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Review: WORKING GIRL at La Jolla Playhouse
by ErinMarie Reiter - Nov 20, 2025

Based on the beloved 1988 film but modernized around the edges, “Working Girl” at the La Jolla Playhouse has big expectations and even bigger hair, but never quite hits the mark.

Listen: THE LIGHTNING THIEF Composer Rob Rokicki Releases New Theatrical Rock Single 'Lincoln'
by Josh Sharpe - Nov 14, 2025

Following the release of The Lightning Thief: Original London Cast Recording, producer and composer Rob Rokicki has dropped his new single, “Lincoln,” featuring vocalist Alisa Melendez. Listen to it now.

Review Roundup: WORKING GIRL Premieres at La Jolla Playhouse
by Nicole Rosky - Nov 12, 2025

Now running at La Jolla Playhouse is the world premiere of Working Girl starring JoJo Levesque, Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer and more. The production is now on stage through November 30 at the Mandell Weiss Theatre. 

Photos: First Look at JoJo Levesque and More In WORKING GIRL World Premiere at La Jolla Playhouse
by Joshua Wright - Nov 11, 2025

Get a first look at La Jolla Playhouse's world premiere of Working Girl starring JoJo Levesque, Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer and more. The production is now on stage through November 30 at the Mandell Weiss Theatre. 

Video: First Look at  JoJo Levesque and More In WORKING GIRL World Premiere at La Jolla Playhouse
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 11, 2025

La Jolla Playhouse has released a brand-new look at  JoJo Levesque, Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer and more in the world-premiere musical Working Girl, running through November 30 at the Mandell Weiss Theatre. Watch the video!

LIGHTNING THIEF Composer Rob Rokicki Releases New Single “Lincoln”
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 10, 2025

Rob Rokicki, composer of The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical, will release a new theatrical rock single titled “Lincoln” on November 14, 2025.

Joanna 'JoJo' Levesque, Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer and More Join WORKING GIRL at La Jolla Playhouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 17, 2025

La Jolla Playhouse has revealed the cast and creative team for its world-premiere musical Working Girl, music and lyrics by Tony and Grammy Award winner Cyndi Lauper. Learn more here!

Hannah Cruz, Shoba Narayan, Casey Likes and More to Star in PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK at Lincoln Center
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 7, 2025

The cast and creative team has been revealed for the concert performance of PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK at Lincoln Center's David Rubenstein Atrium. See who is starring and learn how to attend.

Review: NEW WRITERS at 54 Below Spotlights Songwriter Ethan Carlson
by Rob Lester - Apr 21, 2025

Up-and-coming songwriter Ethan Carlson's songs had a turn in the spotlight at the NEW WRITERS AT 54 showcase on 3/25, showing off some of his songs with a bevy of performers including Liz Callaway.

Lillias White, Noel MacNeal and More to Perform at 54 Below Next Week
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 21, 2025

Next week, 54 BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Noel MacNeal, Lillias White, and more. See the full lineup and learn more!

Interview: Ethan Carlson's NEW WRITERS AT 54! Show Is Full of Stars & Surprises
by Rebecca Kaplan - Mar 6, 2025

On 3/25, join emerging songwriter Ethan Carlson (Waitress) and many incredible Broadway guest artists in a night of bold, new, exciting, electric songs.

Jenn Colella, Norbert Leo Butz, and More to Perform at 54 Below in March
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 28, 2025

Next month, 54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club & Private Event Destination, will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Jenn Colella, Norbert Leo Butz, and more. See the full March programming here!

Paulo Szot, Linda Eder and More to Perform at 54 Below Next Week
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 21, 2025

Next week, 54 BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Paulo Szot and more. Learn how to purchase tickets!

WOMEN DO IT BETTER Comes to 54 Below
by Stephi Wild - Feb 19, 2025

54 Below will present Women Do It Better. They say “behind every man is a great woman,” but we believe women deserve center stage. Learn more about the show here!

Jordan Donica & More Join TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA at Red Bull Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 22, 2024

RED BULL THEATER has revealed final additions to the cast of the one-night-only, all-star benefit performance of the award-winning musical Two Gentlemen of Verona. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

Chuck Cooper, Taylor Iman Jones, André De Shields To Lead TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA Benefit
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 9, 2024

A benefit concert of TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA featuring Chuck Cooper, Taylor Iman Jones, and André De Shields will take place on December 16th at the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Symphony Space.

Julia Murney, Philippe Arroyo, Liam Pearce, & Alisa Melendez to Star in New Ryan Scott Oliver Reading
by Blair Ingenthron - Nov 2, 2024

On November 7, 2024, Ryan Scott Oliver's new musical folk horror, Tomorrow, the Island Dies will be presented in a reading presentation for an invited audience. The musical tells the story of “Widow Clack, 18 and pregnant, who lives an exiled life running a lighthouse with her brother on a storm-crushed island set to be uninhabited in two days.

Ryan Scott Oliver's TOMORROW, THE ISLAND DIES Cast Album Now Streaming
by Josh Sharpe - Oct 23, 2024

Ryan Scott Oliver’s new musical folk horror, Tomorrow, the Island Dies has just been released as a complete studio cast recording album on all streaming services.

Review: MAMMA MIA! at Ed Mirvish Theatre
by Ilana Lucas - Oct 14, 2024

The 1999 ABBA jukebox juggernaut is back again at the Ed Mirvish Theatre, full of cheery, dance-heavy numbers, a simple, wacky plot, and plenty of shiny spandex outfits. See what our critic had to say.

Review: MAMMA MIA at Kennedy Center
by Ken Kemp - Aug 21, 2024

Jukebox musicals generally fall into one of three categories: tribute shows which try to reproduce the music and staging of an iconic musical act as closely as possible (Rain, the Beatles Tribute, for example), biographical narratives (Beautiful, the Carole King Musical and Ain't Too Proud being two good examples), and original stories, wherein a traditional musical theatre book attempts to interweave popular music with a fictional story line.