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Industry Pro Newsletter: Concord Theatricals' Catalog Now On Stage Mag Photo Industry Pro Newsletter: Concord Theatricals' Catalog Now On Stage Mag
by Alex Freeman - April 15, 2024

As news of additional cuts comes from more councils in the UK, in the US, a new piece of legislation looks to support the still struggling live entertainment industry as it emerges into the new normal. As evidence of the need for such action, we’ve got stories about layoffs at a New Jersey NPR stati...
Meyerbeer's LE PROPHETE Comes to SummerScape Photo Meyerbeer's LE PROPHETE Comes to SummerScape
by Stephi Wild - April 18, 2024

As a highlight of the 2024 Bard SummerScapefestival, the Fisher Center at Bard presents the first new American production in almost five decades of Giacomo Meyerbeer’s Le prophète, an all-too-topical grand opera in which religion, politics, and power collide....
Philadelphia Pride March And Festival Returns With America's Largest Rainbow Flag 400 Photo Philadelphia Pride March And Festival Returns With America's Largest Rainbow Flag 400 Ft. Long
by A.A. Cristi - April 17, 2024

Celebrate with Philadelphia as the Pride March and Festival returns, showcasing America's largest 400 ft. long rainbow flag. Join the vibrant celebration of diversity and inclusion in the heart of Pennsylvania....
Idina Menzel to Launch TAKE ME OR LEAVE ME TOUR This Summer Photo Idina Menzel to Launch TAKE ME OR LEAVE ME TOUR This Summer
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 23, 2024

Idina Menzel is going on tour this summer! See if Menzel is performing in a city near you, and learn how to purchase tickets....
Review: All-Star Cast Shines in A BROADWAY BIRTHDAY Celebrating Sondheim and Lloyd We Photo Review: All-Star Cast Shines in A BROADWAY BIRTHDAY Celebrating Sondheim and Lloyd Webber
by Michael Quintos - April 10, 2024

A talented collection of Broadway vets led by Tony winner Betty Buckley gathered together for a one-night-only concert 'A BROADWAY BIRTHDAY: SONDHEIM, LLOYD WEBBER, AND FRIENDS' at Segerstrom Concert Hall on March 28, 2024 to celebrate the legacy—and coincidental same birthdate—of musical theater ro...
Review: AN ACTOR CONVALESCING IN DEVON, Hampstead Theatre Photo Review: AN ACTOR CONVALESCING IN DEVON, Hampstead Theatre
by Franco Milazzo - April 12, 2024

Sometimes reality and drama overlap so much that it can be hard to tell where one finishes and another starts. ...
Canada's Theater Festivals Face Cancellations and Cutbacks Amid Financial Struggles Photo Canada's Theater Festivals Face Cancellations and Cutbacks Amid Financial Struggles
by Joshua Wright - April 08, 2024

Canada's theater festivals are announcing cancellations or significant cuts due to ongoing financial difficulties. Festival organizers across the country report the compounded effects of recovering from COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns, rising inflation, increased competition, and dwindling corporate spo...
Canada's Theater Festivals Face Cancellations and Cutbacks Amid Financial Struggles Photo Canada's Theater Festivals Face Cancellations and Cutbacks Amid Financial Struggles
by Joshua Wright - April 08, 2024

Canada's theater festivals are announcing cancellations or significant cuts due to ongoing financial difficulties. Festival organizers across the country report the compounded effects of recovering from COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns, rising inflation, increased competition, and dwindling corporate spo...
Review Roundup: CABARET AT THE KIT KAT CLUB Opens on Broadway Photo Review Roundup: CABARET AT THE KIT KAT CLUB Opens on Broadway
by Blair Ingenthron - April 21, 2024

Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club opened tonight at the August Wilson Theatre on Broadway. Check out what the critics had to say here!...
Geoffrey Cantor Steps In For Karen Carpenter as Director of OCTOBER 7 Photo Geoffrey Cantor Steps In For Karen Carpenter as Director of OCTOBER 7
by Blair Ingenthron - April 20, 2024

OCTOBER 7, a verbatim play about the terrorist attacks on Israel as told by those who survived them, has announced its full cast and a new director, as Geoffrey Cantor (Marvel's Daredevil & The Punisher on Netflix) steps in for Karen Carpenter as the production's director...
Kara Noble, Martin Kluger, and Mark Auerbach Join The Springfield Chamber Players to Photo Kara Noble, Martin Kluger, and Mark Auerbach Join The Springfield Chamber Players to Perform JOHNNY APPLESEED
by Stephi Wild - April 23, 2024

Kara Noble, Springfield Symphony Orchestra timpanist Martin Kluger; and Westfield Community Programming ArtsBeat host Mark Auerbach will narrate in the upcoming Springfield Chamber Players performance of Clifton J. Noble, Jr. 's folk cantata Johnny Appleseed....
Review: BEHIND CLOSED DOORS at Shadowbox Live Photo Review: BEHIND CLOSED DOORS at Shadowbox Live
by Paul Batterson - April 20, 2024

The Shadowbox motto is to do to sketch comedy what Second City does for improv. To do that, it uses a simple formula: crisp writing and solid acting produce big laughs....
THE HEART OF ROCK AND ROLL Hits Broadway After Years of Changes Photo THE HEART OF ROCK AND ROLL Hits Broadway After Years of Changes
by Cara Joy David - April 15, 2024

