Review: Musikal Masih Ada and the Turbulent Lives of Cancer Patients
by Rakaputra Paputungan - May 01, 2024 On April 23rd 2024, Yayasan Kanker Indonesia (Indonesian Cancer Foundation) produced the original musical Musikal Masih Ada (Still Remains the Musical), in collaboration with Taman Ismail Marzuki, Jakpro, and new performing arts company Adpro. The musical ran for two shows at Graha Bhakti Budaya, Ja...
Review: GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY at Bass Concert Hall
by Victoria Schwarz - April 25, 2024 As many students of history know, 1929 was the beginning of a chaotic, and often tragic, decade for the United States. Seven months after a small stock market crash and recovery on March 25, the bottom fell out....
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Unveils 2024/25 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 03, 2024 The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra has revealed its 2024/25 season. See the performances and learn how to purchase tickets to the season....
Interview: VARLA JEAN MERMAN of STAND BY YOUR DRAG at MATCH
by Brett Cullum - April 28, 2024 I live in Florida, and I love Florida; Florida has amazing people and an amazing LGBTQ community, but, as you know, the government really isn't on our side there. When the drag bans started to happen, it really freaked you out because it happened like suddenly you weren't allowed to perform outside ...
Scoop: Coming Up on FARMER WANTS A WIFE on FOX - Thursday, May 9, 2024
by TV Scoop - May 02, 2024 Get all the scoop on FARMER WANTS A WIFE, airing on FOX on Thursday, May 9, 2024! It’s decision time with hearts on the line as the farmersmake their final choices between the two ladies that remain, picking the one they think they have a future with, in hopes of an everlasting love story. Watch a v...
Broadway Streaming Guide: May 2024 - Where to Watch BRIDGERTON & More
by Josh Sharpe - May 01, 2024 This May, Broadway fans can spring into action with new albums, concerts, and television shows to binge. From the new version of Doctor Who starring Ncuti Gatwa to the recording of Stephen Sondheim's final musical, check out what's coming to streaming services this month!...
Guest Blog: 'This is a Timeless Story': Performer Ofra Daniel on the London Premiere of Her Show, A SONG OF SONGS
by Guest Author - April 26, 2024 A Song of Songs is not your typical musical theatre - but definitely a play with lots of music. The production is nestled in a traditional Middle Eastern beat, infused with the flamenco of Andalusia and klezmer – a real fusion of world music. My vision is now coming to life with the help of a brilli...
Review: AMADEUS at Theatre On The Bay
by Faeron Wheeler - April 28, 2024 AMADEUS by Peter Shaffer is widely regarded as an absolute classic play from the 20th century. The words flow off the page with a rise and fall that can mimic great music - exactly what is needed to tell the story of the rivalry between Mozart and Salieri. What I loved most about this offering from ...
Review: WIPEOUT Rides a Wave of Success at B Street Theatre
by Courtney Symes - April 26, 2024 The B Street Theatre has been riding a wave of hit after hit, continuing with Aurora Real de Asua’s surfing comedy, Wipeout. Set in one of my favorite locales, Santa Cruz, Wipeout explores the friendship between three unique women. Rolling surfboards, a hunky instructor, and the bluntness that comes...
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...
Betty Buckley Animated Short THE MAYFLY to Screen at Tribeca Festival in June
by Josh Sharpe - April 25, 2024 The Mayfly, an animated short film by Tony Award-winning stage and screen icon Betty Buckley, who has created, written, and narrated the short, will screen at the 2024 Tribeca Festival June 5-16, 2024. The Mayfly is the story of Megalyn Mayfly, who goes against all expectations and dedicates her sho...
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...
Interview: Simon Godwin on How MACBETH Can Connect to Audiences Today
by Josh Sharpe - April 29, 2024 Simon Godwin is no stranger to the work of Shakespeare. Until May 5, his production of Macbeth is playing in D.C. with a cast led by Ralph Fiennes and Indira Varma. The film version of this same production will hit theaters on May 2. BroadwayWorld sat down with Godwin to discuss his take on Shakespe...
