Scott Willits is originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota. He attended the Ailey/Fordham program and graduated with his B.F.A. in dance in NYC. He has performed in numerous productions and is currently an ensemble dancer playing Nachum/Yussel and understudies the Fiddler at Fiddler on the Roof Nationa...
Dancer Kei Tsuruharatani (Broadway's Jagged Little Pill) will be holding two movement workshops this May at Theatre Mu. The first is focused on body awareness and interpretation, with applications to all performing arts and general mindfulness, while the second is based more on ballet technique taug...
Created by Broadway dancers Joseph Corella and Jonathan Sandler, 567BROADWAY! is the totally original dance fitness workout for all levels that inspires movement, health, and happiness by harnessing the magic of musical theater song and dance....
BroadwayWorld talks to director Crystal Manich about her vibrant new production of 'West Side Story' at Opera San Jose, which runs April 16th to May 1st at the California Theatre. The Puerto-Rican born director brings her own heritage to this iconic piece of musical theater that she has loved since ...
Recently concluding performances at Theater for the New City, The UnAmerican questions the power that is supposedly given to those who believe they are above the consensus of the many. Directed by Joe John Battista, Solnik’s play follows the troubled triad of relationships between Marilyn Monroe, ...
What Will George Do?! is the playful tale of a dog who wants to be good but just can't resist temptation. Adapted from the Oh No, George! picture book by multi-award winning author and illustrator Chris Haughton and stage show by Can't Sit Still, this new digital pursuit is for every child (and adul...
Michael John LaChiusa's See What I Wanna See, a musical based on three short stories by the Japanese writer Ryunosuke Akutagawa, originally premiered Off-Broadway in 2005. Nominated for nine Drama Desk Awards, this compelling musical about lust, greed, murder, faith, and redemption sheds light on ...
Overture Center has announced Heidi Schreck's Tony Award nominated play and Pulitzer Prize finalist What the Constitution Means to Me will play in Capitol Theater on Saturday, Jan. 22 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Jan. 23 at 3 p.m. ...
The festival will merge metal, rock, rap, hip-hop, alternative and pop-punk genres for a weekend of performances by I Prevail, Parkway Drive, The Ghost Inside, Blackbear, Simple Plan, Sum 41, 2 Chainz, Rae Sremmurd, Trippie Redd, Tyga, Knocked Loose, The Maine, Princess Nokia, 3OH!3, and many more. ...
I believe that it is valuable to be an informed audience member when taking in new media in the theater. There is so much to learn beyond the source material, and all of it is vital to the greater art presented. Taking that time to be more knowledgeable in content you care about can allow for deeper...
The national tour of What the Constitution Means To Me, Heidi Schreck's Tony Award-nominated Pulitzer Prize finalist play, directed by Oliver Butler, relaunched this fall at the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis, MN on September 30, 2021, starring Cassie Beck in the leading role....
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BroadwayWorld's new interview series Back on Broadway is taking readers on the exciting journey of Broadway's return to the stage! Next up in the series is Richard Phillips, one of the youngest actors on Broadway right now, starring in Caroline, or Change....
Broadway in Detroit has announce that tickets for Heidi Schreck’s Tony Award nominated play and Pulitzer Prize finalist What the Constitution Means to Me will go on sale Friday, October 29, 2021. What the Constitution Means to Me will play Detroit’s Fisher Theatre for a limited three-week ...
Lizzie is a rock opera that reimagines the story behind the infamous Lizzie Borden — the primary suspect for the brutal murder of her father and stepmother in 1892 — with a cast of four powerhouse women, a quartet of Nashville’s best-known young actors who bring the characters to life under th...
There is a particular link with feelings and our daily life, emotions are not exhibited from time to time, they are everywhere and what a great tribute to pay them on stage. We are what we are every day, day in and day out....
Hair, running through September 25th at Circle Theatre in Grand Rapids, is a real blast to a very specific era - and we wanted to catch up with the crew in charge of putting together that look for this latest production. Below we're chatting with the design team!...
Safely returning to live performance, Pony World Theatre presents the West Coast premiere of What We Were by Blake Hackler at 12th Ave Arts in Seattle's Capitol Hill district. ...
We've reached out to 19 of our college student bloggers to see how their colleges and universities are planning to create a safe environment with classes, on campus activities and the impacts on performing arts courses and productions, along with vaccine and mask mandates....
The Muny’s 103rd season closes next week with a production of Kander and Ebb’s classic musical Chicago. J. Harrison Ghee returns to The Muny to lead the company as Velma Kelly. Ghee was last seen at The Muny as Lola in Kinky Boots in 2019. Broadway World sat down with Ghee to learn about returni...
Hunter Theater Project presents an Independent Theater Production of WHAT HAPPENED?: THE MICHAELS ABROAD, a world premiere play and the final in the Rhinebeck Panorama, written and directed by Tony Award winner Richard Nelson. ...
What is Marlon’s life-long fear? Exactly what you would expect: people with outie belly buttons....
This production invites the audience to experience all the turbulence of emotions through two human bodies by using Butoh (a Japanese avant-garde dance form), visual art and film. Online Virtual Performance on Zoom, August 13th, 22nd and 27th at 6pm(PDT)/9pm(EDT)....
South Street Seaport Museum has announced Opera In Depth: Exploring What Lies Beneath, a virtual discussion on Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at 7:30pm, in advance of On Site Opera's upcoming production of What Lies Beneath specifically designed for the 1885 tall ship Wavertree. ...
I don't believe in anticipating the possible impending downfall of my career and everything I've worked for. I feel when you prepare a plan B, you've already accepted the failure of plan A. Anything is possible until it isn't, so don't sell yourself short. I've been through a few 'plans' or ideas of...
