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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...
Video: Pillow Queens Embrace Intoxicating Feelings on Punchy 'Heavy Pour' Track Photo Video: Pillow Queens Embrace Intoxicating Feelings on Punchy 'Heavy Pour' Track
by Josh Sharpe - April 16, 2024

Acclaimed Irish indie rock band Pillow Queens is diving into intoxicating feelings with punchy, cathartic track and official video 'Heavy Pour' out now ahead of their LP release on Friday, April 19. The band's triumphant third studio album Name Your Sorrow is due out April 19 and available for pre-o...
Interview: Mark Fleischer Talks Taking Down Audience Barriers at Pittsburgh CLO Photo Interview: Mark Fleischer Talks Taking Down Audience Barriers at Pittsburgh CLO
by Greg Kerestan - April 15, 2024

Pittsburgh's biggest musical theatre company is making big moves to support and diversify its audience. A series of focus group encounters led Fleischer and his team to a single recurring idea: remove the barriers that prevent potential audience members from coming, and from returning, to CLO shows....
Review: PUPPY PALS at the Norris Theater Photo Review: PUPPY PALS at the Norris Theater
by Melissa Heckscher - April 14, 2024

Dog-lovers will lap up every minute of this 90-minute comedic dog stunt show that first premiered on America's Got Talent....
Kurt Deimer Reveals New Tour Dates with Texas Hippie Coalition Photo Kurt Deimer Reveals New Tour Dates with Texas Hippie Coalition
by Josh Sharpe - April 22, 2024

Kurt Deimer has announced that he will be touring alongside Texas Hippie Coalition on select dates this spring and summer, as well as, special appearances alongside the legendary band, Tesla. Kurt's newest single, 'Dance,' released on March 1, 2024, is a testament to resilience and the ability to fi...
Video: Huey Lewis Talks The HEART OF ROCK AND ROLL on THE VIEW Photo Video: Huey Lewis Talks The HEART OF ROCK AND ROLL on THE VIEW
by Josh Sharpe - April 17, 2024

Huey Lewis joined The View on Wednesday to discuss his new musical The Heart of Rock and Roll. With both this show and Back to the Future currently on Broadway, the hosts asked if this move to musical theatre was a goal of his. 'It's not something that I ever aspired to...but it's been kind of a lat...
Kenita R. Miller, Julia Murney and More Will Take Part in WATCHER IN THE WOODS Readin Photo Kenita R. Miller, Julia Murney and More Will Take Part in WATCHER IN THE WOODS Reading
by Nicole Rosky - April 22, 2024

Producers announced an industry reading of the new musical in development WATCHER IN THE WOODS. Check out all of the details on who will star and who leads the creative team here....
Kate Hudson Releases New Single 'Gonna Find Out' Ahead of Debut Album Photo Kate Hudson Releases New Single 'Gonna Find Out' Ahead of Debut Album
by Josh Sharpe - April 17, 2024

Kate Hudson has dropped the latest single from her upcoming debut album. Having spent the last glorious year preparing, Kate Hudson could only call her dozen song debut one thing: Glorious. From the commitment to writing songs to the exploration of what could be in the studio to the final mixes, wha...
Interview: Theatre Life with the Creative Team of PENELOPE Photo Interview: Theatre Life with the Creative Team of PENELOPE
by Elliot Lanes - April 05, 2024

Today’s subjects Alex Bechtel, Grace McLean, and Eva Steinmetz are currently living their theatre lives as the creative team for the DC premeire of Signature Theatre’s latest piece of musical greatness Penelope. The Greek myth inspired solo performer musical runs through April 28th in Signature’s AR...
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...
Interview: Olivia Noel of THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME at Columbus Children's Theatre Photo Interview: Olivia Noel of THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME at Columbus Children's Theatre
by Paul Batterson - April 18, 2024

'(It’s) less of a character acting position and more of a ‘How can I make sure I’m conveying her story as authentically as possible while also keeping her ‘Disney personality’ in the mix?'' Olivia Noel...
Review: CLEANSED at CATASTROPHIC THEATRE Photo Review: CLEANSED at CATASTROPHIC THEATRE
by Brett Cullum - April 16, 2024

Should you avoid seeing the show? For God’s sake, no. You will miss what is surely going to be one of the most talked about pieces of work in Houston’s theatrical history. Go see it, and make your own call whether you love or hate it. But don’t let them brainwash you into thinking this is only about...
Review: American Stage's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST IN THE PARK at Demens Landing Photo Review: American Stage's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST IN THE PARK at Demens Landing
by Peter Nason - April 07, 2024

It's a perfect fit for the American Stage in the Park experience!...
Reuben Vincent Releases New EP 'General Admission' Photo Reuben Vincent Releases New EP 'General Admission'
by Stephi Wild - April 05, 2024

As he finishes up the last few dates with Bas for the 24-city We Only Talk About Real Shit When Were Fucked Up Tour (Reuben will also join Bas for the second consecutive year performing at the Dreamville Festival), The THIRD WORLD General, Reuben Vincent, is back with his new EP General Admission, w...
Interview: Francis Jue of TIGER STYLE! at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley Hits His Stride Photo Interview: Francis Jue of TIGER STYLE! at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley Hits His Stride by Being True to Himself
by Jim Munson - April 02, 2024

