Disney Channel Announces 'Disney Channel Summer Sing-Along' and 'Radio Disney Presents ARDYs Summer Playlist'
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 25, 2020 Harnessing the unifying power of music, Disney Channel is presenting a night of entertainment for kids and families with two music specials featuring a bevy of fan-favorite Disney Channel stars, past and present, along with celebrity guests and popular artists....
Disney Channel Announces Earth Day Programming
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 15, 2020 Disney Channel will commemorate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day and the 25th anniversary of the Disney Conservation Fund with special interstitials highlighting the animal care and wildlife conservation efforts led by Cast Members at Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park beginning MONDAY, APRIL 20....
VIDEO: Joshua Turchin's The Early Night Show Features Carly Gendell, Sarah McKinley Austin, and Malea Emma
by Stephi Wild - July 01, 2020 The Early Night Show with Joshua Turchin- Virtual Edition (Corona Cabaret) releases a new episode today. Season three, episode fifteen....
Brandy Will Play Cinderella Again in New DESCENDANTS Installment
by Michael Major - November 21, 2022 Brandy Norwood will return to the role of Cinderella, which she first played in Disney’s 1997 “Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella,” in a new installment to the Descendants musical franchise on Disney+. She joins Rita Ora, China Anne McClain, Kylie Cantrall, Dara Reneé, and Morgan Dudley, who recen...
Paolo Montalban to Reunite With CINDERELLA Co-Star Brandy in New DESCENDANTS: THE RISE OF RED Film
by Michael Major - March 22, 2023 Montalban will portray King Charming, Cinderella’s (Brandy) husband and Chloe’s (Malia Baker) dad, who is as much in love with Cinderella as he ever was. He previously played Prince Charming opposite Brandy’s Cinderella in Walt Disney Television’s iconic 1997 movie “Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinder...
Video: Disney+ Drops DESCENDANTS: THE RISE OF RED Teaser With China Anne McClain
by Michael Major - March 05, 2024 China Anne McClain is returning as Uma for Descendants: The Rise of Red. Watch the first teaser video for the film. It also stars Brandy Norwood, Paolo Montalban, Morgan Dudley (“Jagged Little Pill” on Broadway), Rita Ora, Dara Reneé (Disney’s “High School Musical: The Musical: the Series”), and mor...
GUNFIGHT AT THE NOT-SO-OK SALOON Returns to the Hollywood Fringe
by Stephi Wild - May 17, 2023 The hit show, Gunfight at the Not-So-OK Saloon, is returning to the Hollywood Fringe Festival. Gunfight at the Not-So-OK Saloon is a Gilbert and Sullivan-styled musical comedy set in the Old Wild West with a modern spin....
Netflix Announces New Family Comedy Series THE HEALING POWERS OF DUDE
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 20, 2019 Netflix has ordered 8 episodes of The Healing Powers of Dude, a family live action (single-camera) comedy series co-created by Erica Spates and Sam Littenberg-Weisberg (Coop and Cami Ask the World, Victorious and Mystery Girls) with half of the episodes directed by Richie Keen (It's Always Sunny In ...
Production Has Begun on Disney Junior's THE CHICKEN SQUAD
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 23, 2019 Production has begun on Disney Junior's 'The Chicken Squad,' a new animated series for preschoolers and their families slated to debut in 2020. Inspired by Doreen Cronin's popular book series, 'The Chicken Squad' follows Coop, Little Boo and Sweetie-a trio of young chicken siblings-and Captain Tully...
Lythgoe Family Panto's CAROLS FOR KIDS Virtual Concert Benefits CHLA
by Stephi Wild - December 10, 2020 Lythgoe Family Panto (LFP), presents a virtual at home sing-along concert CAROLS FOR KIDS, benefiting Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), and featuring stars from a decade of Lythgoe Family productions....
Liza Weil, Sarah Drew and More Featured in L.A. Theatre Works' 9-Play Digital Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 10, 2020 L.A. Theatre Works has announced a 2020-21 Digital Season of nine plays. All plays in the 2020-21 season are being recorded in-studio, using state-of-the-art technology. L.A. Theatre Works is the world's leading producer of audio theater. Each of the recordings will include bonus features, such as i...
Disney Channel, Disney Junior and Disney XD Will Present Halloween-Themed Programming
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 03, 2020 Disney Channel, Disney Junior and Disney XD will celebrate Halloween with spooky and fun programming for kids and families, beginning FRIDAY, OCT. 2....
South Coast Repertory Presents RED RIDING HOOD by Allison Gregory
by A.A. Cristi - April 14, 2021 South Coast Repertory will stream the tale of Red Riding Hood, with a modern twist, April 21-June 13 the first Theatre for Young Audiences Family (TYA) show of the 2021 Spring/Summer season.South Coast Repertory will stream the tale of Red Riding Hood, with a modern twist, April 21-June 13 the first...