Performing Arts Houston Reveals 2024/25 Season
by Stephi Wild - May 01, 2024 Season highlights include a new Global Voices Music Series celebrating traditions from around the world and a limited engagement with illusionist Scott Silven that will transform the Eldorado Ballroom into an immersive Scottish Victorian dinner theater. ...
Florida Rep Education to Present Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST in May
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 01, 2024 Florida Rep’s Education Conservatory Program will present Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast”. Lear how to purchase tickets....
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: 'It's a Real Behemoth of a Role: Actor Rosie Sheehy on Capital Punishment, Misogyny and Fatigue in Sophie Treadwell's MACHINAL
by Kat Mokrynski - May 02, 2024 Recently, we had the chance to talk with Rosie Sheehy about taking on the role of Helen Jones, or “The Young Woman,” in Machinal. We discussed what compelled her to join this production, what it is like being a part of a work based on the real life of a woman and what she hopes audiences take away f...
Broadway Streaming Guide: May 2024 - Where to Watch BRIDGERTON & More
by Josh Sharpe - May 01, 2024 This May, Broadway fans can spring into action with new albums, concerts, and television shows to binge. From the new version of Doctor Who starring Ncuti Gatwa to the recording of Stephen Sondheim's final musical, check out what's coming to streaming services this month!...
Review: BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING STORY at Argenta Contemporary Theatre
by Theresa Bertram - April 30, 2024 What did our critic think of BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING STORY at Argenta Contemporary Theatre?...
Holly Humberstone Collaborates with Medium Build and Tiny Habits on Reimagined Versions of Her Songs
by Josh Sharpe - May 03, 2024 Award-winning singer songwriter Holly Humberstone has released reimagined versions of her favorite songs from critically acclaimed debut album Paint My Bedroom Black. Inviting friends and peers on her journey, Humberstone premieres new versions of “Cocoon” featuring singer/songwriter Medium Build an...
Photos: First Look at HURRICANE DIANE at People's Light
by Stephi Wild - April 30, 2024 From May 1 to 19, Malvern-based theatre People’s Light will begin its Series 2 productions with the regional premiere of the Obie Award-winning play Hurricane Diane by Pulitzer Prize finalist Madeleine George....
Anna Tivel Premieres New Single 'Desperation' Ahead of Album
by Josh Sharpe - April 25, 2024 Portland, Oregon-based artist Anna Tivel is set to return with her sixth studio album, Living Thing, on May 31, 2024 via Fluff & Gravy Records (Margo Cilker, Kassi Valazza, Jeffrey Martin). With the release of her third single Desperation, Tivel offers, 'Future vision is forever married to imaginati...
Review: Fairie Dust and Unforgettable Adventures Await With PETER PAN Flying Through at Straz Center
by Drew Eberhard - May 02, 2024 Sir J.M. Barrie’s classic tale and 1904 play, tells the story of reference to Native Americans who inhabit a fictitious island known as Neverland. Referred to as “Piccaninny Warriors,” include Tiger Lily and her tribe as they steal pockets from the Lost Boys and try to claim the island as their own,...
Interview: NIC & DESI - BROADWAY TO HOLLYWOOD at Oscars Palm Springs
by Charlie Thomas - May 01, 2024 A pair of “Superheroes in Love” will bring their quadruple threat talents to Oscars Palm Springs for one night only May 11th at 7PM (Dinner and Drink service begins at 5:30pm). Nicolas Dromard and Desiree Davar, Winners of 2023 BroadwayWorld NYC Cabaret Awards as “Best Duo”, bring their high octane...
Ra Ra Riot Release First New Song in Five Years With 'The Wish'
by Josh Sharpe - May 01, 2024 Ra Ra Riot is excited to be releasing their first new music in five years, with their single “The Wish”. The release comes just a day before Ra Ra Riot plays a few Northeast headline shows – May 2nd at the 9:30 Club in DC, May 3rd at Royale in Boston and May 4th at Brooklyn Steel in Brooklyn, NY. Th... |