BWW Review: BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROL KING MUSICAL at ASU Gammage
by Lee Cooley - November 25, 2016 Thanks to @BwayAmerica for sharing Julia Knitel as Carole King with Phoenix @ASUGammage. #SomeKindOfWonderful...
Broadway Backstory Release Two HAMILTON Season Premiere Episodes
by Theater People Podcast - September 21, 2017 The first two episodes of season 2 cover the Tony and Pulitzer Prize winning musical HAMILTON. The episodes feature interviews with Lin-Manuel Miranda, director Thomas Kail, Producers Jeffrey Seller and Oskar Eustis, actors Phillipa Soo, Renee Elise Goldsberry, and Ariana DeBose, and other members o...
Lin-Manuel Miranda Chats IN THE HEIGHTS for Premiere Episodes of BROADWAY BACKSTORY Podcast
by BWW News Desk - November 17, 2016 TodayTix, the fast-growing ticketing startup on a mission to redefine the way people see theater, today launched the first documentary style theater podcast, Broadway Backstory. In partnership with Patrick Hinds, founder of the popular Theater People podcast, both new-to-theater millennials and the ...
BWW Review: WOYZECK, Old Vic
by Jenny Gilbert - May 25, 2017 The very survival into the 21st century of an unfinished play written by a 23-year-old in 1836 is an extraordinary thing, made more extraordinary by the grimness of its subject. Even to call Georg Buchner's text a play - 'the world's first working-class tragedy' - is a bit of a stretch....
Disney Channel to Debut Movie Event ELENA AND THE SECRET OF AVALOR, 11/20
by BWW News Desk - November 20, 2016 ELENA AND THE SECRET OF AVALOR a special television movie event, premieres as a special simulcast SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20 (7:00-8:05 p.m. EST), on Disney Channel and Disney Junior....
Broadwaysted Podcast Welcomes King of Theatrical Podcast Media, Patrick Hinds
by Broadwaysted - January 03, 2017 Happy New Year Broadwaysted fans! We're so excited to kick off the year with a podcast crossover explosion as we pour out Makers Mark and Ginger with Podcast Prince Patrick Hinds! Patrick spills about his three brilliant podcasts: the long-running Theater People, the official BroadwayCon Podcast, an...
Darren Criss' Solo Indie EP 'Homework' Now Available for Pre-Sale
by Caryn Robbins - November 28, 2017 Emmy-nominated artist and actor Darren Criss announced this morning of the release of his solo indie EP entitled 'Homework.' This is his first solo project in over seven years....
The Royal Players Present BOY HERO: THE STORY OF DAVID O. DODD
by BWW News Desk - October 06, 2016 In honor of the 170th anniversary of the birth of David O. Dodd in 1846, the Royal Players of the historic Royal Theatre in Benton will produce a new fact-based play about Dodd. ...
Go Behind the Scenes of THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA with 'Broadway Backstory' Podcast
by Theater People Podcast - October 24, 2017 On Tuesday, October 24, Broadway Backstory podcast released the fifth episode of the show's second season. The episode covers the 2005 musical THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA. The documentary-style podcast traces the show's journey from a 1960 novella by Elizabeth Spencer to musical idea briefly considered ...
Let It Snow! FROZEN Producer Dishes on What's Next for the Franchise
by A.A. Cristi - March 31, 2017 Disney is hard at work figuring out what comes next for the Frozen franchise. Entertainment Weekly recently spoke to the film's producer, Peter Del Vecho, and asked him to ask how are things coming along on the highly anticipated sequel. ...
VIDEO: COME FROM AWAY's Jenn Colella Performs 'Me and the Sky' on 'Theater Talk'
by Caryn Robbins - April 17, 2017 Yesterday's edition of THEATER TALK featured playwright Paula Vogel discussing the odyssey of her new play, INDECENT and the cast and creatives of the new Broadway musical, COME FROM AWAY....
