BWW Q&A: Janel Parrish on ONLY HOPE: A MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO A WALK TO REMEMBER at The Franklin Theatre
by Joshua Wright - April 24, 2024 We spoke to Janel Parrish about Only Hope: A Musical Tribute to A Walk to Remember's Nashville debut at the Franklin Theatre for a strictly limited engagement on April 25-28, 2024....
Photos: The Cast of THE GREAT GATSBY Takes Opening Night Bows
by Jennifer Broski - April 26, 2024 The Great Gatsby has officially opened on Broadway! The show held its opening night last night, April 25 at the Broadway Theatre. Check out photos of the cast taking their opening night bows here!...
Boston Rock Legends Nervous Eaters Debut New Song 'Don't Need To Make You Mine'
by Josh Sharpe - April 29, 2024 Boston rock pioneers Nervous Eaters have released the new single 'Don't Need To Make You Mine,' written by guitarist Adam Sherman, and featuring him on lead vocals. The b-side 'Someone Else In Your Arms,' was written by founding member and frontman Steve Cataldo. Listen to the songs here!...
& JULIET to Present Encore Sing-Along Performance in May
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 23, 2024 The Broadway musical & JULIET, featuring music from legendary five-time Grammy Award-winning songwriter/producer Max Martin, will present a new Sing-Along performance. Learn how to take part!...
Review: GODSPELL at Players Circle Theater
by Fran Thomas - April 25, 2024 Musical theater performers must do it all and make it look easy. The actors appearing in Godspell at Players Circle Theater more than meet the challenge with exuberance. They act, sing, and dance and then add pantomime, funny accents, and playing musical instruments to the mix. And get up close and...
The Museum of Chinese in America To Performance CATCHING SILHOUETTES: Street Performance
by A.A. Cristi - April 25, 2024 The Museum of Chinese in America will present a unique outdoor interactive performance program, “MOCA Performs – Catching Silhouettes: An Oral History Street Performance,” to bring oral histories and personal stories to life in the streets of Chinatown in May to celebrate Asian American, Native Hawa...
PRISCILLA THE PARTY! Will Close in London in May
by Stephi Wild - April 30, 2024 PRISCILLA THE PARTY! at HERE at Outernet in London’s Soho will now close on Sunday 26 May 2024....
Fantasia Orchestra To Make BBC Proms Debut This Summer
by A.A. Cristi - April 26, 2024 FANTASIA ORCHESTRA will make their debut at the BBC Proms this summer, performing alongside renowned artists Sheku and Braimah Kanneh-Mason and Plínio Fernandes....
Photos: Stars Walk the Red Carpet on Opening Night of THE GATSBY
by Jennifer Broski - April 26, 2024 And that's a wrap on the 2023/24 Broadway season! The final two shows of the spring officially opened last night, and BroadwayWorld was on the red carpet for The Great Gatsby as the VIP guests arrived at the Broadway Theatre. Check out photos below!...
Anastasia Coope Shares Third Single/Video 'Sorghum'
by Josh Sharpe - April 24, 2024 Anastasia Coope has shared “Sorghum,” the third single from her forthcoming debut album, Darning Woman. Out May 31 on Jagjaguwar, Darning Woman is being hailed by The Wire as “an album you can almost feel around you,” praising Coope’s “strikingly confident and vibrant approach.”Among the record’s mo...
Review: A Triumphant JERSEY BOYS Debuts at the La Mirada Theatre
by Michael Quintos - April 26, 2024 A brand-new, reimagined regional iteration of the Tony-winning 2005 musical JERSEY BOYS now at the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts is exceeding all expectations. Featuring a superb ensemble cast performing The Four Seasons' greatest hits, this spectacular, high-energy, crowd-pleasing produ...
New Johnny Cash Album 'Songwriter' Coming From Previously Unreleased Recordings
by Josh Sharpe - April 23, 2024 A new Johnny Cash album, made from previously unreleased recordings, is on the way. John Carter Cash, the son of Johnny and June Carter Cash, rediscovered old songs and stripped them back to just Johnny’s powerful, pristine vocals and acoustic guitar. Listen to a single here! ...
Interview: How to Make a Cad—BUTTERFLY's Pinkerton—Appealing, According to Jonathan Tetelman
by Richard Sasanow - April 26, 2024 It’s a big season at the Met for tenor Jonathan Tetelman—born in Chile, raised in New Jersey—and he’s taking every advantage of it. He’s come to town with a reputation as a Puccini specialist (not that there’s anything wrong with that). How does he feel about that? “Well, I basically built my voice...
