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Drew Parker Releases Much Anticipated EP While You're Gone Photo Drew Parker Releases Much Anticipated EP While You're Gone
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 21, 2020

Drew Parker, the newest SiriusXM “Highway Find,” released his much anticipated EP While You’re Gone today....


BWW Review: BANDSTAND at Washington Pavilion Photo BWW Review: BANDSTAND at Washington Pavilion
by Kaija Bonde - November 12, 2019

The national tour of Bandstand arrived in Sioux Falls on Monday, November 11 and transported the audience at the Washington Pavilion back to post World War II in 1945. With music by Richard Oberlacker, and the book and score by Robert Taylor and Overlacker, this Tony Award winning Broadway musical c...


Metropolitan Playhouse Will Present Zero Boy as Johnny Z Photo Metropolitan Playhouse Will Present Zero Boy as Johnny Z
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 12, 2020

Obie Award winner Metropolitan Playhouse presents Zero Boy in the persona of Johnny Z, loveable gangster, hosting this week's sonic storytelling and improvisational repartee:...


JAIME LOZANO & THE FAMILIA: SONGS BY AN IMMIGRANT to Feature Liner Notes From Lin-Man Photo JAIME LOZANO & THE FAMILIA: SONGS BY AN IMMIGRANT to Feature Liner Notes From Lin-Manuel Miranda and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 10, 2020

Broadway Records announced today the release of 'Jaime Lozano & The Familia: Songs by an Immigrant'. Heralded the 'next big thing' on Broadway by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Lozano's new album will feature an eclectic collaboration of musical theatre, jazz, Mexican folklore, Tex-Mex, and Latin musicians and...


Mandy Gonzalez, Daphne Rubin Vega, and More to Join Jaime Lozano for Virtual Concert Photo Mandy Gonzalez, Daphne Rubin Vega, and More to Join Jaime Lozano for Virtual Concert at Joe's Pub Live
by A.A. Cristi - June 09, 2021

Considered by Hamilton's Lin-Manuel Miranda to be the 'next big thing' on Broadway, Mexican director, composer, arranger, and orchestrator Jaime Lozano is 'returning' to Joe's Pub on June 24 with a virtual concert as part of its series Joe's Pub Live!, a free series of streamed performances....


Ani Di Franco Announces April 2020 Tour Photo Ani Di Franco Announces April 2020 Tour
by Stephi Wild - November 24, 2019

Acclaimed singer/songwriter Ani DiFranco will return to Australia in April 2020 for the first time in ten years, for a national tour which will include performances at Bluesfest. This tour will take her to Perth, Melbourne, Sydney and Byron Bay and tickets are on sale now....


The Company OnStage To Present A Magical Evening of Selected Works By Ben Plopper Photo The Company OnStage To Present A Magical Evening of Selected Works By Ben Plopper
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 24, 2019

Company OnStage presents A Magical Evening of Magical Theater Magic: Selected Works of Ben Plopper, directed by Jonathan Moonen, and produced by special arrangement with Ben Plopper. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays November 7th - 16th 2019, 8:00 pm Sunday, October 20th 2019, 2:00 pm. ...


BWW Interview: Jaime Lozano of SONGS BY AN IMMIGRANT at The Green Room 42 Photo BWW Interview: Jaime Lozano of SONGS BY AN IMMIGRANT at The Green Room 42
by Stephen Mosher - November 19, 2019

Gifted and prolific Mexican musical prodigy Jaime Lozano has an encore performance of his concert SONGS BY AN IMMIGRANT at The Green Room 42, featuring an all Latin cast of some of the best of Broadway. Here's an interview with the man LMM calls the future of musical theater....


No Name Comedy Celebrates 25th Anniversary At Word Up Bookshop Photo No Name Comedy Celebrates 25th Anniversary At Word Up Bookshop
by BWW News Desk - February 26, 2019

Eric Vetter, co-founder of the No Name Comedy/Variety Show ("NYC's Best Damn Comedy/Variety Show"), celebrates its 25-year anniversary with what else, a comedy/variety show: Today, February 26th, 7:00pm at Word Up Community Bookshop/Libreria Comunitaria in Washington Heights (corner of 163rd Street ...


