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Video: Will Blum Performs 'Is Anybody There?' from 1776 at Paper Mill Playhouse
by Joshua Wright - April 21, 2026
Paper Mill Playhouse has released footage of Will Blum performing 'Is Anybody There?' in his role as John Adams in their current production of 1776, now playing through May 2, 2026....
Brenda Liz Henry to Present A BOOGIE DOWN BRONX TALE at The Green Room 42
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 20, 2026
Brenda Liz Henry will make her solo cabaret debut in A Boogie Down Bronx Tale at The Green Room 42, a show tracing her musical journey through Hip Hop and other genres that shaped her Bronx upbringing....
Marisha Wallace Joins SOMETHING ROTTEN! UK Premiere
by Stephi Wild - April 20, 2026
Olivier Award-nominated Marisha Wallace will star as Bea in the UK premiere of SOMETHING ROTTEN!, joining Jason Manford and Richard Fleeshman at Manchester Opera House ahead of a West End run....
Star Wars Origin Play THE MAKING Will Come to the Steep Theatre on May the 4th
by Stephi Wild - April 20, 2026
Steep Theatre will present a one-night-only staged reading of THE MAKING, a new play by Dan Aibel reimagining the creation of Star Wars, at the Edge Theater in Chicago's Edgewater neighborhood....
Video: Liz Leclerc, Will Blum & John Treacy Egan Perform 'He Plays the Violin' from 1776 at Paper Mill Playhouse
by Joshua Wright - April 08, 2026
Paper Mill Playhouse has released footage of Liz Leclerc (Martha Jefferson), Will Blum (John Adams), and John Treacy Egan (Benjamin Franklin) performing 'He Plays the Violin' from their current production of 1776, now playing through May 2, 2026....
Santino Fontana, Christiani Pitts and More Join BROADWAY DREAM ROLES Lineup
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 31, 2026
The first slate of performers has been revealed for Broadway Cares' newest annual event, Broadway Dream Roles 2026, including Santino Fontana, Christiani Pitts, and more. ...
Video: Will Blum and the Cast of Paper Mill Playhouse’s 1776 Sing 'Sit Down, John'
by Gillian Blum - March 28, 2026
Will Blum (John Adams) and the cast of Paper Mill Playhouse’s upcoming production of 1776 perform 'Sit Down, John' in the rehearsal room in this sneak peek video....
Marc Kudisch, Morgan Lynne Dudley and More to Star in GRUNGE Industry Reading
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 26, 2026
An invitation-only industry reading of Grunge: A Memory Musical, by writer Leyna d’Ancona and composer Paul Martin Siegel, will be presented in Manhattan....
Student Blog: Inspiration
by Student Blogger: Alison Cohen - February 24, 2026
It is the spark that pulls you out of bed, the whisper that tells you to keep going, the fire that demands you create. When you watch a show and see actors take their bows, you see the lights, the applause, the culmination. ...
Video: Everything is RENT for Tim Weil
by Robert Bannon - February 13, 2026
In this BroadwayWorld Exclusive chat, we sit down with Tim Weil, the original music director of Rent, to talk about his powerful new book, Making Rent: The Story Behind the Music That Changed Broadway. Watch in this video....
Museum of Broadway to Host Special RENT Event With Tim Weil
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 11, 2026
The Museum of Broadway will host a 30th anniversary panel of RENT alums and a special reading of Making RENT: The Story Behind the Music that Changed Broadway....
'Making Rent: The Story Behind the Music that Changed Broadway' Will Host Launch Event at The Strand
by Stephi Wild - January 27, 2026
In celebration of its release, Apollo Publishers will host a launch event for Making Rent: The Story Behind the Music that Changed Broadway, written by Rent’s original musical director, Tim Weil. ...
Photos: HERSHEY FELDER: THE PIANO IN ME at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 20, 2026
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will ring in 2026 with the return of actor/pianist/writer Hershey Felder in the World Premiere of Hershey Felder: The Piano and Me. See photos! ...
Paper Mill Playhouse Awarded a National Endowment for the Arts Grant
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 17, 2025
Paper Mill Playhouse is the recipient of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts for Celebrating America250: Arts Projects Honoring the National Garden of American Heroes....
Hershey Felder to Return to TheatreWorks in World Premiere of THE PIANO AND ME
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 02, 2025
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will ring in 2026 with the return of actor/pianist/writer Hershey Felder in the World Premiere of Hershey Felder: The Piano and Me....
Houston Grand Opera to Present PEACE IN THE TRENCHES: THE STORY BEHIND SILENT NIGHT
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 24, 2025
Houston Grand Opera will host a panel discussion at the Alliance Française Houston, “Peace in the Trenches: The Story Behind Silent Night.” The conversation will reflect upon Kevin Puts and Mark Campbell's 2011 opera, Silent Night....
Video: Lea Michele Speaks with CBS Sunday Morning; GLEE Audition, Stepping Into FUNNY GIRL, CHESS
by Gillian Blum - November 23, 2025
In this video, Lea Michele speaks with CBS Sunday Morning about auditioning for GLEE immediately after a car accident, stepping into FUNNY GIRL, CHESS, and more!...
WE THREE KINGS: THE STORY BEHIND THE STORY Will Premiere at the Theater Center
by Stephi Wild - November 21, 2025
The Theater Center will host the New York premiere of Remus Entertainment’s We Three Kings: The Story Behind The Story: an unforgettable experience that brings history, mystery, and wonder to life on stage, performed for one night only....
Jason Manford Will Lead SOMETHING ROTTEN! in Manchester
by Stephi Wild - November 04, 2025
Comedy, TV and musical theatre icon Jason Manford will make his return to the stage next summer in the award-winning comedy musical Something Rotten! Learn more here!...
MAKING RENT: The Story Behind the Music that Changed Broadway To Be Released This January
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 21, 2025
Apollo Publishers will release Making Rent: The Story Behind the Music that Changed Broadway in January. Learn more about the book, and about the author Tim Weil here!...
STARFISH to Have London Premiere at The Bread and Roses Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 20, 2025
Following it's run at Brighton Fringe, Two Right Feet will present the London debut of Starfish at The Bread and Roses Theatre London, this Autumn. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets! ...
Farmers Alley Theatre and Air Zoo to Host CONNOR FARRY: THE STORY BEHIND COME FROM AWAY
by A.A. Cristi - October 10, 2025
Farmers Alley Theatre and Air Zoo will host Connor Farry: The Story Behind COME FROM AWAY on October 18 at 2 p.m. in Portage, MI. The free community event features Farry, whose real-life experience as a child passenger diverted to Gander on 9/11 helped inspire the Tony-winning musical Come From Away...
THE ROADS TO LOCH LOMAND Opens New Season at The Phoenix Theatre Company
by Stephi Wild - October 06, 2025
The Phoenix Theatre Company will open its 2025/26 Season with the regional premiere of The Roads to Loch Lomond, running October 8 - November 2, 2025, in the Hormel Theatre....
Overture Offers 'Pay What You Wish' Pricing For Dance Performance
by Stephi Wild - September 10, 2025
Experience the power and beauty of 'Sol Invictus' when Compagnie Hervé Koubi takes the stage in Overture Hall. Overture Center has made this performance accessible to all through “Pay What You Wish” tickets...
Cast Set For A PIANO FULL OF FEATHERS at Perth Theatre
by Stephi Wild - September 10, 2025
Opening in Peth Theatre on Saturday 25 October, A Piano Full of Feathers written by Jane Livingstone, tells the story behind Irving Berlin's White Christmas, the best-selling single of all time....
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