Review: John Adams's EL NINO Finally Arrives at the Met After World Travels
by Richard Sasanow - April 24, 2024 Back in December, I saw the chamber version of John Adams’s EL NINO—dubbed EL NINO: NATIVITY RECONSIDERED—at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. Pared down to its essence, it was wonderful, starred two of the singers who made their debuts in the premiere at the Met, soprano Julia Bullock and bass-...
Review Roundup: THE GREAT GATSBY Opens On Broadway, Starring Jeremy Jordan and Eva Noblezada!
by A.A. Cristi - April 25, 2024 Welcome to the Jazz Age! The new musical adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby opens on Broadway tonight, starring Jeremy Jordan and Eva Noblezada! Read the reviews!...
Interview: Dr. Noreen Green, Conductor of the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony
by Shari Barrett - April 24, 2024 Dr. Noreen Green, the Founding Artistic Director and Conductor of the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony has spent 30 years presenting music of the Jewish experience. I decided to speak with Maestra Green on her history with the LAJS, conducting past concerts, and the group’s recent 30th Anniversary celebr...
Pink Martini Vocalist China Forbes Shares 'Bring on the Rain' from First Solo LP in 15 Years
by Josh Sharpe - April 23, 2024 China Forbes – the glamorous voice of Portland, Oregon’s very own, world-famous “little orchestra,” Pink Martini – will be releasing her forthcoming album, The Road, on May 17, 2024 via Heinz Records. The Road displays a return to the singer-songwriter’s roots, sharing a journey of personal songs th...
Interact Theatre Company Presents THE CLIMB A World Premiere Production
by A.A. Cristi - April 29, 2024 To kick off summer, InterAct Theatre Company will present THE CLIMB by By C.A. Johnson....
The Chainsmokers Release “Friday” Featuring Fridayy
by Josh Sharpe - April 29, 2024 On the track, The Chainsmokers set the tempo with a breezy beat accented by earthy keys and slick cymbals, and Fridayy’s vocals melt into the icy bounce as he sings, “There’s nothing that’s stopping us, Is this like we’re young in love, Don’t care if we crash, Having the time of your life.” The song...
Video: Inside Opening Night of THE GREAT GATSBY
by Joey Mervis - April 26, 2024 They say the green lights are bright on Broadway. Or at least they are at the Broadway Theatre, where the final musical of the 2023/24 season, The Great Gatsby, just celebrated its opening night. In this video, watch as the cast and creative team hit the red carpet for opening night!...
Student Blog: Audition Season
by Student Blogger: Olivia Mathis - April 30, 2024 Consistently look through casting breakdown sites, learn new songs that suit you, and figure out what materials you’ll need for auditions coming up soon. Be proud of the work that you put in because even if you get cut or don’t get the role, that work doesn’t go unnoticed....
Review: BOYS FROM THE BLACKSTUFF, Liverpool's Royal Court
by Sarah OHara - April 25, 2024 Following its sold out run in 2023, Boys from the Blackstuff has returned to Liverpool’s Royal Court, before the show transfers to the National Theatre in London and Garrick Theatre in the West End....
Review: PRELUDE TO A KISS Returns to South Coast Repertory as a World Premiere Musical
by Michael Quintos - April 23, 2024 Based on Craig Lucas' 1988 play and 1992 film adaptation of the same name, PRELUDE TO A KISS - THE MUSICAL is an admirable first attempt of a new musical that is, clearly, still a work-in-progress. In its current state, this genuinely charming but disjointed musical could use a sharp refocus and som...
Student Blog: Battling Imposter Syndrome
by Student Blogger: Grace Schofield - April 29, 2024 So yes, I still fall victim to feeling like an imposter, but once I get out of my head, I feel so much joy and love for the career that I am in and for the show that I’m in....
Kate Hudson Shares Single 'Gonna Find Out' Ahead of Debut Album 'Glorious'
by Josh Sharpe - April 29, 2024 Kate Hudson has just dropped a new single from her highly anticipated forthcoming debut album. Having spent the last glorious year preparing, Kate Hudson could only call her dozen song debut one thing: Glorious. From the commitment to writing songs to the exploration of what could be in the studio t... |