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Auli‘i Cravalho talks about joining QUEERING THE GALA: A BENEFIT FOR RING OF KEYS Photo Auli‘i Cravalho talks about joining QUEERING THE GALA: A BENEFIT FOR RING OF KEYS
by A.A. Cristi - January 23, 2024

Auli'i Cravalho joins 'Queering The Gala: A benefit for Ring Of Keys' alongside other artists to celebrate the sixth anniversary of Ring Of Keys, a national network of queer women, trans, and gender non-conforming professional artists in musical theatre. The event will take place on January 29th at ...
Baltimore's WYPR to Stream Edgar Allan Poe's THE MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE This Month Photo Baltimore's WYPR to Stream Edgar Allan Poe's THE MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE This Month
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 12, 2024

Baltimore NPR Affiliate WYPR Streams Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” this month. Learn more details!...
Interview: Donna McKechnie Remembers Her Friend Chita Rivera and Looks Ahead to WICKE Photo Interview: Donna McKechnie Remembers Her Friend Chita Rivera and Looks Ahead to WICKED
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 02, 2024

BroadwayWorld spoke with Donna McKechnie as she shares her memories and thoughts on working alongside the iconic Chita Rivera. Discover the magic behind their friendship and the impact Chita had on the theater community....
A THOUSAND PINES Set To Premiere On Independent Lens in April Photo A THOUSAND PINES Set To Premiere On Independent Lens in April
by Michael Major - March 04, 2024

“A Thousand Pines,” the intimate documentary following a season of Oaxacan tree planters traveling the United States, directed and produced by Noam Osband and Sebastián Díaz, explores the hidden world of guest workers regrowing America's forests and the challenges the workers and their families face...
TROLLS BAND TOGETHER Sets Digital, DVD & Blu-Ray Release Photo TROLLS BAND TOGETHER Sets Digital, DVD & Blu-Ray Release
by Michael Major - January 09, 2024

The dazzling new talent lending their voices to the franchise include Grammy nominee Camila Cabello (Cinderella), Eric André (Sing 2), Emmy Award winner Amy Schumer (Trainwreck), Grammy winner and Tony nominee Andrew Rannells (The Book of Mormon), Golden Globe nominee Troye Sivan (“The Idol”), Gramm...
Interview: 'Everyone is Blown Away By the Spectacle': Actor Oliver Ormson on FROZEN T Photo Interview: 'Everyone is Blown Away By the Spectacle': Actor Oliver Ormson on FROZEN THE MUSICAL, Audience Reaction and Acting with Sincerity
by Kat Mokrynski - November 02, 2023

BroadwayWorld spoke with Oliver Ormson, who returns for a second year to play the role of Prince Hans of the Southern Isles. We discussed what it has been like taking on a character from the beloved animated movie, how the musical expands upon the original, and fun audience reactions!...
Interview: 'I'm in Awe of Everyone Every Day': Patrick Gibson on Cooking on Stage and Photo Interview: 'I'm in Awe of Everyone Every Day': Patrick Gibson on Cooking on Stage and Returning to the World of Lynn Nottage in CLYDE'S
by Kat Mokrynski - October 16, 2023

BroadwayWorld sat down with Patrick Gibson, who played Jason in SWEAT back in 2019 at the Donmar Warehouse and returns to the same venue to play the same character....
Review: UNFORTUNATE: THE UNTOLD STORY OF URSULA THE SEA WITCH, Southwark Playhouse El Photo Review: UNFORTUNATE: THE UNTOLD STORY OF URSULA THE SEA WITCH, Southwark Playhouse Elephant
by Kat Mokrynski - December 15, 2023

Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch, written by Robyn Grant and Daniel Foxx with music by Tim Gilvin, tells the “true” story of Ursula, starting from her childhood and ending with what happens after The Little Mermaid (both 1989 and 2023)....
Photos: Inside Rehearsal For the UK Tour of WICKED Photo Photos: Inside Rehearsal For the UK Tour of WICKED
by Stephi Wild - November 07, 2023

All new rehearsal photos have been released from the new UK touring cast of WICKED. Check out the photos here!...
WICKED Welcomes 12 Millionth Visitor to London's Apollo Victoria Theatre Photo WICKED Welcomes 12 Millionth Visitor to London's Apollo Victoria Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 10, 2024

'WICKED' celebrated its 12 millionth visitor at London's Apollo Victoria Theatre. Get all the details!...
Review: METAMORPHOSIS, Lyric Hammersmith Photo Review: METAMORPHOSIS, Lyric Hammersmith
by Alexander Cohen - February 07, 2024

Frantic Assembly’s new version, penned by Lemn Sissay, may be poetically vivid and visually mesmerising, but it is terminally plagued by dramatic inertia. Without that key ingredient, the production melts into the looming shadows. An expressionistic mess. But a beautiful one to watch unravel....
Auli‘i Cravalho talks about joining QUEERING THE GALA: A BENEFIT FOR RING OF KEYS Photo Auli‘i Cravalho talks about joining QUEERING THE GALA: A BENEFIT FOR RING OF KEYS
by A.A. Cristi - January 23, 2024

Auli'i Cravalho joins 'Queering The Gala: A benefit for Ring Of Keys' alongside other artists to celebrate the sixth anniversary of Ring Of Keys, a national network of queer women, trans, and gender non-conforming professional artists in musical theatre. The event will take place on January 29th at ...
Tom Mula's JACOB MARLEY'S CHRISTMAS CAROL to be Presented at Theater At Monmouth This Photo Tom Mula's JACOB MARLEY'S CHRISTMAS CAROL to be Presented at Theater At Monmouth This Holiday Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 13, 2023

