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Wake Up With BWW 6/24: 1776 Trailer, First Listen to PARADISE SQUARE Cast Recording, and More!
by - Jun 24, 2022

Today's top stories include an all new trailer for Broadway-bound production of 1776. Plus, listen to Joaquina Kalukango sing 'Let It Burn' from the Original Broadway Cast Recording of Paradise Square, and more!

VIDEO: Watch Cynthia Erivo Sing 'Edelweiss' For Julie Andrews
by Michael Major - Jun 23, 2022

Cynthia Erivo performed her rendition of 'Edelweiss' for Julia Andrews as she received the 48th AFI Life Achievement Award. Andrews was also surprised by the five living actors who portrayed the Von Trapp children in The Sound of Music, who led the crowd in a sing-along of the song 'Do-Re-Mi.' Watch the performances now!

Bloomberg Philanthropies Awards Coral Springs/Parkland $1M For Art Project On Healing After Gun Violence
by Stephi Wild - Nov 20, 2018

Bloomberg Philanthropies announced today the City of Coral Springs, in partnership with the City of Parkland, is a winner of its 2018 Public Art Challenge. Coral Springs will receive $1 million for its project "Inspiring Community Healing After Gun Violence: The Power of Art." The project will use art to bring the community together in collective healing and reflection following the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School (MSD) shooting in February of 2018.

BWW Review: THE SOUND OF MUSIC Blends Realism, Romanticism at Dr. Phillips Center
by Matt Tamanini - Jan 6, 2016

There is something both familiar and jarring about the brand new North American tour of THE SOUND OF MUSIC, running at Orlando's Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts through Sunday, January 10th. While the beloved musical about a nun turned governess still has all of the iconic songs by Richard Rodgers (music) and Oscar Hammerstein II (lyrics), including 'My Favorite Things,' 'Do-Re-Mi (complete with solfege hand signs),' and the title song, this production focuses more intently on the real-world danger that the Trapp family faced leading up to the outbreak of World War II.

STAGE TUBE: Lady Gaga Celebrates SOUND OF MUSIC's 50th Anniversary with Impressive Tribute
by Matt Tamanini - Feb 23, 2015

In celebration of the film version of THE SOUND OF MUSIC's 50th Anniversary, Grammy-winner Lady Gaga sang a medley of the movie's most beloved songs. The 'Born This Way' sing was stunning belt out Rodgers and Hammerstein classics like 'The Sound of Music,' 'My Favorite Things,' 'Climb Ev'ry Mountain,' and more.