BroadwayWorld Interviews
BWW Interview: Bryony Corrigan Chats MAGIC GOES WRONG at the Vaudeville Theatre
by Fiona Scott - February 12, 2020 Bryony Corrigan is part of Mischief Theatre and has been seen both on stage in The Play That Goes Wrong and Groan Ups, and also recently on our TV screens in The Goes Wrong Show on BBC1. She spoke to BroadwayWorld about her career and her current role in Magic Goes Wrong at the Vaudeville Theatre.... (more...) 
BWW Interview: Intimacy Coordinator Mia Schachter Keeping It Safe At THE WILD PARTY
by Gil Kaan - February 15, 2020 Morgan-Wixson's latest mainstage production THE WILD PARTY, beginning March 13, 2020, has incorporated the not usually seen, but much needed intimacy coordinator to their offstage team of creatives/technicians. I had the wonderful opportunity to delve into the importance of having such a professional onsite to navigate comfortable boundaries in sex scenes in my interview with Mia Schachter, a certified IC and member of the Intimacy Professional Association.... (more...) 
BWW Review: Brooklyn's Theater2020 Celebrates The Best Of The Boro And Stage With SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM
by Kristen Morale - February 25, 2020 Theater 2020, Brooklyn Heights' only professional and award-winning theater company, presents the first NYC revival of the Sondheim/ Lapine musical Sondheim on Sondheim, a revue that brings many of this musical genius' works together to create quite a show in itself. With a magnificent cast and crew... (more...) 
Lisette Oropesa, the Met's Courtesan of the Moment, Brings Her TRAVIATA to Town
by Richard Sasanow - February 25, 2020, Opera It's been a big year for soprano Lisette Oropesa, with starring roles at major European houses. But in this country, it's something else entirely: She won the Richard Tucker Award and the Met's Beverly Sills Award. That was followed by a pair of name-above-the-title roles, her first at the Met: her ... (more...) 
Will You Accept This Rose On Stage? Former Bachelorette Becca Kufrin Dishes on Her Role as BACHELOR LIVE Co-Host
by Rachel Weinberg - February 25, 2020, Chicago Bachelor Nation fans of Chicago can experience all the drama of the popular reality show this March when THE BACHELOR LIVE ON STAGE arrives at Broadway In Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theatre. In advance of BACHELOR LIVE's arrival here, I chatted with former Bachelorette Becca Kufrin, who is co-hosting... (more...) 
Heather Orth of THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD at Foothill Music Theatre Delights in Playing Eccentric Cockney Ladies and Also Digging Into Darker Roles
by Jim Munson - February 25, 2020, San Francisco Heather Orth stars as mysterious opium den proprietress Princess Puffer in Foothill Music Theatre's new production of Rupert Holmes' rollicking musical comedy a?oeThe Mystery of Edwin Drood.a?? A Tony Award winner for Best Musical, the show is based on an unfinished novel by Charles Dickens. As the ... (more...) 
Debut of the Month: How Does It Feel? GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY's Todd Almond Talks Broadway Debut!
by Caryn Robbins - February 25, 2020, Broadway Today GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY's Todd Almond speaks with BroadwayWorld about making his Broadway debut in a play which explores the universal themes of struggle, loss, forgiveness, and ultimately, hope.... (more...) 
BroadwayWorld Italy Awards 2019 – Intervista al cast e alla crew di GODSPELL
by Sara Crescente - February 25, 2020, Italy Il Cometa Off di Roma è uno spazio piccolo. Il teatro è un palco minuto che fa sentire gli spettatori parte dello spettacolo, come fossero anche loro degli attori o delle attrici che stanno dando il massimo in ogni scena. È esattamente quello che è successo a maggio, quando la compagnia composta d... (more...) 
Best-Selling Author Jodi Picoult Gives Insight Into Her New Musical, BETWEEN THE LINES
by Courtney Symes - February 24, 2020, Sacramento Over the second weekend of February, thousands of students and educators from around the globe gathered at the 4th annual Junior Theatre Festival (JTF) West here in Sacramento. For many, the highlight was hearing the incredible voices that come to the Festival each year to share their experiences an... (more...) 
