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Through original archival material, expert testimony and dramatic re-creations using CGI technology to place Theo E.J. Wilson in the scene, each episode challenges ideas of what really happened during some of the most pivotal moments in history.

This season explores Abraham Lincoln's assassination; the Hindenburg disaster; the Salem witch trials; the death of Jesse James; the Oklahoma City bombing; the battle of Stalingrad; H.H. Holmes' murder spree during the 1893 Chicago World's Fair; the Chernobyl accident; the 1965 Bloody Sunday march from Selma to Montgomery; the 1986 space shuttle Challenger disaster; the 1889 catastrophic Johnstown flood in eastern Pennsylvania and the St. Valentine's Day massacre.

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Interview: Lorna Dallas of GLAMOROUS NIGHTS AND RAINY DAYS at The Laurie Beechman The Photo Interview: Lorna Dallas of GLAMOROUS NIGHTS AND RAINY DAYS at The Laurie Beechman Theatre
by Stephen Mosher - May 10, 2023

Award-winning cabaret star returns to NYC with a new show and a great interview....


Composer And Violist Jessica Meyer to Tour the US This Spring Photo Composer And Violist Jessica Meyer to Tour the US This Spring
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 01, 2023

Jessica Meyer is an award-winning composer and violist. She will be touring the US in Spring 2023....


2022 Tony Awards Nominations- Live Reactions from Hugh Jackman, Jared Grimes, Patti L Photo 2022 Tony Awards Nominations- Live Reactions from Hugh Jackman, Jared Grimes, Patti LuPone, Sharon D Clarke & More!
by Team BWW - May 09, 2022

Tonys time is here at least! The nominations for the 75th Annual Tony Awards were announced this morning by Adrienne Warren and Joshua Henry. This year's nominees are checking in with BroadwayWorld to tell us all about how they got the news. Check back for live updates!...


Interview: Brodie Donougher A REAL LIFE BILLY ELLIOT STORY! Photo Interview: Brodie Donougher A REAL LIFE BILLY ELLIOT STORY!
by Brian Hilbrand - May 28, 2023

What do you get when you have a ballet dancer who dreams of making it professionally and showing the world that guys can dance too?  You have a real-life Billy Elliot story, which is happening to someone who played the titular role of Billy on the West End back home in the UK, and is now here in the...


Bassist Or Bareket's SAHAR Is Out Today On Enja Records Photo Bassist Or Bareket's SAHAR Is Out Today On Enja Records
by A.A. Cristi - May 06, 2022

Bassist and composer Or Bareket presents his vibrant new release Sahar, out today on Enja Records. Marking his third album as a bandleader, Sahar is Bareket's compositional masterwork wrought by instrumental acuity. The album's tracks are adorned with potent melodic refrains, rife with deep harmonic...


Interview: Irma Herrera of WHY WOULD I MISPRONOUNCE MY OWN NAME? at The Marsh Berkele Photo Interview: Irma Herrera of WHY WOULD I MISPRONOUNCE MY OWN NAME? at The Marsh Berkeley Uses Humor to Explore Issues of Othering and Belonging
by Jim Munson - September 21, 2022

BroadwayWorld talks to writer-performer Irma Herrera about 'Why Would I Mispronounce My Own Name?' which she has newly revised for a return engagement at The Marsh Berkeley running September 23 to October 21. Herrera uses humor to explore issues of othering and belonging, and ask what kind of societ...


Holy Roller Baby to Release Bluesy Rock n' Roll Cover of Edwyn Collins 'A Girl Like Y Photo Holy Roller Baby to Release Bluesy Rock n' Roll Cover of Edwyn Collins 'A Girl Like You'
by Michael Major - March 16, 2023

Dallas, TX-based rock & roll collective HOLY ROLLER BABY have shared their first new music since the release of their 2020 debut album FRENZY with a swagger-filled cover of Edwyn Collins’ 1994 hit single “A Girl Like You.” HOLY ROLLER BABY frontman/founder Jared Mullins was inspired to cover the tra...


Composer And Violist Jessica Meyer to Tour the US This Spring Photo Composer And Violist Jessica Meyer to Tour the US This Spring
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 01, 2023

Jessica Meyer is an award-winning composer and violist. She will be touring the US in Spring 2023....


Interview: Mark Tuan Ventures Into New Beginnings With His Solo Album and Upcoming To Photo Interview: Mark Tuan Ventures Into New Beginnings With His Solo Album and Upcoming Tour
by Alyson Eng - September 26, 2022

This fall, Mark Tuan’s “The Other Side” North American tour will commence in October starting in San Antonio, Texas. The tour will visit 15 cities including 2 Canadian stops in Toronto and Vancouver! BroadwayWorld had the pleasure of speaking with Mark about his new album, upcoming tour, and experie...


Interview: Jesse Luttrell of JESSE LUTTRELL AT THE TRIAD THEATRE February 25th Photo Interview: Jesse Luttrell of JESSE LUTTRELL AT THE TRIAD THEATRE February 25th
by Michael Walters - February 05, 2023

The big-voiced showman brings a new show to the Triad Theatre for his 40th Birthday!...


Student Blog: A Word On Working Backstage Photo Student Blog: A Word On Working Backstage
by Student Blogger: Noelle Gardiner - April 28, 2023

Next time you find yourself required to work on a backstage crew, I encourage you to view the experience as a valuable opportunity to become a more well-rounded practitioner of the arts and a more well-rounded person....


Composer And Violist Jessica Meyer to Tour the US This Spring Photo Composer And Violist Jessica Meyer to Tour the US This Spring
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 01, 2023

Jessica Meyer is an award-winning composer and violist. She will be touring the US in Spring 2023....