In this column, I write about the development of one of this spring’s jukebox musicals, The Heart of Rock and Roll. My old friend, Gordon Greenberg (represented off-Broadway earlier this season with Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors), is directing it, and I recently chatted with him about his decade-long...
Comedian Rajiv Satyal To Premiere Standup Comedy Special at the Angelika Film Center Photo Comedian Rajiv Satyal To Premiere Standup Comedy Special at the Angelika Film Center & Café
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 09, 2024

First-generation Indian American comedian, Rajiv Satyal, is set to premiere his standup comedy special, ALL OVER THE PLACE at the Angelika Film Center & Café in New York City. Learn how to purchase tickets. ...
Boston Modern Orchestra Projects Ends Season With Free Concert in May Photo Boston Modern Orchestra Projects Ends Season With Free Concert in May
by Blair Ingenthron - April 21, 2024

The Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP), the nation's premier orchestra dedicated exclusively to commissioning, performing, and recording new orchestral music, concludes its 26th season with a free concert at New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall, Saturday, May 25, 2024, at 8:00 p.m....
Canada's Theater Festivals Face Cancellations and Cutbacks Amid Financial Struggles Photo Canada's Theater Festivals Face Cancellations and Cutbacks Amid Financial Struggles
by Joshua Wright - April 08, 2024

Canada's theater festivals are announcing cancellations or significant cuts due to ongoing financial difficulties. Festival organizers across the country report the compounded effects of recovering from COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns, rising inflation, increased competition, and dwindling corporate spo...
Review: Marilyn Maye Reigns Super-Supreme at 54 Below Photo Review: Marilyn Maye Reigns Super-Supreme at 54 Below
by Rob Lester - April 12, 2024

Another natural wonder has arrived and is creating a thunderous storm in New York.  I refer to the whirlwind known as singer Marilyn Maye and the vociferous reception that greeted her on the opening night of her already extended engagement celebrating her 96th birthday, running through May 6 at 54 B...
Broadway's Next Hit Musical to Present THE PHONY AWARDS At 54 Below Photo Broadway's Next Hit Musical to Present THE PHONY AWARDS At 54 Below
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 10, 2024

Catch the exciting event, THE PHONY AWARDS, presented by Broadway's Next Hit Musical at 54 Below. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets! ...
Concord Theatricals Titles Now Available on BroadwayWorld Stage Mag With New Partners Photo Concord Theatricals Titles Now Available on BroadwayWorld Stage Mag With New Partnership
by Team BWW - April 11, 2024

BroadwayWorld and Concord Theatricals announced today a new partnership extending BroadwayWorld’s Stage Mag online show program technology to their entire catalog of titles, including the Andrew Lloyd Webber collection, The Rodgers and Hammerstein collection, Samuel French titles, and the Tams-Witma...
Cyborg Drummer/DJ DRMAGDN to Headline Montauk Music Fest Photo Cyborg Drummer/DJ DRMAGDN to Headline Montauk Music Fest
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 09, 2024

BMG Records Artist & Producer DRMAGDN is set to make his debut at the Montauk Music Fest in May. Learn how to purchase tickets! ...
Alex Brightman, Drew Gasparini Join THE LIFE AND SLIMES OF MARC SUMMERS For Behind th Photo Alex Brightman, Drew Gasparini Join THE LIFE AND SLIMES OF MARC SUMMERS For Behind the Scenes Conversation
by A.A. Cristi - April 22, 2024

Join Marc Summers, Alex Brightman, and Drew Gasparini for a creative conversation about the making of THE LIFE AND SLIMES OF MARC SUMMERS, taking place on Sunday, May 19, 2024....
Interview: Avon Native John Ambrosino Makes his Broadway Debut in THE WHO'S TOMMY Photo Interview: Avon Native John Ambrosino Makes his Broadway Debut in THE WHO'S TOMMY
by R. Scott Reedy - April 19, 2024

While a student at Thayer Academy in Braintree, actor, singer, and director John Ambrosino saw his earliest Broadway shows – from “Sunset Boulevard” to “Victor/Victoria” and, in his senior year, “Titanic” with Brian D’Arcy James, brother of the school’s then Head of Drama, Anne James....
Interview: Measha Brueggergosman-Lee of Opera Atelier's ALL IS LOVE Photo Interview: Measha Brueggergosman-Lee of Opera Atelier's ALL IS LOVE
by Ilana Lucas - April 08, 2024

BroadwayWorld Toronto spoke to ALL IS LOVE star Brueggergosman-Lee about her love for the show and the company, the importance of taking risks, and how her upcoming Governor General’s Lifetime Achievement Award is really an encouragement to keep creating....
Rachel Chinouriri Shares New Single 'It Is What It Is' Photo Rachel Chinouriri Shares New Single 'It Is What It Is'
by Josh Sharpe - April 19, 2024

Hotly tipped alternative indie pop artist Rachel Chinouriri has shared her new single “It Is What It Is,” the final preview of her long-awaited debut album What A Devastating Turn Of Events, out May 3rd via Elektra. “It Is What It Is” channels Rachel’s frustrations about being messed around by a pot...
Review: PRELUDE TO A KISS Returns to South Coast Repertory as a World Premiere Musica Photo Review: PRELUDE TO A KISS Returns to South Coast Repertory as a World Premiere Musical
by Michael Quintos - April 23, 2024

Based on Craig Lucas' 1988 play and 1992 film adaptation of the same name, PRELUDE TO A KISS - THE MUSICAL is an admirable first attempt of a new musical that is, clearly, still a work-in-progress. In its current state, this genuinely charming but disjointed musical could use a sharp refocus and som...




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