Andrew Samonsky of COME FROM AWAY at Majestic Theatre
by Kathy Strain - February 24, 2020, San Antonio The story of Newfoundland and the town of Gander was a chance to remember the good in so many. COME FROM AWAY is an amazing true story of how 7,000 people were stranded in Gander and how the good in everyone was quickly discovered. BWW was able to chat recently with Andrew Samonsky who plays Kevin a... (more...) 
Tony Sancho of MOTHER ROAD at Arena Stage
by Benjamin Tomchik - February 24, 2020, Washington, DC The family at the epicenter of John Steinbeck's groundbreaking novel The Grapes of Wrath forever captured the nation's heart in 1940 with a celebrated film version starring Henry Fonda. Now, Arena Stage is continuing the Joad family story with Mother Road, a play in which actor Tony Sancho finds him... (more...) 
Marika Aubrey of COME FROM AWAY on the Celebration of Compassion, Chaos and the Human Condition
by Pnina Topham - February 24, 2020, Houston On September 11, 2001 the world stopped. On September 12, their stories moved us all. COME FROM AWAY tells the remarkable true story of 7,000 stranded passengers and the small town in Newfoundland that welcomed them. Cultures clashed and nerves ran high, but uneasiness turned into trust, music soar... (more...) 
Cathryn Wake in CONSCIENCE at George Street Playhouse 3/3 to 3/29
by Marina Kennedy - February 24, 2020, New Jersey Joe DiPietro's new play, Conscience will be performed at George Street Playhouse (GSP) in the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC) from March 3 to March 29.... (more...) 
Kerry Ellis Chats QUEEN MACHINE SYMPHONIC UK Tour
by Fiona Scott - February 24, 2020, New Jersey Kerry Ellis is known as the first lady of the West End, thanks to her leading roles in shows like Wicked, My Fair Lady and We Will Rock You, plus a busy concert schedule. She spoke to BroadwayWorld about her career and one of her latest projects, the Queen Machine Symphonic UK tour - a tribute to th... (more...) 
Karine Hannah Talks Sharing GUILTY PLEASURES at The Green Room 42
by Chris Struck - February 23, 2020, New Jersey Chris Struck caught up with Karine Hannah to talk about her next show on Thursday, March 26th at 7pm at The Green Room 42. She launched an EP with Universal Music in 2018 and has been on stages all around NYC.... (more...) 
JOAN RYAN at The Green Room 42
by Stephen Mosher - February 23, 2020, Cabaret Popular actress Joan Ryan has a love of music and singing and it has informed a successful career on the concert stages. Her new show is all about life, laughter and her love of music.... (more...) 
V. J. Liberatori of THE GLASS MENAGERIE at Aux Dog Theatre
by Beth Leitman - February 23, 2020, Albuquerque BWW Interview: V. J. Liberatori of THE GLASS MENAGERIE at Aux Dog Theatre... (more...) 
Steven Grant Douglas of the SUMMER: THE DONNA SUMMER MUSICAL National Tour
by Nicole Ackman - February 22, 2020, Raleigh Steven Grant Douglas plays Bruce Sudano in the SUMMER: THE DONNA SUMMER MUSICAL, coming to DPAC February 25 through 29. SUMMER sheds light on the life of musical sensation Donna Summer using her classic hits that audiences know and love. Douglas has previously performed at DPAC with the national tou... (more...) 
Molly Pope of MOLLY POPE, A GAY MAN, AND A PIANO at The Duplex
by Stephen Mosher - February 22, 2020, Cabaret The popular cabarettist, Molly Pope, took some time off from the scene but she is back now... with a vengeance.... (more...) 
Director Jenna Tamisiea Elser of THE EARTH HAS MUSIC at GLOW Lyric Theatre
by Neil Shurley - February 21, 2020, South Carolina 'It's such a beautiful collaboration to work with artists through all these different mediums- dance, folk music, pop music, opera, poetry....is there anything better than celebrating our earth through art?'... (more...) 
Andy Meyers of A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER at The Public Theater
by Kathy Strain - February 21, 2020, San Antonio As the Public Theater prepares to wrap up its run of A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER, it was fun to chat with Andy Meyers who plays the part of…well…of…many characters central to the story. Read below to see just how Meyers keeps up with the high jinx adventures that make A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE ... (more...) 