Rockwood Music Hall to Mark 15th Anniversary With Month Long Celebration in February Photo Rockwood Music Hall to Mark 15th Anniversary With Month Long Celebration in February
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 08, 2020

Rockwood Music Hall announced their 15-Year Anniversary Celebration, set to kick off on February 1, 2020. This milestone will be a month-long celebration of the venue's history and growth since opening its doors in January 2005 and becoming a mainstay of Manhattan's live music scene. Rockwood Music ...


Rachel Lorin Channels the Wild West in Fearless New Single 'Shoot A Man' Photo Rachel Lorin Channels the Wild West in Fearless New Single 'Shoot A Man'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - June 04, 2021

A vivid storyteller through song, Lorin has spent her entire life immersed in music. At 12 years old, she sang the national anthem at the U.S. Open and in 2012, she developed an avid fan following when she appeared on Oxygen’s reality show The Next Big Thing: New York....


ZERO BOY'S COVID CABARET to Begin Streaming June 4 Photo ZERO BOY'S COVID CABARET to Begin Streaming June 4
by A.A. Cristi - June 01, 2020

Obie Award winner Metropolitan Playhouse presents Zero Boy in next installment of the sonic storyteller's improvised variety show: COVID Cabaret, with ZERO BOY, Thursday, June 4, 2020 at 8 PM, EST. Running Time: 30 minutes...


VIDEO: Sydney James Harcourt and More From the Cast of POPSTAR Perform the Show's Fin Photo VIDEO: Sydney James Harcourt and More From the Cast of POPSTAR Perform the Show's Finale
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 27, 2020

Together in quarantine from their own homes, performers from the 2019 industry reading of popstar reunited to record and release a music video of the show's musical finale to help benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids....


Photos: See Shipp, de Jesús & More at Pop-Up Moondance Diner Food Truck! Photo Photos: See Shipp, de Jesús & More at Pop-Up Moondance Diner Food Truck!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 22, 2021

Netflix brought back the Moondance Diner Food Truck for 1 day only this weekend in celebration of the release of tick, tick...BOOM! The event featured Alexandra Shipp (Cast), Robin de Jesús (Cast), Joshua Henry (Cast), Daphne Rubin-Vega, and special appearances from your favorite Broadway stars.  ...


SOMETHING ROTTEN! Now Available For Licensing From Music Theatre International Photo SOMETHING ROTTEN! Now Available For Licensing From Music Theatre International
by A.A. Cristi - January 30, 2020

Theatrical licensor Music Theatre International has announced the Broadway hit and Tony winning musical comedy SOMETHING ROTTEN! is now available for licensing worldwide....


Raven Theatre Presents THE UNDENIABLE SOUND OF RIGHT NOW Photo Raven Theatre Presents THE UNDENIABLE SOUND OF RIGHT NOW
by A.A. Cristi - April 08, 2019

Raven Theatre is pleased to conclude its 2018-19 season with the Chicago premiere of Laura Eason's THE UNDENIABLE SOUND OF RIGHT NOW, a poignant and potent portrait of those who can change with the times and those who get left behind. Directed by BJ Jones, THE UNDENIABLE SOUND OF RIGHT NOW will play...


Cygnet Theatre Opens Season with ROCK OF AGES Photo Cygnet Theatre Opens Season with ROCK OF AGES
by Julie Musbach - June 10, 2019

Season 17 kicks off with the crowd-pleasing, Tony-nominated jukebox musical Rock of Ages. Directed by Sean Murray, this exhilarating rock and roll experience runs July 2 through August 25, 2019. Opening Night for media is Saturday, July 6 at 8:00PM....