BroadwayWorld talks to Obie Award-winning actor Francis Jue about returning to TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, where he has appeared so often in the last 35 years, in Mike Lew's trenchant comedy, 'Tiger Style!'...
Interview: Megan McGinnis of BEETLEJUICE National Tour Photo Interview: Megan McGinnis of BEETLEJUICE National Tour
by Melissa Heckscher - April 15, 2024

BroadwayWorld spoke with Broadway alumn Megan McGinnis about coming back to SoCal, doing an exorcism in front of her 7-year-old son, and keeping a straight face while acting alongside Justin Collette’s Beetlejuice.  ...
BWW Q&A: Lauren Zakrin on MAD HATTER THE MUSICAL at Herberger Theater Center Photo BWW Q&A: Lauren Zakrin on MAD HATTER THE MUSICAL at Herberger Theater Center
by Joshua Wright - April 22, 2024

We chatted with Lauren Zakrin about Herberger Theater Center's thrilling and unforgettable new production, Mad Hatter the Musical, which will bring new life to familiar characters as a prequel to Alice in Wonderland....
Review: STAGOLEE AND THE FUNERAL OF A DANGEROUS WORD at MAIN STREET THEATER Photo Review: STAGOLEE AND THE FUNERAL OF A DANGEROUS WORD at MAIN STREET THEATER
by Brett Cullum - April 08, 2024

STAGOLEE AND THE FUNERAL OF A DANGEROUS WORD is a wonderful meditation on the power of words, folklore, and the human condition. It soars and becomes electric any time actors TiMOThY ERiC and Seth Carter Ramsey confront each other. It has a power and heft you do not see in most theater. It goes to a...
Interview: How to Make a Cad—BUTTERFLY's Pinkerton—Appealing, According to Jonathan T Photo Interview: How to Make a Cad—BUTTERFLY's Pinkerton—Appealing, According to Jonathan Tetelman
by Richard Sasanow - April 26, 2024

It’s a big season at the Met for tenor Jonathan Tetelman—born in Chile, raised in New Jersey—and he’s taking every advantage of it. He’s come to town with a reputation as a Puccini specialist (not that there’s anything wrong with that). How does he feel about that? “Well, I basically built my voice...
Review: 'THE BOYS IN THE BAND' at Palm Canyon Theatre Photo Review: 'THE BOYS IN THE BAND' at Palm Canyon Theatre
by Charlie Thomas - April 17, 2024

What did our critic think of 'THE BOYS IN THE BAND' at Palm Canyon Theatre?...
Santino Fontana, Miriam Silverman & More Kick Off Red Bull Theater's Anniversary Fest Photo Santino Fontana, Miriam Silverman & More Kick Off Red Bull Theater's Anniversary Festival Monday
by A.A. Cristi - April 12, 2024

Join Stephen Moyer, Kristine Nielsen, Santino Fontana, Miriam Silverman, Jacob Ming-Trent, and more as they kick off Red Bull Theater’s Anniversary Festival this Monday....
Interview: WALT ZIPPRIAN of CLEANSED at CATASTROPHIC THEATRE Photo Interview: WALT ZIPPRIAN of CLEANSED at CATASTROPHIC THEATRE
by Brett Cullum - April 06, 2024

What drew me to the show was what drew me to the work that Catastrophic Theatre does in general. They do work that nobody else does. Work that's largely unexplored in our region, or in our country, or whatever. I'm drawn to that kind of stuff, and Sarah Kane has a unique view of love and human relat...
San Diego Alt-Rockers Los Saints Release 'If Everything Goes' Photo San Diego Alt-Rockers Los Saints Release 'If Everything Goes'
by Josh Sharpe - April 26, 2024

The San Diego-based alternative rock quartet Los Saints has unveiled 'If Everything Goes,' the third single from their highly anticipated debut album 'Certified', slated for release on July 26 via ENCI Records. Following the recording of 'Certified', Los Saints has grown into a four-piece, with the ...
Review: John Adams's EL NINO Finally Arrives at the Met After World Travels Photo Review: John Adams's EL NINO Finally Arrives at the Met After World Travels
by Richard Sasanow - April 24, 2024

Back in December, I saw the chamber version of John Adams’s EL NINO—dubbed EL NINO: NATIVITY RECONSIDERED—at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. Pared down to its essence, it was wonderful, starred two of the singers who made their debuts in the premiere at the Met, soprano Julia Bullock and bass-...
Kenita R. Miller, Julia Murney and More Will Take Part in WATCHER IN THE WOODS Readin Photo Kenita R. Miller, Julia Murney and More Will Take Part in WATCHER IN THE WOODS Reading
by Nicole Rosky - April 22, 2024

Producers announced an industry reading of the new musical in development WATCHER IN THE WOODS. Check out all of the details on who will star and who leads the creative team here....




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