The Harrington Award Announces 2022 Winners For Excellence In Musical Theatre Writing Photo The Harrington Award Announces 2022 Winners For Excellence In Musical Theatre Writing
by A.A. Cristi - December 19, 2022

Triple threat composer/lyricist/bookwriters Tracy Sallows and Jay Alan Zimmerman recently celebrated their wins for the 2022 BMI Jerry Harrington Awards for excellence in musical theatre writing at the annual holiday party for the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop....


Interview: Brodie Donougher A REAL LIFE BILLY ELLIOT STORY! Photo Interview: Brodie Donougher A REAL LIFE BILLY ELLIOT STORY!
by Brian Hilbrand - May 28, 2023

What do you get when you have a ballet dancer who dreams of making it professionally and showing the world that guys can dance too?  You have a real-life Billy Elliot story, which is happening to someone who played the titular role of Billy on the West End back home in the UK, and is now here in the...


TALOS Releases New Single 'Solarr' Photo TALOS Releases New Single 'Solarr'
by Michael Major - March 09, 2023

Talos is the Cork, Ireland-based artist, Eoin French. He released his debut album, Wild Alee, in 2017. Dubbed 'a spectacularly assured debut deserving of a wide audience” by The Irish Times, it received a nomination for the Choice Music Prize in his native Ireland, and led to extensive touring in Ir...


Guthrie Theater to Present A CHRISTMAS CAROL Starring Matthew Saldivar This Holiday S Photo Guthrie Theater to Present A CHRISTMAS CAROL Starring Matthew Saldivar This Holiday Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 18, 2022

The Guthrie Theater has announced the casting for its 48th production of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, adapted by Lavina Jadhwani and directed by Joseph Haj. Matthew Saldivar (Guthrie: A Christmas Carol, The Royal Family, The Canterbury Tales) stars as Ebenezer Scrooge....


BWW Interview: Laura Bell Bundy Presents BORN TO ENTERTAIN Concert at Holmdel Theatre Photo BWW Interview: Laura Bell Bundy Presents BORN TO ENTERTAIN Concert at Holmdel Theatre Company 7/16
by Erica Handel - May 19, 2022

Laura Bell Bundy headlines Holmdel Theatre Company's next installment of its 'Broadway at the Barn' series on Saturday, July 16. The Broadway favorite will perform a solo concert called 'Born to Entertain,' which takes audiences through a journey of her life and career....


Interview: Director Leigh Silverman's Always SEARCHING FOR INTELLIGENT LIFE IN THE UN Photo Interview: Director Leigh Silverman's Always SEARCHING FOR INTELLIGENT LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE & Beyond
by Gil Kaan - October 06, 2022

Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner’s re-imagined The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe has opened at the Mark Taper Forum to audience and critics’ raves. Leigh Silverman directs this one-woman show starring Saturday Night Live’s Cecily Strong. I got to chat with Leigh while she was makin...


Joshua Lewis Shares 'I Was There' Single Photo Joshua Lewis Shares 'I Was There' Single
by Michael Major - November 14, 2022

Friction earns its breezy yet earnest tones from yacht rock, the core tenets of the genre offered in spades throughout. Ear-tickling melodies, like the parabolic sway of the vocal on opener “Thinkin’ About You,” guide listeners through crystal-clear production values and a storytelling bent both mis...


Review: ENDOMETRIOSIS: THE MUSICAL at Theatre In The Round Photo Review: ENDOMETRIOSIS: THE MUSICAL at Theatre In The Round
by Jared Fessler - August 06, 2022

What did our critic think of ENDOMETRIOSIS: THE MUSICAL at Theatre In The Round?...


Composer And Violist Jessica Meyer to Tour the US This Spring Photo Composer And Violist Jessica Meyer to Tour the US This Spring
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 01, 2023

Jessica Meyer is an award-winning composer and violist. She will be touring the US in Spring 2023....


Composer And Violist Jessica Meyer to Tour the US This Spring Photo Composer And Violist Jessica Meyer to Tour the US This Spring
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 01, 2023

Jessica Meyer is an award-winning composer and violist. She will be touring the US in Spring 2023....


Actors Theatre Of Indiana Partners With Carmel Clay Public Library Photo Actors Theatre Of Indiana Partners With Carmel Clay Public Library
by Stephi Wild - January 25, 2023

​​​​​​​Actors Theatre of Indiana (ATI) has formed a new partnership with the Carmel Clay Public Library Foundation. With similar mission statements - to engage, inspire lifelong discovery and learning, to provide enriching social and cultural experiences and to entertain - bringing the ATI LabSeries...


Interview: Neil Bartlett on the Writing Process, Gender Identity and Adapting ORLANDO Photo Interview: Neil Bartlett on the Writing Process, Gender Identity and Adapting ORLANDO for the Stage
by Aliya Al-Hassan - November 25, 2022

Adapted by Neil Bartlett, starring Golden Globe winner Emma Corrin and directed by Tony and Olivier winner Michael Grandage, the early-awaited stage version of Orlando is about to start previews. BroadwayWorld caught up with Neil ahead of opening night on 5 December to talk about the writing process...


The Lathums Reveal Live Visuals for 'Sad Face Baby' Photo The Lathums Reveal Live Visuals for 'Sad Face Baby'
by Marissa Tomeo - May 01, 2022

As if the crashing waves of emotion contained within The Lathums newest cut of extraordinary, soul-reaching storytelling, Sad Face Baby, weren’t enough, the band has released the single’s official video filmed during their sweat-drenched, sing-a-long seaside outing at Blackpool’s Empress Ballroom ju...






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