Playwright Joe Giovannetti and THE PROMOTION at NJ Rep
by Marina Kennedy - February 21, 2020, New Jersey New Jersey Repertory Company (NJ Rep) will present the world premiere of 'The Promotion' by Joe Giovannetti from March 5 to April 5. Directed by Evan Bergman, the play stars John Caliendo, Phillip Clark, Chantal Jean-Pierre, and Sophia Parola. Broadwayworld.com had the pleasure of interviewing Joe G... (more...) 
Gilles Chiasson of RENT at Agoura High School
by Cary Ginell - February 20, 2020, Thousand Oaks Theater veteran Gilles Chiasson, who performed in the original New York Theatre Workshop, Off-Broadway, and Broadway productions of 'Rent' now is in charge of the Performing Arts Education Centers at Agoura and Calabasas High Schools. We talked to him about his experiencing performing in New York wi... (more...) 
Composers Velton Ray Bunch and Mark Leggett Talk Netflix's Dolly Parton's Heartstrings
by Brooke Yunis - February 20, 2020, TV The composers of Netflix's Dolly Parton's Heartstrings, Velton Ray Bunch and Mark Leggett, took the time to speak with us about their work on the show and their careers.... (more...) 
Leslie Alexander Says MY FAIR LADY at Wharton Center Combines a Classic Play with Stunning Music and Costumes
by Stefani Chudnow - February 20, 2020, Detroit From February 26th to March 1st only, the national tour of My Fair Lady makes its way to Wharton Center. BroadwayWorld Detroit recently had the pleasure of interviewing Leslie Alexander, who plays Mrs. Higgins in the national tour of My Fair Lady.... (more...) 
The Directorial Team Behind The Ziegfeld Theater's ASL and Spoken English Production of NEWSIES
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 19, 2020, Salt Lake City The much-beloved musical Newsies follows the tale of Jack Kelly, a newsboy and leader of a ragtag group 'newsies' in turn of the century New York City, who dreams a life better than the streets of New York can offer. When publishing titans Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst raise distributi... (more...) 
Alyah Chanelle Scott On Her Dream Role in THE BOOK OF MORMON
by Gil Kaan - February 19, 2020, Salt Lake City The national tour of THE BOOK OF MORMON makes its latest missionary stop at the Ahmanson Theatre, opening February 18, 2020. Birthed from the comically fertile minds of South Park creators, Matt Stone and Trey Parker, THE BOOK OF MORMON follows the misadventures of newbie missionaries travelling glo... (more...) 
Kevin Mathurin Talks THE VISIT at the National Theatre
by Anthony Walker-Cook - February 19, 2020, UK / West End Kevin Mathurin is currently appearing in The Visit, Tony Kushner's adaptation of Friedrich Dürrenmatt's play of the same name at the National Theatre. Mathurin plays Bill, one of the inhabitants of Slurry tempted by Claire Zachanassian's offer of a billion dollars in exchange for the murder of one m... (more...) 
Michelle J Rodriguez Opens Up About MICHA MUSICA: IN TRANSIT at Joe's Pub
by Chris Struck - February 18, 2020, UK / West End Chris Struck and Michelle J. Rodriguez discuss Micha Musica: In Transit, and what it means to her to share her upbringing, latinx experience, and to bring her buenavibra spirit to the five boroughs.... (more...) 
Lee Sunday Evans on RIDDLE OF THE TRILOBITES
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 18, 2020, Off-Broadway Obie Award winner Lee Sunday Evans (In the Green, Dance Nation) is currently directing Riddle of the Trilobites, now playing at the New Victory Theater through February 23! A new musical developed by CollaborationTown, Riddle of the Trilobites is an all-ages allegory about climate change, brought to... (more...) 
Miranda Barnett of HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH at Warehouse Theatre
by Neil Shurley - February 17, 2020, South Carolina HEDWIG is about East German born Hansel Schmidt who becomes Hedwig Robinson, the rock 'n roll goddess and 'internationally ignored song stylist.' Hedwig tells her story over the course of this rock/cabaret/stand-up comedy show - from a childhood on the other side of the Berlin Wall, to a botched sex... (more...) 
