Album Review: Ted Nash and Kristen Lee Sergeant Give Reason To Celebrate The HOLIDAYS
by Stephen Mosher - December 20, 2023 A jazz album for the holidays that packs a serious artistic and emotional wallop....
Sundance Institute Reveals 2024 Merata Mita Fellow and Inaugural Graton Fellow
by Blair Ingenthron - January 21, 2024 Sundance Institute has revealed the 2024 Merata Mita Fellow and Inaugural Graton Fellows. Learn more here!...
THE MESSENGER Opens Next Week at Palm Beach Dramaworks
by Stephi Wild - November 29, 2023 Hungarian Holocaust survivor Georgia Gabor (1930-1994) is the inspiration for The Messenger, a world premiere play by Palm Beach Dramaworks Resident Playwright Jenny Connell Davis. A meditation on the connections between past, present, and future, the play interweaves Gabor’s story with that of a yo...
Review: The McCallum Theatre Hosts an Intimate Evening with Kristin Chenoweth
by Gilmore Rizzo - January 29, 2024 From the moment her iconic voice could be heard singing a gentle ballad version of 'Que Sera Sera' from off-stage the audience could feel that familiar warmth of authenticity fill the entire theatre. A friend, an ally, a spiritual powerhouse of talent was about to enter. When the gorgeous 4'11' fra...
Streamed Shakespeare Brings OTHELLO to Leichhardt Uniting Church
by Stephi Wild - October 25, 2023 After a string of successful 'Zoom theatre' productions during the pandemic, Streamed Shakespeare returns to present its first ever live, onstage show: Othello, directed by Haki Pepo Olu Crisden (Titus Andronicus and Henry IV Parts One and Two)....
Interview: Alexandra Silber of THE HOUR OF THE PEARL at The Green Room 42 October 27th and November 28th
by Stephen Mosher - October 24, 2023 Broadway, West End, and regional theater star Alexandra Silber chats with Broadway World Cabaret about her upcoming show at The Green Room 42, about boundaries, and about that red wedding gown....
Number of New Broadway Musicals Will Top Prior 21st Century High
by Cara Joy David - October 02, 2023 Grumbling in the industry was this season would have fewer musicals. Shows were taking longer to receive their full capitalization. Many musicals were losing hundreds of thousands of dollars per week. Attendance was down. Buying habits had changed. In other words, it didn’t feel like a particularly ...
Review: INTO THE WOODS at White Theatre
by Alan Portner - October 31, 2023 Imagine the Grimm bedtime stories presented on steroids buttressed by the occasional homage to animated motion picture favorites. This is the basic recipe for “Into The Woods,” an imaginative and odd musical mashup of the Grimm’s tales with music, libretto, and lyrics from Stephen Sondheim and Jame...
Zara Larsson Releases New Single 'You Love Who You Love'
by Michael Major - January 19, 2024 VENUS' goddess-energy is exemplified on “You Love Who You Love,” where Zara summons the Scandi pop-rock anthems of Max Martin in this cautionary tale on toxic relationships. The results are pure chemistry: the classic-songwriting tradition of Rick Nowells (Madonna, Lana Del Rey) paired with the maxi...
Review: CURTIS STIGERS Plays City Winery NYC
by Stephen Mosher - October 26, 2023 Pianist Randy Ingram, bassist Cliff Schmitt, and trumpeter John “Scrapper” Sneider elevate an already wonderful set of songs by Curtis Stigers....
Review: MOM'S NIGHT OUT At 54 Below A Newly-Born Series To Be Loved
by Stephen Mosher - October 26, 2023 An exciting new 54 Below series has been inaugurated on the stage of Broadway’s Living Room and there were a lot of surprises at its opening night...
Interview: Kyle Lang of San Diego Opera's DON GIOVANNI at the Civic Center Theater
by Ron Bierman - January 25, 2024 Kyle Lang is directing the company’s upcoming performances of Mozart’s DON GIOVANNI. In a recent conversation via Zoom we spoke about how he came to be a director, his approach to directing and specific thoughts about one of Mozart’s finest achievements....
SF SKETCHFEST Kicks Off Next Week With Eric Idle, 200+ Shows January 18 - February 4
by A.A. Cristi - January 11, 2024 SF Sketchfest kicks off its 21st comedy festival with legend Eric Idle at the Castro Theatre on Thursday, January 18 followed by over 200 shows taking place through February 4 in venues across San Francisco....
