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Student Blog: 2023 Thespy Award Winner Brielle Norlie on Excellence in Stage Management
by Student Blogger: Austin Watts - March 25, 2024 Brielle's overall goal with stage management and in life in general is to make people feel valued, heard, and as if they matter. She strongly cares about helping people find joy, whether that be because she met them as a stage manager, or just as another acquaintance, she believes everyone deserves ...
Interview: 'Everything is Based on Consent': Performers Ross Sands and Manny Tsakanika on Respect, Safety and Boundaries in MAGIC MIKE LIVE
by Kat Mokrynski - January 09, 2024 I had the opportunity to chat with Manny Tsakanika And Ross Sands, two of the performers who have been with Magic Mike Live for the entirety of its five-year run. We discussed what it has been like to see the show grow, what made them want to be a part of it, and what they hope audience members take...
Industry Pro Newsletter: Baltimore Center Stage Announces Layoffs, League President's Abrupt Departure Raises Questions
by Alex Freeman - January 22, 2024 January is often a rough month in the theater industry - there are fewer shows running, audiences are reluctant to venture out into the winter weather, there is typically a slate of Broadway closings, and companies are taking stock of their financial situation following the closure of (typically) po...
Review: MAX VON ESSEN: CALL ME OLD FASHIONED: THE BROADWAY STANDARDS at Venetian Room
by Steve Murray - February 05, 2024 Almost four years after his COVID delayed Bay Area Cabaret appearance, Broadway star Max von Essen made it to the historic Venetian Room with selections from his 2019 CD of Broadway interpretations on which he was joined by Grammy winning composer and famed musical director, Billy Stritch who backs ...
Interview: Jonathan Bennett on His SPAMALOT Broadway Debut: 'I've Dreamt About This Moment'
by Michael Major - January 29, 2024 Jonathan Bennett is currently appearing as Sir Robin in Spamalot, joining an all-star Broadway cast with James Monroe Iglehart, Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer, Ethan Slater, and more. BroadwayWorld sat down with Bennett to discuss his lifelong Broadway dreams, how Spamalot is similar to Mean Girls, workin...
Review: Anak Jaksel the Musical! is A Mishmash of Nostalgia, Friendship, and Missteps
by Rakaputra Paputungan - March 12, 2024 What did our critic think of ANAK JAKSEL THE MUSICAL! at Gedung Kesenian Jakarta? Yasmara Creation & Boss Creator’s Anak Jaksel the Musical! ran for two shows on Saturday, March 9th, 2024 at Gedung Kesenian Jakarta. This is the showrunners’ comeback show after Sumpah 100 Tahun back in 2016. ...
Interview: Alan Cumming on ALAN CUMMING IS NOT ACTING HIS AGE at Charlie McCombs Empire Theatre
by Jill Ripa - February 26, 2024 BroadwayWorld had a chance to chat with world-renowned star, Alan Cumming, on his cabaret show, Alan Cumming is Not Acting his Age. In this interview, Cumming discusses life balance, his love for cabaret, and some of the wisdom that has gone into creating this amazing show!...
Interview: HADESTOWN's J. Antonio Rodriguez Receives DACA Renewal
by Joshua Wright - April 05, 2024 BroadwayWorld has learned that J. Antonio Rogriguez, who was playing Orpheus on the Hadestown tour before having to step away from the production following the expiration of his DACA renewal, will now be able to return to the production....
Student Blog: My Ins and Outs of 2024
by Student Blogger: Grace Schofield - January 22, 2024 All humans make mistakes. And that is okay. So if I do mess up or something does fall through the cracks, that is okay. I am going to be more forgiving to myself this year....
Art-Pop Auteur Rebecca Pidgeon Releasing New EP, Album Coming In February
by Michael Major - January 02, 2024 Rebecca Pidgeon just released the 'Everybody Learning to Fly' EP, celebrating it with a video for the title track. The other songs on this release are the first single 'Cry' and 'Big As The Sea.' The songs on this album, composed with long-time writing partner David Batteau, grow out of Pidgeon's fa...
Q&A and Interview: The Development of EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE and Actor Ivano Turco on Joyful Queer Representation
by Kat Mokrynski - February 16, 2024 BroadwayWorld was invited to a celebration of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie at the Peacock Theatre. We were treated to a Q&A with Dan Gillespie Sells (Music), Ivano Turco (Jamie New), Giovanna Fletcher (Miss Hedge) and Talia Palamathanan (Pritti Pasha), hosted by Jonathan Butterell (Director). Her...