Geoff Sobelle Creating A HOME For All Audiences
by Gil Kaan - February 17, 2020, Los Angeles Have you ever experienced a house constructed right in front of your eyes during the course of a couple hours? In addition to this phenomenon, residents of this structure, past, present and future, will interact in a combined house party involving the audience. That's what HOME creator Geoff Sobelle... (more...) 
Interview with Natalie Bochenski | Speed: The Movie, The Play
by Virag Dombay - February 16, 2020, Australia - Brisbane ... (more...) 
Breaking Down the Breakdown with Hedwig: Inch by Angry Inch Host Jonfen Parker
by Adrienne Proctor - February 16, 2020, Oklahoma Hedwig: Inch by Angry Inch is a bi-monthly(ish) podcast that breaks down the Critierion Collection Blu-Ray of HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH, John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask's hit punk rock musical turned 2001 sleeper hit of a movie. Jonfen Parker hosts the podcast and their exclusive interview c... (more...) 
Kelli Foster Warder of ORDWAY CABARET: GOTTA DANCE! at Ordway Center For Performing Arts
by Kristen Hirsch Montag - February 16, 2020, Minneapolis You don't really have 'triple threats' without all three aspects, though often the dance part is not highlighted in the way acting and singing are. This edition of the Ordway's ORDWAY CABARET high kicks that to the curb with GOTTA DANCE! Choreographer and Producer Kelli Foster Warder shares her thou... (more...) 
Stacey Sonnelitter & Lock Keeper Coffeehouse
by Mark C. Lloyd - February 16, 2020, Buffalo BWW Interview: Stacey Sonnelitter & Lock Keeper Coffeehouse... (more...)
Intimacy Coordinator Mia Schachter Keeping It Safe At THE WILD PARTY
by Gil Kaan - February 15, 2020, Los Angeles Morgan-Wixson's latest mainstage production THE WILD PARTY, beginning March 13, 2020, has incorporated the not usually seen, but much needed intimacy coordinator to their offstage team of creatives/technicians. I had the wonderful opportunity to delve into the importance of having such a professiona... (more...) 
Miranda Jane of GRUMPY OLD MEN at Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre
by Andrea Stephenson - February 14, 2020, Central Pennsylvania The romantic comedy Grumpy Old Men first came to life as a film in 1993 starring Jack Lemon, Walter Matthau, and Ann-Margret. With book by Dan Remmes, music by Neil Berg, and lyrics by Nick Meglin, Grumpy Old Men was adapted to the stage as a musical described by critics as 'unconventional but since... (more...) 
Timothy Allen McDonald, Founder and CEO of iTheatrics, Talks to BWW About the 4th Annual Junior Theater Festival West
by Courtney Symes - February 14, 2020, Sacramento Forget that other show. I was in the REAL room where it happened last weekend at the 4th Annual Junior Theater Festival West (JTF), which celebrates youth theatre and encourages students and teachers to keep theatre alive in their community. Each year it follows the Junior Theater Festival in Atlant... (more...) 
Chef Spotlight: Vegan Chef, Gaz Oakley Who Collaborates with WAGAMAMA
by Marina Kennedy - February 14, 2020, Food + Wine Gaz Oakley (aka @avantgardevegan) is passionate about vegan cooking. We had the pleasure of interviewing him about wagamama and his career for our 'Chef Spotlight.'... (more...) 
Adam J. Levy of THE BROADWAY PRINCESS PARTY at Clowes Memorial Hall
by Taylor Clemons - February 13, 2020, Louisville Everyone's favorite dashing prince from The Broadway Princess Party took a minute to talk about life on tour, baking pies, and befriending a Disney legend.... (more...) 
Jamie deRoy of JAMIE deROY & FRIENDS at Birdland
by Stephen Mosher - February 13, 2020, Cabaret The Tony winner brings her 3 decade old show to the Birdland Theater Valentine's weekend.. and what a guest cast she has! Stephen Mosher chats with the iconic New Yorker about what to expedt... (more...) |
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