Darren Criss' Solo Indie EP 'Homework' Now Available for Pre-Sale
by Caryn Robbins - November 28, 2017 Emmy-nominated artist and actor Darren Criss announced this morning of the release of his solo indie EP entitled 'Homework.' This is his first solo project in over seven years....
BWW Interview: PRODUCER & WRITER PHIL DAVIS, SR.
by Mark C. Lloyd - July 23, 2017 PRODUCER & WRITER PHIL DAVIS, SR....
New Turbo-Charged Episodes of CNBC's JAY LENO'S GARAGE Premiere 11/9
by Caryn Robbins - October 11, 2016 CNBC'sJAY LENO'S GARAGE is back in high gear premiering Wednesday, November 9 at 10PM ET/PT on CNBC....
WICKED Surpasses PHANTOM OF THE THE OPERA at Broadway Box Office
by Caryn Robbins - July 11, 2017 WICKED is flying high at the Broadway box office. The long-running musical has hit $1 billion faster than any other show in Broadway history, surpassing THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA at the Broadway box office....
Rupert Holmes Developing NAME THAT TUNE Stage Musical
by Nicole Rosky - March 07, 2017 Prestige Entertainment Group has announced their development of a new Broadway theatrical musical based on Name That Tune, Harry Salter's legendary game show that pitted contestants against each other over knowledge of popular songs. As one of the world's most cherished game show brands, fans will b...
Comedy Central Records Releases 'Solomon Georgio: Homonegro Superior', Today
by BWW News Desk - October 20, 2017 Comedy Central Records announces the digital release of Solomon Georgio: Homon gro Superior today, October 20....
BILLY ELLIOT, MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG and MEMPHIS Headline Porchlight Music Theatre's 2017-18 Season
by BWW News Desk - February 28, 2017 Michael Weber, artistic director of Porchlight Music Theatre, has announced Porchlight Music Theatre's 2017 - 2018 mainstage season....
Go Behind the Scenes of THE GREAT COMET with 'Broadway Backstory' Podcast
by Theater People Podcast - October 03, 2017 On Tuesday, October 3rd Broadway Backstory podcast podcast presents their episode on NATASHA, PIERRE, & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812. Broadway Backstory is a documentary-style podcast which, through conversations with writers, composers, producers, actors, directors and more, finds out how shows develop ...
BWW Blog: Jennifer Rudin - FREEWAY - One Day Until Opening Night!
by Guest Blogger: Jennifer Rudin - February 02, 2017 My ten-minute play FREEWAY opens on Friday night as part of Eclectic Evening of Shorts X: Boxers & Briefs...
BWW Review: JAM, Finborough Theatre
by Gary Naylor - May 27, 2017 Jam, Matt Parvin's first play, shows promise but cannot overcome its structural and narrative problems to deliver its full potential....
WICKED Surpasses PHANTOM OF THE THE OPERA at Broadway Box Office
by Caryn Robbins - July 11, 2017 WICKED is flying high at the Broadway box office. The long-running musical has hit $1 billion faster than any other show in Broadway history, surpassing THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA at the Broadway box office....
Backstory of Belle's Mother Revealed in BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Live-Action Film
by Caryn Robbins - March 16, 2017 The studio's new live-action adaptation of the film will include a new subplot featuring a flashback to Belle's early days and an explanation for her mother's demise....
ON BROADWAY Host Stuart Brown to Host Pre-Show Chat at the Palace Theater
by A.A. Cristi - September 30, 2016 Dr. Stuart Brown, Director of Student Services at the UConn-Waterbury Campus, a devotee of off-Broadway and Broadway productions for over 45 years and host of the radio program 'On Broadway' heard over WRTC-FM, 89.3, on Sundays from 5:30-6:30PM for over 20 years, will be offering his unique insights...
Circus Oz Collaborates with the Best Rock Band in the World
by A.A. Cristi - November 14, 2017 Artistic Director Rob Tannion is creating an original circus rock opera with Berlin's Prince and Princess of art rock and Europop, Otto & Astrid from the band Die Roten Punkte, featuring the evocative physicality of Circus Oz acrobats.... |