Review: COME FROM AWAY at The Majestic Theatre
by Jill Ripa - March 18, 2024 The acclaimed Come From Away tour made its way down to San Antonio at the iconic Majestic Theatre this past weekend, and they sure had a powerful way of “welcoming [us] to the rock!”...
Review: A CASE FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD at Dezart Performs
by Kay Kudukis - March 04, 2024 What did our critic think of A CASE FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD at Dezart Performs?...
Review: THE PROM in the University Theater at University Of Arkansas Fayetteville
by Theresa Bertram - April 01, 2024 What did our critic think of THE PROM at University Of Arkansas Fayetteville? For day two of visiting The University of Arkansas in Fayetteville Theatre program, I was able to catch THE PROM by Bob Martin, Chad Beguelin, and Matthew Sklar. Not knowing what it was about or who was in it, I went insid...
Lainie Kazan's Four Classic 60s Albums Available for the First Time in Almost 60 Years
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 19, 2024 Available for the first time in the nearly 60 years since they were introduced, the four 1960s vocal albums from Lainie Kazan are now streaming on all digital platforms....
Review: GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY Sings Sweet Through the Sour at Benedum Center
by Greg Kerestan - January 15, 2024 I'm still not quite sure how I feel about this show, but it sounded like heaven....
Feature: 54 Below - The Basement Where You Want To Be
by Stephen Mosher - December 29, 2023 The Tony Award winning non-profit is here to grow, to achieve, and to change the face of cabaret and concert....
Broadway Buying Guide: February 5, 2024- Get Tickets to SWEENEY TODD, HADESTOWN and More
by Team BWW - February 05, 2024 Looking for the best deals on Broadway shows? Welcome to our new weekly guide to the most popular shows listed on BroadwayWorld. Check out which shows are selling this week, February 5, 2024....
BEAUTIFUL THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL Comes to Chanhassen Dinner Theatres in March
by Stephi Wild - January 19, 2024 Chanhassen Dinner Theatres will bring its audiences the beloved Broadway hit, BEAUTIFUL THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL, set to open on the Main Stage on March 1 with official opening night festivities on Friday, March 8, 2024....
Interview: Playwright Catya McMullen on the World Premiere of ARROWHEAD produced by IAMA Theatre Company
by Shari Barrett - February 09, 2024 Catya McMullen (pictured), a native New Yorker, now finds herself at home in Los Angeles. While working in film and television, her life-long love of theater inspired her to write plays. The world premiere of Arrowhead is her first being presented here, produced by IAMA at Atwater Village Theatre, d...
ArtsDistrict Brooklyn Shutters, Leaving Bills That Vendors Say Went Unpaid
by Cara Joy David - March 11, 2024 In the summer of 2022, Canadian-based producers David Galpern and Charles Roy launched ArtsDistrict Brooklyn in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. But I’ve spoken to over a dozen people—some only on background because of potential legal implications—who allege they are owed money related to work they performed f...
Exclusive: An Interview with Ensemble Member Devin Alexander about Drayton Entertainment's PETER PAN: THE PANTO
by Lauren Gienow - January 06, 2024 Recently, Broadway World had the opportunity to chat with Devin Alexander, an ensemble member in Drayton Entertainment’s PETER PAN: THE PANTO about his specific career path, doing a show over the holidays, and his first ever experience doing a Panto!...
Q&A and Interview: The Development of EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE and Actor Ivano Turco on Joyful Queer Representation
by Kat Mokrynski - February 16, 2024 BroadwayWorld was invited to a celebration of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie at the Peacock Theatre. We were treated to a Q&A with Dan Gillespie Sells (Music), Ivano Turco (Jamie New), Giovanna Fletcher (Miss Hedge) and Talia Palamathanan (Pritti Pasha), hosted by Jonathan Butterell (Director). Her...
Feature: Arkansas Theatre Year In Review for 2023
by Theresa Bertram - January 05, 2024 Hello, friends, and welcome to my 2023 Broadway World Year in Review. I literally doubled the number of articles this year from last year, and I’ve had the best time!...
Industry Pro Newsletter: Roundabout Unveils the Todd Haimes, The Struggle of Toronto's Theatre Sector
by Alex Freeman - February 05, 2024 Regionally, a few new leaders in high profile positions across the country - including Nicole A. Watson at Playwrights Center, Megwyn Sanders-Andrews at at Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, and Geneé Coreno at WAM. In the UK, a new union agreement for Equity and the ITC, and in Toronto, a tale of haves and... |