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Frank DiLella and Gracie Lawrence Join HELLO, DOLLY! Concert at Carnegie Hall
by Stephi Wild - Jun 13, 2025

Spectrum News NY1's Frank Dilella will join Lee Roy Reams to co-host Hello, Dolly!, the company's one-night-only concert, as well as Tony nominee Gracie Lawrence, currently performing in Just In Time.

Interview: Aimee Doherty says HELLO, DOLLY! in Her First Jerry Herman Musical
by R. Scott Reedy - May 27, 2025

Classic American theater composers like Leonard Bernstein, John Kander, and Stephen Sondheim have been good to Aimee Doherty – giving her a wide range of characters to play and songs to sing. She has returned the favor by giving standout performances in their musicals that have made her one of the leading lights on greater Boston’s stages.

Kate Baldwin, Santino Fontana, J. Harrison Ghee and More to Star in HELLO, DOLLY! at Carnegie Hall
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 21, 2025

Hello, Dolly!, featuring an all-star cast of Tony Award winners and nominees, will be the eleventh presentation in the Anne L. Bernstein Concert Series—for one night only. Learn how to attend!

Mitzi Gaynor, Star of SOUTH PACIFIC, Passes Away at 93
by Josh Sharpe - Oct 17, 2024

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that Emmy-winning singer and actress Mitzi Gaynor has passed away. She was 93 years old. 

Victoria Mature Brings VICTOR'S VICTORIA to Edinburgh
by Stephi Wild - Jul 3, 2024

Singer Victoria Mature will pay tribute to her late father Victor Mature, one of the most popular leading men of Hollywood's Golden Age, in VICTOR'S VICTORIA, an intimate cabaret using music from Broadway to opera, folk and pop and movie clips inspired by Victor's career.

Interview: Theatre Life with Stephen Cole
by Elliot Lanes - Jun 2, 2024

Today’s subject Stephen Cole is an accomplished lyricist, performer, and book writer. You can now add novelist to that already impressive list of accomplishments. Stephen Cole’s latest literary endeavor takes us back to the Golden Age of Broadway with his first novel entitled Mary & Ethel…and Mikey Who?. The book is now available everywhere for purchase in both hardcover and digital versions.

Interview: RICHARD SKIPPER Celebrates HELLO DOLLY at Laurie Beechman Theatre
by Rebecca Kaplan - Mar 5, 2024

Richard Skipper, HELLO, DOLLY! historian and friend of the late great Carol Channing, is celebrating the beloved show on its 60th anniversary, with one more performance in Manhattan on March 29th at 7 pm featuring former Dolly alum Lorna Dallas. We spoke about the first sold out show and the enduring legacy of Dolly.

Review: BETTY Celebrates 38 Years Performing Together to cheers at Joe's Pub
by Rob Lester - Feb 22, 2024

BETTY has been making music for 38 years. BroadwayWorld got a taste of their world – the wildness, the women, the wow. Their show on February 14th was quite something at Joe's Pub, welcomed by cheering fans.

Album Review: GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES AND RARE BONUS TRACKS A Welcome Sepia Records Release
by Erin Samms - Jan 8, 2024

What did our critic think of GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES AND RARE BONUS TRACKS at A?

Review: I CAN'T GIVE YOU ANYTHING BUT LOVE at Chinese Theatre
by Herbert Paine - May 30, 2023

Susan Morgan Cooper's documentary, I CAN’T GIVE YOU ANYTHING BUT LOVE, renders a candid and illuminating homage to one of the luminaries of The Great American Songbook ~ Jimmy McHugh. The film will be screened on June 27th at the Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, CA.

The Untold History of Sony Hall - Home of BroadwayWorld's 20th Anniversary Concert
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - May 20, 2023

In this special edition of Broadway Deep Dive, Tepper uncovers the untold history of Sony Hall- where BroadwayWorld will celebrate our 20th Anniversary with a star-studded concert event on Sunday, May 21, 2023.

MR. YUNIOSHI Moves to August at Sierra Madre Playhouse
by Blair Ingenthron - Apr 23, 2023

Mr. Yunioshi will return for a limited engagement of six performances from August 4- August 13, 2023.

Alhambra Theatre & Dining to Present ARSENIC AND OLD LACE Beginning This Month
by Blair Ingenthron - Mar 18, 2023

The hysterical dark comedy, Arsenic and Old Lace will open at Jacksonville's Alhambra Theatre & Dining on March 23, 2023. Best known through the 1944 film starring Cary Grant and directed by Frank Capra, Arsenic and Old Lace was written in 1939. The play opened on Broadway at the Fulton Theatre on January 10, 1941.

MR. YUNIOSHI Returns to Sierra Madre Playhouse in May
by Stephi Wild - Mar 13, 2023

The breakout hit of Sierra Madre Playhouse's winter season, Mr. Yunioshi, returns for a limited engagement of four performances.

MR. YUNIOSHI Opens Next Month at Sierra Madre Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - Dec 12, 2022

​​​​​​​The title Mr. Yunioshi refers to the name of the character portrayed by Mickey Rooney in the 1961 film Breakfast at Tiffany's, directed by Blake Edwards (Rooney's former roommate). Rooney portrays Audrey Hepburn's neighbor. It is a cringe-inducing characterization, in which Rooney dons yellowface and wears appliances to 'play Asian.'

BWW Review: Karen Mack & Elliot Roth Jazz Up The FRONT LOUNGE at Pangea
by Stephen Mosher - Mar 1, 2022

Singer-songwriter Karen Mack and piano-playing vocalist Elliot Roth have a new residency at Pangea and, at their launch Saturday, they were already packing 'em in.

Way Off Broadway Will Say HELLO, DOLLY! This Spring
by Stephi Wild - Feb 16, 2022

It has been a long time coming, but this spring The Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre will welcome the musical Hello, Dolly! to its stage. 

Richard Skipper Presents A Tribute to Harvey Evans, January 7
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 6, 2022

Richard Skipper will celebrate the beloved Broadway great Harvey Evans with guests Lawrence Leritz, Diane Findlay, Lee Roy Reams, Ronald B. Young, Loni Ackerman, Pamela Meyers on Friday, Jan 7th at 7PM EST/ 4PM PST.

Photos: Preview 20 Iconic Designs from THE ART OF BOB MACKIE- Available Now!
by Team BWW - Dec 14, 2021

Cher, Carol Burnett, Bette Midler, P!nk, Tina Turner, Elton John, Liza Minnelli, Angela Lansbury, Diana Ross, Beyoncé, RuPaul, and Madonna...what do they all have in common? All have been dressed by Bob Mackie.

THE 1940'S RADIO HOUR to be Presented at The Rose Center Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 15, 2021

Coming Orange County's Premier Civic Performing Arts Center this holiday season, The 1940's Radio Hour is set to play at the Rose Center Theater December 3-5 and 17-19, 2021.