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THIS IS NOT HAPPENING


Hosted by Ari Shaffir, This Is Not Happening features long-form storytelling from stand-up comedians. From Keegan-Michael Key spending a day as a crackhead's chauffeur to Steve Rannazzisi drunkenly instigating a fight with an armed man in a convenience store parking lot to Joe Rogan getting caught in a hotel fire, these comedians

22nd Annual California Watermelon Festival Returns In June Photo 22nd Annual California Watermelon Festival Returns In June
by A.A. Cristi - April 29, 2024

Join the 22nd Annual California Watermelon Festival for a family-friendly celebration of summer with over 100,000 pounds of all-you-can-eat watermelon, live music, arts and crafts, and fun games. Happening at Hansen Dam Recreation Area on June 22 and 23, 2024....
Russell Crowe to Bring 'Indoor Garden Party' to New Jersey Performing Arts Center Photo Russell Crowe to Bring 'Indoor Garden Party' to New Jersey Performing Arts Center
by Josh Sharpe - April 23, 2024

In August 2024, Russell Crowe will be playing music and bringing the band back to the United States for the first time since 2012. He will appear at NJPAC on Sunday, August 11 at 7:00 PM. An “Indoor Garden Party” is, he says, “an event, a band, a happening. It’s fluid. The personnel changes, but it’...
Penn Live Arts Unveils 24/25 Season Featuring World, US & Philadelphia Premieres Photo Penn Live Arts Unveils 24/25 Season Featuring World, US & Philadelphia Premieres
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 23, 2024

Discover the exciting 24/25 season of PENN LIVE ARTS, featuring world, U.S., and Philadelphia premieres. Learn how to purchase tickets. ...
Interview: Student Spotlight - Neely Hebert Directs Alice By Heart Photo Interview: Student Spotlight - Neely Hebert Directs Alice By Heart
by Courtney Symes - April 08, 2024

The future of theatre is in good hands. Neely Hebert, a senior at Rio Americano, is making a name for herself in the world of entertainment. While her focus is on film, she is also forging a path on the stage. In our first Sacramento Student Spotlight, BroadwayWorld talks to Neely about her new show...
Comedian Rajiv Satyal To Premiere Standup Comedy Special at the Angelika Film Center Photo Comedian Rajiv Satyal To Premiere Standup Comedy Special at the Angelika Film Center & Café
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 09, 2024

First-generation Indian American comedian, Rajiv Satyal, is set to premiere his standup comedy special, ALL OVER THE PLACE at the Angelika Film Center & Café in New York City. Learn how to purchase tickets. ...
National Black Theatre And The Apollo Announce Renewal Of THE GATHERING: A COLLECTIVE Photo National Black Theatre And The Apollo Announce Renewal Of THE GATHERING: A COLLECTIVE SONIC RING SHOUT
by A.A. Cristi - April 12, 2024

Explore the renewed collaboration between the National Black Theatre and The Apollo, as they announce the return of THE GATHERING: A COLLECTIVE SONIC RING SHOUT, a transcendent theatrical experience....
Anastasia Coope Shares Third Single/Video 'Sorghum' Photo 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...
Interview: Megan McGinnis of BEETLEJUICE National Tour Photo Interview: Megan McGinnis of BEETLEJUICE National Tour
by Melissa Heckscher - April 15, 2024

BroadwayWorld spoke with Broadway alumn Megan McGinnis about coming back to SoCal, doing an exorcism in front of her 7-year-old son, and keeping a straight face while acting alongside Justin Collette’s Beetlejuice.  ...
Interview: THE GREAT GATSBY's Samantha Pauly Talks Originating Another Role on Broadw Photo Interview: THE GREAT GATSBY's Samantha Pauly Talks Originating Another Role on Broadway
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 27, 2024

Read BroadwayWorld's interview with Samantha Pauly as she discusses starring as Jordan Baker in The Great Gatsby on Broadway. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets!...
Review: DON'T. MAKE. TEA. Tron Theatre, Glasgow Photo Review: DON'T. MAKE. TEA. Tron Theatre, Glasgow
by Natalie O'Donoghue - April 12, 2024

Another bloody serious comedy from BOP, makers of the hilarious My Left Right Foot – The Musical....
Russell Crowe to Bring 'Indoor Garden Party' to New Jersey Performing Arts Center Photo Russell Crowe to Bring 'Indoor Garden Party' to New Jersey Performing Arts Center
by Josh Sharpe - April 23, 2024

In August 2024, Russell Crowe will be playing music and bringing the band back to the United States for the first time since 2012. He will appear at NJPAC on Sunday, August 11 at 7:00 PM. An “Indoor Garden Party” is, he says, “an event, a band, a happening. It’s fluid. The personnel changes, but it’...
Review: THE MUSIC MAN at Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire IL Photo Review: THE MUSIC MAN at Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire IL
by Tina St. Angelo Wetzel - April 22, 2024

