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Review: Encores & Coronaries - Charles Busch Sings Them All In MY FOOLISH HEART at 54 Photo Review: Encores & Coronaries - Charles Busch Sings Them All In MY FOOLISH HEART at 54 Below
by Bobby Patrick - April 22, 2023

The Busch is top drawer, and as an entertainer/storyteller, this Divine Sister is a Times Square Angel. In any case, CHARLES BUSCH: MY FOOLISH HEART is worth the time and money one spends on enjoying it...
Streaming Review: All The Cool Kids Are Watching GREASE: RISE OF THE PINK LADIES On P Photo Streaming Review: All The Cool Kids Are Watching GREASE: RISE OF THE PINK LADIES On Paramount+
by Bobby Patrick - April 21, 2023

This show has kicked off with a bang in Bobby’s books and we can’t recommend it highly enough to everyone GREASE fan or newbie alike...
Kate Baldwin & Aaron Lazar, Linda Eder, and More to Play 54 Below This Month Photo Kate Baldwin & Aaron Lazar, Linda Eder, and More to Play 54 Below This Month
by Blair Ingenthron - April 01, 2023

Next month, 54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. A recipient of the 2022 Tony Awards Honor for Excellence in the Theatre, 54 Below celebrates Broadway musicals and writers of the past and present,...
Bobby Weir to Release 'Ace' 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition Photo Bobby Weir to Release 'Ace' 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition
by Michael Major - October 05, 2022

Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros has performed the album with featuring The Wolfpack, a string and brass quintet, pedal steel player Barry Sless, and special guests Tyler Childers and Brittney Spencer. One of those performances will be released early next year in a special edition of Ace that also includes a ...
Jane Lynch & Kate Flannery, Hannah Corneau, The Skivvies & More to be Featured in Joe Photo Jane Lynch & Kate Flannery, Hannah Corneau, The Skivvies & More to be Featured in Joe's Pub Fall Programming
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 04, 2022

Joe’s Pub has announced fall programming. This season presents incredible performances from Latine artists: Afro-Cuban jazz grooves from Dayramir González, an evening of Latin alternative music with Jessica Medina & Mai-Elka Prado, and more....
The Green Room 42 Announces August Cabaret Lineup, Including Sis, Joe Serafini, and M Photo The Green Room 42 Announces August Cabaret Lineup, Including Sis, Joe Serafini, and More
by A.A. Cristi - August 05, 2022

The Green Room 42 has announced their August line-up for in-person cabaret performances. L...
Interview: Patrick Wetzel & His History With THE PROM Photo Interview: Patrick Wetzel & His History With THE PROM
by Gil Kaan - August 05, 2022

The national touring company of The Prom lands at the Ahmanson August 10, 2022 (with a preview August 9th). The story of a group of Broadway divas meshing with a small-town high school results in hijinks and lots of fantastic dancing. Tony Award winner Casey Nicholaw reprises his Broadway directing ...
Oxford Film Festival 2023 Announces 20th Anniversary Lineup For Next Month's Fest Photo Oxford Film Festival 2023 Announces 20th Anniversary Lineup For Next Month's Fest
by Blair Ingenthron - February 18, 2023

The 2023 Oxford Film Festival (March 1-5) has announced the lineup of official selections and events for the 20th Anniversary annual edition of the popular film festival. Lisa Cortes' documentary Little Richard: I am Everything is the Opening Night selection, and Michael Stevantoni and Strack Azar's...
Interview: How KIMBERLY AKIMBO Orchestrator John Clancy Went From Rock Drummer To Bro Photo Interview: How KIMBERLY AKIMBO Orchestrator John Clancy Went From Rock Drummer To Broadway Pro
by A.A. Cristi - April 09, 2023

Meet John Clancy, the Tony-nominated orchestrator behind this season's heartfelt hit musical, Kimberly Akimbo!...
Guccihighwaters Announces Major Label Debut EP 'Heartbreak Highway' Photo Guccihighwaters Announces Major Label Debut EP 'Heartbreak Highway'
by Michael Major - May 06, 2022

To celebrate the announcement, guccihighwaters has unveiled his brand new, synth-driven single “The Chase,” which arrives alongside an eerie Brent Campanelli-directed official music video streaming now on guccihighwaters’ official YouTube channel. The Heartbreak Highway EP is available for preorder ...
Chicago Premiere of RIGHT TO BE FORGOTTEN & More Announced for Raven Theatre's 40th A Photo Chicago Premiere of RIGHT TO BE FORGOTTEN & More Announced for Raven Theatre's 40th Anniversary Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 02, 2022

Raven Theatre has announced its 40th Anniversary Season, kicking off this fall with a fresh take on Noël Coward’s iconic 1930 comedy Private Lives, directed by Ian Frank....
Review: THE BOOK OF WILL at A Noise Within Photo Review: THE BOOK OF WILL at A Noise Within
by Evan Henerson - May 28, 2023

Gunderson’s storytelling and her love of Shakespeare is another. It’s also icing on a most tasty cake that may not be for all palates. If you get the running gag of a character’s passion for PERICLES, this one’s for you....
Album Review: SOME LIKE IT HOT & Indeed We Do. Hit Songs From A Hit Show Make A Hit O Photo Album Review: SOME LIKE IT HOT & Indeed We Do. Hit Songs From A Hit Show Make A Hit OBC
by Bobby Patrick - March 30, 2023

