in the door. But her cookies!...
BWW Interview: Nicole Henry of FEELING GOOD at Feinstein's/54 Below Photo BWW Interview: Nicole Henry of FEELING GOOD at Feinstein's/54 Below
by Stephen Mosher - June 11, 2021

After making a splashy smash with her Whitney Houston tribute show, Nicole Henry returns to the scene of the shine with a new nightclub act appropriately titled FEELING GOOD. Because she is....
BWW Interview: Orfeh of OR & MORE at Feinstein's/54 Below Premiering July 15th Photo BWW Interview: Orfeh of OR & MORE at Feinstein's/54 Below Premiering July 15th
by Stephen Mosher - July 12, 2021

The petite diva with the powerful voice and everything else is stepping out onto the 54 Below stage without her partner in crime and life, and the fans couldn't grab the tickets up fast enough. She is Orfeh. Hear her Roar....
discovery+ Announces Exclusive Original Series Debuting in January 2021 Photo discovery+ Announces Exclusive Original Series Debuting in January 2021
by Sarah Jae Leiber - December 03, 2020

discovery+, the definitive non-fiction subscription streaming service, today announced the original series and specials that will be available during its debut month of January 2021....
BWW Interview: Beneath the glue stick and glitter with Eric Ulloa of ROCKY HORROR PIC Photo BWW Interview: Beneath the glue stick and glitter with Eric Ulloa of ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW at Lyric Theatre Of Oklahoma
by Chelcy Harrell - October 28, 2019

BWW met with Lyric Theatre's own Frank-N-Furter, Eric Ulloa, for an in-depth look beneath the layers of glue stick and glitter at Ulloa's physical and mental transformation into the cult classic's sweet transvestite....




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