The newest production at Marriott Lincolnshire is Meredith Willson’s classic and beloved The Music Man. Director/choreographer Katie Spelman has stayed true to the script and has made the fictional town of River City – based on Willson’s hometown of Mason City, Iowa – come to life....
Interview: Adriana Scalice of SIX at Proctors Photo Interview: Adriana Scalice of SIX at Proctors
by Jared West - May 01, 2024

Starting on Tuesday, May 7th, the six queens of SIX the musical will be in town for a week performing the hit Broadway show about the six wives of Henry VIII. Among them is 23-year-old Upstate native Adriana Scalice, who dazzles audiences with her portrayal of one of history's most intriguing monarc...
Interview: Simon Godwin on How MACBETH Can Connect to Audiences Today Photo 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...
Exclusive: Michael Feinstein on Bringing RAINBOW: THE NEW JUDY GARLAND MUSICAL to the Photo Exclusive: Michael Feinstein on Bringing RAINBOW: THE NEW JUDY GARLAND MUSICAL to the Mark Taper Forum
by Joshua Wright - April 10, 2024

Ahead of his third appearance at the Mark Taper Forum under the banner Feinstein's at the Taper, BroadwayWorld sat down to chat with Michael Feinstein about the upcoming performance of RAINBOW: The New Judy Garland Musical on Saturday, April 13 at 8PM....
Interview: Director/Set Designer Jeff G. Rack Deliciously Sparking POWER AND LIGHT at Photo Interview: Director/Set Designer Jeff G. Rack Deliciously Sparking POWER AND LIGHT at Theatre 40
by Gil Kaan - April 14, 2024

The world premiere of John Strysik’s Power and Light is currently running in rep at Theatre 40. Jeff G. Rack directs this story of Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla in the beginnings of electricity with the cast of David Hunt Stafford, Eric Keitel, Warren Davis, John Combs, Richard Large, Bailey Castle...
Interview: Dr. Noreen Green, Conductor of the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony Photo 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...
Interview: Avon Native John Ambrosino Makes his Broadway Debut in THE WHO'S TOMMY Photo Interview: Avon Native John Ambrosino Makes his Broadway Debut in THE WHO'S TOMMY
by R. Scott Reedy - April 19, 2024

While a student at Thayer Academy in Braintree, actor, singer, and director John Ambrosino saw his earliest Broadway shows – from “Sunset Boulevard” to “Victor/Victoria” and, in his senior year, “Titanic” with Brian D’Arcy James, brother of the school’s then Head of Drama, Anne James....
Interview: Measha Brueggergosman-Lee of Opera Atelier's ALL IS LOVE Photo Interview: Measha Brueggergosman-Lee of Opera Atelier's ALL IS LOVE
by Ilana Lucas - April 08, 2024

BroadwayWorld Toronto spoke to ALL IS LOVE star Brueggergosman-Lee about her love for the show and the company, the importance of taking risks, and how her upcoming Governor General’s Lifetime Achievement Award is really an encouragement to keep creating....
Illumination Light Art Festival to Return to Lower Manhattan Photo Illumination Light Art Festival to Return to Lower Manhattan
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 19, 2024

Illumination Light Art Festival, a free, public event for all ages produced by IlluminationNYC, is returning for its Spring showcase in 2024. Learn more!...
Review: BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING STORY at Argenta Contemporary Theatre Photo 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?...
Review Roundup: THE OUTSIDERS Opens On Broadway Photo Review Roundup: THE OUTSIDERS Opens On Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - April 11, 2024

S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders has made the jump from page to stage and is opening on Broadway tonight at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. The critics stopped by to see what the musical take on the literary classic has in store for audiences! Read the reviews!...
Review: DANCE ON ENSEMBLE, Sadler's Wells Photo Review: DANCE ON ENSEMBLE, Sadler's Wells
by Matthew Paluch - April 18, 2024

“When are we old? How can experience and embodied knowledge be brought into creative play? And what is the role of dance in questioning the idealisation of youth in our culture?” ...
Interview: Theatre Life with Judy Kuhn Photo Interview: Theatre Life with Judy Kuhn
by Elliot Lanes - April 15, 2024

Today’s subject Judy Kuhn is known to musical theatre aficionados from her performances in Rags, Chess, Fun Home and more on Broadway. Currently this off the charts performer is living her theatre life at Arena Stage in Unknown Soldier in the role of Lucy Anderson. The production runs through May 5t...
Warrington Music Fest Will Return With a Headline Set By The Ambersons Photo Warrington Music Fest Will Return With a Headline Set By The Ambersons
by Stephi Wild - April 26, 2024

Warrington Music Festival is back next month and this year it's even bigger with two stages in prime position in the town centre....




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