The score with just the few touches of dialogue included makes it very clear what is happening from start to finish and it delivers the show to the imagination so wonderfully....
Guccihighwaters Releases Major Label Debut EP 'Heartbreak Highway' Photo Guccihighwaters Releases Major Label Debut EP 'Heartbreak Highway'
by Michael Major - May 20, 2022

Genre-defying artist, producer, and songwriter guccihighwaters has released his major label debut EP, heartbreak highway. The six-track collection is available to stream and download beginning today via Public Consumption in partnership with Elektra Music Group. Watch the music video for 'believe' n...
Blind Boys Of Alabama Announced At Pepperdine With Special Guest Charlie Musselwhite Photo Blind Boys Of Alabama Announced At Pepperdine With Special Guest Charlie Musselwhite
by A.A. Cristi - December 16, 2022

Five-time GRAMMY Award winners and living legends, the Blind Boys of Alabama and American electric blues harmonica master and GRAMMY award winner, Charlie Musselwhite will perform in Smothers Theatre at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, January 17 at the Lisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts....
Interview: Colin Hanlon is Bringing SPELLING BEE Into 2023 at George Street Playhouse Photo Interview: Colin Hanlon is Bringing SPELLING BEE Into 2023 at George Street Playhouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 03, 2023

Read BroadwayWorld's interview with Colin Hanlon as he discusses directing THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE at George Street Playhouse....
Feature: The 101 GREATEST YACHT ROCK SONGS OF ALL TIME for Your Summer Playlist - fea Photo Feature: The 101 GREATEST YACHT ROCK SONGS OF ALL TIME for Your Summer Playlist - featuring Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins, Christopher Cross and Steely Dan
by Peter Nason - June 16, 2022

Reviewer Peter Nason counts down the greatest 101 YACHT ROCK HITS for your summertime listening pleasure....
See HANDS ON A HARDBODY Reunion Concert, Jenn Colella, Shaun Cassidy & More at 54 Bel Photo See HANDS ON A HARDBODY Reunion Concert, Jenn Colella, Shaun Cassidy & More at 54 Below in June
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 01, 2023

This month, 54 BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond....
Full Cast Announced For SWEENEY TODD Starring Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford Photo Full Cast Announced For SWEENEY TODD Starring Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford
by Stephi Wild - January 05, 2023

The full cast has been announced for the upcoming Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, starring Tony and Grammy-nominated multi-platinum recording artist Josh Groban (Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812) and Tony Award winner Annaleigh Ashford (Sunday in the Park...
Review: Regarding HAMILTON at Dr. Phillips Center, Come for the American Adventure, S Photo Review: Regarding HAMILTON at Dr. Phillips Center, Come for the American Adventure, Stay for the Revolutionary Revision to History
by Albert Gutierrez - October 31, 2022

Much in the same way most students know about the Salem Witch Trials through the dramatization found in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, it’s safe to assume virtually every student of U.S. history from 2015 onward may better know the intimate details of this Founding Father through Lin-Manuel Miranda’s...
Review: THE BEST OF EVERYTHING Lives Up To Its Title At Main Street Theater Photo Review: THE BEST OF EVERYTHING Lives Up To Its Title At Main Street Theater
by Brett Cullum - May 22, 2023

SEX AND THE CITY certainly owes quite a bit to the source material for this play. Main Street Theater’s production of this work is adapted by Julie Kramer, and pushes THE BEST OF EVERYTHING into a satirical statement on the world then contrasted with the world now....
Franco Ambrosetti's Strings Album 'NORA' To Be Released In Immersive Sound Format Photo Franco Ambrosetti's Strings Album 'NORA' To Be Released In Immersive Sound Format
by Michael Major - September 26, 2022

Anchored by a core of world-class musicians (guitarist John Scofield, bassist Scott Colley, pianist Uri Caine, drummer Peter Erskine) and featuring a 22-piece string orchestra conducted by Grammy-winning pianist-arranger Alan Broadbent, Ambrosetti’s Nora is his answer to Charlie Parker with Strings ...
BWW Review: DAMN YANKEES is a Winner at Shaw Festival Photo BWW Review: DAMN YANKEES is a Winner at Shaw Festival
by Michael Rabice - May 23, 2022

Americana and the Golden Age of the Broadway musical has happily landed at the Shaw Festival in their knock it out of the park production of DAMN YANKEES. After years without a staged musical at the Festival Theatre and repeated cancellations of it's production of GYPSY (thanks Covid!), the magic of...
Review: ASSES.MASSES at The Theatre Centre Photo Review: ASSES.MASSES at The Theatre Centre
by Ilana Lucas - September 27, 2023

Choosing to attend asses.masses at The Theatre Centre is a big commitment to an intriguing premise. The show, a collaboratively-played video game with a sweeping narrative about a donkey revolution, takes at bare minimum seven hours. It's a long ass show. But despite its outward silliness, with its ...
Journey Release New Single 'Let It Rain' Photo Journey Release New Single 'Let It Rain'
by Michael Major - May 17, 2022

Emerging from the pandemic with a supercharged new studio line-up, “Let It Rain” will be followed by an epic, fifteen-track set of new original songs that brings back the grand scale of the group’s greatest moments, along with updated and bold new directions and sounds....




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