Disney Sets SECRETS OF SULPHUR SPRINGS Season Two Premiere
by Michael Major - December 03, 2021 In season two of 'Secrets of Sulphur Springs,' Griffin and Harper unravel new mysteries about The Tremont, and Harper follows the real ghost back to the 1930s to learn more about her family's deep-seated connection to the hotel. The series stars Preston Oliver, Kyliegh Curran, Elle Graham, Kelly Fry...
THE LITTLE MERMAID Dives Into the Walt Disney Signature Collection in Honor of 30th Anniversary
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 11, 2019 In honor of its 30th anniversary, two-time Academy Award®-winner (Best Original Score and Best Original Song “Under the Sea,” 1989) “The Little Mermaid,” dives into the highly celebrated Walt Disney Signature Collection with all-new bonus features and a sing-along mode. The magical, musical tale of ...
NBC Welcomes Its 2019-20 Writers On The Verge Class
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 10, 2019 NBC's Writers on the Verge welcomes eight new writers to its 2019-20 class: comedy writers Rishi Chitkara, Shirin Najafi and Min-Woo Park as well as drama writers Andi Delott, Maya Houston, Mitali Jahagirdar, Lira Kellerman and Shani Am. Moore. Chosen from an applicant pool of more than 2,300 submis...
BWW Interview: Scott Dreier Will Perform THE MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS SHOW at the Colony
by Don Grigware - December 10, 2019 Actor/singer Scott Dreier needs no introduction. His involvement with The Doris Day Project is amazing and next Sunday he will present The Merry Little Christmas Show for two performances only at the Colony Theatre. In the conversation that follows he talks in depth about both. Tell our readers a...
ANDI MACK to Anchor Disney Channel Friday Night Lineup
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 26, 2018 'Andi Mack,' a series acclaimed for exploring themes of self-expression and family dynamics with humor and heart, will anchor a new Friday prime-time lineup beginning FRIDAY, NOV. 2 (8:00-8:30 p.m. EDT/PDT), on Disney Channel as well as VOD and DisneyNOW. As cable television's #1 rated series among ...
BWW Exclusive: The Adderley School Founder Janet Adderley on What the School Stands For and How They're Coping With the Health Crisis
by Stephi Wild - June 22, 2020 Janet Adderley, founder of The Adderley School, has penned an article exclusively for BroadwayWorld. She discusses what the school stands for, stars they have taught including Ben Platt and Kathryn Gallgher, and how they are coping with the health crisis....
PEACH BOY Musical Holds Staged Reading For Two Nights Only at Lonny Chapman Theatre
by Stephi Wild - June 30, 2019 The Group Rep presents a musical staged reading of PEACH BOY, based on a 200 year old favorite fairy tale character Momotaro, book and lyrics by Tony Pinizzotto, music by Phil Luna, directed by Hisato Masuyama. PEACH BOY is a timeless tale of love, adventure, and coming-of-age; crafted to excite as ...
Lythgoe Family Panto's CAROLS FOR KIDS Virtual Concert Benefits CHLA
by Stephi Wild - December 10, 2020 Lythgoe Family Panto (LFP), presents a virtual at home sing-along concert CAROLS FOR KIDS, benefiting Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), and featuring stars from a decade of Lythgoe Family productions....
Production Has Begun on COOP AND CAMI ASK THE WORLD, a Disney Channel Live-Action Series Set to Debut This Fall
by Tori Hartshorn - May 04, 2018 Dakota Lotus and Ruby Rose Turner lead the ensemble cast of COOP AND CAMI ASK THE WORLD, a live-action comedy series about Cooper and Cameron Wrather, two middle- school siblings who make nearly all of their decisions - both mundane and madcap - by crowdsourcing opinions from the millions of followe...
Paolo Montalban to Reunite With CINDERELLA Co-Star Brandy in New DESCENDANTS: THE RISE OF RED Film
by Michael Major - March 22, 2023 Montalban will portray King Charming, Cinderella’s (Brandy) husband and Chloe’s (Malia Baker) dad, who is as much in love with Cinderella as he ever was. He previously played Prince Charming opposite Brandy’s Cinderella in Walt Disney Television’s iconic 1997 movie “Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinder...
Alex Boniello Joins Disney's New DESCENDANTS Film
by Michael Major - March 24, 2023 Alex Boniello has joined the cast of the new Descendants movie musical on Disney+. The Spring Awakening and Dear Evan Hansen star will play Jack of Diamonds, the captain of the Queen of Hearts' Red Army. He joins the recently confirmed Paolo Montalban, who will reunite with his “Rodgers and Hammerst...
Brandy Will Play Cinderella Again in New DESCENDANTS Installment
by Michael Major - November 21, 2022 Brandy Norwood will return to the role of Cinderella, which she first played in Disney’s 1997 “Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella,” in a new installment to the Descendants musical franchise on Disney+. She joins Rita Ora, China Anne McClain, Kylie Cantrall, Dara Reneé, and Morgan Dudley, who recen... |