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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....


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....


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.  ...


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 ...


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....


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....


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...


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...


Sydney's First Purpose-Built Improv Theatre To Open In Redfern Photo Sydney's First Purpose-Built Improv Theatre To Open In Redfern
by Stephi Wild - April 05, 2019

Improv Theatre Sydney (ITS) is building a brand-new home for improvisation in Redfern. It will feature Sydney's first dedicated improv theatre....


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...


VIDEO: Florencia Cuenca Releases Mariachi Cover of 'Burn' from HAMILTON Photo VIDEO: Florencia Cuenca Releases Mariachi Cover of 'Burn' from HAMILTON
by A.A. Cristi - June 26, 2020

Mexican actress and singer Florencia Cuenca has released a unique Spanglish mariachi cover of the song 'Burn' from the Broadway musical Hamilton by Lin-Manuel Miranda, part of her new project 'Broadway en Spanglish' with arrangements and music production by Jaime Lozano....


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....


Metropolitan Playhouse to Present Zero Boy in New Live Stream Presentations Photo Metropolitan Playhouse to Present Zero Boy in New Live Stream Presentations
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 28, 2020

Obie Award winner Metropolitan Playhouse will welcome Zero Boy to its on-line live-streaming presentations with a weekly show of sonic storytelling and improvisational repartee:...


BET AWARDS 2021 Announces Star-Studded Performance Line-Up Photo BET AWARDS 2021 Announces Star-Studded Performance Line-Up
by TV News Desk - June 17, 2021

Hosted by Academy Award®-nominated and Golden Globe®-winning actor, filmmaker and philanthropist Taraji P. Henson, the 2021 “BET AWARDS” will air LIVE at 8 PM ET/PT on BET....


BWW Review: BEN MOSS AND FRIENDS Is The Monthly Show To See at The Duplex Photo BWW Review: BEN MOSS AND FRIENDS Is The Monthly Show To See at The Duplex
by Stephen Mosher - February 16, 2020

Singer-songwriter Ben Moss has been on the scene for a while... But this is definitely his moment. Let's all watch him rise....


Jatiluhur Jazz Festival 2019 Brings World Jazz To The Jatiluhur Dam Photo Jatiluhur Jazz Festival 2019 Brings World Jazz To The Jatiluhur Dam
by A.A. Cristi - November 22, 2019

The 1st International Jatiluhur Jazz Festival is set to open at the Jatiluhur Dam in Purwakarta, West Java on Saturday and Sunday, Nov 30 and Dec 1, 2019. Presented by Perum Jasa Tirta II, the state-owned enterprise (SOE) operating the dam, the largest in Indonesia, JatiluhurJazz 2019 will feature d...


VIDEO: Get A First Look At ROCK OF AGES at Pittsburgh CLO Photo VIDEO: Get A First Look At ROCK OF AGES at Pittsburgh CLO
by Alan Henry - July 25, 2019

Pump up the volume and bust out your air guitar moves! For the first time ever, Pittsburgh CLO is going to shake the walls of the Benedum Center with ROCK OF AGES, July 23 - 28. This Pittsburgh CLO premiere is only running for one week - there are just 8 chances to get here for a raging good time! T...


BACK LEFT Brings Athletic Curiosity To Adelaide Fringe Photo BACK LEFT Brings Athletic Curiosity To Adelaide Fringe
by BWW News Desk - February 16, 2019

The Back Left Project presents the Australian Premiere of Back Left at the Adelaide Fringe, February 16 - March 3, 2019 at Live From Tandanya in the Tandanya Theatre....


BWW News: Michael B. Jordan's WB-Helmed Studio Outlier Society Scoops Up Film Rights Photo BWW News: Michael B. Jordan's WB-Helmed Studio Outlier Society Scoops Up Film Rights to KINGDOM OF SOULS Trilogy
by Bonnie Lynn Wagner - September 22, 2019

Fantasy is still a hot commodity, and movie studios continue to look for the next big thing by scouting new book releases and scooping up film rights, often before a book officially hits the shelves. Rena Barron's debut novel KINGDOM OF SOULS only launched this past week on September 19th, but ne...


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...


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....


Margaret Cho's New Podcast Debuts July 16 with Jonathan Van Ness Photo Margaret Cho's New Podcast Debuts July 16 with Jonathan Van Ness
by Sarah Hookey - July 09, 2019

Join comedy icon Margaret Cho each week as she interviews people YOU KNOW and people she thinks YOU SHOULD KNOW, if you don't already. Episodes will drop each Tuesday, starting July 16....


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...


SANTA MUST DIE! Will Be Performed at the Alphabetti Theatre Next Month Photo SANTA MUST DIE! Will Be Performed at the Alphabetti Theatre Next Month
by Stephi Wild - November 12, 2021

Santa Must Die! is a raucous new gig theatre show for the gig economy at the most difficult time of the year!  This production by archipelago, written by Rosie MacPherson, with performers Rhian Liu and Robin Ravi is a different kind of festive story about when Christmas is all work and no play.  ...


Photos: First Look at ROCK OF AGES at Theatre Aspen Photo Photos: First Look at ROCK OF AGES at Theatre Aspen
by Stephi Wild - August 03, 2021

Theatre Aspen's 2021 season continues with the Tony-nominated musical Rock of Ages (July 30  – August 21) by Chris D'Arienzo, directed by Tony nominee Hunter Foster, in his  fourth consecutive summer at Theatre Aspen and choreographed by Abbey O’Brien (Waitress; Jagged Little Pill), who returns afte...






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