KCRW Announces Details for 'Lost Notes, Season Two' Photo KCRW Announces Details for 'Lost Notes, Season Two'
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 03, 2019

KCRW is pleased to announce details of thesecond season of the acclaimed podcast Lost Notes - a series of music documentaries - launching on April 25, 2019. For season two, Lost Notes welcomes celebrated music journalist and author Jessica Hopper as host and executive producer....


BWW Previews: SOMETHING ROTTEN at The Playhouse Photo BWW Previews: SOMETHING ROTTEN at The Playhouse
by Greer Firestone - February 25, 2019

SOMETHING ROTTEN, a musical that national reviewers have exuberantly called 'the funniest show on Broadway", brings its national tour to The Playhouse March 7-10. If your stomach hurt over the antics in THE PRODUCERS, BOOK OF MORMON or SPAMALOT and the much-missed FORBIDDEN BROADWAY, well, gird your...


Science Channel to Premiere New Series RICHARD HAMMOND'S 'BIG' Photo Science Channel to Premiere New Series RICHARD HAMMOND'S 'BIG'
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 19, 2019

Award-winning British car aficionado, presenter and host, Richard Hammond, is steering his way over to Science Channel for an epic new 9-part series, Richard Hammond's BIG, premiering Wednesday, February 12 at 10 p.m. Buckle up as Hammond once again takes viewers on the ride of their lives to spotli...


Jaime Lozano Returns To New York City's Green Room 42 With SONGS BY AN IMMIGRANT Photo Jaime Lozano Returns To New York City's Green Room 42 With SONGS BY AN IMMIGRANT
by Stephi Wild - October 22, 2019

Considered by many, including Hamilton's Lin-Manuel Miranda to be the a?oenext big thinga?? on Broadway, Mexican director, composer, arranger & orchestrator Jaime Lozano will return to New York at The Green Room 42 (42nd & 10th) following his recent sold-out concerts at Joe's Pub and Two River T...


BWW Review: JAIME LOZANO: SONGS BY AN IMMIGRANT at The Green Room 42 Photo BWW Review: JAIME LOZANO: SONGS BY AN IMMIGRANT at The Green Room 42
by Rebecca Kaplan - November 26, 2019

Jaime Lozano made his debut at the Green Room 42 to a packed house on Sunday November 24th. His show, Songs by an Immigrant, explored the immigrant experience through a series of songs from various points in his songwriting career....


Something Hysterical! Something Spectacular! Something Sensational! SOMETHING ROTTEN Photo Something Hysterical! Something Spectacular! Something Sensational! SOMETHING ROTTEN At The McCallum
by David Green - March 19, 2019

The McCallum Theatre presents Something Rotten! for five performances, Friday, April 5, through Sunday, April 7. This hilarious musical comedy tells the story of brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom, two playwrights stuck in the shadow of that Renaissance rock star Will Shakespeare. When a soothsayer fore...


Blackfriars Theatre Presents THE UNDENIABLE SOUND OF RIGHT NOW Photo Blackfriars Theatre Presents THE UNDENIABLE SOUND OF RIGHT NOW
by Julie Musbach - April 16, 2019

It's Chicago in the early 90s and Hank's legendary rock 'n' roll bar is up against the destructive power of gentrification and the "next big thing." The Undeniable Sound of Right Now by Laura Eason runs at Blackfriars Theatre May 10 - 26. The theatre will transform itself into Hank's bar, replete wi...


EMMY and GRAMMY Award-Winning Producer Rikki Hughes will Executive Produce 2020 Bounc Photo EMMY and GRAMMY Award-Winning Producer Rikki Hughes will Executive Produce 2020 Bounce Trumpet Awards
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 15, 2019

Strategic Heights Media has been named the public relations agency of record for Rikki Hughes's entertainment production company, Magic Lemonade. Hughes is a veteran EMMY® and GRAMMY® Award-winning film producer of comedy specials, award and television shows, and independent features. She has secure...






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