Review: REUBEN KAYE: THE BUTCH IS BACK, Southbank Centre
by Franco Milazzo - December 14, 2023 With an opening that couldn’t be more over the top if it was broadcast from the International Space Station, the never knowingly underdressed Reuben Kaye sweeps the entire room into his particular brand of cabaret. Coming on like a one-man Moulin Rouge floorshow, he spits out caustic one liners like...
Spire Center for Performing Arts in Plymouth, MA Announces Uncle John's Banjo, Donna The Buffalo, And Many More
by A.A. Cristi - December 22, 2023 Spire Center for Performing Arts in Plymouth, MA announces new shows including Uncle John's Banjo, Donna The Buffalo, Joe Louis Walker, A Band Of Brothers, Peter Rowan, and The Smack Dabs....
Co-Directors Benito Vasquez and Marissa Castillo Give Us A Sneak Peek of PANTO ALICIA IN WONDERLAND, a Latinx and Houston Twist on the Classic Tale!
by Miranda Keating - November 29, 2023 Starting next week, Stages is beginning its yearly panto tradition with PANTO ALICIA IN WONDERLAND, written by Houston's own TEATRX. The show is the classic fairy tale of 'Alice in Wonderland' with a Latinx and Houston spin! Co-directors Marissa Castillo and Benito Vasquez give BroadwayWorld a sneak...
Review: GOOD GRIEF: A BEST FRIEND PLAY at Riffe Center
by Paul Batterson - November 06, 2023 GOOD GRIEF is a wild surfboard ride of emotions, from the giddiness of being on the crest of love to the undertow of the wave-crushing despair of loss....
What's New On Max This January 2024
by Michael Major - December 21, 2023 Find out what's new on Max this January, including the Debut of HBO Original “True Detective: Night Country” and Max Original “On the Roam,” New Seasons Of Max Original “Sort Of,' HBO Original “Real Time with Bill Maher,” And Adult Swim's “Rick and Morty,” And Debut of HBO Original Documentary “Goin...
Album Review: Ted Nash and Kristen Lee Sergeant Give Reason To Celebrate The HOLIDAYS
by Stephen Mosher - December 20, 2023 A jazz album for the holidays that packs a serious artistic and emotional wallop....
Interview: Hershey Felder of HERSHEY FELDER'S GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK SING-ALONG: A ONE-NIGHT ONLY BENEFIT FOR THEATREWORKS at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley
by Jim Munson - October 05, 2023 BroadwayWorld chats with the perennially popular performer Hershey Felder about the Great American Songbook Sing-Along benefit he's doing for TheatreWorks Silicon Valley on October 11th in Mountain View California to raise funds for their Save TheatreWorks Now campaign....
Industry Pro Newsletter: Record Number of New Musicals on Broadway, Some Regional Theatres Report a Rebound
by Alex Freeman - October 02, 2023 In Minnesota, the Hennepin Theatre Trust recently reported a more than $115 million impact to the local economy, directly tied to their Broadway touring season. We’ve also got a story about the way in which some regional theatres have been able to rebound this past season, and are looking to capital...
Queer New York International Arts Festival Returns at NYU Skirball in February
by Stephi Wild - December 12, 2023 NYU Skirball presents the Queer New York International Arts Festival, featuring works from a diverse group of international artists, running February 7-17, 2024, at NYU Skirball. ...
Interview: Maury Yeston of TITANIC THE MUSICAL at Cineplex
by Ilana Lucas - November 15, 2023 Maury Yeston and Peter Stone’s TITANIC, winner of five 1997 Tony Awards including Best Musical, sails to Toronto in film form for two showings via Cineplex on November 16th and 19th. BroadwayWorld spoke to Maury Yeston, the show’s award-winning composer and lyricist, in advance of its arrival in Tor...
Full Cast Set For THE HUMAN BODY at the Donmar Warehouse
by Stephi Wild - January 11, 2024 Donmar Warehouse Artistic Director Michael Longhurst and Executive Director Henny Finch have announced the full cast for the world première of Lucy Kirkwood’s The Human Body....
Review: THE THANKSGIVING PLAY at Dezart Performs
by Kay Kudukis - November 05, 2023 When creating his season, Dezart Performs Artistic Director Michael Shaw always reaches for top shelf ingredients, but he’s mixed up a delicious cocktail of woke hilarity in Larissa Fasthorse’s marvelous The Thanksgiving Play. ... |