Theater at Monmouth's 54th year will conclude with the return of Tom Mula's comedic take on a Holiday favorite, Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol Featuring Paul Haley. ...
Guest Blog: Actor James Gaddas on the Importance of the Writer's Presence in ONE LAST Photo Guest Blog: Actor James Gaddas on the Importance of the Writer's Presence in ONE LAST PUSH
by Guest Author - February 15, 2024

When I was offered a role in One Last Push, at Salisbury Playhouse, a major selling point, was that it was written by Chris Chibnall. I know Chris’s work from TV – Dr Who, Broadchurch, Life on Mars and more, but until this point hadn’t realised, he was also a highly skilled playwright....
Review: SAME TEAM, Traverse Theatre Photo Review: SAME TEAM, Traverse Theatre
by Natalie O'Donoghue - December 17, 2023

Five women have come together with one goal, one dream. Coming from very different backgrounds in life they have to work together as a team if they want to do what no one from Scotland has ever done before. To win the Homeless World Cup, and bring the trophy home....
Review: 'MASTER HAROLD'...AND THE BOYS at Irish Classical Theatre Photo Review: 'MASTER HAROLD'...AND THE BOYS at Irish Classical Theatre
by Michael Rabice - November 20, 2023

As the audience grew restless awaiting the start of the play, the near twenty minute delay had me wondering if there would even be a production. Luckily, the play started and the wait, though unexplained, was worth it. Buffalo's Irish Classical Theatre's production of Athol Fugard's riveting 'MASTER...
Interview: 'Breaking the Fourth Wall is the Best Thing Ever!': Actor Nancy Crane on T Photo Interview: 'Breaking the Fourth Wall is the Best Thing Ever!': Actor Nancy Crane on Taking on Toxic Masculinity in A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE
by Aliya Al-Hassan - October 13, 2023

Headlong Theatre's production of A View From The Bridge has just opened at Chichester Festival Theatre. Arthur Miller’s compelling drama follows the anti-hero Eddie Carbone as his world collapses through betrayal, jealousy, and desire. BroadwayWorld spoke with Nancy Crane about taking on the iconic ...
Review: RIDE THE CYCLONE at Theatre South Playhouse Photo Review: RIDE THE CYCLONE at Theatre South Playhouse
by Joseph Harrison - March 03, 2024

It is hard to tell when a piece of pop culture is going to have a cult following. Would Richard O’Brien have believed you back in 1973 when THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW premiered in London if you told him that his quirky, but outrageously fun, musical would still be creating midnight madness all around the...
TINA: THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL Dazzles Nashville Audiences With Tribute to 'The Queen Photo TINA: THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL Dazzles Nashville Audiences With Tribute to 'The Queen of Rock and Roll'
by Jeffrey Ellis - February 16, 2024

Now onstage at Tennessee Performing Arts Center’s Andrew Jackson Theatre, through Sunday, February 18, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical gives the full biographical jukebox musical treatment to one of Tennessee’s most talented exports and favorite daughters. ...
Philadelphia's First Holiday Haunted House To Debut In Manayunk At Lincoln Mill Photo Philadelphia's First Holiday Haunted House To Debut In Manayunk At Lincoln Mill
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 28, 2023

Philadelphia's First Holiday Haunted House to Debut in Manayunk at Lincoln Mill. Get your tickets now for this one-night-only event on December 16th....
Review: THE BOY, Soho Theatre Photo Review: THE BOY, Soho Theatre
by Gary Naylor - October 20, 2023

Joakim Daun’s new play, made with extensive migrant input, is an often funny, sometimes heartrending tale of adjusting to changing circumstances born of tragedy and fear...
Review: THE BROTHERS PARANORMAL at Olney Theatre Center Photo Review: THE BROTHERS PARANORMAL at Olney Theatre Center
by Ken Kemp - October 08, 2023

This ghost will flat out scare the bejeebers out of you!...
Interview: 'It Brings a Lot of Joy': Actors Charlie Russell, Greg Tannahill, Nancy Za Photo Interview: 'It Brings a Lot of Joy': Actors Charlie Russell, Greg Tannahill, Nancy Zamit on Returning to PETER PAN GOES WRONG
by Kat Mokrynski - December 14, 2023

BroadwayWorld sat down to chat with some of original Mischief Theatre group - Charlie Russell, Greg Tannahill and Nancy Zamit, who are all back in the show on the West End for the festive season....
Review: BROTHER SISTER CYBORG SPACE at Raven Theatre Photo Review: BROTHER SISTER CYBORG SPACE at Raven Theatre
by Zac Thriffiley - February 13, 2024

Paul Michael Thomson's newest dramedy BROTHER SISTER CYBORG SPACE, now receiving its world premiere at Raven Theatre, occasionally loses itself in a flood of introspection. But it's buoyed along by a cast of thoughtful and charismatic performers....
Review: TICK, TICK ...BOOM! at John F. Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts Photo Review: TICK, TICK ...BOOM! at John F. Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts
by Pamela Roberts - January 31, 2024

Tick, tick …BOOM! is a raw and moving semi-autobiographical musical by Rent's Jonathan Larson. The Kennedy Center revisits the work with a spiffy new Broadway Center Stage production directed by Neil Patrick Harris and brings together three of Broadway’s most exciting and award-winning talents: Bran...




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